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London, England, 1824-03-29 00:00:00

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Mr. Lusatscrroses Entertainment to the Duke of Yost and a di o.
anguished party, in Downing-street.
The Marquis of ihRTFORDS Concert, under the direction or
Signor Rossisr, in Seymour-place.
Hon. Mrs. Hors's Assembly. •

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Marchioness of llmrrosu's Rout, Manchester-square.
Mrs. General Ross's Rout; Portland-plat?.
The lion. Mrs. Acut liLus's Rout, Spring-Gardens.
. Sir JORN and Lady Cwt.'s's Party, George-street, nano.
ver-ssuare.

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Lady Trnmtvt's Rout, Gloucester-place.
W. and the lion. Mrs. Ilom's Varty, Mant.field•strect.
The Earl and Countess of Rosiaenay's Party, Piccadilly:
Mrs. HAMMOND'S Concert, Baker-street.

Saturday afternoon, at three o'clock, a Privy Council
assembled at the Council Hall, Whitehall, upon the subject of Jer-i
sey Appeals. Their Lordships sat till half-past four o'clock.
Saturday, Prince LEopoLD came to town irom Clare-
mont. His Royal Highness dined with the Duchess of KENT, at
the Kiac's Palace, Kensington, and afterwards accompanied his
Royal Sister to the Italian Opera.
Yesterday, Pt ince LEOPOLD attended Divine Service
at the Chapel Royal. of
The Duchess of KENT attended Divine Service yes-.
terday, at the Royal German Chapel, and heard a Set mon by the
Rev. Dr. KUPER.

Saturday, the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER had 4
numerous party to dinner.
Sir S. RAFFLE., Governor of Bencoolen, is on his
voyage home to this country, on account of ill health.
The rlew Comedy, Pride shall have a Fall, went off
with trcatAriat on Saturday. The house was crowded, and the hits
told remarkably well. The Dandy Hussar's reply to a propn,,ition
of marriage, " re, the Tteeniieth, are not connubial but if the Orl
wants a husband, I shall state the circumstance on parade," raised
great laughter.
Saturday morning early, Lieutenant-Colonel PERCY
Mitscm, Aide-de-Camp to the Marquis of HASTINGS, left town with
dispatches for the Noble Marquis at Naples, which place he was
expected to arrive at from Rome the beginning of the present month.
Previous to the NubleaMarquis leaving Rome he gave a grand ball.
,Lady For:mutat gave a bl illiant rout in St. James's-
street, on Friday, when the new apartments in the rear of the bank-
ing concern were thrown open, illuminated in a style of peculiar
refulgence and taste.
His Grace the.Archbi,hop of YORK preached yester-
day at the Parish Church of St. George, Illouni,bury, roe numerous
congregation. for the benefit of the General Lying-in Hospital; and
the Bishop of USISToL, also lent his aid in behalf of the Deaf and
Dumb School, at the new Church of Saint aLry-la-bonne, yes-
terday morning. The collections at both Churches were liberal.
We ale sorry to state, th 4:. Count SCHULENBUROH. a
Hanoverian Nobleman, who has resided many years in this country,
was run over by a Gentleman's carriage; near his lodgings in Chan-
dos-street, a few days since. The consequence was, several bruiws
and a concussion of the brain. The venerable' sufferer, who is in his
86th year, now lies without hope of recovery. Ile first came to Eng-
'land in the suite of her late Majesty Queen Cita awl-re.
Among the strangds of distinction who have resided
at Naples the entire of this winter arc—the Princes of SWEDPN,
TERHAPP, and PHILIP of Hasse DOMINIC ; the Alarchioness of
DowNstoar, Lord and Lady Poosortar, Lord BLESINTON, Sir Wit.-
tux DRUMMOND and his Lady, Sir -Rieman!) Accent, Lady Acme,
and her beautiful daughZts.
The Gazelle contains the appointment of Colonel
wysioaAss to the 10th Light Dragoons, in the room of Sir Groans
QUENTIN. Colonel WYNDHAM isi man of great firmness and character.
FUNERAL OF SIR GEORGE COLLIER.—The remains
of this lamented Officer will be interred in a vault prepared for the
family in the New Church at St. Pancras, on Wednesday next.
The funeral procession will leave his brother's house, in Fitzroy-
street, precisely at one o'clock. •
Some idle or malicious persons, who deserve a month
at the Tread-mill for their conduct, have, during the last few days,
been fabricating accounts of the death of various individuals; par-
ticularly Mr. SCARLPT; the Barrister. Mr. ELPHINSTONR, the East
India Director, and Mr. Known's, the RP-CORM/L. We are happy to •
state that there is no truth in any of these reports, and that al-
though Mr. Fa.rttresvoNs is dangerously ill, that Mr. &astern and
the II =ozone are rapidly recovering from their recent indisposition.
Such is the 'extent of buildings now going on in
and about the metropolis, that it has become scarcely pos-'
silile to obtain bricks for the purpose. Several persons,
under contract to complete their works by a given time,
have offered ss. and 6s. a thousand for bricks beyond
the regular price, without being able to obtain them.
The Consistory Court of York, on the 10th instant,
pronounced a sentence of divorce and separation be-
tween John Worrall, Esq. of Leeds, and Sophia Mariner,
his wife, who had committed adultery with Mr. William
Sanderson, of Aberford.
• LEGACY Mmes.—Revenue received in Great Bd.'
tain for Stamp Ditties on Legacies, Probates, Adminis-
trations, and Testamentary Inventories, for the year
ending the sth January, 1824 :
England and Wales - X 1,712,924 12 6
Scotland a .88,916 9 2
Saturday se'nnight, a fire broke out in the premises
of Mr. John hP Nellati, brewer, Alloa, andicontinued to rage with
uaabating violence for an hour and a half, before it was subdued.
THE LONGEST LAWvBUIT.—The longest law-suit ever
heard of in England was between the heirs of Sir Thos.
Talbot, Viscount Lisle, on the one part, and the heirs of
Lord Berkeley on the other, respecting certain posses-
sions not far from Wootton-under-Edge, in the county'
of Gloucester. It commenced at the end of the reign of
Edward IV. and was depending till the reign of James i.
when a compromise took place, it having lasted above
120 years.
Brylines Natural History being more eloquent than
exact, and more poetical than scientific, a new History of Animals,
classed according to their organization, ras been published at Paris;
by the celebrated Covina. This Work being of the first order of
merit, and of standard authority in this brahch of Natural History,
an English translation has been undertaken by E. Gniernita,
F.L.S. and has just appeared in Parts, with Engravings chiefly
drawn from living subjects. It will be completed within five years,
and make abott ten volumes octavo.
In 1596 PHILIP 11. declared himself a bankrupt, un.:
der pretence that an unfair advantage had been taken of his neces-
sities. His creditors loudly exclaimed against his conduct, and as-
serted that no confidence could thenceforward be plaited either id
his word or his treaties, since he interposed the Royal authority td
supersede therm He could no longer find an one who was willing
to lend him money, and hie affairs suffered so severely in conse-
titiencef that he was obliged to replace things on their former foot-
ing, and to heal the Wound which he had given to the publit faith
I— arelint.