Star.
London, England, 1826-11-24 00:00:00

THE KING'S COURT.

Yesterday, his Majesty held a Court, at his Palace, in
St. James's, which was very numerously attended.
Soon after twelve o'clock, a large detachment of the
Life Guards, preceded by the full band of the Regi-
ment, in their state uniforms, took their station at the
west end of Pall-mall, in front of the King's Palace.
The Marshalmen were in attendance, the Under
Porters, the Gentleman Porter, the Serjeant Porter,
Mr. Messenger, and Mr. Dobell, the State Pages, and
the other Pages of the King, appeared in:their splendid
uniforms. Parties of the Yeomen Guard were sta.
tioned in the Guard-room, also on the Grand Sta;rs, &c.
leading to the State-rooms. The Honourable Corps of
Gentlemen Pensioners lined his Majesty's Drawing-
room, forming an avenue to the Throne.
The Officers of State, and other attendants on the
King, in waiting, were the Master of the Horse, the
Groom of the Stole, the Lord Steward, the Duke of
Wellington (Gold Stick in Waiting), Captain Caven-
dish (Silver Stick), the Vice-Chamberlain, Lord Graves,
the L-rrd in Waiting, Sir Wm. Keppel, the Groom in
Waiting. General Bayley, the Equerry, Mr. Mash,
Captain Hatton, and Mr4Lewis, the Gentlemen Ushers,
the Treasurer of the Household, &c.
At one o'clock the Address from the House of Peers
arrived, headed by the Lord Chancellor in his state
robes, and his attendants in two carriages, in which were
his Lordship's Secretary, Purse Bearer, Mr. Butt, the
Serjeant at Arms, with the Mace, and the Trainbearer,
followed by Mr. Quarme, the Deputy Usher of the
Black Rod, and Mr. Courtenay, the Clerk of Parlia-
ment; Earl Cornwallis and Lord Colville, the mever
and seconder of the Address, Visc-unt Melville, the
Earl of Liverpool, Earl Harrowby, the Earl of West-
moreland, Earl Shaftesbury, and a number of others.
Soon after the arrival of the Peers, the King ascended
the new throne, which is placed in the drawing room.
The doors were then opened, when the Lord Chancellor,
followed by the above mentioned Peers, were introduced
into the Royal presence by the Gentlemen Ushers,
through the avenue formed by the Gentlemen Pensioners,
with their battle axes. The Duke of Clarence in his
full naval uniform, was on the right of the King op the
throne; next to his Royal Highness was the Earl of
Harrowby, the Lord President of the Council, and Lord
Graves, the Lord in Waiting. On the left of the King
stood the Earl of Westmoreland, as the L)rd Privy
Seal, and the Duke of Dorset, as one of the Great Offi-
cers of State.

His Majesty was dressed in a Field Marshal's uniform,
decorated w th the splendid insignia of several orders.
The Loid Chancellor proceeded to read the Address
of the House of Lords to his Majesty, which was handed
by the Sovereign to Lord Graves, the Lord in Waiting.
The King was graciously pleased to return an appro-
priate answer, which was delivered by his Majesty in a
firm and dignified tone of voice.
Their Lordships retired from the presence of the King,
making their obeisances in the same manner as when
they entered.

At two o'clock the Speaker of the House of Commons
arrived in his State Carriage and in his State Robes,
attended by his Secretary, Mr. Seymour, the Serjeant
at Arms, with the Mace, the Chaplain, train-bearers,
several messengers, &c. followed by Mr. Liddell and
Mr. Winn, the mover and seconder of the Address from
the House of Commons, and accompanied by Mr.
Wilmot-Horton, Mr. Goulburn, Mr. Herries, Viscount
Palmerston, and a new assemblage of the Members of
the House of Commons, who were introduced into the
presence of the King on the Throne, in a similar digni-
-1 fled manner as the deputation of the House of Peers.
The Address from the House of Commons was read
by the Speaker. and an appropriate answer returned by
his Majesty, after which the deputation retired.
The new Spanish Minister was introduced to the King
by Mr. Secretary Canning, conducted by Sir Robert
Chester, his Majesty's Mister of the Ceremonies, to de-
liver his credentials as Ambassador from the King of
Spain, and was most graciously received.
The Sheriffs of London and Middlesex, Messrs. Al-'
dermen Farebrother and Winchester, accompanied by'
the City Remembrancer, were introduced by Mr. Se-
cretary Peel to his Majesty, for a closet audience, to
present a Petition from the City of London, or from a
certain department of it, praying for an itnproval of the'
Tower Stairs, to avoid many inconveniences which have'
lately occurred, particularly respecting the passengers
going to and from the numerous steam boats which de-1
part from and return there. The King was graciously
pleased to direct Mr. Secretary Peel to refer the case to
his Attorney and Solicitor Generals.
The Duke of Devonshire was presented to his Ma-
jesty on his return from his special mission to the Court
of St. Petersburgh. His Grace wore the same superb
dress of dark blue, richly embroidered with gold, which
be wore at the Coronation of the Emperor Nicholas•at,
Moscow. His Grace was very graciously received by
the King, on his return to England.
Sir Charles Stuart was introduced to his Majesty by
Mr. Secretary Canning, on his return from his embassy
to the Emperor of the Brazils.
Prince Lieven, the Russian Ambassador, was intro-
duced to the King by Mr. Secretary Canning, and con-
ducted by Sir Rubert Chester, the Master of the Cere-
monies, for an audience, when his Excellency delivered
to the King the Insignia of the Order of the Garter,
worn by the late Emperor Alexander.
The Earl of Winchelsea was introduced to have an
audience of his Majesty, to deliver the Insignia of the
Order of the Garter worn by the late Earl his uncle.
Viscount Strangford was introduced to the King by
Mr. Secretary Canning, and the Noble Viscount had a
private audience of his Majesty, upon his return from
St. Pctersburgh.
The Earl ot Clanwilliam was introduced by Mr. Se-
cretary Canning to his Majesty, upon his return from
his Embassy to the King of Prussia.
At the close of the different introductions, and other
State business, the King held a Council for the purpose
of receiving the Recorder of London's report of the
forty-six convicts, capitally convicted at Justice Hall, in
the Old Bailey, at the September Sessions, when the
whole of them were reported to the King in Council,
with the exception of one whose case is reterred to the
report of the October Session. The Lord Chief Justice
of the Court of King's Bench was prevented from at-
tending this report from an accident which occurred to
his Lordship yesterdaylmorning ; while stepping out of
his carriage his foot slipped, and his Lordship injured
his leg very much.
His Majesty gave audiences to the Lord Chancellor, the Earl of
Liverpool, Mr. Secretary Canning, and Mr. Secretary Peel.
The Court broke up about Iva .'clock.

The Princess AUGUSTA left her seat at Frogrnore on
Tuesday, on a •isit to the Earl and Coantess of lisateovar, at their
midcnce, Mutation, near Courteniy.