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as is repotted (and which I do not implicitly credit). M. (Makin Birrot is determined not to abandon hi. brethren of the colt' gauche, and that he is ple aged to accept (Ace only unconditionally,. in that ca.. the p re s en t C a bi net may not b e intmedtately dissolv e d ; but ,hat it cm go on f or a l ong p e riod is i mposs i ble. attempt to patch up another Administration with su.l: miteria's as your Thiers, Humanns, Guizots, de Broglies, D,:cazes, &c., would be much such an undertakin g as were youri King to call to his Councils, n . lieu of th ose w h o now sit there, the pimphleteering portion of the Members who fill the Opposition ranks in your two houses of Par liament. On the other hand, the accession of an un mixed mourement Government to power would be fraught with danger to the peace not merely of France, but of Europe; yet into ti.e arms of this latter party the King must eventually throw' himself—l mean, unless he pro ceed, and without less of time, to the construction of a new Administration. Every moment that this measure shall he delayed will be one of hazard. I repeat, that it it is—in the estimation of every man capable of judgitfa— impossible that th e p resent set can carry on the affairs' of the country; the sooner, therefore, that 'something like a permanent character be given to the Government, the more safe will be the condition of France and of Europe. You will have received long since the telegraphic de spatches, published here by Government en NVedneedav last, announcing 07. e occurrence of a Carliet revolt a t Mar seilles, and its i mme di ate suppreet i on. You will be sur prised to fi-Jd that to that meagre announcement Govern ment ha s only since added that " up to yesterday after nnn Marseilles remained perfectly trarter".l,' i and that t ' the intelligence from every other part of Prance is equally satisfactory." Stranger still is the fact, that no private accounts from Marseilles, with the details of the extraor dinary occurrences that took place here on Monday last, have yet reached Paris. The Marseilles journals of Sun day last (29th), received by the ordinary conveyance, contain only one paragraph that appears connected with this subject—namely, that a strange brig, without any national colour to indicate to what country she belonged, wax seen in the offing. That the affair at Marseilles eras only a branch of some plot of the Carliste. cannot be doubted—indeed, the projected landing of the Duchess of Berry on the Mediterranean coast of Prance is said to be also beyond doubt, and that Marshal Bourmont was to have concurred in it is equally a general impression ; yet are we completely in the dark respecting the particu lars. As far as we yet know, the revolt at Mar seilles was of a piece with your Cato-street rebel lion, except that Colonel Laehland—the Tbistlewood of the Marseilles insurrection—was a man in whose good sense his friends in Paris still continue to assert the utmost reliance might be placed. How any men of such a character could have been led into such a mad undertaking as this appears to have been, is, from the data before us, incomprehensible ; and particularly at Marseilles, at a mo. ment when, unlike all the rest of France, that city enjoyed a state of commercial prosperity greater than at any other period within the memory of man. Enveloped as the matter is in mystery, one knows not what to make of it; hut, once for all, it may not be inexpedient to repeat that no Carlist plot or revolt can, or will ever, lead to conse quences more serious than perhaps a useless or desultory civil war in Brittany or La Vendee. On this subject I do not feel it necessary to say more than that the Government, yielding to necessity, is deter• mined, at length, to act with something like vigour agains the rebels. Same disturbances were expected to occur here to-riay, it being the anniversary of the death of Napoleon ; but, hi. , therto, nothing appears to justify the apprehension. This consolatory fact is, however, ascribable, in a great measure, to the presence of the cholera morbus, which has abated the taste of the Parisians in general for enzeutcs, and more worthily occupits a leading class of them—the medical students. Respecting the pestilence, I need hardly direct your at lion to its rapid decline in Paris. Some persons in the upper ranks of life continue, nevertheless, to be attacked by it —among whom must be reckoned the Due Decaz .0 : he is, however, considered cut of danger. ALLEGED ATTEMPT UPON THE LIFE OF THE KING OF FRANCE. COUR. ROYALE OF PARIS. On Saturday last M. Ferdinand Berthier de Sau vigny appeared before that Court, under the charge of having, if not attempted the King's life, at least meant to offer him a public insult by driving his cabriolet close by him, and threatening him with his whip. The Court, presided by AI. Hardouin, met at ten o'clock, when M. de Berthier was ushered into the bench of the acccused, escorted by five gendarmes. A consider able number of distinguished persons of both sexes, be longing to the Royalist party, crowded the hail, among whom were the Dukes of Dino and Fitz•Jatnes, who seemed to take a particular interest in the case. On being questioned by the President as to his age and profession, M. Berthier stated that he was thirty years old, had been an officer in Charles X.'s army, and was now the director of a board of correspondence for the de• partments. The prisoner was then told to sit down, and the Re corder of the Court rose to read out the act of accusation, from which it appeared that the King and Queen, his sister, Madame Adelaide, awl Colons I Mathieu Dumas, were walking, on February 17th, across the Place du Ca rousel, when a cabriolet, which was going in the direc tion of the Pont Royal, suddenly wheeled round, and came on the King and Queen, who were obliged to move out of its way. The cabriolet then got into the Rue de Chartres, wbere the driver is represented to have stopped in order to wait until the King came up, and was then driven at so furious a rate towards his Majesty, that the horse fell when within about twelve yards of him. The cabriolet then drove off, and it was only three days after that M. Berthier was discovered to be the owner of it. After the Recorder had concluded, M. Berthier, being examined by the President, admitted most of those facts, but denied having the intention of molesting the King in any way, and said that be did not even know him until be came up the second time ; that his horse being res. tiff, and rather unmanageable, he cried out Bare, and even added sacre nom de D***, when he found that the four persons walking before his horse did not get out of his way. Four witnesses were examined in the case : Antoine, the cocker of the cabriolet, who stated that his master was (hiving at the time of the occurrence; Felim, a gen tleman who was present on the Carousel, and saw the prisoner seize the reins from the hands of Antoine, turn ing back, and driving at a furious rate towards his Ma jesty; a police agent, Buffet, who was following the King at a distance, and perceived M. Berthier make a motion with his whip, which.he thought was meant as an insult to the King; and Colonel Mathieu Dumas, who was giving his arm to Madame Adelaide. The latter related the circumstances, as already stated in the act of accusation, but rather softened the deposition he had before made in the presence of the Judge of In struction, as to the intention, ascribed to the prisoner, of molesting the King. The Attorney-General afterwards recapitulated the above charges, and persisted in the accusation. After an able defence from M. Berryer, the prisoner was acquitted. (From the Times private Correspondent. PARIS, MAY, 5. The latest accounts from Marseilles, received yesterday by telegraph, state that tranquillity had remained un disturbed since the evening of the 30rb, and that no ap prehension was entertained of its being again endangered. In the absence of particulars, however, respecting the late foolish affair, all kinds of rumours have prevailed. It has proved a kind of God-send to stock jobbers and vehe ment party-writers, who, having lately disposed of the ministerial arrangements, and settled the Belgian and Duch question for the present, had begun to feel at a loss for means of excitement on the public mind and at the Bourse. It would be mere waste of time to repeat any of the reports which were yesterday circulated in the last-mentioned place. Some timid holders of stock, however, thought proper to sell, and hence arose a variety of fluctna • tions in the prices of the funds, which continued all day. In the salons reports have been current of another kind. New Ministerial modifications are there 4aid to be in contemplation. The resignation of General Sebastiani is again said to be at hind. There is every reason to be lieve that it will take place as soon as a fit person is found to fill his place. A few days ago his physician reported to the King, that the General's days would he infallibly abridged if be continued any longer in the toils of office. Proposals were consequently made to the Duke dc Bas sano, who declined the portefeuille of foreign affairs on the plea of ill health, and consequent inability to attend assidiously to the duties of office. The Duke de Bas.ano was several years Napoleon's Minister of Foreign Affairs, in which capacity be was conspicuous chiefly for his blind devotion to the person of his imperial master. On the arrival of the Bourbons he suffered proscription. Since his return, during the restoration, the Duke has been living in retirement, and was never known to take an in terest in the passing events. He is a well-meaning man, but a complete cipher in the political world ; and nothing places in a more evident light the embarrassment of the King for the choice of men to fill up the Ministry than the application which has been made to him. It is added, t hat the King accompanied the proposal to the Duke with the offer of his good offices to bring about a reconciliation between him and Prince Talleyrand, with whom M. de Bassano has been on bad terms ever since he • succeeded him in the Foreign Department, under Napo -071.6 reign. There is reason to believe that on the refusal of thv Duke de Bassano, overtures were made to M. Odillon Barrot. The result is not yet known; but those who are personally acquainted with M. Barrot think that, under existing circumstances, he will on no account join the Ministry. Some rrsons have mentioned M. Dupin as likely to come in after an. Of this I am convinced there is not the smallest chance at, present. It is pretty well known by this time that M. Dupin would tike place with no Ministry of which he was net the chief. What lately took place in :the Alinicqe.tial negotiations has transpired, and leaves no renrn to hope that his services may be secured. On that subject it is related among the higher political circles, that soon after the breaking up of the council, in which the repott of M. C. Perier's physicians was heard, M. berth was sent for at the Tuileries. He was re ceived by Madame Adelaide, the King's sister, Who, to M. Duiiin's great surprise, undertook the to-k of speaking to him of the possibility of Enodifications being made in the Ministry, ant! hinted that it would be particularly agree able it her brother if he would consent to be in duded in the new arrangements. During this con versation the King came in, end the subject was renewed. M. Dupin finding that there was no intention of intrnsting him with the formation of a new caT.net, as he had expected lie would be when sent for to the chateau, gave his Majesty to understand that he could not think of accepting office under any other condi tion. The King observed that it was impossible for him to remodel the Cabinet entirely at that moment, and M. Dupin took his Itave, after giving and obtaining a promi-e that nothing should he divulged of what had passed. M. Dupin now complains that two hours after thia conversa tion took place, the King commenirated its purport to Messrs. Sault and Barth; ) with whom he held a consulta• tion on the suloiect. There it an - article in the Illoniteur of to-day, on the long-agitated question of establishing a daily estafette (Sun• days excepted) between this and London, in which it is denied that any difficulties had been started here against the project. It wonid appear more likely that the otsta des have existed on your side of the channel. As the in terests of the English post-office can only be benefitted by en desirable an arrangement, it is important to inquire whether there does not exist some private party in London whose gains would be lessened by it, and whose influence and intrigues are therefore secretly at work in opposition to the wishes and advantage of the public. There is great =son to fear that this is the case.t The accounts concerning the cholera continue favourable as ree•ards the capital. The number of deaths yesterday was 58, being 16 less than that of the previous day. It is remarked, that the average number of deaths from other causes has been smaller for some days than usual, so that the general mortality has reached its customary level. Ail the accounts from the departments show that the disease will take its usual course there. M. Casimir Perier continues in the same state. It has been found impossible to remove him to his private resi dence from the Hotel of the Interior, in which he has re sided since his accession to the ministry. Four o'clock p. m. The letters from Marseilles of the 30th, which were due this afternoon, have arrived. They bring the particulars of the late affair, which in substance show that the occur rence was accurately stated by the telegraphic despatch, but nothing is said of any steam-boat having appeared in sight, supposed to have the Duchess de Berri on board. Z. FarNcif FUNDS, PARIS, AAA - 3.-Five per Cents., 96f. 45c. 40c. 35c. 45c. 40c. 30c. 3.5 c. 40c. 35c. 961. 30c. 10c. sc. 15c sc. - Four per. Cents., 891. 50c.-Three per Cents. 69f. 50c. 40c. 45c. 40c. 45c. 50c. 45c. 40c. 35c. '691. 50c. 20c. 25c.-National Loan, 361 6 0 c.-Bank Actions, 1,670f-Rents de Naples, 81f. 70c. 75c. 70c. 60c. 50c.-Roman Five per Cents., 82.-Royal Spanish Loan, 7734 77.-Rente Perpetuel!el d'Espagne, 5734 51, Lop Certificates, 76!4 .-Haytian Loan, 220 f. Exchange on ndon, one month, paper, 25f. 65c.; money, 2.51. 65c.; three months, paper, 25f. .50c. ; money, 25f. 50c -Coors Authentique. FRENCH FUNDS, PARIS, MAY 5.-Five per Cents., 93f. 40c. 35c. -10 c. 50c. 45c. 40c. 45c. 50c. ; Four per Cents. 82f. 50c. ; Three per Cents. Of: 40c. 35c. 40c. 50e. 43c. 50c. 55c. :ilk 60c. 6.9 f. 53c. 60c. 65c. 60C. ; Bank Stock, 1,680 f.; Rente de Naples, 81f. 60c, 80c. 70c., 61:/c. SOc. 81f. 90c. 95c. ; Roman Fire per Cents. S'N 1.4 ; Retire d'Espag n e, 10 ; R o y a l S pan i s h loan, 77 1 ,4 3z ; Rente Per petuelle d'Espagne, 57.4 % TA 34 •?. i 57-A 34 .A i ; Belgic Certificates, 76 1 4 % R . Exchange on London, one month, paper, :25f. 65c. ; money, 9..5f. 65c. ; three months, paper, 25f. 50c. ; money, 2.5 f. 50c.-Coors Authentique. REFORM MEETING AT GLOUCESTER TO ADDRESS THE KING. (From Gloucester Journal, May 5.) On Thursday last, pursuant to requisition, a very numerous meeting of the inhabitant householders of this city and its environs was held in the Great Room, at the Shire-ball, " to consider of the propriety of presenting an address to his Majesty, and to do such other matters as might be deemed advisable in the present stage of the Re form Bill." More than usual interest attended this meet.- ing, because it was understood that some opposition would be offered to its proceedings, and such turned out to be the case, though with what success Will be seen below. The Mayor, having read the requisition, was unanimously called to the chair ; upon which he was asked by Mr. Davis in what capacity he had convened the meeting, wbether in his individual or official character. To this the Mayor replied, that he had called the meeting in his official capcity. Mr. Davis then asked upon what autho rity the Mayor had convened a meeting of persons residing without the city, to which the latter pleaded custom ; and in the course of a desultory discussion which ensued, a case in point which occurred in December, 1827, was cited and produced. One object of this mode of proceeding evi dently was to prevent Mr. Parker, the gentleman who had prepared the resolutions and addresses, from bring beard, on the ground of his not being resident in the city; but the Mayor having declared that he should not exercise any con trol over Mr. Parker, the main business of the day was at length entered upon. We shall not detail at length the various speeches which were made upon this occasion ; indeed the interruptions, noise, and confusion which occa sionally prevailed whilst some of the oppositionists were addressing the meeting, rendered it absolutely impossible to give a faithful report; we shall therefore confine our selves to a very brief outline of the proceedings. Upon Mr. PARKER'S coming forward, he was received with reiterated cheering, and was loudly applauded through a speech of considerable length and effect, which he concluded by proposing the first three resolutions. These resolutions were seconded by Mr. D. M. Wa'ker. Mr. COTIIEK then addressed the meeting in opposition to the resolutions, and alluding to the old cry of " the Bill, the whole Bill, and nothing but the Bill," he as serted that in the present measure every clause was differ ent from what it was in the original Bill. Mr. Cotter was listened to with some degree of impatience, but did at last get his audience in good humour, after which the first two resolutions were successively put to the meeting, and almost unanimously carried, there not being more than twelve or thirteen hands held up against them. On the third resolution being put, Mr. DAVIS came forward, and with some difficulty was beard to the end of a long speech. He avowed himself to he a Reformer, though not to die extent contemplated by the Bill ; and entered at large upon the reasons why he opposed the present resolutions. Mr. D. concluded by proposing the following amendment, in reading which be was repeatedly interrupted by the clamours of the audience : . _ " Thit an humble Address be presented to his Majesty, to as sure his Majesty of ur unalterable attachment to his Royal per son, his crown and dignity, and of our gratitude for the many proofs he has aftbrded of his paternal solicitude for the welfare of his people; and to express our earnest hope, that the measure of Reform now sanctioned, in its principles, by the House of Lords, may, in its further progress and future operation, realize his Majosty's anxious wishes to promote the prosperity of his people, and may preserve, to all ages, that entire security of per son and property, and that true civil and religious liberty which have been enjoyed under the House of Brunswick." This amendment was seconded by Mr. J. A. Wirrr. COMBE. After which Lieutenant FRAWCILLON, R.N., spoke in favour of the original resolution, making some pertinent observations upon the Conservative Clubs and Political Unions of the day. Mr. S. BOWLY followed in a powerful and eloquent speech, in which be dwelt strongly upon the present abuses of the Church, the slave trade, and the East India monopoly, and inferred from thence the necessity of a Re form in the representation of the people. He supported the original resolution. The Rev. R. J. COOPER spoke strongly against the framers and supporters of the present measure of Reform, under which name he asserted that nothing short of revo lution was sought to he brought about. He attributed all the evils under which this country now laboured to the bad administration of the present Government, and combated the observations of Mr. Bowly upon the state of the Church and the slave trade.—(The Rev. Speaker experienced continual interruptions, and with very great difficulty obtained a partial hearing.) Mr. S. Rowmr, in explanation, contended for the pro priety and justice of his former observations, of the truth of which he could bring forward undeniable proofs. Mr. J. FRANCILLON and Mr. W. WASHEOURNE then addressed the meeting in favour of the original resolution. which was ultimately carried by an immense majority. We could only see nine hands held up in favour of the amendment. The result was received with loud cheers. The address was the moved, seconded, and carried with similar success; Mier which Mr. Davis again came for ward, and produced the following protest, which he read to the meeting DISSENTIENT.-Fint, Because it is in its general tenour un necessarily and unjustly intemperate in language, whilst, under the Of loyalty and expresbions of gratitude to his Majes ty, it obtrudes oni the Royal Prerogative a desire for the eer cise of its functions, with respect to the creatiin of Peers, in a manner, and for a purpose, which we consider to be inconsistent with the constitutional right vested in the Crown, and which, in its consequences, would control the independent exercise of the deliberative functions of one branch of the Legislature by a corn plance with the suggestions of the Onstituent body of another. " Second, Because a precedent so contrary to sound principle, and so mischievous in practice, wouldread, in our opinion, to a confusion of the several legislative departments of the Constitu tion, and, ultimately, to a dissolution of the whole." The other resolutions were then carzi,d, amongst which was a vote of thanks to the Mayor, moved by Mr. (*other, and seconded Mr. Davis, in a manner which imparted good humour to all present; and with three times three hearty cheers for the King and Reform, the meeting dispersed. DR. PHILLPOTTS AND HIS POPU LARITY IN DEVON. (From the Morning Herald.) EXETER, MAY s.—Our distinguished and Right Rev. Prelate terminated his confirmation tour yesterday,; at Axminster, and before you will have received this com munication, he will, in all probability, have entered the metropolis once more to renew his " disinterested" oppo. sition to Reform. We have heard much from the Tory prints of his L:rdship's great popularity in D e vonshire. It must have been very consoling to his feelings to have learnt that he did possess some share of popularity, how ever small ; but that it was not so great as his Lordship's friends informed him, he has had more than one or two practical illustrations in the course of his tour. At New ton, the clergyman of the parish requested the church warden to provide some refreshments for his Lordship ; the worthy man said that he had no power to do so, but that he would consult the leading parishioners on the subject, there not being time legally to convene a parish meeting. A good number of the parishioners mustered to take the subject into consideration, and the result of their deliberations was not to allow a single shilling for any purpose of the kind—so much for his Lordship's popularity at Newton. At Dartmouth, a snug borough, as famous for the independence of its inhabitants, as notorious for the corruption and veniality of the corporate body, his Lord ship was " burnt in effigy" on the same day as that on which he held the confirmation. And, be it re. membered, that every effiirt that the Tories could make to insure him a comfortable reception was here made use of—nearly all the employees in the neigh bourhood being the creatures of that misguided faction. His Lordship did not experience anything like personal ill usage in the place ; he wisely took the precaution, instead of going from the church to his carriage to walk through a by-way to Mr. Holdsworth's house, where he was hos pitably entertained by the ex-Governor of Dartmouth Caste, with whom he doubtlessly condoled over the recent loss of his sinecure. At Barberton Ford, a village near Totness, the villagers burnt his Lordship in effigy on the evening of the day in which he confirmed at the parish church. At Totness the awiemblage of persons who had congregated near the church to witness his entry, hissed and hooted right lustily, many shouting " Reform ! reform !" Two of the delinquents were seized by a few of the more active members of the Corporation, and one, it is understood, by the lady of a gallant knight, connected with the borough. The authorities told them they should ' be forgiven if they would express contrition, and say they were sorry for it; but one of them replied "I can't, Sir; I can't say what's not true ; I hean't sorry for Reform —there's no harm in Reform ;" logic tthich their Wor ships could not overcome, and, by way of settling the matter, discharged them. His Lordship did not risk any , unpleasant rencontre with the natives, on his return from church, and prudentially turned his carriage another way from that in which he was expected to go, and thus avoided anything tlast might have been harsh and disagree able. At Brixham, the necessity for avoiding even some of the confirmed was greater than at any other place in the route. Brixliam is a fishing-town, at which, as you doubtlessly well recollect, William the Third first touched the shores of Britain. The hardy fishermen of that day greeted with enthusiasm the Monarch who came to drive out the tyrant, Stuart, from the land whose institutions lie hail desecrated, and whose laws he had perverted. The inhabitants of the present day are equally prepared for the change which the Reform B 11 will introduce, and being ardently attached to the fourth William, their impa tience at Lord Bishop Phillpott's visit may he account, d (or, though it may not be excused. But what will the sticklers for his Lordship's popularity say to the fact of his visit to Plymouth being deferred till autumn ? if his Lordship have anything to dread from the expression of popular opinion (as to his political career) in any part of his diocese, assuredly that place is Plymouth. How la mentable is it to see a dignitary of the Church, whose visits, like those of a purer being than the generality of mortals, should be anticipated with reverence and received with affection—how melancholy is it to see the visits of such an one turned into a criterion of the political feelings of the district, and of civil broil and confusion ! It is dreadful to see so high a functionary of the Church go ing with the greatest confidence where be can encounter the fewest number of those whose spiritual welfare is con fided to his holy keeping. Can there be a more powerful proof of the incompatibility of the sacred duties of the Christian Bishop with those of the temporal legislator? However, this is ground which will, I have no doubt, be occupied by far alder hands, and that, too, long be'ore the name of Bishop Phillpotts shall have become popular in thecou h n a ty ve of asnis Devon. h ed all • quainted with the full extent of his peculiar talents. It who were not s rap ; li ev t rou a s nldy de spatch a c is a subject of much admiration that he confirmed on Monday last, in about three Imam, 852 young persons, at the cathedral, "a performance not exceeded by anything of the kind on record," as the sporting people say. EXETER, MAY 4.—The parishioners of St. Leonard's, adjoining this city, were lately called on to erect a new church ; they readily complied with the request, and have erected a very handsome one. This has been built on the site of the former building, with some enlargement, which was taken out of the churchyard, being also, be it remem bered, consecrated ground. The new church being coin , pleted, and the parishioners having consented to the charge on their property of a very large sum, to be paid by church rates, conceived they had done all that was required of them in the way of expenditure, and Easter Day was fixed on to commence the sacred performance of congregating for religious worship. But there was an impediment from a quarter the least to be expected. On the clergy man of the parish waiting on the Bishop, his Lordship re fused the sanction of his presence, unless the building were consecrated, and hinted his objection to the new bricks and mortar forming a shelter to any congregation assembling there for divine worship, until the opinion of Dr. Lushington was taken whether it would be right to do so. Now, whether the ceremony of Dr. Phillpotts consecrating the new church of St. Leonard is absolutely necessary to give a due effect to the sacred duties of religion to be performed in this building, we do not profess to hazard an opinion. Men will arrive at different conclusions. But we think thosa scruples should not have been more strong in St. Leonard's than in the parish of St. Sid well, in this city, where the Bishop has himself preached, and which was similarly circumstanced, and had not re ceived the episcopal benediction. At all events, it seems the Rector of St. Leonard was willing to proceed ; but the Bishop doubted, as Lord Eldon used to do. On this religious subject we should imagine the Bishop would have been a better judge than Dr. Lushington, or ought to be so. But however, the Rector as in duty bound, has laid the opinion of the Bishop before the parishioners, and they have unanimously resolved not to take the opi nion of Dr. Lushington, and say, in effect, we have done all we are required to do. We have built a church at a little delay :treat expense, and you may use it or not, as you like. joch ignoranceeowi e sn t ns , oepdn a pit s n ot d sroi etot s ti vhoni discretion. the anticipate tuph ebeej o,Rkcptnl Reform o h wobr e f mustt will a not : o f owe e t wni a sal i s l rtshedux as e a s The Bishop may exercise his own discretion on this allow,sub d t. t ate d exercisinga signify re moniesc. ebl: of this nature are enormous. We have heard that Ithes St. o e L hc e h o ulnirabcrehdr,ael pri vilegeoi" tn n y - d, Bishop o ihs n ha s oee have r p a o a t u i ig o dh n et ; a tao b a u gf t ehe t i the for e p b e av o ia p i id l u e i en o zo f upwards of 1001. hav e b een c h arged parishes for the s ti id a e t r ti t i h n e e f without a suggestion to tax them further.. Western Times. REFORM COMMITTEE.--The Reform Corn mittee have resolved that a public meeting is not necessary, in Bristol, to prove the continued attachment of the citi zens to the Reform Bill. "In the counsel of many there is wisdom :" we wish it had been otherwise decided ; but we have no doubt our friends have acted honestly —per haps wisely.— Bristol Mercury. TORY PERTINACITY.—There is a party in Bristol who would sacrifice the city itself rather than the craft which they have all along supported. They have done all which they could to distract the labours of the Cnitral Curninittee; and, even now,. we understand they :re privately banding round a paper for s ignature, the ob ject of which is to entreat the Magistrates to proceed with their Bill. We should nut be at all surprised if th e Cor p or ation, b y a legal fiction, were to consider the memo rialists as " the city," and make a merit of acceding to their request..—Bristol Mercury. BIRMINGHAM. (FROM OUR OWN REPORTER.) THE GRAND REFORM MEETING OA' NEWHALL HILL. Nothing is beard or thought of here, except the grand Reform Meeting that is to take place to-morrow on New hall Hill; and the greatest anxiety seems to pervade all Classes, to be present at a meeting which, in point of its numbers, and the importance of its obj.-cts, it is antici pated will have never been equalled in this country before. Within the last few days, different parts of the town, and several mils round it, have been actually covered with placards, issued by the order of the Council of the Politi cal Union, calling upon the friends of Reform to be pre sent, and, as they valued the great blessing to be derived from it, to conduct themselves in the most peaceable and orderly manner. As a sample of those placards, we select the two following " ANOTHER GRAND MEETING AT NEWHALL HILL, ' BIRMINGHAM, TO PROMOTE THE GREAT CAUSE • OF REFORM !—On Monday, the 7th day of May, 1832, called by the Council of the Political Union, to contradict and refute the false and unfounded representations of the enemies of Reform, and of the peace and order of society, representing an alleged apathy and indifference in the public mind to the great cause of I? , :prin, in order to assist in enabling our most excellent King and his patriotic Ministers, to accomplish their great designs for the happiness of the people, and to carry the great mea sure of Reform forthwith into law, uninjured and unim paired, in all its great parts and provisions. The meet ing will be held to petition the Howe of Lords, upon these all-important subjects, at eleven o'clock in the morning, and the chair will be taken at twelve precisely. Reform ers, attend ; exhibit the same peaceful, loyal, and orderly conduct, which has hitherto been the honour and the strength of our cause, and the Bill of Reform will become the law of the land. " THOMAS ATTWOOD, Chairman. " By order of the Council, " B. HADLEY, Hon. Secretary." " Once more unto the breach, Dear Friends—once more. The Reformers of Birmingham and its neighbour hood, have been called upon to assemble together in de fence of the glorious cause. Their order, their loyalty, and their determined patriotism, have already created a breach in the citadel of corruption. Let them, on Monday next, do as they have done before—that is, be peaceable, and stlictly obedient to the laws, and, in a few weeks, the mighty victory will be achieved." Workmen have been employed the whole of to-day in erecting the hustings, and levelling- the ground, to prevent accidents. Several meetings of the Political Council have been held, during the week, for the purpose of re ceiving communications from the friends of Reform in the neighbouring towns, who proposed to attend the meeting, in making arrangements for the reception and accommo dation upon the ground, in deciding upon various regula tions for the procession of the Birmingham Union, the ge neral maintenance of peace and order, in framing the peti tion to the House of Lords, and, also, the resolutions intended to be proposed at the meeting. It is very confi dently stated, that the friends of Reform at Coventry and Warwick, will arrive to-morrow in boats; those residing at Wolverhampton, Bihston, Durlaston, Walsall, Wednes bury, West Bromwich, Dudley, Tipton, Halesowen, the Lye-in-the-Waste, Kidderminster, S:ourbridge, and the adjacent places, are to meet together and proceed, rank and file, to the place of meeting. Although to-day is Suhday, groups of persons are to be seen in every part of the town, talking together of the events of to-morrow, and various are the conjectures and rumours as to the number of persons whn will attend the meeting-. It seems, however, to be pretty generally sup. posed, that from two to 300,000 persons, at least, will be present. Great numb rs of persons of distinction, from different parts of the country, are expected. (THE FOLLOWING IS THE PROGRAMME.) GRAND MEETING ON NEW HALL HILL, IN SUP. PORT OF REFORM, ON MONDAY, MAY 7, 18.32. ORDER OF THE MEETING :- I.—The Council of the Political Union will walk in proces sion, wearing their medals, and attended by the band and ban. ners of the Union, from the Union Rooms in Great Charles street, at eleven o'clock precisely. The Members of the Union, and the friends of Reform generally, (the former wearing their medals), are invited to join in the procession. 2.—Mr. Edmonds is appointed Superintendent of the pro cession of the Council, and of the general management of the meeting. 3.—Waggons will be provided at the place of meeting, for Accommodation of the Conductors of the different bodies of fribnds of the cause, coming from the distant towns, and one waggon, at least, will be marked and secured for the use of the conductors of such bodies from each town. 4.—Mr. John Pierce is appointed Superintendant of the Wol verhampton or Great North Road, in order to conduct the bo dies of friends expected from that quarter. 5.-Mr. M. P. Haynes is appointed Superintendant of the Dudley and Stourbridge or Western road in order to conduct the bodies of friends expected from that quarter. 6.—Mr. Wm. Trow is appointed Superintendant of the War. wick, Coventry, and Southern, roads, in order to conduct the bodies of friends expected from thosequarters. 7.—A1l the bodies of friends coming to the meeting are parti cularly requested to preserve order, and to walk in regular ranks. 8. As the different bodies of friends enter upon the ground, the trumpet of the Union will sound, the Superintendant will announce their approach, and the meeting will receive them with three times three, in token of respect and esteem for the public spirit and patriotism which they exhibit. After the three times three, the Chorus of" The Gathering of the Union" will be sung by the meeting, led by the Birmingham Chorus Singers and the Band, as follows : CHORUS. Lo! we answer! see we come, Quick at Freedom's holy call, We come ! we come! we come ! we come ! To do the glorious work of all, And hark ! we raise from sea to sea, The sacred watchword Liberty. God is our guide ! from field, from wave, From plough, from anvil, and from loom, We come, our country's rights to save, And speak a tyrant faction's doom ; And lark ! we raise from sea to sea, The sacred watchword Liberty. God is our guide! no swords we draw, We kindle not war's battle fires ; By union, justice, reason, law, We claim the birthright of our sires. We raise the watchword Liberty, We will, we will, we will be free. 111.—The Superintendants will be on horseback : they will wear the Union Jack upon a broad blue sash, and all persons are requested to pay respect to their orders and directions. 11.—In order to insure a strict legality in all the proceedings of the day, no person will be allowed to propose a motion, or to address the Meeting, without having first obtained the consent of the Chairman. 12.—1 n order to bring the proceedings to an early close, and allow time for the distant friends of the cause to retire to their respective homes, the speakers are particularly requested to condense their observations as much as may be in their power, and if possible . to confine themselves within the limits of one quarter of an hour. 13.—1 n order to prevent accidents and disagreements, all per. sons attending the meeting, are strictly urged and enjoined to avoid pressing and crowding upon each 'other, and, above all things, to avoid giving offence or displeasure to any person whatever upon this great and important occasion. 14.—The Chair will be taken at twelve o'clock precisely. la.— When the Chairman requires silence; the bugle of the Union will sound, when every persen present is requested to be silent, and to attend to any directions which the Chairman may think it proper to give, 16.—At the conclusion of the business of the day, after sing. j og " God save the King," as follows— GOIJ SAVE THE KING. God save our noble King, Long live our patriot King, God save the King; Thine arms, 0 Lord ! outspread, And on our WILLIAM'S head Life's choicest blessings shed, God save the King. First of the Brave and Free ! To him may Land and Sea New triumphs bring ; Scourge of Earth's hostile powers,— Joy of our social hours, — His peace and glory OURS ; God save the King. Vain are CORRUPTION'S boasts; Vainly would FACTION'S hosts Vex our repose : This is no Land of Slaves,— Planted on Heroes' graves, Here FREEDOM'S Banner waves Proud o'er her foes. No Swords around his throne, Fond Hearts his guard alone, God save the King; Scorning the Tyrant's wiles. Rich in his People's smiles, Lord of the Ocean-Isles,— Long Live our King. Oh ! as his years increase, Still with health, love, and peace, Blest be our King. Friend of our Rights and Laws, Stil giving Millions cause To sing, with hearts-applause, GOD SAVE THE KING. The Chairman will then Close the meeting with a short address, atter which the different bands of music will draw off on their respective roads, and all persons are requested to retire forth with to their homes. 17.—P eace, - Law, Order, Loyalty, and Union — These are the banners under which the people have gathered up their giant strength : These arc the banners under which the liberty and prosperity of the people will shortly be restored. THOMAS ATTWOOD. Chairman of the Political Union. By order of the Council of the Union, BENJAMIN HADLEY, Hon. Sec. SMITHFIELD MARKET In this day's market, which exhibited a good time of the year supply throughout, the trade with each kind of me a t w a s ver y dull ; with Mutton at a depression of 2d., Veal from 2d. to 4d. per stone; with-Beef, Lamb, and Pork, at barely Friday's quo. Cations. THE ARMY. (From Limerick _Chronicle.) Lieut.-General Sir H. Vivian has issued a general order to the army in Ireland to observe precautionary measures against the terrible malady now raging. Lieutenant Barber and a detachment of the 6th, or Ennis killen Dragoons, have left Ennis for Gort. The departure of the above officer is viewed with much regret in Ennis. The 15th, or King's Hussars, will be quartered but a fcw days at Manchester and Liverpool, before embarking for Ireland. Lieut.-General M`Donnell has arrived in Belfast, to invest;_ gate charges against some of the soldiers of the 7th regiment of joining in riots on Easter Sunday and Monday. Major-General M'Donnell, who commands the Northern District, was ordered to Newry last week to investigate a com plaint made by Doctor Kelly (the Roman Catholic Bishop), respecting the school of the 29th regiment; and after a delibe rate Inquiry, the complaint was discovered to be destitute of any foundation. An officer more devoted to the good of the service than Major Elliott (commanding the reserve companies the 29th) bears not the King's commission. Major Dundas retired from the Majority of the 7th Hussars, on a Lieut.Colonelcv unattached without purchase. Captain Clark, for several years adjutant to the 2d Lifo Guards, has been appointed by Lord Rolle Adjutant to the Royal Devon Yeomanry Cavalry. The Hon. R. B. Wilbraham is appointed Major of the Ist Lancashire Militia, vice Parke, deceased. A lurge supply of arms and ammunition arrived in this garri. semi from the depot and Spike Island, Cork, on Monday. The new barrack in Maryborough has been this week occu pied by a division of the 50th regiment, under Major Anderson. On Tuesday last Sir John Harvey inspected the auxiliary police at Castlecomer, recently transferred from Galway - to Kil kenny. The present state of discipline of the above force is mainly owing to their being occasionally drilled by the serjeants of the 70th regiment, stationed at Castlecomer. THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE. The arrivals of most descriptions of Grain last week were to lerably good, and the market throughout the week was net lively, though prices were fully maintained for fine quality. This morn lig the fresh supply of Corn is small, and the weather having become very warm, our buyers manifest but little dispo sition to purchase. Wheat of prime quality well supports the terms of this day se'nnight, such being scarce, but all other kinels have met with a very Cull sale at former quotations. Bar ley remains the same as last reported. Beans are not so plenti. fill as of late, and are rather dearer. Pease of both kinds meet little demand at last week's prices. For fine sweet Oats rather more money has been obtainedl brit Irish parcels, unless very good, meet a slack demand. There was a fair arrival of Flour last week, and this article is unaltered in price, with a slow sale. PRICES ON BOARD OF SHIP. Wheat, Red (old) —.White (old).. —Red 1831) ... Fine.. Super White c Fine.. Siiperi Foreign —s. —s. 50s. 58s. 635. 525. 60s. 70s. 50s. 345. 245. 325. 345. 545. 60s. 325. 355. 325. 345. Beans, Small (new)... (old) ... - Tick (new).... (old) .... - Harrow (new) (old).. 335 335. 40s. 4r2s. .18s. 40s. 445. ;1831). Rye Barley ---. Fine - Superfine Malt - Fine New , Pease, Grey Nes - Maple NI -.. White - Boilers 'fine.. free New .v few Brank s. Oats, Feed New lBs. 21s. - Poland New 20s. 245. - Potatoe New 2.35. 253. -- Scotch 265. 275. - Irish lBs. 22s 245. Flour Town (per sack) 55s 60s. - Seconds 50s. 555. - North Country 445. 48g, Bran ARRIVALS OF GRAIN IN LONDON DURING LAST WEEK. -4 tO 4 0 b Z; ,, '' , l w ,7 r . g r , El : From Whence. to F. , 1 1 4 ': Qrs. Qrs. Qrs. Qrs. Qrs. Qrs. Scks. Aldboroi igh lB5 267 100 Bridlington — 290 Bridport — 25 _•2O Clay Cowes ti I.: l o a l r e .,,, lT c sr :: 0. 1 2 7 3 —28 6 i,) 15 205 30.. 237 ) Ma 500 Yd h on B9B 193 75 223 10 406 Exeter Grangemouth GI imsby Hull — 370 190 Ipswich 7O 20 954 35 ..... 536 Kent 856 331 115 103 21'6 16a 1037 Lynn Padstow Poole Plymouth ...... - 14(1 2 Scarborough Wisboac h llO 100 120 Woodbridge 509 486 61 Yarmouth ...... Aberdeen Anstrather 5OO _ i Banff' — 144 uerwick Dundee lOO Glasgow — 25 Inverness 330 I , _ _ Leith 4760 2025 4775 2897 B_o 226 4514 I RISH. Ball ina — 843 Belfast -- 100 Coleraine — 316 Cork 2 83 1021 _79 Dublin Galway — 1037 Limerick Londonderry New ry — 2 . 137 Sligo VVaterford 355 _ 1872 2417 Youghal 1 36 I 896 30 FOREIGN. Dantzic Neustadt 2513 1250 Rostock L.53 520 63 Total .., 11674 4795 14775 18:35 8. 0 281 7340 AGGREGATE Rye, 20—Tares, 11674 QUANI 0--L Mus 4795 TITY o Areed. 'Lad. 0. I 4775 F OTII • 0--a. 18:35 EH. 1,11 , apesced ds. 184. 8:0 ;Ds O. I, 321- 231 I PULSI •Brank. a -- PRICES PER STONE OF BIDS. TO SINK THE OFFALS. 8. 41. to a. ('.l 8. d. tos. e„ Inferior Beasts 2 2 2 4 Large Lambs ...... ...0 0 0 0 Second quality ditto 3 0 3 4 Prime small ditto... 5 2 6 4 Prime largo Oxen 3 6 3 8 Large coarse Calves 3 2 3 4 Prime Scots, &c 3 8 4 0, Prime small ditto... 4 2 4 8 Inferior Sheep "10 3 2l Large Hogs Second quality ditto 3 2 3 8 Small Porkers 4 '2 4 8 Coarse-woolled ditto 3 8 4 2 Suckling Calves I2i to26e. each. SlutlidownWethers 4 6 410 , Quarter old Pigs 12s to 18s.each, SUPYLT, AS PER CLERK'S STATEMENT. Beasts. ISheep and Lambs Calves. Calves. I Pigs, 2,585 1 16,390 133 190 Cambridgeshire; o e remainder olio the el2moafrrsohmes marshes, e n t About 70 of the beasts came up the St. Alban's road ; about London. 40 up the other northern roads; about 80 (including Irish) from the western and midland districts ; about 19.0 from Nor. x a l k h ; ' l, ,Essex,ou and r h me s ( a l t n o o d f f and i f n i ) l k t lI 'S e Su usnsfleebi NEWG A I% AND LEADEN/1 ALL MAIth,EI. At per stone, by the Carcass. s. d. to s. (I. 2 '2 2 4 2 4 Beet, inferior ....... -- middling d.tos. d, Hutton, inferior 2 4 2 6 ----- middling 2 S 3 2 3 2 - prime 3 0 4 0 3 4 Pork, large 3 4 4 2 4 8 -small 3 8 4 8 4s. 6d. to 6s. Od. -- prime large prime small Veal NEWCASTLE CORN MARK ET —May 5. We had another good supply of Wheat from the farmers t 0.., but the whole was taken ()Was readily as of late at an'advanr Is. to 2s. p:.'r quarter on the finest samples. Of Oats the am from the North have been trifling, that our country suppl taken off readily. The little business doing in Barley is enti confined to the foreign, which sells at 365. per.quarter. Malt ready sale. Other qualities without demand. Rye, B. and Pease slow sale. day, of ivals ly is rely Best New. 0;d. Wheat, Xorthumberland 575. 68s — s. —s.' Norfolk and Suflblk 58s. 67s S. -s. Berwick and Scotch ' , 6F. 683 —s --s. Foreign 495. 573 —s. —s. Rye, Norfolk and Suffolk Foreign .323. 355. —s. —s. Barley, Malting, Norfolk and Suffolk...34s. 36s —s. —a. Grinding, and Feeding 265. 30a Malt, Norfolk and Suffolk .58s. 62s —s. —s. Beans, Small 30s. 33s --b. —s. ~S. -S. Tick 295. 31s Pease, White 345. 36s •••••13. ....S. -- Gray Oats, Northumberland, P itstoe 9 '.14 24s Feed .8s 215....... —s. —5. Foreign Flour, Fine (per sack) CHOLERA MORBUS, OFFICIAL REPORT. CENTRAL BOARD OF HEALTH. COUNCIL OFFICE, WHITEHALL.—(THIS DAY.) DAILY REPORT of CHOLERA CASES. LONDON.—MAY 6, at FIVE P.M. CO I 11. c) o C.) " 0 cD 0 S gg Total 117 7 1 2 6 16 557 285 Cases from places before reported 2019 1073 - - Grand Total 2576 1358 Alb COUNTRY. 4 .1 "' I. tz a t - •C V accsEg6).9 ZPgg rit:E Total 142 122 153 60 1175 9 03 1'355 Total from places where the disease has ceased and from which no re turn has been this day areceived 6740 2130 Grand Total 9393 3485 • (Signed) WM. MACLEAN, Secretary. (Signed) TRIAL OF THE CORPORATION.—We have 'beard that a separate indictment has been filed against Al ,,lerman HAYTHOILNE, and that a copy was transmitted to hiin on Wednesday.--Bristol Mercury. The Duchess of Kent and the Princess Victoria visited Covent garden Theatre on Fr:day evening, to see the tragedy of Macbeth performed. A Cabinet Council was held at. the Foreign-office on Satyr.: day afternoon, which was attended by the Lord Chancel. lor, the Marquess of Lansdowne, Earl Grey, Viscounts Mel.. botrne, Palmerston, Goderich, and Althorp, the Right Hon. Charles Grant, Sir James Graham, Lord .Holland, Lord John Russell, the Duke of Richmond, and Mr. Stanley. ' The Council sat in deliberation about two hours. The con.. ference held by the Ministers of the Five Powers at the Foreign. office on Friday night lasted several hours, and was not con. eluded till an early our on Saturday morning. CITY PETITION TO THE HOUSE OF LORDS, IN FAVOUR OF THE REFORM BILL. S . iturday, at twelve o'clock, the Lord Mayor left Guild hall in his state-coach, accompanied by Aldermen Kelly and Marshall, and Sheriffs Cowan and Pirie, in their state carriages, with a deputation, appointed by the Cor poration, to wait on his Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex, acd request him to present a petition, unani mously voted by the Corporation, to the House of Lords, praying their Lordships to pass the Reform Bill u s p eedily as possible. On arriving at Kensington Palace they were received in state, and introduced to his Royal Highness by the Officers in Waiting. The Lord Mayor then addressed his Royal Highness as follows : " A Deputat:on of the Corporation of London attends your Royal Highness, to request you will do them the honour of pre senting a petition, unanimously resolved on by that Corpora.. tion, to the Honourable the House of Lords. They are in. duced to take that liberty from the respect they feel for, and the gratitude they owe to, your Royal Highness, for the honourable, consistent, and powerful support which you have always afforded to those great and glorious principles for the advocacy of which that Corporation has ever heel' pre.emi. nent, and which it is their earnest desire to perpetuate. My fellow.citizens feel, that anxious as they are to give the utmost effect to their petition, they could not take more efficacious means of doing so than by leaving it in your Royal High ness's hands, being perfectly sensible that it would be impos. silale to commit it to the care of one who would more zealously or more ably give i t that support to which, from the principles it advocates, it is so justly entitled ; and they retire with a full confidence and justly-founded expectation that their petition will not be presented in vain." To which his Royal Highr.es. elilied— " I receive with great pleasure this deputation from the Cor poration of London. As regards the zeal with which I shall support the object of the petition, your Lordship has done me no more than justice in what you have said. I cannot lay claim to ability; but to the utmost extent of my powers I shall cheerfully exert myself to promote a measure which I conceive to be calculated to ensure the peace and happiness of the na. tion, and to uphold the stability of the Throne and the rights of the people. I will not pretend to say that lam not a party man ; I am proud of having from my youth attached myself to those Statesmen who maintain the principles which have led to the present measure. I early adopted those principles, and have adhered to them after a due and serious consideration of the laws and Constitution of my country, and under the solemn conviction that in a future state I shall be held accountable for my public as well as private conduct. The present measure is not advocated by its supporters with any factious views, or from motives of any ambition or private interest, but as one of pure and deliberate legislation, in which character it is more especially recommended to that body of the State to which I belong. I shall have the greater pleasure in supporting this petition of the Citizens of London, from having myself had the honour of being enrolled amongst them, an honour which I estimate the more highly, because it was conferred on me in approbation of the principles I profess, and from which I trust I shall never depart." His R oyal n afterwardslhosa rand several e on ve r ofthe s with hi s usual affability rtehdiie Lord t ayo ti in the most gracious manner after other deputa tioni members of the Corporation who were not present, and expressed his regret that he had been prevented accepting his Lordship's invitation to dine at the Minsion-house last Easter Monday, observing, that he should have made a point of being present, but that lie had been confined to his house by indispsition ever since the night of his at tendance in the H(,use of Lords on the second reading of the Reform Bil'. MARRIAGE IN HIGH LIFE.--On Saturday, the sth in , tant, at St. George's, Hanover-square, by the Hon. and Hy. ROBERT EDEN. Lieut.-G.neral Sir Rtr rAtiE DoNEIN, K.C.B. and G.C.H. to Lady ANNA MARIA ELLIOT, daughter of the late a: . d sister to the pre eat Earl of Alnixo REFORM.—The Deputy -Governor of the pro vince of Keang-se having reported to his Imperial Majesty that he had been obliged to use a rigour beyond the law in punishing the borderers on the south, the Emperor, with his vermilion pencil, appended to the report this remark—. " Perspicacity and knowledge of governmental justice mglit always to act thus ! How can it do always to cleave to clayey institutions ?" Canton Register. It will be seen thatthe Duke of BUCKINGHAM and Marquess of Cu.% stoos vi ere considerable debtors to Moat.msns the bankers, previous to their failure ; and that the Duke, besides a large bond debt (off which he has arranged to pay 5,0001. every two months), had also very considerably overdrawn his account! Paying off by in s'altnents, and overdrawing bankers' accounts—these arc marvellous odd terms applied to our great Duke. What could have occasioned these res angusta. donbi Surely not the independent suffrages for the Noble Marquess at the !ate county election.— Windsor Express. The English attribute the ravages nf • the cholera in Paris, to the detestable wine that the people drink in the public-houses. Such a supposition from the English can only be dictated by jealousy.... The Parrot. THEIR MAJESTIES. (From the Windsor Express of Saturday.) At a little after eight o'clock this evening, the King and Queen arrived at the Castle to dinner. Prince George of Cambridge and the Rev. Mr. Wood have also returned. The King is in excellent health and spirits, considering the arduous duties which have devolved on his Majesty during the courgo of the present week. It is certain that the King is as well again as he was this time twelvemonth, and is less affected than would be supposed by the fatigues which attach to the kingly office. The Queen is also in tolerable health, although it was greatly feared that her Majesty would have taken cold on her return from Greenwich by water yesterday afternoon,—a fez:: which, we are happy to say, has not been realized. The Princess Louise lies without improvement. On Monday the King clines at the Queen's residence at Bushy, and on Wednesday goes to town to hold a levee. In the course of the ensuing week tickets will be issued for one of the two grand balls which, it is expected, will be given at St. James's in the course of the present season. The intended visit to Somerset House has been postponed for the present. The East India dinner party last night went off extremely well, mild did not break up till past 11 o'clock. There were about 100 tickets issued, and 96 sat down to table. COURT CIRCULAR. The Queen and the Duke and Duchess of Cumberland dined with the Princess Augusta on Friday evening, at the Palace at St. James's. _ _ His Majesty inspected a detachment of the Foot Guards on Saturday morning in the gardens of the Palace. Prince George of Cumberland, the Duke of Wellington, and Lord Hill, were present. The King gave audiences on Saturday to the Lord Chan.. cellor, Earl Grey, the Duke of Wellington, and the Duke of Grafton. The Duke of Gloucester, the Princess Augusta, and the Princess Sophia, visited their Majesties. The King went, accompanied by the Princess Augusta, in the afternoon, and visited the Duchess of Gloucester, at Gloucester House. About six o'clock o i Saturday ; f ernom thcir Male 3t . ei !et town in a carriage and four, for the Palace at Windsor. The Duke of Gloucester entertained a select party at dinner on Saturday evening, at Gloucester House. Among the com pany were the Duke of Wellington, Marquesses Ailesbury and Carmarthen, Earls Eldon and Shaftesbury, Viscounts Combcr mere and Sidmouth, Lord Hill, the Bishop of Rochester, Sir George Murray, Sir James Scarlett, Messieurs Arbuthnot and Yates Peel, and Colonel Higgins. Yesterday divine service was performed before .the Duchess of Kent and the Princess Victoria, and their Royal Highnesses' household, by the Dean of Chester. The Princess Augusta attended divine service yesterday at the Chapel Royal, St. James's. The Duchess of Cumberland visited the Duchess of Glou. cester on Saturday at Gloucester House. On Saturday their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Kent and the Princess Victoria, attended by the Duchess of Nor.. thumberland and suite, honoured the concert of Mr. Sale, at the Hanover square Rooms, with their presence. Their Royal Highnesses were received and conducted to the Royal box by the Archbishop of York. The Lord Chancellor had an interview with Earl Grey on Saturday at the Treasury. Despatches from Sir Charles Colville, the Governor of the Mauritius, and from General Bourke, the Governor of New South Wales, were received on Saturday at the Colonial.offlce. Viscount Althorp entertained a party of Members of the House of Commons at dinner on Saturday, at his residence in Downing-street. Among the company were Alderman Venables, Sir T. Baring, Sir H. Willoughby, Colonel Russell, and Messes. Bainbridge and Dundas, Arrivals—M. Van de Weyer, the Belgian Minister, at the Brunswick Hotel, from Brussels; Viscount Al:horp, on Friday night, from his seat in Yorkshire. Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Kent and the Princess Victoria, accompanied by the Duchess of Nor thumberland and other attendants, visited the Exhibition of Pictures on Friday, at Somerset House. The President and the other officers of the Academy received the Royal visiters, and attended them during their inspection of the different rooms.