Star.
London, England, 1807-03-20 00:00:00

CALLS OS THE MOUSE.

The Serjeant at Arms at the Bar, informed the
Speaker, that purfuant to the Order of the Houk. he
bad taken the Right Hon. R. B. Sheridan into cur.
Body, as a defaulter, at one of the late calls of the
Route. It was ordered that Mr. Sheridan thould be
d;fcharged at the riling of the Houfe this day, paying
bit fees. Shortly after Mr. Sheridan left the Bar,
where he was held in culkody, and advanced by the
Treafury Bench Anon clufe up to the Speaker's

Chair.
The SPEAKER called order! order! and obferved
that nothing could be more irregular, than the en-
trance of the Hon. Gentleman into the Honfe, under
the eireumftances, Mr. Sheridan being, iftrialy (peak.
ing, fill in euftudy of the Serjeant at Arms. Mr.
Sheridan appeared altogether unaware of the irregu-
larity he was committing, and hardly fallible that the
Speaker was addreffing-himfelf to him, till Mr. Hob-
houfe took him by the arm, and explained the matter
ta him, as he was condutiing him back to the bar.
The SPEAKER informed the Serjeant. that it was
the pleafure of the Houfe that Mr. Sheridan fhould
be difeharged at its riling this day. Of cuurfe, it was
his duty to keep him in cuftody till then.
Mr. HOBHOUSE apologized for his Right Hon.
Friend, who was not aware of the irregularity of
coming into the Houfe while in cultody.—Adjourned.

THE EVENING STAR.

LONDON.

FRIDAY, MARCH so.
PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK
Confols, foe money, 611 —for April 631i—Omnium s ire.
Exchequer Bills, par zs d if
PRICE OF STOCKS YESTERDAY.
tank Stock, for op say 150 13 t India Stock, for op. TIM
3 per Cent. R. An. Slut India Bonds 3s. preen.
3 per C. Cont. An. 6siif Imp. Ann. SI 3.16
4 per Cent. (hut Fitchrq. Bills, is dif. par is. pr.
s per Cent. Navy 96 94 Omnium t ci t prem.
Long Ann. Slot Lottery Tickets I9i 1711.
Short Ann. !hut Codas for ace. halt

Yeflerday, in obedience to commands from his
MainTv, fignified to Lord ELDON and Lord
HAWKESBURY, through the medium of his Royal
Nighnefs the Duke of Co /4 as Imams, their Lordfhips
proceeded to Windfnr, where they were honoured
with an audience of his MAJESTY, which Lilted nearly
three hours.

Their Lordfhips returned to town between three
and four o'clock in the_ afternoon, and carried to the
Duke of PORTLAND his Maj ESTE'S dire lions to form a
NEW ADMINISTRATION, dire Ling his Grace,
at tie fame time, to take the advice and affiflance of
Lords LOWTHER and MELVILLE in making
the arrangements.

The Pit INCISE AMs lAA packet arrived at Falmouth
nn Tuefday laft, from Jamaica, after a palage of 63
days. The Letters and Papers brought by this con.
vcyance, were not delivered nut from the General
Poft Office when this Paper was pin to prefs.

Yefierday, at two o'clock, all the Foreign &Unifiers
at our Court waited on Lord Houton at the Foreign
Office. _ _ _

Lord KEITH is arrived in town frets Ramfgate,
and had an interview with Mr. Gastrvects, at the
Admiralty, yefterday.
Earl MoIRA yelterday entertaimairdie LoaesCrtan-
CELLOR, Lord HENRY PITrY, Lord Jaime Towns-
-14 END, Mr. Tt WM, and a few tither public men, to
dinner, at his boufe in St. James's Place.
Yeflerday Lord GA ENTILLA entertained the Arch.
bishop of CANT easuity, the Marquis mid Marchionefs
of STAFFORD, Lady C. L. Gowen, Earl STAIR, Lord
SOME RS, Lord NeXT, Lord and Lady MORPITH,
Mr. N. VA NSITTAAT, and feveral ether friends to
dinner at his houfe in Downing-ftreet.
The Birthday of the Marquis of TOWNSHEND was
celebrated in Dublin on the loth inaant, with the
recited due to that venerable Nobleman, whole pri-
vate virtues and social char:l4ler will be long revered
wherever they have been known.
Yesterday a Meeting of the Proprietors of Bank
Stock was holden at the Bank, when the Governor
declared it as the Refolution of the Direaors, that the
future dividends on Bank Stock fhould be railed from
7 to to per cent. and In to continue in future without
any contingent bonze : he further Rated the Com-
pany's affairs to be in the molt profperous condition;
that the iffue of the (mall notes was reduced under
Four Millions; and that, whenever it might be deem-
ed expedite; the Bank were fully competent and
ready to pay in cash.
On Ta&ay, when Sir HOME POP HAM was at
Lloyd's, on the great number of perf,ms pretling
about him, be laid he was happy to be thus Iqueezed
by his friends, but he didn't like being igncehed by
the Mailers. This good humoured vbfervation ex-
cited a eonfiderable degree of merriment.
No Boat.—An Irithman in the gallery of the
Heufe of Commons hearing Lord HENRY PETTY
state the Penfion Duty at One million four hundred thou.
fond pounds, exclaimed, " Hear that ! fo much for
the ten per cent. tax only ; by St. Patrick, I always
thought that lied Book was a Black one."
CAUTION —A tradelman of Woodllock made his
return at Woodliock of a horfe, chaife, and fervant,
as being entered at Greenwich; at Greenwich he
made his return as having entered them at Wood-
flock ; the Affelfor produced both returns to the
Commiflioners, who confirmed a full furcharge for
the whole.

NJUI'ICAL INTELLIGENCE.

PENZANCE, MARCH t 7.

•
LA evening, after port, put into this bay wind-
bound, the Edward, and another Hamburgh brig.
from Plymouth, laden with wool, under convoy of the
COCKATRICE, for Briftol.—Sailed the Hope, Him,
and, this morning, the Speedwell, Loco, with pro-
vietons, the former for London, and the latter for
Plymouth ; the Good Friends of Exeter, Baum.,
for Fowey ; Indaftry, Arwita., for London; the
Vine, CLIME, for Truro; the John and Mary, Bun,
for Southampton; the Hope, BARON, for Portf-
mouth ; the Altive, THoan r ; the Sifters, GILENFELL,
the Triton, NORMAN, for Plymouth and Fowey ; the
Rachael, for Plymouth ; and the Tranflator for
Portfmouth.