Star.
London, England, 1829-10-20 00:00:00

A.S.

The Duke and Duchess of Richmond, in Upper Brook-street,
from Newmarket; the Duke and Duchess of Portland, from Lord
G. H. Cavendish's seatl Compton-place, F.subourne; the Earl
and Countess of Sefton, and the Ladies Molyneuz, in Arliagton-
street, from Newmarket; the Dowager Marchioness of Salis-
bury. in Arlington-street, from the Countess of Bridgewater's
seat, Asheridge, Hertz ; the Hon. George and Lady G. Agar Ellis,
at their house, in Spring-gardens, from Earl Grosvenor's seat,
Eaton Hall, eskire; Sir Richard and Lady Phillips, at their
house, in Portland-place, from their seat, Fitton Castle, Pem-
brokeshire • the Earl and Countess Gower, at the Archbishop of
York's, Blshopthorpe Palace, Yorkshire, from the Earl of Car-
lisle's seat, Castle Howard; the Hon. Mrs. and the Misses Bourke,
at Symmons's Hotel (late Jordan's), St. James's-street, from a
tour ; G. Towery, Esq. at Crawley's Hotel (late Cook's), Anse-
mark-street, from Sunning-bill ; Sir Lofuis and Lady Otway,
from Paris; Mr. and Mrs. T. Haywood, at Fenton's Hotel, St.
James's-street, from Paris; Mr. and Mrs. Carey, at ditto, from
ditto; Sir H. Vivian, Bart. at ditto, train a tour; S. S. Prime,
Esq. at ditto, from Cambridge; H. U. Addington, Esq. at Haw-
kins's Hotel. Dover-street, from Frankfort ; John Fitzgerald, Esq.
M.P. Mrs. Fitzgerald and family, at Marshal Thompson's Hotel.
Cavendish-square, from Suffolk; Mrs. Wm. Brown, inn. at ditto;
Capt. Wm. Haylett, at the Stratford Hotel, Oxford-street, from
Paris ; J. Wheatley, Esq. at ditto, from India ; W. Edwards, Esq.
at ditto, from ditto ;W. Betts, q. from Hastings.
DEPART URES.

Countess de Grey, from &. James's•square, for her seat, Putney
Heath; Lord &oweU, from Grafton-street, for his seat in Berns;
James M'Call, Req. from Morley's Hotel, Cockspur-street, for
Dublin; Capt. Stewart, from ditto, for Canterbury; the Hon. R.
Smith, M.P. for his seat in Bucks ; the Dowaget Countess of
Dartmouth, from her seat, Blackheath, sent, for her sous, the
Earl of Dartmouth's seat, Sandwell Hall, &affordshire ; Mr. and
Mrs. Stephenson, from Fenton's Hotel, St. James's-street, for
Paris ; Capt. Hanmer, front the Bristol Hotel, Jermyo-street, for
Brighton ; William Parsons, Esq. from ditto, for Cambridge, Mrs.
and Miss &fly, from Marshal Thompson's Hotel, Cavendish-
square ; Wm. John Lysley, Esq. and Mrs. Lysley, from ditto;
Sir Frederick Towne, Bart. from ditto; Sir F. Ford, Bart. from
iitto ; Miss Bourchier, from ditto.
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THE VALLEY OF ROCKS.

The visiters to the celebrated Valley of Rocks, and
the beandful scenery of Lyntoo, North Devon, are—the Right
Hon. Lord and Lady Tullantore, and the Hon. Charles Bury, and
suite; the Earl of Uxbridge and the Lady Eleonora Paget and
suite; Lieutenant-Colonel Robins, Lady, and suite; Misses Sut-
ton ; Crenate, Esq. Lady, and suite; L. Vincent, Bag. Lady,
and suite ; Captain Brick and Lady ; Mr. Watts and Lady ; Miss
Browning ; Mr. Young, Lady, family. and suite; Wm. Black.
more Vye, Esq. ; Colin Campbell Macauley, gaq. ; Misses Stavin ;
Mr. and Mrs. Newman; Yea, Esq. Lady, and suite; Mr.
Rogers and family ; who have resided at the Valley of Rocks'
Hotel for the past week.
This day dispatches were received at the Colonial Of-
fice, in Downing-street, from Lieutenant-General Sir
CHARLES COLN' ILLS, Governor of the Mauritius, dated
the 15th of July.
The Duke of Cum HEIMAN to returned on Sunday to his
residence at Kew, from a visit to his MAJESTY at the
Royal Lodge in Windsor Park.
The Russian Ambassador and Count MAsTuctw ITZ
bad a conference for nearly two hours with the Earl of
ABE&DEEN on Sunday.
The cielings of the State-rooms in the KING'S new
Palace in St. James's Park are nearly finished, except
the gilding ; the ornamental part is most elaborately.
wrought ; that of the Saloon is a masterpiece of the kind.
Some of the rooms will have their sides adorned with
columns and pilasters in scagliola, supporting enriched
entablatures.

Field Marshal Viscount BEILESTORD, Master General
of the Ordnance, has arrived at Bedale, Yorkshire, as a
visit to his brother, Vice Admiral Sir J. P. BEIIII7O/ID,
Bart. M.P.

VI nocQ.—The lovers of the marvellous will regret to
learn that the modern Guzman d'Alfrache and Laserillo
de Tormes —the terrible Vidocq—is as great a romancer
as thief or thief-taker. The Englishman he caricatures
under the Gallo-anglican name of Becoot, and who is
made to figure in our translation as a low Cockney, is a
man of fortune, family, and an Officer of the British
Navy. His brother, we believe, is, or was, an Offices,
of our Guards. His wife is the daughter of a late cele-
brated friend of our present King—long admired for
beauty and accomplishments, and pitied for her " egare-
ments." The Italian Officer, also misnamed Gaviani,
we know personally ; and can vouch for his being a gen-
tleman of respectable family and elegant acquirements.
What, then, are we to think of the veracity of this noted
Vidocq, when we perceive such perversions of truth and
distortions of character ? ' • • • •

THE DRAMA.—A Correspondent on the Drama in the
Chronicle of this morning, who professes himself to be
an admirer of the Soft music of melo-dramas," has
made the very extraordinary discovery that the decline of
the drama is occasioned by modern dinner hours—the
march of intellect—and improvement of morals. In
Paris and Brussels the fashionable people now dine as late
as the tonish folks of England, and yet their theatricals
flourish. In those capitals, too, intellect marches as ra-
pidly as with us ; but with it their stage has manually
unproved. With regard to the amelioration of our mo-
rals, we must all be glad to hear so good an account. 4
ourselves ; and would wish to see some proofs of this
reformation in the Musicos of Covent Garden and Drury
Lane:. Alas l we apprehend our improvement here is as
illusory as the good music in the melo-dramai he so nisch
••• • •
admires.