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T 41 PM- butHOBBOUSE presented a similar Petition front the loita. ts of Covest-genien. HOBHOUBB presented a Petition front the Carmen of the Bast London Decks, again* the Bail-roads. A 1.., a Petition from the 'Edinburgh Water Contpany, against tie Leith Water Company. - _ CATHOLIC IiMANCHATION BILL. Sr F. BURDETT brought up the Bill for Roman Catholic Emanelpation. Mr. PEEL wished, before the Bill was read, to know whetheglevris drawn up In pursuance of the Resolutions moved by the swayable Baronet, and agreed to by the House? ' . Sir F. BURDETT said, that the Bill was drawn up so as to meet the object which those Resolutions had in view, and in conformity to their provisions. Sir T. LETHBRIDGE opposed the first reading of the Bill. He would not now go into the detail of his objections to the great principle of the Bill, but he could not let the present occasion pass without entering his most solemn protest against it. The Honourable Baronet praised the manly and constitutional opposi tion of the Right Honourable Secretary (Mr. Peel) and the moderate and prudent support of the Member for WestTinster (Sir F. Burdett); as many reports were going about relating to the Bill, he had wished to read iit beim he spoke on it. But froM the auswet of the iinnou ble Baronet, he was given to understand that the Bit went only to the alteration of the Test Act, and not to alter the elective franchise, or to make a provision for the Catholic Clergy,; the Bill, there fore, was not novel in its character, but still he could not support it. Nothing had been said to obviate his objections against the Popish Creed. He wished that the evi dence which had been given before the Committee up stairs, was laid before the House. Before that Committee, four Roman Catholic Prelates of great lemming and authority had been examined and he was told that their evidence went to destroy most of the ob jections urged against the Popish Creed. He had several Petitions to present on the religions part of the question. At present, be be lieved the measure to be fraught with clanger to the Constitution and the country. He did not believe that the apathy which unfor tunately existed out of doors, was in unison with the real feeling of the country. Mr. Secretary PEEL did not wish to take the sense of the House on the first reading, but he was unwilling that it should be inferred from his silence, that his opinions were changed. On the second reading he should oppose it with all his power. If the second reading should be carded. be hoped the House would attend to the details of the Bill. The details were most important, pant elderly as it Was publicly notified, that the Bill was drawn up by Dlr. O'Connell. Mr. TIERNEY raid, as a Member of the Committee he could say that Mr. O'Connell had nothing to do with the drawing up of the Bill. He neither knew nor be. lieved that Mr. O'Connell had anything to do with it; some mistake must have taken place; Mr. O'Connell was incapable of uttering an untruth, and there mast be some misconception with respect to the matter. Th it Gentleman might have given some alternation to the Mem hers of the Committee individually, or he might have gone so far as to have written down biz opinions, but he had taken no share what cwt. in the drawing up the Bill. Mr. Sect etary PEEL said, that he spoke on the au thlrity of a letter ascribed to Mr. O'Connell, and not toutradicted. That letter said that the Catholics would bear with great pleasure that the draft of the Bill had been committed to hint—(Hear). Mr. TIERNEY said that the Committ e was bound by the Resolurians of the House, and had no power to introduce any such previsions.—The Bill was then read a first time. Sir F. BURDETT said, that notwithstanding the ap plication which had been made to him, he must ad hre to his original intention of fixing the seco nd reading for the 14:b of April. Mr. ESTCOURT expressed his great regret that the Hon. Baronet should persevere in a resolution which must occasion so much inconvenience, not only to those Members who were County Magistrates, and who were called on to discharge the duty of attending at the approaching Quarter Sessions. Though he himself was hostile to every mehstire of the kind, yet, if it must pass, he was ex remely anxious that it should previously re ceive the greatest cote and atrent'on, and that it should be as far is possible stripped of everything objection able on the score of time and arrangement. Strangely enough. the time selected by the Hon. Baronet was particularly objectionable; of all the weeks in the See. sion, it was the only one in which st great proportion of the Members would be called away to attend to their duties as Magistrates. Thrih or four days eat lier or later would not at all impede the progress of the Bill. True, the absence of Members could be cured by a Call of the House, but it was advisable not to resort to sock a mode of coercion. Though he himself was convinced of the perfect candour and integrity of the Hon. Hemet, yet the country might be led to believe that the 14th of April was chosen for the sake of giving the Bill an undue advantage. The discussion being one of great importance ' and of a decisive and final character, he really begge_d the Hon. Baronet to postpone it for a few days l ater. Mr. SYKES said, that were he to consulr his own convenience, he should agree with the sentiments of the Hon. Member; but fie knew that his Hon. Friend (Sir F. Burdett) had applied to a great many Gentlemen, who all agreed in recommend ing the 14th of April for the second reading. Mr. C. WILSON stated, that he was a Magistrate in two of the largest Counties in England (Lancashire and Yorkshire), and that the second reading on the 14th of Aptil, would sensibly interfere with the discharge of his magisterial duties. Mr. CALCRAFT said, that it was with very great Olin that be felt himself called upon to urge his Hon. Friend (Sir F. Burdett) to forego his intend sn. It was desirable to proceed with unanimity, and the general wish of the House appeared to be against bringing on a question of such vast importance on the first day alter the holidays. He intreated his Hon. Friend to choose the course must consistent with an amicable and good humoured debate. It would not st all delay the program of the Bill, by sending h a few days later to the House of Lords. The feeling of the House was manifestly in favour of the 40th or tistof Aril. Mr. Secretary PEEL said, that the progress of the Bill could not be at all impeded by adopting the pro position of the Hon.Meaaber (Mr. Calcraft). if the Bill eitneld pass the wood reading, he had no objection to its going into 111011111miteset'she next day. Let its remaining stages be as rapid as paid& It must be repugnant to the general good nature and gpentlelleaaly feeling of the Hon. Baronet to resist the appeal now made to him on the askitict. Sir FRANCIS BURDETT said, that in consequence of the general wish of the House, be would Az the second reading !err Tuesday, the 19th of April. J. NEWPORT moved a call of the House for Monday the 10th of April. The Grams Divorce Bill then passed through a Committee, an* Card were Maid on it. sr. filfiLßS moved for leave to bring in a Bill to amend the 7th and 9th of William 111. foe the Recovery of. Small 'robes. Mr. DAVIES GILBERT made a single remark, antleave was s im. Sir JOSEPH YORKE presented a Petition from --Ayre,tbp unniging heir of Daniel Ayre, a Lieutenant in the Navy, praying tar • skated prize money due to him. Mr. HUMS said. though be doubted whether the sand suns claimed was due to the petitioner, stillhe thought that some amo eba should be given to the claim. Mr. MISSIES said that it ought net to be gowned that no at tends. lad been hitherto paid to the claim by the Treasury. He would leak ever the papers labia Mee and ascertain. Aftsr atm ebeenatiosi from Sir F. Onsaierr and Ms. Rona,- . Petition • - table. the number of licensed the County of Middlesex, combed in than during the reads Ant date, and ore, tie Maas was stewed to Ik on the I • Ildr. HUME tweed foe a morn of t rem the sword's of Lonatks la el .grad oleo forum, rtuabor of Leonia cool von Inn s.d 1104.—Ordered. Tbs. Pialog ai was Bill Wu kiosk IN orsi to be • Mr. BERRIES pee bode*, as the putt of the Secretary for bond, that lie should move the rest of the Irish Miscellaneous liethistesie a Caumittee of Supply on the 15th of April. The OW Orders ache Day were then disposed of, and the House adjourned at a Quarter before Eight .'Clock. THE EVENING s'l'Aß. LONI)ON, THURSDAY, MARCH 24, 1825. STOCK EXCHANGE, TWELVE O'CLOCK. In the earlier part of the morning, Consols were very heavy, and were (lone at 933, owing to a false rumour having prevailed, that an overland 'Express had arrived from India, with the disagreeable intelligence of another mutiny amongst the Sepoys, and that la great number of them had joined the Burmese ; but the report cannot be traced to any authentic source. Consols have since been done at 933 3 far the Account. In. the Foreign Market everything still remains heavy, with no great dad doing. Current Prices: New Spanish 19, Old ditto 233 24, Russian 94195, Alexican 793 3, Colombian New 893 3, Chilian 893 90, Austrian 973 98, Brasil Scrip 13 1, Mexican Scrip 33, Greek Scrip 53 5 disc. PRICE OF STOCKS AT ONE O'CLOCK. S per Cent. Cons. 93 1 93 4 per Cent. New 105 1 / 4 1 / 4 Vs - • India Bonds 80 75, £l.OOO Excheq. Bills 54 51 54 £5OO ditto 54 51 54 £lOO and £2OO ditto 54.51 54 Bank far Acct. 239 India for AcCt. 279 1 / 4 279% Cons. for Acct. 93% 1 / 4 FOREIGN FUNDS, TWO O'CLOCK. Austrian Bonds 5 per Ct. 983 Ales. Bonds, 5 p Ct. 803 79 33 1 Ditto Ace. Ditto Acc. 803 793 1 4 Brazilian Bonds 873 Ditto Scrip 1825, 13 03 pm Ditto Scrip, 5 per Cent. Ditto Accr. 13 01 1 03 3 pm Ditto'Saip 1825, 13 1 pm Neapolitan Bonds, 5 per Ct. Ditto Ace. Pertly. Bonds, 6 per Ct. $7 63 1 BuenusAyres Bonds, 903 13 903 Ditto Ace. Chillan Bonds, 6 p ct. 90 I Portuguese Bonds 90 Colombian Bonds, 6 p Ct. Ditto Acct. Ditto Bonds 1824, 891 9 3 I Prussian BondslB22, S p Ct. 3. Ditto Ace. 893 9 3 Ittmßonds,lB22, S p.Ct. 943 3 Danish Bonds, 5 per Ct. Ditto Acct. 941 Ditto Alarks Bancu Spanish 5 p. Ct. C. 2.1 43 Greek Bonds Ditto for Ace. 24 53 43 3 3 Ditto Acct. 523 Span. 5 p.et C. 18'23,193 3.19 Ditto Scrip 1825, 43 dis French Rentes, 5 per C. 102 f. 3 Ditty Acct. 43 3 3 dis Exchange 25f. 18c.. BRITISH AND FOREIGN SHARES, TWO O'CLOCK. MINES. SHAUL ?AID. PRICE PIM IHAIL Anglo Mexican - . £lOO •£IS. iss. 15 pm. £95 90 95 Anglo Chili= - - 100 -5 - -10 i 1 Brazilian - - , 100 - 5 - - 171 g IS Milian - 100 5 • - 16 I Man C om pany -5 - -3435 ilian nd Peruvian 5 101 112 31 General Mining Amu. 100 - 5 • • 151,16 Hibernian - • 50 -4 . -9i Pasco Peruvian - 100 -5 . .21g22 21 4 Royal Irish XI 11 s. 3d. 2 prer. 1 dia. Rio de la Plata • 100 - 5 - -27 United Mexican 40 -20 - ‘ 2 pm. - Ditto New Welch Iron do Coal 40- 5 • 2.5 - S-- ASSURANCE COMPANIES. 51 52 - 7 63 SHAM fAID. PRIG PEIL SHAM AU. Wt. For. Fire & Ufa £lOO - 110 - afIN GAS LIGHT AND COICS COMPANY. tnitinental SINAI& iAID. TRIG PLR IMAM . 100 ... 8 - 981 141SC6LLANBOUS. ' SNARE. PAID. • PRICE P6lt SNAILS. Atlantic and Pacific - £lOO - £lO - £lOl 1 Australian 300 - 1 - 95 26 British Iron Company • .100 - SS - 8 Bristol Ship Canal - Canal Gas Engine 50 '1 11 Colombian Agricultural Comp. 100 5 17 Equitable Loan Bank - 50 • , 1 - 2 i General Steam Navigation 100 5 - 8 1 Gold Coast Association - 100 • S - 7 London Brick Company 50 1 11 1 A Mexican Company 100 10 16 17 16 i Metropolitan Fish Company 25 1 11 1 Pearl Fishery £25 sh. £2 pd. iu. £lO pm. 20 Provincial Bonk of Ireland 100 5. 12112 _ Patent Bricks • - 50 2 • 41 1 Patent Steam Carriage 5 II 10 3 Pearl and Coral Fishery 40 4 141 15 14 17 Roval &unary - S 31 This forenoon we received Piedatoatese Gavttes to the 12th inst. and Frankfort Papers to the 17th. They contain very little political intelligence. An article from Turin says, 61 It has been ordered, by a sovereign resolution of his Majesty the Emperor of AUSTRIA, that the loan made by the merchants of Venice of 1805, shall be paid, The claim arising from this loan shall be li quidated, and paid without any distinction between Austrian subjects and foreigners." We hope this will meet the eye of FERDWAND VII. An article from Naples of the 28th of February, cor rects a statement of the Minister, of the 7th of the same month, which says: " The Vesuvius, a new ship of the line, was launched at Naples the 9th January, and the Government pays great attention to strengthen ing its marine, which the frequent depredations of the Barbary pirates oblige it to do." The Vesuvius, of 84 guns, was launched the Id De comber, at Castelam are, and there has not been the slightest difference with the Barbary States since the conclusion of the treaties in 1816, so that there is no reason to increase the navy on their account. His Ma. jesty's Consuls reside at Tunis and Tripoli, and are well respected. Accounts from Trieste state, that Trient and the whole valley continue to enjoy the finest weather ; the crops are in the finest condition, and promise, for the next harvest, a great quantity, but not in value; for corn, especially Wheat, daily falls in price, and the stock is so great, that there is no demand except for daily consumption. Trieste had procured a supply of 64,000 stari, from Italy, which is already in the maga. sine.. Wine is equally low in price ; but the price of Silk has risen very much within these few weeks. Most, of the cultivators were obliged, by the low prices of their Wines, to part with their. Silk, at a time when it was extremely depreciated in value. The late rise. however, gives them greater hopes for the nest season. Toward the end of February the new fallen snow lay three feet deep in the streets of Coire, and in the upper vallies of the Grisons it was in immense quantities: houses were crushed beneath the enormous weight of the muses that covered them. It was with great diffi culty that the principal roads were kept open, but the Sittings of the Court of Appeal were interrupted for four days. On the Ist and 2d, avalanches began to fall. In Brettogan two men were buried, but recovered. On the 2d, 14 men, clearing a road near the village of Vallendas, were surprise d by an avalanche. It broke ___ "' • ••••• • ••• • • _ the thigh of one, and carried dve others thus th *bins, whence they were dug up, dead, the same dsty . , An article dated Constantinople, March 10; is the Avgsburgh Universal Gakete, says, that the intelligence received there from Greece was very unfavourable to the Turks; that the insutrection against the Central Greek Government having been entirely subdued, it was making vigorous preparations for the approaching campaign; and that OMER VRIONE had written to the Porte, stating that his troops had rebelled. Advices from Madrid to the 10th instant assert, that the-health of the KING was in so bad a state, that the temoval of the Court to Aranjuez, which was to have taken place on the 14th instant, has been postponed to the end of April. The Council of Castile has just given a notable proof that it has no sympathy with that spirit of liberality of which Great B:itain is now affording a splendid ex imple. This sagacious hOdy, by way of displaying its love of learning, has forbidden the exportation of any books from Spain printed -be fore the year 1700. The reason assigned for this proceeding is, that many of the productions of ancient Spanish literature, and particularly of the eminent authors of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, have been sent to foreign countries. The Council of Castile no doubt thills it better that books should perish at home than that they should be read abroad. It is stated in one of the French Papers that the famous QUERAULT, who has long scoured the provinces, endeavouring to induce the Royalists to take arms against the French, has succeeded in collecting some individuals, who are ' now With him in the mountains of Manseny, and that near the Cole de Balaguer a firing of musketry was re cently heard, which lasted for several hours, between the Royalist volunteers of the surrounding villages, and a guerilla, according to some, and a band of robbers, according to others. The following fact is mentioned in a private letter from Tangier: se The Spanish refugees having received from the King of Morocco an order to quit his States, they have retired to the French Consul's, whd has granted them a protection until he receives instructions upon the subject. The Spaniards declared they would em brace Islamism, if the Consul refused to protect them:. Brussels Papers to the 24di instant reached us this forenoon. Letters front Trieste state, that by the latest accounts from the Archipelago, nothing remarkable had occurred there. The sea is entirely open, for' no armed vessels, Greek, Turkish, or Egyptian, are to be seen. The principal squadron of the Greeks is at Hydra, in wh'ch port great preparations are making for the next campaign. They are building new ships of war, as well as fireships. The considerable remit tances of money, and ti:e consignments of artilltry and ammtmit . on which have been received from England and Malta, contribute to accelerate these precautions. There is a report in circulation, that the Porte, de. siring to keep the Egyptian troops in its armies, has promised the Pacha of Egypt to acknowledge him as Sovereign of the Peloponnesus, as soon as that Province shall have been conquered. But it is much doubted whether the Pacha will ever determine to leave the country which he now governs, the remoteness of whic h renders hin in a manner independent of the authority of the SULTA N. The plans of the Viceroy of Egypt appear to he nearly ripe for execution. He is openly assuming jurisdiction over the adjacent provinces of the empire. From this to a declaration of his sovereignty there is but one step. Accounts from the frontiers of Servia say, that the representations of the Pacha of Belgrade against the Erman of the SULTAN, relative to the augmentation of the tribute imposed upOn the Servians, have been very ill-received at Constantinople. A Tartar who has ar rived at Belgrade has brought.formal orders to put the &mats of the SULTAN into immediate execution. Every part of the Turkish dominions is suffering the extreme of misery. The Janissaries are turbulent and ungo vernable, and the Pachas seem more intent upon taking measures to secure their independence than upon ren dering any efficient aid to the Porte. Yesterday the Cabinet Ministers dined with Lord Bex• ter. at his house in Great George-street, Westminster. The Duke of NORFOLK had a grand Dinner party on Tuesday, in St. James's-square. The Countess of AKKAN'S Card party, on Tuesday evening, sod the one held by Sir Wm. tam and Mrs. Boeotian, in Berkeley-spare ; with Lady GRANTHAM'S select Circle. were nu merously and fashionably attended. The celebrated Madame SZYMANOWSKT, first Pianist to the Empresses of RUSSIA. whose Conceits were last season the delight of the Fashionable World, is, we are happy to find, returned to Loaded', after a successful tour in Italy. We understand that Madame SerNANOWSKY will remain in town during the season, and will again give a limited number of Concerts. Monday evening. Mr. LATCHFORD, the King's Mes meager, arrived la tows with dispatches from our Ambassador at Sc. Petersburgb. Upwards of 20.0001. have been subscribed here and on the Continent, for the sufferers by the inundations in Hanover. ENGLISH Oases HousII.•••MATHIWK is pursuing his career with undiminished success. The favourite passages onTuesday sight appeared tote the Irish Watchman, disturbed by the question of What's o'Cleek ? the misery of Bsusutr the actor, on supposing himself poisoned when playing the Ghost in ifoosies ; the excessive benevolence of a pious Lady, who repairs with all her servants to cheer the inmates of the workhouse, and leaves her husband and his friends without a dinner ; the fat German Conk, who, in the same breath, sympathizes with the sorrows of Warrea, and orders the skinning of eels; and the jovial Freemason who gives a lecture on laughs, and tells a story of a stammering man who went to bathe at Brighton, and was decked three times before be could finish his sentence, and said that his physician ordered him to be dipped only oacts The Hone' was fell, and the laughter and applause was loud and frequent. We alluded formerly to a ttial at Boulogne between his Britannic Majesty's Consul there, and a French Doctor, Do. The Doctor has been found guilty of the defamatory ex pressions uttered against Use Consul, and lined 300 francs, 30 francs to the Knee, and all expenses. A mew trial is moved for, which is at present going on. The Stamford fair has been most fashionably at readied this year. AU the neighbouring families attended :—from &thigh, the Exeter family; from Cottestnore, the Earl of Low dale's party—senie driving, others on horseback, visited the lair on IPriday. sal PASHIOIVABLE INT't:LaGbitk , The Duchess of Beaufort and Lady GeOrgiana Sonteisei, arrived in town front Oxfordshire. Sir Ed*in StaubOpe, Dart. left Warren's Hotel, Regent-itivit; yesterday, for Exeter. Lord Crewe and family have arrived at their house in Grosireniii.: street, from their seat, CreWe Hail, Cheshire. Sir W. Abdy, Bart. arrived in town yesterday, 'Not Brightoit The Earl and Conntess Caledon , arrived on Tuesday at the Earl of Hardwick's, St. Jaines's.square, from Wimpole, Cambridgeshire: Sir Hisisey and Lady Vivian, have arrived at the Royal Hotel; St. Jamet's.street, frosn their seat in Hants. Madame Stysnalmvsky, front a tour in Italy. • Arrivals at Kirkham's Hotel, Lower Brook-street :—Sii F l re; derick Johnson, Bart. from Eton ; Mr. and Mrs. Bosanquet, froni their seat, Trent Park, Herts. Departures:—Mr. and Mrs. Dun can, for Bath; Wiliam Nagden, Eaq. for the Continent; Marla Lambert, Esq. for Brighton. Arrivals at Read's Hotel, Lower Grosvenor-street :—Lady fylde, from her seat, Gift= ; J. D. Aubrey, Esq. from his seat' id Bucks; Mr. and Mri. Scott, front their seat, Abington Hall, Cans.! bridgeshilv ; G. W. Hutted, Egq. from his seat, Eastwell Park, Kent; Hon. and Rev. Andrew Winsor, front Northamptonshire. THE KINGS COURT. Yesterday, at one o'clock, his MAaarrT arrived at hit Palace in Pall-mall, in his travelling carriage and four, with outriders, &c. from his Lodge in Windsor Great Park. The KING was received, on his arrival, by his Equerry and other attendants in waiting. In a short time after his MAJESTY received a visit from his Royal Brother the Duke of YORK. The KIND afterwards pro. ceeded to hold a. Court, which was attended by— The Loan Csancrzzoa, the Lord President of the Council, the Lord Privy Seal, the three Secretaries of State for the Home; .Foreign, and Colonial Departments; the CHAISCILLOZ of the .16k1 CHEQUE'', the Master-General of the Ordnance, the Chancellor lof the Duchy of Lancaster, the Preside: of the Board of Trade, the. Lord Chief Justice of the Court of King's Bench, the Master of the Horse, the Groom of the Stole, the Treasurer of the Hasse.; hold, the Duke of NORTHUMBEELAND,thr Recorder of London, Mr. VAUGHAN was presented to the KING by Mr. Secretary Comma, on his return from Switzerland, and on his being appointed his Majesty's Envoy Extraordinary and Ministef Plenipotentiary to the United States of America. The Duke of NORTHUMBERLAND was presented to his NI/as:are by Mr. Secretary Camino; upon his being appointed to a special missionuttr the King of Foams at his Coronation. Mr. GEORGE RICKETTS was presented upon his being appointed a Judge in India, when be received the honour of Knighthood. Hil l MAJESTY held a Privy Council, at which the Duke of NORTHUMIERLAND and Mr. VAUGHAN were introduced and sworn in Members, when they took their seats at the Honour able Bard accordingly. Some alterations were made in the list of Sheriffs. The RECORDER of LONDON was admitted into the presence of the /Ono in Council, and made his report of thirty con victs capitally convicted in the February Sessions at Justice Hall, in the Old Bailey. .His MAJESTY gave audiences to the EArl of 11AR RONNY, the Duke of Wicuttorots, the Duke of Does's., the Duke of NORTUUMNEELAND, Mr. VAUGHAN, Mr. Secretary CANNING, and Mr. Secretary Pan. The Earl of DILAWA RE and Sir iimenove 'Lianas, were the Lord and Groom in Waiting. The Court broke up about half-pag five o'clock.—r Soon after his MAJESTY left town, on his return to his Lodge in Windsor Yank. FANCY BALL AND SUPPER AT EDINBURGH. Wednesday sen'nigh, a splendid ball and supper took place at the Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh. Soon after nine o'clock, the company began to arrive, but it was twelve before they had all assembled, amounting to upwards of 600. The appearAnce of the company was singularly splendid and fancitul, presenting every va riety of costume. The dresses were of the richest de scription, and the costumes were very-brilliant and tasteful ; Greek, Turkish, Persian, S i Artish, Italian, &c. were diversified with rich naval and military uniforms, both foreign and domestic. With these were mingled, in gorgeous variety, the old Highland garb, some antique dresses two or three centuries back, the sim plicity cf the Quaker costume, .and the more splendid uniform of the Royal Archers. The elegant fete aas under the patronage of the following distinguished Ladies, and conducted by a Committee of Gentlemen: her Grace the Duchess of Hamilton and Radian, the Right Honourable Lady Catherine Whyte Melville, the Right Honour able the Countess of Morton, the Right Honourable the Countess of Lieven and Melville. the Right Honourable Lady Saltoun, the Right Honourable Lady Mary Murray, the Honourable Lady Sin clair, Lady Shaw Stewart, Mrs. Dundas of Arniston, and Mrs. Laing Meason. MASONIC SOLEMNITY. ..._._ ._ x . ... -. The Duke of YORK having intimated his desire of being advanced to the degree of the Royal Arch. a Special Grand Chapter was convened on Saturday for the purpose, by command of the Duke of Sussex, G. M. of Freemasons in England. Most of the Grand Officers attended. His Royal Highness was received at five o'clock, in Freemasons'-Hall (which had been ex pressly fitted up for the occasion), by the Grand Masses' and Officers, with every suitable acknowledgmeni; and after undergoing the accustomed solemnities, his Royal Highness was invested by his Royal brother with a highly valuable jewel, a present from the Grand Chapter of England, in commemoration of this interest ing event. Viscount Duncan, Past Grand Master of Scotland, was afterwards introduced, and admitted to the same degree, and the business of the Chapter was cl.:s d. Their, Royal Highnesses, accompanied by the Grand Officers, then proceeded to the glee-room, where a splendid banquet was prepared ; and after an evenin g of true conviviality and harmony, their Royal High. nesses retired at tea o'clock, amidst the plaudits of the company, leaving the Deputy Grand Master, Lord Dundas, in the Chair. Among the brethren assembled were the following Noblemen and distinguished Masonic characters: The Date of Leinster; Earls of Rossiya, Demmehmeneosid Kingston; VISCOUSt Duncan; Lords Dundas and Honourable W. Shirley, Sir M. W. Ridley, M.P. Mr. lamb . M.P. W. William, Esq. M.P. J. Rainsbottem, Esq. DILL Cabal Wildman; Colonel Tyme, M.P. &c. The Archbishop of YORK entertained the Directors of the Ancient Marie, and a large Party, at Dinner yesterday, at hie house in Groevener.ognare. H. Persia, Esq. had a grand Dinner Party yesterday, at his house in Park-street, Grosvenor-spume. Sir Goan OusaLEf, Bart. had a grand Pinner Patty yesterday, at his house in York - greet , f Jar jrt. Ladyship entertained an elegant • Lord and Lady HOLLAND' Old Burlington-street,to the Duke Duna..—A duel was for/ Goolder's Green, on the Hendon-road, whose names were said to be Mameorrn whom resides at Hillingdon, in cosmic , with the Stag-hounds at the Magpies, ties bred twice : Mr. Canes received affair ended. Mr. JUDO; of the Cheltenham' his intention of proceeding at law It is remarked (says a Paris image, who has great influence, that he is, at least, a good arithme tician ignuits .ddiiio*, the futulholders and Frenchmen divisive. meet, St. ransees. In the evening. pot Circle of Fasitionables. MD removed on Tuesday frees ke of Boman's, fit. illileet4Op/M. ught yesterday mor= sm. on-road, between two lihnunurn and Cams, the bare consequence of a dhpste when est igples, Hososlow Heath. The ceired a graze es the band, and the ;wham Journal, has announced 1W against Colonel Beasetsv. 'arcs paper) of a certain per- that if he is not a good ileascier, :tithe ; for he has tank the esti- stsitrecrion, the great bankers 1 7' a