Star.
London, England, 1831-09-02 00:00:00

THEIR MAJESTIES.

WINDSOR, TIIURSDAT.—The Duke of Rich-
mond paid a visit to the King yesterday morning, previous
to his Majesty's departure for town. It was half.past
nine yesterday evening before his Majesty reached the
Castle. He was alone in his travelling chariot, escorted
by a party of the Ist Life Ouards. At half.past
ten this morning, the Queen, the Duchess of Saxe.
Weimar, the Duke of Saxe-Sleiningen, the Land.
ravine, Princess Augusta, Lord Valletort, Lord and Lady
Clinton, the Earl and Countess of Errol, and the rest of the
Court, left in three carriages for Hampton, in order to be
present at the consecration of the new church. The King
was prevented accompanying the Queen by the pressure of
public business. Their Majesties will reside at &James's till
the 16th instant ; and upon their return to the Castle the
Duke of Saxe.kleiningen, and the Duchess of Saxe-Weimar
and family, will take their departure from London—the
Duke on his return to Meiningen, and the Duchess and fa.
wily for the Hague. The King has postponed his visit to
Brighton for the present. He is not expected to go there
before November.

Prince Talleyrand, the French ambassador, and
a select party, dined with the Duke of Wellington at
Apsley House on Wednesday evening.
Earl Grey has been indisposed during the last
two days. His Lordship left town on Wednesday evening
for his residence at East Sheen.
The Duchess Dowager of Rutland has been
itMicted with a paralytic stroke. Her Grace lies in a very
doubtful state.

The new-born son of the Emperor Nicholas has
been appointed Commander of the Regiment of Lancers of
the Guards, and enrolled in the battalion of the Sappers of
the Guards!

His Majesty has conferred the honour of Knight-
hood on Commissioner Hill, on his return from his late
mission to Ireland.

The Baroness de Rwritscitun left her resi-
dence at Stamford Hill for Paris, on a visit to her family.
The Lord Mayor has yielded to the requisition
of the equivocal City Reformers, and appointed a Common
Council to consider their proposition on the 7th. Its
fate may be easily anticipated. We thought they would not
venture to meet the Livery in Common Hall.
Thirty thousand one hundred and tnenty-one
medals are already ordered for the Sunday School Jubilce
at Manchester.

The Westminster Sessions commenced yester-
day. The Calendar is the heaviest known for years, there
being nearly 60 prisoners for trial charged with felony.
The estimate presented to Parliament " of the
sum which may probably be required to defray the expense
to be Incurred on account of their Majesties' Coronation" is
for 50,000 L clear of fees and all other deductions.

Preparations are going forward in almost every
town for celebrating the coronation. At Chelmsford a din-
ner is to be given to 2,000 poor people, and tickets for beer
afterwauls, to be carried home to their families.

•
HAYMARKET THEATRE..--A new Or rather
new-modelled Comedy was produced last night under
the tide of Belles hare al ye Al!. It is altered from Cibber's
Comedy of the Double Gallatie, and is reduced from five to
two acts.

In the course of the debate, the other night,
on the Irish Estimates, Mr. Spring Rice adverted to
what he called the Irish system of Acts of Parlia•
ment : in one, for some general fiscal regulation affecting
the national finances, a clause had been introduced empow-
ering the Dean and Chapter of Limerick to dispose of the,
deanery-house
The musical entertainments of the Dublin Fes-
tival commenced on Tuesday evening with a grand miscel-
laneous concert, at which the first-rate musical talent of the
united kingdom assisted. We are happy to perceive that
the Dublin Musical Festival receives from the public the
patronage and support it merits.
Passengers on the Bath road state that on Sun-
day night a large fire took place near Devizes, which, on
inquiry, was found to proceed from the premises of a large
fanner, who had a day or two preceding resumed the use of
a thrashing-machine!
It has been determined by the Bankers' Com-
mittee, that the Clearing-house shall be shut on Thursday,
,the lith of September, on account of the Coronation, which
takes plate on that day. All bills due on that day are to be
paid by the Bankers on Wednesday, the 7th.
1 Yesterday a deputation of five gentlemen waited
Pappointment on the Duke of Sussex, at Kensington
lace to place in hie hands, for presentation in the House
of Lords, the petition of Jurors of the city of London, pray.
ing for a mitigation of the criminal law by the abolition of
the punishment of death for all crimes affecting
the rights of property only. His Royal Highness
intimated his purpose of presenting the petition on Tuesday
nest, and giving his best support to its prayer. It is
signed by seven foremen of juries at the Old Bailey, and
by upwards of 1,100 individuals who have served, or
are liable to ems on Juries. The .presenting of this peti-
tion in the House of Commons was the Mel act which the
present Lord Cbancellor performed
_as a member of that
I how,