Star.
London, England, 1831-03-05 00:00:00

THE QUERA'S DRAWING ROOM.

Her Majesty «•ill hold her Second Drawing-Room oil
Thursday next, at St. James's Palace.
WINDSOR, FRIDAY, MARCII 4.—His MAJESTY dill
not take his accustomed and favourite drive in his irony
phaeton this morning, and did not leave the Ca.t.tk
half-past three o'clock in the afternoon, when his Ma,t rs rr
took an airing in the Great Park, accompanied ha-
Lord Byron and Sir Frederick Watson, in a dose car
riage. The QUEEN left the Castle at the same time a.
horseback, and rode through the various and beautif,e
drives in the Great Park, proceeding by the Long-walk
Her Majesty was accompanied by Miss D'Este, Prim,
George of Cambridge, and Lord and Lady Howe, who wt r.
also on horseback. Miss D'Este arrived at the Castle ta•
day. Lord and Lady Howe arrived there yesterday.

Last night despatches were received at the Foreign Office
from our Ambassadors at St. Petersburgh, Vienna, and Paris
Mr. Wy r.;:.1 has resigned his office of Secretary at War.
Lord ALTIIORP has issued cards of invitation for a large
party on the 12th instant.
Dispatches were sent off on Thursday evening from tE,
Colonial Office, for the Earl of Belmore, the Governor (
Jamaica, and also for the Governors of the whole of ex
Leeward Islands.

We are happy to record that the Earl of EUSTON ha
voluntarily surrendered his pension of £4OO. We sha!:
have pleasure in recording other similar instances.

SUPPORT OF MINISTERS.

HASTINGS, MA Rot 3.—A reform meeting took pla.
here, when Mr. Baker, solicitor, &c. to the reformers o•
this town, was called to the chair. Mr. Baker addressA
the meeting at some length, stating it to be for the purpose
of sending a congratulatory address to his Majesty. Th
address was read by Col. Evans, the popular and reforminF
candidate of Rye, and was couched in most respect-
ful terms, sincerely thanking his Majesty for directintt-
the measure of Reform now pending the House of Com-
mons, urging his Majesty most strenuously to insist on the
House carrying the measure. Mr. Manington seconded the
address, with three cheers. Sir Godfrey Webster at this
time arrived, and addressed the meeting at very great
length, stating how much the country was indebted to his
Majesty and his Majesty's Ministers, for the plan brought
forward for the country's good. The address was of course
carried unanimously, and it will soon reach the Commons
with immense signatures.
Essex.—At a meeting of the inhabitants of Stratford,
in Essex, yesterday, Thomas Deane, Esq, Chairman, on
the motion of the Rev. Dr. Barclay, seconded by Mr. Alder-
' man Scales, a series of resolutions of the most energetic
character were adopted. They commencing by asserting
that the distress which had long borne down the middle
and lower claases,might be traecd to the corrupt state of the
representation, and that there existed so deep rooted a
hatred of these abuses, and so resolute a determination to
get rid of them, that nothing but an immediate and effectual
reform would prevent the people from following the ex-
ample set by other countries, and taking the remedy into their
own hands. That the measures now proposed by Ministers
appeared admirably calculated to remove these evils, and
that should the gracious intention of the Sovereign be (rine
trued, that meeting pledged themselves to join hand in hand
their fellow-citizens in such measures as may appear
necessary to support the throne of a beloved and
patriotic King, and to wrest from their oppressors
those rights they have usurped. In conclusion, it was agreed
that Petitions, founded on the above Resolutions, should be
presented to both Houses of Parliament. _ .

NEW INGTON.—We have a copy of the Petition of St.
Mary, Newington, expressive of the most entire and un-
qualified approbation of the Ministerial plan of Reform•
and of their gratitude to his Majesty's servants. The peti-
tion lay for signature at only one part of the Parish Iron.
nine to three o'clock, yesterday, and was isigoed in th it
time by 1,037 inhabitants.

DIED.—On the 27th of February, at the Royal Military
College, near Bagshot, aged 84, Captain Charles Stone•
retired Paymaster of that Institution. He was formerly •
Captain in the 16th Light Dragoons, and actively employed
on the personal staff under various distinguished General
Officers, viz. Sir Robert Lawrie, Sir Ralph Abercrombie,
General Gwynne, and Earl Cathcart.

HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW.
Morning 6H. 36x. I Afternoon_______

Lownox : 'Mated and Yublished by JOIDI MATYZ, at the Slat;
Orrics, No. 1, Pickett-place, Temple:Bar.