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HOUSE OF LORDSTIIIII DAY. APPEALS....to be heard at Ten &Clock. o..eivirlony v. Lord Lynedoch. [Order for herring this Appeal t be tin.charged.] Denthfield v. Strong. Appeal—to be heard. Commissioners of Charitable Donations; Ireland, v. Harris. Ap. peal —to be heard. - Sir J. Montgomery v. Maxwell. irptsl—.to be further heard. ORDERS OF T k: DAY. ©ilea's, &c. Vestry Bill—Standing orders, Nos. 26 and 156, to be consid ered, in order to be dispensed with as regards this Bill. [Lords summoned thereon.] Shakerley's Divorce Bill—to be read a second time. [Lords or dered to be summoned.] Liverpool Improvement Bill—to be read a second titre. Liverpool Dock Bill---ditto. Smugglers' Families (Provision) Bill.—to be considLeed in Com mittee. ...... Snits in Equity (the Lord Chancellor's) Bill—to be considered in Committee. _ _ ______ not India Company Committee—the Hon. Andrew Ramsay to gttrnd, in order to be sworn and examined. Bolton Road Bill—Edentield Road Bill—Axmouth Harbour Bill —Neroche Forest Enclosure BIM-severally to be read a second time. ('on Teton Road Bill—Committee thereon. Real Property Liability Bill—lllusory Appointment Bill—Tan jore Commissioners Bill—Whitesheet Hill Road Bill—Barnewell Tithe Bill—Radstock Road Bill—Redcross Road Bill—St. Gilea's Vestry Bill—Hamerton's Divorce Bill—severally waiting for second reading. Highgate Grammar School Bill—Brecon Road Bill—Carmarthen Road Bill—Haddenham 'Common Bill—waiting for third reading. Contempt in Equity Bill—Committee thereon. Lunatics' Property Bill—ditto. Property in Infants, &c. Bill, ditto. _„ HOUSE OF COMMONS—Tuis DAY. • PRIVA'--krFCH.LS. hluskett's Divorce Bill—to be-a read a second time. Stafford Improvement Bill—to be (by order) read a second time. Dartmouth Bridge Bill—ditto. Great Strictland (Westmoreland) Enclosure Bill—ditto. Oxford Canal Bill—ditto. Baal's (Limerick) Bridge Bill—ditto. Clyde Navigation Bill--Mancliesater Improvement Bill—Ren giner and Hurst Green Road Bill—Queensferry Road Bill— Broomielaw (Glasgow) Railway and Tunnel Bill—St. Helens and Runcome Gap Railway Bill—Sankey Brook Navigation Bill— Limerick and Charleville Road Bill--Dewaberrry Roads and Bridge BM—Committees thereon. London Bridge and Fleet Market Bill—Report of Committee to be presented. Caxton /Cambridge) Enclosute Bill—Wistow (Huntingdon) Enclosure Bill—ditto. Berwick Light Dues Bill—Wootton Basset Road Bill—Mer ncth and Littleborough Road Bill—severally to be read a third time. ORDERS OF THE DAY. _ _ _ Ecclesiastical Leases in Ireland Bill—to be referred to a Committee. Irish Bogs Drainage Bill—ditto. Haymarket Removal Bill—ditto. Supply—Committee thereon. Ways and Means—ditto. Four per Cent. Reduction of Annuities Bill—to be referred to a Committee. Stafford Improvement Bill—to be read a second time. Supply—Resolutions of April 2 to be further considered. Supply—Report of Ordnance Resolutions agreed to on Friday to be presented. Fever Hospitals in Ireland Bill—Report thereon to be presented. NOTICES OF MOTIONS. __ _ Mr. R. Grant—to move for leave to bring in a Bill for the Re peal of the Civil Disabilities affecting British-born subjects profess. ing the Jewish Religion. [The Chancellor of the Exchequer, by consent, to give precedence to this motion before any debatable pro positions in Supply.] Lord Ashler —to present a petition from Indo.Britons. Lord Tullamore—to move for the production of Papers relating to a Grant of Public Money for extending the Grand Canal to the town of Silbeggan. Mr. W. Peel—to apply for leave to bring in a Bill to repeal the 55th Geo. HI. c. 49, intituled " An Act to procure returns of per sons committed, tried, and convicted, for criminal offences and mis demeanors." PRICE OF STOCKS , Bank Stock shut 4 per Cent. Red. shut 5 per Ct. Cons. 921 51 per Ct. 1818, shut 31 per Ct. Red. shut 4 per Cent. 102 1/ 4 per Ct. 1828, shut Long Ann. shut Do. SO Years. FOREIGN FUNDS &sell Bds, 5 pr Ct. 791 11 Do. Ace. 701 1 1 1 I Buenos Ayr. lids. 6 p Ct. 53 Cotom. Bds. 8 per Ct. Do. Bds. 1824, 101 1 Ditto Acct. D Walsh lids. 5 p. Ct. 741 I Do. Ace, 741 Greek Bonds, S p Ct. Do. B. 1825, 401 31 BRITISH AND FOREIGN AT TWO O'CLOCK. Do. Do. Jul.& Jan. 19 3-16 India Bonds 55 New Annuities 921 £lOOO Exch.Bills 711 9 £5OO Ditto 78 9 £lOO and £2OO Do. 76 20 Bank for Acct. - India for do. Cons. for Ace. 921 1 3, TWO O'CLOCK. Do. Acc. 401 3 2/ 51 14 31 Mez.Bds. 6 per Ct. 1025 Do. Acc. Do.loo, 521 Pruss. Bonds, 5 p Ct. Do. Bds. 1822, 3 p Ct. 1021 Russ. Bds. 1622, 5 pr Ct.lloll Do. Ace. 1101 1 Sp.Bds. 5 per Ct. 141 1 151 IS Do Account SHARES, TWO O'CLOCK. SNAIL PAID. 11111 IMAM Anglo Mexican (iss. at 25 pm) 100 100 37 Brazilian Company 20 5 931 101 10 Brazilian Imp. (Its. £3 pm.) 55 25 00 791 Do. National 23 10 Real del Monte 400 400 54 33 Continental Gas 25 15 21 -.- Australian 100 21 Ilt I MAILS ARRIVED AND DUE TMIS MORNING. • . D. A. D. a. D. O Dublin .. 0 1 France . 0 2 Lisbon ....... 0 O Waterford ..... 0 1 Flanders 0 0 Jamaica 1 O Guern. St Jersey 0 0 Holland . 1 0 Sweden .. 2 O Buenos Ayres... 0 1 Hamburgh .. . 0 0 Malta . 0 O Brazil 0 0 Mediterranean . 0 0 Mexico I THE EVENING STAR. LOS DON. MONDAY, APRIL 5. This morning despatches were received at the Foreign Office from Lord STUART DE ROTHSAT, our Ambassador at Paris, and from Sir CHARLES RAGOT, our Ambassdor at the Hague. This is the day on which the quarterly account of the Revenue is made up at the Treasury; bat as the accounts will not be closed till late in the evening, the results can not be laid before the public till to -morrow. We rejoice to say that the health of our beloved Mo- north, is now so nearly restored, that it is expected his MAJESTY will be able, should the weather prove favour able, to resume his favourite exorcise.—Whilst we are on this subject, we cannot refrain from noticing the fol lowing extraordinary paragraph, which appeared in a new Sunday Paper of yesterday—the Intelligence—a paper, said to be established under peculiar auspices. In consequence of the alarming Reports .relative to the illness of 1 his Majesty, we have made inquiries in the proper quarter, and we rejoice in being able, upon ON authority of an lifkial Colitotuni- Mak" which reached us at ab early hour this morning, to comma . nicate the following authentic facts. It le not true, as has been stated In the Morning Paper* that his Majesty has been suffering from lo‘pmmostion of the chid. The attack was in the bowels ; and, although it was at no ate so alarming as to induce his Me. aka! Attendants to make sop gwoloi eanatweektation en the subject I• the diferesst Members eth, Royal Family, it was thought pro per to apprise the Debt of Wellington qf the eireumetance, and no time was last In spidyias al the disease the remedies usual in such . Wes. . • Such eittilios4 wireliould hope, was rather the effect ...Otitis aid iiinadtiotence, than of design, or a delibe tite to maid the feelings of the illuitrioas in- miMMI dividuals so closely allied in the bonds of natsre as well as affection, to our gracious Sovereign.—We are here told that although the illness of His MAJtSTY was at no time so alarming as to induce any of his medical atten dant/ to make any official communication to tbs different members of the Royal Family, it was thought proper to apprise the Duke of WELLatiozow of the circumstance." We own, we are quite at a loss to imagine whatnecessity there exiated, or even in what the propriety la's of mak ing an official communication to the servant of tie Crown, when his MAJESTY'S medical attendants wen not in duced to make any communication whatever b the im mediate relatives of the KING. We cannot conceive why, when the brothers and sisters of the Monarch were not apprized of his illness, it should be " thought pro per" to communicate the circumstance to the Duke of Wtr.LaworoN, who is, in this respect at least, like WOLSET, I 6 ..----,....._ One emel t That promises no element in such a business." A report, purporting to be an amended report, of Mr. BUXTON'S speech on Mr. PEEL'S motion for consoli dating the laws relating to forgery, has been sen to us, with a request that we would " correct the errors' which " several of the daily papers had made," in consepience of " misunderstanding the purport of Mr. Bux-rox's speech." We have compared our report in theST4ta of Friday, with the amendment, and we find the purport of both precisely the same : the only discrepance arises from the unintentional omission of a short passage, which, though complimentary to Mr. PEEL, in no way affected, or even bore upon, the question at issue. From that passage we select but one sentence : _" Again, he has given us a vigilant and effective police." Indeed, Mr. BUXTON ! well—we must argue that point with you some other time. They may be "as vi gilant as a cat to steal cream," in the dirty work of es pionage which forms a part of their system : but effective they are not, unless the insolent abuse of their power — the violent infringement of the liberty of British sub jects—the instigation of quarrels and offences—and the practice of the most despicable tricks of the worst species of Old Bailey practitioners, constitute vigilance and an efficient discharge of their duty. Not many days ago, we saw, in the middle day, and in the most public thorough fare of London, ono of these ruffians, pranked up in the garb of authority—a young and powerful fellow too— knock down a poor unoffending woman who was endea vouring to obtain a scanty subsistence by selling oranges : yes, without the slightest provocation was the unmanly assault committed, and as she rose from the ground, and endeavoured to gather up the fruit that was scattered about in her fall, the " vigilant and effective" guardian of the public peace—who bore the badge of State senri tilde buckled on his arm—laughed at the defenceless object of his brutal and cowardly aggression. We have not done with Mr. PEEL'S gendarmerie, we can promise him. If " the LIBERTY 01P THE PRESS" be, as JUNIUS asserted, " the Palladium of all our rights," we feel that we cannot more effectually manifest our zeal for the public welfare than by guarding that fastness of a people's safety alike from the daring assaults and encroachments of arbitrary power,—the enervating interference of selfish and temporizing allies,—and the insidious approaches of the moat dangerous of all enemies, the traitors who would make the semblance of constitutional principle the cloak of the most mischievous designs. Amongst the latter, it would be an act of gross injustice to rank Sir JANES SCARLETT. He at least has had the manhood to avow his determined purpose of circumscribing the freedom which the press has so long enjoyed, and which has now become to the people of England as essential to the pre servation of their birthright immunities, as the breath of Heaven is to the prolongation of animal life. It only remains for ns, therefore, to watch the movements of the ATTORNEY-GENERAL, and of those who act with him and under him. He perhaps might attempt, in deference to the military predilections of the GREAT CHIEF, to carry the fortress by a coup de main; but his more cautious and crafty colleagues would prefer the mine :—We must be " armed at all points ;" and therefore, we reiterate the warning that has been given, not " from a-far-off," but rom the very trenches THE NEW STANT AcTs.—We call upon the inde pendent Members of both Houses of Parliament, upon our contemporaries of the press, and upon the public at large, to be on the alert, and to watch most carefully the pro gress of the New Stamp Acts, now about to be introduced by Mr. ATTORNEY-GENERAL ►SCARLET?. If we are not very much mistaken, they will discovercertaia clauses snugly interwo►en with these bills that will tend mate rially to abridge the great palladium of our liberties, to extend the inquisitorial powers of Stamp Commissioners, and, perhaps, some cunningly devised introductions to increase taxation ; and, under a specious pretence of im provement, detect an old Whig trick to lay additional burthens upon the people. Again, we say, .let them be narrowly watched ; there is something hatching that bodes the press and the public no goods—Age. However commendable Mr. PEEL'S contemplated mea sure "for the alteration of else Enactments relating to Forgery" may be, as the introduction of a system that ma,' eventually purge our Criminal Code of its Bangui.' nary and ferocious attributes ; we cannot hesitate to pro nounce the measure itself unsound in principle, and inefficient in the means by which it is proposed to achieve a salutary reform of the statutes affecting that particular offence. If the punishment of death, for the crime of Forgery, be abhorrent to the feelings of a civilized com munity,--and if the rigour of the Laws be found, as halt long been admitted, to defeat the purposes for which they were enacted ;—how, we. would ask, is that repug nance to be overcome—bow is the danger of that d►' to be obviated, by a partial commutation (in came where taans the impulses of humanity bare hitherto rendered the me naced vengeance nugatory) of that dreadful edict, Alia its most penal and ignominious, and consequently its most odious and repugnant qualities, are yet re • against the only classes of the offence which have pieced: its victims out of the pale of mercy, and been visited, in . • all cases, with the extreme severity of its infliction ? If the punishment of death be diaproportioned to the crime of Forgery at all, it is not witlr reference to any classifi cation or species of that crime, but to the crime altoge ther ; and, therefore, if the extreme penalty be repealed in the lesser degrees, it should be repealed in Coto. So far, however, is the projected bill from decreasing the severity of the statute hook,—as far as that severity has not been rendered inoperative by its excess,—that Mr. Pam. has actually added to the number of cases in which the infliction of death is henceforth to be awarded,' and, in doing so, he has also enhanced the certainty of that infliction. The provisions, by which the old enact ments are to be superseded, may indeed afford additional protection to the affluent,—to those who have property vested in the funds, or in foreign securities,—to com mercial men, whose signatures may be forged, or whose money may be fraudulently obtained from them by forged acceptances, and their credit consequently injured ; but they present a thousand facilities to the perpetration of the crime which they are intended to guard against, and leave the poorer classes as much exposed as ever to the ruin which such fraudulent and felonious practices may bring upon them. But there are some curious anomalies in the penal and mitigatory clauses which, we dare say, have hitherto escaped the notice of the legislator him self. We find, for instance, that " all fraudulent at tempts to obtain money " are punishable with death ; yet " all forgeries of receipts for money and goods,—all attempts to defraud by forged orders,"—which are essen tially " fraudulent attempts to obtain money," are " ex cepted from the punishment of death." Again, we find " all forgeries of the notes of the Bank of England, in fact, all documents representing money," are punishable with death ; whilst " all fabrications of Bank paper, that is, the paper on which notes are stamped,"—al though the fabrication of that very paper, " the paper on which notes are stamped," must be an indispensable in gredient to the successful perpetration of the forgeries of Bank Notes—are excepted from the punishment of death. They are either wilfully ignorant, or profit little by expe rience of the times in which they live, who tell us that " death is made to overlook the forger at every attempt to invade property where the fraud and mischief are neces sarily trivial or limited, as well as in the commission of enormous acts of plunder, which ruin families, destroy commercial confidence, or shake the credit of great estab lishments :" and yet would persuade us that in the cases which Mr. PEEL, has selected for the exercise of a mer ciful spirit, he has done more than the " sanguinary and ferocious" spirit of the old enactments had done before —in rendering the law itself a dead letter. CITY, TWELVK O'CLOCK. The express from Paris is of little interest, and has had no effect on the funds, which opened at the same price they left of at on Saturday, 92111 for the Account, and for Money 92j, with little or nothing doing as yet. The foreign market is in the same state as that of the British, quite inanimate. Livairoor., Maims 3.—The import this week of Cotton is 6,283 bags, and the sales are again large, reaching 10,930 bags, at the very highest prices of last week, and all sold to consumers. In Sugar, the transactions this week are confined to 400 hhds. at former rates ; 300 bags of East India have been disposed of at 295. In bond ; in foreign nothing has been done. With a limited sup ply of Grain for last Tuesday's market, we have had little doing in the Corn market. Quebec Papers to the 28th of July, and Montreal to the 2d of March, have been received at the North and South American Coffee House. Sir James Hempt sent a message to the House of Assem. bly stating, that the Receiver-Geaeral of the Province had con structed, at his own expense, a fire-proof vault for the safety of the ' public monies, and it would be reasonable to reimburse him for the expense, which amounted to £227 Os. 6d. The Montreal Papers, from Halifax, of the bib of July, state, that it will be seen by a despatch from Sir George Murray, that he is prepared to advise his Majesty to commute the demand for quit rents in the Province of New Brunswick, for a permanent grant of 1,500 pounds. Accounts from Quebec state, that the Committee of the Lower House, to whom was referred his Excellency's message with regard to the New Custom House at Quebec, have reported favourable, and appropriated 6,000 pounds for the purpose. Quzazcz, Fzz. 20.—This day the House of Assembly went up to the Castle with their Address to his Majesty, founded on the Resolutions lately published against the Militia Ordinances s his Excellency was pleased to answer as follows:—A 4 I shall not fail to transmit your petition to the King, for the purpose of being laid at the foot of the Throne. I must, however, observe on the present occasion, that his Majesty's Courts of Justice in this province, having determined that the Ordinances in question are laws in force, my duty necessarily require me to governed by such judi. cial decision until a new Act shall be passed by the Provincial Par. 'lament, for the regulation of the Militia, a measure which I sin. cerely hope will be effected in the course of the present Session. On return to the House, his Excellency's answer to the Address having been read, Mr. Nelson gave notice that he would, on an early day, move the House to consider the same.—. House adjourned to Four o'clock. Accounts from Madrid 24th March state that, the government have received the impoetadons and exportations at Savannah for the year 183 p, they amount to 24-262402 piastres, and in 1821, they win 211.4MM-11111 piastres. The accounts from the interior of Spain are very unfavourable—the wine is almost destroyed in Anda lusia by the late fruit. BALF.PAST ONE. We do not hear that the Lisbon mails have brought any political news of importance. It is rather singular that the papers do not give the amnesty ; it is said they first wait for the sanction of the English and French governments. It is reported that the Quarter's Revenue is not so Wearable as was expected. The Consol market, which was rather stationary in the first part of the morning, has taken a tuns and improved, from 924 4 for the account, to 03i, and for next account 93. Consols are now 924 f ; this being the first day the books are opened at thetank for persons who wish to dissent in the reduction of the new 4 per cents, but up to the present hour we have not heard of any persons having made their appearance. The badness in the_ Foreign market bas be* admitted, pa:titularly in Greek bonds, which have got up Spa cent, owing to aB4 Exchange report, that Prince Leopold has set of for Grieco. Roil bowls have improved 1 per cent. Spanish hoods has also got up. Captain Felix Smith, of the Quick's Bays, is shortly hale the hymnal altar Madras. the amiable and nom. olf Sir Ilugh Amy, Bart. of Domes, neer IRIAN STAN? %Prin.—The Waterford Chamber f COMM* men to 'addict aseheet the prepased advance of stamp Duties in Inland. This obnoxious too will income the duty on bile of lading AO per ant. seedy' swops SO end 100 per cent. bond stamp mod lets es of attorney 166 to Ile per cot. 2.4.4.•*1 THE KING. WINDSOR, APRIL 4.—Mrs forenoon the Rev. M. Szystown performed Divine Service in the grand musie-r m ,. which was attended by his Majesty and household suite. Du ct , the latter part of last week his Majesty, we are sorry to state, confined to his apartments in the Castle by rather a severe attack e• cold ; but we are happy now to announce that his Majesty is ee: . siderably better, so much so that he honoured his distinguish..; attendants yesterday with his company in the evening. 116 lila jesty has not been so ill as has been reported. It is expected if the weather proves favourable in the course of the present wed, his Majesty will resume his favourite exercise. Ills Majesty ,viii hold a Council on Wednesday at the Castle, and orders have b e ,. ; , issued for the attendance of the Cabinet Ministers on the occasion. THE ARMY. Major-General Pilkington, it Isunderstood, will be appointed Col. Commandant of a corps of Royal Engineers, vice General Gothci Mann, deceased. Despatches were sent off yesterday morning from the Horse Guards for Major-General Lord Burghersh, G.C.H. at Florence. The second Division of the 62d Regiment of Foot is arrived : u Bristol, from Cork, on route to Chatham. LIMERICK, MARCH 31. Captain Tempest's company of the 60th Rifles marched into her,: quarters on Monday, at the New Barracks, from Ennistimon, ing been replaced by Captain Mitchell's company of the 56t'. ftegiment. The first division of the 62d, under Lieut.-Colonel Reid, land o . on Monday at Bristol, and yesterday wete to proceed to Bath 0:. route to Chatham. The Carbineers embark at Liverpool for Ireland, on the 12:11 Apr iL Government mean to place marines and sailors 'onithe same toot. ing in regard to pensions. Of the Deccan Prize-money, 230,000 L was distributed to the ac tual captors, in 1826, excepting 8,0001. paid into Chelsea llospit.a Subsequently. 448,000 L was paid to the late Marquis of Hastinp and the Grand Army, whose claim to share was admitted, exceptity. 20,0001. on this occasion also, to Chelsea Hospital. The emir,. amount of the Deccan Prise-money was 800,0001 and the balance in the Treasury will be distributed in three months more. ' l :Captain Wright, 39th Regiment, was tried at New South Wales. fast October, for the murder of a runaway convict, and honorably acquitted. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. The Ann, Brown, from Hamburgh to Cadiz, was driven or shore near Calais, but expected to be got off. The United Brothers, Fox, from Seville, has arrived at Dart mouth. The Laura, Thomas, from Messina. has arrived off Portland. The George Watkins, from Adra, has arrived at Plymouth. Elisabeth, Cady, from Baltimore, has arrived off PrIlZ3OCc DEAL, Aram 3 —Wind W. to W.N. W.—Arrived the William, Broad, from Owthagena, and Gipsey, Boag, from Bremen. Ar• rived from London, the Tulloeh Castle, Rayner, for Jamaica , Highlander, Kopp, for Purto Rico; Vittoria, Lyon, for Honduras and Adrian, —, for New South Wales. _ _ _ Aran 4.—Wind B.—Arrived from London, the Stephen Wright, for Quebec: Lord Wm. Bentinck, Hutchinson', for C.I• cults; Gledstanes, Burton, for Jamaica ; and Culloden, Warren, for Vera Cruz. Pt.vmoueu, Aram 2 and 3.—Wind E. and N. W.—Arrived New Harmony, --, from Charente. Sailed the Barbara, —, for Quebec. Porraatoutm, Aram 3 and 4.—Arrived his 'Majesty's chip He rald, from Jamaica—sailed 10th Feb. and from llavannah 23d. Fatasoirrif, Aran SI and 3.—Arrived the from Carthagena ; Duke of Wellington packet, from Lisbon, ank! Bramble cutter, from ditto, with mails Sailed the Emma, , for St. Petersburgh. STANGATZ CRICK, Aran 2.—Arrived the Anna, Eason, from Leghorn. DARTMOUTH, Aram 2.. Arrived the Fancy, Tyre, from Lisbon. TOPSHAM, APRIL I.—The Brothers, Poland, of Teigamouth. coal laden, got on shore last night on a sand bank on the west side of Exmouth Bar, but it is expected will be got off. R&MsQATI, Aram 2.—The Olbers, Gatain, from Bremen to Rio Janeiro, struck on the Feafort Sand this afternoon,. but wa. brought up in deep water. The Duke of CLARENCE presided at the dinner of thy . Scottish Corporation, on Saturday evening, at the Freemasons Tavern. The Duchess of CLARENCE honoured Count and Countess MussyEa with her company to dinner on Saturday, at their residence in Groevenor-place. The Royal Duchess in the even. ing honoured the performance of Miss FANNY KEMBLE, as Portia, in The Merrhata qf Venice. The Duke of Simms entertained the Duchess of CLA RENCE, Princess AUGUSTA, and Duchess of GLOUCESTER, to a dejeutte on Saturday, at his residence, in the Ring's Palace, Ken. sington. The Duchess of CLARENCE attended divine service yesterday morning, in the Royal German Chapel, St. James's. The service was performed by the Rev. Dr. KUPER. The Princess AUGUSTA attended divine servicu yes terday morning, in St. Philip's Chapel, Regent-street. The Duke of CUMBERLAND left his residence at Kew, on Saturday, on a visit to his Majesty at Windsor. Divine service was performed yesterday morning be fore the Duchess of KENT, the Princess VICTORIA, and their Royal Highnesses household, by the Chaplain to the Royal Ditches, Prince LEOPOLD came to town on Saturday, from his residence at Claremont. The French Ambassador had a ion interview with his Royal Highness. The Duke and Duchess of CLARENCE and Duke of GLOUCESTER partook of a dejeune with Princess A UOUSTA, yes terday, at her residence in the King's Palace, St. James's. 'The Duke and Duchess of CLARENCE left town in the afternoon. The Earl of ASHBURN AM, Lord ELLEN BOROUGH. Mr. PEEL, the Cuawczt.Loa of the Exenmatrza, and Mr. HERILIES, had interviews with the Duke of WELLtwotox, on Saturday, at the Treasury. The Earl of ABER DEEN visited Mr. Secretary PEEL. on Saturday, at the Home Office. The Duke of WELL' NGTON gave a grand dinner on Saturday evening to a numerous party of the Nobility and Gentry, at Apsley House. Some of the Members of the Royal Yacht Club are making a voyage of unprecedented extort and duration, considering the size, &c. of the vessels. They have visited the Mores and Greek Islands, Constantinople, the Bosphorus, and the Black Sea; and intend touching at Sicily, Naples, Genoa, part of the Spanish coast, &c. and return in June. Saturday, His Grace the Duke of Iticii MON D, K.G. the Earl of UXIIIIIDOE. and Lords Ozonetz and A *sutra LEE. mos, arrived in Portsmouth, on a visit to Lord W. PAGET. These Noble Personages, with SirJ. T. LEE, went out of Harbour in the North Star, and after partaking of refreshments landed the sane afternoon. An extraordinary number of persons have lately emi grated from Portsmouth to America by the packets which sail for New York. The Columbia sailed on the Ist instant with 198 ps. singers. Dinners were given on Thursday by Earl DUDLEY, Earl of CARNARTOM, the Marquis Of CHOLMONDELET, Earl NELSON. On Friday by the Countess of OuILDTORD, Mr. AGAR ELLIS, Duke of flowsnaxv,_LOrd SALTOUX , DRUMMOND, Mr. PHILLIPS , M.P. Fir J. I.usßoce. On Sa turday by the Duke of SOMERSET, Earl of \ViceLow, Lord GRANTMAM A Sir 8. CANNING,_ S ir J. WROTTESLET, Colonel HOWARD, Mr. S. MURRAY, Mr. PHILLIPS, M.P. Mr. lAEA. KERLEY, M.P. Mr. Haulms, M.P. and yesterday by the Earl of CARLISLE, Sir C. COCISRELL Mr. &dam:, Mr. hlatuntaLL, M.P. Mr. ORD, M.P. Dowager ' Lodi Lanoroan. The Members of Lord G. LENNOX'S Political Club dined together last week, at the Swan Inn, Chichester, at which his Lordship, and his brother, Lord ARTHUR, attended. Nearly one hundred and sixty sat down to table. Lord GEORGE, in returning thanks, alluded to the rumour lately in circulation, that he had been appointed to a situation that would vacate his seat, winch ru mour was without foundation as well as the more absurd one of his having accepted she Chiltern Hundreds. In consequence of the unsettled state of things in Co. lamb* Sir ROBERT HEIR PORTER, it is said, is to be sent out to that country by our Government, for the protection of the British interesis. Mr. BAINBRIDOE, the rich merchant, died the other day intestate. Letters of administration have been granted to MI eldest son, and the personal property estimated under 300,000 L Reports Minail ster t ni stated Mr. to hate died worth half a m LLOYD'S have presented the officers and ship's compan y' of his Majesty's ship Hyperion with one hundred pounds for thaw earths' in saving the beig Planter and cargo, that ran ashore near Newhavin Harbour a short time since. There is an error in the report of the speech of Mr. Ronewsos, which on Saturday, on the Hull petition NI; seated as Friday t—he shippin g o f " Russia" being mentioned instead of " Prussia:" and, in reply to Mr. H imam, it should be " ourßaal= Ond Saudi American trade," and not " Indian." • . I i _~