Star.
London, England, 1824-06-10 00:00:00

THE KING'S LEVEE, COURT, 4.c.

Yesterday, his MAJESTY held a Court and Levee at
his Palace in Pall-mall. Sir IL BIRNIE, the Chief Ma-
gistrate of the Police, Townsend and Sayer, the oftcers,
with others of the Police, were in attendance. The
Giant' Hall was lined by the police. Two of the tallest
men in the Life Guards, upwards of sir feet high,
dressed as Cuiras iers, were stationed in the Grand Hall
also. A detachment from the King's Guard matched
into the Court, with their band in state uniform. Soon
after the gates were opened for the admission of the
company. His MAJESTY entered the State Rooms at
two o'clock, when the Field Officer in waiting, accom-
panied by the Colonel of the Guard, made a report to
the king of the effective state of the three Regiments
of Foot Guards.

The KING entered his Royal closet, where the Earl
Of LAUDERDALE was admitted to an audience, and de-
livered the Orders of the Grand Close, St. Michael, and
St. George of the lonian Islands, worn by his late bro-
ther, Sir IffOllAS MAITLAND.

The Marcpiis of LOTHIAN had the honour of an au•
dience, to deliver the badge of the Order of the Thistle,
worn by his late lathe). The Bishops of BATII and
WELLS and CritcnesTEß, v ere admitted into the Royal
Closet, and did homage before his MAJESTY upon their
election to their Sees. The Bishop of LINCOLN attended
as Clerk of the Royal Closer, as did Mr. Secretary
PEEL. His MAJESTY gave audiences to the Pirtuguese
and Dutch Ambassadois, also to the reigning Noce
REUSS DTBERSDORF, Prince, LOBENSTEIN and GEnA.
The Ambassadors and Ministers present made their
obeisances to the KING, con,isting of—
The Prussian, Portuguese, Neapolitan, American, Bavarian,
Swedish, Russian, Hanoverian, Wir:emberg, Hessian; and M.
Colquhoun, the Consul-General of the Hans Towns.
The Cabinet Mini,ters also made t!wir obeisances to
his MAJESTY, who gave ptivate audiences to—
Mr. Secretary Canning, Mr. S:cret-iry Peel, and the Duke of
Wellington ; and after the Levee, to the Earl of Westmoreland.
His MAJESTY WaS surrounded by several of his Royal
relatives and Offices s of State : among them were—
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The Duke of York and Prince Leopold, who came in state, his
Royal Highness's suite in two carriages, and also his Serene High-
ness the Prince of Leippe, the Prince of Leiningen, the Chief Coun-
sellor to the Austrian Embassy, the Archbishops of Caaterhury and
York; the Lord Chief Justice Best, of the Court of Common
Pleas; the Lord Chief Baton, the Attorney and Solicitor-General,
Judge Nolan, Mr. Serjeant Arabin, the Sub-Dean of the Chapel
Royal; Sheriff Laurie, Mr. Justice Littledale, the Great Cham-
berlain of England, the Lord Steward of the Household, the
Comptroller of the Household; the Master of the Horse; the De-
puty Lord Chamberlain, King at Arms, and the Master of the
Ceremonies.
The following were also present :
Duxes—Wellington, Montrose, Dorset, Leinster, Northumber-
land, Rutland, Beaufort, Portland, St. Alban's.
Matuatasszs— Winchester, Londonderry, Cunyngham, Cholmon-
deity, Westmeath, Bundy, Lothian, Graham.
EARLS—Abingdon, Fortescue, Lauderdale, Westmoreland,
Brownlow, Oilmen, Strathmore, Northesk, Caledon, Kinton,
Rochford, bassilis, Burford, Charleville, Orford, Leitrim, Breadal-
bane, Darlington, Aylesford, Stradbroke, Longford, St. Gemming,
Suffield, Fgremont, Lansdale, Courtown, Winchilsea, Macclesfield,
Harrowby, Chichester, Aboyne.
Viscousys—Clive, Sidney, Maynard, Dunwich, Weymouth.
LORDS—Gwydyr, St. Helens, Lynedoch, Yarborough, Howard
de Walden, Strathavea, Sherborne, Dufferin, Kenyon, Delamere,
Walsitigham, Arthur Paget, F. L Gower, Stourton, Elliot, Ducie,
Calthorpe, Dunally, Selsey,Teignmouth, Loraine, George Beresford,
Bexley, Maryburough, Fitzroy Somerset, Kensington, Graves.
RIGHT HONOUHAILI—C. Grant.

HONOUILMES : —Walsingham, John Tollemache, Stour.
ton, Colonel Wingfield Stratford, George Edwardes,G. F. Hamilton,
3. Stewart, Captain Jones, R.N. Lieutenant H. D. Shore, A. F.
Cathcart, Wm. Keith, R.N. Rev. J. Blackwood, General Bosville,
Calthorpe, W. Powlett, Herbert Gardner, Colonel Pakenham,
Captain S. M. Gardner, General Robert Taylor.
Sins—E. M. APGregor, E. Banks, D. Ogilby, W. Young, A.
Carlisle, J. Williams, W. Boothby, G. Clerk, J. Reade, Ban. 0.
Pococke, W. Elliott, Bart. T. M. Wilson, Bart. E. Tucker, H. Pym,
W. E. Welby, R. H. Inglis, E. Kerrison, G. Paul, It. Bolton, G.
Cockburn, G. Nayler, it. Steel, J. Shaw, G. Farrant, J. Johnstone,
W. Adams, W. W. Wynn, J. Owen, J. it. Reed, Bart. J. Astley,
M. Somerville, J.G. Cotterell, J. C. Jervoise, H. Peyton, W. Eden,
S. Copley, C. Wetherell, R. Chester, H. Torrens, H. Turner, R.
Gardiner, E. Nagle, W. Keppel, W. Gordon, J. Leach, W. Con-
greve, G. Wood, E. Fleming.
BARON— Langstlorff.
Counts—Lieven, Woronzow.
Rumors—London, Lincoln, Bath and Wells, Kildare, Chichester.
Dzas—Durham.
Doczon—Lee, LLD.
Ray. Doczoas--Woodcock, Prince, F. Clinton, Blomberg.
Ray. Massuzints—W. S. Gilly, P. Perring, C. Burlton, Sir E.
Kynaston, Bart. J. Davies, A. M.
Anstraims—Sir R. Strachau, Viscount Exmouth, Lawford, Sir
It. 0. Keats, Sir R. Stopford, Horsley.
GVIERALS—HamiIton, Nicolay, Calcraft, Eden, Sir J. Doyle,
Hal!, Blunt, H. F. Calcraft, Durham, Manley, Warren, O'Logh-
lin, Sir 'l'. Hislop, Riall, Brand, Turner, Sir it. O'Callaghan, Baron
Victor Arentschild, Egerton, Macquat rie, Sir J. Kempt, Sir C. Im-
hoff, Sir J. Oswald, Sir R. Donkin, Sir J. Malcolm, Mona ton,
Meade, Sir G. Anson, Pigot, Loftus, Sir J. Macleod ; with a great
many more Naval, Military, and private Gentlemen, whose names
we cannot find room for.
The Presentations were very numerous in proportion
to the number present. The following were among them,
The Rev. Dr. Prince, Chaplain to his Majesty when Prince Re-
gent, upon his departure from England.
Mr. Serjeant Arabin, by Mr. Secretary Peel.
Mr. Nolan, by Mr. Secretary Peel, on his being appointed a Welch
Judge.
The Lord Chief Justice Best, upon his appointment, by Mr. Se-
cretary Peel.
Captain Henry Leeke, on his appointment to his Majesty's ship
Herald.
Viscount Maynard, on coming to his title, by Sir Edw. Kerrison.
Mr. Devon, by Sir George Cockburn.
Baron Nollekeus.
Mr. Justice Littledale, upon his appointment, when he received
the honour of Knighthood.
The Hon. Stourton, by his father Lord Stourton, on his
coming of age.
Mr. Banbury, on his marriage, by Lord Graves.
Ongley, Grenadier Guards, on appointment.
Mr. Jerningbam, on coming of age. by Sir George Jernisigharn.
Mr. W. A. Broadhead, 7th Hussars, by the Lord in waiting.
Lieutenant-Colonel Wegnelin, on his return front India, by the
Lord in waiting.
Major Spink, 92dRegi mew, on his promotion, by ViscountDowne.
Earl of Charleville, on his return front the Continent.
Viscount Weymouth, on his return front the Continent.
Lord Burford, by the Lord in waiting.
Lord Yarborough, on coming to his title.
Lord Howard de Walden, on being appointed one of the Under
Secretaries of State for Foreign Affairs, by Mr. Canning.
Hon. Geo.Faiwardes, 17th Light Dragoons, by Lord Kensington.
Rev. Sir Edward Kynaston, Bart. on coming to his title.
Rev. Charles Burlion, on being appointed Chaplain to the Rus-
sian Company at Cronstadt.
Rev. Wm. Stephen Gilly, to present his book, entitled " Re-
searches among the Vaudois," by the Bishop of London.
Rev. Philip Peering, on his being appointed Cnaplain to his
Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge.
Rev. James Saunders, by the Lord in waiting.
Rev. Dr. Woodcock, ou his being appointed a Canon of Christ
Church.
Admiral Horsley, by the Lord in waiting.
General Meade, on his appointment to the command of the 12th

Regiment.
General Nicolay, on being appointed Governor of Dominica.
General llall, on his appointment of Colonel of the 99th Regt.
Colonel Maxwell Wallace, on kis being appointed to the sth
Dragoon► Guards.
Colonel Fredrick, on his return from India, by Sir J. Malcolm.
Colonel Hunter, Grenadier Guards, on his return from the West
Indies and America, by the Hon. Colonel Townshend.
Colonel Henry Thornton, 40th Regiment, on his departure for
New South Wales.
Colonel J. Wilson, on his tuarrL3e.

Colonel Mle Neil, 2d TM. Guards, on his promotion.
Colonel Danbury, on his appointment, let Ride Corps, 60th ne.
giment, by General Sir T. Hisiop.
Sir W. Boothby, on his succeeding to the Baronetcy.
Sir T. Maryon Wilson, Ban. by Lord Seisey.
Sir J. Johnstone, by the Lord in Waiting.
Sir J. Rae Reid, Bart, on coming to his title, by Mr. Canning.
Sir George Nayler, Garter, on receiving permission to ace pt the
insignia of a Knight Commander of the Tower and Sword, by the
Right Honourable George Canning.
Air. E. Lefroy, Judge of the Mixed Court for the repression of
the Slave Trade at Surinam, on his return to that colony, by
Mr. Canning.

Sir Jame; Williams, on receiving the honour of Knighthood, by
Mr. Peel.—Mr. Graves, by Lord Graves.
Mr. W. M. Somerville, by his father Sir Marcus Somerville, on
his going abroad.

Mr. clorace Twits, on being appointed Counsel to the Admiralty
and Judge Advocate of the Fleet, by Sir Georo Cockburn.
Lieutenant-Colonel Clements, Grenadier Garda, mi pronwtin;i.
lion. James Stewart, on being appointed Comptroller of Ar.,.
Accounts.—lion. G. F. Hamilton, on his room from abroad.

The Bishop of Chichester, on his pref.:rim nt.
Lieut.-General Sir Thentss Unstop, on going In the Continent.

Lieut.-General Sir James Kempt, on his return from Nuva Scotia,
Lieut.-Colonel Sir Fleury Floyd, on promotion.
aj.-Gen. Baron Victor Arenrschild, on his return from Portugal.
Air. Crawley, M.P. on his marriage.

Mr. Janes Bucknell Praed, on his marriage.
Mr. Jervis, on being appointed his MAjehty's Second Justize of
Chester.

Mr. Wise, his Majesty's Consul-General for Sweden, on his re-
turn to England, by Mr. Secretary Canning.
Mr. Spankie, late Advocate-General for lkngal, on his retina
from India, by Mr. Williams Wynn.
Mr. B. nourdillon, by the Lord in waiting.
Lind Suffield, by the Archbishop of York.
Tlv.. Earl of St. Germains, on succeeding to his title.
Lord Eliot, on his return from Spain.
Sir John Iteade, Rat. on his return from the Continent, by
Major-General Sir Charles Imhoff.

r. Charles Craven, by the Lord in Waiting.
).Ir. R. Egerton Warburton, by Al.Cior-G,neral Egerton.
Mr. W. T. Praed, by the Lord in w.,irinr.
Alter the Levee, his Majesty lien an Investiture of
the Order of the Bath. l'he ,Members of the distin-
gui,hed O: der having been robed, moved in grand pro-
cession through the 'Grand ILEA, and the state apart-
ments to tho
•Clotet, in the folio:6i% older:

Sir George Nayler, the genealogist of the order, carrying the
order and ribaud on a crimson velvet cu.l • ; Mr. Putman, Bath
King at Arms, followed by the following members of the Order, in
their full robes—The Marquis of Huntley, Sir John Malcolm, Sir
George Cockburn, Viscount livntuuth, Sir henry Calvert, Sir
John Doyle, Sir Richard Strachan, the Duke of Wellington Sir
Alured Clarke his It. yal Highness Prince Leopold, his Royal
Highness the Dike of York.
An investiture being formed with the usual ceremo-
nies, his Majesty was graciously pleased to invest Sir
John Oswald ss ith the Order of a Knight Grand Cross,
in the room of the late Sir Thomas Maitland.

TIRE AT CARLTON PALACE.

The greatest fears prevailed on Tuesday night for the
safety of this splendid Palace, in consequence of a fire
breaking out in the sitting-room adjoining the great
hall, and next the crimson chamber. His Majesty, Sir
William Knighton, and suite, arrived from Windsor
about half-past ten o'clock, and in about twenty minutes
after, the servants in the hall were surprised at a pecu-
liar noise that proceeded from the sitting-room ; how-
ever, they took no particular notice till they heard it
again, and then one or two of them opened the door,
and a volume of smoke and flame bu st forth with
alarming rapidity. The whole establishment were
immediately alarmed, and his Majesty, oa hearing
the cause, went for personal safety to a reri•ote part of
the building. Sir William Knighton was one of the
first on the spot, and took an active part in endeay.arr•
ing with the servants to extinguish the fire whilst in its
infancy. Messengers were instantly dispatched for the
engines, and shot tly those of St. James's parish arrived
at the Palace, and the pipes were conveyed into the inte-
rior of the edifice : a good supply of water being obtained,
they were speedily put in motion, and after great exer-
tions the fire was happily confined to the sitting-traim, in
which the damage sustained is extensive and it reparable.
The ceiling is entirely consumed, and hothing but the
girders are to be seen. Four inestimable portraits have
been completely spoiled by the heat, the canvass is so
blistered that sc ircely any ti ace of the portraits are
visible. They consist of a beautiful full-length pot trait
of the late Duke of Cumberland, painted by Sir Joshua
Reynolds; another of his Royal Highness the Duke of
Clarence, by the celebrated Hoppner ; another portrait
of Louis XV. and another of the Duke of Orleans: this
was supposed to be one of the finest pictures ever exe-
cuted by Sir Joshua. A halfiength poi trait uf George
H. and a lull-length portrait of her late Majesty Queen
Caroline, were the only two saved from the devastation.
When the loss of the above valuable paintings was made
known to his Majesty, he appeared tv Liently much
concerned, as they were highly esteemed by his late
revered father. The disaster is supposed to have origi-
nated in the following manner :—Prom the ceiling of
the sitting-room, which has of late years been used as
a waiting-room, was suspended a superb lustre, and to
keep the dust from approaching it, it was enclosed in a
large holland bag, which hung below the nottom of
the chandelier. Immediately under this bag stood a small
table, upon which were placed some lighted candles, and
it is therefore beyond a doubt the flame issuing from
them caught the 'oag, and caused the sad calamity.
An Hibernian patrol, with others, was very ardently
occupied in conveying buckets of water to the scene of the confla-
gration. Stveral persons were rather in Pat's way, whereupon,
intent upon the main object of his labours, be removed the parties
civilly, but sufficiently unceremoniously. Amongst these persons
was his Majesty, in his travelling cap and dress, just as at had
quitted the carriage. Pat knew not the King; but touch.:l his
Majesty on the shoulder, at the same time remarking, " :it, your
Honour, you must get out of the way." The King obeyed, and
yesterday the anecdote was the source of much entertainment at
Carlton Palace.