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London, England, 1836-04-20 00:00:00

Cr.
By refunded to Claimants
By Expcnse in executing Acts, from the

18:11 Jan. 1809 to the 31st Dec. 1835...
By Sarns paid in diminution of the Annual

51,576 17

Vote for the Service of Chelsea Hospital 498,260 4 51
By ila!ance invested in the Public Securi-
ties, ;s under...

64,523 10 7j,

X 1,221,279 8 3

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Merncranda.
There iS; now in the 3 per Cent. Consols.. X 154,500 0 0
I.l`ho Rani: of Engiqr.d
_. 11.195 4 0
C.:4'5.4.111,1 ml
W. H. SPICER., Dep.. Treasurer.
, marctl 23, 1t336.
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the Duke of St. Albans was well enough yesterdar
to drive front Stratton-street to Holly-grave, accompanied by
the Dr.chess. Their Graces lunched at Highgate, and re-
runled to town to entertain a smeil party at dinner. Her
Grace's annual fete at Holly Lodge, on the Ist of May, trill
not, it i; expected, take place this year, as they return to WI:-
tcrle,,crescent, at Dover, in a few days.
The Duke of Devonshire's assemblies will be con-
flation every Friday evening during the present month.
Sir Robert Pet!l will re-commence his dinner par-
tios next week, in Privy Gardens.
General Lord Hill, as Commander-in-Chief, will
hold a Levee to-rnorrcw, at his office in the Horse fluards.
Lord Melbourne, as locum knew for the Bishop of
Durha.n, has conferred the living of Woolla. in that diocese,
upor. the Hon. John Grey, fifth son of Earl Grey.
DRURI-LANE.—Last night Shakspeare's tragedy
of King John was performed at this theatre. Mrs. Sharpe.
whose appearance in Lady Macbeth we noticed a few nights
back, filled the part of Constance. It was her second appear-
ance upon a London stage. Taken altogether, the part will,
perhaps, never be displayed so as to satisfy the imagination.
To do so, would require that Constance should have her wish—
"o, that my tongue were in the thunder's mouth." The
third act throughout is a perfect tempest of the human soul,
and there never lived that woman who could ride in such a
whir;wind, and command such a storm. The little that is
left to Lady Constance to do, as the play is now represented,
was performed by Mrs. Sharpe in a manner highly deserving
of praise. She was, by turns, dignified, tender, scornful, and
desponding, and all in a natural way. She was most success-
ful, however, in the passage where the poltroonery of Austria
is attacked. Mr. Macready played King John well. The
scene with Hubert (Mr. Ward), where he suggests the mur-
der of Priace Arthur, was an able piece of acting, and highly
applauded. This, and the death scene, 'are the principal
exertions he has to make, and they were eminently successful.
Mr. Ward represented ably the seeming ruffianism, and real
tenderness of nature of Hubert, and Mr. Cooper's Falcon-
bridge was dashing, intrepid, and saucy enough. The tragedy
was yellowed by I)er Frieschutz.

PARTY AT DEVONSHIRE HOUSE.—Last evening
the Duke of Devonshire gave a grand party to her Royal
Highness the Laudgravine of Hesse Homberg, and numerous
persons of rank. The company sat down to dinner at eight
o'clock in the principal dining room. The tables presented a
magnificent service of gold and silver plate. Covers were laid
for 34. The domestic establishment appeared in their rich
state liveries of citron-coloured cloth, with silver lace, In ad-
dition to her Royal Highness the Landgravine there were pre
sent at dinner, the Duchess Countess of Sutherland, the Duke
and Duchess of Sutherland, Earl and Countess of Burlington,
Lord and Lady Stuart de Rothsay, Lord Elphinston, Lord
Foley, Sir Win. Fremantle, Sir Augustus Clifford, Sir Wit-
ham Wheatley, &c. In the evening there was a full dress
assembly.
GRAND MUSICAL FESTIVAL AT EXETER
Hann.—Last night the first rehearsal of The Israelites in
Egypt took place at Exeter Hall, and at once manifested the
great popularity of the Oratorio, and the auspicious progress
of the festival. At eight o'clock not only was every seat in
the Hall occupied, but scarcely standing room was to be found
even up to the very door. The performance commenced with
a miscellaneous selection of some very choice pieces from the
works of the best masters, including many from Handel's Re-
demption, Judas Maccabceus, Redemption, and Theodora.
The miscellaneous selection consisted of a grand Hallelujah
Chorus, by Pfeffel. " Angels ever bright and fair," sung by
Miss Robson. "A to fra tanti affanni," from Mozart's David
e Penitente, given very feelingly and somewhat feebly by Mr.
Ilobbs. 66 Ye quenchless stars," from J. Barnett's Omnipre-
sence of the Deity—a composition of lofty and highly imagina-
tive character, quite worthy of the company in which it found
itself ; it was well sung by Miss Masson, and its very difficult
obligato for the horn, played with great delicacy and skill by
Platt. " Lord, remember David," was sung by Mr. Barker
with force and truth. Miss Rainsforth sung Giulielmi's " Gra-
tius Agamus," with much spirit. A very fine psalm of Spohr's,
a " Laudate," from Mozart, and Beethoven's chorus, " Glory
to God," from the Oratorio of Judah, were also admirable
items in this portion of the bill of fare. Amongst the com-
pany were—the Duchess of Roxburg, Lord and Lady Burg_
hersh, Lord and Lady Byron, the Lord Mayor and Lady
Mayoress, Lady Louisa Duncombe, Sir Thomas and Lady
Lethbridge, Sir John Trevelyan, Lady Catherine Stewart,
and Colonel Heywood.
THE NEW MASTER IN CHANCERY.—IVIr. Se-
nior has been appointed the new Master in the room of the
•late Master Trower. Lord John Russell, Mr. Spring Rice,
and Lord Melbourne, recommended Mr. William Russell, of
the Chancery Bar, for that office, and the Duke of Sussex
exerted his influence in behalf of Mr. Stevenson, son-in-law
f the Earl of Essex, and formerly an officer in the army.
It is said that the Lord Chancellor and Lord Langdale de-.
dared that Mr. Senior and Mr. Duckworth were the most
eligible of those gentlemen likely to accept the offer of the
appointment, and the choice was ultimately fixed on the
latter.
A banker of Ross, in Herefordshire, who has been
born and educated a quaker, has lately, with his wife and
children, been baptised and admitted into the communion of
the Church of England.

LONDON,
WEDNESDAY EVENING, APRIL 20, 1836.

Mr. HARVEY brought forward the question of the re-
vision of the Pension List last night in the House of Com-
mons, in a shrewd, argumentative, and intrepid speech, which
Lord Jotix RUSSELL in vain attempted to answer, though he
laboured hard at the task, and contrived to obtain a majo-
rity of 70 against the motion. This result does not speak
very favourably for the character of our Reformed House ;
but at the same time it must be borne in mind that the ma-
jority would not have been near so great as it was, had it not
been swelled by the Conservative Members, many of whom
had a direct personal interest in giving their support to Mi-
nisters. Meantime, though defeated in his motion, we trust
Mr. HARVEY will not lose sight of it. The Pension List,
as at present constituted, is a flagrant injustice, which can
be defended on no one principle of common sense or com-
mon honesty. It is not, however, so much the amount, as
the character of the thing, that is to be objected to. Even
Lord JOHN RUSSELL acknowledged thus much. "Un-
doubtedly, " said he, " many of the pensions ought
not to have been granted. There were persons
on the List, who, neither by their professional, nor
their personal merits, could be fairly said to come
within the proper scope of such grants." Then why not
revise the List? Why acknowledge the injustice, yet
withhold the remedy ? It is from the pockets of the people
that the pensions to unworthy objects arc wrung, and if
delicacy is to be observed, it should be observed to the for-
mer, not the latter. Mr. HARVEY shrewdly remarked,
" the poorer classes were told that man should live by the
sweat of his brow ; but was it to be endured that a part
of what he earned by that sweat, should be given to sup-
port private profligacy, or reward political apostacy ? Were
the Poor Law relief, and the Pension List relief guided by
the same principle ? No. There were commissioners to
enquire into the character and claims of any person apply-
ing for relief under the Poor Law Bill, while interest alone
was the test of fitness for the Pension List. Was it not dis-
graceful to the character of a British Noble to have 1
relations living on the hardly-procured earnings of the work-
ing classes, while he himself was rolling in wealth ? . Grant
him a Committee, and he would prove that there were more
than five hundred persons on the Pension List, whose rela-
tions were every way competent to support them." Yes, and
not only is this the case, but full one balf,if not more; of these
pensioners, have -been placed on the list by the influence of