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Friend (Lord Costlereagl) had guarded against the neciirrei.ce of this evil. in exteritfing the right of t; ranti cnnad to the adjacent hundreds; !secant' he had itect.ired that when these would have shombod the privileges of Grampound, they world a sate. rated. Ile was only anxious that that shoals! he done in the instance of Grampound , whieh, in every case their Statute Book contsittia , had been done on pintilar occasions. When a case would arise . in . which local difficulties swear to me,lting down another hotoittli. his Hon. Friend's (Mr. Wynn's) objections would then be applicable; but r.ll the% the Hosts should proceed in the ordinary t! -• • Nlr. WYNN, Mr. CANNING, and Mi. Hot.ste S s eit severally ex plaused. Mr. Gaturrist.t. mid. that he emit.' not remain silent on the present question. particatarly after what had fullest from his lion. Friend (Mr. H. Sum• tier) iii respect to the boiliugh of Peuryn, but he should lint beg leave to offer a few re marks on the Bill before the House. As far as regarded the disfranchisement of Grampound, he fully concurred with the expediency of that mea sure ; on that head he had ever held but one opi nion ; he was an euemy to the wild, visionary doe. trines of Parliamentary Reform, but from the be ginning he had given his most unqualified appro bation to the measure for the punishment of Gram. pound; leaving the expediency of transferring its right to York to be determined on a future occasion. The Hon. Gentleman then expeemed (aii we under stood) his preference of the plait for transferring she right of representition to the county of Yoelc. With respect to the borough of . Penryn, when his nun. Friend had 'serried that it was involved in the same degree of guilt as Grampound, be had been almost persuaded that he could not have rend the evidence which had been given of its guilt. It vas quite clear that the corruption bf Grampound vas general, but. could „soy thing of that wort lie idleged with justice against Penryu? Out of 300 electors criminality had been • brought home only against eight. Where then was the grotto(' for his Hoo t Friend's remarks, ipt. With what justice could the House punish the whole if she electors for the guilt of a few iedivideals ? He .felt himself ..ailed upon to say 80 mach on behalf of his conatitbents, he believed that the character of renryn was pretty mach the same as that of other popular boroughs ; he believed it contained some individuals who would be base enough to make their elective franchise subservient to their private gain, but he was convinced they were not nonteroys. and if his Hon. Friend should bring forward any measure of the character alluded to, lie should be tempered to do his duty opt the part of his constituents. • Mr. D. Git.eitit4 said, that the two hundreds adjacent to Ganipound,, to which it was reposed to transfer its forfeited fights, contained a body of gentlemen, and a population. generally, respectable in the extreme. He therefore thought. that their Representatives. if they were to have them, would he as fairly chosen as those of many counties. Of the two other plans, lie incomparably preferred that suggested by .the Honourable Member for Northumberland (Mr. Beaumont). For himself, lie looked on those methods which would mate rially innovate on our old Constitution with great apprehension and distrust; and lie entreat ed those Gentlemen who thought differently) to loolitothe cooler of history. ancient and modern, and then to say whether it was possible that any body of men, directly delegated by the peoplei could co-eitist with theother branches of the Cdts 7 stitutiou. No their power would overhear every thing—they would steep away the Aristocracy, overturn the throne, and the certain ieritina. lino of auth an order or things would be a military despotism. He did not mesa to say that he apprehended such consequences from disfranchising Gramponod. But his opinion war; that if the House thought it adirisable to spread the right en joyed by Groftipoood over, the two adjoining hun dreds, the existence of the small boroughs in the neighbourhood would be no impediment whatever to carryiun that design into execution. Sir .1. Newroat objected to the extension of the right to' the hundreds, because Cofossall enjoresl more than its fair proportion of the representation already.—/Hear.)—On this occasion it was the duty of the House to look about for sonic portion of the population not represeoted under the existing system— . .and where could it direct ll* view rather than to Yorkshire ? The Noble Lord (Castlereagh) seemed to have forgotten the grounds of repres.n. lotion on which he had acted at the period of the Union with Wand. fu adjusting the claims of that country; these grounds were population ainl taxation. So accurately had the estimates been founded on population, that on one occasion. when the popeletion of two boroughs had hewer found equal, his memory greatly hailed him if recourse had not been had to something like a ballot, or casting lots, to determine the prefer. ence, a proper attention having been previously given to taxation. He thought the principle wise and sound—(Hear) —and indeed in this respect the Noble Lord had heed the greatest practical re. former that had ever appeared in this c00n:41.- 11e was concerned that he had in some degree quit ted these grounds. On this -.question lie differed altogether from the Right Hon. Gentleman up p o. site (Mr. Canning). and so far from viewing it with jealousy. lie looked on it with peculiar favour, be. cause it iuvolved the principle of Parliantesitary Reform.—(Hear.) —To take a wise advantage of such occasions was the beat method of correcting those abuses, which. in a course of time, had crept Mtn ours, as well as alleons'inniioo s. Lord CASTLEREAGH and Sir .1011:‘ NEWPORT explained. Mr. WARR, felt some dietirto t i ttt tnent as to the manner in which the Bill had been received by the Members opposite. It appeared Its I that 11.0 great sagacity was necessary to foreeee the future fate of the Bill, which. as he expected. would resemble that of a similar Bill introduced in the last Parliament by the Member fur Comber !"d. Ministers appeared to smile on it. and treat it kindly in that House. but its progress was effectually checked elsewhere. He could not concur in the assumption which was deducible from the greater part of the debate, that the House was so wise and virtuous as to be incl. liable of admittiug reformation in any degree. Ile thought the general sense of the House and the public required that every opportunity Should lie 'tired oftzreil itself f.r •Iter- lug and improving the rairtmentation. He recom. ; ten ded a more grae conaiderwitm of the noramre before thejloner than had been m maestri' by the debate. He referred •the Howe to 16 recollection of the gegeral i l i)isfaceion caused by the derlivetious of: *millers :ytipecting the conviction of Chilli pound. As the case was. folly made ou., even by ackWowledgme.itt of Miniaters, be would Dup• port the mil, nbtonly trti its individual merits; but at an example of a more &Aural plus of improve. spent in the repre►entatioa.. Mr. W.. SMITH said he Iseu,kl confine liims•lf strictly to the question. which rath e r s eemed to he the second readinig or the Dill than the consider*. bon of tike different mesh. of glorying it into effect. He Iwd understood the .Noble Lord (Cos. tlereagh) to have exprevka hintself its favour of tepreseistotion. according to itemisers and taxation. The Noble Lord hail stirrounded thii sdinission with much aubsidisry argument, whirls could have no weight when cotipared with that admission. In speaking of the Irish systems of representation. es established for tlw pnrposesof the Union, the Noble Lord had stated - , that Wog obliged to lop oil some boroughs, though nbt perhaps rotten. -Go. ' , eminent had been compelled in take that measure of selecting according to mumbers and taxation. Now if that measure had not heels the best left in the choice of Ministers, why did they take it The fact was, that it was a wise principle. It was one iii which he and all moderate Reformers most heartily concurred. and the Noble' Lord *hewed more wr.don in adopting it st first, than in now seeking to disown it.. ?Mere was • great objection to leaving the representation of Grampoond in any borough of Cornwell. That county was already too well represented. is far as the comparisons of numbers went. But it was very remarkable that in reality 'Cornwall was not well ripresenteJ, con. sidering its preponderance of votes. It was au enigma which he would be glad to hear explained, that the Cornish Members wkre seldom chosen from the ro iident merchants or tentrY, but members we're sent ror all o'er England to snake up their forty-four representatives.--(4 laugh.l.—Tlistre was a circumstance which in some degree explained it. Whehever there was a questlou before the House Which required the support of whet, in the common language of the House, was designated jobbing, they were all agreed; but on other occas pions their behaviour differed so much, as to "hew that their principle in voting was not very honour. able to themselves or the county. He woo re luctant to go further into the question at present. but he shodld be glad to know how much Less in formed and less qualified to vote au inhabitant of Leeds, paying scot and lot and U. a year rent, was kely to be. than a 40s. freeholder of the county of VOA ? He concluded by gi'visig his concurrence to the. Bill. Mr. DAvin GILIIERT. in explanation. reminded the lion. Member. that he was first of all returned to the House es Member Ihr Camelford.—(Hear.) Mr. W. Sufis. ini eiplauatiop, ackesorledged that about 30 years ago he had been returned to serve for Camelford. through' means which would scarcely receive the tiuhlic approbation of the Howse.—( Hear. Wear, mode Awe./ Mr. &thugs! *toil over, the particulars of the cotes of Sherelsam;lielston, and Wootton Basset. to shew. that it had never been the principle of the douse wholly to extioguish.boroughs where bribery wig proved. except they were wholly entrap:. ' He wAre,.therefore, in favour of leaving the right of voting with the hundred. Mr. FloPeouse hoped for the excuses of the House; though the debate had been protracted to au oneepecied lateness. in offerireg a few words in support of the Bill. As the Gentlemen optici, site had thought it was due to themselves to state the reasons which induced them to support the Bill, he wished to be elbowed to follow their exeni pie, though his reasons differed totally from theirs. It seemed to him to be au admitted principle, that the Home wanted some reformation. He would have spoken on the "Object earlier in the evening, but that he believed his alliance would have done the Noble Lord no service. It was impossible not to see that some alteration was nee y ; this was avowed in the preamble of the Bill.. fie felt ±t necessary to speak in support of the Bali because it had been said that the reformers "meld accept no: •thing het the whole object for which they sti pulated. Ail that lie could say was, that if there were any such reformer.. he was not one of them. He felt grateful flit any part of that object which should be granted. and he begged terve to return the Noble Lord his sincere thinks for the efforts which he matte towards the attainment of that Object in any degree. It seemed to him that nothing had occurred in the debate which r,. quires' that he should apply himself particularly to it ; there woo nothing to 'uplink the bpintons which had been expressed by the gentlemen oppo site respecting reform. One Right Hon. Gentles men opposite had talked of the period in which any acquiescence with popular °Motto* tin that subs ject should take place; is an evil day which was to be put off as bug as it was possible. The Right Hon. Gentleman was not present. end therefore he would not make further comment tin his 'peed', But he wished it to go birth to th e country, that in his opinion it would nut be en evil day at all, but • very good day—a day which would begin the restoration of coodirlence and content ment to th e peo ple, seinen would feature to them their just rights as they hail been secured and hand ed down by their forefathers, without at all di4 minioning the privileges or prerogatives of the Crown, or disturbing the !proper rights of arty branch of the State. Mr. Wattee thought that all variances of opi nion as to the met utedisure to be adopted tor the enforcement of the principle of the Bull, should have been reserved for the Committee. Ar to the dread of admitting the principle of R e form, th a t was done already, not only its the cases of convicted boroughs, and the ineemres to which such convic t' had given rise. butt by all the reguletions which the House had ever adopted for the better nossisgement of elections. lu reply to the scruples of Monsters about creating a new right, that right *as as treads established by trensfernsig the free dom to the hundred. as by giving it to Leeds. if the principle of Reform was not to be admitted, the Rill must be thrown out altogether. Lord Jolts Htnost.L.oid, he would offer bet I e e ry few word. in reply. He had heard the Noble , . f,ord opposite with great 111111 j not that t he Noble Lord ...as pledged ta,any support of the Bill, nor la.+ hr Iwoken any agreement erttered into with his' (Lord J. Russell). The Noble Lord hod. however. ,iisappointeit his hopes. At the el re of the lept 11 ) ,srliament he had usiderstood the able Lord to have admitted the principle of the Bill, Avertring his opinions as to o the malificetion of ',hit • prin. ciple. The Noble Lord had gives the 'object deep cotonderst 1111 l in the interim!, and now josh. eel to adopt the, preeedent wf Shiveehato, and melt the right of the borough into that of the hunched. To this lie (Lord J. Russell) hed a great objection. Cornwall hold . thready too ussoy hlembers, com tarred with' the other comities. Its population was about eIt,OOO, and it remelted 44 Members, while the population of the West Riding of York, 3d3.000. only returned 44. As to the scruples about admitting population and telethon Se the halloo( representation, he wished W 'tame if the right were to he given to a new plea'. Whether the, House would chow one, considerable en extottot of its trade and population, or hook otit for an Old Surrtm. without icicle or popolition at all N.( Heim) . He was one of tliciie who thew& the general prin. ciple of representation to he' isenbers; be also thought that dole boroughs. - though they fre. quesitly had the effept of sending auto the House men of great tatenta sad sitter,. Were too mach subject to the influence of wealth, even where ex erted in an , ,intproper way. 1k weelitod, there• lore. when a case of delinquency "mime!, -to drat it before the House ; he was ehd to do Per not .paly because he was opposed Mt any Wild Mee- Dares fur soddenly altering the representation, but because he was also a friend to sheb a ie. form as could be carried 'lnto effect with a due regard to the analogic., of tint Coustitotiort. and the danger of meddling , with the rights wf the other branches of the Coustiibtion. Bet as to the terms *id and visional;—what could be more Wild and eirionery than the reform expected by the Members opposite ? He had never heard of any scheme so wild as theirs. in expecting that. by ponishing one of those corrupt boroughs. the where would be trightened into a state of perfect purilk. He was ready to agree with the seggestian of the Menthe's. fur Northumberland. if it should he fiend expedient by the House to adopt it with the Bill before them. in Committee: • Lord CASTLEaItiOIIII explained. The Bill was then read a second thew, and ordered to be referred to a Coenniittee of the *bole House on that day sr'nnight. Sir J. Niwrowr moved the ender of, the day for the third reading of the Clerk of the Peace Bill in !rebind. which, with the adoption' of Si new clause, was pifssed. Loral CrisTLvaciatt gave notice of a motion fir renewing the Alien hill. and the Bill for preveot. log the Scotch Books from Neteralizing Fs. reigners. The ATTORNFT.G•IBIAL ht up a Peti tion from John Eyles, Warden of t * Pket prison; praying the House to order protteadifils which had heel, instituted against him, for relsotiog Robert Christie Burton (cooloed for debt to the amount of 10,000 i. and returned in the swab tithe for the borough of Beverley). to be 'toyed. The pititimi was referred to the CPinatittee Au iurtroction was also nsoead to the Committee. to meet no Thursday OW. et dose. Lord CAITLEILIA6II mowed that the Heise its 111111 risingrhotild poljosins ti110111111rdext: Mr. Hollootriss gave of ?; motion, relating to the power of cooks of co to punish by fine or imprisimment, without she verdict of a Jury, for publishing their proceedinttii. The Navigation Bill went through a Committee. and the Report was ordered to be taken into Chu. sideration on Friday next. A Committee of Ways and Means wain mitred for Thurtchiy next. The Cape of Good Hips Trade Bill went through m Committee..:4l/port on thersdaY4 The House went into a Committee on the Free Port Acts Billo.:tbe Report boo ordered to be re. eeived on Thursday next. The House went into a Committee on the Artie. rican Colonies Drawbacks Bill.—Report on Thugs:. dry. The Customs Drawbacks Regulation Bill was read a second time, and ordered to be committed that day sennight. The House went into Committee on the Irish BMWs Bill.—Report on Thursday. The Glebe Lands Bill was read a second time.— To be committed on 'Thursday. Mr. I). W. HARVEY moved for aCCOVaIa of writs of error, and various other, proceedings connected with the JiMien, Courts, which had taken place within the last three years.—Ordered. The ATTOnnIT-GINERAL brhoght in a Bill to facilitate the iirogreis of business In the Cburt of King's Bench. by granting certain powers to Jody@ of Anise. Ur. DOMAN said, that the Bill was pretty *early the some as one which had been brought in last year by an Him. Friend of his, with the exeep. lion, as we understood, that the present Bill weut to create an additional Judge.of Assize. After a few word. from the ATTOlin itir.Gitx anat., which were not distinctly madiblo in use gallery, the Bill was brought ift anal eead the Arm time—to be read a second tune on the fidth of June. Mr. LIM' I °TON brought in Bill to.repral an Act of his late Majesty. by which certain bonds are required to be given to the Creed wpm, the acceptance of cerium offices in the Cintenn.—The Bill was read the first time, le be sui4 tl second oh Friday next. Mr. C. Goan? moved, " Tlialairesoksolai4 bez fore the House the Report of alti.eirgamiiiimaere who were appoiuted to lisquire into Ibe.sitirte of the House of Industry in Dublin.—Widend. Adjourned at a quarter past ten o'clock distil Thursday next. Front a work Ist,ly published by the Acadeiby of Sciences in Paris. it appears than Paris contains 714,000 inhabitants. of which C5lOOO are not do• usielled. The sversge number of births onissolly 6,11.000, and of these the proportion of m4le to female is 25 to e 4. The elnwisnsistion of breed annually is 113.880,000 killogroosolloo: of pogo 70,000 ; of heifers 9.000 of colon 78.000 i of sheep 34,000 of swine 74,000: of egg* 74.000.000 of pigeons 900.000 ; oI fowls 1,200,000 ; of onto . . tlo,ota .~. ••• We enderelsad we have ant eorredly given the eon - eluding seisiesce in Mr. iteCiVetiall'll is our sepias of Sig to sloe Coot' of Dolmen. end IhM head net my SIM the awe* of the delay there alluded In.weehl he rynaewtylb the ietunalliate retire of her 3141. am% IMO thhe his eloccerOta h rei wee. this the falter of um- Oohs!. yie s lllte:weell her Ple.terto's 'mower iu the snit, itlcethi . he ihileoped heineilietely oe her rehire. URI `ll Sti PR ESSÔ LONDON; SATURPAV. MAT go. nod. illitithitsiettiime to be pared lido the Horne et Cintl , i frattt. **fifties pllttt of the conntry. sod Poop every elm ofperrite, c:omi?loihing of &Oil% and preying for relief. Betweru thoie 'Weiss which p►eceed from the manufactures' sod triodes', and these whiCh **peak the sentiments of the ogricelterol body. there it a striking dif ferrate in principle: for while the' holler look for sag alleviating of their suffering,. solely by impair= igg burdens bpon other,, the forinel• propose kg, lultigate the rnifferinr of alli by removing all such kgpssitians Ziid restiletions iron commercial in amemine, ws ruitybefoundgppreasive is national in= dirty. without materially affecting the revenue of the St,. It is toitlonhtedly satisfactory to hook the principal serjculturism sod manufacturers is Phi= !lament prufmising• their conviction. that the in teriiis of all dares in the State art the same. and that one cannot he isilisred without causing all the • rest to syinPatiiise in its sufferings; but this ex- cadent and wise principle is urged by the different dames with very distinct views with regard to its applicittbss. The agriculturists have adopted • very erwmeons, and equally injurious . notion, dint their interests have been sacrificed to time of monefiscbares end twaimerce, and there fore esfartsinately 4hen they urge the expe diency et extending equal protection to all, they eliply the asaiini with ■ vie* not to a, removal of restrictions in the manufactures and commerce of the country, but to • prohibition of all foreign productions of the soil to be consumed in this country. Ther e is indeed use instance in which the df thh land4woeis hate hetet sacrificed, a List in ilipiXtraece. to those of manufactures we Idled@ to the resitictions Imposed bpon the et- • Imitation of :These • intrictioss. we tbiok, ought is jestimi t r ibe land-comer, tai be removed, sod we ariatioriard that treat this act of justice no injery will remit to the wotillen ahlolifacturer. It cella* is no inimasiduable evil attending the cootinuauce of the egisting system with . regard to dm wool trade, that It offers a blatant than far sispportisg the declematioo of *Oak Mild in isspilo of facts will airin that the stikeltdie of IVA country has been sacrificed td alaitilerce. • • My intatitisc..clebide yesterday 'rens., ing spas the sucood readiiig "of Lard JOHN RussaLL's bill for disfranchising Grampanadi end transferring the right of electing Representa tives to the ancient and pordousimamdi . ff Leeds. The propriety and expedigfai pludAteg the borough of eviampound slam 4IPa almost uni versally reseeded in the Hauls of diummeini even Mr. CANNING, the intrepid defender of every eitablisbed shim, inotided it can he traced with tolerable securacy to times of feudal wisdom. sur renders the franchise of drampound ; the only diffi- culty therefore that remains to be settled is, to deter. mhae how the forfeited franchise shall be bestowed. Lord JOIINRUSSZLL proposes to transfer it to such householders of the borough of Leeds ■s pay an annual rent of Bre pound.. Lord CAITLUCAUII, on the other hand, suggests that the elective fran chise should not be taken away from each of the present electors of Grampound as were not found guilty of bribery, but that it should be extended also to the freeholders of certain neighbouring. hon. dreds. Me; B3IOIIOIIT, the Member for Northum berland, however, differs from both, and conceives that Mari new life and vigour would be infused into the ebnstituticin, if the West Riding of the great snd populous county of York were erected into • distinct county, sod the right of electing Representatives in Parliament were transferred to it from the disfrancised borough. Several Members of weight and influencespoke in favour of this plan, which would indeed be productive of much cadres). tate, even independent or the question respecting the election of Representatives. The proposition, of Lord Cartt.tavicu, Mrs CANNING, and the. Ministerial party, to extend the franchise of Grampound to the neighbouring bun- dreds, although consistent in principle with the cores of two or three other rotten boroughs, has tett little else to recommend it. We can see no reason for griming en barge and 10 anntualous an increase of power to the freeholders of the neighbouring hundreds as is included in the right of voting, tout only for two Knights of the Shire, but aim for two Burgesses. The argument deduced from local ' circumstances ought• rather to operate in favour of the principle of transfer to another part of the kingdomi than that of local extension ; for as emapleints have hitherto prevailed that the coma) , of Cornwall has sent more representatives to Parliament than became its rank or importance iu the empire, advantage should be taken of the opportmisty now presented, of transferring two re: presentative, from Cornwall to the larger, wealthier. mid more populous county of York. Either of the alat taro plains has sufficient mer;tet In fy the whip of either. We must enlift•ei t h at we should preftr the Ohm of dividieg the c ty York into two shires. and Jour flusear.r. intimated his readinevi I' conceit in this plan. pfairldr d filch t.hoidd appear in the Committee to be the wi+l6 of the majority of the finesse. The Bill was finally read a second time. and ordered td be coentill tied. Sir JAIIIa MACKINTOSH perms , * his oriern mitigating the severity of tire Crtniiiiel 1.. w sabenieted several Bills to the House trot hied dale purposv. P.oris Papers or Tuesday last have 'mitred st our office. The Vresoch Chamber of Pem is.rotsble4l no Morcliy, for the purpose ft( remseing oh, fett.•rt of the Commission charged with the roar>s MOVII/ LoNeel. The rrpurt was commeuctil th e L'amot BASTARD DE ICETANG ; but it was .0 voluttsiwinse that although the Chamber set until we o'i l leCk oo • the reading of the depu►itiui.a connected with it • Wail not then finished, sold the Chamber sdiooroo. ed 'histil the fulroo'mg day. The CoMmittre sprat to have been minute in the investigaiino,. • for the report cat. .oins not only a detailvol hisinvy of Louvers life, hut also every rosiour—every on die that could he collected respecting him, mothers posed to have been connected with hien. No Ira* however appears Mist he had any tweompliees chit his eriite, ur wits induced to cottimit it at the 'ligation of others. This is very satisfactory, shews that all the rumours circolatrtl nr ur.ginattill by M. CIIATIKAUBRIAND still the Ultrow•ltoyelitt., reopecting the ritikeuce of • fanuol•lile and extensile euhspiracy againtt the Bourbon dynasty, were altogether without foundation. The report steps wituewhat out of the direct hoe of lii duty slit 'tted to the Committee. for the plural.* of praising the Mmiltty or M. DECA WI. It 11% .f rill that the police of thk kingdom was never better re. •ulated thou under his direction. In the Chamber or Deputies the debates have commenced upon the new low la election. Au sea count was presented to the Chamhet, *hewing the niimlier of persons who now enjoy the right of electitus in the districts and departments resioctivel th gliout the kingdom. The number of electors of JisUirts amonnts to 75.169-or electors of depart- ments In 18,779—Geners1 total. 93401.—T1ue discussion* will continue for several drys. The Five per Cents. are '73 1. 6u ci NIA Actions 1,492 r. 50 c. • . • We hive received German Paper, of recent dates, but they contain n o news. the Esti of Ltiaanoot, Viscount Camas itexott, and the Earl of C LAN CAITt. had indict:cc* of the Kt ma yesterday. Lord CAITLIMIUGHI improves in his figurative iianguage. Daring the debate. in the Ikase of Commons en the appointment of the fifth Baran of the Exchequer in Scotland. the Nolile Lied provingly asked. 64 Would the lion. Membe► ha•g ap the coarse of the Courts of Law !"—The Noble Lord here, with sisigolar felicity. converts the coarse of the Courts into • convicted criminal. and ac. wally executes the °Binder. . . _ The Duke or You otteuded Epsom races yer— terdoy. YotOrally Prince LEOPOLD oirited in town fro= Clareinont; the Princess AUGUSTA ertilyed at h•r apse.. mews in the late Queriii Palace on Tharsrfay. front Froginore. Y►sterdav the Welles% of GLOUCUTER and the Princess AucusT♦ visited the lima at his Palsy, in Pall-mall. The Nlsrchioness of I.stitaDowtr gave a splendid rout on Thursdair tearing. at Lansdown House. Berkeley-square. Nearly 900 persons of the first distinction and fashion were present. The Marquis and Marchioness of LAIIIISoWV gave en elegant dinner yesterday to Lord and Lady ARUNDEL.. and a distinguished pony, at Lace. down House, flerkeley.square. The Marquis and Marchioness of Cnot.stosna. LEY gave a superb entertainment yesterday rt Cholmondeley House, Piccadilly, to the Duke and Duchess of CLARENCR. Among the distin. guished personages invited is meet their Royal Highnesses Were, the Adtbassodor of the Nether. lands,Count MUNSTER, the Marquis sod bitorehip nes. of Ilsturroen. the Marquis owl 31orchiooeso of WtactiarrEit, the Morgues of HEAD/PORT. the Earl of WElLtioaLattb. Lord KEITH. Loft. Sy. HELENS, &c. in the eveniag the Noble m ot hio n ear had a grand as ably, which was very numerously attended. Komara grand anions opera of Taeeredi was last night repeated at the King's Theatre, • ith creased success and effect.—Amoug the numerous fashionable. prevent we obverted... Mrs. limaneat, Major sad Mr*. Ferran, Mr. Sync Ob. John and Lady Leicester, Boa. Miss Novae, Vier. Banip den, tins. Mr. Boavrrie Earl cad Countess of sarstraroank. Hun. Mrs. Sesulione, datms, of Briekrewsser, Earl but CUOIIIIII4II of Atiashery, Lard Naive. we. ate Thum and Lady Fargeharr, Cooping of /Awn. eutwrirl mid ibe Misses W l rillissui, Lord and Lady lemriek, llerwierakda Mr. !Ma hone, Camases' of Cirminsel, Earl mid eirameas Weeps, Marchioness wfSallebory, Mr William hilinssin, Lady Dad. let.sad.W.fit, Laois Verses, Sir A. Mime, Lady Ciserlutie Hill, Lady Melville, Sir William sad Lady EarkWaluel. Lard Ciworbrork, Lard Valbriart, General Minna, Leer Owen ' Lady Louisa Lyres; Manterms Esc M.P.; Lady Prim, Mrs. Betiell, Sir limey Wright Wafts, Lim. ley St. George SkeMagros, Lord George &yowler, G. Womb well. E.. 1. Earl and Caste's la•Warr, sad Colonel Berkeley. Accounts have been received from the Cope of Good Hope, conveying the imtelligenct of the snivel there of the two fire vessels dispatched by GOVero• meld with mailgrams, the Nameable Mid ainfinusa. They are posted*. Lloyd's boob as being reached Table B.y pretrials to the 17th of Hach. . ••• • t' a ~ . ~ ~~ ..0 a .4 s RPM r: ~'4 ~';~: I -al 'EKE 4 . . • :