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T FOUR O'CLOCK. PRICE OF SM4 Ks 3 per Ct. Cans. 781 I 1 ; 1 per Ct. 1826, 981 1 4 Con►. for Ate. 781 (..mg Ann. Jan. 1860, 16 5-16 ; 3 per Cent. Bed. 794 1 8/ 014 Annuities New, 781 3; pet ('i. 181 P, 88; £lOOO Exch. 811 k 20 22 20 3; per Ct. tied. 881 4 71 21500 Ditto 20 22 20 34 per Cent. New. 87+ i 4 2100 and itlloo Da. 20 22 20 FOREIGN STOCKS. Amtrian, Acct, 574 64 7. Chilian. 6 per . Ct. for Am 204. Dani , 4h 3 per rent, for Acct. 58, 8. Greek, —. Mexican, 28 ; ditto 1825, for Acct, 363. Portuguese, —. Russian, 911; for Acct, 91/ '2 1. Spanish, 17114 ; for Acct, 173. Ditto 510. 11 • . Spanish, 1823, 134. French 5 per Ct. 91f 85c; Exchange, 25(1 .10c. French 3 per Ct. 59f 5c ; Exchange, 25f. Amsterdam—Ex change, light, 11-184 ; Hamburgh, M. B. 13.11. Irish Three and a Half per Ct. 89;41. OMPANIES. Trish Grand Canal, 74 Forth and Clyde, £69.5 Liv. & Man.Railvray4lll6to2l9o Cromford, d 4.5 Guardian ' Albion Fi re, Z 75 Alliance, £8 5s County, £4O Solana% Mines, £lBO Steam Navigation, di:. £6 15s ITISH COMMERCE. Corz—(92B.; £9 to £ll3. Hions—Butts,2o4 to 23d; Buenos Ayres (A.) 9d to lOod. Corris--Jam. middling, £2 14s to £5 3s; Dem. and Berhice, £ll 8. to £4 26; Mocha. £3 5. to £6 10s. TiA—Bobra ' Is II d to 2s Od ; Consort, mid. 2s 2d to 21 9d ; Hymn, mid. 4s 3d to 4$ 6d. BUTTIR—Cork, 24 14s to £4 16$; . , Dutch, £4 101. Custss—Cheshire, old, 2310 s to .£3 lts ' • S.Glo'ster..C2 to £2 Bs. . TALLOW—Russia yel. Is 3d ; White, £2 7s 6d. Rics—Carolloa, 14s 0.1 to Its; Benpl, 135 id to 175 6d. Suomi-26s Yid per cwt. SMITH MELD FBI 21.—Berf, 4s Od to 45 6d ; Mutton, 45 2d to 45 ed ; Veal, 5a Od to 51 8d ; , . Pork, 41 Od to 5s Od. Maat-Larra. Fn. 23.—Wheat, 68s to 78s ; Barley, 40s to 50s; Oats, g 25 to 33.. GazaTra Airman, Fltll IL— Wheat, 74. 8d ; Barley, 4818 d ; Oats, 27. od; Beans, 40s bd. BOROUGH MARZET,Fes.2I. —Rent lib, £8 12. to £l4 14s; Farn ham, £l5 Os to ElB Os. COAL BECHAR'S, PM 23...8e1E Wall's End, 3510 d to 35. 64 ; other sorts, 27s Od to 546 6d. SMITHFIELD Her HAREM FIR. 22.--Hay, £2 5s to £4 106. Straw, LI 12, to £2 Os. PUBLIC CI Hawk Stock. hit!ia Stock, 207. Roods, 54 6 London Dock 4, £59 los St. Catherine's. £7B 10s City Gas, .£l9O Bank of Scotland, £167 lir tigh Linen, £250 Grand Junction, £943 Leeds, £395 Regent's, £lB lOs STAPLES OF BEI' Conon ( Liv.)—Sea bland, lld • - to aod ; N. (Mean., old to Bd. Woo,. (Lon.) —Saxony prima, 3s to st; Austrian prima,4s to 4s; Segovia, 28 Od to 2s 61.1 ; South Down, 12 to 18; Blanket, 7 to 9. Sme, thrown—Piedmont White, 27s to 45s ; yellow slack, 514 s to . • 271 ; Modena raw, 141 to 161; Bengal, lOs 01 w 154; China, 131 6d to 17s. FLan 7 Riga, £52; Antwerp, £5O to .C 65. Pigs, £4 10. Od to £4 15.4; Bars. £6 5. Od to X 6 109 Od; Swedish, £l3 to £l3 10s. - Corm-1.87 to £BB M; South Amer. i7l , to £72 101. Lan—Bars, £l3 15. to Zl4. Tim—Blocks, 1,3 ..131. St oan—Lumps large, .C 5 3a Od to £3 4a Od ; Powder, fine, £3 16. to Za 6. Od ; Bengal, Li 25 Od to LI 4a; 'Jamaica; fine, £2 16s to £3 Os. Tosacco—Nlaryland,3ld to Sid; Virginia,s to 6; Cuba, 1.5 to 18• £1 is Od half chest ; Linseed, £2 us Od per ewt ; Pale Rape, 411 10$. BlANDY—Bordraux, :Ss to 51 6d. Ruat—Jam. (14) 2s 31 to 21 5d ; Dem (10 a 90) 2s to 2. 2d. WHISKY, KM 9d to 11.. CZNV/A, 2/ 64 to 2s 9d. rooT—Good, £55 to £4O. SusitaT—Good, AM to E 40... NM/ERA—Lon: P. hlO to A4O. Oita o'CLocr.—Barometer, 30-34 ; Thermometer, 45. Wind W.— Weather, fair. T TEI E EVENING STAR. LONDON. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 23. It is with the deepest regret we state—and for the honour of our country, we wish it were not true—that last night, when the KING and QUEEN were returning from Drury•-lane Theatre, a stone was thrown at the window of their carriage, which shattered it, and fell inside; but most providentially without injury to the Royal Personages. —rose— The disorganized condition of France ; the revolutionary state of almost every country on the continent of Europe ; the war already commenced between the Russians and the Poles; and last, though not least, the current rumour —justified by the language of some of oui Cabinet Ministers—of an im mediate dissolution of Parliament, have all conspired to de press the public funds. The extreme fluctuation during the last three days amounts to three and a half per cent. The Dutch and French funds likewise come lower. We have the Austrian Observer this day, dated the 11th inst. which briefly states, that the operations of the Russian army began on the sth instant: 1,000 Cossacks entered Rubriszow, advancing by way of Grodek and Nadbrzeng ; and a strong division of infantry crossed the Bug at Uscebug. Frankfort Papers to the 16th have been received this day. They describe the spirit of certain Polish troops, which passed through Berlin, as excellent. In an article from Munich, dated the 13th inst. which we find in these papers, we find that the King of BAVARIA persists in refusing the petition from Wurzberg, soliciting a seat in the representative As sembly for M. BEHR, to which we alluded two days ago. His MAJESTY states, that "be has scrupulously respected all the citizens' rights ; and be expects they will re spect his." ____ By the Flanders mail this morning we have a short but interesting account of the proceedings of the National Con gress, in the sitting of the 18th inst. Amongst the petitions announced, was one desiring that the Congress might pro claim the doctrine of toleration. M. VILAIN, in reply to M. de ROBA tic, who enquired whether the petition came from the St. Sintonians, stated it had nothing to do with that party : it demanded that the State should no longer concern itself with ecclesiastical functions ; and that all cor respondence with Rome should be declared an act of felony. After some further discussion, it was resolved that the Director of the Police—who had been charged with raising obstacles to the teaching and exercise of a form of worship, contrary to the spirit of the Constitution—should be desired to appear before the Congress next day. The Brussels Papers contain no further intelligence, than that petitions in favour of a Republic were circulated at Ghent. The LORD CHANCELLOR last night, in a very brilliant speech, brought before the Lords his most desirable plan of Chancery Reform. We are persuaded that it will be hailed by the nation, as the first gleam of real improvement, which has cheered a long night of progressive corruptions, manceuvree, and abuses, at the cost of the people. As the details of his plans are not before the house, we can only reduce his own outline. His primary improvement is to abolish all FEES—which fees, as is too well known, are a denial of justice to all mo derate means, and a chief cause of the ruinous delay which attends applications far redress of wrongs. Salaries in every cue are to be substituted for fees ; and no less than seventy useless and sinecure offices, of greet emolument, are to be abolished. The next improvement is the abolition of the vonwrarts, LISTS of BANKRUPT COMMISSIONERS, and the substitu tion of a Chief Justice, three Senior Judges, and six Juniors, before one of the latter of whom, Proof of Debts, &c. are to be made subject to appeals to a senior, and from him to the Chief. One assignee, not a creditor, is also to be appointed by the Judges. The office of MASTER in CHANCERY is IO undergo a complete revision ; and all the forms, fees, gratuities, and bribes now paid, are to be wholly done away. In eases of LUNACY, instead of a Commission to try, the trial is to take place in a Court of Law in the usual way. But the most important of all the improvements, is the proposed change of viva voce evidence in the Court of Chan cery, instead of that equivocating documentary evidence, which now is made the means of extending the suit, for years at an incalculable expense. The best pledge of the Proposer's integrity and earnest ness, is his giving up extensive patronage and fees, accruing to the Chancellor ( ! ) of from 6,0001. to 8,0001. a year. We are persuaded the nation at large will feel as grateful as we do, for this promised blessing; and it is most satisfac tory that Lord LYNDHURST expressed his satisfaction in regard to the chief points. Lord Howie x moved for leave to bring in a bill for facili tating emigration, by enabling parishes to mortgage the Poor's Rate for ten years. This, we conceive, is carrying into effect the plan of Mr. WI t.moT HOR TON, on which we have had frequent occasion to remark. We are not convinced that over-population, in the Malthusian sense, is the source of our present distress; but that it is that population has been, and is, from various causes, improperly and unequally employed. We do not conceive that emigration, even under the encouragement of the proposed measure, will be an adequate remedy for the existing distress of the lower classes; but if the energies of the people of this country, aro to be con tinued under their present crushing, unequal, mischievous system, it certainly is but the dictates of humanity and jus tice, to afford the means of escape to more favoured climes A proposal for relieving tracts of two acres of potatoe laud in Ireland from tythe, was negatived by 133 to 1 ! CITY, ONB O'CLOCK. Consols, which , left off yesterday at 7811 for the account, opened at the same price, and for a moment went down to 781, after which the market took a sudden change, and consols gradually rose to 7811, at which price they are at present. . _ _ To-morrow being settling day in consols, the brokers and jobbers are busy settling their accounts, and the extreme fluctuation during the present account has been already about 3i per cent. In the foreign market, little or nothing doing. The letters by the Dutch mail bring the Dutch funds about one-half per cent. lower. It was reported at Amster dam, that the Russians were within thirty miles of Warsaw, and that no battle had as yet taken place. Report says that a dissolution of our Parliament is on the eve of taking place. This moment consols have given way, and receded from 78111 to 781 i. CITY. TWO O'CLOCK. Console, which were done in the early part of the morn ing at 781 for the account, receded to 781, wrich is a fall of per cent. during the morning, and the market still con tinues very heavy at 78i . this fall in the funds has caused several reports to be put , into circulation, such as—a great bull account having been sold out; a change in our Ministry, and Peel to be Chan cellor of the Exchequer ; and lastly, that Lafayette is to be again in the French Administration. hi the foreign market nothing doing. FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. EXPRESS FROM PARIS THIS MORNING. From the Masaysr des Chambres of Tuesday. Pants, Fee. 20.—This morning the Sunday worship was performed as usual in all the parishes of Paris. A remaining degree of distrust had at first Induced the clergy in some parishes to have the great doors of the churches shut. The Prefect of the Seine immediately desired that all the doors should be opened as usual, to avoid even the least sign of alarm. The report of an insurrection in the Tyrol seems to be confirmed by letters from Switzerland.—Preeurseer of Lyons. The Journal du Commerce of Lyons informs us that Savoy is also In a state of insurrection. The Semaphore of Marseilles says that news When received of an insurrection at Genoa. Via, 19.—The Belgian Deputation had the honour to dine with the Royal Family yesterday. To-day, at 11, his Majesty presided at a Council of Ministers, which sat for three hours. The King afterwards USlalalited business with the Minister of War. Young Murat, son of the ex-King of Naples, has quitted the United States of America to return to Europe. A letter from New York, of the 15th of January, says—" The son of Murat has just embarked for Liverpool ; he builds great hopes on the events which are preparing in Italy. He has no for. tune left to execute his pronts: he has only his head and his arm." Fanacta: 90.—The Be lgian deputation set out from Paris at noon, to return to Brussels. Fiaacaay 19.—A Secretary of the English legation at Paris set out yesterday for St. Petasburgh. It was lately announced, that the Go vernment had just required Spain to withdraw its troops to the distance of 100 leagues from the frontiers of France. It is now affirmed, how. ever, that it is only the French emigrants in Spain whom France re quires to be sent into the interior of the kingdom. Alonexa, Feat. 11.—At the moment of my writing the city is tran quiL Bologna and all Romagna have broken the arms of the Pope, and restored the lion and the tri-coloured flag. Parma and Piacenrs have followed the example. The National Guard is organized. The Government is composed as follows :—First Dictator, the advocate Biagio Nardi; First Secretary, the Advocate Cialdini. The Dictator last liberty to take a second secretary. Three Consuls have been ap pointed : they are—Colonel Manned, Marquis Antonio Morgue, and Fernando Mingrelli, advocate. All persons imprisoned for political offences have been set at liberty. Menotti, who is not dead, but wounded, is the only one that the Duke has taken to Mantua. CHAMBER OF DRPU riES-81TT1140 OT SUNDAY 20TII•OT Fits VARY. Tumultuous agitation prevailed during and aftet the reading of the preen verbal. It was observed that M. Barthe, instead of taking his place on the ministerial bench, walked along the centre, where be con vened with several Deputies. The ministerial betch remained empty. The moat contradictory report circulated. M. Barthe at length took his place on the ministerial bench, where he was soon joined by the President of the Council, M. de hlontalivet, and all the other ministers. The President reed a letter from the Minister of Finance, with the copy of a Noyal ordinance. (A lively expression of callosity.) It was the ordinance of the 15th instant, by which the King appoints Count Molina president of the committee of superintendence of the Caisse d'Amathaement, and Messrs. Odier and Baron Louis, members of the ' same committee. The order of the day was the continuance of yes terday's debate. M. de Laborde ascended the tribune, and gave a sign that he would Dot speak till after the President of the Council. The President of the Council—The question is, the situation of our country, that in which we have placed It by our actions ; the question is to probe the degree of the evil. mod to know whether there is aremedy discovered by one party, and rejected by the other. Assuredly the sitter. don of France is serious. There is uneasiness—a distrust of the future —immediately after a revolution. In the uncertainty of peace or of war—in the presence of two parties—the one weak, but active, intriguing, implacable; the other strong, victorious, impatleut..she ante of anxiety in which we are cannot surprise. So many interests would be endangered, either by war or by a struggle between the par. ties, that the country cannot but feel alarm at it. However, is good citizens, we ought not to exaggerate the evil. The only difficulty always pressen and nee yet solved, that of peace or war, would have ossiesd din as it does now the most serious. Such would have been the indwell the day before the celebration of the mass at fit. Omni purred, But in themidst of the deplorable scenes which Mattawan" caused, Paris itself was not disturbed, for all the *mares 'Mouse ' son were followed with the greatest seeudty. and the people, Ana a ' foolish bravado bad exasperated, dispersed at the bars arpeggios. si the National Guard. However, though tranquillity has now completely returned., I allow that the situation is difficult and anions. and the uneasiness profound. The question is. to know who is to blame for it, and what would be the remedy,—whether the fault is in the Govern ment fpoutioie), in its want of unity ant) action, or in the situation, which is stronger than men. If it is In the Government, a remedy for our evils must be immediately sought in a change of tnen. If in the situation, we must submit, unite together to conquer the difficulties, and, above all, not exaggerate the danger, for fear of discouraging the'good sena. I would ask, is it possible, in tirneeof trouble and agitation, to fore see— to act—so as always to prevent a riot. Guizot was Minister of the Interior in October; he had the police of the National Guard in his hands, and yet the palace of the King was disturbed in the middle of the night by cries of blood. lam far from reproaching him on this account, for I was member of the Council with him; and if there was a fault, I should be the accomplice; but let him tell us if he then knew the means of hindering a riot from breaking out. At the time it appears there was a difference, not in action but in lan guage, between the Minister of the Interior and the Prefect of the Seine. It was said that the Government had not aeted,—that it had suffered the National Guard to act for it,—that there was anarchy among the authorities,—that the Government was at the rear :instead of being at the head. My honourable colleague, M. Guizot, quitted the Council, it is true, but why ? Had he found means to prevent troubles ? did he propose those means, was his proposal rejected, and did he retire because it was rejected ? Did he then tell us that popularity was an impotent and ephemeral means of governing, that another, more real, more efficacious, was required ? Did he point out to us the only one which remains, in times of trouble, when means of pcnuasion are renounced, viz. force—and force in all its energy ? Did he say to us, " We must renounce the notion of satisfying the demands of this people ? They will always de maad more. The only means is to resist it by forte—that is to say, by the bayonet." He did not propose force ;he did not advise us to renounee popularity; for he said, on the contrary, that government had need of a' confidence which men more popular than himself would be more likely to inspire. He was in the right, it was necessary not to have popularity, which is too ephemeral a power, but a long and unshaken opposition against that which has been destroyed to inspire confidence. I had only this advantage ; but I had it; for, a stranger at all times to the restoration, nobody suspected me of attachment to it. The speaker then proceeded to further details of the present situation of the country. France, be ' said, had an active party in its bosom attached to the late order of things, but notwithstanding hs intrigues, it will never be a subject of great danger. It may disturb us for many years as England was dis turbed for 40 years after the revolution. As for the agitators in the national and popular party, they are only to be feared at Paris, and there they have an insurmountable obstacle in the National Guard: After some observations on the proceedings of the Government, which he said possessed, in the National Guard, and in the army, an immense force, besides the opinion of the country, whieb it has studied in order to satisfy it, he acknowledged that a great diversity of sentiments upon im portant questions was observed in the Chamber. He concluded—' In this situation we have not been able to see very clearly a majority. Yesterday, gentlemen, you seemed to think we should ask one of the country. If you persist in this opinion, which is ours (unanimous cries from the centres " Yes, Yes,") I shall take the orders of the King; we shall ask of you the necessary financial resources,—that is to say, provisional 12the, and the extraordinary credit of 200 millions ; we shall apply to the country for its final wish, and we swear, gentlemen, that it shall be obeyed, and that the majority which it shall present shall be head and re spected. T he government will rest upon it ; there will be that harmony which you desire between the constitutional au. thorities. In the interval, we engage to preserve entire the deposit of the laws, to cause them all to be respected and to repress inexorably, and with the utmost rigour, every attempt whatever against our institutions and the public tranquillity. I shall have the honour to acquaint you to-morrow with the King's orders. After this speech, which made a deep impression, the Minister de scended from the tribune, in the midst of an unequivocal expression of sentiments of approbation from the whole assembly. M. Guizot—l comprehend that the question is laid down anew. Ido not think that there is no remedy to the evil ; but I think that the great ness of the evil ought not to be dissembled. (A voice on the left, ' All the evil comes from you and your party.' A long interruption • the Centre Uhl Order.') I did not think I had deserved th e re proach which has just been addressed to me. I thought I had de monstrated the origin of the evil, by saying that the intervention, the glorious intervention of the popular force in the o.vernment, was the ' true, the principal cause of the present evils. lam entirely of the opinion of those who think that the remedy is— From all sides.—The dissolution—.the dissolution. SECOND EDITION. STAR OFFICE, SEVEN O'CLOCK. HOUSE OF LORDS—This DAY. On the Loan CnexcELLoa's return from the Levee, his Lordship heard the arguments of the Lord Advocate on behalf of the Appellant in they appeal ease of Duff v. Fraser, of Lovat, relative to the right of certain Fishing& in Scotland. The Lord Advocate appealed at the her of the House in his full court dress, wearing over it the gown of office. The LORD CHANCELLOR, after hearing Counsel till six o'clock, gave judgment, reversing the appeal ; thus; leaving the sen. team of the Judges of the Court of Session undisturbed. Alderman WOOD and others brought up the London Bridge Ap proaches' Bill, which was read rsecond time, and ordered to be com mitted on Friday. Their lordships then adjourned till Friday. HOUSE OF COMMONS-THIS DST Mr. RIDLEY COLBURN presented the Report of the Election Committee on the Oxford (City) Election Petition. It set forth that J. Hughes Hughes, Req. had been duly returned, and that the Petition of air. Lockhart was not frivolous or vexatious.—Ordered to lie on the table. Sir E. KNATCHBULL presented fire petitions for the Repeal of the Malt Duty- PZIYATI •ILLS. Biz E. KNATCHBULL observed, that Friday was the last day for presenting Petitions on Private Bills, and, as owing to there being no House to-morrow, there would be the Ballots for Election Commit tee', be suggested that the time be extended to Monday next. After some conversation, agreed to. Mr. BAIMODAILIS, Mr. B. CAIITER, and Mr. SAMDFOID, presented several petitions for Parliamentary Reform COAL DUTILL. Lord ALTHORP, in reply to Sir M. Knatchbull's enquiry, stated that the Repeal of the Coal Duty it was proposed should commence on the Ist of March, and that any ships laden with coal, then or previously lying in the river, should be entitled to the repeal, provided they had sold no part of their cargo. His Lordship added in reply to other qua. ' dons that a Bill was about to be brought in to modify the London (City) duties; that the " Richmond shilling" was not to be repealed as part of such plans ; that coals sent to our Colonies would be duty free ; and his Lordship added (in reply to an enquiry from Mr. O'Connell) . that the Dublin coal acts were to undergo revision. Mr. J. MEREDITH presented petitions from Glasgow, Montrose Elgin, ite. for Parliamentary Reform. Sir J. M. desired them to be printed, "on account of its peculiatity."—Ordered. Sir M. W. RIDLEY presented a petition from Galway, in favour of the Kelp trade, and against the repeal of the Barilla duty. Mr. PORTMAN asked whether there was any plan to facilitate the receiving of petitions. Lord ALTHORP replied that he did not know bow they could stretch the 24 hours more than they had done; he saw no other remedy than that of meeting on Saturday to receive petitions.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. HUNT rose— The SPEAKER begged pardon for interrupting the hon, member, but in wished that the proposed suggestion should be effectual, and he therefore said, if they were desirous that it should not be an seamed arrangement to receive the petitions, they would make some positive plan. He proposed that they should meet at twelve o'clock en Satur day ; (Cheers.) and he hoped, as he would be in the house at that time, that be might be able to take the chair. (Cheers.) Lord ALTHORP said, they owed their thanks to the Speaker for this arrangement, and suggested that none but Rehm Petitions should be presented ; and that the home should adjourn at six o'clock. The SPEAKER begged to remind the house that as there were three ballots for Friday, except: they were obtained the arrangements foe @motley, would be defeated, as If all the ballots could not be obtained they must be completed on Saturday in precedence of all other business. Sir J. SEBRIGHT moved that the house be called ova at Friday. (Chores.) Mt. BUNT seconded the motion. It was eventually ordered that the mambas who did not sand the ballets on Friday. should have their news sat aside, sad that the ann. ban be taken into custody. COURT CIRCULAR. The Duke, Duchess, and Prince George of Cumbe.land, the Duchess of Kent and the Princess Victoria, the Land grarine of Hesse Homberg, the Princess Augusta, the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, and the Princess Sophia, visited their Majesties yesterday, at their Palace, at St. James's. The Royal party partook of a dejeune with the Queen at two o'clock. Earl Grey, Lord Holland, Sir James Graham, and the Marquess Wellesley, had audience yesterday of the King. The Duchess of Kent and the Princess Victoria visited the Princess Augusta, and the Duchess of Gloncester yesterday. The Duke, Duchess, and Prince George of Cumberland, the Duchess of Kent and the Princess Victoria, the in cess Sophia, and the Duke and Duchess of Glonceste), called yesterday at the Palace at St. James's, and eongia. tulated the Landgravine of Hesse Romberg on her arrival in town. The same members of the Royal Family also paid similar visits to the Princess Augusta. A Conference on the Affairs of Belgium was held yester day afternoon, at the Foreign Office, by the Ministers of the five Allied Powers. Previous to attending the Confe rence, Viscount Palmerston had an interview with Earl Grey et the Treasury. The conference lasted about two hours. A deputation of wine merchants, including among it number Messrs. Barnes, Carbonnells, Paxton, Harris, Trowers, Blackburn, Richards, and Martin, had a confer ence with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday, at the Treasury. A deputation of the General Shipping and Colonial Com mittee had an interview yesterday with Viscount Althorp, at the Treasury. Among the members of the committee were Messrs. Bainbridge, Chapman, Bliss, Young, Powles, and Dowie. A deputation from Newcastle had a conference with tie Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday. Great numbers of the Nobility and Gentry called yester day to pay their respects to the Queen, the Landgravine of Hesse Homberg, and the Princess Augusta, on their arrival in town at their respective residences in the Palace at St. James's. Their Majesties entertained the Great Officers of State and the other Noblemen and Gentlemen of their suite who were in Waiting, at five o'clock. Shortly before seven o'clock, their Majesties, accompanied by Prince George of Cumberland and Prince George of Cambridge, & attended by the Lord Chamberlain, the Master of the Horse ; Earl Howe, Lord Chamberlain to the Queen ; the Earl of Errol, Master of the Horse to the Queen; the Marquess of Clanricarde. Captain of the Yeomen Guard • Lord Hill, Gold Stick in Waiting; Earl of Belfast Vice -Chamberlain; Lord Byron, the Lord in Waiting; Sir Andrew Barnard, the principal Equerry ; the Marchioness of Ely, Lady Caroline Wood, Miss Boyle, Miss Johnson ; Mr. Cipriani, the Exon in Waiting: Messrs. Marsh, Martins, and Hatton, the Gentle men Ushers in Waiting, left the Palace in six carriages, in order to honour Drury-lane Theatre with their presence. A larger audience could not have been congregated within its walls than was assembled to manifest the feelings of re spect and love with which the people hail the appearance of the Sovereign amongst them, entering with heartfelt satis faction into their most attractive amusements. The decora tions of the Royal Box were neat, taireful, and appropriate. Soon after seven o'clock, the Royal Party, escorted by a body of Horse Guards, arrived at the Theatre. They were received at the private entrance by Mr. A. Lee, Mr. Wal lack, Mr. Ellis, and Mr. Bucke, by whom they were con ducted to the ante-room, from whence they were imme diately afterwards ushered into the royal box. The cheer ing on their entrance was enthusiastic. The royal party appeared to be, and no doubt were, highly gratified by their reception, and repeatedly bowed to the audience. Prince 1 George of Cumberland was seated at the left band of the Queen, and Prince George of Cambridge on the right hand of the King. The Chamberlains of the King and Queen were stationed behind their Majesties, and two handsome and intelligent-looking youths acted (we believe) as pages of honour. After the audience had loudly and joyfully greeted their Majesties, " GOD save the King" was sung by the entire vocal strength of the house. Every stanza called forth loud bursts of approbation ; but more especially the last, where a prayer for the Queen is introduced. The allusion to her Majesty was received with loud and very long continued applause. The coup d'ail from the stage was, during the performance of the national anthem, most animated and most brilliant. We have rarely seen as -1 sembled so much beauty and fashion, and a general emula tion with respect to splendour and elegance of dress was perfectly apparent. The performances commanded were, the comedy of the School for Scandal and the pantomime. The King and his Royal consort seemed to enjoy most highly the classical and pointed wit of Sheridan. The performers, of course, put forth, before such an assemblage, their best powers and they succeeded in amply satisfying them. After the comedy, " Rule Britannia" was sung in a much better style than when it was last attempted here. There I was time for preparation. Then came the pantomime, and the laughter which it created amongst the most staid of the landience went to prove that "Alen are but children of a larger growth." The young Princes were of course infinitely delighted, and the risible muscles of their august relatives were frequently agitated at " Some disastrous stroke which the clown suffered." The beautiful diorama, by Mr. Stanfield, attracted his Ma jesty's special attention, and he expressed his satisfaction at the exhibition by many significant gestures. After the pan ! tomime, which was not concluded till past 12 o'clock, " GOD save the King" was again sung, and their Majesties quitted the theatre amidst the liveliest expressions of just and gene rous feeling. His Majesty looked extremely well, but was occasionally troubled with a slight cough. During the whole evening his countenance was smiling and cheerful. The air of Brighton seems to have been most beneficial to her Ma jesty. Her appearance is greatly improved since we saw her last at this theatre. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. Mona A RIPMD Tam Da*.—Thablin. I ; Waterford. 1; Holland. 1. Doss, Fn. 22.—Wind E.N.R.—Arrived the Argosy, Randall, and Miss, Porter, from Trieste. Arrived and remains, the Madras, Beach, from Madras. Poinisoere. Fs. 21.—Wind R.N.R. PLTMOOIII, Fan. 210—Wind W.N.W.—Arrived kis Majesty's ship Orestes, from Cork ; Ano, Silty, from Oporto ; and Emma Matilda. from Rio Janeiro--eailed lath December. His Majesty. ship Druid was Wins at Rio Janeiro so the 49th December, to convey the crew of his Majesty's ship Thetis to Ragland, and would sail on the 3d of January. FALMOUTH, 21.—Wind W. Ltvaarooz., Fm. 21.—Arrived the Mon, Gaitskill, from Mote -1 real; and Jane Vekt, Foss, from Riebehecto. O►r Poay.a.n, fits. 44.—Arrived the Hebe, Berry, from Rio Janeiro. The Malt. from the Med'tore/maw struck on the rocks at the so trance of Lwoe. end Is touch Injured. The Neptune, from It. Übe's to Goasoburgh. struck oa s rock near Flekheros 51st oh. sad wok. L The Ceres. Campbell, from New Tack to Grenada. was lost pre. view to the 1 Wt. and only the waster and two of the crew saved. Venus wow www—Tke Royal &wrap, on the 44 ult. la lat. IS, kog. *1; Cyprus. of London. Stb ult. lat. 4, loog. ft; North Moo, et Leith. pith eh. lat. S. kog. ; Malay. of Salem. Ilkb lat. 13, loos. 55 ; Flora, of Dingo,, manse day ; and Flora, of Liver. pool, Sth lost. Ist. 15, keg. 44—by the George Csnohig, arrived at Cowes. '~ i R,