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London, England, 1826-03-17 00:00:00

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The Dowager Marchioness of Sallsbory's assembly, on Wednesday !
evening in Arlington-street, was attended by nearly 400 fashionable*,
among whom were—his Royal Highness the Duke of Gloucester, the
Duke of St. Alban's, the Duke and Dnehess of Somerset, the Ducker* of
Wellington, the Dowager Duchess of Leeds, most of the Foreign Ambas-
sadors and their Ladle*, Prince Gurtchneutf, the Marquis and Marchio-
ness of Hertford, Emily Marehiunesa of Londonderry, the Ziarquis and
31archlonevi of Salisbury, the Marchioness of Lothian, the Martial'
Camden, the Marquis and Marchioness Pelmet's, Marquis Graham, the
Earl and Countess of Charlrvine, the Countess of Jersey, Countess St.
Antonio, the Countess of Sefton, and the Ladies Molyneuz, the Earl and
Countess of Lestowell, Count and Counters Liable, Baron Citto, the
Countess of Dartmouth, and the Ladies Legge, th,, Dowager Countess of
Pimlett, Dowager Lady Anson, Lord and Lady Galway, Lord St. Helen's,
the Countess of Essex, the Countess of Tankervllle, the Ladies Grey,
Lady Brownlow, Lady Harvey, Lady Anstruther, the Earl and Countess
of Vernlam, Lady Elisabeth and Sibs Palk, Lady C. Lamb, Countess de
Sall., 'Lords A. and G. Hill, Lady Eleanor Lowther, Sir Gore and Lady
(husky, Sir George Warrender, Sit Hobert and Lady Arbuthnot, Mr. and
Lady Harriet Clive, Sir Charles and Lady Ogle, Sir Rabe,' and Lady
Wigrans, Sir John and Lady Osborn, Sir W. Burroughs, Sir Thomas arid
Lady Farquhar, Sir G. 11111, Sir W. Ably, the Misses Manners Sutton,
Mr. and Mrs. Fremantle, Mr. and Mn. Henry Baring, Mr. Mrs. and Miss
Calvert, Captain and Lady Capel, Mr. and Mrs. Stanhope, Mr. and Mrs.
G. Hyng, Captain B. Drummond, Mr. Giles, Mr. B. King, Mr. Taylor,
Ike. ?cc. &C.
The Countess of Eases entertained a distinguished party at dinner yes-
terday, at her house in Hill-street, Berkeley-square, among whom were.
Prince and Princess Polignae, the Neapolitan Ambassador, the Dowager
Marchioness of Salisbury, Mr. and Lady Caroline Capel, lu the e'en-
lug her Ladyship bad a brilliant assemblage of the haul ton.
Lord King had a grand dinner party yesterday, at his house in Dover-
street.
Lord Healey entertained a distinguished party at dinner yesterday, at
his howl, in Great George-street, Westminster.
The Duke of St. Albun's 11114 arrived in town from the Earl of Harcourt,
in Berks. . ' "

The Earl of Abertravenny hat arrived In town from hi* ',eat In Sussex.
J.ord iddlaton haw prrlvedin town from hit *rat In Notta.

Viscount Midon hon.-arrived in t 1,11.0 (non a tool.
Sir C. Nmgao and faintly have lurked irom their seat in Monmouth-
shire.
'Sir Jacob Antler, Dart. has arrived lit town from his seat In Norfolk.
Antral.' at the St. George's Hotel, Albemarle-street :—Viseuunt Grant-
fey,Wom a four; lifttnet Mow. Mae.
Departures from the British Hotel:—Hr. and Mrs. tidies for Bath ;
Captain Ludlow, fto Brighton ; William Nelson, E.q. fur ditto.
Departures from Fenton'. New Hotel, St. James's-street:—The Rev.
Mr. Ati.lin and H. T. Lane, Esthfor Seven Oaks, Kent Captain Knolly
for Windsor.
Departure. from Warren's Motel, Regent-street .—The Honourable
John and the Mime. Coventry, for their seat, Emote House, Wilts; Mr.
and Mrs. Acker*, for their seat in Ducks.

Yesterday morning the Duke of York left town on a
visit to the -King, at the Royal Lodge in Windsor Park.
The Duebess of Gloucester took an airing yesterday
morning, in her carriage, in the Parks.
Wednesday evening the Duke of Clarence dined with
the Marine Society, at the London 'f avern.
Yesterday morning the Duke of Clarence left town on
his return to Bushy Park. His Royal Highness on his
way called at Kenaington Palace, where his Dnchess had
been on a visit to the Duchess of Kent. The Duchess of

Clarence accompanied his Royal Highness on his return to
Bushy Park.
Wednesday evening Prince Leopold honoured the per-
formance of music at Covent-garden Theatre will' his pre-
sence. _ _

Yesterday Sir Charles Long and Baron Fagel transacted
businebS at the Foreign Oilier.
Wednesday and yesterday a number of workmen were
employed in pulling down the wall at the tep of Consti-
tution-hill, which enclosed the garden at the back of the
new palace building for the King in St. James's Park.
'I he object of pulling down the end of this wall is, to
make a new avenue back-entrance through the pleasure-
grounds. To preveht intrusion into the grounds, a boarded
hoard is erected. _ _ _

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IV° understand that Lord Hermaml Itas resigned his
gown, as one of the Lords Commissioners of Justiciary,
which situation this venerable and respected Judge has
held since 1808.—fedisburer Star.
SIR WALTER SCOTT.—it is true, as stated in our last,
that neither the Duke of Buccleugh nor his trustees have
interfered in the pecuniary affairs of Sir Walter Scott ;
but we have since learned, on the beat authority, that we
were mistaken in stating that Sir Walter is a trustee.—
linburgh Observer.
GREAT LIRERAI ITT.—We have to report an instance
of munificence in private life, which is, perhaps, without
an equal. A lady, just recovered from an illneasof a few
weeks, has presented her physician with a check on her
banker for .5,000/. !—Turk Gazette.
A der entrrnearsier entrversior of plate has gnat bees
made by Mr. Buckwell, of St. James's-street, for the New
Church (St. Peter's). It is the munificent gift of the Earl
of Eereitiont, and consists of ten pieces of plate; namely,
a Savo, two chalices, two salvers, four plates, and a table
ornament all, but especially the latter, very richly
chased. We doubt, indeed, if a more beautiful specimen
of chasing could he produced by any country, and the
workmanship does very great credit to the artist ennobled.
—Brighton Paper.
The subscription for the children of the late General
Foy, and the erection of a monument to his memory,
amounts to 937,247 fr. 67c. _

MESSRS. BODENHAM AND CO:8 BANK.-It is with ex-
treme regret we state that the old and respectable banking-
house of Messrs. Sodenham and Co. of this city, have
deemed it necessary, by the advice of their friends, to sus-
pend their payments for the present; but we sincerely hope
such measures will be only temporary, u we are assured
there is not the smallest doubt of the ultimate resources of
the firm.—/fereliord Journal.
If we may credit reports which are mentioned in the
letter of our private correspondent, and which certainly
agree pretty much with what we have heard from other
quarters, die silk manufacturers of Macclesfield, finding
they have no chance of compassing their ends with Minis-
ters as far as regards a continuation of the prohibition on
foreign silk goods, arc now setting their hands to work
again almost as fast as they before stopped chem.—Nan-
cheater Mereurli.
We understand, that at a meeting of the different asso-
ciated mercantile bodies of this town, held yesterday, at
the West India Committee-room, Charles Shand, Esq., in
the chair, the following gentlemen were elected- commis-

sioners for carrying into effect the loan proposed to be
granted by the Bank. of England for relieving the mercan-
tile distress: Lister Ellis. Esq.. Thomas Fletcher, Esq.,
Robert Gladstone, Esq.' David Hodgson, Esq., and John
Ashton Care, Eq.; and, en soon us it is ascertained that
their nomination is approved by the Governor and Three-
torn of the Bank, they will attend daily at the West In-
dia Committee-room, to make such advances as may be
required, in conformity with the Bank regulations.—
' Liverpool Courier.
Now that the panic is in Dome measure subsided, we
have no doubt business will in a considerable degree return
to its wonted channels, and that the stock on the hands of
our manufacturers and others will soon be reduced by daily
consumption. A great reduction in prigs however is the una-
voidable cousequdnce of the great scarcity of money, caused
the contraction of the circulating medium, the natural
result of so many banks stopping and of others decreasing
their issues. As a proof that a great reduction of prices
has taken place, we can state from indisputable authority,
that linseed oil, which was sold about five months ago at
211. per ton, a price then considered extraordinarily low,
was sold last week at 161. per ton, being a redaction of one
third. Cargoes of coals, which were never less in Shore-
ham harbour at any period last year than 42e. per chaldron,
are now offered there to be delivered in Brighton, free of
expense, at I/. 19s. 9d. per chaldron for money, the owners
being glad to take 12s. per chaldron freight, where they
have hitherto got 16s. freight, a most extraordinary reduc-
tion, when the season of the year is considered.—Brighton
Paper.
Livearoot., MANCH 15.-Our Cotton market continues
steady in demand, and with little or no variation in prices.
On the 2tl inst. there were found on the sea-shore, near
Allotihy, a pipe of wine and a quantity of potatoes. The
wine is not damaged, although it appears to have been
long at sea.
By the Blonde frigate, from the South Sees, accounts
have been received from Valparaiso to the end of Novem-
ber. No mention is made of any disturbances in that
quarter; the late account in the American papers, from
Santiago, is in consequence believed to be a fabrication.
The part of Valparaiso was in a great bustle, on account of
the settinF out of an expedition against the island of Utilise,
which still remained in the possession of the Royalists.
One account states that 3,500 men would be embarked ;
another, that the expedition would comb-4 of .5,000. The
11:ontle brings specimens of the silver ore from Coquimbo;
she sailed from the latter port on the loth of December.
We have not heard whether the newly discovered mine is
still saidao have the wonderful productiveness which was
formerly attributed tv it.

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