Star.
London, England, 1831-07-29 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

The Duke of Cumberland visited his Majesty on
Wednesday afternoon previous to his departure from town
for Windsor.

Prince Paul, of Wurtemberg, paid his respects
to the Duke and Duchess of Cumberland on Wednesday
afternoon, on his arrival in this country, at their residence
at St. James's Palace.

The French, Russian, and Austrian ambassa-
dors, and the Prussian minister, had a conference with Vis-
count Palmerston yesterday, at his lordship's private resi-
dence in Stanhope-street ; Earl Grey visited the noble vis-
count yesterday.
M. Feick, the Dutch ambassador, had an inter-
view with Viscount Goderich yesterday, at the Colonial
Office.

The Spanish and Danish ministers transacted
business yesterday, at the office of the Secretary of State for
Foreign Affairs.
WEVIIIOUTH ELECTION—WEDNESDAY.
STATE OF THE POLL, TOWITH DAY, HALF.PAST TWO,
P. M.

Mr. Baring '%Vall. .
Mr. Ptendergast

Majority for Mr. Wall ... 215
REFORM BILL.

We regret extremely that so many mistakes
take place in taking the divisions on this bill ; but'
in a crowded house it is scarcely possible to avoid
them, unless members will take some trouble to
record their own proceedings. We understand
that lists of members in each county have been
made out separately, and given to one of the
members of the county, to whom every other
member may, if he thinks proper, report his vote
at the time. There is also an easy method of
avoiding mistakes as to members who may pair,
as a book has been prepared, and is ready for every
member who is for the bill to enter his name with
the name of the member with whom be has paired,
and the time he is to be absent ; and we would do
well to receive with caution those reports of voting,
as it has been stated that, in every division that has
yet been printed, more members have claimed to
have voted for the bill than the numbers on the di-
vision showed.—Herald.

The Rev. Dr. Andrew Bell, the philanthropic
Prebendary of Westminster, in addition to his
other munificent donations, has announced his in-
tention of endowing a Professorship of Ecclesi-
astical History in Edinburgh, for the use of
Students for the Episcopal Church in Scotland
and the Colonies.

Lord Howard of Effingham, who, with the
younger branches of his family, has been sojourn-
ing a length of time in Italy, has arrived in town
from the Continent, for the purpose of taking his
seat in Parliament. If the political principles of the
noble Baron assimilate with those of the members
of the patrician house of Howard, who have sup-
ported the Reform Bill on every division in the
House of Commons, it may reasonably be expected
that his Lordship will not obstruct the progress of
the measure in the other House of Parliament.

COMMON HALL ON THE REFORM BILL.-.A
requisition has been numerously and respectably
signed for a Common Hall, to express the sense
entertained by the Livery of London of the delays
in passing the bill, and of the vexatious and pro-
longed opposition raised against it. Mr. Harmer,
the Common Councilman, Mr. Dillon, and other
of the requisitionists, yesterday waited on the Lord
Mayor, at the Mansion House, who expressed the
greatest readiness to hold the hall. As Monday,
the earliest day for which notice could be given,
will be occupied with the opening of London-
bridge, the Common Hall will be held on Tuesday
or Wednesday next.
There is a rumour prevalent of the death of the
Right Rev. Dr. Butson, Lord Bishop of Clonfert.
We do not vouch for the truth of the report.
There was a grand review and sham-fight in the
Pbcenix Park, Dublin, on Saturday, under the
direction of Sir E. Blakeney. The Ist Dragoon
Guards 10th Hussars, Scotch Fusileer Guards,
70th and 92d Foot, and the Depot of the 60th
Rifies,with a train of artillery, were on the ground.
Almack's grand ball, on Wednesday evening,
was attended by above four hundred distinguished
members of the fashionable world. Dancing was
kept up with great spirit till four o'clock. The
period which this celebrated resort of the haul-lox
generally closes for the season has arrived ; but in
consequence of so considerable a number of per-
sons of distinction being detained in town by the
sitting of Parliament, the ladies' patronesses con-
template extending the subscription to one or two
nights more. _

As the Harlequin steam-boat was coming up the
river on Tuesday, just opposite Deptford, she per-
ceived a government steam-vessel bearing down
, upon her. The rapid approach of the latter excited
I great alarm on board the Harlequin, the captain of
which, with several passengers, terrified at
the prospect of certain destruction, immediately
cried out, and most earnestly exhorted the peo-
ple on board of the Government vessel to keep
off. No attention, however, was paid to their
entreaties ; the vessel held on her direct and rapid
course, in which she must have met and sunk the
Harlequin, had not the latter fortunately just
cleared her by running on shore. Among the
company on board were two members of Parlia-
ment, some East India Directors, and some other
gentlemen, who immedtately prepared and signed
a memorial to Sir James Graham, animadverting
in strong terms on the gross misconduct of
the captain of the Government vessel. This
vessel proves to be the Pluto, and in consequence 1
of the statement of Lieutenant-Colonel Beresford,
and other passengers on board the Harlequin
steam-packet on Tuesday last, on her return from
Margate, the Lords of the Admiralty have ordered
an immediate investigation to take place into the
circumstances stated, before a court-martial. Un-
less
the severest punishment is inflicted on the
person, whoever he may be, who is found guilty,
the inquiry will be a mere mockery.— Times.
In France a new Civil List has been prepared,
more moderate than the last, containing items for
the express support of the Royal Household only.
The list, which filled five or six pages in the Royal
Almanack of last year, is now to be reduced to half
a page ; and the salaries of Ambassadors and Con-
suls are reduced almost to the American scale.

The following vessels are at present in Catwater,
performing quarantine, five of which have black-
balls in the centre of the yellow flag (which denotes
they are from infected places, and have unclean
bills of health), a circumstance almost unprece-
dented in this port :—Fate, Moritz, ftoni Dantsic ;
Fried., Nitzer ; John and William, Beble ;'Friends,
Dukes, and Providence, Walker, from Memel ;
Agenoria, Martin, and Boren, Ness, from Pe-
tersburg; Charles, Sanderson, and Betsy, South-
wood, from Riga.