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London, England, 1822-05-16 00:00:00

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Of aisi v
Address to his l'ilaje.ty, to direct Inquiry into the 5:.1.. .
the Government of the lonian islands, and the 010.. i..i..
Martial Law having been proclaimed, laud the Inliabitai.is
of these Islands disarmed —May U.
Althorn, Lord Herrin, Sir It. Price. R.
Allen, I. A. Ways/nod, W. P. Ricardo, D.
Ammo, Hun. G. Hamilton, li.rd A. I{ iin11.6141, C. E.
81,,ke, Sir F. Hatihniauu, Hii.C. Iticktird, %V.
liiiiierwortli, J. Hmal, R. Itiowill, Lor I J.
Burdett, Sir F. Hubliww.J.C. Robots, Cul.
Brougham, H. Leonhard. T. 11. Robinson, Sir G.
Bernal, R. Lemon, Sir W. Smith, R.
Baring, Sir T Lloyd, Sir E. •Scarleit, J.
Bough. y, Sir .1. F. laislitugiosi, De. Smith, Hou. R.
Bury, Lord Milbank, M. SAre, I).
Coneamoin, I Moberly, .1. Smith, W.
CIMMIOOO, Sam. Martin, J. Wuod, Aldr•rnaaa
DeCrespiany,Sir W. Mooch, J. B. %Villiarms, W.
Dnvirs, Cul. Maxwell, .1. Williams, J.
EVIMII, W. Macdonald, J. Williams, o.jun.
F.lrringion, Lord Newman, R. W. Wilson,hir R.
Ferriimu, Sir It. Normanby, Lord Whitbread, S. C.
Fitzgeratil,LmJ W. O'Callaghan, .1. Williams. Sir R.
Goto.y, H. (+resume, Lord F.
Girl oil, It H. l'iorrirti, tlisii. W. TFLIZIRII.
Grat:Nti, J. Prilmei, C. F. Rennet', Hun. R. G.
Golden, R. Power, It. !fume, J. • •
Gieufvll, P. -. . Phillips, George

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Assumes DAY.—lltoliday at the Ratak, lambiism, Ent

India and Beath lea Hamm

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THB BRITISH PRESS.

LONDON,
THURSDAY, MAT 16, ism

• An important conversation arose in the House of
Voininuns last night upon the sttbject of taking
tithes upon potato land in Ireland. There can be
no doubt that the tithe system in Ireland has been
a prolific source of disturbances among the lower
orders of the people, and that it is highly unwise to
enforce the severities of the practice to the utmost
Tigon► allowed by the law. Mr. PLUNKETT stated
his intention to submit a measure to Parhauteat in
the present Session connected with this subject.
The expediency trf revising the charges of,*
third class of the Civil List, with a view ton dhoti-.
notion of the expenditure. was brought brfure the
House by Mr. LIINNARD. in pursuance of his
notice. The Hon. Member's motion was for the
..iippointrneut of a Select Committee to inquire.into
thesobject. This motion necessarily involved that
of which Mr. WAIRK had given notice for this
evening respecting the. appointment of Mr. Ww.
as Minister to the Swiss Cantons, and to this point.
from its peculiar and personal interest, the attention
of the Howse was largely directed. The House
divided on the motion, when there appeared--
for the Committee 147 ; against it 274—being a
majority of 127 in favour of Ministers:

The Janes Cropper Ipacket ship), Captain RTED,
from New Yurk for Liverpool, which sailed on the
17th ult. passed toe Old Heed of Kinsale on Toes.;
day. Sik DALLLII. a passenger, landed from this
and through this Gentlemen we have re-
ceived New York Papers to the 16111 and Wash-
ington to the lath ult. Colonel BANCLAT and
Mr. CHAPMAN, the British Commissioners for
settling,-the boundaries ender the Treaty of Ghent,
are on hoard this vessel. It is stated in an article
from Washington that there is an unpleasant dif-
ference between the President mid Senate.
Owing to the unfortunate loss of the Albion from
New York, the file of American newspapers is in-
complete. The missing papers contain, it would
appear, the important account of Congress having,
in conformity with the recommendation of the Pre-
sident and of the Committee of Foreign Relations,
conounsrnated the formal acknowledgment of the
Independence of the existing Governments of South
America, and voted a sum of money for the mission
of Ministers to represent the United States in those
countries. These facts are to be inferred from the
allmions msde.to them in the subsequent papers
which have arrived; and in which the rather singular
niVcurnstsnee is noticed, of there having been one
dissentient vote in Congress on the ere:igloo—that
of• the Member for Virginia. in ■ long article.
which the Congress refused to stiffer to be entered
on its Journals, this gentleman (Mr. Gmtriver)
explains the grounds on which bin vote was given.

One o'clock yesterday was the hour appointed by
the Earl of LIMPOUL and the CHANCSLLOa of
the EicntQoau to receive the bidding.. of parties
disposed to offer fur the contract with Government
rerpeeting the Half-pay and Penbion List ; and it
was expected that the South Sea Company would
then make their offer. Not more than a dozen
persons, however. were in attendance at ' the
Tremanty Chambers at that hour, who appeared,
1 ke the per►ons assembled on Tuesday at the ►ame
Omer, to have been drawn thither by mere curio-
sity ; for, on the inquiry bring made. " Whether
any person was prepared to make a bidding ?" no
answer was given. sod the negative was therefore
assumed. It did not appear that any person was
iii attendance from the South Sea House, or that any
ennimunication had been received by the Treasury
front the Directors of that Company on the subject,
since Tussilsy. A verbal message was sent by
Lid LlvearooL that the meeting was adjourned
sine die.

Tut FONDS.—The Nliiiister hats betln (Nap-
pointed ; the astbserit•tion at the South Sea Haslet
having, beet so poorly supported, and the Batik '
not bents willing to offer for themselves. It 'sage.
wittily understood yesterday that the whole plan
eta, itheolutely sbandoned, upon un understanding
that the Bonk will advance two mtliuon. to meet
this year's reduction of taxation, on Exrhetiner
Bill.. Stuck. were all better. Commis were 7•11
money, 78179 for the account; Reduced 77
78; 4 per Cents. 941; Navy 10111; Lott An 7
unities 191 19.161; Foreign stogy Ica better : Spa-
'Dish 611 69 ; 851; Prussian 86; Co.
lambiaus, Old, 1001; New 6 per Cent. 851.

A lever from Madrid, of the 4d instant, states,
that the movements of disaffected persons which had
occurred in Biscay and Catalonia, as well as in
Murcia, were all put an end to. On the tst ufJuly
next great changes, it appears, are contemplated in
the allosiossirstive system at Madrid, as well regard.
ing a hewer mode of 'retiring the tranquillity of the
interior, ■s some new arrangements in the depult-
rneut of Matinee, calculated to place more coo•
pleiely at the disposal of the Government the great
resources posseased by Spain. A statement is pre.
perm* by the Commitiee of Public Credit, to exhibit
the situation of the internal debt, compared with the
value of the national domains appropriated to its
liquidation. M. A LAYA, one of the moderate party,
had been romtnate4 President of the Cones.

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DRURY•LANE TRZATRI.

THE KING'S ♦ISIT.

It was not till • late hour on Monday eight that Mr Fills.
too was apprised of the Kiag's intentioa to honour Drury.
IseeTheatre with his presence, since which time he (assisted
by Mr. Winton, the assistant manager) has beets indefa-
tigable is Ids exe►tions to pay every doe and marked sties-
teem is hie preparations for the revelation of she Sovereiga.
No expense or exersioe bad been spared. Oa Tuesday a
temporary awning was erected at the dour at which his Ma.
jots, enters in Rrs•ell.atreet. and yesterday a large mien
was placed over it, which was brilliantly illamiaatail is the
evening. A large transparent bust of his Majesty was
played before the stator. of Shak.peare, over the box costume
in Beydges-.greet. On each stile of the boo were "G. R."
in large letters, profusely inuminated wish variegated lamps.
Sir Richard Bernie, as Chief Magistrate of the Police, ex.
rated himself in the mane of yesterday in galled aroma
say impediment or cow of coafaidon is the streets through
which his Majesty sad the Royal cavalcade were to pmts.
The extra dec./retinas of the Kist's box mad the mom ad-
' joining it, caned the King's room, were very costly and mag.
ailiceitt. The Ring's box ace. lased with white silk looted,
with crimson velvet boder, decorated with yellow cool. At
the beck were two Grecian lamps*. tripod pillars. la the
rewire of the King's room wain brag a large and aplEadid
an-mole chandelie►. It eoalaias twelve large burners
-.between every alienate burner was s grille's heed.
There were also eight richly chased ensedlestieks, to-
gethe► will flx richly sitters', contaiaing
oa a table la the ergosterol' she room, which was farther
lighted by a ■emher of Geerian lamps. Oa the left side
of the Groplace was a large bust of his Majibly, by Turnerelli.
On the mane-piece was a wax boot of the King, in a
gilt frame. Opposite to the handsome eitimory-glass was a
per-slap nearly the ►eight of the room. The lobby was
lined with wanks cloth; a very handsome carpet was placed
from the ball to the King's coach.
Public interest was excited so much, that the sloven were
blockaded between four and Eve o'clock, which itadoeed Mr.
Ellistos very judiciowaly to give directions for °peeing Ilion
ten minutes Wore the usual time. /um after six o'clock a
guard of honour antler the command of Lieal.•Culosel
Townsend, marched to the theatre.

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A party of the Yeomen Guard limed the entrance to the
theatre. Mr. !Whiten and Mr. Winston were is niteurtanee
In fell Court drew,. At ten minutes Wore linen the Duke
of York arrived at the theatre in a timid Marshal's uniform,
wearing the Order of St. George, lied was received with
military honour,.
Ilia Majesty left hie Patace is Pall-mall with hie suite in
live carriages, at • quarter before man o'elork, escorted by
a party of this royal horse guards, proceeded through Cock-
spur-street the Strand, Destined-siren, sad Taviatoet -row,
N the entrance by Russell-street, amidst the hoaxes of the
public entinbled in the streets, and the windows of the
houses Stled with respectable persoos, the females waving
while lasadkerehiefe.

The Duke of Dorset, as Master of the Horse, and Lord
Graves, as the Lord in Waitiag, rode is the carriage with the
King. The other attendants were the Lord Steward. the Vice.
Chamberlain (the Lord Cluineherlain heiug cot.flued with
an attack of the gout), the Comp/roller of the House-
hold, the Treasurer of the Household, Sir Robert Bolton,
Equerry IS waiting; Earl Cathcart, Gold Stick is waiting;
Mr. Mash, Mr itantsden, and Mr. Stretford, Gentlemen
Ushers is waiting; Lord Edward Pomace., Page of H
Ike Egon in waiting, hc.
His Majesty arrived exactly three enisutee before seven
o'clock, sad wee ushered lie by the Vice-Chamberlain, Mr.
£Jhston, anal Mr. Winston, with was candles, in the above.
described apleadod candies:irks.
Immediately when the Kiag approached the front of the
royal box, the audience (a large portion of which was cum-
posed of youth, hearty, and faalon) rose simultaseowaly,
amid greeted his Majesty with the liveliest demonstrations
of respect sod attachment, waving of tars, hitailkerchiefs,
is reties to which his Majesty bowed with the utmost
ilawdelocensioa and affability. The curtain being drawn up,
tillaenteered the whole cape desonsalgate in array on the
thetas when God rare the King was song is admirable style,
the medicare joining is the chorus. The centre then fell,
as if for the commencement of the opera, but • temultisou•
mieore latureJ • repetition of the saitional anthem. After
having again saluted their illustrious Sovereign with re-
peated threes, the audience became tranquil, and allowed
the operations of The Siege of Belgrade to continesee. The
performers sever exerted themselves with greater 11111CMI.
Hie Majesty frequently applauded and seemed peculiarly de-
lighted with the powerful and thrilling tomes which Mr.
Brabant poured forth to the delight of an rsr■ptused andieuce.
The duet " When thy bosons hearer the sigh," by Modem(
restris and Mr. Brabant, was loudly ensured. On the conchs-
*km of the opera " God r..re the King" was again sung, and
it. repetition being lordly called fur, the vocal perfumes@
came forward and substituted " Rale Britannia," 'Mob
waa sang amidstload applause. _ _

The Arc? of Monsieur Towson was performed with great
•pint, which being concluded, there was a load cry of " The
Kim( ! the King!" and "God sere Me /amp" was sung a
third time. the Weevils wf the at being filled ap with
the sawst eathutisstic cheers from all parts of the butter.
His Majesty baying •gain bowed most grscioarty to ths
audience, left the theatre amidst the same gratifying exprett.
Mons ofrtspect which marked his entreare...

Hoe Plaint, appeared is excellent health and spirits,
and frequeutly entered into conversatiou with his Royal
• Highness the Duket of York, who sat spun Ms left.
His Graee the Duke of Wellington, who sit iu a private
box opposite the King's, was net-teed wit► a good deal of
applause.
The house, which wee fell to the ceiling, prevented kostist
beiHiaut display of elegant and fashioaalt.e 'tattoos.