Star.
London, England, 1829-07-01 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

Monday night his Royal Highness Prince I.2OPoLD
gave his fourth grand entertainment this season, at Marlborough
House, PO Mall. Its arrangements were nearly similar to the
preceding ones given by the Prince. The entertainment was ed.
ginally intended to have been given on the 9th of June, but was
postponed in consequence of cards being issued, by his daseares
command, from St. James's Palace, for an evening party.
The company began to arrive about half put nine o'clock, and
continued setting down till between 12 and one o'clock. They
were received on their arrival by the Equerries in Waiting, who
conducted them to the presence of the Prince. The staircase and
corridors through which the company passed were all covered with
scarlet cloth. The choicest plants and exotics that could be pro.
cured were tastefully and ingeniously arranged the entire length of
the staircase.

The Prince received his distinguished guests is 'the new dining-
/nom, in the most affable manner. The grand entrance-hall was, as
on the last occasion, fitted up as the snealc.roons. In the hall was
stationed a fine brilliant, full-toned, grand pianoforte, by Ikea&
' wood ; the principal tuner to that establishment being in attendance
to tune it before the commencement of the concert. Dragibimetti
on the double bass, and Pesti on the horn; Signor Scapparedded
at the pianoforte.
The Royal Family all arrived early in the evening and mewed
ay the courtyard, which was reserved exclusively for them, dme
general company entering by the new entrance in the Park.
The members of the Royal Family present were—The Duchess
of Clarence, the Duchess of Kent, the Princess Augusta the Duke
and Duchess of Gloucester, and the Princess Sophia Matilda. The
, Duchess of Clarence was accompanied by the Duke and Duchess
of Saxe. Weimar; and the Duchess of Kent was attended by Sir
John Conroy, Lady C. Jenkioson, Lady St. Maur, and the Baroness
de Spaedth.
At a quarter to eleven o'clock the Concert commenced in the
Hall, which was most splendidly illuminated.
The Concert concluded at about a quarter to one o'clock.
Refreshments were served during the evening in the drawing.
room.

The Queen of Portugal, accoinpanied by her guardian, the liar.
gun de Barbican, came to town on Monday, from her residence
at Lalehatn. Her Majesty gave a sitting for her portrait to Sir T.
Lawrence, at his residence in Russell-square. The Queen after.
wards remained some time with the Marquis de Palmella, at his
house in South Audiey-street, and in the afternoon returned to
Laleham.

The Duke of Camberland left town at an early hour yesterday
morning, on a visit to his Majesty, at the Itoyal Lodge In Windsor
Park. ..

The Dowager Marchiooess of Hertford gave a grand dinner on
Monday, at her residence in Manchester-equare, to the Duke if
Cumberland, the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, and a large
party of the Nobility.
The Duke of Clarence visited the Princess Augusta yesterday, st
her residence in the King's Palace, St. James's.
At eleven o'clock yesterday morning the Lords of his Majesty's
most Honourable Privy Council held a Meeting in the Privy Coos-
ell Chamber, Whitehall, Those present were, the Lord President
of the Coundl, Lord Wynford, the Judge of the Admiralty Court.
and the Right Hen. Hugh Elliot.
Lord WTIFORD. on the pan of their Lordships, gave judgment
is the case of Meanings v. Watherston, from the den .
don being, that the case should be remitted to Trinidad.
His Lordship then pronounced their Lordships' decision on an
appeal from Demerara, Freybam v. Cramer, which was that the
petition be dismissed without costs.
Mr. Angles then addressed their Lordships on the use Bland.
ford p. Christian, from the Isle of Man. Mr. Ketone was also
beard on the same appeal.
Their Lordships adjourned the Meeting at half-past four o'clock.
The Right Hon. Stratford Canning arrived in town on Saturday
night from the Continent, having returned from his embassy. The
Right Hon. Gentleman attended yesterday at the Office of the
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, and had an Interview with
the Earl of Aberdeen. Mr. C. afterwards visited Sir George
Murray, at the Colonial Office.
Lord Hill, the Speaker of the House of Commons, Sir Wil-
loughby Gordon, and Mr. Croker, visited the Duke of Wellington
yesterday at the Treasury.
The Duke of Wellington, the Marquis and Marchioness of Loo.
donderry, and a select party of the Nobility and Gentry, dined with
Mr. Horace Twiss yesterday, at his residence in Park-place.