Star.
London, England, 1822-01-10 00:00:00

BRIGHTON, JANUARY 8.

The Palace last night was the scene of polished
Mat ity. The Ball was opened about nine o'clock,
:;rtd the juvenile Fir:inches of Nobility and Fashion
were on the light fantastic tce for a cheerful succes-
sion of hours. His MAJESTY contemplated the in-
teresting and lively throng with feelings of delight.
Among the company present, were—

Lnd and Lady Ravensworth, the Misses Liddell and family,
I:Zy C. and Miss Bonham and Family, Sir E. and Lady Ker-
::.en and young family, General and Mrs. Mundy and children.
and Slrs. Curzon and children, Sir G. and Lady Quentin
and young family, Lord and Lady Ongley and family, Sir
Ricll.lrd and Lady Boroughs and children, Lord Eardley, Lord
and Lady Say and Sek, the Hon. Miss Twiasleton, Lady Wil-
-I'..m Bendick, Miss Sparrow, the Earl of Glengall, Miss
Berkeley, Mks Wynn Belasyse, the Earl of Newhorouge, Mr.
and Lady Jane Beckett, Miss Lowther, Count and Countess
St. Antonio, Major Stapleton, Major Garwood, Captain Cart-
wright, l fon. R. Watson, Mr. Watson, Lord Thomas Cecil,
Prince Lobkowitz, Prince Lardaria, Prince and Princess Ester-
baay and children, the children of Sir B. and Lady Bloomfield,
larl and Countess of Morley and children, &c.

The KING to-Jay, in excellent health and spiritF,
ha: 1,4 tided the 13414ce Lawn.

The Etrl and Countess of HARCOURT left the Pa-
yesttrday for London.
P ince Esvnanntv ti,ok leave of his MAJESTY and
se; off for town this morning ; his Highness, however,
is expected to rsturn before the close of the week.

The Duke of YORK, Lord ERSKINE, and Colonel
CN.K. were among the distinguished party at Mrs.
C•urrs's dinner, on Tuesday, in Piccadilly.
The Dike of RUTLAND is entertaining a large party
this week. at llelvoir Castle. Tlre marriage of Lady
FLIZARETH MANNERS (the eldest daughter of his
Grace), ith Mr. ANDREW DRUNINIOND, Will take place
in Fehro.rry next.

The Patent for creating the Marquis of BUCKING-
HAM a Duke, wa• received by his Grace a few days
since, and will be Gazeited on Saturday next ; the
ball and entertainment to be given at Stowe, this day,
is in honour of the elevation.

The Marquis of BATH entertained a large party of
dittinction on MondAy, at his seat, Longleat, Wilts.
The Earland Countess of PEMBROKE entertained
a ,listingui•hed party on Twelfth Night, at their seat,
I..ilton House, Wilts.

Lord and La& AMHERST entertained a party of
t;'eir distinguished friends on Twelfth Night, at their
sr:a, Montreal House, Kent.
The Earl of ABERGAVENNY and the Ladies NE-
Nate are shortly expected at their house in Berkeley-
sq nai e, trcn, Et ridge Castle, Sussex.
Viscount CARLETON has arrived at his house in
Gcorge•..treet, Hanover-square, from General Ross's
seat, Lanier Park, Herts.
Lady CARuLINE LAMB left the Earl of BUBO-
'tomes. Cavendish• square, yesterday, for the seat of
Viscount MaLsotiamt, Btocket Hall, Herts.
Lad MART SINGLETON arrived yesterday at the
St. James's Hotel, from her seat in Surrey.
Pascoe Gummi, Esq. M P. arrived on Tuesday
atl:i, house in Chutes-street, St. James's-square, from
hi• Seat in Berks.

Sunday last, Mr. Honnson left his house in St.
Jaue,'s-place. tor Paris.
Mr. and Mis. HENRY BARING are expected early
in the ensuing week at their house in Birksley-square,
from S..nielly House, Hants.
TI a Honour able Joni KNOX, third son of Viscount
NORTHLAND, is shortly to lead to the hymeneal altar
the ealltiful and accomplished Miss M ABELA NEBR.
MASI, the youngest daughter of Viscount KILMoRCY
The Heavens have presented, for some evenings
past, a most interesting appearance. The Munn, Fur-
suing her path between the Evening Star and the con-
♦erging planets, Jupiter and Saturn, while, as Venus
sinks to test in the west, Mars rises in the east, and
Sirius blazes over the »ills to the south.

Mr. GOODACRE% Lecture on Astronomy, and the
splendid Apparatus employed in exemplification of
this sublime science, received, last night, at the Hay-
market Theatre, unqualified approbation from a nu-
merous audience. _ _

Last night, at Drury-Lane Theatre, Miss EDMIS-
TO resusned the character of Lady Macbeth, and
fully justified the encomiums bestowed on her first
performance, The House was well attended.
Lc Comedy of Errors was performed last night,
for the first ume this season, at Covent-Garden
The.itre. Miss.STEPIISNII acquitted herself with her
usual excellence. The performances of the night
attracted a crowded and elegant audience.
Flom the accounts of the Revenue that have been
published, it appears that in that proportion of it
which is known as the Consolidated Fund there has
been a deficiency in the last year to an amount ex-
ceeding one million ; but in the annual duties there
is an increase to nearly the same amount; and, in the
war Mtn of Excise and Customs, there is also a con-
siderable increase. The result of the whole shews
an increase in the year amounting to 12597,225, as
compared with the total produce of the year pre-
ceding. The net receipts of the Revenue for the
year just terminated amounts to the enormous sum
of £50,965,939. Of this immense sum nearly forty-
four millions are locked up in the Consolidated Fund,
leaving little more than six millions properly appli-
cable to the ordinary expenses of the year.
Viewing the accounts of the produce of the Excise
in the years 1890 and 1821, they furnish a curious
exemplification of the change in the mode of living,
rendered, no doubt, necessary by the pressure of the
times. In thor articles which are considered luxuries,
there bas been a very considerable decrease. The
duty on wine is £8620 less this year than in the pi e-
ceding ; and the demand for foreign spirits has de-
creased so much, as to make a difference of I:102,306
between the duties of two years: tobacco and snuff,
ni slight sources of enjoyment to a large class of
people, have been used with such comparative tem-
p:trance, as to produce a diminution of £128,251 in
the profits of the Excise from that source. As a set-
ott to these reductions, it appears that the tea-drinkers
have contributed an addition of no less than £158,722
to the Revenue of the preceding yrar ; while the
et inkers of beer have supplied a quota of 1:85,750.—
The comparative cheapness of British spirits has also
created a demand for that beverage to the amount (in
dot)) of £42,364, above the former year. It is some-
v hat curious, that the increase on these two articles
et beet and British whits is nearly equal to the de-
CCA:DC 111 Mille and fOrCigil

• THE ARMY:

Robert Hindhaugh was yesterday convicted before thisitting
Magistrate, at Queen-square Police Office, of enHsting In the
Chatham Division of Royal Marines, while a private In the
Northumberland Militia, and thereby defrauding the KING, and
committed for six months to the House of Correction.
Detachments of the 4th, sth, 9th, 21st, and 35th Regiments,
sailed from the Isle of Wight. nn the 7th instant, on board the
Highland Lad transport for the West Indies to join their Corps.
It hiving been found that the sword now used by Officers of
Infantry is of little or no use, it is intended to adopt the Light
Infantry sabre throughout the Service.
An Order has been issued from the Horse Guards for the.
adoption of the keyed bugle in all Regiments of Infantry, in-
stead of the common bugle now in use.