Star.
London, England, 1826-06-01 00:00:00

i'A S H lONA BLE INTELLIGENCE.

DINNERS. ,
The Duke of Beaufort entertained a dlatingithhed party n
nor yesterday, at his house in Grosienor.square.
The Duke of Grafton entertained a laige party at dinner yes..
day, at his house in Clarges-street.
The Dowager Marchioness of Exeter had a grand dinner
yegterday, at her house In Privy Gardens.
Mr. and Mrs. Langford Brooke entertained the Earl and Pow
teas of Falmouth and a laige party at dinner yesterday, at the
house in Brook-street.

TVICSDAT F,arl Cornwallis, Hill-street; Earl of Warwick
Seymour-place; Hon. General Fermor, Upper Grosvenor-street.
Earl of Liverpool, Fife House; Lidy Sykes, St. James's place:
Viscount Barnard, Grosvernor-place ; Countess Dowager
Stamford. Charles-street; Earl of Verulam, Grosvenor-square,
Sir Charles Ogle, Hill-street; Mr. Philips, Mount-street; Viscoutst
Midleton, Upper Brook-street ; Earl of ftoseherry, Piccadili
Sir Alexander Grant, Whitehall Gardens.
YISTERDA —Earl of Casillis. Privy Gardens; Count Woronzlx
Welbeck-street ; Sir John Lubbock, St. James'. Place; Ear:
Abingdon, Great Stanhope-street; Sir Charles Mood:, Scott:.,,,
Yard; Viscount Sidney, Grosvenor-square • Lord Dufferiti, (•.
vendish square; Marchioness Dowager of ift.Ceter, Privy Garden.,
Mr. Cushbert Fdlison, Pall Mall ; Earl of Darnley to the Director.
of the Concert of Ancient Music, Berkeley-square; Mr. Angerstets,
St. James's-square.

PARTIES.
Baroness Willoughby de Ersby gave an elegant entertainment on
Tuesday, at her hawse, Whitehall, to the Duke of Mrset, the
Marchioness of Cholntondeley, the Earl, Countess, and Dowa;er
Countess of Clare Lord and Lady Henry Cholmondeley,
and Lidy itlaryl;orough, Lord Elphinstone. Lord Arthur 10,
Lord Lovaine, Colonel Arbuthnot, the Hon. Chatles Percy, Mi.
Sneyd, Miss Fitzroy, Miss Bigot, &e.
Lady Rose gave a grand ball and supper en Tuesday evening, it
her house io Old Palace yard. The suite of drawing rooms were
fitted up with great elegance, and were most brilliantly illuminated.
Dancing commenced about 12 o'clock, in the principal drawing
room. The supper, which consisted of every delicacy of the so.
son, was announced anon after one. The wines and fruits were of
the choicest description. It was past four yesterday morning
before the company retired, which consisted of upwards of two
hundred fashioaables.

MOVEMENTS
Sir George Robinson, Bart left town yesterday, for his seat,
Cranford, Northamptonshire.
The Right Hon. Mr. and Mrs. Sturges Bourne and family left
town y.sterday, for their seat at Southampton.
The Hon. Charles Vesey has arrived at Gould's Hotel, Jertnyn-
street, from Ireland.

Ariivals at Hatchett's Hotel, Dover street, Piccadilly—Mr. and
Mrs. Thomas Sheppard, from the north.
Thomas Page, Esq. arrived yesterday at Fenton's New Hotel,
St. James's street, from his seat in Surrey. Mr. and Mrs. Lowther
left ditto, for the Continent.

Arrivals at Read's Hotel, Lower Grosvenor•street—Sir Thomas
Aubrey, Bart. from his seat, Dorton-house, Bucks; T. 13. Weston,
Esq. from Cheltenham; Miss Moore and Miss Read, from Suffolk.
Departurea—Mr. and Mrs. Jodrell, for Rills; Mr. and Mrs.
for their seat in Hants.

Arrivals at the Burlington Hotel, Burlington and Cork streets—
Lord and Lady Lorton and family, from Paris: Captain Moore,
front Kent. Departures--Sir John, Lady, and Miis Gore. for
their seat neat Windsor; Captain Parker, IL N. (or LiebSeld ; J.
Kamsbottom, Esq. for his seat in Berks.
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Arrivals at the Royal Hotel, St. James's street—Colonel Knox,
from a tour; H. Rattersby, Esq. from a tour. Departures—Sir
Robert and Lady Liston, for Cheltenham.
Sir Matthew White Ridley leaves town this day for his seat,
HeatonHall,Northurnberland.

The Hon. Henry Bridgman left town yesterday, for Warwick.

WINDSOR, MAY 30.—His MAJILSTY is expected to
return to the Royal body in Windsor Great Park so Saluda,
next, to be present at Ascot Heath Races. It is also reported that
his Manny returns to London the week after the Races, for the
purpose of holding a Lent. Since his .Ituaree absence, the
suite of rooms at theßoyal Lodge have undergone a thorough
cleaning, and are now ready !)r his reception.
Yesterday the Princess Sivato rititeg the Duke of
YORE.

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The Duchess of GLOUCISTER and the Princess Sotittt♦
visited the Princess AltillitTA yesterday.
Tuesday the Duke of YORK had a numerous grand
dinner party, at Mortalities in South Medley street, to meet their
Royal litglineseas the Prisons AIGUSTA, the Duchess of Karr,
and Prince Leona.. Among the company were—The Ritmo
Fulsome, the Duke and Duchess of Noaeunaseaut.Aus, the Duke
of Wmtxtrrou, the Marquis and Marchioneu of Hear►oaa, Au.
The Duke and Duchess of GLOVCRsTVit Visited the
Kum yesterday.
Yesterday Lord MARYBOROUOR and the Right Hon.
Sir Oust.", Lone had audiences of his Masseer.

The Earl of WESTMORZLAND transacted business yes-
terday at the Foreign Office.
Yesterday morning, about ten o'clock, Prince Lao.
rot" attended by Baron &venial' and Sir HINST Seron, left his
residence in Pall-mall, in his travelling carriage and four for Dover.
His Royal Highness's suite followed in two carriages and fete.
From Dever his Royal Highness will cross over to Calais, and pro-
ceed to Paris, where, after making a Short stay, his Royal High.
ness will proceed to Saxe Coburg on a visit to his Royal Mother,
the Duchess of Saxe Comae. His Royal Highness took leave of
she KING 011 Sunday, previous to his departure.
The JUDGE ADVOCATE laid before the Km° yester-
day, some proceedings of Courts Martial, and took his MAJUTVS
commands upon the same.
Tuesday, Count MUNSTER, the Hanoverian Minister,
had an audience of the Kano.
The appearance of the Black Rod yesterday at the
Bar of the House of Commas, prevented Mr. BILOIIGNAN from
presenting some important Petitions. Nearly a quarter of an hour
elapsed before the Smuts could number the necessary Forty, and
when they were at last obtained, the speech of Mr. Gwent. oc-
cupied the whole of the brief interval before the House was sum-
moned to hear his Maixerr's Speech. The Learned Gentleman
seemed to be much annoyed by this untoward circumstance.
Several malpractices having taken place at Madrid,
In the employment of the funds destined to the maintenance 'dale
Royal Volunteers, have led to a decisieo, that their management
shall be no longer confided to the civil officers of such corps as
hitherto, but to the War Department only, which, in concert with
the Inspector-General of those troops, shall make the distribution
of the sums required.
Sunday being Corpus Christi day, the King of
France bad agreed to walk In the procession from the
parish church of the Palace, St. Germain l'Auxerrois,
to the Cathedral. About eleven o'clock, however,when
the procession was to have started, it tamed so heavily
' that neither his Majesty nor the most zealous of his
Priests could think of exposing their persons to the
pelting of the storm. They therefore took the easier
method of walking devoutly in procession twice round
the interior of the church, and considered this sholtered
promenade as " a fulfilling of the law." The King's
Coofesior, no doubt, thought mercy better than sacrifice,
and did not wish " that cold water should be thrown"
on his Majesty's zeal.
Lord Treasurer Harley lived in Buckingham.street, in
the Strand, a house now converted into Chambers. The
great Lord Bolingbroke, in Golden-square ; Sir Godfrey
Kneller, in Georard-street, the house recently inhabited
by Charles Kemble ; Dryden, the poet, lived and died
in the same street, the fifth on the left hand coming
from Little Newport-street; Swift lodged in Jeim) 1)-
street, at Ss. a week; Sir Isaac Newton, Hogarth, and
Sir Joshua Reynolds, in Leicester-square; and General
Monk, afterwards Deice of Albemarle, in Haberdas her's-
square, Grub-street.
Mr. Ettutinz—ln the trial of a cause in the King's
Bench, the Attorney-General charged Mr. (the late
Lord) Erskine, with travelling out of his way in con-
ducting his client's case, Mr. Erskine, in answer, said
"8 his Learned Friend had talked of the irrelevancy of
certain questions which he had put ; this reminded him
of the celebrated Whitfield, who bad been accused of
rambling in his discourse, by his audience • to which he
lied, if you will ramble to the devil, /must 'ambit
,ficr you !"