Star.
London, England, 1824-08-16 00:00:00

THE KING.

Winssoa, Ammer 13.—The dinner party given bylhis• akrtin
yesterday, at the Royal Lodge, was the most splendid that has fnr
some time been witnessed. The superb sake of rooms, elitending
from the New Library tat the Conservatory were•thrown en, and
' illuminated with the highest degree of taste and splendour. The
dinner was served up on a magnificent service of massive
plate, exquisitely chased, and the repast -consisted of every delicacy,
Among the company were....
Their Royal Highnesses the Duke of York, the Princess Augmta,
and the Duchess of Gloucester; the Dukes of. Weltington and Dot.
set, the Marquis and Marchioness Cui.ytigham, Lord and Lady
Maryborough, Lord and Lady Francis Conyngiaam. the Hon. Mr.
Freemantle, Sir Hildebrand Turner, Sir Edmund Nagle, and Sir
Andrew Barnard.

' The greatest activity is now displayed in building :he new tow.•r
at the Castle. The stone which was !Aid yesterday by his II.tJYSTs••
has already been covered in ; it was hollowed in the centre, ire whirl:
cavity was placed a glass containing the present coins of the realm;
and upon a brass plate was inscribed the follow ing :
Cloaca ,he FOURTH, by the grace of Gun
King of Great Britain and Ireland,
Defender of the Faith,
Laid this Corner Stone of a New Entrance
To his Castle at Winds,w,
Which has been, for upwards of Sevt.n Centuries,
The Residenci• of his Royal Predecessors, •
On the 62d Arnivt-rsary of his Birth-day, .
August 12, 1:4:3.
JEFFRY Wvarr, Architect.
Mem Ig.—This morning his MAJESTY heard Divine Service
at his Private Chapel, Cumberland Lodge.

The old Porter's Lodge, which was lately- converted into a
Pheasantry, is now being made a private Chapel for his Maaciry
and suite. This is a very necessity alteration, the Kis° having at
present s'sme distance tog. from the Royal Lodge to his Chapel at
Cumber 1 and Lodge. It is expected to be ready fur his M %IF:ass by
next Sunday week.
The new and elegant Conservatory which was brought fraat
Brighton, is now erected at the Royal. Lodge, and filled with the
choicest fruits and flowers. A new Orangery is also building in the
Gardens at Cumberland Lodge, upon a very extensive plan, la which.
those orange trees, so much admired by his Ma'am, from Hamp-
ton Court, will be placed.

The Duke of CLARENCE came to town on Saturday
morning. Ilia Royal Highness returned to Bushey in the alto-
noon to dinner.
Hiifirace the Duke of NORFOLK bas agted to build,
for the Borough of Arundcl, a spacious Town-hall, Market-plea•
and Prison, for the trifling expense of a foot-p..th leading to the luck
of the church.
Monday, Lord LIVERPOOL and suite artived at the
Bugle Inn, in Newpott, when the bells of St. Thomas's chalk!
rang a merry peal.

Last nigit, Sir JoHs LEACH passed a good night,
andw►as going nn well this morning.—The disease with which the
VICE-CHANCELLOR was afflicted was stone in the bladder. Sir
ASTI EY Coon'r extracted it, and the period occupied was twenty.
five minutes. During this very trying operation, Sir JOHN, who is
in his 62d year, bore the pain without making a single exclamation.
Her Majesty the Duchess of PitnstA landed at Leg-
horn on the '2.4th ult. on her return from Sicily. This Princess is.
expected in Florence. . •
Sir BENJAMIN BLOOMFIELD, the English Ambassador
at Stockholm, has arrived at Copenhagen.
The Emperor of AUSTRIA is expected at Florence in
the month of September next. He will be accompanied by Prince
METTERNICH.

Among the Officers who were on board his Majesty's
ship DELIGHT, Capt.ll.sr, supposed to have foundered ila dread-
ful hurricane off the Mauritius, in the Indian Ocean, during the
night of the 425 d of February last, was Mt. Gloiva. GA EWER, eldest
son of the Her. THOMAS GA ANIF:11, Hector of Ili hop's Stoke,
near Winchester. •

Wednesday, the first stone of a new Jewi,h Syna-
gogue was laid at Manchester.

Eighty workmen are now employed in tilling up with
large stones the great rent in the island of Sprozoe.
It seems nearly certain that regular steam7packets
will be appointed between the Netherlands and Batavia.
This morning the Braziers' Company, accompanied
by a number of Ladies, embarked on board the Venus Steam-
packet, off the Custom House,and sailed on an aquatic excursion to.
the Nore. A band of music was on board, and several of the men
bore emblems of their trade..

DUEL.—Saturday morning, between five and six
o'clock, a meeting took place in the rear of the Observatory, it
Greenwich Park, between lieutenant D. of the Royal Navy, an::
G. Ham, Esq. the former attended by a Mr. the latter
by Captain M...—, Royal Artillery. After an ineffectual fire, the
seconds interfered, and matters were adjusted to the entire satis-
faction of all parties, when they returned to tow, the best friends
imaginable. The quarrel was said to have originated at a private
billiard-room the night before, on a decision of a point in the game.
At the English Opera House, on Saturday night,
Miss STAMM took the part of Agnes, in .Der Freischulz, and in-
troduced two songs, which were very well received. Miss §re-
PHENS was very warmly greeted on her appearance, and received
great applause during her performance. Everything now goes on
very smoothly.
TUE KING'S THEATRE.—This magnificent Theatre
was closed fur the season un Saturday night, with the Opera of Den
Giovanni and the Ballet of Ossian. A rumour having prevailed On
his MAJESTIC would be present inrog. the house was filled in eves
part. The entertainments afforded much satisfaction, and the
whole concluded with the anthem of Gad save the Ring, which vra
sung with great effect by the vocal corps. There was no address
delivered, as is customary at the close of the English Theatres.
EAKTHQUA KE.—On the morning of Sunday se'nnight,
about nine o'clock, a smart shock of an earthquake wai
felt at Comrie, in Perthshire, aird its neighbourhood.
Same of the houses in the village were perceptible
shaken, and in one house, in particular, the motion was
such as to overturn the fire-irons placed upon the
The noise heard seemed* like that caused by a heavy
waggon rolled rapidly din the causeway.
Friday, at noon, Charles Clutton was executed at
North:oll,4on, at the new c)rop, pursuant to his sentence,
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at the late Assizes there, when he was tound OILY °I
an unnatirdi clic. The concourse assembled to wit.
~cress the awfit scene was immense. grate.

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