Star.
London, England, 1831-06-30 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

Yesterday, at half-past one o'clock, their Ma-
jesties arrived at their Palace, in St. James's,
from Windsor.

At two o'clock, Don Pedro, ex-Emperor of the
Brazils, and suite, arrived at the Palace, in two
of the King's carriages ; they entered through the
garden-gate, which is reserved for the Royal Fa-
mily. The Don appeared in a very splendid uni-
form of green and scarlet, and wore a number of
orders. His chamberlain and other attendants were
also very richly attired. Don Pedro was received
at the private entrance by Lord Falkland, the Lord
in Waiting, who conducted him to the King's closet,
where his Majesty gave him an audience which
lasted for half an hour. The King was accom-
panied by the Duke of Sussex and Prince Leopold.
The convocation of the clergy, which assembeld
as usual at the meeting of a new Parliament, ar-
rived at the Palace at half-past one-clock, in grand
procession from the Jerusalem Chamber, for the
purpose of presenting an address. The procession
was preceded by the Apparitor-General in his robes,
bearing the silver mace, followed by the Archbi-
shop of Canterbury, the Bishops of London, Win-
chester, Bristol, Bangor, and Llandaff, the Deans
of Christchurch and Chichestar, Dr. Richards,
the Rev. Mr. London, Dr. D'Oyley, the Rev. Sir
Herbert Oakley, Rev. H. Barton, Archdeacon
Hillingworth, Dr. Kenney, the Dean of Norwich,
and the Archdeacon of Barnstaple. All the Rev.
Prelates wore their convocation robes.

The convocation were introduced into the pre-
sence of the king by the Gentleman Usher in
Waiting. His Majesty was seated on the throne,
surrounded by his Cabinet Ministers and great of-
ficers of state. To the right were the Duke of
Brunswick, the Marquis of Winchester, Groom of
the Stole, Lord Falkland, as Lord in Waiting,
Lord Combermere, as Gold Stick, Lord Foley, as
Captain of the Hon. Corps of Gentlemen Pension-
ers, the Earl of Belfast, as Vice-chamberlain.
On his Majesty's left were the Marquis of Wel-
-1 leslev, as Lord Steward, the Earl of Albemarle,
as Master of the Horse, Sir Wm. Fremantle, as
Treasurer of the Household, Mr. Grosvenor, as
Comptroller of the Household and the Page of
Honour. The Gentlemen Pensioners formed a
double line to the throne.
The Address, which was of considerable length,
was read by the Archbishop of Canterbury. His
Majesty was pleased to return a most gracious
answer. The Archbishop and the other Members
of the Convocation had the honour of kissing the
King's band.

His Majesty afterwards held a Levee, at which
the Marquis of Chandoe, accompanied by the
Agents for Barbadoes, Antigua, Montserrat, St.
Vincent, St. Christopher, Dominica, Nevis, the
Virgin Islands, and Grenada, presented a petition
on behalf of the West India Colonies, praying for
relief. Among the gentlemen who accompanied
the Noble Marquis were, Mr. Colquhoun, Mr.
Burge, agent for Jamaica, Mr. Mayers, agent for
Barhadoes, and Sir Henry Martin.
Lord Ponsonby was presented, on his return from
his mission at Brussels.

The Right Hon. C. R. Vaughan, his Majesty's
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
to the United States of America, was presented,
on his return (on leave of absence) from his Mission,
by Viscount Palmerston.

At the Entree Levee were also present, the Aus-
trian, French, and Netherlands Ambassadors ; the
Spanish, Prussian, Danish, Sardinian, Mexican,
Hanoverian, Wirtemburg, Lucca, Neapolitan and
Hans Town, Ministers; the Brazilian Charge d'Af-
faires ; the Lord Chancellor, the Lord President,
the First Lord of the Treasury, the Lord Privy
Seal, the Secretaries of State for the Home and
Colonial Departments, the Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer, the First Lord of the Admiralty, &c. &c.
The General Levee was numerously attended.
Several addresses were presented.
After the Levee, his Majesty held a Privy Coun-
cil, at which the Duke of Leinster and Sir Edward
Hyde East were sworn in Privy Councillors, and
took their seats at the Board accordingly.
Mr. Vaughan, the British Minister to the United
States of America, was rr. -sworn a Privy Coun-
cillor.

The Recorder of London was admitted, and
made his report to the King in Council of the 21
convicts capitally convicted at the last sessions in
the Old Bailey.
The King gave audiences to the Marquis of
Winchester, Earl Grey, Viscount Melbourne,
Viscoun: Althorp, the Lord Chancellor, the Earl
of Albemarle, and Lord Belhaven.
Mr. Hope Johnstone had an audience of the
King, to deliver the badge of his late father, Ad-
miral Sir William Hope Johnstone, G.C.B.
In the evening their Majesties had a musical party.
His Serene Highness the reigning Duke of Saxe
Coburg Gotha, attended by two Aides-de-camp ar.d
suite, arrived at the Tower yesterday, from Rotter-
dam. His Serene Highness has come to pay a visit
for a short time to their Royal Highnesses the
Duchess of Kent and Prince Leopold. Immediately
on the Duke's landing, he proceeded on to Ken-
sington Palace, where his Serene Highness will
reside. In the afternoon the Duke visited Prince
Leopold, at Marlborough House. The Duchess of
Kent entertained the Duchess of Cambridge, Prince
Leopold, the Duke of Saxe Coburg, and a dis- '
tinguished party at dinner yesterday, at Kensington
Palace.

Yesterday the Recorder of London made his
Report to His Majesty in Council of the following persons
capitally convicted at the last Sessions, Old Bailey, viz._
John Smith, 29, John Langshaw. 26, 'flimsies Norrington,
29, George Dent, 20, stealing in a dwelling-house; John
Hayes, 35, Gwrge Osborne, 37, John Redford, 18, Henry
Bradfield, 27, William Tinney, 18, Charles Crackwell,
In, John Atwick, 20, Francis Robertson, 16, Edward
Brown, alias Rowley, 23, Benjamin Grimley, 21. Thomas
Chalk, 21, house-braking; Samuel Penton, 49, George
Smith, 20, John Anthony Dobbs, 22, hone-staling; Ma-
ry, alias Hannah, Kell, 40, uttering counterfeit coin (be.
fore convicted;) John Ilarknett, 22, highway robbery; all
of whom His Majesty was most graciously pleased to respite
during pleasure.

ENSUING SESSIONS, OLD BAILEY.—The fol-
lowing is a summary statement, descriptive of the various
offences with which the prisoners for trial at the above Ses.
dons, which commenced this morning, severally staid
charged, dr.—Burglary, 2; forgery, 2; housebreaking,
12; highway robbery, 3 ; bore-stealing, 2 ; stealing in
dwelling.bouses, 11 ; unnatural crime, 1 ; cutting and
maiming, 3 ; embezzlement, I ; stealing from the parson,
63; receiving stolen goods, 3; larceny, 225; uttering
counterfeit coin, 2; uttering a forged order for the deliver.
ing of goods, 1; (manslaughter, I; having in possession
counterfeit coin with intent, dr.e. 4; total 342. Of the shove
offences, 55 are alleged to have Leen committed within the
city of London, and 287 in the county of Middlesex.

PROGRESS OF TEMPERANCE SOCIETIES.
A Scotch Paper states that the county Lanark
has 29 Temperance Societies, Ayr 27, Renfrew
and Stirling 18 each, Perth 17, Edinburgh and
Fife 11 each, Dumbarton 10, Argyll 6, Dumfries
5, Wigton and Forfar 4 each ; Clackmanan, Kin-
ross, Linlithgow, and Roxburgh, 3 each; Bute 2;
Aberdeen, Banff, Berwick, Peebles, Kirkcudbright,
1 each ; the other 10 counties have no Temperance
Societies. At a public Meeting lately, one gentle-
man, not a member of any Temperance Society, as-
signed as a reason for doubling his subscription of 5
guineas, the abstinence of some of his family, and
their moderation, so that there had been a considerable
reduction in his family expenses. The change in public
opinion and practice is indicated by the multiplica-
tion of Temperance Coffee-rooms in various parts
of the country. The temperance Coffee-rooms at
Edinburgh have made a commencement in the way
of providing accommodation for travellers; end we
have no doubt that such accommmodation will soon
be imperiously demanded in all parts of the country.
At a late meeting of the Temperance Society, at
Shott's Iron Works, a letter was received from the
manager, enclosing a subscription of 51. from the
Company and 11. from himself, in testimony
of their conviction of the beneficial effects pro-
duced on the morals of the people of the Society.
In America the cause of temperance is making.
rapid advances. At a recent meeting of a Tem-
perance Society, two merchants were so convinced
of the mischiefs resulting from the use of ardent
spirits that they immediately proceeded home and
poured several hogsheads down the streets. After
a meeting in another place, a merchant, who sold
3000 gallons yearly, for conscience sake disconti- !
nued the sale entirely. Three other merchants, in
the same place, are about to follow his example.
Forty vessels have lately cleared out from Boston
without any spirits on board for the crews, they
having voluntarily abandoned the custom of grog
drinking. The same has occurred in Carolina.
Spirits are excluded from the tables of many per-1
sons of rank and opulence, and should a candidate I
for office give spirits, it would be sure to prevent his
election.

CRUELTY TO ANIMAL&
Yesterday the annual meeting of the friends of
this Society, which was established some years ago
for the purpose of preventing cruelty to animals,
was held at Exeter Hall. Sir C. Mack IN NON,
Bart. M.P. in the Chair.—The Secretary, L. Gom-
pertz, Esq. read the annual report, which stated,
that the finances of the Society bad fallen off in the
last year, the receipts being 1241. 1 Is. Bd. less than
in the preceding year. Abort 2,500 books and tracts
haye been distiibuted; of 158 cases of prosecu-
tions for cruelty to animals, 51 had been fined in
penalties, costa, and imprisonments ; 32 had been
amerced in costs; 21 had evaded the charges; and
29 cases had been dismissed. The Magistracy
in moat cases supported the society. The society
has felt particular satisfaction in announcing the
abolition of three of the pits for dog-fighting, hear-
baiting, &c. Other pits still remained to the dis-
grace of society, but the society's funds were too
low to enable the committee to prosecute. The
committee had been endeavouring to obtain the
abolition of the bull-running at Stamford, but
without success, the authorities there not having
taken sufficiently active means to remedy the evil.
report then referred to the successful attempts to
prevent the practice of torturing lobsters, to keep
them alive for the markets, by runnings peg through
their claws. The places for receiving horses in-
tended to be killed were another nuisance which
called for a remedy. Old and diseased horses were
kept there without any thing to eat or lie upon,
being kept alive till the flesh was wanted. Many
homes intended to be killed were afterwards com-
teled to work in the East India Company's vans.
report concluded by noticing two new inven-
tions for the purpose of conveying calves and con-
ducting sheep to market.
The Cu AI K MAN said that cruelties were prac-
tised upon animals still to a great extent. He had
received a letter from a clergyman in the north of
L .England, describing a bull-bait which had occurred
in his presence. The bull was tied to a stake, and
after the animal was completely exhausted, and its
eyes torn out, a man went and pulled out the bull's
tongue, which he sent to have cooked, the animal
being yet alive. The Society had done great good.
Mr. J. Ward, M.P. Mr. Marshall, Mr. Mey-
mott, G. Raymond, Esq. and others, addressed the
meeting in behalf of the Society. Resolutions were
passed that the report be adopted, and that the
Society merited the support of the public. M.
Gon.Dsiftn, Esq. moved a vote of thanks to the
Secretary, L. Gomperts, Esq. for his gratuitous
exertions in behalf of the brute creation, which was
seconded, and carried by acclamation.