Star.
London, England, 1829-08-22 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

Yesterday was the anniversary of the birth-day of the
Duke of CLAILIRCR, when his Royal Highness completed his 64th
year. His Royal Highness received visits, in the course of the day,
from several members of the Royal Family, who came to Bushy to
congratulate their relative on the happy return of his natal day.—
Among them were the Duke and Duchess of CUMBERLAND, the
Princess AUGUSTA, and the Duchess of GLOUCESTER. Most of the
Nobility and Gentry residing in the neighbourhood of Bushy called
to make their inquiries after his Royal Highness. The Duke and
Duchess gave a grand dinner in the evening, in honour of the day,
to a numerous party.
The Duke of CUMBERLAN D left town at an early hour
yesterday morning, for the Royal Lodge, in Windsor Park, where
his Royal Highness had an interview of his khaesTv. The Duke
took leave of the Kum In the middle of the day, and proceeded to
the residence of the Duke and Duchess of CLaaexcr, in Bushy
Park, where be was joined by the Duchess of Costatat.ann, who,
accompanied by Prince Gutman, and attended by the Countess
Scourrinuucti, arrived from town, for the purpose of congra-
tulating the Duke of CLARENCE on the return of his natal day.—
The party; after partaking of a dejetate with the Duke and
Duchess of CLARESICZ, returned to their residence in the King's
Palace, St. James's.

The Marquis de BA R BAC EN A transacted business yes-
terday at the office of the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs.
Mr. Secretary PEEL left town yesterday morning, on
a visit to the Duke of Wsuanarox, at Wahner Castle, Kent.
The Princess de Po LIG NA C and family have left town,
to join the Prince at Paris.

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ARRIVALS.

The Hon. Reverend aniiirs. Lumley, at the Burlington Hotel,
from Brighton ; Mrs. Ball, at ditto, from Ireland ; W.S. Hamilton,
Esq. at ditto, from Ireland ; Messrs. Lyon, at ditto, from a tour ;
Capt.MitcheU,at ditto, from a tour; Miss Berkeley, at Talke'sHotel
(late Miller's), Jennyn-street, from Dover; the Dowager Countess
Poulett, at her residence, Hyde-park-corner, from Bognor Rocks ;
Colonel Cotton, at Fenton's Hotel, St. James's-street, from Ports-
mouth ; Manners Lockwood, Esq. at ditto, from Paris ; Travers,
Esq. at ditto, from Portsmouth; Mr. and Mrs. Hawkins, in Re-
gent-street, from the Continent; Mrs. Hills and the Misses Hills,
from their seat, Caine Park, Halsted, Essex, at the Berners Hotel,

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Berners-street ; E. Rose, Esq. Mrs. Rose and family, at ditto,
from Aylesbury; General Shuldron, Mrs. Shuldron, and family.
at Batt's Hotel, Dover-street, from the East Indies ; Mrs. Bret-
ham, at ditto, from Oxford ; (Vevey, Esq. at ditto, from Paris.
DEPARTURE&

The Duke and Duchess de Coigney, from the Burlington Hotel.
for Paris; Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ttrrocktnorton, from ditto, for
Bockland ; the Hon. George Apr and Lady Georgians Ellis, on a
visit to Lord and Lady Holland, at their seat. Ampthill. Bedford-
shire ; Sir Henry and Lady Fitzherbert, for their seat, Tessington,
near Ashbonrne, Derbyshire; Mr. and Mrs. Galion, from Talke's
Hotel (late Miller's), Jermyn-street, for their seat, near Birming-
ham ; Lord and Lady Tamwerth, on a tour ; Viscountess Andover.
from Harley-street, for Devonshire; Mr. and Mrs. Sturges Bourne,
from South Audley-street. for their seat, Testwood House, near
Southampton ; Mr. and Mrs. Arbuthnot, from Fenton's Hotel, St.
James's-street, for Paris ; Wm.Chatteris, Esq. from ditto, for ditto ;
R. Norris, Esq. from ditto, for Hefts; Dowager Lady Grantham,
from Whitehall-yard, for Surrey ; Capt. Locke, from Grosvenor-
street, for Paris ; James Hodson, Esq. M.P. and family, from the
Exchequer Hotel, Palace-yard, for their seat in Lancashire ; Henry
Wright, Esq. and family, from ditto, for their seat in Surrey ; Mrs.
and the Misses Sober, from the Berners Hotel. Berners-street, for
Oxford ; J. Ikittain, Esq. and Mrs. Brittain, from ditto, for Paris ;
J. M. Strachan, Esq. and Mrs. Strachan, from ditto ; Rev. Mr. and
Mrs. Collins and family, from Batt's Hotel, Dover street, for Paris;
Norton, Esq. from ditto, for Brighton ; Rev. Mr. Gooch, from
ditto, for Windsor.

THE CHURCH.

The Rev. IL Jones, Rector of Charfield, Gloucestershire, to
the Vicarage of Compton.
The Rev. G. Taylor, B.A. has been instituted to the Rectory
and Parish Church of Clopton, in Suffolk, on the presentation of
Adam Taylor, F-sq. of Norwich.
The Rev. C. Rogers, Curate of Halifax, to the Perpetual
Curacy of Sowerby Bridge, vacant by the death of the Rev. J.
Franks, M.A.
The Rev. W. M. Maroon, B.A. has been instituted to the
Rectory of Edgefield, Norfolk, on the presentation of W. Mason,
Esq. of Necton Hall.
he Bishop of Dunmore has promoted the Rev. Thomas Beatty
to the living of Moira, and the Rev. H. Wynne to Tullylish, county
Down.

Sunday, tke Rev. Daniel Wilkie, lately Minister of Yester, was
admitted Minister of the New Grayfriars, Edinburgh, in the room
of Dr. Muir.

Tuesday sennight the Presbytery of Meigle met at Bendochy
to ordain Mr. James S. Batty to be assistant and successor to his
father, the Rev. Thomas Batty, Minister of Bendochy.
Col. the Hon. Francis William Grant, of Grant, M.P. has pre-
sented the Rev. George Henderson, A.M. to the Church and
parish of Cullen, Presbytery of Fordyce, and county of Banff,
vacant by the translation of the Rev. G. lanes to Deskford.
Tuesday Mr. Tod was ordained to the pastoral charge of the
United Associate Congregation at Balerno. The Rev. W. Peddle,
preached, and the Rev. Mr. Arnell, Portobello, addressed Mr. Tod
and the congregation on their respective duties.
We are rejoiced to hear that many Improvements are soon to be
adopted for the benefit of science and the fine arts in this place,
which will put Oxford en a pat with her sister University. It is
proposed to fit up a large room in the vacant Clarendon Press for
the reception of Dr. liuckland's Geological and Mineralogical
Collection, leaving ample space for the accommodation of his class.
Another room of that building le to be appropriated to the Pom-
fret Statues ; and such casts of the best statues as are not In the
Radcliffe Library are to be added. A sum, now accumulated to
£2,000, left by Dr. Randolph, of Corpus Christi College, in 1783,
Is to be applied to this purpose. One of the rooms of the Claren-
don is to be given up to the Professor of Experimental Philosophy.
The Ashmolean Museum will thus be left tree for its original pur-
poses—and we are informed that it is intended to dedicate the
room which now holds Dr. Buckland's Collection, to antiquities;
and to It up the room, occupied at present by Mr. Rigaud, for
the Ashmolean Library ; to apply the upper room entirely to ob-
jects of natural history, and to improve it by stopping up the north
windows; putting lanterns on the roof; arranging the birds ac-
cording to their cuagenera, in large cases, no the north side of the
room ; and appropriating the cases which now contain the birds, to
the reception of quadrupeds and reptiles.—Orford Herald.

The Marquis of HERTFORD gave another manificent
Ball on Thursday hat, at his beautiful villa in the Regent's Park,
which, notwithstanding the lateness of the season, was attended by
a numerous circle of fashionable..

His Grace the Duke of ROXBURGH, accompanied
by Col. W. K. EL/WM/TONI and Col. CHARLIWOOD, arrived at
Floors Castle Thursday last.
Miss DULANY, the American lady of great fortune,
who was married in the middle of last week to Sir Rscuaan Hes-
via, M.D. became acquainted with the Doctor during a visit she
paid to her countrywoman, the Marchioness of WiLisstar, when
in Ireland, Sir RIICIARD being at that time physician to the Mar-
quis, as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.
The Archery Meeting, on Wednesday last, at Mansell,
near North Fetberton' the seat of General SLADE, was fully and
fashionably attended. The day was fine, and the party were highly
gratified on the occasion.
Lord NORTHWICK, at an audit a few days since, re-
tamed 15 per cent. to his Worcestershire tenants. His Lord,hip,
with his accustomed liberality, made similar returns to his tenantry
in other parts of the kingdom at his last rent-day.
G. FiNoir Esq. of Burley, Stamford, at his last
rent-day, returned 10 per cent. to his tenants, with a promise to
return 20 per cent. at his next audit, and 10 per cent. for the two
following years.--Mr% HADEIT has also returned 10 per Cent. to
her Fasendine tenants.
DUBLIN, AUGUST 18.—This morning his Grace the
Duke of NOILTHEMBREAND, attended by two of his Aides-de-camp.
left the Lodge in the Phenix Park, and proceeded to Kingstown,
where the Royal Charlotte yacht was prepared to receive him. It
was his Excellency's Intention to proceed to Lambay, where be
Intended to landand enjoy the pleasures of shooting for a few hours.
We believe the following list of the principal shooting
parties, in connection with their head-quarters, will be found to be
pretty accurate:—Earl of Winchllses, -- O'Brien, Esq. and
Colonel Austin, at Mount Alexander Rannoch ; Marquis of Chan.
doe and party, Taymouth ; Earl of Leven and Lord Ruthven.
Amuiree; Rad Clanwilliam, Gordon Castle; Lord Forrester, Sir
J. Bosweil, C. D. Hal, T. Gascoyne, and -- Gilmore, Faqrs.,
at Dalnaspiddie; Sir Harry Goodricbe and party, Dalwhinnie and
Locherichaide ; Sir George Setwell, Kinrara ; John Richardson,
Esq. of Pitfoar, Tonamelbridge • Mark Sprott, Esq. and party, at
Major Towers, Catlodge, Loehlaganside ; -- Bailey,
Esq. Spiral of Genskee ; Dickson, Esq. and party, Cluny;
Ca in Ross astiparty, Inveresiiie ; Captain Stewart, Rannoch.
*Witmer. Jeanne/.