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I PRICES OF BRITISH Bank Stock 411{ 2134 per Cent. Reduced. 931 per Cent. Cons. orpa a Old 3A per Cent. 102 a Mew 31 per Cant. 101 f a 4 pa Cent. 10Ba f I Lang Annuities, 1111-16 Imperial 3 per Cents. Bank tot Account Cans. for Act. 961 1 94 961 India Stock 299 298 f PRICES OF FOKEIUN Austrian Scrip, 17e 1 A 16/ 17 161 pr. Ditto for Acct. 174 17 pr. Ditto paid iu full, Milan 13ds. 9 2 84 11 1 Ditto for Ant. i B4 5 Coloosb. Bils.ll3l_ i 3 1 Si Do. Act. 93 i 1 31 Si Do. Scrip 3,1 i 2/ 3 2/ Thus . r for Ace. 34314113 ‘Pr• Dinah Bonds 1014 Do. Marks Banco ;reek serTe s !2t t dia. Ditto for ect. Maximo 68 Ditto Scrip, let et 10 lit t i t 8 i 7 ilO l fl ti 1) °- Acc• i I i I i 7 i I 614 p.. COURSE OF EXCII. A mends= C. F. 12 0 Rua, at sight - 11 17 Rotterdam - 12 1 Antwerp . - It 4 II ambargh - 37 6 Alton - - 37.7 Paris, 3 days' sight 25 40 Ditto . . 25 70 Bourd.aux . 25 70 Ballo - 710 Fainkfort-4ra-the-Main 15bi Peterstrurgh - V Vienna - - 10 5 Trieste - - 10 _5 iiizia Cadiz Ellboa Bandon. Saville Gibrubar - so 4 - ss 33 l so so so ITOCKS YESTERDAY. Tod's' Bonds, 80 111 pr. India for Account South Sea Stock. South Sea Old Annuities South Sea New Annuities Es. Bills, 1,0001. 49 AI pr. Ditto, 54101. 49 52 pr. Ditto, Small, 49 92 pr. Indorsed ditto _ _ i;ZnyiieCets, 201. 191. STOCKS YESTERDAY. Neapolitan Bds. 97 Ditto for Acct. Peruvian Bonds 81 Ditto for Acct. Do. Scrip 14 pr. Ditto for Acct. Portuguese Bonds, 954 Do. for Acct. Ditto Scrip 7; I pr. Ditto for Act. I Prussian Bonds 98 7 Russian Bds. 97f 7 s a 6 Russian for Acct. 974 Ls" 6 Span. Cons. 174 164 174 Ditto for Acct. Do. 5 per Cents. (1823) 154 16 1544 Alliance 17 16 4 pr. Ft. Remus, 1631.7 k. 101 f. Do. Ex. 25f. 49c. 35c. Do. Scrip. 1 74 i i 1 7 4 Pr. I ANGIE YESTERDAY. Leghorn 4R lieaoa. - 43 Venice . - 27 Malta - 44{ Naples . . 313 i Palermo 113 Lisbon 514 Oporto hi Rio Janeiro - 6.1 Bahia . 61 Dublin 94 Cork - VI BULLION. ----- _ C. s. d. Portugal Gold in coin 0 0 I Foreign Gold in ban S 17 6 New Doubloons 3 13 0 New Dollars 0 4 9 Silveri') bars 0 3 0 31*ILS. Aitivzo.-1 Gottenburgh—l Holland-1 Flaaders. Zttitz Nrittolt KING'S THEATRE. This Evening, SATURDAY, May 1, trill be performed IL TURCO IN 'TALI t. Principal Per fOrnleTA — Madaas• Roust de 1i,C , 114, Signor Remorini, Signor (Amami, Signora Graziani, Signor itueleha, Signor Di liimumm and Signor de Wings. Between the Acts the Divertissement of HONNEUR AUX BMWs. Cud of the Opera the Comte Dive Arement of LA PETE HONGROISE. MZPISDons for Boma and Slagle Subscription+ for the Season to be : 3 )lr.Seguirt. Operrolice, 105, Quadrant, Regent-street. NEW TIIEATR - 1( ROYAL, lIRURY-LANE. This Evening, SATURDAY, May I, will be performed MEASURE FOR MEASURE. Duke, Mr. Idaeready I Angelo, Mr. Tiny Llaudlo, Mr. Wallack Lucia, Mr. Limon: Elbow, Mr. Knights Pompey. Mr. Harley. Isabella, Mrs. Bonn ; Mariana, Mre.W.Weet. To conclude with ZOROASTER : or, THE sYIRIT OF THE STAR. THEATRE ROYAL, COVENT-GARDEAr. Tata Evening, SATURDAY. May 1, will be performed PRIDE SHALL HAVE. A PALL. Comet Venue°, Mr. M. Ferran; Torrent°. Mr. Jones; Lorenao. Ear. Cramer; Colonel Pletrucei. Mr. Abbott; Major tistiannon. Mr. Connor; Cornet Count Carmine, Mr. Yates; Sped°. Mr. Blanchard. Couutesa Yentuso, Mrs. Davenport; Leonora. Mies Lore; Victoria, Mile Paton. To euntlude with THE SPIRITS or THE MOON; Or. THE INUNDATION OF THE NILE. On Monday. the First Part of King Henry the Fourth. THEATRE ROYAL, ENGLISH OPERA-HOUSE. MR. MATHEWS AT HOME! This Evening. SATURDAY, May I. With his ANNUAL LECTURE on PECULIARITIES. CHARACTER, and MANNERS; Fanoltd on Observations and Adventures daring his late TRIP TO AMERICA. In Three Parts. PAST Monopoly Fagot. celled ALL WELL AT NATCHITOCHES. AA the Chartic term of the Evening's Entertainment to be represented by Mr MATHEWS. More to be opened at Seven—Performance begins at Eight o'Clock. Boles to ire taken of Mr. St•Vells(4l, at the box Office, Strand La trines. front Ten tin Five. pieces cannot possibly be kept after half-past Eight o'Clock. *go The Proprietor respectfully informs the frequenters of the Tbestre, that their winfort has been On Cher studied by the additiun None of Mr. Perk.ns's moot pt. vernal warn. airetot es. ADELPHIYfikA iiik:7STRAND. This Evening. SATURDAY. alay I. will be iweaented A VARIETY of NEW and PLEASING ENTERTAINMENTS, Amongst which will be introduced. We nsuchndinired and aant.lahing LAUGHING GAS ! Bolas, ta. Pit, 41. Gallery, la. Mori open at halt-pa.t Six and begin at Seven; Half-Price at half pll66 APOLLONICON„ This Day, SATURDAY, May I, at Two &Cloak, TS! f4Llowing SELECTION will be performed by blr. PCRICIS, on the APOLLONICON, a Grand Musical Instrument, Invented and CoustEuel?d 14 . Me,wrs jeLIBMT and ROBSON, Organ ---- 13Ziders . , ----- CNDIS TUC IMYCuIAs PATIt4)/11AUS or HIS MAJESTY. PA RT I. Overture. Donna del Lego (lico7ail):-.llr, "Forest me not" (Mozart) —Ulm. "Stake the harp In praise of Wavle (Stevens)--Air, " Shep herd% 1 hare kat my love"—Selortlone from Chigoes Cosseerto. PART 11. Fantasia, with Selections from Mozart tPurkiiii—Air, Should he upbraid" " Trie Loot! stare "BY the simpilelty of Venus' cloves" ibishopi—Finale tHaydnl. Admittance, One Shilling. Mat —Mr. Purkies Performanees will be continued every Saturday daring the Season. The mechanical powers of the A POLLONICON are exhibited daily, item One till sins except during the Mut of Mr. Purities attendance., exentsng Chemblnrs celebrated Overture to Anacreon, and Mozart's Wafture to 6 6 Clemenza di Tito," in the execution of which It is allowed to p 1,4,. 4. a ivandeur and variety of abet, with a preelsimi and a de:Wary of expression. superior to any other instrument to damps. The Music arranged for and set on the CyUnders by Mr. FUght,Juii. TUN D.Y IS THE !AST BUT ONE—TWO PRIZFS OF TWENTY THOUSAND POUNDS, AND THIRTEEN OTHER cAvrraLs, TO BC DRAWN. TYa BRITISU PRESS ommenced pubh at five o'ciock. yesterday morals* LONDON, SATURDAY, MAY I, 1824. We have received, by a packet just arrived from Rio de Janeiro, letters from the Cambridge of SO guns, the vessel appointed to take out the South American Consuls to their respective destination,. The crew of the Cambridge were all in excellent health, but the ship sustained considerable damage by the voyage; ad much so indeed that it lost its 4mi:en-mast, and was obliged to undergo the operation of caulking. The vessel seems to have been altogether very unsoundly built, and we regret to say, doer but little cre dit to the present state of our naval arehiteeture. At Rio de Janeiro the Cambridge met with Lord Cochrane, and a mutual salute was interchanged between the English man of-war and the Imperial flag of Brazil. This is, in fact, a virtual recognition of South American independence, and was probably adopted, on the pert of the Cambridge, in accordance with the instructions which she received on sail ing from England. Lord Cochrane is much altered in personal appearance since his departure from this country. fie looks fatigued and worn by the toils he has undLrgone, and expressed himself desirous, if the state of affairs per mitted, to retire altogether from the service to which he has for some years contributed such important and etsential services. Reciprocal civilities had Faceed be tween Captain Maim; and Lord Cochrane, and his Lord ship was to have dined on board the Cambridge the day after the packet, which brought our intelligence, sailed. The man important news from that interesting quarter was the very serious apprehension that was entertained at Rio de Janeiro, of the intention of France to aid Portugal in the recovery of Brasil, and the Spanish Royalists in their contests for Chili and Peru. The greatest confidence prevails as to the futility of such interference; but the (Abet, if made, although unsuccessful, must under any Liniment. nets be attended with manifold mischiefs. The iiSTIIOUr of Rio dr Janeiro was crowded with French fri gates and ships of war ; and at the moment the English paid got under weigh, two more French frigates and a Garrett@ were entering the harbour. This unlooked-for hese was natundly rtgardtd with great scspieon and dii bust. The utrilfost cordiality subsisted betwecn - the Eng lish and American naval force, and every disposition of apparent friendliness bas been manifested on the part of the Emperor Don Pedro. The King and Queen of the Sandwich Islands were at Rio de Janeiro, on their way to visit this country. The object of their visit, it is under stood, is to pray the interference of our Monarch in ame liorating the condition of the islands and their inhabitants, under their present jurisdiction. The King of the Sandwich Islands is said to be a very intelligent person, and to have , niore extensive and liberal notions of government than might be expected. As soon as the Cambridge under went the necessary refairs, Captain Miffing was to proceed with the Consuls to the destinations respectively assigned for their residence. During their passage outwards the officers and crew of the Cambridge passed their time in an uninterrupted round of gaieties. Dinner parties were fre quently given, and there was a ball on board twice a week. The North American Envoys bad already been able to reach their several destinations before our Consuls had ar rived. This will deprive our representatives of that im portant advantage of the first impression, which, in poli tical as in all other affairs, seldom fails in producing a de cisive effect to the advantage of the party in whose favour it is made. If the writer of an article in the Chronicle of Thursday were not 4,0 very very angry, one might suspect (from the power and profit which he anticipates for the West India Company), that he was to be a great Shareholder, and that his article was the ri f f collusive; but, supposing him to be sincere, and that he wishes to inspire the dread and indignation which he expresses, it is unfortunate for him that his whole ar gument falls to the ground, unless we admit that it is the policy and purpose of this country to adopt, in re spect to her Colonies, some unjust proceeding from wAieh this Company might possi!dy peeled them. Let him point out, if he can, that wise and truly humane measure, which Government either do or might consider as expedient, respecting our West hielia possessions, and which they might not just as easily effect after the Campany should be established, as at the present moment. No one, that ever pretended to reason on the subject of slavery, has advanced that freedom ought to be conferred on our slaves otherwise than by cautious and gradual steps, after much preparation and instruction; and how is this judicious proceeding to be thwarted by the circumstance that " many individuals, who . _ I r feel properly on Me question of slavery," have lent a portion of their capital upon securities possessing every sanction which the Legislature can give them ? The writer, no doubt, is one of those who charge the present comparatively limited number of " West India Adventurers" with in veterate prejudices, and obstinate adherence to a system which is ruinous to themselves ; he ought therefore to hail with welcome any project for "mad:Vying Me number" of those who take an interest and can have a voice in colonial concerns, so as to include those from whose minds he may expect more enlarged and liberal views. It cannot be denied, that, so long as slavery exists, the welfare of the slave must depend upon the easy circumstances of his master; and while the merchants and others, to whom the colonial properties are pledged, are experiencing inconvenience from the amount of capital which the times have compelled them to embark in this commerce, where is the impolicy of applying towards their relief a part of the superabounding capital of the nation, which, prudently applied, will yet' afford, as it has heretofore done, a reasonable return of profit? The latter part of the article respecting the Colo nial monopoly, and the eccouragement of the growth of sugar from free fal;oar, savours too much of a particular school to be misunderstood by the public. Where and when is the 160,000 tons of sugar now consumed by Great Britain to be obtained from free labour? Sugar, we know, is made by slaves, in Cuba, in Brazil,— ' nay, also in the East Indies ; and the labourers in the Bri :ish Colonies may, for aught we know, be free, before the quantity we consume could be elsewhere raised by British carl.:al, at the expense of a sacrifice of those Settlements to which our protection is pledged, and to which we chiefly owe our naval pre-eminence. The trade between this country and France for the last thirty years has been nearly annihilated, by the proscrip tive enactments and duties that have been heaped upon it, and any intercourse that existed between the two countries has rested almost wholly in the hands of smugglers; they have been the principal importers of British goods into France, or of Fiencl► goods into Great Britain. The re straints early imposed by high duties and by prohibitions against the importation of French manufactures into this country, produced measures of retaliation of the same de scription against British manufactures on the part of France, and thus gradually destroyed any trade that survived be tween both countries. The laying extraordinary restraints on the importation of goods of almost all kinds, from those par ticular countries with which the balance of trade was supposed to be disadvantageous, was one of those measures iby which, as our past commercial system was conducted, 1 protection was supposed to be given to our own manufac tures, and the quantity of gold and silver in home circulation increased. Thus, by one of our early statutes on this subject, Silesia lawns might be imported for home consumption upon paying certain duties, but French cambries and laws were prohibited, and could not be im ported except into the port of London, there to b , ware housed for exportation. Higher duties were imposed upon the wines of France than upon those of Portugal or of any other country. By an early impost, so far back as 1692, a duty of five and twenty per cent. ad ralaretes, was laid upon all French goods, while thole of other nations were for the greater part subject to much lighter duties, seldom exceeding five per cent. In 1696, a second sweeping duty of twenty-five per cent., the first not having been con sidered a sufficient discouragement, was imposed on all French goods except brandy, together with a new duty of 231. per ton on French wine, and another of 131. per ton on French vinegar. French goods were never omitted in any of the general subsidies or duties of five per cent. imposed upon all or the greater part, of the goods mentioned in the book of past rates. In tact, duties of from 751. to 1001. per cent. were, before the war of 1791, assessed on almost every thing of the growth, produce, or maufacture of France. A paper has just been printed, by order of the House of Commons, containing an account of the several quantities or values of cotton manufactured goods, woollen goods, hardware, cutlery, manufactures of brass, or copper, sadlery, gauze, and millinery, imported into Great Britain from France, and exported to France from this country, in each of the years, from the sth of January, 1780, to the sth of January, 1793, together with the amount oil duties received, and the rate of duty charged under each several head. From this paper it appears, that from 1780 to 1787 these were no importations into this country from France, of any of the quick.s before mentioned. In 1787, the woollen goods imported amounted to 6,3001. and up wards, sod the gauzes to about the same sum. The duty 'lpaid on the woollen's was something about 7611., and on the ' gauzes, 6301. 19s. In 1768, the importation of woollens ficni France had diminished more than oue-half. The value of hardware and cutlery imported amounted to about 1,001. In gauzes the amount diminished one-half, while the Im portation of French millinery did ,wt exceed aboutl,4ool. In 1792, three years after the memorable French revolution had broken out, and just before the war between both coun tries, the importation of woollen goods from France bad swelled to more than 9,9001. In cotton manufactured goods our imports were near 1,0001. In the article of hardware and cutlery we actually imported to the value of 7,8001. and upwards; in gauzes about 2,8001.; and in millinery more than 2,0001. Thus in 1792 our imports in cottons, in woollens, in hardware and cutlery, in gauzes and millinery, amounted to about 27,0001. No returns have been given of one imports of wine, or fruit, or silk, or brandies, or the many other articles which, in despite of restrictive duties, still reached this countrylfrom France. In the same years, commencing with 1787, our exports in the articles already detailed, vastly exceeded any amount we imported. We exported cotton goods to France in 1787, to the amount of near 100,0001.; woollens to the I value of nearly 150,0001.; hardware and cutlery more than 40,0001. ; in manufactured brass and copper articles near 53,0001.; in gauzes more than 10,0001.; and even in millinery more than 2,0001. In 1792, the exports of our manufac tured cottons had decreased from more than 100,0001. ; in the year 1790, down to about 45,0001. The exports of our woollens, which, in 1798, exceeded 180,0001.42nd, in 1789, were near 180,0801., had fallen also to about 153,0001. In hardware and cutlery we exported about 42,0001. • and in manufactured brass and copper, near 30,0001. Thus, in 1792, our exports in these articles of cottons, woollens, hardware s iqd cutlery,—manufactured brass and copper, with the *Ming ones in gauzes and mi- Emery, not worth mentioning, amounted to about 300,0001. Tate foregoing articles had been generally prohibited before, the treaty of commeree with France, and no rates of duty existed until the 10th of May, 1787, when, under the 27th Geo. 111. cap. 13, to the year 1792, the following duties were levied : On cotton and woollen manufactures, 12 pea cent. a :alarm. On hardware and cutlery, 10 per cent. On manufactures of brass and copper, 10 per own. Onfaaddlcry, 13 per cent. On gauzes, le per est. Oa millinery, 12 per cent. The French, in retaliation for 'our prohibitions and high duties, early treated our goods and manufactures in the same way ; they sought to protect their own manufactures by restraining the importation of any foreign goods that could come into competitionwith them. These restrictions formed a great part of the policy of the celebrated Col bert, who was led away by the representations and so ' phistry of merchants and manufacturers, whose only object was a home monopoly. That Minister, by the tariff of 1667, imposed very high duties upon a great number of foreign manufattures. The Dutch, in conse quence of his refusing to moderate them in their favour, in 1671, prohibited the wines, brandies,/and manufactures of Fiance. The war in ipme was in part occasioned by this commercial dispute. The peace of Nimeuguen put an end to it in 1678, after six years continuance, by lessening several of the duties of the tariff of 1667, in favour of the Dutch, who, in consequence, took off their prohibition. About this period it was that France and Great Britain commenced the war of duties and prohibi tion against the industry of both countries; and conti nued hostility prevented their moderation in any way until I lately ; when the first commencement of a better spirit has at length shewn itself, and will, we trust, every year increase. We cannot see the disadsenitagesef a free trade with France,l or how it could be disadvantageous to this country. If the wines of France are . bettir and cheaper than those of Portussl, or its linens tlina those of Germany, it would he more advantageous for Great Britain to purchase the wine and foreign linen and silks she had occasion for in France, than to take the two firstfrom Portugal and Germany. We cannot expect France to take our woollen and cotton goods, hardware, and cutlery, while we exclude, by high duties and prohibitions, their wines, their silks, and others of their manufactures. We are persuaded, that if the duties on French wines in particular were reduced, the consumption would greatly increase the revenue. The duties on brandy, in the same way, at present act almost as a prohibition. France would affenl an immense market for many of our manufactures, if the tradetetween both countries was re stored to a fair and equitable basis. The commercial policy of Great Britain has, however, of late been greatly changed for the better. The first opening has been made to a renewed intercourse with France; and we hope yet to see the heavy prohibitions that shut out our manufactures from her shores, and prevent our receiving her produce in return, altogether modified or repealed; the wines, the brandies, and the silks of France, will then be fairly ad mitted to this country, and our manufactures in woollens, cottons, hardware, and machinery, find an extensive and a profitable market in the iich and rising country of France. We are much pleased to observe the following highly creditable clause in the new Beet Bill, as amended by the Committee:— • And whereas, by an Act made in the twenty-second and twenty third years of the reign of his Majesty King Charles the Second, intituled, " An Act fur an additional Excise upon Beer, Ale, and other Liquors," it was amongst other things enacted, that, if any person or persons inhabiting in any market town, or in any city or town corporate, or parts adjoining to any city or town corporate, where there is or shall be a common brew house, having and law fully using any private brewing vessels for the brewing ar,d making of Beer or Ale, to be spent and consumed in his or their private families, shall lend out any of their brewing vessels to be made use of by any other person or persons not being of his or their family, for the brewing of Beer or Ale for the use of any other person or persons, then such person or persons shall forfeit for every such offence the sum of fifty pounds: and, whereas, it is ex 'dint le repeal so much of the yid Act mai, hereinbefure recited: be it therefore enacted, that froth, and after the pursing of this Act the tame shall be and is hereby repealed. That an enactment so untt:and in its principle, and so unjust in its policy, as that which prohibited Me lending pf' brewing utensils, should have remained so long upon the Statute Book is a reproach to our Constitution. It might well excite the attention of Parliament, ant we are glad that at length it has so dune. We hope that many other regulations equally oppressive—for there are still many— that deform our great body of Statute Law, will gradually be, in like manner, noticed and exploded. The King, we are happy to state, is convalescent ; he is nearly quite recovered from his late indisposition. His Majesty intends to come to London, and will probably re-1 side at Carlton House for six weeks or two months. The period of the King's coming to town is determined on as soon as the workmen enter on the projected improvements l in Windsor Castle, which we understand will commence 1 immediately. Yesterday the Duke of Clarence and the Prinms Au gusta honoured the Exhibition of the Arts at the Royal i Academy, Sainerset House, with a private view, previous to its opening for the public inspection. Their Royal High noses were received by Sir Thomas Lawrence, the Presi dent of the Royal Academy, and Mr. Howard, the Secre tary, who conducted the Royal Duke and the Princess through the different rooms. Their Royal Highnesses appeared highly gratified with the diKreut specimens of the arts. Yesterday the Duke and Duchess of Clump dined with the Princess Augusta. In the evening their Royal Highnesses honoured Worklane theatre with their presence. COVENT CAREEN TgEATRE. The old and favourite coined, of the Jealous Wye was performed at this theatie, last evening, to a very crowded audience ; and it was received throughout with those strong feelings of approbation which occasionally prove that the taste for the legitimate drama is not altogetlwr lost. Mr. Young sustained the part of Mr. Oakley, and sustained it with his usual talent. In the early scenes of the play he was all that we could conceive of the fond, .looting, but i imbecile husband, and in the concluding, when his reso lotion had been summoned to check the jealousy and I temper of his wife, he was as true to nature as an actor could be. Miss Chester performed Mrs. Oakley in very excellent style; and in the last scene, particularly, she greatly exceeded our expectations. The jealousy of the character was well conceived and admirably expressed, but we thought her deficient in that grace and elegance which should always accompany it. Mr. Abbott, as Charles Oakley, appeared gcnerafly too tame; but in s.,me of the scenes he was superior: we would notice the one in which he enters intoxicated. Miss Love we thought out of her element in the part of Harriet, which is that of a mild, gentle, and simple country maiden, and we do not think we ever see this lady to advantage, except as a pert, for ward, chambermaid. Mr. Connor's Captain O'Cutter was good, and Mr. Jones's Lord Trinket admirable. We do not recollect to have seen Mr. Fawcett perform better than in the character of the jockey-baronet, sir Hurry Beagle; nor Mrs. Gibbs in the part of Lady Freelove. The whole piece was so well cast, that we are not surprised at the evident satisfaction which the audience expressed from its commencement to its termination. The new tale of en chanttnent of the Spirits op the llIoon„or Me Inundation of the Nile, followed. FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE The Marquis and Marchioness of Lanadown pet a rand dinner on Thursday to the Duchess of Hamilton, the Marquis and Marchioness of Downshire, the Earl and Countess of Charleville, Lord and Lady Belhaven, Lord and Lady Normanhy, Earl Ilchester, Mr. Ware, &c., at Lanadown House, Berkeley-square. The Marquis of Conynehasn will lure a large party at dinner this day, at his house in I lamilton.place. Viscount Hampden had a dinner pasty yesterday, at his house in Green -street, Grosvenor-square. The Earl of Suffolk entertained a distinguished party at dinner yesterday, at his house in St. Jatnes'a place. General Ross had a large party a; dinner yesterday, at his house in Portland-place. The Ladies Fitzpatrick entertained a large party at dinner yes terday, at their house in Grosvenor-place. Mrs. Benyon had a dinner and evening party yesterday, at her house in Groivenor-square. The Earl and Countess Spencer arrived yesterday, at their house in St. James's-place, from their seat, Althorpe, Northamptonshire Lord and Lady W. lkntinck arrived zesterday, at their brother's (the Duke of Portland's), in St. James s-square, front Brighton. Mr. and Mts. 'futon arrived yesterday, at Lady Sykes's, in St. James's-plate, from their seat in Cheshire. George and Lady 'Wilbraham are expected in town on Monday next, from their seat, Dullazuy Lodge, Cheshire. H. Tracy, Esq., arrived yesterday at his house in Dover-street, from Maseru, Toddington, Gloutesiershire. H. Beckford, Esq., arrived yesusclay, at his house In Upper Grosvenor -street, from his seat, Misley Hall. Henry Clive Esq., M.P., has arrived at his house in New. stmt, Spring- g ardens, from his seat in Berks. Arrivals at Gould's Hotel. Jermyn.street:—.l. Burton, Esq.. from Cheltenham ; and C. Bolton, Esq., from a tour. Depar tures :—The Messrs. Micklewaite, for their seat, Battle, Sussex ; ' and W. Frazer, Esq., for Oxford. Mr. and Mrs. Evans had a grand dinner party yesterday, and a ball in the evening, at their house iii Hertford -street, May-fair. Lord and Lady Lindsay arrived yesterday, at their house in Berkeley-square, from Lancashire. The Hon. Cap.. Somerville has arrived in town, from Brighton. Arrivals at Read's Hotel, Lower Grosvenor-street :—H. W. !bonier. Esq. from his seat, eireat Brick Hill, Bucks ; F. G. ' I Booker, Esq. from Tunbridge Wells ; William 'Dade, Bag. fr om his seat in Lancashire ; Temple West, Esq. from Bath ; and Thomas Cartwright, Esq. from Paris. Arrivals at Lung's Hotel, Bond-street :—Major Roche, from India; 11. l'ortiltyns, Esq. from Brighton; Captain Tolfrey, from Paris. Departures :—Mr. and Mrs. Trebeck, for Brussels • • Cap tain M'Creery, for Paris ; Sir J. Path s on, tier his seat in Nonli umberland ; and William Bicknell, Esq. for Bath. FASIIIO.VS FOR MAY, 1821 I From La Balk .-issentbUe.l CADRIAOIE Di ESS.-I)ress of was de Naples, the colour of the Parma violet, ornamented at the border with separate rouleaux. each entwined by sat:n ribbon the saute colour. Ihe gown is made partially low, and the bust is eiegaraly ornamented with Darrow rouleaux and antique robinga, in a kin d of treillage work. The marts:herons are ornamented with a row ,t.f: rosaces, formed of the same material as the dress. A broad falling collar of tine muslin, trimmed with lace, set on rather full, hangs over the shoulders and part of the bust. A bonnet, of white satin, with a bird.of.paradise plume, and a full blown canker rose placed on one side, is worn with this dress, and a small corvette of blond underneath. A superb shawl of white eacheinire, with a variegated border, is carelessly thrown over the shoulders. The half-boots are of black satin, and the gloves of yellow kid. EVZ N IN° COSTI:XIE—Dress of pink crepe lisse, with a very full and brood boualonne puckering of the same material next the hem ; this puckering is confined by banes, formed of very narrow link satin rouleaux. Above this trimming are live common tucks, ying one over the other; they are rather broad, and are each edged with a narrow roulcau of pink satin. The corsage is ila Sevigne; and on the back are crossed Spanish bracers of pink satin, edged with narrow Vandyke blond. A pearl buckle fastens the bouffant drapery, both in the centre of the bust, and at the back part of the tucker, between the shoulders. The sleeves are of pink crape, short and full ; and are ornamented downwards, but cot confined, by narrow rouleaux of pink satin to correspond with the bouil. lonne ornament at the border. The hair is arranged in the an. cient Roman stale, als Faustina ; and profusely scattered over with full blown Provence roses. Ear-rings and necklace of pearls ; the latter of an entirely new pattern and most excellent workman ship. White satin shoes, and carved ivory fan. The Duchess of Gloucester, the Princess Sophia, and the Prince of Leiningen, visited the Princess Augusta yesterday.. Prince Leopold arrived in town yesterday afternoon from Claremont. The remains of the Marquis of Lothian are to be re moved on Monday from Richmond, fur interment in the family vault in Scotland. The Marquis of Stafford's splendid Gallery of Paintings, at Cleveland-house, will open on It'ellnestlay next and will be open on every Wednesday during the months of May and June. It is very generally reportA, in the most fashionabl e circles, that the Earl of P has made an offer of his hand to a widow Lady of immense fortune, residing not 1,000 miles from Piccadilly, and that his offer has been accepted. A fru: pas has recently taken place in high life. The wile of one of the wealthiest individuals in the kingdom is said to have deserted her most affectionate and dente.' hus band, and fled to the Continent.-3forning Paper. The Orange Association have purchased a splendid mansion in Kildare -street, for the future meetings of their lodges, which, it is rumoured, are to be held open, and to be public deliberate as semblies . — Dublin Anil eel. Major Battier, of die sth Regiment of Foot, father of Comet Battier, late of the 10th Hussars, was stationed in this garrison it. the ytar 1789, and received the thanks of the Loyal Limerick Volunteers, for his kind attenticnt to the formation of that respectable corps.—Limerick Cliro sick. General lturbide, the Ex-Emperor of Mexico, with his numerous family, and attendants, have just visited the Mexican Exhibitions in Piccadilly. The whole party seemed delighted and surprised at the exact representation produced of that magnificent country. The pleasure of the younger children on recognising the fine fruits, and at • meeting with the Indian, was unbounded. The General preaented Mr. Bullock with a act of his Coronation Medals, in gold, silver, and copper. It was currently reported in the political circles yester day. that the Minister of a great Potentate on the Conti nent had recently exhibited signs of mental derangement ; and that his friends had prevailed upon him to retire from the scat of government to one his chateaus, at a great dis tance, in the hope of recovery. We have ascertained, by p.rsonal conferer.ce with four most trzpvetahle Rio houses, that their letters are wholly silent on the subject of the French frigates at the Brazils ; from which it may be fairly inferred, that no importance I was attached to the fact (if it exist) in the public mind at Rin.—Evening Paper'. Si•see or l'llk COUNTaty.—We have, we rejoice to say, a very agreeable piece of information to lay before the' public tins day. It will be collected from the speech of Mr. Blackburn, at the close of the Session held at Lime . rick, that the Insurrection Act would be withdrawn from that county, if the present state of tranquillity shall cone. tinue.—Dublin Evening Fiat. Durin a hail-storm which visited Frame and its neih bcurbood yesterday week, upw ar d s o f 1,200 panes of g lass I were broken at the Earl of Cork's, at Marston. PARLLI3fENTARY INTELLIGENCE. HOUSE OF LORDS, FunaY, Arau. N. COLONIAL SLAVERY. Lcrd DE DUNSTANVILLE presented two petitions praying for the sheikh/a of mamba slavery ; but the names of the pla t e s from whence the petitions cone we were unable to bear. The Duke of MONTROSE presented an address from his M s , jesty, stating that he had ordered certain paper to be laid haute the which had been moved for by their Loriships. Adjourned. PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. SUGAR. A Return of British Plantation and Foreign Sugar, delivered from the West India Docks, tor Home Consumption and Exportation ; between the sth January and sth April 1823, and between tile sth January and sth April 1824. Delivered between the sth January and Sib April 1823 : British Plantation Sugar, Clayed, 152tewt. Home Coasamption. British Plantation Sugar, not Clayed, 551,0112ewt. Iqr. 2Mb. Home Consumption; 10,678:wt. lqr. '..11b. Exported. Foreign Sugar, Clayed, 21/cat. 111 b. Home Consumption 15,91i8cwt. 251 b. Exported. Delivered between the sth January and sth April ice 4.— British Plantation Sugar, Clayed, &wt. 71b. Home Consumptioa, British Plantation Sugar, not clayed, 422,1143 cwt. 3rir. 41b, Howe Consumption ; I,B7Bcirt. 3qr. 71b. Exported. Foreign Sugar, Clayed, 2qr. 31b. Home Consumption ; 5,728,:w4 2qr. 41b. Exported. lOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. DUTC}fAIAIL. Dutch Journals to the 28th ult. arrived yesterday. Tb, following are extracts : CASSEL, APRIL 211. Our readers will recollect the sensation ex c i te d by Calais moony. mous threatening letters addressed to th e Elector. g some time ages, advertised a work on the subject, b y s h e boa " The Unspiracy against the Elector, William yL Bass Cassel ; its History and erfinbsallty, Res &c." From dig sa mani , in which this work was announced, the name of the author, and other circumstance', the public imagined that it was pardy Anal, and weir eager foe its appesEanee; but, now that it i s publim m i , we find if our Gazette the funowing article:— " Screed public journals advartesed 'else tiros ago a verb, wider the title of " Conspiracy against the Elector of BeseaC ,ersel William II." &e. by John Born ; an d t h e ' linden Journal *win published the preface. This week has just appeared, and we at authorised to declare that almost all the statements which It 02111. tains on the operations of the several authentic.; at the time of the investigation, particularly of the arrest which has taken place, the inquiries hitherto wade, and their result, are false and tintoonfaS; and it should seem that the pen of 31r. Horn has been made we of as a means to deceive the public, and to atta , n other criminal ob. jeer. For this reason the authorities have been required to obi" Mr. Horn to indicate the sources (roan which he has draws his formation. Neither the Committee of Inquiry formed here, nor the General Board of Police, have turnished hint with Me *papa information ' • on the contrary , the tau Commissioners have ft. pressly refused to make any communication to him. It is Mae . lure almost unnecessary to observe, how presumptuous it is to at ' tempt to amuse the public with an account of an inquiry of which the author has not the slightest knowledge, and respecung stud, when it snail be tenninated, and after& mature consideratiea old* d3cutnents, well-informed, upright, and impartial WA may be called to decide." ODESSA, APSIL 3. We have news from Constantinople of the 27th March, but t h ey bring nothing important. Letters from St. Petersburgh say, that It. MinZilleky is ordered w demand an indemnity of the Porte tur tit ! (vintner, ial losses sustained by Russian subjects, of late years, by several humans, issued in that period. No formal mission will le sent from our Court to the Porte, till this sillily is arranged. It may be supposed that the Turkish Minister will, as usual, protract the negotiation. ' .%315TERDAII, APRIL 27.—Exchange op London, 39 3; two months, 3V 1. SOUTH AMERICA. The following is an interesting extract of a letter from Bogota, dated Feb. 9. It gives us cheering glimpses of that auspicious feature which seems to await the bian Itepublic in her career of independence. In Co lombia, the law for expelling the old Spaniards has bum carried into effect. In Mexico a similar law has bets pass-11, but more recently, and there has not been mai :ient time t'ur tarrying it into effect. _ A, Now that the " knell of war " has ceased in this ga BouOT untry Fill. , 1 h 9. aft no longer any military news to send you. We are ahl looks g, now, for the opening of the nest Congress, to effect which , tew of the Senators are now on l y wanting: their are daily looked toe. Our great Mani as you will long singe know, A in This Government has, sent him, in the whole, 9,010. men, lib.* with the force already there, and, above all, with his direeuqt genius, must put an end to Spanish dominion la Pars Ms* sl. Hance, offensive and defensive, between the 11•1111111 South Arcs. nun States, filexico included, was a mesas stroke ot policy on the part of Bolivar. It hes long been his great ohjact--and he has not only lived t o see it accomplished, but he ts the first to carry it practically into effect to his own person. It'e arc just beginning to experience one of the good effects of peace, in the erection cat an English priming establishment here, on an exteusive scale. It is patronhiel with great liberality by the Government, although entirely English property. The Wrath tuent has already given it the printihg of the official Gaseue ; sat the director of it told me, a few days since, the: he had received orders from the Vice-President for the printing several theiwaand copies of books, toe the use of schools on the Lancasterlan pha, of which we have new many in this Republic. The Vice-Presi. dent is a most zealous promoter of edunition. Bolivar having been absent from the capital for nearly a year ands half, our Vice-Pm. sident has had an opportunity or showing himself; he displays con. utterable talent and great attention to his duties; he talks of hay. ing the debates of Congress printed, and of getting some young men trained to short-hand tor that purpcs.i. It will do a deal of LW; it will set the people thinking Inure and more on the blessings they enjoy under a free government. I attended several of the debars of the last Congress. They are not without occasional displays if eloquence that would not disgrac e m ore en li g h tene d asse mblies. Gual, the Foreign 31 inker, is extremely eloquent. I have heard him make sonic speeches that were really excellent. A gentleman has arrived in town who left Tampico, in Mexico, on the 25th of February. He bad travelled to that port direct from Mexico, after a residence of some du ration in the capital of New Spain. His report of the le neral state of this important country is extremely favoLi able. The roads were infested with robbers (not quite to so great an extent as in Old Spain), but no insurrection existed in any part of the country; and, what is of still greater consequence, no partisans of the mother country fdt strong enough to declare ihcins.lves. The Executive was in great straits for want of money, a stag: of things which would soon cease by the arrival of the remittances from the contractors for the loan negoeiated in this country. r LLs, APRIL s.—Continual and CXCRO.ITe rains, in the course of lan month, have caused a sinking in of the ground in the district of Avigliano, in the province of Basilicata, which has shaken a great pan of the hill on wh ch the town is built. The terrible phenomenon first manifested itself in the bight of the 17th, by the fall of a house close to the barrack of the gend'srmes. This house, which is totally destroyed, carried with it in its fall the barrack and several adjoining buildings. In the morning of the 23d, a greut.r misfortune folleweu ; for a gulf opened near the inhabited parts, which swallowed up, under some enormous masse a of earth, two mills, of which but a vestige remains. The same day all the young girls of the place were nearly the victims. They were going in precession to the church of St. Mary, abouta mile from the place, to implore the Divine mercy to this moment of calamity, and they had hardly passed a certain spot, when the ground, to the extent of five acres, sunk ill With s tremendous crash, overthrowing all the trees that covered it, and ilest , oying all traees of the road for a quarter of I wile. At the same dine another gulf opened on the north side. It may be supposed that many buildings in the town have been damaged by this event. The Intendant of the pm vince immediately sent an architect to save them flog' entire destruction. Happily no lives were lost except otw Fentranue. On the same night there was a dreadful steno in the Adriatic. _• A letter from Rio de Janeiro, of the 23tb of Febntan', states, that the King and Queen of the Sandwich IslsOs had arrived at that part, on their nay to this country. Their " Majesties" were on board the Eagle South Sea whaler. and were to sail about the 4th of March. Roust or COMINONS.—The subjects of imports , ce which stand most prominent on the List of Notices foe discussion, when the House meets again, are—For Mon day, May 3, Mr. Scarletes, for Compensation to (7ursitort of Lancaster. Tuesday, 4th, Captain Maberlev . .. f^r Employment of the Population of the South of Ireland: and Mr. Martin's (of Galway) for Increase of Salaries° the Great Officers of State, apd Persons in High J uWCtIIt Situations. Wednesday, sth, Mr. Maberley's, for the R. peal of the Assessed Taxes, On Thursday, the 6 0, , Mr. Hume's, to consider of the Church Establishment et Ireland ; Mr. Wotlehous e ' L fora Contintiare•e of the pre sent Salt Duties; Mr. P. Moore' s , f or a R e p ea l of do 'Combination Laws. And on Tuesday, the 11th Mgr 'Ltaid Althorp's, on the General State of Ireland. rilty If il_ fate; bet there each m CUM *S. ei, and, like du Egyrialls. lam." _ _ The history of little better than prawn 'and despotism • of scene, than in curies roused the ref] " To an amateur of these Memoirs, -" the c gratifying as the study skull with which the U dials for the work beini watch the people have I " There is extant ii ancestors, during cheer though tbs good old ge time, and therefore eo on, the intense interest sad the sissroniso elf h anent threw in Wee or saefof etrargeas at irextracts are 'Mpg " Those des& are ■ pores. by which gran The same arson in 179 e ; and the prom band in dig archives of manager shall belound St 4 &member 2p if mu bath but lately within a twat etuenth despatch td this speech tW it unto good sceou in the House of COMM Ireland is only to be of in theother. This, with simpast fail, in "Fe. to ri a );re7 atittaloa lo de jort i k s a ih u srtba V i t ab to signer* lbeas blown of fie nits 1:r Mattis, tt ke. stit attaavi-1, IMPS layeiti=rlr—T atb it and it hada some as see petitions bare been, a nude known and read t e exttrpagon of the C a I furdawft turn Prot &lora This news hat Thighs 07 4 44 bath a moat and Mount:toy-1 las—flits Con Magmata bath ben made tato letting, however, is, as Ulster yet risen. 4 - `26.—Yesterday t Deasany, and . Mane, t react of the conepiree mina (as tbetr own dor t re Lade Aside's did eioa,• std with but see aright be expected, sort Lords Justices play Jai putting these great No truth. hare rare work o •• November 10.— eth but small chance coI bath writ over to the L Ha loving subjects of with to be assembled, end confirmed. than& Roger Mann may nos ape Sir Phclim must I cup. Our only hope November Ir.— hutment without suffer pouailad, or even to firer of grievances is I right merry winter. T the twenty-four °Tart tui Gavaitaghs of Cate " • Nove.itber of the 13th ult. the Er took, and attack and norms, and children, appearance of revolt in land to rise on the su i a d her ancient O's be, V foul advaiture ot repayment !Lath been of that night. Su Hl. ma the erd oo't. " • December mach insult, the few at banished them from 1 great Nobles Is decided ,with Boger Moore. '• December dooms swage at Wicl December 8.--1 Englbh Parliament, v Jumbo, to „ gent his a.cceivenient time, she the saying gots. spoil keen on their scent of therefrom by any su of Allis novae bath a " December 9.-11 dont bath gone thither death four persons at 1 Ballyniurria, and eig' gentlemen, the Butler Lord Dtmboyne at tht cemelty had produced, the peace of the pror hasty, furious stay, tt tot trust ose soul of t the best of them.' Nl' to be loyal after such " 'December. —At I %belated thendeleea. a The seal which the wherewith to seal all c a long cross, then, on 'with a dove above, am . ab,rut, this inscription arias " And yet we excli " • In the sane 1798, to raise regimen tet stated, from his .t Smsions,shist tho Aswan Cacholics wer Fops of Dublin, the ai;snittariv.:. rWe fee the mixing Si f i I i _____ Eui IIEMOIA 1r CELEBRATED ACCOU 1p WRII i Il i I :11WIDE:ttinerualdinf rom th 'ngs us to the reign ided Monarch so t he brought his of ri, though useful o:it no etatzmen l pram Roca, with t i tioux conduct am 4 atea him as a mai '; ght to canonize, fo I • m• their bad cause t • id Digby expense • t the I)evil the an I . in lepd his authority ischptme of extortion x eitqhute, and his anal repulsion el royal respoosibilit "city and meanness Mules thus ackm gintotie: ‘ WENTWORTH, ' Before I answer an; II you that your last pi wooziest ; and capes negative from it illspocted from me.' " The undisguised se sat Arian, where, in rce Irron the Irish esti fuse, as the good too, as I may have than denied, you may do i ever woe Dort rei Ss -pod old em . nple on fat prostit Ciratisad t r eof a long. The writer conclude' premix* and eloquen a TMs splendid Wen pity of h death, may twat bat there would i each exaandes, to han revel, and, like those a the Egyptians, chasten • „ The history of go little better than a I presiors - and the of despotism mchibited of scene, than in the' Nette'ry I ) ,~ . 4 ,~ !!vAII!