Star.
London, England, 1828-07-31 00:00:00

THE BRIDEMAID.

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By T. H. BATLIT. Esq.
The bridal is over, the guests are all gone,
The bride's only sister sits weeping alone ;
The wreath of white roses is torn from her brow,
And the heart of the bridemaid is desolate now.
With smiles and careases.she deck'd the fair bride,
And then led liter forthwith affectionate pride :
She knew that together to more they should dwell,
Yet.she smiled wken she kiu'd her and whiwer'd farewell
She would not embitter a festival day,
Nor send her sweet sister 'in sadness away :
She hears the hells ringine—she sees her depart—
She cannot veil longer the grief of her heart.
She thinks of each pleasure, each pain, that endears
The gentle companion of happier years:
'The wreath of v;hite roses is torn from her brow,
And the heart of the bridemaid is desolate now.

His MAJESTY came to town this day, and herd a
Privy Council.at his Peace in St. James's. The Recommit of
Lomax attended the Council, to make his Report of the late Old
Bailey Sessions. •
Lord LavEsom Gowen had a conference with tote
Duke of Wmwsioirmit yesterday at the Treasury, and also trans-mini
business with Mr. Secretary Plum. His Lordship received dis-
patches yesterday morning from Ireland.
A Deputation of Merchants, connected with the trade
to Portugal and Madeira, waited on the Earl of A yester-
day,-at the Foreign ce, Downing-street, and had an interview
with the Noble Earl.

The Bishop of CHESTER and the Earl of ABERDEEN
bad interviews with the Duke of WALLINGTON yesterday at the
Treasury.
Viscount MELVILLE, Sr GEORGE COCKBURN, and
Mr. Caozsa, transacted business /esterday at the Foreign Office,
Downing. street.
The Prussian Minister transacted business yesterday
at the Office of the Board of Trade, with Mr. Vain- FITZGERALD.

The number of Private• Bills passed during the last
Session amounted to two hundred andforty-four.
1 he Members vf the Cabinet and other distinguished
personages had their annual fish dinner at the C own
add Sceptre, Greenwich, on Tuesday. The Dike of
WILLINOTON was in the Chair. Besides the Duke
there were present—
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The Lord Chancellor, Lord Ellenborough, Viecoont Melville,
Earl of*Aberdeeo, Mr. Peel, Sir (i. Murray, Mr. Goulbutie, Mr.
Berries, Lord Granville Somerset, Lord !area, Mr. Punt., Mr.
W. Peel, Mr. Hay, blr.Twics, Lord Leveitoir Gower, Karl Week-
flock, Sir G. Cockburn, Sir 11. Taylor,- Mr. Holmes, Lord Hill,
Lord Fitzroy Somerset, Sir 11. Ilardinge, Mr. Calcrait, Lord
Lowther Mr. Arbuthnot, Mr. J. P. Cuurtenay, Lord Ashley,
Mr. G. liankes, the Vice-Chancellor, the Attorney-General, the
Solicitor-General. Lord Shaftesbury, Sir William Grant, Lord
Farnborough, Sir Alexander Grant, Captain Woolmore, Lord
Mountcharles, Mr. Vesey Fitzgerald, Sir William J. Hope, Lord
Camden, Sir William Clinton, Marquis Graham, Mr. Spence r
Perceval, and Lord Powis. •
The arrangements consequent upon the death of the
late LORD PRIMATE were yesterday finally formed.
We have already stated that the Bishop of LONDON is
to be translated to the Archiepiscopal See, and will be
succeeded in the See of London by the Bishop of
CHESTER. We have now to add, that Dr. Sumbrea,
Prebendary of Durham, will succeed, to the Bishopric
of CHESTER.
The remains of the late ViscountliVfor.Bouvaz were
removed from his residence in Whitehall, yesterday morning, to be
conveyed 'to the family vault at Urocket Hall, Hertfordshire, for
interment. The corpse was conveyed in a hearse and six, followed
by three mourning coaches and four, in which were the principal
domestics of the late Viscount, the carriage of the deceased, those
of Sir Gacredaz Wonswatc, Mr. Womawar.s, Sir Mi Treirrer. Mr.
Turns., &c. The procession would be met by, tile preierit Viscount
Nletaceoasz. Sir FILIDIBICK Lama, the Hon. G. LAMB, Earl
Cowrie, and other relatives of the deceased, %ratio world follow the
corpse to the place of interment.
The mercantile communications from the Russian
capital are dated so recently u the 13th instant. They are highly
satisfactory in a commercial point of view ; the shipments of pro.
duce are going on with increased activity. Up to the date of the
present accounts 58,000 casks of tallow had been shipped off, being
5000 more than represented by the last advices.' Purehases con-
tinue to be made at 100 roubles, with the exchange at 10jd. Other
descriptions of produce were in brisk demand, and the shipments
in proportion to those of tallow.
BAKERS ALMS HOUSES.—The ceremony of laying
the first, stone of alms-houses to be erected at Hackney,
for distressed 'bakers and their wirer, .took place on
Tuesday alter noon,. in the presence of a respectable and
numerous company.- The ,Lord Mayor laid the first
stone of these buildings; in doing which his• Lordship
was attended by Alderman Wood, M.P. and Aldermen
Sir P. Laurie, Key, Venables, Farebrother, the Muster
and Wardens of the Bakers. Company, those members
of the Court of Assistants who bad promoted this cha-
ritable work, and-the Rev. H. G. White, their chaplain.
The site of these buildings is in the lane leading from
'St. Thomas's-square, Hackney,-to Homerton.