Star.
London, England, 1825-04-13 00:00:00

GRAND MASQUERADE AND CARVIVAL.

Masquerades have, until lately. been much on the decline in the
Metropolis, until revived within the last two or thtee years by Air.
Csaauts Wastinv, of the Opera Colonade. Their failure w •
attributable to the want of atsetlition, and to parsimony on the p t
of the proprietors, in not providing good supper, and choice w tt. •
for the company. This at present is not the case, as was verihe.l
last night at the Argyll Rooms, by the taste and fancy of Mr
WAUD, who provided the supper, and Mr. Watoor, who furnish... 4
abundance of excellent choice and exhilarating wines. Great sc-
commodation was afforded also to the company by providing ma.l;
and dresses at the Rooms. The Rooms equalled in splendour ev, ry
former occasion ; the music was admirable ; the company apprarr.l
of superior rank, and more of real festivity was perceptible
we ever before witnessed. The company began to assemble ..t tett
o'clock, but it was not until after midnight, (the Italian Opera I.e.
ins then over) that the Rooms displayed their utmost brillimcy.
The usual variety of characters was perceptible among the festive
throng—Flower Girls, Dustmen, Richards, Harlequins. Jew
Turks, Nuns, Circassian., Dandies, Butchers, Devils, Quakers,
Monks, Shepherds and Shepherdesses' Haymakers, Spalpeens from
the Emerald Isle, Greeks, &c. &c. As usual there was a numb.
of noisy fresh-water sailors. Among other masks were a leaden.
heeled Mercury and a garrulous Lawyer : happily those ssturnine
gentlemen who were too dignified to enter into the commingled
spirit of the scene, were amply teazed by vivacious dower girls,
pleasant nuns, and by an excellent mask, as the notorious Harriette
Wilson, who took the lead as priestess of a scandalous coterie. There
was also some excellent dancing and good singing, and all was joy
and jollity.
On the whole, this entertainment fully entitled the managers to
that which fotms the best meed of approbation—a very crowded
and brilliant company.

The House of lelrds re-assembled this morning at
ten o'clock. for the purpose of proceeding with ap-
peals ; at five o'clock, the usual hour, the public buai-
ness, Bills, &c. were proceeded with. The House of
Commons will resume its labours t ,-morrow.

COLLIER DOCK% THZ 'SLR OF DOOS.—Yesterday
Meeting of those interested in the sale, purchase, am!
consumption of Coals, took place at the City of Lon-
don Tavern, " to take into coosideratio3 tite most ef-
fective steps to oppose the prohibitory clause in the Bill
now before Parliament, which, by compelling the col-
liers to deliver in dock, must evitsbly enhance the
charges on Coals to the Public:' The ChAirman en-
larged upon the evil consequences likely to ensue to the
public interests by the adoption of the prohibitory
clause, which would compel collier ships to go into
docks to deliver their cargoes. That measure woulJ,
in fact, enhance the charge to the Public ultimately,
ror the increase of price must !•e paid by them. The
plan was, besides, subversive of the principle of free
trade. Ile understood that the expense to the Pub-
lic would be 150,0001. a year on coals ; as 2s. were to
'be charged on each chaldron delivered from the docks
hear).—Several Gentlemen expres•ed their
opinions on the measure, and after some Resolutions
condemnatory of the proposed penal clause, a Petition
founded on them was adopted by the Meeting.
The greatest alarm has been excited at Bishop's
Stortford, by the setting fire to houses by incendiaries :
in te o instances the premises have been completely
destroyed, though the wretches aro undiscovered.
A Romance of peculiar interest, entitled, Faustus: his.
Life, I)mth, sod Descest Mee Hell, will be published in a few days.
—lt is from the German, and altogether of the Feast:huts school.
Faustus being the Cower of the narrative.
Ye ttrday ►he Lottery began and finished.—No.
8,185,a Prise of ,C 20,100, was sold to a Society of upwards of
Forty Gentlemen, by Broom, at his Foreign and British Stuck-
Mice, No. 2, Cordial, and Lenthard-street.
YESTERDAY—BIBH.II Luck epics C ,nsoicisous—No.
7,034. a Prize of £20,000, was linld by Bun, in Sixteen Sixteenths.
Ha also Shared and Sold Ten other Capitals—viz :
7034, a Prise of X. 20.050
474 a Prize of £1.065 6,398 a Prise of it3ls
7,822 .... 1,065 No. 328
9,403
6,961 ........... 315 7,522
9,063
The Fortunate Holden, may as usual receive the value et their
respective Shares on Demand, at Sire's Dices, 4, Cornhill; at 9,
Charing-cross.

CORN EXCHANGE, MARX-LANK APRIL 13.
Our supplies (9,550 quarters of Wheat. 990 qrs. of Barley, 1,210
qrs. of Oats, and 1,380 sacks of Flour.) are unusually small, but
more than adequate to the demand, ►aving very few buyers at Mar-
ket this ntoruit,g; and even those appear to be waiting the result
of the motion of the tills inst. which is likely to affect the price of
,Grain. Therefore we must quote nominally the prices of all du.
millions of Grain the saute as on Monday lastl