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ciety ;sons' 6, hi s took: Annu3 of tile d made Auden. .Th e f great lverted IhaPPY a lso to ntry i and intages tiled at 3untrp nan, In. C i t i e s or ite, ge- carv ed fd the re ',e good ,art cf ,ot, a 5 it:row ou r 0.1 row' sob aj le rant - t )1 . t cou'7 'tsCl' in . a instances than one that day. He could assure the Meet ing,- from his knowledge of the disposition of his countrymen, that, if the principle of proselytism were once acted on, the so ciety would only defe a t their own purpose. lie had some knowledge of his countrymen ; he had an intimate knowledge of his own tenantry, all of them Catholics, and a more honest, faithful, and well-di s p ose d set o f men, h e d i d not. k now. The lion. Gentleman, after sortie other observations, concluded by inov ch in 47 a vote of thanks to the Treasurer and the Couimittee, whi'was agreed to. The Rev. Gro. (.3.AYTsaar returned thanks. 31r. SCOTT, the Treasurer, stated the in come f or th e p resen t year amounted to 551121."; the expences 63621., leaving a,defi eiency of 8001„ which the Society were obliged to supply by drawing upon their capital. Saveral other *Resolutions were put and carried, and the Meeting was dissolved at five o'clock. PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS. NOTICES of MOTIONS, and ORDERS of the DAY which now stan d in' the ()icier Book of the HOUSE a COMMONS, for the present Week. Mondj, May 6. ORDERS OF THE DAY. I. Scottish Commissary Courts Bill—Second Reading. 2 . Royal Burghs Accounts Bill—Further Consideration ol Report. 3. Seditious Meetings Amendment Bill—Further considers. tion'of Report.. 4. Ancient Commercial Statutes Repeal Bill—Second Redding. Navigition Bill—Second Reading. IL , Iniportation of Good% Repeal Bill—Second Reading. ~ Scottish. Creditors Bill—Third Reading. b. Colonial Securities Bill—Committee. 9. Sheriffs Depute (Scotland Bill—Second Reading. Receivers General Bill—Further consideration of Report. 111.. Agricultural Distress Report—Committee. 2 Warehousing Bill—Second Reading. Supply —Committee. 14. Ways and Means—Committee. 15. Malt Duties Repeal (Ireland) Bill—Third. Reading. 16. Scottish Malt Bill—Third Reading. • • 17. Linen Bounties Bill—Third Reading. I% Silk Lace Duties Bill--Committee. • NOTICE OF MOTION. Mr. ArbUthnot,—Army Extraordinaries and Miscellaneous Services. (In Committee of Supply.) • Tuesday, _May 7. • NOTICES OF MOTIONS. • I. Lord Archibald Hamilton To take into consideration the , . state of the County Representation in Seotland—(To move ReAolutions.) Ilume,'-"--Copies of the Table of Fees Charked by the several British Consuls-General and Vice-Consuls, for cleararce of Ships, and other Duties ; also, FOr the amount collected hi the'Brazils under the authority of 54 Geo. 111. chap. 106. ORDER OF Tim DAY. Superannuation Act Amendment Bill—Further considera tion of Report. Wednesday ) May 8. NOTICES OF MOTIONS. I. Mr. Lermard„—To repeal Act (60 Geo. 3, c. 6.) for more effectually preventing Seditious Meetings.and .Assemblies : —Also to repeal Act (60 Geo. 3, c. 8.) for the more Abe tual prevention and punishment of Blasphemous , and Sedi tious Libels :—Also, to repeal Act (60 Geo. 3, c. 9), Se „ cushy; given by Publishers. Sir Itobeit Heron,—To alter the Law of Settlement of the , Poor. • Sir John Newport,-Bill to authorize occupying Tenants in • Ireland to tender in part payment of. Rent Receipts for Grand afuriand Parochial Assessments . . -!'• Mr. Gr e y Bennet,-To move the printing the Evidence taken before the Ophthalmic Committee . in the last Session. ORDERS OF THE DAY. . . _ 1. ReCOgnizan - ceil3ill:—Second 'leading. ;. Scottish Nuitipike Roads Bill--Second Readirig. . u• Insolvent Debtors ACt Amendment Bilf— r SecOnd Reading. iC,Citpit s i Crinipa Defence Bill--Secontl Reading., ' .- - . Thursday, .May 6. • - • . , c NOTICES OF MOTIONS. • 1 . Sir James Mackintosh—Motion regarding the Criminal • Laws. 3. Mr. Sykes,—Repeal of the Duty on Tallow Candles. ORDER OF THE DAY. Supply, (Barracks, Public Works, and Law Charges),— Further consideration of Report. • Fridali, iliaN 10. ORDERS OF THE DAY. 1 . Juries (Scotland) Bill—Second Reading. • Slave Trade Acts Consolidation Bill—Committee. `t• Marriage Service Bill--Second Reading. 4• Roman Catholic Peers Bill—Second Reading. 4 - Warrants of Attornies Bill—Further consideration of Re. E ' Stamp Duties on Legacies Acts—Committee thereupon. PRICE 0: 13 239 alik Stock THIS DAY AT Per C ent , R e d. 774 78 '.V'er Cent. Cons . Per Cent. 4 Per Cent. -r - °I4 ew tPer Cent. Nav N y Ann. 1021 g 414 Sliong Ann. 19 11-16ths .13-112.ths F STOCKS ONE O'CLOCK. Imp. 3 per Cents. Irish 5 per Cents. India Stock 9 43 j India Bonds sss. 575. South Sea Stock Excheq. 8i115..., . 1 4 pr. Bank for Cons. Act. ' Cons. for Account. 79i 79 AanPRICE OF IRISE i r is Stock 0 124 2 r,v• Deb. 3,1 per cent.... 13R -17 e, k, Deb l ! 4 per cent. "°v• Deb. 5 per cent Stock, 5 per cent l 2 i. i..reasury Bills, s res ; p per cen er t. It Y Debentu e ent. .. ....................... Ying in Hospital 4 per ct. Exchange on Lont [ STOCK, MAY 2. Grand Canal Loan; 4 p.ct. 46 -Ditto 4i per cent. Ditto Stock • Royal Canal Stock • 1171de-street Cert. 6 per ct. Do. Deb. with Gov. Sec Pipe Water Deb. 5 per et. Do. Ballast Office Govt. Sec. 5 per cent. don, May 2, N. LITGII WATER AT LONDO? "ft, 4B minutes after 3. 1 BRIDGE TO-MORROW. Evening, 12 minutes after 4. THE SUN. BQ IE3( QUIS DICERE FALSUM AUDEAT ? • LONDON, MONDAY, MAY 6, 1822 „ e give extracts i n a prece di ng co l umn f rom . I le Fren c h P apers of Thursday and Friday, and 4.‘ratilifort Journals, which ha ve b een rece i ve d .ai nee Our last. .1 hey contain no positive infor mation respecti ng th e negotiations at Constanti ,linVie and Vi enna, but it would seem that the ,-,,-)444 is det erm i ne d to persist in its decision of 1 ° •- ) 8t1t of February. The question of peace or war cannot however remain much longer unde cid,,, 4 ,i and every thing seems to i n di ca t e th a t ar will soon break out. T he reported insurrection of the lonian Islands 13-said.to be confirm e d, b y a l etter f rom Mar of the 25th ultimo, but little credit is 4 g i ven to it es by the P ar i s J ournals. The Journal Dusts contains a bulletin of the Hellenic la tely which fully confirms the advantages fleet, gain ed bY the Greeks over the Turkish T tra4he internal condition o f F rance i s f ar f rom o epzr qu t 'I Conflagrati ons continue to desolate the hoo ses n lent of the S omme : in one parish seven u i tiroo were co nsumed by th e fl ames on t h e 26t h s'etPd th e f ollowing day seventeen more T he m r! o in an a dj oining parish. 14e.sess,:meur contains proclamations for closifig "Is of the Chambers, and convoking them agaityon the 4th of June and the protlaination for closing the Session was communicated on Wednesday to the Chambers, after which they immediately separated. The new elections in France are likely to be warmly contested, and the Journal des - Dacca publishes the 'copy of a letter from the Minister of Finance to the Directors 'General, calling upon all the Ministerial Agents to support those Candidates known to be attach ed to the Legitimate Monarchy and the King's Government. FRENCii .FUNDS. May 2, Five per Cents. Opened at B7 f. 95 c. Closed at B7 f. 80 c. 1585 f. c. Bank Stock . FAMINE IN IRELAND. f We earnestly hope that the Meeting which is appointed to be held at the City of London Ta vern to-morrow, for the, purpose of considering the propriety of a Subscription for relieving the f Irish Poor, will not separate without corning to .• some Res o l u ti on as to .the.causes of .the existing distress, to the recognition .of some remedial • principle which shall prevent its recurrence, and to the Adoption of a Petition to Parliament, pray ing not only for the present application of a por tion of the national resources to stay the de , stroying progress of famine and pestilence, but for the enactment of such Legislative measures as shall in • future .Secure to the _population of that ill-fated country those advantages 'which they are entitled to derive from their union with Great Britain. Our Readers will -recollect that a subscription was opened, through . the' medium of this - paper, fotr,the relief of the Irish peasantry, nearly four months since. We then had correct in formation,,(as is --now evident,) that the supply of food waS'insuflicient for the maintenance of the inhabitants, until the ensuing crop ; and we at tempted to direct the fienevolence of the Public to the''adoption of meaSaretZ . Of :relief, before : the Calainity should haye become too . great . and immediate 'to be 'arrested. Not one of the public journals then seconded 'our endea vourS ; : aria the existence of a scarcity was so positively-denied; by Sir HAltcouT LEES (HO doubt from_niisinformation a n d - un d er the iglu-. ence o f the best intentio ns ) th a t th e su b scr i pt i on failed. We confess that, considering the intel ligence, the huinanity, and the patriotism of the Rev. Baronet, we ourselves were induced to doubt the accuracy of our inforination, and to conclude' that the extent of the evil had been at least greatly exaggerated: The frightful amount of Irish wretchedness, "how ever , h as now been proved:by evidence that cannot be disputed ; and We: can therefore have no apprehensiOn7that it will not be alleviated by a burst of generous and humane feeling that cannot be _excelled.— 'rhe principal objection to the interference o' Government is, that - Government ought- no to disturb the principles which regulate' sup; ply and demand. But th e ac t ua l condition a Ireland is itself a sufficient and conclusive proof that the supposed operation of those principles does not produce the desired results; and that they ought not only to be disturbed, but to be postponed to principles which shall not only effectually re. gulate the supply,and the demand, but, insure the due provision of adequate means for satis fying the wants of the people. We have un feigned pleasure in submitting., to our Readers the following communication fro Mr. Do- HERTY, with - the list of the highly .respectable Bankers who have already signified to that Gentleman, by letter, and in the most handsome terms, their , readiness to promote the subscrip tion. Mr. `DonEwry's beneficent activity, on this distressing occasion, does him great ho- nour TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sin—Froni the liVely interest you have at all times evinced for the welfare of Ireland, I beg leave to state to you that hay_ in,' had early inform a tion, some months since, resp ec ti ng t h e affairs of Ireland, and having had cause to fear that that unfortunate country might be placed in the wretched state in which it is now but too well known unhappily to be, I endeavoured by every means in my. humble power to obviate the calamity. I announced on the Ist of March last, through my monthly 'publication, " Remarks upon the General Character of Ireland, and a proposed Mode of Tranquillising it, and saving its unfortunate Peasantry from Starvation:" Nly publication having a ' wide circulation over the United Kingdom, the affairs of Ireland and its distress became the subject of general conversation. I addressed several letters to various Noblemen and Gentlemen on the subject. ,Amongst others I addressed one to the Mar quis Conyngham, from whom I received a most kind reply, referring me to the Earl of Blesinton (one . of Ireland's best friends. From his Lordship I received a most satisfactory eLetter, in which his Lordship was so.good as to give inc the out line of the plan of this Acting Conznzittec, (fur I know not, nor do I wish to know of any other Committee), except that one alluded to by his Lordship. His Lordship stated in his letter That the object of the Irish Society is the relief and employ ment of the poor ; and to prevent the misapplication of any mo ney received." His Lordship stared that J. H. Michell, Esq. 18, Queen-square, Bloomsbury, is their Secretary; and that the six Banking houses of Messrs. Coutts and Co., Hammersly and Co.,Herries and Farquhar, Marsh and.Stracey, Ranson and Co. Puget and Bainbridge, received subscriptions. In my humble opinion all Subscriptions sho u ld b e p a id into the hands, of th e highly respectable Bankers,—Army and Navy Agents,—throughout the whole United Kingdom, and given into the hands of the Acting Committee, consisting of 13 Members - of the highest respectability, at the head of which is the Lord Steward (the Marquis Conyngham) and that no person whatever shall receive a subscription ex cept the highly respectable Bankers, Army and Navy. Agents. —I beg leave to state that the following distinguished Bank ers have favoured me with the handsomest loiters, ex pressive of their willingness and desire to receive subscriptions for the suffering Inhabitants and starving Peasantry of Ireland ; to forward the praiseworthy and humane views of the Acting Committee, at the head of which is the Marquis Conyngham. Messrs. BOSANQUET, PITT, and Co. - BARNARD, DINISDALE, and Co. CURTIS, ROBARTS, and Co. - COCKS, COCKS, and Co. CHILD and Co. - DORRIEN and Co. EVERRTT and Co. Sir JAMES ESDAILE and Co. Messrs. GROTE, PRESCOTT, and Co. - GLYN, MILLS, and Co. HANBURYS, TAYLOR, and LLOYD HENRY HOARE and Co. HOPKINSON and Co. HODSOL and STIRLING HANKEY and Co. Sir JOHN LUBBOCK, Baronet, and Co. Messrs. MARTIN, STONE, and NIARTIN til AARYATT, KAY, and Co. MORLANDS, A URIOL, and Co. MARTIN, CALL, and ARNOLD SMITH, PAYNE, and SMITH WHITAIORE, WELLS, and WHITMORE I have the honour to be, Sir, With much esteem, Your most obedient, HUGH DOHERTY 44, Jermyn St, St. James's, 6th May, 1822. Pressing as is the agricultural distress of the country, in the hope that it will obtain eventual relief, we consider it of very inferior importance indeed ta ' ttie t4atig6r *hick boir' threatens otir navigation system, and with it the source and bulwarks of the. prospe . rity and power, of the' Uritish . Empire.' The, pietective measures whiCh have been appliecfsfo our agriculture will in time insure hi revival,if the other interests of the State are preserved •unimpaired; and if dueattention be bestowed on the provision of rofitable productive employment - fq(khe people. If the protectiverprin ciple dour Navlgation Laws, on the other hand, he abandoned, however floueishingmay bethe present condition of•our,commercial and maritime interests, they must speedily decline before the unequal competition to which they will be 'Subjected . ; and our own co l on ie s ; our own markets, and - our own capital and productions, will be employed as instruments for drivino. the British fiag.from the ocein.—W e are reall ye' astonished that Mi nisters do not see the ruin into which, at the de lusive instigation of the theoretical PolitiCal Economists, they are, about to plunge the country. They themselves have in former times powerfully supported those very principles which they are now about to desert. We would appeal even to the filial veneration of the Earl of LIVERPOOL for memory of - his Noble Father, whose wisdom and experience were successfully opposed to those dangerous innovations whi - Ch now receive the too favourable regards of his Majesty's Mini sters. To what fatality are we to attribute the quiescence of the Opposition ? Is the mania universal? Are there none left, willing and able to dispel the delusion which is rnioead ing . .Parliament and the country, and to em body the 'intelligence and patriotism' of the State; as an impenetrable barrier against ! the practical adoption of visionary theories • which are refuted not more by scientific demonstrations, than by pdst . experience and , existing facts ? On such a question as this,-- Ministeri ought to be'op posed ; and we fervently hope - that ; they will be opposed successfully. The . land-owers are not less deeply interested in the result than the' Ship owneh, 'though the ruinous consequences may not be so obvious to the former as they are to the latter. The• Opposition inTarliament have a noble oppOrtanity of successful resistance to the mea sures of . Government, and of serving, at the same time, ,theinselVes, their country, and their poste rity. If the opportunity be lost, they will soon have to mourn their apathy over the . fallen gran deur, the broken trident, and the dilapidated re sources of the Empire.—ln our Paper of this day will be found an able article on this subject, under the signature of " NAUCLERUS," to which We respectfully refer our Readeri. We are informed 'that the Revenue, from the sth of April, up:_toSaturday . night, _is 300,000/. more than the corresponding month of l'at year. The following" Intelligence has been received by the Naktilus, lately arrived at Port month, and which left Port II oyal, Sarnaica, on the 25th March : • VO.RY ROYAL, MARCH 24.—Information has just arrived of the declaration of Independence of the whole of the Island ofSt. Domingo, by General Boyer, (the native black), who had obtained complete - possession. It appdars the 'Spaniards, „who possessed the City of St.-Domingo, and a small portion of the country around it, were desirous of throwing•off the con trol of the mother country, and therefore resolved to hoist the Colombian flag, and acknowledge fealty to that Republic. Bo} hearing of this immediately sent beputies to the Span iards, stating, that if the city of St. Domingo were desirous of changing its Governors, it should not go out of the island for a protector, as he would take possession of it, and gave the in habitinits the same privileges' as were enjoyed by his own subjects. The l ea di ng people of th e city,in consequence, sent to die french Adtniral, who was lying at Martinique, im ploring his assistance, and stating, they had ten thousand good troops to withstand Boyer's usurpation. The French Admiral instantly collected all his vessels (seven only) and all his spare troops (800 only), and came , down to St Domingo. Boyer, however, had been too active to be frustrated in his design ; he had already marched in and taken possession of all that remained to Old Spain, and that without bloodshed. As soon as the French forces appeared off the city, he scut to the French Admiral, informing hitn,__ that if he atteirlptect to land a single man in enmity, he would order a general_ massacre of all the white people in the island. The French Admiral Paused, received supplies and presents, and bore up for. Porto Rico ! A law has been , since passed in the island - , prohibiting all and every white man from having any posses sions in it, either landed or moveable ; but that his wife, if a native woman, might hold both, and even if not married, s h e might hold it for him. The island is most remarkably im proved, and is extensively dealing with America, underselling all the other islands, and with articles of better quality, parti cularly sugar." THE NEW PLA:c.—The FIRST LORD of the TREASURY and the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHE QUER sent the following note to the Bank on Saturday, which was communicated to the Stock Exchange about a quarter past one o'clock :-- " rift-House May 4, 1822. 44 GENTLEMEN—W e request that y ou w ill be so good as to cause notice to be given, in the usual manner, that, on Tuesday next, at 12 o'clock, we shall be ready to see, at the Treasury Chambers, such parties as may be disposed to enter into a con tract, conformably to the resoluti on agreed to by the House Of Commons, on the 11 May. We arc, Gentlemen, your mos obedient humble Servants, (Signed) " LIVERPOOL. " N. VANSITTART." " To the Governor wed Deputy Governor. of the Bank of England." ' it is - supposed that the biddings will be on the amount of annuity the parties require to he paid by Government during the forty-five years, in return for their engaging .to pay the pensions and half-pay allowances, now estimated at five mil lions, and , subject to the contingencies of the fall ing in of the lives dependent on them : the par ties consenting to take the smallest amount from Government being of course to be declared the Contractors. Yesterday the Lon') CHANCELLOR and the Marquis of LONDONDERRY had audiences of the KING. On Saturday the Duke of YORK transacted military business with his MAJESTY. Yesterday at one o'clock his Royal Highness left town. Divine Service was performed yesterday at the King's Palace, in Pall-Mall, by the Rev. Dr. BLOMBERG. Yesterday the Princess AUGUSTA attended Divine Service at the Chapel Royal, St. James's, and heard a Sermon by the Hon. and Rev. Mr. STOPFORD. A correspondent informs us that his MAJESTY'S projected journey to the Continent will not take place so early as was expected, even ifat all. There are some strange rumours afloat connected with the postponement of this tour.—(Morning Chronicle.) A grant of land of 100,000 acres, in Venezuela, made to General DEVEREUX by Bourvan, when brought to the hammer, at the Auction -mart, a few days ago, fetched but 330 guineas, somewhat less than a penny an acre Liverpool Advertiser. ) FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS. • The Dovager Lady Bromley and.llliss Cur:on, in Berkeley. square ; Lady Isabella Douglas, in Great Ctmberland-place, Mrs. and illiss Langston, in Green-street, Park-lane; Mr. and Mrs. Dugdale in Lower Brook-street, Mrs. and Mis,s„Powell, in Gloucestr-place ; Captain Fletcher, in Moant-street ; Lord and Lady - Forrester and Miss Forrester, at the Dowager Duchess .of Rutland's, in Sackville-street ; Mr. and Mrs. North, in Hill-street ; Mr. and Mrs. Tudor and family, at Batt's sHotl, Dover-street, from Ireland ; Mr, and Mii.' Brodie and family, at ditto, from Scotlaid ; th e Mi sses Thorold, at ditto, f rom Lincolnshire ; Countess Stanhope ; Earl and Countess Pembroke. • DEPARTunts—The Duke of Buckingham, for Stowe; the Duke of Rutland, for Beivoir Castle ; the Dake of Portland, for Newmarket; the Marquis and Marchioness of Stafford, for Bognor ; the Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Surter, from Batt's Hotel ; Viscount Ingestre, from ditto ; Hon. Mrs Gage, from ditto ; Mrs. Haliasbitry and family, from ditto, to their house, in liar leytatrect. • . _ " FA SIIIONABI,E ARRANGE`E - NTS for the WEEK, Tats - . EvEan N o... Lady Borough's Ball, Portland=place; Mrs. Owynne's Ball, in Great George-street; SignorAmbro , getti's Farewell Grand Concert, at the Mazchioness of Salis bury's, Ailington-street. To-moinow.- - -Alrs. Steele's Ball, in Berkeley-strect ; Mr. and Mrs. Labouchier's Party, Portman-square. • WEDNESDAY.--The Earl and ,Countess of Aberdeen's Party, Argyll House ; Almack's Grand Ball ; Mrs. Osborne's Ball, in Piccadilly: THIZRSDAY.—The Dowager Lady Astley's Party, Caven dish-square; , the Earl of Westmorland's Party ; . the Duke of Devonshire's 'Third Concert; the French .Ambassador's First Grand Entertainment. to the Ministers, &c. • Mrs. George Smith's Quadrille Ball, Gloucester-place ; Mrs. Gordon's Ball, in Montague-square. FatnAy.—The Marchioness of Camden's Rout, Arling `ton-street ; Mr. and Mrs*. Hope's Party, Duchess-street ; Mrs. Scott Murray's Ball, Cavendish-square; Mrs. Irvine Williams's . Quadrille Ball, in Park street • Mr . Greatorex's Annual Con cert, at the Conce r t Rooms; danover-square. SA T tIRDAY:-44ord and Lady Grantham's Party, St. James's square ; Sir Charles Henry Coote's Party, Connaught-place. .Outinian Lecture at Mr. Penn's, 10, New-street, Spring gardens, at 3 o'clock. . SUNDAy.—Cpuntess tieven's Assembly ; Mr. and Mrs, lope's Music Party. ROYAL ACADEMY.-On Saturday the Anni versary Dinner given by the Royal Academy previous to the opening of th e Exhibition, took place at their apartments in Somerset HOuse. His Royal Highness the Duke of YORK was prevented, by his recent accident, from honouring the entertainment with his presence ; but it was attended by a nu merous assemblage of guestS of the highest rank and . talents, find the most distinguished Patrons of the Arts; among whom were :—The French, Russian, Austrian,. Danish, _Prussian, 'Spanish, Hantiveiian, Bavarian, Netherlands, and Sicilian Ambassadors; the Lord Chancellor; Archbishop of Yoilc; Dukes of Norfolk, Newcastle, Argyll, Bedford, Devonshire, Northumberland, Wellington ; Marquisses Camden, .London deny, Stafford, Lansdown, Cori)iiirham ; Earls Of Liv er p oo l, .Bathurst, Ilarrowhy, Westmorland, Yarmouth, Lauderdale,' Essex, Egremont, Spencei, Grey, Aberdeen, Grosvenor, Darnley, Blesinton, Cowper ; Lords Chiefs Justice AbbOtt, Chief Justice Dallas, Chief . Baron • Viseounts, Palmerston, Melville, Exmo u th ;. L or d s, Holland, Morveth, punstanville, Arundel, Burrhersh,p, Stewart, Stowell ; Bishops of London, Salisbury, Oxford; Carlisle;' Right Honourables, the'Spealcer, N`.. Vansittart, Master: a the Rolls, Vice-Chancellor, Pre sident of the Board of Controul, .Sir C. Long, G.C.B. Sir W. Grant, C. ArbuthnOt, W. Huskisson, F. Robinson, G. Can .ning, G. Tierney, the Lord Mayor ;- tionourables, Lieut- General E. Phipps, Agar Ellis ; Sirs, A. Hume, Willoughby, Gordon, J. Swinburne„ M. W. Ridley, H. Davy, T. P. Heathcote, W. W. Wynn; T. Baring, A. Carlisle, the Chair man of the -India" Company, Master of Dulwich College, Warden of ditto, President of the College' of Physicians, President of the College of Surgeons, the Chamberlain of London, the Attorney-General, Solicitor-General, Surveyor- General, Rev. Howell Carr, . Drs. Bailie and Woolaston • Messrs. W. Chamberlayne, Bankes, W. Wilberfo rce , G. Lambton, J. W. Croker, T. L. Parker, J. Watts Russell, T. Rope, J. ,Penn, T. Lister Park er , R. I'. -:Knight,.J. Varner s -It; - Frankland, P. Bastard, Sprin g Rice, R. hart Davis, G. Phillips, G. A. Robinson, W. Fawkes, J. R. Lush ington, W. Mitford, P. Ho ar e, F. Freeling, &c. .The Marchioness of Londonderry's banquet, after the Opera, on Saturday night, was attended by one of the most brilliant assemblages this season ; the. Ladies were of the first distinc. don, -.. and superbly attired; wearing a profusion of diamonds and, other precious gems. The banquet was served up at one o'clock, and presented every' delicacy in season, with the choicest wines. Th e company did not retire until near three o'clock. COURT . OF IinVG — 'O3ENCII—(THIs DA!►l' CONSTITITTIONAL ASSOCIATION. THE KING V. CLAUS. The bail of this man, 1$ ho stands indicted for vending a blasphemous and seditious libel, this day surrendered him into the custody of the Court, from whence he will be conveyed to Newgate. CRIMINAL INFORMATION. THE KING V. THE 110 N. T. KENYON. Mr. SCARLETT This day sheaved cause against a Rule obtained last term by Mr. GURNEY, calling upon the defendant to shew cause why a criminal information should not be filed against him for improper conduct in his office of Magistrate of Shropshire, by refusing to admit a person charged with misdemeanor to bail, and also for causing such person to be put in irons. These charges were most satisfactorily answered by Mr. SCARLETT, with whom was Mr. PEARSON ; and the CHIEF JUSTICE, after adverting to the vexatious proceedings that Magistrates were liable to, said that to protect them in all cases where the application did not appear reasonable, the parties would have to pay the costs. Rule discharged with costs. ENGLISII Inow.—A new method of converting English Iron into Steel, at a reduced elipence, has recently been discovered, and when it is con sidered that Foreign Iron only has hitherto been thought fit for that purpose, that immense sums have annually been paid to foreigners for the purchase of it, and the magnitude of the con sumption in our hardware manufactories, we`cer tainly think it a discovery of the utmost na tional importance, as it renders the produce of our own country as available as that of foreign countries. Letters, dated the 21st October last, have been received from our settlement at Sincapore. Under the impression that an intention existed on the part of the Government to surrender this Colony to the Dutch, or to deprive it of its pri vileges, a suspension had been made of all the public improvements carrying on there. Expe rience has proved the intelligence and sagacity of Sir I'. STAMFORD RAFFLES, the meritorious founder of this valuable settlement, so admirably calculated for the extension of British commerce in the Indian Archipelago, and the repression of Dutch usurpation in these seas. The public cu riosity must be strongly excited to learn the public grounds for the sacrifice of this important colony. i ' - ... ~ O et ..s' ,-) -9., ‘,--P-- -4, .... 4 . ~_ , ‘') ,:-.:,:,„ . . - .., , .. -*$ ' sr --- • 1 -E .; , r ,;', • - ' • ..- ,-- _R- - - ut -Y A.s . ,I s . _ 1 , v ~ 'V ~p. . _ -W KING'S TittaTax...—The new Opera of Piano l'Elcmeta, 'and the balkt. of. -fief P,404 du Due "de" Vendome, were atteld , ed .on Saturday b y as full an audie nce U s the ' litoatitqdixid - hold, and I the . applause •was .warm and ttniveYsil; Some abridgement was necessary to avoid entrenching on .the Sabbath morning., bitunr-LANE.---The Siege i rd Bglitadf, which was repeated before a very numerops,ftudience on Saturday lastat. this ,Theatrey and .xery well received,, was to have been fpliowtd by the farce pf Modern Antiques. M LADEN,- however, having been suddenly taken ill with the gpalt,it:di,lorder to which he has long been subject, ; it wns...neces-- sary to change the farce,. and .aul?ktitute that of _Monsieur Tonson, of which necwity, due...uotice bad been given in printed bills posted_ round the theatre ; When; hwever, the perforraers•in the latter piece came .forward,, they.:were greeted with violent inaklis'of. displeasure,.whichinduced Mr. Cooi , itt taa - dvance to _the e front of stage, and with modeSt firmnessappegrld 0-the audi ence in the following . mannerip.-n,..., " Ladies and Gentlemen,—ram tptai s lx at a. loss ,to .conekitte the cause of your displeasure. 1 - fatieriot hilts bdin posted &ant of the theatre, 'annou'neing the ottiatthange-orcharac ter ? It is utterly impossible that,th . a,f,a_rixt fifodrrn An agues could be performed withoufthii;assistartec.>ir. 1004 DEN, who is confined to his bed by . a sudden alfaclt of tile - gout." This reasonable explanation might be expected to have been perfectly satisfactory" to theliberal part 'of the audience s and such was really th e case; buta discontented party, much inferior in number to the other, had still power enough to obstruct the performance, though cries of" Get on " came from m os t q uar t ers . The Farce was then resumed, but was Still impeded by the vio lence of the discontented few. At length, after a short period, Mr. ELLISTON came forward, and with evident emotion, naturally arising from the injustice which prevailed, addressed the andi . enceas follows " The public apology made by Air. Cooperhas been received by the-sensible part of the audience.—(Great disapprobation.)— Is this conduct proper, thus to endeavour to injure the *petty of the theatre without any cause ? It is mostiniprOpers—(ln creased confusion, and cries of No reflections.')--k .do not mean to cast reflections; but can I prevent th e di spensat i ons of Providence ? Cain I bring Mr.. Blunden here from 'his bed of sickness ? As soon as'it was ascertained that he could not play, it was publicly , announced, and a better farce.substi tuted.—(A voite in the gallery- 6 Why make distinctions ?'— alluding, we believe, to the exclusion, in consequence of the alteration, of Miss Copeland.)—l make no distinctions. I re peat, that a better farce has been substituted. You have al ready had two apologies for the change ; you have now a third • can man do more? Ho wever , if t hi s d oes not satisfy you, leave the house, you who are riotous, and your money shall be returned to you : —(Applause.)—Has not illness been allowed as a good plea in every theatre in the world, and will it be denied to me ?—(No, no.)—ls this the fair play lam to expect at the hands of a British audience ? No man can tell when a dispensation of Providence may occur.; and why, there fore, when it does, should it be necessary for me to come for ward ? It was by the Merest accident that I happened to be hefe this evening ; and'would it not have been very hard, had I been away., to have interrupted the performance, because that had taken place which no man could prevent ? Gentlemen, press not too heavily upo n a fallen man."—(No, no; enough; go on with the performance.) This emphatic and affecting address, ,coming from a man to whom a heavy responsibility iu the direction of the-theatre is entrusted, effec tually allayed the storm, and the whimsical farce of Monsieur Tonson admirably supported by the performers lit general, went on, when all unplea sant feelings were succeeded by universal laugh ter and approbation. ROYAL NAVY, &c. His Majesty's frigate Owen Glendower, Captain the Hon. It. C. Spencer, .was expected to sail this day from Portsmouth for North Yarmouth, for, the purpose of embarking and con veying to Copenhagen Sir :George Nayler, Garter -King of Arms, and the - Right Hon. Thomas Foster, who'have been de puted by his Majesty to invest the King of Denmark with the Al ost Noble Order of the Garter. On Tuesday the Active frigate, Captain A. King, sailed from Portsmouth with his Excellency the Right Hon. the Earl of Huntingdon, Governor of Dominica, for that island. Lady Se lina Hastings, Captain Robert Hay, and Henry Nesbitt, Esq. embarked with his Lordship. Lieut. Charles Philip Yorke, of his Majesty's ship Phaeton, (son of Admiral Sir Joseph Yorke) is promoted to the rank of Commander. The Prince Regent yacht, Capt. Sir Michael Seymour, was expected to sail yesterday for, Calais, to receive on board the Crown Prince of Denmark and one of his sisters. The Winchester, of 60 guns, is to be launched from the dock. yard at Woolwich on the 21st of the present month. The William and .Mary yacht, for the accommodation of the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, is refitting at Portsmouth, and pro ceeds to Dublin in a short time. The Tribune frigate, Capt Willoughby, is under orders to return from the \Vest Indies. Letters from Lima since the death of Lieutenant the lion. Charles Legge, of his Majesty's ship Conway on the Ist of Nov. last, and that Com mo d o r e Si r Thomas Hardy had pro moted Mr. Henry Layton, of the Creole, to the rank of Lieu. tenant, in his room. MERCANTILE SHIPPING, &C. DEAL, MAY s.—Wind E.S.E.—Came down from the River and sailed the Nepos, Collins, for Philadelphia; Hope, Patt more, Genoa and Leghorn ; an d M argaret, Law, St. Vincents. Remain in the Downs the Severn frigate, and DiligenCe East India Pilot yacht. PLYMOUTH, MAY 4.—Wind E.—Arrived the Drama, March, from Hamburgh;—off this port the Frieundschrafc Geolafes, Lisbon and Amsterdam; and Hoffning, do. Stockholm. } Z ALMOUTH, MAY 3.—Wind E.—Arrived the Ogle Castle : sailed from Bombay the 12th December, Cape the 14th Feb., and St. Helena the - 24tb, for London. Sailed the Duke Ql . Kent packet for Lisbon. PoitTssiouTH,_ 4.—Wind E.—Arrived the Larki ns , Wilkinson, from the Downs to Madras and Bengal. Sailed the Defence, Reynoldson, for Quebec ; and Perseverance, Tay lor, for London. LIVERPOOL.; MAY 4.—The Bayard arrived here from Charleston, 29th April, and sailed again 3d inst., having dis charged and taken in a cargo in the short space of four days.— This vessel is 326 tons burthen. This is a convincing proof of the very superior facilities which are afforded by our Docks. The Phaeton, and free-trader Larkins, fel. Madras and Bengal, are the only ships at Spithead. THE MARKETS. CORN EXCHANGE, MAY 6. Our Wheat trade to-day has experienced a depression of from 2s. to 3s. per qr. on the best runs, and the inferior a very dull sale at a further reduction ; the Barley trade almost at a stand still from the sudden change in the weather and they are full 3s. per quarter lower than this day week, and the demand very trifling. Peas and Beans support last week's prices ; the supply very short to-day ; the Oat trade supports its prices, and the demand pretty ready ; the market was largely supplied with every thing except Peas and Beans. No altera tion in the price of Flour. AVERAGE PRICE OF CORN IN ENGLAND AND WALES. Wheat, 445. 7d. ; Barley 17s. Ild. ; Oats, lea. 3d. ; Ry e , 18s. 7d. ; Beans, 21s. Od. ; 'l'eis, 21s. 11d. The Average Price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, computed from the Returns made in the Week ending the 24th day of April, 1822, is 325. 10id. per cwt. SMITHFIELD MARKET, MAY 3. There was a good supply of Oxen this morning at market, amongst which were some of prime quality, and those fully maintained last market day's prices, but the inferior sorts were lower. In Mutton the market was well stocked, and sold ex ceedingly low ; Lamb may be quoted 3s. per head dearer than last Monday; Veal also maintains its price; Pork as per our last quotation. The trade is very heavy.