Star.
London, England, 1831-05-18 00:00:00

COI RT CII~CULA t.

The Duke and Duchess of Cumberland, accompanied by
Plince George, returned to town on Monday evening, from
their residence at Kew. The Duchess of Cumberland, at-
tended by the Baron de Liosingen and Lady Sophia Lennox,
honoured the evening party given by the Countess of Jersey,
at her residence in Berkeley-square, with her presence.
The Duke of Gloucester honoured the performance of
Mademoiselle Leontine Fay, as Valerie, with his presence
on Monday evening.
The Duke of Cumberland honoured the Noblemen and
(tenth men of the Catch Club with his company at dinner
last e%•ening, at the Thatched House Tavern.

Lord Ponsonby has returned to town, from his mission at
Brussels. His Lordship had an interview yesterday with
Earl Grey, at the Treasury ; and had also yesterday a long
conference with Viscount Palmerston, at the Foreign Office.
The Russian, Austrian, and French Ambassadors, and the
cssian Minister, had a conference yesterday afternoon,
with Viscount Palmerston, at the office of the Secretary of
State for Foreign Affairs.

There is so much ill humour displayed in the parting ad-
dresses of some of the late anti-reform members to their
constituents, that it has been observed of them, that they
have not only taken leave, but have carefully shut the door
after them.

That old, liberal, and consistent patriot, the father of the
Chamber of Deputies, M. Labbey de Pompieres, died at
Paris, on Saturday last.
His Majesty has notified his intention of creating Richard
Wogan Talbot, Esq. of Malahide, many years Member for
the County Dublin, a Peer of the realm.
Earl Grosvenor entertained a large party to dinner yes.
tettlay, on the occasion of his son's marriage : in the
evening there was a numerous assembly of distinguished
fashionables.

In spite of all the efforts of corruption, the 15 districts of
burghs in Scotland will return 12 Members friendly to the
reform bill ; and 12 others will, in all probability, be re-
turned by the counties ; making together an absolute majo-
rity of the Scottish representatives.
As the Royal George yacht, at Portsmouth, could not be
eot ready in time to bring over her Majesty's sister to this
country, Captain Fitzclarence has been despatched from
Woolwich, in the Comet steamer, to Antwerp ; and the
illustrious party may be expected about the end of the week.
The Gazette de France has the following extraordinary
tatenient, to which of course we attach no credit :—" The
Duke of Cambridge, Viceroy of Hanover, has become
insane."

General Lord Donoughmore has bad a severe paralytic
affection at Knocklofty, and is not expected to survive the
shock. In this event Captain Hutchinson succeeds to his
noble and gallant relative's title and estates, which will
cause another vacancy in the representation of Tipperary.
DEATH OF SIR JENISON Gonnon.—This aged Baronet
died last week at his seat, Haverholme Priory, near Newark.
He was in his 85th year, and served the office of High
Sheriff of Lincolnshire so far back as 1783, nearly half a
century since. He died without issue, and the title be-
comes eminct. The Earl of Winchelsea succeeds to his
extensive estates.

DEATH OF MR. RAINS, M.P.—This honourable and
;earned gentleman expired on Saturday, at his house in
Bedford-square, after a short illness, in the sixty-eighth
year of his age. Mr. Raine was a King's Counsel, and a
Bencher of Lincoln's-Inn, and a fortnight prior to his dis-
solution he was returned for the Duke of Northumberland's
close bo,ough of Newport (Cornwall,) which the honourable
gentleman had represented since 1812. In 1816, Mr.
Raine was appointed one of the Welsh Judges, and he
continued to discharge the functions of that judicial office
until the recent alterations in the judicature of the princi-
pality, when he retired on the handsome superannuation
allowance of fl,OOO per annum. By Mr. Raine's demise a
vacancy, of course, occurs in the representation of the Noble
Duke's nomination borough. Mr. Raine was an anti-
reformer, and voted against the constitutional measure pro-
posed by his Majesty's ministers. He had, we believe,
retired from practice at the common law bar for several years
previous to his death.

At their Majesties' last Levee and Drawing-room, a great
number of distinguished individuals appeared in the new unifor-ns fixed
upon by the King, for the Deputy Lieutenants of counties, supplied
complete by FLETCHER' the eminent Army Clothier, &c. of New
Vond.street. This dress is exceedingly light and elegant, and proves
an excellent substitute for the antiquated costume of claret coloured
cloth, with steel buttons, and silk bags: it is likewise a much more ap.
propriate dress for all public occasions, and in visiting foreign Courts.
Deputy Lieutenants rank with Colonels in the army, and in the absence
of the Lord Ltetitellant are the representatives of the King in their
respective counties.

An atrocious calumny against a lady of high rank, recently
married to a ‘vealthy commoner, will, we understand, be
brought ere long under the notice of the law ; weshall there-
fore say nothing further about it, than that it is, in all its
parts, a falsehood from beginning to end. Those who move in
the distinguished circle of which the lady is an ornament, are
hell aware of its wantof truth, and all persons of true feeling
must feel indignant at such an outrage against a woman,
no matter of what station in society. We shall take no no-
tice of the matter at present, only setting right one mis-state-
'tient as to the settlement made upon the lady on her marriage.
So far from being immense or exorbitant, it was no more than
one thousand a-year, a sum much less than is generally
settled on ladies of her rank, by gentlemen of the property
bequeathed to her husband.
Our accounts of the Irish and Scottish Elections, this
morning, are highly satisfactory. Kerry is free—O'Connell
and Mullins were elected without opposition, the Knight
having fled, like Beresford and Massey. In Clare, the
latest pull stood thus : MacNamara 402 ; M. O'Connell 278 ;
and O'Gorman Mahon 241. In the City of Dublin, the
;toss majority for the reform members, on Saturday.
amounted to three hundred and fifty—at which the cor-
ruptionists were in a phrensy. Upon the whole, we are
assuted, that the certain majority, in favour of the bill,
from Ireland, will extend to thirty-three. With respect
to Scotland, we learn, from a Northern contemporary,
—" that, in spite of all the efforts at corruption, the fifteen
districts of burghs, in that portion of the Kingdom, will re-
turn twelve members friendly to the Reform Bill ; and
twelve others a ill, in all probability, be returned by the
counties, making together an absolute majority of the Scot-
tish Representatives." This we think a wonderful effort of
virtue, when the barbarous nature of its political machinery
is considered.

THE GENERAL ELECTION.

MEMBERS RETURNED TO THE NRW PARLIAMENT.
Doraetabirc—E. B. Portman. Earl ; J. Calcraft. Esq.
Dublin (County)—Lord Brabuon ; Henry White. Roq.
Meath (County)—Lord Killeen; Sir M. Somerville, Bart.
Tyrone (County )—Hon. H. Corry; Sir Hugh Stewart, But.