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London, England, 1824-07-08 00:00:00

MEETING .1T LLOYD'S.

A Meeting of the Merchants, L'oderwritcrs, and other
Subscribers to Lloyd's, took place yesterday in the Coirce-
room of that establishment. It was not very numerously
attended, though it wai known to be convened for the
purpose of receiving the Report of the Committse em-
powered to oppose the progress of the larine Insurance
Bill through Parliament.

B. Sii.t;v , Esq. took the Chair, and moved that the Re-
port be read, stating, that it wag his intention after that
to ohmic a motion to the Meeting that it be printed and
circulated among the members, and taken into considcaation
on a subsequent day.
The Secretary, BENNETT, Esq. then read the Report,
which was very long, and entered most minutely into all
the measures adopted by the Committee, to oppose the
Marine Insurance Bill in all its stages. Thr conduct of
the Committee appeared to give universalsatisfattiou. _

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The Report was then ortFered to be printed, and taken
into further consideration on the 21st.

THE Anmr.

GRAND REVIEW OF CAVALRY.

The grand review of cavalry. Whiii;wasor:ll..reil by the
Commander-in-Chief, took place yesterday morning on
Hounslow fleath.

It being announced by a general order that the reyiew
would begin at eleven o'clock, the Heath was crowded long
before that hour with a vast concourse of spectators.
About ten o'clock an immense number of carriages of all
descriptions and horsemen arrived, and shortly after the
numerous and splendid equipages of the nobility and gentry
remelted the ground, and took their stations in the stand
assigned for them. _

The assemblage of fashionable, beautiful, and elegantly
dressed women was immense, and the spectacle altogether
was grand and impoAng.
The Cavalry review:A consisted of two Brigades and a
Brigade of Royal horse Artillery.
The Brigade of Cuirassiers, under the command of Col.
the Hon. H. B. Lygon, consisted of the Ist and 2d regiments
of Life Guards, and the Royal R. invent of Horse Guards.
The brigade of Light Dragoons, under the command of
Lord Charles 31aimers, was composed of the 3d (King's
own); the 7th (Quten's own) Hussars; and the 15th
(King's) Hussars.
The Brigade of Royal hone Artillery, under the com-
mand of Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Augustus Fraser, K.C.B.
consisted of three troops.
The whole was tarsier the command of Major-General
Lord R. E. H. Somerset, K.C.B.

At eleven o'clock Field-Marshal
his
Royal Highness the'
Commander-In-Chief, accompanied by Fteld-Nlarshal the
Duke of Wellington, Field-Marshal his Royal Highness
the Duke of Glouiester, Field-Marshal his Royal High-
ness Prince Leopold. General the Marquis of .Inglesca,
General the Earl of Harrington, General Sir Harry Calvert,
Lieutenant-General Lord Beresford, Lieutenant-General
the Marquis of Conyngbam. Lieutenant-General Sir Ml-
grove Turner, Lieutenant-General Sir J. Macleod, Major-
General Sir Herbert Taylor, Major-General Sir J. W.
Gordon, the Quarter-Master-General, Major-General Sir
Henry Torrens, the Adjutant-General, and attended by
a very numerous Staff; came upon the ground, and was re-
ceived in a most brilliant style, with the accustomed mili-
tary honours.

The Comtnander-in-Chief, followed by a grand military
cortege, tL•en rode down the line on a most beautiful
charger, and returned by the rear,to his station, opposite the
centre of the line.

The brigades then passed in parade by half squadrons,
tiled past, cantered past, and subsequently formed in con-
tigllCOM columns of march.

310VE3IENTS AND ATTACKS.

The division on its march, descried an enemy on its
flank, and took a position in two lines to attack.
2. The Light Brigade attacked, supported by the Cui-
rassiers and guns. The defeated enemy were pursued and
cannonaded.

3. The division retired to resume its march, but the ene-
my re-appearing and threatening the left flank, that flank
was re-faced, and ultimately thrown back.
4. The Cuirassiers attacked, supported by the artillery
and the light brigade in second line.
S. The division again retired on its line of march, when
an alann of an enemy being given on its right flank, that
flank was thrown back.

6. The Cuirassier brigade attacked by cchellon of regi-
ments from the kft, supported by the light brigade in line,
and the artillery.

7. The division retired, but on its retreat the enemy
shewed a hod,/ of cavalry on the left ; that flank was thrown
back, and a division for attack was taken.
S. The division advanced, but the cavalry• of the enemy
having unmasked a body of infantry behind its centre, a
new disposition was made.
9. The division moved on to attack, halted, and detached
pursuers. . . . .

10. The pursuers were recalled, and the light brigade
retired into second line.

11. The division formed, and advanced in parade order,
and gave the general salute.
Thus terminated this brilliant military spectacle; bril-
liant we may truly call it, notwithstanding the unpropi-
tious state of the weather, the rain descending during the
%hole of the evolutions. We never witnessed movements
mere admirably performed, and attacks more efficiently
executed. The whole scene was indescribably grand and
imposing.
His Royal highness the Commander-in-chief frequently
expressed to the General Officers around him his unquali-
fit d approbation of the matueuvres of the brigades. The
Royal Duke retired with the superb eavalcadekNghly
gratified and delighted.
The tith Husrats, under the command of Colonel Wes-
tenra, misted byone squadron of the 2tl 'Magoon Guards,
and by detachments from the RAing Establishment, kept
the ground.

A 11}:AUTIFUL ARABlAN.—Lieutenant Parker, of the
I.oitc.l States navy, who arrived a few days since in the
tonstitution, brought with him from the Mediterranean a
full-blooded ,lrabian colt, which he obtained at Tripoli, as
a present for General lktcr,ardus, of this city. He is the
handsomest animal of the kind we have ever seen, aged
twenty-two months, fourteen hands high, proportions per-
fect, body of a mouse eJlour, legs black, star in his fore-
head, hair soft and glossy as silk, hoofs small and semi-
far atsparatt. lie is extremely docile and playful, the sailors
ttaving• taught him on his passage to shake hands with
them. Immediately after he was landed at Brooklyn, a
gentleman offered 500 dollars for him, which was of course
tefused, as he was intended as a present. A filly of the
same description is on her passage, and the two Will doubt-
less be of use in improving the breed of our horses.—New
Ica k Daily Alrerti.icr.

On Monday last the annual festive meeting of the free-
men of Ipswich in the yellow interest was held at the Old
Assembly Rooms in that town, to celebrate the return of
Messrs. Leonard and Haldianand, as R:presentatives for
the borough in Parliament.
EGGS AND POTATOLS.—The Scotch method of pre-
serving eggs, by dipping them in boiling water, which de-
stroys the living principle, !s too well known to need
farther notice. The preservation of potatoes, by similar
treatment, is also a valuable and useful discovery. Large
quantities may be cured at once, by putting them into a
basket as large as the vessel containing the boiling water
will admit, and then just dipping them a minute or two
at the utmost. The germ, which is so near the skin, is
thus " killed," without injuring the potatue. Its this way
s:veral tons might be cured in a few hours. They should
then be dried in a warm oven, and laid up in sacks or casks,
secure from frost, in a dry place. Another method of pre-
serving this valuable root first to peel them, then to
grate them down to a pulp, which is put into coarse cloths,
and the water squeezed out by putting them into a com-
mon press. by which means they arc formed into flat cakes.
—Medico/ Arieirer.

HOY Ia TLL 1.11:k tiCE.—MAtDsToNc.—The plantations
continue to improve. The weak bine is not now likely to
do much, but, if we have a cortinuance of wnrm weather,
there is every prospect of the strong bine making tolerable
amends for the deficiency. We have heard of the appear-
ance of • little mould, but it is extremely limited in its
extent. The duty is tstiu..ated at mujuuul.—Atuidsioni
Ga;ctte.