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btt. CONTAGIOUS FEVER. TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE JOHIN NEWKIRT.*BART. M.P. Stu—l haVe'read with much satisfaction in the ,Newspapers, that Committees have been appointed tsy the H o use of Condhotis for the purpose of in quiring into the stale of 'the Contagious Fever in this country and in 'lreland. In consequence of the communication Is hich e t have had the honour to hold with you. and as you hive the praiseworthy merit of being the mover of dna intpairy for lreland.l feel much pleasure in addressing a IVvrliiisi to You on the subject, as it relates to that cou► tly. ilthottgls the obairvatious will be found applicable folhe ileum! question. It may be right for ftte to pre• wise. that during the time I had the hOssOur of ac i•ompanying his Grace the Duke of Bedford, as Physicianjduring his Gap's Lieutemmtcy in Ire land, in 1146, I went several times, by his Grace'. desire, over all the Hospitals end Disrensarit• in Dublin, which afforded me ati oppoftunity of be coming professionally aAttainterf with the metropolis of the Sister Island. With respect to the roots rgious disease, such as is usually denominated low. Nervous, or typhus fever, there are serious causes, rhiefly originating with the. nauetwisate pour, to' soloich it is attributable. Fauns the improvement which medical science ha received within these few year'', these causes are very well ascertainest, and are easily obviated when *Means eau be procured 'for that isurpose'• and for should the causes, by not having barn reisniv ed. have proceeded to produce their effect in the full formation of typhus fever, such ,4 now the greatly increased knowledge and improved method iit the treatment of fever, that it sill generally. with no great difficulty. be subdued, provided pains be taken to glee and to pursue the nieessary directions, and provided fill and ample means be possessed for carrying them into erect. The con tagious fever has much diminished in London, thinks to the spirited subscriptions of the public last year, to the seal sod judgment of the inures atonal gentlemen, and of the Managing Committee of that valuable establishment, the Fever Institution. Notwithstanding. Sir, eptally valuable and equally well-conducted Isistitstious exist in Ireland (fur so excellent is the one in Waterford, of which city vow have been so long the distinguished and active lie presentative, that it was the model of the one in and notwithstanding the sense intelli geoce pervades the Profession there, yet we do not bear of a similar diminution of the fever which has thinned the ranksof the warnt-hearted people of Ire- .. . . Ism! I believe we may attribute this not only to the greater intensity of the local, but to the widely spreading and powerfully-operatiog general causes., which I submit to your enlightened consideration. The prolific mums to which is justly attributed the origiu of Typhus Fever are— Filth--unwholesomeness and insuffi-iency of food—• collection of numbers of people in a con fiued space—the want of free vesitilstiost of pere our—fatigue—eximsure, without proper clothing, to the incleurenciee of the weather—the constant wear. lug of the same clothes uncheisged—and the depress lug p .ssions of the mind. II hen these causes cum• bine and co-operate, they will most unquestionably generate in the person. exposed to their influence feverish excitement, which becomes the contagious typhus: the permit or persons so affected communi cate it to the family—it thus spreads from house to house, jam proximate ardetlegom, till a whole district becomes infected, whether the whole of the district have ix itself the original causes or not : for the contagion, after being worked up, if 1 may so express it, into a highly malignaut and infectious sta ture. by the disturbance and excitement of the constitution, is Ito respecter of persons. and attacks all (frith souse exceptions easily accounted for). the rich as well as the poor. If motives of humanity, therefore, did nut incite. motives of self-interest would. to take the earliest and must efficacious steps to check. in liatine, the ravaging progress of infectious fever. These farts are so lolly verified by daily experience. that it is not necessary to insist _upon them, except to impress them with all their Puree upon the minds of IN*. not in the habits of bring usually acquainted with them—a motive, Sir, fur this public address to you. I will there fore mention, that many years ago a fever of this kind broke out in a village its • tnidlaud county of England. It spread from the village to the neighbouring hamlets, till some of the wealthier farmers in more airy situations fell victims to it. It attracted the notice of a late eminent member of the House of Commons, who, with the concurrence of the Magistrates at the Quarter Ses slims, sent a professional Gentleman to investigate its nature and to check ins progress. Ile was fur nished with ample means and full authority, and war therefore fortunate enough in preventing its fur. ther advance, although he found above thirty per sons dispersed in the district labouring under the disease. I beg to be troderstoosi as stating dos with a view to shew that the moat ample meats., the fullest 'directions, steadily followed up, should be atfordedf ; for, if any deficiency in the management 1.1 Id occur, the contagion remains lurking, latent sciatillala format, about the prison, habitation, or clothes, continues a protracted disease, or breaks out again, after it is supposed subdued, as it has not been rendered effete or totally annihilated. The greatest ',roof that can be adduced that the causes enumerated are the prolific sources of fever is, th a t th e y can lie always traced to their cont. tneticemetst its situatious where these causes .bun. dant!) , exist. In the Meath Liberty of Dublin, the St. Giles's of that city. the noises above stated abound in their fullest force, and I believe it will be generally found, that whenever fever* prevail in Dublin, they caw be traced to that or souse similar tlisttiot of the metropolis of Ireland ; being that part of the city, where, if I recollect rightly, the greatest number of the poorest reside. there is slimy, a considerable mass of filth, and from the want of money to put. thaw warm clothing and feel, snore especially in • The Peter Hospital and Howse of Recovery to Gott. stirs 1, erected is 1114,d, derail Lunt Hardwick;• Adatini stiatioo. This Institutiou is Irv* mattaard by the seal mid eliilitypf the Professional Gest!two who attend it, sod hos provr4 of vouch service to the city. 11 has teen tumid tie empty,, since that period, however, to provide other similar basmistmoss. _ _ t These threettooe Will be famed Ilele,leil in tin Reports of tie London sod Rubhu Freer loutitsii Jill. ,OP7 LONDON, MONDAY, MAY 4, 1818. We hove received Paris Papers to the lst instant. The debate upon the Budget was concluded in the 'Clessisber of Deputies on the 2911 e lest, when the ipsestion on the whole 14w was carried by a tn►jo rity of 176 to 30. The report of the Committee, relative to the creation of 16 millions of renter for the payment in full of the claims of foreign in dividuals, mid en eventual credit of 24 millions, to complete the payment of the sums due to the Allitd . Powers, was then read, The Committee, its their report, recos 00000 end the plan, with it slight modification, and the debate opus, it was fixed fur Friday. A report was presented in the Chamber of Peers on the 26111 hot, upon a Petition from Lord Kiss AIRD. dated Paris, 13th April, on behalf of e Monsieur A/AKINET, who, his Lord,liip stated, had conic from Brussels to Paris so snake li4fine import. snit discoveries relative to the attempt on the life of the Duke of Wxv.i.ittuTou, on a promise of personal protection, lint which promise hod not bees. fulfilled., the party having been led and thrown into pt iron. 111. ALiniN ET bud been COW. &imbed to death by is l'revutal ("out, and the offer to make a discovery is stated in his Lordship's Petition to have I►een u►:lde some slays before the attempt on the Duke's life in F►lruary Lsst. The 'gnat bilittd, that 1,0 sole conduct wall given or promised to hJ. MatttNET—that the guarantees were all coeditional. It adds. that id. Maaastre had enjoyed his personal liberty for serail days at Paris. end that he was at length arrested. not for his old offence. but on suspicion of being an accomplice in the plot which he pro, mired to reveal. The Duke of Wat.iisofoti joined the Princes in the chase, at Rainhouillet, on the ggth. The Five per Cent. Consols were ou Wrduesday 6 francs; Bank Actions 1,56 e. A Dutch Mail, which arrived laot night. has brought Papers to the Sid instant. The fallowing is an extract • tiewoa, arm 4. Publit Papers ►ace relatsd„ . tbat the passengers uu beard the English ship Parthenope, who were wrecked on the coast of 'Corsica, had been pin by the Inhabitants., Letters hem Leghorn nut only this account to be fake, but Airs t►at the passen and crew were extremely well treated, sad all mensal .pittance afforded them. A Flanders Mail halo iskilied;orith Papers to the Ist instant. The followitii are extracts : • itirtlttnites, await, lit. To-rlay the Anal iletlaruthin was made made at Court of the betrothing of our Moat Serewe Princess Adelaide to his /loyal Highness the Duke of Clarence, brother 111 the Prince Rest of England. Her Highness will depart foe Loudon in the beginning oTtaly. manna, Aram te. Tbe Inst Mail front Turkey, which arrived here the slay befdre 'yegterilay, has brought fauns Constantinople the account that the Palace of the Swedish Embassy in that city has been entirely mitten] to ashes by a dreadful eon lincratiou. Py the same mail accounts have also been re ceived, stating, that the Sardisk Ambassador, Count Pal i a (celebrated fur his researches r esperting hieroglyphical, will immediately leave Constantinople, and return to Lis own country by way of Vienna. It is said that a squadron of Are ships of the lane and four fiicates is our arming at Constantinople. We have received Nu, (Meas. Payers to the hilt of March. The following is Mn extract 3111LW °ALVAN', MAIRCII 2. Capt. Morton, of the sloop Commodore 1 1 1;tiri Allll, (Win the H Iq furuislies the following interesting inform*. titsio:--Ou the dth and 7th of February, a fleet of Guinea. roes and merchant vessels, under convoy of the Maria Its. bells sloop of war, Ilia gnu-brig Campeadrr, and souther brig name uukuuwn,.raihd from the Heivansish to the roast of Oa the 12th or 13th fellio with a patriot spiadrou of two brigs and a schemer: a revere action ensued, which ended in the complete discomfiture of the Sp a niards. TWO of the theiarllWlNS had arrived at Mantmars,and brought the wens. They left the squadron still ravaged, the sloop of war in a disabled state; sad it was believed that she, as well as the rest of the convoy, were captured. The Lords of the Admiralty have directed all the guard-ships of the United Kingdom, except the Hag-ships at Portsmouth and Plymouth, to asseutble at Plymouth by the hat of June, and thence to proceed to cruise for two month.. The ships that will assemble are—Rainilies, 74, Capt. T. Boss ; Spenter, 74, Captain %V. It. Baoucti- TON ; Rochefort. 80, Sir A. C. DICKSON ; Superb, 74, Captain C. Emus ; Vengewr, 74, Captain T. ALEXANDER; Northumberland, 74, Captain J. WALKER; Bulwark, 71, Captain T. GRAVES ; and Toisimat, 80, Captain TAILOUR. It is said they will be put under the command of Sir BEN JAMIN 1141.t.ovvEt.t. The Rochefort and Vex - gear. at Portsmouth, will go out of harbour on the 17th instant ; their complement of men will be increased, during the cruise, from men to he lent from the (keen Charlotte. The period of three years service fur the guard.ships• expires generally about the Ist of September next I after which they will be paid off and recotn 000 i o sioned. The fate of Mt. Timm'', motion in the (louse of Commons on Friday Hight is much to be re gretted ; for whatever may be the opinions either of theorists or practical men respecting the propriety, under the existing circutnatatices of the country, of resuming cash payments by the Omsk of England, the subject must be admitted by every man oat of Parliament, to he worthy of the most serious inves tigation. Nothing can prove the necessity of oel' an inquiry more satisfactorily than the extreme contrariety of sentiment that we find among all persons with whom we chance to converse ups► the subject. It is difficult to meet with two persons agreeing precisely is all tbst'considerations involved in it, mid on residing the report of the debate on Friday night, it will be remarked, that in the House of Commons not two of the smoke's con curred in their mode of viewingthe question. Even among the immediate, followers of the Ministers, one was found to entertain principles different from those of the CH•NCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER; but even Mr. HUSK ISsoN's half-way speech, pronounced with the most imposing gravity, and just sufficiently enlightened to 'thew the danger of resting on imper fect knowledge, could not induce the (louse to ap►- paint u Committee to inquire into a subject on which, we will not hesitate to affirm, not ten men in the (louse could fora► a consistent and rational opinion. The Ilea . ..obit y of continuing the Bank restriction was, by the greater part of .the •peckers, kept to• tally distinct from the view Of the currency of the' country, with which Mr. TIERNEY, in his com mencing speech, moot judiciou.ly connected it.— The high price of gold, and the fear of 44 con tinuance, is @vowed by the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER as the sole cause for the °smote of reeteict . Now we conceive that no man of any practical or theoretical knowle►lge can deny the . . positior, that gold, although nominally the measure of valise. is, lit this moments, in consegoenn of the Bank restriction, . nothing else than an article of commerce, and fat it. price as such must be influenced by the state of the corroncy. Our sit- . ter currency is depreciated six per cent. but how,' touch our paper currency is depreciated it is im possible to cslculute. It might throw some light on the subject to state, that the average amount of Prink woes ill circulation from January to luot, 1797, was 10,821,574/. and from July to Decetn lters 1817, 49,5t10.0351. independent of the issues of country Batiks, which, before the restriction, were limited by the wants of the country, and sub sequently by no circumstance but the credit of in dividuals. The CitAXCELLOR of the Excnelsoktt indeed asserts—but he is interested in the matter too steeply to admit of an unreserved acquiescence in his opinion-6 , That the circulating' medium of ti country ought to bear a proportion to its trade, revenue, and resources;" and the net revenge of Great Britain, which in the year ending the sth of January, 1798, amounted only to about tweaet two milli 111 l s, amounted in the last year to something about fort3-five millions , . But we wholly distiller/ the criterion of the CHANCEI.I.oR of the Elan.- ut:Ett, and affirm, that the circulating medium of u country should be proportioned almost exclusively to it• Micron' commerce, and the amount of pro perty to be transferred in the ordinary dealings be tarsal subject and subject. These are no means of estimating with accuracy how far this internal trade has increased in Great Britain within the last twenty years. The produce of the Excise hiss increased within that period from ten millions to twenty millions; but it requires no arguments to shew, that a very small portion of the circulating nodiuni is sufficient, by the frequent recurrence of Trayments, to transfer an immense amount of capi tal; and that consequently the increase of the in ternal trade implied by this increase iii the produce of the Excise, could not require an extension of the circulutiOg medium by the Bank of England alone, to the uniottnt of nineteen Millions, and by country Wok* to the anfount itt least of from limn to ten nit:litmus sterling. If. however, so great an ificreale of the circulating medium were required by the circutuatances of the country, it would have been absorbed without alter ing the relative value of commodities ; but this has notoriosely not been the case ; the prices of every article of coneumption have been almost doubled withits time last twenty yesri. And eats it be inia glued that such an effect could be so generally produced without affecting the price of gold, which must, under existing circumstances, be considered solely an article of exchange ? This may be (testis,' by the CHAiscect.oit of the EXcutausa, but it is supported by experience mid the reason of things. Might not the Right Hon. Gentleman, however, mistrust his reasoning, when he finds the market price of gold four shillings an ounce above the Mint price ; when the balance of trade, properly so called, 1 that is, the actual balance between the exports and impoits of Great Britain, is notoriously in favour of this country; and might he not thence suspect that the rate of foreign exchatigea are driven utitia turally against us, its a great degree, it' not altoge ther, by the disproportionate ainotitit of our paper currency ? Much weight is attached to the experiment lately made by the Bank in issuing a small amount of gold, which almost immediately disappeared from circulation. But to Ui this argument appears ex tremely fallacious. it is oultuitted by the best authorities on the subject of currency, that two currencies of different values can never circulate together, if both be at the same time useasnres of valet. 'Cho depreciated currency must eventually take place of the other. Such was precisely the case with respect to our gold and paper when that experiment was made, and it rested with the Bank of England to determine its result. Paper was issued to the same amount us before, and of course thrust the geld out of the country. But we agree with Mr. tiusaissou, that if the issue of cash, in stead of being partial had beets complete—'hat is, if the restriction had at that time been totally re moval, the four millions of gold coined last year would have been found sufficient, assisted by the discretion of the Bank of England, to maintain the cash circulation of the country. These, its our opinion, are points worthy of the most serious exaintitation, because it is very 'possi ble that though to our minds the arguments by which they are supported appear irrefragable, many person. might be found to question them. IVe i look upon the matter as remaining altogether in the power of the Bank Directors, who, unless re strained by Parliantent, may at any time alter the !nicest( bullion, and vary the rates of the foreign exchanges; and consequently us long as Par liament shall refuse to institute au inquiry, and rest satisfied at seeing the CH VN cri.t.oit of the Exctixous:a wholly under the control of the Bank, either the country ono never expect to ob- Itain a cash circulation, or will exper t r o ce som a severe and awful convols its is traskitoosi from the I one currency to the usher. Vesterchsy morning the Duke of %I:ELLINGTON strived its town, and kid am audience of the i l ltifil‘g REGENT fur nearly two hour,. Yesterday the Loan CitAacti.ros had ari au dience of the Pat Ittiut.a t at Carlton flutist. 'N t taap. l 7; ; Z.‘ \ • ~; 0 .• ••••"" s '\ . <ll -. 7;1 .' 0 • : Y7lr 410, o da Ix (al, 4) ..• • 'IPASHIONARLS ARRIVALS and DEPARTURES• ARRIVALS. . The Dnke of Devonshire, at Devuushire House, from tor seat Chntavrorth. _ . . . Curd Maynard, at Lis Lome in Missal, &shin, Essex. ~ (.4iip - . Culunrl Richardson, at the Chitish Hotel, Jerittyli.strett, from a War. N. Dunker, Esq. from Canterbury. Mr. and Mrs. North, at fit.tke's Hotel, Jermyn.street hum their mat near Sunthampton; Mr. Georfe, f Amr nt ditto; Mr. Webb, at ditto, from Paris, Bud Mr. sti, trout bis seat is Yes ksbire. • the recent distress, they crowd together in small habitations, begrimed with dirt, to keep theinkeyes warm stkainit inclement weather; hence the entre lactive fermentation generated in the dirt which surrounds them, with the accumulated and coufined exifidations from the skits and lungs, deteriorates the air they breathe, vitiating its vital principle. and exciting and disturbing the circulating and nervous system, till fever is produced. This fever ish state further causes morbid secretions, and thus originates the infection which, at drat an effect, brewers the ravaging cause of reproducing a wore violent and contagions disease. The compass of a daily forint does not allow me to • Ittilerge; but, Sir, to the local are to be added the genetsl causes of the more than usual muscadi ne*s of the werithes for the last two or three years— ttrie leant of employment, depriving the poor of the means of procuring a selferecref of food—the in creased anxiety in endeavouring to !Acme this, us. dergorre, too, with exposure to severe weather—acid though last not least its this list of powerfully oper ating causes, the great depression of the mind, from few and despondency, a hen the potients return to their comfortless homes, without the susten.inee secesMey for their craving families. The generous irpstit•rises into despair or sinks into lethargic sle spoudessey, when all the doors to independent labour are closed; the intention, therefore, roust be as much directed to moral es well as to phy sical management. These general causes have operated very largely within the last three years, and..ll have no doubt, !save mainly contributed . not oily io irrodtice, but to increase the in.sligiiiiiicy of the fever! whirls have been so prevalent g the labouring , classra of the community,. Under slosh circumstances, were medical aid mill sot be 0 0. tiistit. the great engine of Corernthent meat wore with its eo-operution in uslisting award. lan puppy, to Lind, f the ob,enatiutas of Mr. Peel, that this is intended ; it willtiotescape his energy and icknowlldged talents, th em, previous to the cultivation of civilised life. Insilco: after consum ing the Produce of the soil where they ' 4es;deil, wan• tiered from multiplied member* to new setelethents for additional fixer; and if in those coat k the pro duce of eetiiwd lab.ior 111 our men e nt ijilry is t se`beiii eiliaasted, without the menses at !mar of supply ing mote to a greatly increased oncliiicreising po pnlatiou, political sagacity sill isroleibly (ferret its attention to the consider:.' r a ladder ieitttdy ; most c 000000 nosily we find that alien those general causes prevail. the worst fevers Lace takes' place. The most destructive Erni *orient Greece ever knew. was that which depopulated Athens soon after the commencement of the Pelopoiniesian tear, cud which is PO well ilescribeil by 'flisicyitiiles. The accounts given of freers by Levi, Piocitiniis, Moderns Situlus, thehow's:mimes historian; and others, have Iwet, at a time when from wars, or oilier similar causes, there have been a deficiency of fowl, anxious fatigue of body. and agitations and depression of unto, by fearful des' deiscieil. I swell not ray in you how poetically this has heels described by Lucretius, and, in p.rt , also by Ovid, Lucian, and other Latin poets*. It may be curious, Sir, to bring to your historical recollection, that lle'- bind and Heralotus attribute the pestilesitial fever which raged so Greece and the neighbouring coeu.. tries of Avis, immediately after the destruction of Troy, to the ttli-cts of the decennial war. The treatment of Typhus Fever, comprising the prevention of contagiuts,.is so simple, so easy, and so genendly understood by the iiittlligent purl of the profession, that it iv uniircessury to enlarge upon it. A hearty seal and activity in the medical managers will ilcra great deal ; hut allow me to add, that, in considering the subject otwu a e enlarged scale, the useful employment of the soperabsissilaist popu lation, by givtiag wholesome activity to the body, by supplying the independent means of procuring soffit:ivory of food visit clothing, and thus by re lieving the mind hum oppression, and by creating the cheerfool hope of bring al& to support their families, will be the most posit rful adiuvionts to the more immediate medical means for antailidating the destructive march of the contagion. 1 have the Inn ~,,, r to lw, Sir, %Visli respect and esteem, Your faithful and (obedient Servant. G. 1). YEATs, N.D. Qitawaireel, May fair, May 1, MIS. • The sardine! 'slider will find r rl ' ticsl rrrounl of die peatilential fevers which have raced iu iht worl.l.4ewn its estimeseesteal lu 1656, its kirekris Serutiairm Mantua. THE BRITISH PRESS. DlrA*Tuftr. General &Mos, and Captain 1V04.1, from Jordan'. Hot, , Si. James's-streci, for Pao is. Sir Wm. and Lady Jane Houston and family, from tVai ren's New Hotel, New-street. fur the Continent. Mr: and Mrs. Ashton and family, from the Waterloo Ho tel, Jermyu•atrret, fur Paris. • FASHIONABLE PARTIES FOR rttE WEEK. TIM INININO. The Coned's* or Jeitsy's rout, Berkeir,-square. Mrs Itnehat's conceit, St. James's-square. Countess of Arran.!! party, Durer-street. Mrs. Rue's ruin, Barlepstrett. TO-MORROW. The Earl and Countess of Jersey's entertainment to the Duke and Michelin of tore. Earl of tterhy's entertainment to Groavenur-.oare. The Cuouteks Jf Clernaoutl party in BUrketey-mittize. NV EDNESDAt. The Countess of Sefton' s, grand rout in Arlingtina-strret Her Majesty's party, Buckingham-house. Mr. and Mrs. Drummond Burrell's grand entertainment. Piccadilly. Mr. Dickenson, M.P.'s entertaiunsent in Upper Harley. street. FRIDAY. The Counties of Arran's party in Dover-rtreut aaTQR DAY. Lady Saltoisses stais.mbly su Great Cosmberl.tisoLstreet Lady Cast Sere:sees stopper party after the Ops-ra. Mr. alskes entertaissastai its Purthissol.pitscr. The Dukes d Yotta and CI-MU:SCE visited the Pat NCE itilwENT yesterday. O ti.thorday the Duo:liras of GLouce.S►:tt, the Dultrss of YORK, CLARENCE, and Su9l63t, rnitett lotr MAJESI'Y at the Queen's Palace. Yesterday Divine Service was performed at the Queen's Palace, by the Rev. Dr. BULLION. Divine Serviez was yesterday preformed at Carl ton-house, by the Rev. F. W. BLoateschu and the Rev. Dr. STANIIKII CLARKE. It was stated on Saturday by mistake, that thz Duke and Duchess of GLouctimt gave a grata emeriti ttttt etit on Tuesday night, whereas it ought to litre read Thursday night. The Marquis and Marchioness of CIJOLMONDY• LEY entertained a selett party 3e.terday, at Ci.o mondelty [louse. The Marquis of STA ?SAD !rawboned at select part, yesterday, st has house in Clerfrialid—t ot pre. _ _ The Marquis of BUCKINGHAM gave r Kraud en tertainment yesterday to the BO and C 4,81,1444 of WESTMEATU, Ewa of CtoetstELL. Loril TLAIPLL TOWN, Lord SPENCER, Lord and Ludy ORKKBLAY, Lord A. HILL, Lord AUCKLAND, Lord G. CANY BEL/.. Sir J. BelasFoßD, Sir B. Bt.trost Sir JOHN A ÜBRE.Y. illr. CALcitAFT, &c. at bib mist deuce in Pall Mall. The Marchioness of SALISBURY'S Grand ttr renibly uu Frialsy a-veiling in Arlingt..ii-stiert, wes attended by upwards of 500 perviiiii of the distinction and fast J ))))) lIMOIIK whorl were— His Royal Highness the Duke of Gloacceser ; hi. SCrelle Highness the Prince of Hesse.Homhourg ; the Duke east Duchess Saes Carlos; Baron Honaboldt ; Count Ceram's' ; the Bavarian and Swedish Ambassadors ; pokes of Rich mond, Portland, St. A thum p end Leeds; Dodo 'MIER of Leeds, Dowager Leed., St. Alining, and Richmond ; Margins Uses. deo ; Marchioness Clauricarde ; Lewd. Aylfsbory, Ask. 1...0uk, Molyneux, Caine, Barrington, [Julie-riot, kw:, E. A100f... Forteseue, Faulkenbcidge, Shaftcsbory, Gellowat - , Longford, Petre. The dlarchionen of HERTFORD has postponed her intended party from the 14th inst. to the folks ing evening. Lady CASTLEREAGH entertained II large party of fashionable, on Saturday. after the Opera, at her house in St. James's-square. The Right Hon. ROBERT PEEL gave a grand entertainment on Saturday, ut his residence in Sian hope-street, May.fair, to the Duke of Marquis Camila% Earl of Westmorland, Lord Melville, Lord Sidewiseth, the Chancellor of the Ea clievier, Sir Claarks Greville, Sir P. Mali:Oro, Mr. Tiirrei., Me. Fag :r emit, Mr. Bi►kest, Mr. Dimwit s Mr. Pertnia, and Mr. L. Foster. —Yriterdry he entertained another party, among whom were— Lord Marvin, Sir G. Walker, Sir G. Clerk, Sir Charles Slalom, Sir G. Hill, Colonel Longford, Mr. Billion, Mr. sollivan, Mr. Patten Bold, Mr. Blaekburne, Mr. R. Ward, Mr. Wynn. Mr. Courteasay, Mr. Hawthorn, Ate. Lady DAVY entertained a large of Ilishionable4 yesterday evening, at her house in Lower Grosvenut - street. Lord and Lady GRANTHAM gave a grand di , •- ner on Saturday to the Marquis of Srairynal , . Earl WHITWORTH, Lord and Lady CASTLE REACH. Earl BEAUCH•MP. Lady L. GOWER, amt a large party of distinction, at their hurue in Sr. James's-square. Madame DE BOURKE has is3ued earth of ilivit.. tion for a grand concert no the 46th inst. at her r, - sidence in Welbeck-street. OWEN WILLIAMS, Esq. M.P. entertained a purlr of disiirictsoo yesterday. at his house in Berltele square. Cowes is likely to be the focus of attraction for yacht-sailing in the ensuing summer; ss. besides 6, great inducement the waters within the Wight 1101 oust for this delightful characteristic smuseinelit, ides prevails that the annual sailing-match ma } Highnesses chssene honoured the pI with the z REGENT, presence the ofthe r CRARENCE, II S t e 1 '