Star.
London, England, 1828-01-19 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULO..

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The Duke and Duchess of 'CLAIMCIL give their annual Ch rl;t-
-rnas ball and supper, at their seat in Etish; Park, to their Royal.
Highnesses' domestics and their friends yesterday evening.
The Duke of WELLINGTON sent communications yesterday after-
noon to Earl Dimmer, Mr. Ilusaissos, and Mr. CHARLES GRAN.T;
the two first proceeded, directly, alter receiving the communication,
to the residence of hit Grace, in l'iccadilly, and had interviews
with the Duke, with whom they yernained till between five and
aia o'clock. VISCOMMI PALMERSTON and INII.CMAELES GRANT
hid
afterwards a cDnference with Earl Demitv at the Foreign Office,
Downing-street.
The Duke of Wehanecvoe, Mr. l'crt., and Mr. Hriatas, were

in constant communic4tion yesterday.
The Earl of CamasLa transacted business with the Marquis of
LANSDOWN yestrrdayc at the-Office of the Secretary of State for
the Home Department.
Sir ALizsienta G NWT and hlr.Vriolcer•Hottrox had interviews
with Lord 'Gone:atm yesterlay.
Mr. HERRIES and Mi.Wrins transacted business with Earl
Dentki: at the Foreign Office, yesterday.
YesterJay aftirnnon, at two o'clock, Sir Faiumarcir Una left
town for Plymouth, where Sir FREDERICK will embark, and pro-
ceed on his embassy to Lisbon. Sir FREDERICK has tam with
him Viscount Fonowicnohe eldest son of Earl Cowraa. '
Colonel litinsum (Secretary to the Lord High Commissioner of
the lonian Islands), left town last night for the lonian Islands.—
The Co:cooci took dispatches front the Colonial Office for the Lord
High Commissioner, and also took dispatches from the Foreign-
Office.

His present MAJESTY, when Prince of. Wtilee, was
ernitig with the Earl of FAIREMONT, at a time when one of his LOrd-
ship s sons had, for some cause of offence, been forbid hls presence.
His Royal Highness undertook to effect a reconciliation,' and after
dinner requested leave to introduce a friend. Lord ERIBIONT of
course consented, and. his son appeared, but was ordered imtnetli•
ately to quit the room. "I am honoured," said the Noble Earl,
addressing the Prince, "by the presence of your Royal Highness,
but I will be master of my own house."
The exact amount to be laid out in this quarter by
the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund is 1,208, 5511. and the
daily purchases are 26,272/.
Although the account of the Quartet's Revenue pre-
sents a falling off, as compared with the corresponding Quarter of
1527, we have the pleasure of stating, for the satisfaction of our
fellow townsmen, that the gross receipt of the Customs at this port
is the largest peer known, exceeding three •millions and a quarter
sterling; and the nett receipts, after the disbursements of the heavy
bounties, repayments, expenses, du. is more than X 3.115,000, which
is a great advance upon the last year, and £lBO,OOO mom than even
the great trading year of 1825.—Liverpool Adv.
The death of the late Duchess of BuccLzuou has
removed an obstacle to the completion of that splendid place in
Privy-gardens, Whitehall, of which Richmond-terrace forms a
side. The lease of Montague House, which was a grant from the
Crown, expired on the death of her Grace, and it is expected that
it will be pulled down to complete tire southern side, of which the
Lousei of the Earl of CASSILLIS and Mr. Pitit. ferns a part.
Tuesday the Members of the Noblemen and Gent e
men's Catch Club held their first meeting for the season at the
Thatched House Tavern ; Sir Janes LANGHAU,, Bart. in the Chair ;
Sir W. COWING/4Y, Vice-President; Sir GEORG' WA RRIENDIES, Sr
Cr.)ROR CI.ZRIL, and the Hon. ARCHIBALD MACDONALD, *ere
among the Members present. Mr. ROURT LUTZ was elected
Secretary and Treasurer to the Club, hi the place of the late Mr.
JOHN ::;AL sen. deceased. A ResOlution highly complimentary to
conducttkr of the late Secretary, during the period of 15 years,
expressive of the regret felt by the Club at the loss they' bad sus-
. taived of his eminent services, was passed and entered on the re-
ctrds. Messrs. GU/170RWL, HAWES. ELLIOT, lloasLxr, EVANS,
DURVSZT, and other Professional Gentlemen, were present at the
Alerting.
Miss TURNER'S SlAnittane.—ln consequence of Oil
event, which took place at Prestbury on Monday morning, about
eight o'clock, the bells at our (Blackburn) parish Church struck off
merry peal, and continued to ring at intervals throughout the
whole of that day and Tuesday. The people employed at else ex-
tensive print-works at Mill.hill and Ellwood, near this town, of the
firm of Rosser Tuanea and Co. were indulged in half a day's holy-
day, In addition to this, two fat beasts and twelve sheep were
slaughtered, and distributed in suitable proportions among those
who have families, with each a quart of beer from the hall. The
single men and women had one shilling each allowed to regale
themselves with, and the children, whose parents are not employed
at the works, had sixpence each given to them. At Ellwood one
sheep was roasted whole, another was boiled entire in a largo copper
used for other purposes, on the premises. The managers of the
works, and their wives, the same evening partook of an excellent
supper at the HaU, situate at Will-hill, where every thing was
served up in excellent style. A baud of music was in attendance,
and the evening was spent in the most agreeable manner. The
arrangements made for the festivities, and the manner in which dui
whole was cooducted, seemed to give universal satisfaction t" the
workmen, tor whom the " good cheer" was prepared.—Blackburn