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rorouet hrd nceiteed iris. , r.::t in very r.,..catie crvcry e;* itt w iracce im this • he .title to the iftsioiltrald'.! 13a the ki.urils wind' a htiolsal wensivior, in the \ot'h Or laud. hall tised to him, when he simile YOU • aVOtIr 11, to attempt to put 0.1:4.• till lill) iin the NIKII!. Wl' %%ill not you lit such ris!etlisn. I I wt. alo , I.ow are we to get our from oor teinints ?"—; I heai.) li. NIEvraRT dsaamilcsl the gentlemen of the lu.tit of Irehmsl, particuiailv tlirrse or the comity front the ellor t te of talessJlMglilg ill:Cit N loch or the evil was to be ;Ittributed t., Li. great iniiiiher of absentees. In consequence t o . ti ear secession from active ditties, the nilmitr str lino of lax, in most exten4ive districts, fie. devii.ly,rl on a few persons, who found it however sm.:nits they were to put down thoroughly to rout out the evil. t;elierid ALtrimiv sai•l, as lie knew very faile about tits N,.rtii of Ireland, lie could not assert, th it lleetleinell in that quarter encouraged illicit distill:Moil—( Hear, hear,/—hut lie was very sure, that those in the South, with which he was welt ac quainted, gay- that system every assistance.— / LioQ.;/ner.)—There nas not a Gentleman resid , the thinks of the Simmons that did not v.:court:it: it, by pure:imam; what was called, in tha counter', poreem,—(birseitee.)—That was w: o skey ro tale iii a little iron put, the Irish fur whiei was puterss—and thence the liquor derived its tsiiiie.—(Loughter.)—The gentlemen purchased tuts pirst —they placed it reglihrly in their eellur— aul thew was lost one of them who did not regn- Lly usk his guests, " AVill you have the puke's, or spirit As he (General Mathew) pr. h rred coot! claret to had port, he always an swi•rcil. oil such occasions, .‘ Give one the potrfa of the inferior whiskey."—( Loughter.)— The tt, : m Ilou. Gentleman (Mr. Peel) hail stated, am a forum. eveuing, as he understood (acid lie wished to ss e set right on this point), unit there ware 1,5'39 Iltll elliplOyCll to put down illicit distillo "Filese parties, however, were only adilitonal iiiiect•ves to the offence which they were appointed to stipples,. Nlr. PLt.t. here interrupted the gallant General. Ile iirvvr istaitid the nunther of parties to be e►u- I,ici.d oil thiss service. He said, that the whole weather of quarters fur the army in Ireland, was I—for military and civil purposes—including the st,iitatice to be given in the collection of the ( ietter:a MATIIEW--" Well, then, these 411 ',wit , . l sat', are additional incentives to illicit' Air. l'etm—" I have not said that 411 parties tire una l loyed on this service." Geoeral AIIILIV continned.—lf the Right lin noisralde Gentkorrom pleased. lie would sitpixise that I I I parties were so employed—and he would stiff; a+:4 ore, that they would increase, instead of oh toinoishing the evil. It was almost impossible for them to discover those who were engaged in this toinho. Toey could easily conceal the iron pot si inch was used in di-tillation. And what was the eonscquelice ? Why the persoirs who were sent out to destroy this trade, assisted in siipporting it, for they could get northing but psdeen to drink.— fLoregker.)—Besitles, those who thus infringer( the law, were protected by their landlords.— He did not mean to say that it was so in the North ; but such was the case in the South, loud such was the case in the W'est. The Chancellor of the Exchequer for Ireland knew full well that the prac tice existed in the county of Clare.—(Laughter.) The evil ems supported even by the Government. Lords-Lieuteimin, particularly nue Nobleman, whoar it was lint necessary for hion to name. pre ferred this poteen, tat every otlwr mail of judg ment did, to the common whiskey.—(Lwrghter)— During the last summer, the Lord Chancellor of Ire land, Lord Nlaimers, would drink nothing but pa rent—nod the Nlarrpois of A hereon' pursued the riaine tniirse.—(Shouts 1f laughter.)—He did not blame them for tusking use of good spirits, instead of had. The Irish Chancellor, he understood, refused every ether spirit, except poem, for these reasons—lie 1 lit extremely useful to his constitution, and Ills- thirst diuretic in the world.—( Laughter fur stecral seconds.)—Neitlwer the Lard Chancellor of Ireland, low the Secretary for Ireland, could deny that this spirit was thus generally used. Ile loclitycil that almost every man in the county of lanwiick supported illicit distillation. Ile resided for some time on the banks of the Sidr, and all the ono sssss tams in the neighlenalrood were full of private slit's. There was but one wav to destroy this evil— and that was by resising the Alagistrary of Ireland. which was at present intolerable. lire Nlagistratea of the Smith were iiitiderable.--(llcor.)—They con i.ie.ii at this info action of the low—Ciev took money as a brine to IN rit to gio no!)—tle or-ohl !Hove it. The gauger took a guinea fr this and u gown trout that person, that lie iivet:ook thine town-lams which had incur ',.t Ittaltie., and place them on those on which otfoNice had been committed. The gallant Geneial t!: •ii coateaded, lot sonic length, that the wily effec t...o remedy for this strous evil, was a pitriti r..!Wli of tile :tht..;!strary of Ireland, which the G. did hot seem alisions to cominence. Ile ( 4 .i• 'lend Alatliew) had recommended to Lord Man '..•.s, a perswi ei; he coosidesed every way for the situation of ..I.lmtwe of the Peace. Iles i 00.01-1,i : o liri.inrll atteitclui4 to this recomineoda "o;. in - cause it was nut s.llll . lropivti by the Gower -1.5" (it t.ie which, he observed, I •S le . rdecessor never placed a 'gentleman in the in , iiission. To this he (C:etieral Ntatliew) ;tit " ered, " That his Lordship must be tuistuken— I • ..).; uoi Englishman and a foreigner—lLareghter) ,1 1 ,1 net prrliapii know how Cie matter eitood."— ..e fact was, that lit• hail recommended no less t Iu three Gentlemen to his Lori!stop's predecee.or I'•Ir. l'ut!•alask), w ho were all appointid. It was it 1141kable, iliat Lord Dosionglimorr, that ilistio iii,hert individual, who was Governor of the comity, had recommended the same Gentleman to Lord Manner., us proper for the commission, whom Le (General Mathew) had preliirously ineistiassed.- 1 . 1:e answer of the Chusicellor of Ireland to Lord Dor ..... gliffiore an% " that he could wit appoint this l't ,lo ll, fur rrivonsi which it was tionecessary for him 1.1 toter into." The individual thins rejected Witt. twat respectable gentleman. To be sure lie "Ay a Catholic. Toe might be ins objection in Ile eyes of Lord Allman*, though, perhaps, it I); pernon.— oe ...7:11lost Oroeral ureg ntiaan ;oh ertiug. to the sup port wh;ell illir t chsltillOttou received Iron) the land lords or Ir, —%v lien. Sir G. litt.t. spoke to emit-% cnoveived it 'highly improper that a Noble i.oril, a Nleiiihier or the otter should, iilorvz with the Chancellor of !relairl, Ia accused, by the ;;anent (:ever::!, with ruCnur:.;_•inK an infraction of the Ina•. lie (Sir George) laid reason to know that the charge %at not correct. General MArncw did not state, of his own knowledge, that those Noble Persona, had itrttqi in the way he described. But he bad heard it men tioned in cll the public companies in Dublin.— They were not, however, .singular in their tasto.-- Other Noble Lord* bud shewn an equal love for pween. No new ever liked it better than the Doke of BUtlancl.—(Laughter.)—The General concluded 1w twain pointing out the tweet* cty of revising the Magistracy of lielamt General DART said, the Gentlemen of the County Donegal gave every assistaure in their power to the revenue, in suppressing illicit dista latiuu. 3lr. DALY stated, from his own personal know ledge, that Lord Manners bad appointed tnany Gentlemen to the con 111 l nation of the Peace, know ing them to he Itittnan Catholics. As far as he had an opportunity of judging, the landlords of Ire land were most anxious to put down the aystein of illieit General 31ATIIEW Cod Mr. DALT mutually explained. Mr. Paretic stated, that the South of /rebind was overrun with private stills —awl, certainly, no mode could be devised so well calculated to re move this evil, HS tile. selection or as efficient Ma gistracy. Ile kit a high respect for the present Chancellor of ueland ; and, therefore, it gave him considerable 1/4111, when he said, that he would feel it his Hutt', in the course Isla few days, to bring the comlnetof that Noble Lord, with respect to the noiniiiation of Magistrates, under the ob,ervattuu of Parliament. Mr. PEEL, instead of feeling pain, at the no tice which the lion. Gentleman had given, heard the declaration, that he would bring the conduct of Lord IVlaimers under the view of Parliament, aid) very different sensations. This was a manly nod honourable mode of proceeding; instead of seizia„.. the accidental occasion of a petition being presented from the Oistillers of Dublin, to throw reflection's no the highest characters in the country. If the Hon. Gentlein.isi had any cause of complaiiit, let I give a fair notice of motion, and ahoy an op portunity would he afforded either of having his eliaoge continued or refuted. Mr. WINDHAM QUIN said, the Petitioners only frayed that the duties ought to be lowered, fur the purpose of preventing the system of illicit distilla tom,. They also complained that, moiler the pre sent system °flog,' duties, this evil had greatly in creased. lie would give one instance:—ln Lime rick, not I . :other ilium two years ago, there sere one still of 1.5u0 gallons, and two of 500.—there wa s now but one of SOO, the others had ceaaeol.— The enormous itmelease of fines fur illicit distil lation had gone to such an extent that in the townlaumls they were so great it was impossible to levy them. Nu persons would take laud in those districts !eat they should be liable to those imposts, and the houses most notorious for the sale of this Lquor were those in which disorders of every kind had grown to a great extent. Mr. IVAI. SMITH said, that the inquiry ought to be made in the most general manner. In England the great distilleries had decreased from ten to four. In Scotimid a similar reduction was found. The fact was. that be the liquor wholesome or moo', the cheaper it was the greater was its cotisomption, and the more insubordination generally followed time facility of getting it in society. Any body who had seen lingurtil . ll admirable picture of Gin Alley. had seen this growth of vice admirably depicted ( lienr)—ia the most strikimo„m , colours. Whatever inquiry was adopted ought to be a general (late. Sir N. Cot.Titoare said, the growth of illicit distillation iu Ireland had goue to a most uuprece dented (legate. The petition was then laid on the table. Mr. SHAW theu rose to move— "'Hutt a SAcet 1111 l 'nee be appointed to iuqoite into 11 Cull 61 . 1. and extent of illicit distillation iu Irelaail s nod also sato the operation of the laws enacted for the pre.veu• Lion thereof, and to report thereupon." The Ilo►i. Member enforced the necessity of his motion by a variety of details respeeting the pro duce or the tines laid on townlands, and the ex pense incurred in attempting; to levy thew. to 1815, the extreme or prosecutions was 95,0001. the number prosecuted 6,363. In the sera 1906 and 1807, the law expenses of prosecutions did not amount to Inure than 7551. while in the years 1814 and 1815, the expenses of the Buitril's Counsel were 14,756!. and of their assistants 15.0001. beside. 53,U00/. for local solicitor's costs, and a second bill of 52.000/. The lints levied ou counties (and it wits to be remembered these were not the disturbed counties), amounted to '.134,750/. viz. in the county of Galway '2.1,540/.; Leitrim, 21,1991. ; 513iy0, 21.'290/. ; Hoscutninon, 15,4151. ; Sligo, 13,515/. ; o ° lo 'o l 9 71,540/. ; Cavan, 37,140/. ; and Clare, :21,500/. Could counties, under such a press of oppression, 1w quiet or lova' ?—(Heir.) General HART seconded the motion ;, and to show the extent of the disasters inflicted upon the wretched re.isantry by the seizures for these hues, their horned ►attle were ull gone—their sheep were also seized, and the roads were now found strewed with dead lambs, that perished under *c . a. zure. Mr. V. FITZGERALD complained of the prestos tine mode in winch this dehae was introduced, when it was well known that Government 111C1411t to promote an inquiry into this subject. It was well known that the tales were to inert the expenses of the prosecution, and that the revenue was necessa rily obliged to wake up the deficiency when any orrice. Sir Jotix NEWPORT dtfended the system of le vying linen int the town-lands. Wilco lie did so, it was not from any partiality he could be supposed to have to the measure itself, for he. was no party to its enactment. He did charge the gen tlemen in parts of Ulster with being inattentive to their fluty in suppressing this evil of illicit dis tillation, which led to the utmost profligacy stud drunkrouess. This charge was aot morel, it bad E PRESS. LON DON. THURSDAY. MAY c 23, 1816. IVe have received the Paris Papers to the 21st instant. It is officially ennouneeil in the Moniieur. that tranquillity is perfrcily restored at Grenoble, and that DIDIER, the Chief of the Conspiracy, fur whom a large reward wits offered, has been taken. The following extracts chew that the io stirrectioo was of a very alarming character:— p 41111%, MAT 19. The last official adeices from the department of the Isere announce, that tranquillity is completely re-established in the communes which have beets disturbed by the rebi Ilion. The detachments of the national guard of ',vitas, aid of oilier neigh bouring towns, witi on the tiro news of the re volt, marched upon Grenoble, 'aurora to their departments. Letters from Lyons star, that molting could ex ceed the zeal tlisMayed by the National Gourd, oo learning the eveids at Grenoble. Oil the lirAt in telligence of the rediellioit above 1,500 of the Na tional Guards inscribed their mime-, as ready to match to the stowtance of their brothers or the here. A first tletaclints•ot net out the very next day after these events were knows,. A second tie tachment followed the duty alter, but they received a countermand about 11411-way front Grenoble. The return of the first (Machine:lt luu bew ales arinntinceo., pre, etiy re..t.cred its the di part.lictit of the here. PAP.( I I, TtAY O. OFFICI A I:, I)ispateht.4 rcce;veil ytarntay :ram o,llloloe, Pin iiiii that in conformity wA the telegraphic diliatch transmitted by tilovertinteitl, on the 12111 i.us:Alit, the pix persomi condertlied 'c'y the Conovil of War not! the Psevotel Court, mid :who hat for mercy, were executed ca the 15th mid A to:egraphie (H.:patch also itrionotzei., that I)i -dier, the instigator of the insurrection, has been d near S.iiiit-Jean-de-31orienite, by the Pied wog Item! tlirics,ir rS. The mist lie: fret trAtiquillity prevaik iu that allartititor. The ei,411111 log is eti*.ii•teil with the grente-t citltunr.i4 aied The brave 1,01;11 , 1 of Ly../I!', pre sr:tee Ittcaine tiselemit to Ort•litili:e, in conseci - le:iiie of the etant.h-te re-eilablithinetit 4.r order, havc te turned to 1.3 owl. The tiriA tletathinetit re-eliter,al it inoid,t shouts of Vice le lloi!—l.llunittnr.) GRENOBLE, MAY 13. [TXTRACT FROM A PRIVATE LETTER.] .Finee my last letter nothing of iinportance has happened, unless it lie the disarming of this coun try, in which was found hid and buried in the ' earth a great quantity of military arms, which had hitherto escaped the most active mean:h.—The salu tary fear inspired by the vigour of cur resist:nice, and the energetic measures taken by the main). contributed in a great degree to their dis covery. A few hours later, the :11.).000 inhabitants of tins city were threatened a ith a general massacre, and all the horrors of a declared civil war. The Chiefs were only able to lead astray the ban:- Lomita of the country, by promising them pillage and an immense booty. These Chiefs are not yet taken, but they are known, and among them are some individuals not likely to platy very inferior parts. 7 i measures adopted eticoonige an expecta tion that the fugitives will not be able to escape. The high mountains, its yet covered with ice and snow, cannot serve them for it retreat, and they are beaten in every direction. The legal inquiry is prosecuted, and if the convictions he not as rapid as the crime would seem to require, it is only in order to obtain confessions and new discoveries. Our city, which has 50 well condocted itself in tliia crisis, is now in the enthusiasm Of victory, and the height of the most absolute devotion. The several corps which have arrived are aminvited with the best spirit. IVe are in perfect security.—But since the business is in train, it is right to radically extirpate the evil, and remove all possible memo of rekindling the flame. Five per Cent. Consols on the 111111, 59 1-5 fr.— Batik Actions, 1,077. The Monitenr contains a notice to the Scholars .r the Polytechnic School, that if they shall ap pear publicly in their former dress, they shall be arrested by the gendarmerie. Marshal Moicrtra, Duke of TREVISO, had a fall from his horse on Satiirday, at Paris, which caused great appreheii,iosi for his lire. It is not a lithe remarkable that several of IIoIsIPARTE'S old friends have recently experienced u like accident. At Norwich Corn Market on Saturday, there was a ti7entiful supply of samples, and last week's prices could not lie supported, the market havittiz closed as follows :-IVioat ass. to 404.; Barley I Ss. t o 135.; and Oats 11•. to Ils.—There was a mode rate ,hew of stock 011 the ELII ; Scuts a n d how,- bred cattle with very little alteration in price...— . Fat beasts were worth less in prorortioo Iran. The supply of sheep ai,d lambs was lather large, with some trifling advance iu price. The Ticket, N 0.3,134, drawn yesterday u Price of 5,04i0/. was sold by WEBB 14i1 the liih May; this augurs that the slicers.: which the ine4lic sccin to have anticipated as bLely to atteal hie Mikes, will be fultill.4l. It is worthy of na,te, that this is the stssinii 5,1!00/. }:v WEIS': 1 , 101111 a short larriud, arid that Ise mild the Iwo List Prizes of 30,000/., of which there are still undrawre Two iii Ilie pre:eiit Lottery, whirl] 11111-t route forih iiext Thursday, that the Last Day or Drawing. Lady Stanhol.e, who belumigs to one of th e fir,t l itnlhes 111 Eastland, merits a place among the moat celebrated Mid intrepid travellers of the present age. This Lady, the niece, the friend, and intimate companion of the great Pitt. wino not less attached to him lay conformity of is Ji . d than by the tier of blood. She enjoys a tiemision from her country. Pitt. who, us is known, died without fortune, left to his nieces, poor like hiutself. a few lines, in which he recommended them to the gene.. rarity of the people of England. After the death of her uncle. Ludy Hester formed the project of travelling io the • Levant. She first repaired to Alulta, wed from thence proceeded to Constanti nople. %Visiting afterward, to make it I•ilgrimaxe to. Palestine, she sailed tin the Italy • Land, but had the misfortune to lie shipwrecked 01t the Isle of Rhode*. Cast on a barren rock, elle veetned to be destined to perish of I ger ; but an Luglish ship. which aprarrml out time following day, took her his board and conveyed her to Syria, There she travelled iu all tho c,ions, acconspailti.d by Mr. limo-, who has j 111.4 Lit.Cll tried for the part he took Ili tile eacape sit Lavaletfc. She spent several years wandering among time ruins of Pilloiyia and Ilieropults, and est.lmning the valleys of Mama Lebanon. Lit ing for whole • months on rice and water, and accustomed to the frugality of otiental habits, Irons bring feeble awl debilitated, site Lc came ast g sa,l vigorous Amason. Accsalldig to letters which clue lams uddre.atol to her family in Elimmlatiel. she is now at the head.of three tubes of Bedouin Arabs, who regard her as it being of a su perior ant r. She has h d 14-serti whom she was font, tta,. lato., u ot to her boon Euglami ; and she tlreltt.tat, that she will never font4i.e that I.amat of ;he to breathe the humid and eknimly atart.sithere of (drat Fr each Paper.) been mad- by Cite late Loni Clnre, r, ; .,i e .1 the mode of ripe oil the ;n11,6 1 01.4 or t:.e at rient Itritedi law. To suety that the tint's ti:td bird a azt 11;tary oper.itiou, the Iterht !Liu. Ilartwet cunute ►ated n ‘ll...iely of places urre ill euawritteitee tft: versa up, mid he coi,fri:ded tlrit the Konet.ttecow. would have b.:lowed h... 1 the mea sure b-en ittetnenbly acted itirmi, :AM eapscd ti hir trin!. Mr.Lsst.tc.FnsTF:t expel :inert the nature of the expense attendant oplltl tlee Crete II I IrbSertittinm alluded to, the amount of which did not oo to few b o rt vi loafs employed ill that duty, but was solidi it:led into 14 great many parts. Sir JOll,l STEWAILT wits :is (111X11111S as any man to stop illicit distillation, but not in this iillist cin lent and unconst:tutional foamier, by ninety-Mae cases out of one bombed, the loutish 'tient tell on the innocent. it wets adol,tiog lint It ntofish system of l a w, to 'novel:it in this mode of It gislatioli. In no ca , e, except a Misprision of tieasoli, was this general plan of punishment acted upon. But even in that, 'math, rage, and lunacy, would he a protection, which was not the ca-e in those laws affect ing Ireland. The flotti:uralile Member quoted a variety of instances, in %Melt the asst ter rible evils were produced by this indiscriminate mode of levying tines on town-lands. It 11:111 lint been imposed in England— t had in Scot land, and was repealed. Estates were fined on some occasions to an extent, that they were not worth redemption. Of this nature was one of an Hon. Friend of his, alto hail been on the Continent with the Duke of Wellington doniig the whole of hiss lie was wounded in ei _Ott battles, and, t n returetim.;, found his estate worth nothing, front those fides imorised for an offence in which he had n o t the smallest participation, or even knowledge of. ( Hear. )—ltevenne officers latd antasstd eiiiirmotts sums of ttimey in those districts. of Incl. w a s required front poor wretches not worth a in open defiance of constitutional law, and tall this iridium a trial, or even opportunity of establishing their i 111 l trireme. Mr. complained of the course the debate had taken, idler his Hight Hon. Friend had signi fied his intention of steeediiit; to the motion. He then entered into a history of flit• law so mach coin plitined of, which :ie sJi.! originated with the 16.11 Parliument, wild after being repealed in Englund, was again revived, at the petition of various coun ties in Ireland. Lord MILTON thought it was evident, from what hail passed, that the whole system of the law* for raising revenue in frel Ind required revision. After a few words from sir GEORGE HILT., Mr. LucEtm, and Mr. SHAW, the inottuu w,ts agreed to, and the Committee imitoioted. SOAP BI The CHANCELLOR - 4 iiief:XCHEQUER moved, that the House should go into a Committee ou the Soap Bill. Lord NItt.ToN thoutda, that at so late an hour the question should nut be coreri.rd. The objections of some of 114 c3nstitnents, he helieced, were nat removed by the change intended .t• be in troduced in the measure. The CHANCELLOR. of the ExchFrzurtt WAS un willing even at an late an hour to lu.e a stage, parti cularly us the price of the article was already in crcased. The Noble Lord would have am oppor tunity of deliveriair his sentiment% in a future stage. Mr. HARVEY observed, that if the Chancel:or of the Exchequer would lay n (Inty in the "sine pro portion of Soft Soave 716 1111 I lard, he thought all the objections would he removed. The CHANCEI.I.O4 of the EXCIIFQUI.II declared his intention or doing ►o, and stated, that the mom.- boiler. of the anetroin,!i4 bad tow no objection to it. In answer to a tine-ibrti from Lord Ltill.TON. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER. said, that the present Bill gave every• airleilutage to the nutou &muter in point of drawback, which lie elijo)ed before the Bill. The B:11 then pawed through the Committee. and the report was ordered to be brought up tt. Inni rots. The other orders of the Day were di.posed of, and the House adjourned at Two o'l2 LOCK. (For a 1.4 t of tte .llniority and Minoritg that rot"! on the Catholic Qutdion,on Tuesday night, ace ta.it pave ) Ascrulol-DAY.-- . lloliday at thr Bank, Exchequer, East 111 , -!law atitlS.outh St a lionws. 711! nokAL lite grand dinner given by the Prince Regent * Oil Te.e.eloy, was aettr,d oft ia the Dew sitlearliel rouge r.O the grouted Onor. which was fitted ti!. Gar the teeei,twffl or the Emperor of Rutaia, the Kin;; of' Prov.:-:..1, nett tie other distingalahell chulaetera Om were its Eit;;lated 40 the Mime ttri,t. Atttua,.; th:. camp:toy weli•—. Hrr Nl:tjc.ity the C , l , en, the Pritiertonea Elizaboth mot miry, the Duke aad Doetioroo of York. the Doh • o.:' Clureure, Knott, au.! Clover...4er, 6e Mitre:. s w ,h, : . ut C!,otenster„ Mince Leopet!d, and his 1:o}•ai Goutort ls..itirm Charlotte. it hoot nine o'clock they left the (limier tab:', and ascended to the 'Attie rooms, which were 1.1:ro • n ()lien On the right Ol t, extendii:g to the to set:rive an evelMig potty whit had tieen to meet her !tlajesty the Queca its a tire-, , nod tie 4'7lJ given 011 the card . , cbrintit ip. ermserpleace of the iccent itiarge or time c•.e.l~l.ar:ottc with PI :ICt Leopold, the Court would he mat 0: nine on the oceasion, and tler lad', v conaequeur.e upiiefireil in most splendid white Messrs, as altproprinte to the Poyal tverldinv, siot those who had the honour of being iiivired, tire gratification of le..ing in comptily with the )'..ices Charlotte in the first puLlic astveintdr in which she appeared since her werttfaig, and also aid . ' his Serene Mince Lenpold. tier Ito :Jai flightless *or: a dress of silver net will. profusion of diamonds, sad x plume of ostrich feathers on her head, she received the hearty cot— gratulattnits from the splendid to,ertibly. The Queen, the Y'ritite Ite.:ent, and tile %thole of the Koysl appcarcrl in escellaatt health, dud extr.-tuely happy on the occasion. The most choice sweetmeats. fruits, tees, aod refreshments of various sortv, were di:ph:yea! nit it sideboari in the octagon-morn, %%hid, were handed to the distinguished assembly, ratusia!ing of cbout 300. Thew began to refire at eleven o'cl ,, t . k. Ifer Majesty and :he Princesses went in cli:int by the garden of Carltint-hOuse, through the Park, to the Queen's Palace. Yesterday Morning the Princess Charlotte and Prince Leopold received a visit bum the fluke of Orleans and his siver, at Camelford-houre. Tie Duchess has not tufficiently recovered her strength, pint e her Confinement, to come Yesterday tieing the Princess Elizahtth's Birth day, the same tsar observed by her Maki it at her Palace. A number of the nobility and pci,..us of distinction called at the Palace, to pay be r re spectfol congratula ions on isle n torn of the day. The Regent, and oth.r branches of the Royal Fa mily dinect with the Queen. bi the tttlliol i ; her Majest:, had a numerous party. lite Duchess of Cumberland continues so un well, that the band of the King's guard has tint played within hearing of Cumberland-house since Enday. Ye-ti rday, at one o'clock, the Princess Charlotte and Prince Leopold, attended Liy Sir Robert Gat. diner, Colonel Addenbroke, 81;1 Baron (Loden brook, sec. iced an Address from Salisbury, which was presentrd by the Bishop of Salisbury, E iri of Pembroke, Lord Folkstone, and Nlr.jervoise. At half-past one o'clock, her Royal Highness aitil his Seresi . e Highness cut received an Address limit the city of York, presented by S!r AL Sykes, and the finis. Lawrence Dundas, to winch the Prince and Princess returned Most gracious Answers. THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON. MEETING AT THE MANSION-HOUSE. Yesterday an Adjourned Meeting was held at the Matastoo-house, the Lord Mayor in the Chair. for the purpose of considering the best means of completing a magnificent piece of Plate. to be lire. netted to the Duke of ‘Yellingtott, dt.scri pti re of the battles in which he has been so gloriously engage. but more particularly to hand down to posterity 840111 C appropriate memento of the decisise Victory of Waterloo. With the objects of this Meeting the pnl,lic have been already acquainted. The HeAolutioits of the former Meetings were yester , lay agreed to; the substance of which is, that a piece of plate, formed ma column of &iota six feet Malt. lie prepared by the best Artists. %%hose skill is WIMP to Ire exerted in forming uptin it the mod appro• priate devices. ALA RAI G FIRE. An alarming fire broke out log night in Exeter+ court, between the new Lyceum Matte and Ezra ter 'Change. Greet ap►prehettsiona were entyrtritied for both there kudditigs, bet the wind blowing Yeah from the riot, carried the flame. sway from then.. The tire burned fiercely for several home, during which st•co►tsunted several of the 01.1 and rnitiong I sea at the back of Exeter 'Change ; but About two b'clnek this morning, by the acti►'ity of tt!.! firemen. mid there being n plentiful suppiy of water, it was iu a great di•grre subduedi We did nut beer of any ilenonat The Ladies PAGET are tnikilig great prepara tiona for their intended grand hail, cot I , l,oitLy next, at thin. father'• (die Marquis of Aria Lt:si:.%) splendid mansion, in Old BurlisiLtoii-street. The Duke of ATHOL, who rats errotreonor stated to haveleft town, is rtitheith his faintly ut theillott's Hotel, Albemarle-street. TI e pattern of the embroidery on the ettib collar, of our Field 31nrblial..' unsfot tm , 1. oft 5.x .41 eopy tltat worn by the Generals its 11:11,4 i f L:!e Itots..im tinny, worked on blue iosteud 01. , r,•r 11. The theatrical veteran Qt. tot hug mifoe toe: et• iv r.ulfeted lately from au attack of the hot it how 'wetly recovered. It ie rullter It strange coit%eidence that t1:- ringv of i.lor mats who hat hieto eu sleih'olly driuc Ll .I,llln Ball, geiould now be consiwied to tie ca of Allll BIIMICk• On the titio hot. being the anNivehmary of t; , e Dirtii-duy or T. W. COKE, Eaq. a Loge pa tv frieniN ithiienibitil to dinner, according to 114.. tOlll. at rive Fleece lnn, Well,. to cel;:lirate oecotoo. The Rev. A rchdea col i t 4TH v io? ivtis in to Chair, and the day passed of iiidi maids hilarity mad good hutneur.