The National Register.
London, England, 1808-12-11 00:00:00

Wednesda,, about twelve o'clock, their Majesties and the
kriucesses arrived at Inc Queen's Palace, from Windsor.
At two o'clock his Majesty held a private Levee at the
Queen's Palace.
The following bad the honour of being presented to 141
Majesty :
Lintel:act-General Sir Harry It orrard, upon ;:is return ;rent
Portugal.
Captain Wheatley, Sir ilarry Burrard's id-dc-Camp, upoa
his return from Portugal.
General Norton, upon his being appointed Governor of Charle-
mont, in the room of the late Lord Dorchester.
Viscount Boljeino, by his Excellency the Portuguese Ambas-
sador, upon his leaving England for Portugal.
Mr. Thornton, our late Ambassador at Sweden, upon his. re-
turn to England.
Lieut.-General Sir John Doyle, upon his promotion, and re-
suming his command at Guernsey-.
His Majesty held a Privy Council,and gave audiences to
the Cabinet Ministers present.
Parliament was on Thursday prorogued in the usual
form to Monday the 16th or January next, then to meet
la the dispatch of business. The Lord Chancellor, the
Duke of Montrose and Earl Bathurst sat as Commisioners.
Oo Friday afternoon the Purser of the Sarah Christiana,
Captain Nlackison, came to the Eatit.lndia iltinsc with the
agreeable intelli-tonce of her safe arrival °lithe
on the Sth inst. Sailed from Bengal the 19th sJuno,-iii -
company with the Ceylon and Northampton, under convoy
of his Majesty's ship Terpsichore; the Ceylon parted com-
pany the 4th of July. •
'rite arah Christiana, with the following ships, arrived
at St Helena, the 2Sth September, and sailed from thence
the 22d October under convoy of St. Fiorezo.
Walpole, Captain Sandeland, ; Duke of Montrose, Captain.
Paterson ; Northampton, Captain Sanders ; from Bengal.
Worcester, Captain —; Sir William Pulteney, Captain
.Cbristopher ; Union, Captain Gaillard; from Bombay with
one transport, three whalers, and one brig (Fly.)
On the 2d December, the Sarah Christiana. having the.
brig in low, parted company with the fleet in lat. 43. long.
29. 10.
The ships Tigris, M'Dougal ; Ecperlinent, Logan; Glory,
Beevor ; Ann, Masson; and Diana, Marshall, were left 'in
Bengal.
List of passengers per Sarah Christiana from Bengal I
The Lady of Major Robert Greene and daughter, Mis Catha.
rice Williamson, Captain John Ludlow, Lieutenant John Fa-
gan, Mr..laines a-sistant Surgeon.
Tue. 1.04,4.—Mr. !lase, from the Bank, on Thursday ac-
quainted the Gentlemen of the Stock Exchange, that the .
redemption of the advances on the Luau ISOd, should ha
made as follows, viz.
SW. per Cent. or before Friday, 27th .Tenancy 1809,
307. per Cent. ol or hefore Friday, Si 144).1808. And
40!. per Cent on or before Friday, 11th ditto.
The Proprietors of the Receipts to pay the Instalment of
15!. per Cent. which is to be made on the 13th .can. 1809.
Accounts from Vera Cruz state, that a Erencli galliot
having arrived there with dispatches from Joseph Bona-
parte to the Governor, the inhabitants rose in insurrec-
tion, burnt the dispatches, and the vessel which brought
them. The French Messenger and the crew of the galliot
were put into prison, and it was with great difficulty the
Governor protected them from the violence of the people.
Lisbon Papers to the 233 of Norember were received
yes!erday. They contain no ii;telligence except accounts
of the c.Aebration of masscs Deuins, v-ith prong 5-
sions, tire-works and hull-lights, for, the expulsion of •he
French, and the restoration of the. legitimate GoyerntnAlt.
They contain long lists Of the voluntary donations of oali-
viduals to! .ply the exit enees of the State.
COURT ON Is4letay.—The Court the t at ten o'clock on
Tuesday morning, deliberated for a short time, raid then
adjourned till Tuesday next.
On :ruesday the Lord Mayor ordered the price of )?rent
to be reduced three pence iu the peck loaf.