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•. THE EVENT/61G STAR. LONDON• FRIDAY, JANUARY 5, 1821. TIIN FUNDS. PRICE or STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE OWOCS: • Bank Stock 222 . % 5 per Cent. Reduced 70 1 / 2 Y 4 81 per Cent./94 4 ;RI Cont. 87% 7 8 —Long Ann,. 18 1 / 4 Imperial 1 per Cent. 68% Exchequer Bills Ss. 2s. pre. Oons. for Acct. 71 4. Dtwunites.—The Christmas Dividends will be paid next week. Saturday and Monday the Merchants sign. and on Toes. 11.4 y the Public will be paid. We lay before our Residers this day an account of the Meeting of the County of Dublin, which took place at Kiknainham, on Saturday last, which will excite no small degree of surprise among such as have not made themselves acquainted with the mo dem history oflvelaad. The Requisitionists fora Meeting, " for the pur pose of voting a Loyal Address to the King," had, as they thought, mad/such arrangements as would enable them to fill the Court-house with their own party, to the exclusion of all others; but a number of Gentlemen of independent sentiments contrived to force their way in, on the opening of the door, The MA Strum , proceeded to name a Com mittee to prepare an Address, without consulting the Meeting. Lord CLONCURRY, and Mr. O'CoNsett, and some other Gentlemen, endeavoured to be heard against such an unusual procedure, but in vain: the Address was produced and read—an Amendment was proposed by Mr. BORNE, but the SHERIF! put the question on the original Address, which he said was carried, and declared the Meeting dissolved, and retired. Lord CLONCURRY was then called to the Chair, and the amended Address was again pro.. posed—when armed soldiers burst in and expelled the Meeting by force. After this outrage, the amended Address was put to the vote and carried, in front of the Court-house, and the Meeting instantly dispersed. What will Englishmen say to such a procedure as this? What will they infer as to the ultimate views of our present Ministers, if this•outrage shall receive their approbation? The proceedings of a most respectable Meeting, held yesterday at Lambeth, will excite feelings dif ferent from the foregoing detail. From the speech of Mr. Scouvres it will be seen, that the act of striking the QUEEN'S name out of the Liturgy, will. ere long, be brought before an English Jury. We hare always been of opinion that the Statute on this subject is absolute, and leaves no option to any Clergyman to omit the name of the QUEEN CONSORT in the Public Prayers, even if the omission be by commaml of the Archbishop of CANTERBURY, or of the KING himself; far none but Parliament can alter or set aside any law of the Empire. Every Clergy. man violating this Statute, subjects himself to a prematnire. At present, when the desire is so universally et ptessed throughout the Nation to convey to the Trone the sentiments of the People, we would se riously call the public attention to th• audacious ar rogance of many Sheriffs and Magistrates, in re fusing to afford the lieges an opportunity of stating their opinions. Whenever and wherever a vile pan dering to the existing Ministry, under the shape of what are wickedly and maliciously called Loyal Ad dresses, is proposed, there is no lack, among the vas sals of corruption, in their endeavours to abet and support• those senseless organs of the despairing cries of the dying and really revolutionary faction, But when the object of the People is to express their opinion of the causes of the distress with which they are, of the impolicy of those anti-moral proceedings, which had for their object no other end thin to gratify the bad passions of an individual, send to remind the Sovrattott that he and his Family told the Crown under the laws, but in trust for the People, the doers of the wonted places of public con vocation are shut, and the best sense of whole Coun ties set at nought, by the insolence of some pitiful tool of the Treasury. A report was current yesterday of the death of the Llarquis of LONDONDERRY, father of Lord CASTLE =Acit. No intelligence of such an event has reached town; but the most recent accounts from the North of Ireland represent the venerable Marquis as in a state that forbids all rational hopes of his recovery. The Dublin Evening Post goes even so far, as to spe culate on the probability of Lord CASTLEREAGH'S being Marquis of LONDONDERRY before the meeting Of Parliament, on the 2scl of January. Should such an event take place, his Lordship will not be able to take his seat for, perhaps, the first week of the Ses sion, as be must vacate , the County of Down, and get himself returned tov some English Borough.— Should this anticipation of the Journal alluded to take place, it will prove very embarrassing to Mi nisters, who will feel themselves in a miserable plight for want of speakers, on the opening of Parliament. " Mr. CANNING sets off ter Paris on Sunday next. lde has written a letter to Mr. BotroN, of Liverpool, explaining the cifcuwstances of his resignation, which been handed about among his Constituents. He ' scuts, that he tendered his resignation in Zune last, but thst n A JEelli paciausly expressed his plea. sure that bO7iiriallu mice ; and he, there fore, went abibad, as Ise clisagreed with his Col liagnes on the measure of the Bill of Pains and Pe nalties. On his return, finding that the proceelings were not finally closed itad still disagreeing with his Colleagues on that measure, and that measure alone, they had suggested the propriety of 'his resignation. He had, in consequence of their advice, again ten dered his resignation to' the Mita, who had been graciously pleased to atcept of it, but at the same time to compliment him on the consistency of his conduct. He adds, that it is not entirely settled whether he wi.l for the present remain in this country, or go abroad. In the event of the latter, he has taken care that the affairs of his Constituents shall not be neglected in hit absence."—(4lforaing Chronick.) A Mail arrived this forenoon front Flanders. The following is an extract of a letter, dated the 23d ult. from Amsterdam Messrs. Hdra and Co. the Bankers, received a message last night from the Mi nister of Finance in Spain, announcing payment of the amount of one year's interest on the debt due from Spain to the Dutch creditors. Although this Minister can give no definitive explanation of the Decree of the Cortes relative to this debt, the funds will be lodged at Amsterdam, waiting their decision. In conserence of this news, the obligations and the coupons of November, I/120, have experienced a rise. The former are at 59% —die others at 35 francs." An article, dated Hanover, December 18, says— ,. Our city is very brilliant this winter. The circles of the Duke of CAMBRIDGE are very frequegt. The report of the approaching departure of his Royal Highness is not confirmed." The last accounts received in Holland from Ba tavia are dated the 19th August. On the 9th of that month a new division, of eight armed vessels, bad set sail from Batavia for Banca. Prince OSCAR, of Sweden, is expected to make a Continental tour in the ensuing spring. The specu lation of an union bet Ween this Prince and some German Princess, is revived. The King, CHARLES JOHN, is getting aged, and it is natural that he should feel anxious about the consolidation of his dynasty. Private letters from Italy state that the Parliament of Naples, whose aversion to the KING'S journey was as manifest as it was unavailing, hurried over, by permanent sittings, the necessary modifications of, the Spanish Constitution, and presented the result of their labours to his MAJESTY, that he might formally sign them before his departure for Leghorn. This important act seas executed by the Km; on the even ing of the 12th December, twenty-four hburs before he sailed. The Duchess of KENT, we are happy to learn, is better of her cold. The Earl and Countess of ST. GERMAIN'S arrived yesterday at their holise in St. James's-square, from their seat at Blackheath. The infant son of Colonel and Lady CHARLOTTE SE'ruoun, we are sorry to state, died on Saturday last, at Cholmondeley House, Piccadilly. A special messenger has arrived in Paris from Palestine, with a cargo of water from the river Jordan, which he was sent to fetch, for the purpose of bap tising the young Duke of BouRDIAUX ! Most of the servants about 'his Royal Highness's sacred person are said to be British subjects. A remarkable circumstance lately occurred at Paris :—The time for which 400 of: the Royal Regi ment of Swiss Guards had enlisted having expired, in fluence to General commanding them used all his to induce them to re-enlist, but not * single one would consent. Christmas Morning, as the Rev. THOMAS HOGAN, Parish Priest of Newcastle, was vesting himself in order to celebrate first Mass, at eight o'clock, and the Chapel crowded to excess, one of the galleries sud denly gave way and fell ! The scene of consterna tion which followed can be better coaceived than described—nothing was to be beard but the cries of those in danger, and the lamentations of others out side, for the safety of their children and friends; but by the singular instance of the protecting hand of Pao- VIDENCE, not asingle individual was seriously injured. The New Haymarket Theatre is to be finished by the 15th of April, and opened on the 15th of May. The Performances will continue for six months. Mr. TERRY, the Manager, is making a professional excur sion in the North ; he passed the Christmas holidays with Sir WALTER SCOTT, Bart. at Abbotsford. DRURY-LANS THRATRE.-Mr. BRAILA M again ap- I peared last night in the favourite Opera of The Lord of Me Manor, and sustained the part of Truernore with his accustomed skill. He never appeared in finer voice, or to greater advantage. Madame VISTRIS in every appearance adds to her great reputation; she is now we of the greatest favourites on the Stage.— The new Pantomime followed. The Performers are now got mellow in their parts, and with the -intro duction of a very lively scene, and several additional tricks, it sent the audience home in the highest good humour. COVENT-GARDEN.— SHAISPEAReS Play of As You Like It was admit ably performed last night. Mr. MACREADv's Japes was melancholy and sententious, but gentlemanlike, with less of the cynic than has ; formerly been infused into the character, contrary to SiIAKSPEAaa's design. Mr. C. KEMBLeB Orlando was' feeling and graceful. The Pantomime closed the even ing% entertainment. The House was well attended. - Fine.---,Last night, a little before twelve o'clock, a dreadful fire broke out at the house of Mr. JOHN.. sox, cheesernonger, East Smithfield. Owing to the severe frost, it was a considerable time before water could be pro:ured. As soon as it way obtained, every exertion was made by the firemen, who did not, however, succeed in arresting the progress of the flames till three hotisEi, viz, those of Mr. Est- MERSON, chemist; Mr. DUFF, a dyer; and Mr. JOHN.. SON, were destroyed, and considerable damage'done to four or five houses bac L s. No lives were lost. tHE ARMY.. • . Lieutenant:General Sir IL air MONTHHSSOIi appointed to the command of the Limerick Diltrict: head-quitters at Cork. 'Major-General Sir JOHN EiL EY is stationed at Athlone. Wednesday se'nnight, the head-quarters division of the 23d rusileers, under command of Lieutenant- Colonel PEA RsON, arrived in Limerick from Ennis, on a route to Dublin. The last company of the 35th Regiment, under Captain Losurszo Moona, has embarked at Cork for Barbadoes. • During the late fever at Barbadoes the 2d Regi ment of Foot lost 370 men. NAVAL INIELLICENCE. The Regent packet, Fans, from London to Limerick, put WO Sheerness yesterday, with loan of an anchor and boat. Se veral other vessels have pat in there. • The Mulgrave Castle, MiLANTIFIO, for St. Thomas's ; and a ship bound to Van Dieman's Land, have cut from their anchors in the Queen's Channel, and put back to Gravesend. The Two Friends, of Yarmouth, a small fishing smack, was wrecked lest week a little to the eastward of Boston Gat Buoy, and it is supposed all hands perished ; the only vestige left of the crew being the body of a man lashed to the mast-head. The Martha, Dcarrrr, from London to Bremen, put into Grimsby on Monday. She arrived at the entrance of the Winer on the 22d ult. where she encountered tremendous gales from the'Rast, and so much ice, that she was unable to ptoceed. The gale continued with such violence, that the vessel drove for five days betore the storm-sail. The heavy seas which struck her stove her bulwarks, &e. and occasioned her to strain and make some water; but the master tbinks that the cargo has not suf fered much (if any) damage, as they were able to keep her free. The Mary, Moons, of Casdegregor, bound to Waterford, ran on shore on Dongarvon Bar, on the 23d ult. and was aban doned by the crew, but afterwards carried into Dungarvou Bay by some seamen from Ballina County. The Sigfreed, Stumm belonging to Hamerfiel, bound to Christiansand, put into ekristiansound the end of November, and would be obliged to discharge her cargo (fish and bides) to repair. _ _ _ . PORTSIIIOII22B, JAN. 4.—Wind N.E.--Sailed the sloop Defence, for Lisbon. Liviaroot., JAN. 7...—The Hope, —, from Charleston for this port, is on shore on Drogheda-bar : the cargo is expected to be saved. DEAL, Jay. 4.—Wind N.N.E.—Some Deal boatmen, who were to the northward yesterday, report they saw several vessels at anchor in Pansand Hole and the Queen's Channel, supposed to be from the River: Cow ss, Luc. 4.—Arrived the Cuxhaven, Mm, from Bour dews: for Hansburgh--leaky. MAROATS, JANUARY 4.—The sloop Mary, loxes, from Car narvon, was compelled to leave her anchors and •cables in our Roads yesterday, and proceed for Whitehaven—her anchor. - have been recovered. An anchor of about seven hundred weight, with seventy feet of ten-inch cable, has been landed here, sup posed to belong to the brig Earl of Belfast. Hvu., Jasruzay 3.—The Ferdinand, Parr, of Stettin, is on shore on the Lincolnshire coast—cargo saved. The Gotten burgh, 1 31zzates, of Gottenburgia, is also on shore—cargo saved. Censor-Hos:sc. 4.—Ships E.utered Outwards: The Ton. tine, fur Philadelphia; Maria, for Gibraltar; Good Intent, for Buenos Ayres ; Kettle Castle, for India ; Charles, for St. Tho mais ' • and Frolic, for Venice. Cleared Outwards : The Har riet, for Leghorn; Royal Sovereign, for Marseilles; Salisbury, for Cadiz ; Lady Lushington, for Bombay; hale, for St. Lucia. WEYMOUTH, JANUARY 2. Thursday last, the Brethren of All Soul's Lodge, celebrated the Anniversary of St. John the Evange list, at the Masonic Hall, in this town, WILLIAM ELIOT, Esq. W.M. presided on the occasion. Up wards of fifty Brethren sat down to a sumptuous dinner provided by Brother WOODWARD, of the Com mercial Hall. The Rev. GEORGE CHAMBERLAIN, Rector of Wey mouth and Wyle Regis, has, with his accustomed benevolence, caused to be distributed among his poor parishioners upwards of 15 cwt. of beef. Of all the Charities that have been bestowed here, the most ex tensive are those of Mrs. W. WILLIAMS, who, at this inclement season, has relieved upwards of 900 poor with bread, beef, and clothing. Though we are per fectly aware that this exemplary character is averse from all public praise, still the prayers and thanks- givings of those who have experienced the blessings of her humanity, could not fai' exciting us to bear testimony to their heartfelt expressions of gratitude. The Christmas festivities have commenced here with much gaiety; Sir JOHN MEADE, M.D. and WIL LIAM WILLIAMS, Esq. took the lead in entertaining fashionable dinner parties. But the most splendid ball and supper that has taken place on the approach of the new year, was the one given by Mrs. WYLDE Baowsit, at her residence on the Royal-terrace, to the Officers of the 16th Lancers, and a large party of distinguished personages. This entertainment, for elegance and taste, was truly inviting, and consisted of every delicacy that the season affords. The sprightly waltz and animating quadrille were enjoyed to an early hour by this happy circle; and the whole was rendered additionally gratifying to every guest by the polite attentions of the hospitable hostess and her accomplished daughters. Ciptain LYON, of the Royal Navy, who lately re 'turned from the mission into the interior of Africa, is appointed to the command of the Ilect.a, and is to accompany Captain PARRY on the expedition for Northern Discovery. The llscr.A, having under gone a thorough repair at Deptford, was yesterday put in commission. • In the West of England much snow has fallen. The Exeter Mail was twice .dug out on Weinesday nigh*, yet, owing to the exertions of the coachman and guard, it arrived at the Post Office in good time. In the North of Scotland there has been a heavy fall of snow • in some places ten feet deep, and many sheep have been buried under it. The frost has set in at Paris with as great severity as in London. The Thermometer was, on the 28th lass, four degrees below Zero. The opening of the budget of the Scandalous Chro ,nicle is most anxiously expected, on the publication of The Tales of Tam. From the high rank. of The fair Authoress, she has been enabled to paint to the life some of our most fashionable Gamblers, Loungers, Debauchees, and votaries of vice, frivolity, and folly. The only New-Year's Gift that can-suddenly make either individuals or families happy, free, and rode. pendent, is a Ticket or Share i n th e N ew Year's Lot tery, which begins 2Sd INSTANT, when if they should not obtain One of the NINE Prizes . of £21,000, they have, at least, derrble the usual chance of obtaining those great- St/Pri. of £21,000, &c. and the Lowest Prize is £l2 Morey. TWELFIII NIGHT CHNA RACTERS are to be had gratis at the Conn-actors' Offices ("a.s carrel) ; but it is necessary to state, they are reserved I entirely cild Friend.; 9r new Puyeliftztez. EARL GROSVENOM. •••=l.lll (From the Chester Guard** ADDBESS OF THE BENEFICIAL SOCIETIES LORD GROSVRiOR. a Afar tr rLL I Sr roves Loansnar—We, the Friendly & e h %ls of the City of Chester, have this day assembled to form a h p , cession, In testify our joy at the failure of the Hill of Psa, Penalties against our most gracious Queen. In every stag e d that most disgraceful and anednstltutioual,proceeding, we kw recognized your Lordship's invariable and unremitted asgegaii fur its abandonment, while we have. on the other hand, -b .a._ proofs that the conduct of her Majesty's prosecutors Wag 46. tuated by a fixed determination 6f ptiivulhg, at all hue* their hostile designs agihist the safety and happiness of th e fi n , subject of these Realms. Under these circumstances we f etk the respect we owe to her Majesty's defenders. Animated b y the same sentiments which yowr Lordship has been please to declare to the world, and sensible that it is only (rum such a m , ness and resolution that our glorious Constitution can exist; &„ entertain a hope that we shall nut be thought presumptuous in publicly declaring our admis'ation (*that generous and lofty spilt which inspired your Lordship in her Majesty's hour of Lug er . And farther, that we may be indulged in the proud satisfaction of having our thanks accepted by your Lordship, who, with the constellation of Illustrious Patriots on that occasion. will (oke l , the common destiny of nature shall call you hence), lease y ew great names as an imperishable monument to future generating & " We beg leave to subscribe ourselves, with gratitude, " Your Lordship's obedient and humble Servants, (Signed by a Member of each of the 16 Socked " Dec. 25th, 18SO." HIS LORDSHIP'S ANSWER. " EAIODI HALL, 31$T D. 1820. " Gsxrtrstrx—l assure you I received your communication of the ilsth instant, and the thanks contained In it, with ti t greatest satisfaction; and the pleasure I derived from this grad • lying mark of yinir approbation of my public conduct, was con. siderably enhanced by your being all my near neighbours, and by the warm and cordial terms in which your communicatim Is couched. " I am aware that the zeal with which you have been is. spired, ha the'caase of the Illustrious Individual against whom the late memorable process was urged ; and the generous ardour you have laudably felt in favour of one who had to contend with almost insupportable difficulties;' have led you to appreciate much too highly my • bumble efforts, on whom' duty and co:. science imposed the irresistible 'task of exerting myself to deft; the harsit'and unconstitutional measures to which the King's Ministers . resorted, for the purpose of degrading his Quern: Being perfectly 'misfit:A, that a more unjust proceeding never instituted against an individual, or one likely to be more fatal in its results to the Royal Family itself, at well as the nib. lic distribution of justice,l cannot wonder at thi joy you Irk and expressed at the abandonment of this proceeding : for which there was not even the pretence of. Sude necessity ; and that yes should have been anxious to chew that joy in a nuniat ribs ma conspicuous. " I am afraid, however, I em neither Batter you nor taper with the hope, that with the abandonmeut of the Bill by the Minister, in the Mouse of Lords (professedly in deference to the wishes of the Cautery) be has abandoned all future intention of molesting this unfortunate Lady, and adding to those grievances , and aMicdons with which almost any other woman would have - been overwhelmed. A great and generous Nation bas been bit friend. Her spirit has hitherto raised her above her difficulties and trials; but that spirit map sink at last, under repeated awo tification and accumulated wrongs, although I am sure this ao. ble, enlightened, moral, and right-judging, though calumniated d People, will not abandon her. " I am grieved beyond measure to think that these difind. ties are not at an end ; but I am obliged to entertain tbat opicioa, when I look back to the time and manner in which Parliament was so abruptly and ungraciously prorogued by the advice the Servants of the Crown, who had it in their-power alba& moment to have set this painful and fearful question completely at rest, by establishing the Queen, at the almost armskpous call of the Country, in the full enjoyment of those rights, pivi leges; and dignities, tb which she is unquestionably ends But, inured of this happy consummation—this easy and isc wished for transition from war to peace—this desirable &Ilia .1 of disputes and charge*, which sicken one to think of—we haw a daily renewal, in those Papers considered to be devoted unite Ministry, of calumnie, more gross than ever, poured forth co the Queen ; and not on her only, but on all those who have ven tured, even the most remotely, to offer a Lingle word in her favour. of SI ..NI " What can be the meaning of the excessive eagerness of the partizans of the Ministry to obtain what is called Loyal Ad. dresses at this moment, but to give a colour to the proceedings against the Queen, while the Addresses themselves are scarcely ever submitted to popular animadversion or approval? " What can be the urgent necessity for such a display of loyakr at this moment, other than that? Loyalty. if the term implies what I conclude it does; an sr• - dent attachment to the Constitution of the Country ha Ifigo Lords, and Commons, was never, I will venture to say, tats general, more buoyant, more intense, than at this hour. lisd it not been so, do the Ministers really believe that the People would have borne their multiplied difficulties and dhtresies in the exemplary way in which they hive borne them ? Na There is no want of loyalty at the preseni day, there is no wink of love for the King and Constitution; but there is a want of, consideration, of due acknowledgment of their loyalty, which& among other causes of complaint, is so grating to the Peoplef If they complain of the conduct of the Ministers, of the s7stent they pursue, which must be much altered, before the Country can be contented, they are instantly called disloyal, and greeted with the name of Radicals. " The very respectable body of Citizens that I am now ad 'dressing, has not escaped that designation in the mast offensike terms, and applied by those who must have known that they were guilty of a most wanton and absurd calumny, and OM your only fault was a devotion, too generous and ardent in theft estimation, to the cause of ark injured Quaen. " I beg you will believe me tb " With unfeigned regard, thy worthy fellow-eitisent, " Year sincere and faithful servant, "To the Members of the Friendly t " GROSVENOR: I Societies of the City of Chester. In ill b) ai Tuesday se'nnight, a sailor in the Kiunetsley Car tie transport, lying. at Cork, bound fot Barbados k with part of the 33th Regiment, while adjusting the rigging', lost his hold, and fell overboard. The sea was running very high, and the unfortunate man wits on the point of s►nking, when another sailor said a soldier, actuated by a noble impulse of humanity, fearlessly plunged into the water, and succeeded in taking hold of him. Ropes were thrown out. uld a boat being lowered, the poor fellow and TM 'Pre► servers were rescued f:om their perilous sir.atielL