Star.
London, England, 1826-07-17 00:00:00

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WINDSOR, JULY IG. •
This afternoon his MAIMS took his usual airing, attended by his
mite, and drove down the Long Walk, across the Frogmore road,
and proceeded through the new entrance to the Castle (the King
not going through the town), where his Maslow remained tiU four
'o'clock, when the Knto renewed his drive in the Park on his return
to the Royal Ledge to dinner. The Ktsa appeared in the enjoy-
ment of eamUenchealth.
There hare been a great number of visitors to-day to view the
Castle—imong them were Lord HOUJJIO and family.

• The Doke of Ynak's intended removal from Mr.
Gaaanwoon's villa, at Brampton, to proceed on a visit to the Duke
of Rwrs.ann, at Belvoir Castle, is postponed • his Royal Highness's
present temporary residence at Brampton being considered a very
MALI spot, hod where be has the advantage of being visited by
Lis sildleal attrulasits. His Royal Highness rode out ou horse-
back.. Saturday the remainder of the day be gave his attention
teratilisary business with Sir Ilarazar Terz.oa, his Royal High-
ness's Military Secretary.
It is with regret we state that the Princess AUGUSTA
was slightly indispoied with a cold yesterday, and on Saturday,
which prevented her Royal Highness from leaving the house. The
Ducheu of Or.oue;srms .and the Princess Soma% visited their Royal
sister yesterday. •
The Duchess of Kee r, accompanied by the Princess
FtODOAC, honoured the Italian Opera House with her presende on
Saturday evening.
Mr. Secretary CANNING left Fairlight, near Hastings,
the seat of Mr. Pt.astra, on Saturday morning, and proceeded to
Coombe Woad, where Mr. Casabas arrived in the afternoon to
dinner, a visit to the East of 11.8,611rOOL•
Earl berm:err left town on Saturday morning, on
a visit to the Earl of AOCIDIAN, at Stanmore.
The. Duke of DkVONSHIRIC arrived from Russia some
days since, and is now in town, although he has not yet appeared in
public. His Grace Is in excellent health. and, we understand,
means almost immediately to return to St. Petersburgh, to be pre-
sent at the coronation of the Emperor NICHOLAS, which ceremony
is to take place In September seat. Ills Grace's return is solely in
consequence of the postponement of the coronation of the FIMPIHILI,
which has been delayed by the death of the lamented Empress
as:Karns.

The reported death of Mr. OTWAY CAVIL, the new
Member for Leicester, is altogether untrue : that Gentleman was
happily driving about town this morning in bis cabriolet.
fire letters received from Virginia on Saturday. to
the tOth ult. mention that the citizens were in a state of great ex-
citement by the capture of the American fishing boats in the Hay of
Fundy, by his Majesty's ship Dormant.
Saturday sennight the election for Members of Par-
liament for the county of Down finally terminated, when Lord
Atersatra Dm. and Lord Cisszt.saasion were declared duly elected
by the High Sheriff.
Private letters from London state that Lnrd BIUSTOL,
'recently raised from an Earldom to the dignity of Marquis of Bass-
Tor.. is actually appointed to the Lord Lieutenancy of Ireland, and
will very soon arrive In this country to assume the gnvernment.—
DoLln Freemen. - - - -

Thursday evening, about eleven o'clock, Mr. lIAVI-
LAND, the King's Messenger, arrived at the Foreign Office in.
Downing-street, with dispatches from Sir tigNIIT WILLIMET. the
British Minuets at Vienna. Some importance was attached to the
dispatches from their being sent off by a special messenger to Mr.
Secretary CANNING, at Mr. PLAsTs a house, %at Fairlight, rtetlr
Hastings.
• (instep.—A letter is given in the Constilutionnel,
communicated by the Greek Committeeat Paris, in which it Is said
that Instants( Padua died of the wounds received on entering
Misaolonghl, and that his body is to he transported to Egypt.
The renegade Scu Is also said to be dead. We attach no credit to
either report.
The Stirling flanking Company, after ea'r)ing on
nosiness most respectably and liberally for nearly half a century,
are, Per the present, obliged to suspend their payments, except with
regard to their notes in cireulation,which the Bank's Agents in Edin-
burgh have agreed to retire, so as to give the Company time to enter
into arrangements for the discharge of their other engagements.
I I ..WA It D AND GIBBS'S 11A tk KINDPTCY.--SAIUI day thine
was a Meeting at the Court of Commissioners, ht Basinghall•street,
and a dividend of 34. in the pound declared. It was stated that all
the claims ,po.the estate, to the mown of 54,5.184 had been disal-
lowed, with the exception of one only. The debts pn which this
dividend was node ttttt untril to only 86.0(0!. linluding the pre-
sent dividend, the joint estate of the hank rept* will have paid tils in
the pound. The private debts of Mr. I lowan!, have been paid in full,
l and the private creditors of Mr. Guess had received 1 Ss. he the poured.
VAI.TxuALL.—Among the Fashitmables present at
this favourite plate of resort on Friday night were the following:—
Duke of Beaufort, Doke of St. Albans, Lord Ulandford, the
Red of Falmouth, Earl St. Germans, Earl of Rochford, Lady
Galway, Lord Vaughan, Lady Henley, Lady Comberrnere, Lord
Dudley and Ward, Lady Carrington,Countess of Shaftesbury, lion.
Mr. Lamb, Sir 3. and Lady Astley, Lady Ll:keret!, Lady Pollock,
Lord Massey, Lady We.ttnra, Lady Neat!, Captain Vaughan,
lion. Thomas Foley, General
The Duke of BausswicK had his leg broken lately
by a fall from his horse.
A dreadful file has completely destroyed the city of
Fryberg, situated at the entrance of the Black Forest; a few de-
inched houses only escaped the fury of the flames.
'lice letter of Sit ‘,VALTaIt SCOTT, Batt. den)istg his
being the author of the Waverley Novel*, which has been inserted
in must of the Daily Papers, we find originally appeared la the
Literary Casette.
The linen trade at Bat nsley is in a state of great
depression.
Should the weather continue favourable, the harvest
I will he general in the lower district of East Lothian by the end of
this week.

Private letters hem the United States state, that a
public meeting at New York was spoken of few the purpose of
rabbi: contributions in flour, lea. towards the relief of the distressed 11
artisans in the manufacturing districts of Great Britain.
Twn King's Me stingers were cent off on Saturday
evening front the Secretary of State's Mace for Foreign Affairs,
with dispatches for abroad.
Saturday the dispatches for Bengal, by the ship Corn-
wall, were closed at the East India house, and delivered to the
Mute; of that ship. '
The late Mr. 1.10/11:0801.1, of Shaftesbury House,
London, has bequeathed £4OO Four per Cent. fur the foundation
of a bursary in King's Ciillege, and .0600 Four per Cent. fur two
bursaries in hiarhhal Celine, Aberdeen.
One of the witnesses in a late trial at Cambridge was
a little boy. named Jsmss Mostar apparently not more than nine
or ten years of age. After the Oath bad been administered the
Corse JUSTO;II put a question a him, in order to ascertain whether
he was sensible of the nature and importance of an oath, when the
following curious answer was &lien Curer Jusrics—" tattle boy,
do you know what you have been doing?" Witness—" Yes, Sir,
I've been keeping pigs for Mr. BANYMID." The Court was eon-
vulsed with laughter, and the Cater Jusrice directed the witness to
be put and, for the present.
Saturday an Inquest was taken at the George and
Dragon, lloston Market, on the body of Heimann( Wainaces-
woern, aged 16, who was drowned.on Friday, while endeavouring
to assist his brother, in Bunker's Pond, Cambridge Heath. The
pond is represented as a very dangerous spot, some parts being dial.
Maw. in others are holes of great depth. The Coroner sent a mes-
sage Pt the proprietor, representing the impropriety of leaving such
a dangerous spot exposed, and • the Jury returned a verdict of-
41arkienlof &amt. •
Smile short time ago there was a famous eating match
at a village in Yorkshire, between two men. named Gubbins and
Muggins, which caused a great deal of interest in the neighbour-
hood, and a countryman leaving the place a little Wrote the match
was derided, was stopped by almost every one on the road with
" Who beats? bow does the match get otter am to which he an-
swered, " Way, I &ant exactly kaaw—they say Gubbins 'li get it;
but I thinkrilinggins 'II beat titre yet, for when I graft he was only
two geese and a loorkey ithl,id hiss."
True bills have been found by the Grand Jury against
twenty-seven persons, charged with assembling in; riotous and
disorderly manner, and by violence preventing divers persons &Om
approaching the footings erected for taking the poll at the Preston
election.

FUNERAL
OF TitE EMPRESS ELIZABETIk Or Russt t.
ST. FF:TERSBURGII, Jose 28.
The day before yesterday the remains of the law Et ie,e Etit
zabeth were transferred, with great pomp, from Tschasne to thr
Church of St. Peter and St. Paul in the Citadel. do linniense
crowd of citizens attended the procession, which w ire/
fifteen sections. Inuaediately hetabd the heatse, (Miffs' 11.. et
horses, was the Emperor, with Pekin* Charles of Prussia:in
left hand, with a numerous site or 01keit ilf rack, anissigloorri
were the Minister of War, Baron 11lab1tkb, alai several OestoraBr.
Then came the Empress Alamo** and the brand Duke Alat-
ander, in a mourning coach drawn by tight horses: they wert fol-
lowed by Duke 'Alexander of Vilrismilitngh and his family, ke
Castinas of Imeretta and Meagre.% and many other passes* sif
' distinction. While the body lies Is StSitotWO Masses for thi And
will be daily recited, and all a:habitants of the capital will be ad-
mitted., •