Star.
London, England, 1831-07-12 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

Yesterday the review of troops, of which we
spoke, took place in Hyde Park, consisting of the two Re-
giments of Life Guard', a detachment of Royal Horse Ar.
tiller'', and three battalions of Foot Guards. At 11 o'clock
his Serene Highness the rtigning Duke of Saxe Coburg
Gotha, and the Prince of Leiningen, attended by Sir John
Conroy, Count Wingenki, and Baron Brandenstcin. came
upon the ground. His Serene Highness was received by
the Commander of the Farces. The Duke of Braganza,
attended by the Marquis Rerende, the Chevalier Pinto, and
Major Henry Webster, arrived about the same time, and
were also received by Lord Hill. The Duchess of Kent and
the Princess Victoria and suite, including the Duchess of
Northumberland, Lady Charlotte St. Maur, Lady Catherine
Jenkinson, Lady Conroy, and Bsroness Lebzen, came in Iwo
carriages to the Review. The Duche,s and Princess Au.
gusts of Cambridge were also present. Prince Georg,: of
Cambridge came on horseback.
The Duke of Braganza and suite sat in tha
Queen's box during the performance at the Italian Opera
House on Saturday evening.
Late in the evening the Duke of Braganza and
suite went to the ball given by Lady Elisabeth Fielding at
her residence in Sackvillesstteet.

Viscount Palmerston, as Secretary of State for
Foreign Affairs, gave a grand dinner last evening to the
Duke of Dragons, at his official residence in Downing.
street. •

The Duke and his suite, including the Marquis
Resende, the Chevalier Pinto, the Chevalier Gomez, std
Major Henry Webster, came in two of the King's C/ITiligtA.
The principal foreign Ambassadors and Ministers and their
ladies, and a select party were present to meet the Duke.
Among the company were the Russian Ambassador and the
Princess Lieven, the Austrian, French, and Netherlands
Ambassadors, the Prussian Minister and Batoness liulow,
the Bavarian Minister and Baroness Cetto, the Duches, de
Dino, the Marquis and Marchioness of Clanriaude, Kul
Grey, Earl and Countess of Tankerville, Earl and Countess
Gower, lord and Lady Ponsonby, the Duke of Richmond,
Earl Cowper, and Mr. Temple.
The Duke of Saxe Coburg and the Prince of
Leiningen left town yesterday afternoon, with their suite, on
a visit to their Majesties at H indsor.
Prince Leopold had a conference with Earl Grey
yesterday morning at the Treasury. His Royal Highness
left town in the afternoon for his seat at Claremont.

The Austrian Ambassador visited Viscount Pal-
toucan yesterday at the Forcign•ofce.

rt.:l.Y 11th, 11

Three Packets have arrived here th t. day from Frar.ce
By the Sovereign Packet, from Calais. the Comte de Me-
rode, Baron D'Hogwooet, Baron de Meulinaere, Mons.
Flcussu, and Mons. Le Ceau, came, forming the Deputa-
tion from the Congress of Belgium, to communicate the re-
sult of the division which took place on Saturday, to His
Royal Highness Prince Leopold. The majority of votes
favourable to his Royal Highness, is stated to be 56.
After partaking of refreshments at Wright's Ship Hotel,
the Gentlemen left for Town.—Another Government packet,
for the Dover and Calais station, named the Fire Fly, has
just been built ; and from the excellence or its ammo utht-
don, and great speed, promises to excel the hitherto un.-
quailed Mall Packets on this station.

ROTA

lAZAL

Yesterday, a meeting of Naval and Marine OLE-
ores was held at the Horticultural Society's Room, iii
Regent-street, to consider the munificent offer made by Dr.
A. Bell, and to adopt mcuures for establishing a School for
the Education of the sons of Naval and Marine Officers of
and above wardroom rank. _

Shortly after one o'clock, Vice. Admiral the Hon. Sir
Henry Nackwood, But. G.C.B. took the Chair. Amongst
the company present we noticed—
Admiral Lambert, Admiral Sir George Martin, G.C.B.
Admiral Sir Thomas Williams, Vice.Admital Sir Charles
Rowley, Major-General Sir James Cockburn, Bart. and a
vast number of Naval Officers of distinction ; Lord Hoo-
vers was also present.
The resolution to accept Dr. Btu.% proposition was put
and agreed to, together with several others.
At the close of the business a vote of thanks was moved to
Dr. Bell for_ his munificent donation, and that Captain
111•Kolochie be instructed on his next visit to solicit the
Doctor to allow his bust to be taken, in order that it might
be placed in the building about to be erected as a memorial
of gratitude for his munificence to the British Navy. The
motion was carried amidst loud acciamadonal
Thanks having been voted to the Gallant and Hon. Chair.
man, the meeting separated.

The command of Commodore Schomberg, C.B.
at the Cape of Good Hope, ending in the month of Septem-
ber next, it is now intended that the Cape station shall be
united with that of South America, under the command of
Bear-Admiral Sit T. Baker, H.C.B. from whence it Is be-
lieved that Commodore Lord J. Townshend will be occa-
sionally detached in the Dublin, to visit the Cape, isle of
Franc, . tkc

A Court of Inquiry has been held on Captain
Slaughter. of the Coast Guard, at Dartmouth, on certain
charges preferred against him by Lieutenant Godfrey, R.N.
The Court has fully acquitted Captain Slaughter, and Lieut.
Godfrey has quitted the Coast Guard s.rvice.
To our fair readers it may not be uninteresting
to be informed, that the cholera aiorbus is much more civil
in its treatment of women than of men. Os the 403 per.
sons attacked in Dansic previously to she 25th ult. 306
were males. and 97 temale ; and of the 299 that died, 235
were males, and only 53 females.
In a few weeks more the Roman Catholics of
Ireland will have indulgence for meat on Saturdays, as their
brethren in England now enjoy. The subject has been under
consideration of the Prelates of their Church.

A numerous meeting of artists took place last
night at the Freemason's Tavern, fur the purpose of forming
a new society of painters in water colours. At eight o'cloca
Mr. Powell took the chair, and proceeded to explain to the
meeting the utility of an institution similar to the one already
in existence. The regulations of the latter did not leave
room for new admissions, and the art had so greatly ex-
tended of late years, that It had b.cocue desitabte to form a
new society. Mr. Powell read to the society a long list of
distinguished names, as patrons and intended supporters of
the society, and most of the gentlemen present signified
their intention of becoming members. Is was agreed that
the society should hold its tint regular sitting on the Ist of
January next.
WESTMINSTER-BRIDGE A SANCTUARY rut.
TniEvii&—As Westminster-bridge is neither in Middlesex
nor Surrey, but between both, and under a separate jurisdic-
tion of hs own Commissioners, the metropolitan policy does
not extend over it, though they are on both sides ; to the
bridge is like the &UMW ground, in olden times, Letween
England and Scotland, the receptacle of " thie era Iwo master-
less men." A gentleman connected with one of .he Go-
vernment omen was attacked last week, in broad day, by
a large and well-organised rag of the a swell mob,' and
eased of his purse in a most scientific style, containing aloe
sovereigns and 15 shillings. There was a boat-race on the
river at rho time, and a greet concourse of people assemilltd
en the bridge to look at it, which, of course, facilitated the
operations of the thieves.
DREADFUL ACCIDENT IN L1VERP001......-
BlialoTlNG OF • STEAM BOILEIM--Last night, about half.
past o'clock, a dreadful accident occurred from the Lunt log
of a steam-boiler et l'ae works at the new Custom-house, oat
the site of the Old Deck. It appears that 3lr. roinkinson,
the contractor for the stone-work, had caused a new townie of
five hunts' powet to be erected for the purpose of hoistlng and
lowering the stones into their places. bout the time men.
tioned several of the men in the works were assetubled in the
engine-house, opposite the bottom of Pool-lane, anxious to
tty the str:ngth of the new boiler, but unfortunately, in the
hurry of the moment, Sup omitted cr forgot to plass the
'weight on the balance; anu whilst they were standing round,
thinking that the steam was not at its height, the boiler burst
with atretuendous explosion, and blew up the whole buikuti.
One of the by-standers, named John Price, the owerlookee of
the labourers in the works, was blown at least thr.ry yard,
from the spot and killed instan'oneously. Ton taker men
were hurt, but, it Is hoped not danaerotia/y. The
streets were covered with the ruins, anti a great
.many windows in the. neighbouring shops, and ware.
bouees were broken by them, ItU,Seit to a 1111 l eeleahst in
so ekawded
pa=hfare several persons Mtgehot killed ity
thetaledies with such Moe in all directions, hoc,
so far as we arc able to ascertain. sane of the
passing at the time peceived any aeriohs injray.—Lieeepool
Memory.