Star.
London, England, 1830-12-21 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

The Representatives of the Great Powers held a conference
on the affairs of Belgium yesterday afternoon at the Foreign
Office, which was attended by Prince Lieven, the Russian
Ambassador; Prince Talleyrand, the French Ambassador;
Prince Esterhatry, the Austrian Ambassador ; Prince Bulow,
the Prussian Minister ; Baron Wiaaenburg. and Viscount
Palmerston.

The conferences held by the Ambassadors and Viscount
Palmerston, the preceding afternoon, lasted four hours.
Viscount Goderich and Lord John Russell had interviews
with Earl Grey yesterday.
The Lord Chancellor visited Viscount Althorp yesterday.
The Officers of the Royal Horse Guards gave a grand
dinner last evening, at their barracks, in the Regent's
Park, to their former Commander, his Royal Highness the
Duke of Cumberland.

As one of the plans of economy, it is asserted that the
tenders now attached to guard-ships will be discontinued.—
Dsvonport Telegraph.
Mr. John Hope has been elected Dean of the Faculty of
Scottish Advocates, in the room of Mr. Jeffrey.
In consequence of the unsettled state of this neighbour-
hood, the Cheshire Yeomanry have received orders to hold
themselves in readiness for immediate service.— Afansheseer
Guardian.

We understand that Government has accepted the air
of a troop of Yeomanry Cavalry, to be formed in the town
of Dorchester and its neighbourhood, and to be placed
under the command of Colonel Dawson Darner, of Cone.
house.--Western Flying Post.
We understand that Sir James Graham, First Lord Com-
missioner of the Admiralty, is expected at Plymouth
shortly, on an official visit. Orders have been received at
the Dock-yard, Gun-wharf, and Victualling.olfice, for the
return of all places under Government, amount of salaries,
the length of servitude of, and the duties discharged by,
those holding thou.—Plymouth Chronicle.
Saturday morning, between ten and eleven o'clock, the
town and neighbourhood of Woolwich were thrown into a
state of considerable alarm by the report of the Royal Arse-
nal being on fire. Messengers were immediately despatched
to the Royal Artillery and Marine Barrack, and also to the
Royal Dock-yard for assistance. and a number of men were
promptly despatched to the Arsenal. Several boats, man-
ned from the men of war, under the orders of Commodore
Warren, C.B. were also sent. Fortunately, however, the
services of the gallant tars were not required. as the fire was
nearly extinguished before their arrival. On making in-
quiry, we understand that the fire was quite accidental, and
that it originated in a shed where several workmen were mak-
ing rockets.
RADICAL RZYOII3I ASSOCIATIOW..-. This society,
which, for the last six months, has held constant weekly
meetings, on the evenings of Monday, at the Rotunda,
Blackfriars bridge, has discontinued its hebdomadal sittings.
Monday se'nnight was the last of their meetings; the falling
off in the attendance since Mr. HUM", HUNT left town is,
perhaps. the cause of the discontinuance.
Ma. CAILLILII.—Lot ab this gentleman delivered a
lecture, at the Rotunda, to about 100 persons, on his runt
prosecution ; or rather, perhaps, defended himself from the
charges brought against him, in the indictment found at the
Old Bailey. He complained that he had been obliged to pay
11. 16s. for a copy of that document in the Clerk of Ar-
raign's Office. He entered largely into what be termed
his defence against the charges, which he said, had been
unfairly laid in the indictment ; contending that the context
of the passages indicted gave them a very different meaning
from the allegations of wickedness, falsehood, and malice.
The allegation of their being seditious, he did not deny,
but he would maintain, that sedition was nothing
more than opposition to the powers that be, whetheerat
or bad. His object is thus addressing them in his de
he declared to be, in order that be might be the better pre-
pared for his defence against the day of his trial. He hoped
the prosecutionamhim was not at the instance of the Go.
Torment ; for it was conducted by Mr. Maul*, the
solicitor for the Treasury, still it was possible he saiOt have
been employed by a private society or by his (CArlile's)
enemies. After the close of his defame, he pat the
question pity IN 00i guilty to his &Whom wbe
as was to be expected, returned a verdict usenimesely et
asquittal. Than wore some Frenchmen in the galleryorik
Iwhen Cathie alluded to his former imprisonment expressed
their feelings by bad sties of " Aentent, heistenad