Star.
London, England, 1805-01-17 00:00:00

THE KING's LEVEE.

Yefterday, at half pall one o'clock, his NIAJESTY
Went from the Qt2ecn's-Houfe to St. James's Palace,
to hold a Levee, and it being the fiat fince his MA
rsr indifpnfttion, it was tmcerirnonly crowded.
At two o'clock the Levee commenced,..which was
attended by
iiit Pnyal lii-hnef. the Duke of Kent.

Thrir ixeelieneirs— I Hetfian, Ilanifh, Ruffian, Pruffian,
Wi•temnerg, Turkitb, Portusuac, and H.nuverian Anthaffadon
and Minnters.

The Lord Chancellor.
The Lord Yrifttlertt of the Council.
The Lord Chief ;office of the Court of King's Bench.
The Lord Chief Juftice of the Comet of Common Pleas.
Tie Lord Chid. &rem of the Court of Exchequer.
't ha Ctiancelor of the Exchequer.
The Secretaries of State.
The Secretary at %Var.
The Firit Lord of the Admiralty.
The Judge of the Admiralty Court.
The Attorney, Solicitor, and Advocate Generals.
The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancafter.
The Lord Mayor and the Recorder of London.
And fcvera3 (Harr Officers of State.
There were alit prefent
The Dukes of--Roalurgh, Montrofc, Bedford, Rutland, and
Bcauturt.

Marquilies-i—Thoniond, Blandford, Hertford, Cornwallis, Bath,
Titcbficld. Circellu, S4dbury, Lorne, and Abercorn.
Earis--Cheitcrfield, Euiton, Jerky, Mount Edgzumbe, Sand-
wich, Athlone. Weltmorcland, Talbot, Harcourt, I%lacartney,
Moira, Mount Norris, liathurft, Briltol, Mansfield, Spencer, Cra.
win, Romney, Uxbridge. Driborough, Paulet, Fite, Dorchcftcr,
SrarSorocei, Macel,ll,ld, Harrington, Kinglton, Buckingham-
fhire, Darnley, Windy:ilea, Fffitighani, Morton, and Portrnorc.
Vifeounts—Hood, Limerick, Duneannota, Gosford, Caftlereagh,
Wentworth, and Sidney.
•I.ords—Heathfield. Rolle, Elliot, Villiers, St. Aliph, Louvaine,
°Stallion, King, Roringdon, Hotham, Banbury, Dunk), Hunting.
Mariam. Carleton, Dry 'or, E. Somerfet, Binning, Sudley,
Fit zharris, Willouglihy Jr Broke, Keith, Brayhrnkc, fintee, Rad-
flock, C. Sonierfi t,Hawardne, Selkirk, I -ulnas, Gktibervie, Bolton,
Maedonald,G.Thyunc, Arden, Harvey, Gwydir, and A. licauclerk.
Barons--Hompeich, Letithe, MAl:kens. and Nachola.

Bishops of-I)inhani, London, Winchdler, Lincoln, Bath and
Welk. Porn, ich, Gl..n. act, Exeter, and Brittol.

Row. Drs.—Junts and Burnaby.
Sirs—J. Coffin, B. Wation, C. Price, J. Gordon. I). Baird, W
Scott, A. Grant, W. Meadows, A. Macdonald, F. Hartwell, G. Lee
T. Metcalfe, J Burgcf;, Anderfon, 58. Warner, A. Clarke, T
Troubridge, S. iludytr, N. Dance, A. Hamond, F. Wills, G. Ncath
I. Heard, F. Mffiman, F. Douglas, W. Dickinfon, J. Pulteney, 5
Nicholls, H. Strachey,ll.B. Nnle. F. si Onlkw.

Admirals—.Carnocli, Patten, Sir R. King, Markham, and
Nugent.

Generals—Smith. l.rl::nd• Hewitt, WI itelock, Cartwright, Lcf•
tcr. Laic. Burrard, ktainsforth. Rots, Burton, Phipps, Bligh,
Grofvcnor. Manners, Hatton, Lumley, Lennox, Ma:tin, Bligh,
Calvert, and Broomfield.

Colonels.—Carey, Taylor, Stewart, Lumley, M'Qjiarrie, Wal-
pole, ('ampbell, Hill, Harnage, ‘Vbite, Wortley, Clniter, Rebow,
Beautncnt, Roberts, Dundas, Adams, Longley, Keating, Gorc,
Faller, and Smith.

Majors—Geg, Brown, Alkew, M`gliarrie, Douglas, AUen,
Grey, and Crutchley.
Marra—Broderick, Neville, Gordon, Bearcroft, P. Carew,
Yorke, Williams, Sibbald, Ravencraft, W. MaiDwaring, G. B.
Mair.waring, Purfc, Frere, Rcv. Mr. Long. Hunter, Pt.rchard,
Canning, Walpole, Bond. Adams, Bilkop, Hon. T. King, Hon.
Mr. Cr Ale, Shaw, Leighton, Scott, Dickinfon, Sloan-, Lyfon,
Turton, Hy fun, Golding, Drumniont, Purti r, [,Nation, Windham,
Elliot, Villiers, Manning,Tierncy, 1). Gr, fvenor, Reynolds, Kirr,,
Wallis, Penn, Herbert, 0. Markhani,Rofe, Jolliffe, Bragg, Foi-
err, Corry, Smythe, Kinnat d, ilyrne, Wills, Gordon, Addirron,
Heberden, Hun. J. Spencer, W. I :ludas, Huficiffun, W. F Mut, F.
Fiance. Sullivan, Smythe, jun, and Litton
Captain—O'Bryen, Chedwell, Brown, Cuyot, Foote, Mark-
ham, 1 iclding, Gore, Tuwry, Cowen, Hood, Folks., Duclas,
Pahl. and Bithop.
This being the fiat Levee fince the change of Ad-
mi. iftrati,.n. the Miniiiers were formally introduced
to his MAJESTY.
The I..llowing wz:c amonz, the prefentations to his
111ArssTy:

Mr. PITT 111IFOCIIICCO. the Lords of the Treafury;
Mr. BRA Rorr,o; on his :Tv= trim the Wett Indies. by the
I.:did it. Waiting.

erPtall Mantis, of the Royal Navy, by the Marquis of
Tbomond;
Major coo, on his heingappe:nted Croons of the Bed-chamber
to the Duke of Suffer ;
Colonel CARIT. by General Hewitt;
Major GREY, 30th R9rintent, preferittd by the lion. 'Acute-
nant-Gencral Manners on his promotion.
Lord ST. ASA VII. by the Duke of Moritage ;
General WRIT LOCK, by Lord Arden;
Captain BROWN, by the fame;
Major BROWN, by the fame;
Major As It KM. by Colonel Lumley;
Lord VILLIZRS, by his father, the Earl of jerfey, upon his
marriage ;
Colonel rATLOII, by Lord Hauhfield ;
His Grace the Duke of ROIBUROB. by Colonel Stewart, on his
coming to his title ;
Mr. Pot a Cancer, on his being (worn in one of his Majelly's
Moft Honourable Privy Council, by his brother in law,tbe Right
lion. Charles Yorke ;
Sir I Corrtu, by Sir Brook Watfon' •
Captain Cu BOWE Li., by Sir Charles Price a
Mr WlLLiasts,by the fame ;
Lord Etior, on his coming to his title, by the Lard in Waiting;
Mr CA NN I NO, on Millie:lug appointed l'reaforer of the Navy ;
Mr. WALPOLE,by his father, Colonel Walpole;
Mr. AD•74I, upon his being (worn in a Member of the Privy
Council ;

The Rev. WILLIAM Lotto, by his brother, the Right Hon.
Cbarlcs Long;
The Logo MAYOR of London, by Alderman Perring;
Alderman HuN raa,by the Lord Mayor;
Sir W. LEIGHTON and Mr. SEAM, late Sheriffs of Midilefea,
who cock leave of his Majekt upon their retiring from office ;
Mr. Vara s, upon his return from Spain •
Major M'cty, aalz, by his brother, Colonel M'Q2arrie;
Sir D*vin Emits, by the Lord in Waiting;
G. B. MAIN WARING, Efq. by his father;
S:r Jon n GORDON, by Lord Arden ;
Two Mr. Pu a s t's, by Lord Lovaine ;
The Hon. Mr. GtttaLt, by his father, Lord Athlone ;
Lord BoRINRDON, upon his marriage, by the Earl of Waft-
=thud

Mr. K. SHOP, upon his being appointed King's Prottor, by Sir
William Scott;
Sir Aces. Goa w.f.. by the Earl of Sandwich ;
The Hon. Jo N KING, by his brother, Lord Kingfton ;
V ifcount SIDSIOOT 11, on his creation, and being appointed Pr:-
Ai:lent of the Council, by Mr. Bragge ;
The Earl of BUC LINGUA PASUIRE, on his coming to his title,
and bt lag appointed Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancafter.
The Prince Biron de Couc LAN D 6, by the Ruffian Ambarfador ;
Colonel Goat, by Earl Camden:
Mr. SCOTT, the fon of the Lord Chancellor, by his father, upon
his marriage ;
Two Gectlemcn from Naples, by the Neapolitan Ambairador ;
Mr. Hz sou, by Mr. Bond;
Mr. FOSTER, from imbed, by Lord Hawkclury ;
Mr. Lira on, on his return from his Embaffy at Sweden ;
lieutenant Colonel KEATING, of the 56th rrginunt, 14 tile
Lord in Waiting;
General MARTIN, upon his pmmotion, by tile fame ;
Captain Tows r, of the Qtit en's Royal Yacht;
Mr. DOCKINSON,Of AC Admiralty;

Major CRUTCULtY, of the St. Andrew's and St. Georges Vo-
lunteers. on his promotion to that rank, by Sir James Bland Bur-
gers. the Knight Marfital, on whkhOCQBLOn he had the honour to
kits his Majelly's band ;
Major As caw, by Lord Braybrook ;
Sir pun GORDON,by Lord Fife ;
Colsnel TAYLOR, by Lord Heathfield ;
Lord SELKIRK, on his return from America.

Yeflerday, at three o'clock, the LORD CH ANCIL.
Loa arrived in Rate at St. James's Palace, with the
Addrefs to his MAJESTY from the Houfe of Lords.
His Lordfhip was attended by Lord Gwyn's, the
Vice Chamberlain of England ; Lord ELLENRO•
ROUGH, Lord Wat.si SCHEN, and the Bifilop of Ex-
ETES ; followed by P HILLIP QyARME, Efq. the De-
puty Iliher of the Black Rod, and Mr. Cooroa, the
Clerk.
The Levee being fo uncommonly crowded, it was
impollible for his MAJESTY to receive the Addrefs
at the appointed time, and it was four o'clock be-
fore he could withdraw from the Levee-room, when
his MAJESTY entered the Grand Council Chamber,
and afcending the Throne, received the Addrefs
from the Houfe of Lords, attended by thofe already
named, and a number of other Lords, Spiritual and
Temporal, in their full robes.
At half pall four o'clock his MaJtory returned
to the qtleen'shoufe.

Yeflerday, about one o'clock, her Majcsry and
the Patact:us left the Qneen's HourT, in two car-
riages and four, for Blackheath, on a vifit to the
Princcfs of WILLI.

Yefterday evening their Majarrist had a fele&
party of the Nobility and perfons of diftinci;on to tea
and cards. Hi• MAJESTY did not go to Rev; till
ten o'clock.

The KiNc certainly wore the fame wig on Tncfday
lan upon the Throne in which he went down to the
Houle, viz. a flaxen white coloured one, with a pro-
minent top, and three dropping curls behind : this
his MAJESTY changed afterwards, when he returned
to the Royal robeing chamber, by putting on a more
compaft full bottomed wig, in which he returned to
the (teen's Houle.
On the adjonrnment of both Houfes on Tuefday,
the following feleet party dined with the PRINCH at
Carleton Huufe, viz.—the Duke of NORFOLK, Earl
MOIIIA, Lord C:RENVILLF, Mr. Fox, Mr. SH EILIDAN,
Mr. EILSKIME, and Mr. CALCRAFT.

Yellerday difpatches were received at the Admi-
ralty from Admiral Cornwallis at Torday, who has
been forced (torn his Ration off Brett by diltrefs of
weather.

Yefterday the Duke of NORFOLK gave a grand
party dinner in St. James's-fquare to his Royal High-
nefs the Patrics of WALES, and molt of the diflin-
guifhed Mont zrs of Oppofition.
Lord GWYDIR leaves town on Saturday, for his
feat in Devonfhire.

The Earl of GALLOWAY arrived on Toefrlay at his
houfe in Charles-flreet, St. James's-frprare. The
Countefs and her amiable Daughters are czpaled this
evening for the feafon.
Mr. JEPIISON, M. P. for Mallow, arrived in town
yeaerday from Ireland.
Admiral CAMPBELL is arrive I in town, and had
yeflerday a long interview with Vifcount MELVILLE
at the Admiralty.
Lord KEITH yellerday attended at the Admiralty
Board.

Mr. SIDNEY SMITH arrived yellerday at Lirnmer's
lintel, in Conduit-(Erect, and attended at the Ad-
miral Ly.

Earl and Conntefs CASSIUS and family arrived in
town on Monday from their feat Scotland.
Yeilerday as Mr. PITT was leaving St. James's
P.:lace, with Mr. HOSKISSON accompanying him, jug
as his carriage was leaving the Palace VarJ, and en-
tering Cleveland Row, one of the hind fpriogs broke,
and the carriage fell upon the Laletree. The
fler got out unhurt, and vicist hignc iu tad CA Al-
Vete/ chariot.

BOTH, yArruimr

The Royal Crefcent laR night, though the et ening
was damp, had its ufual proportion of fog 16;.,e
time after funfet.

Lady No c E NT, at her houfe in the tippet Crefe,rt,
and Lady HAYWARDEN, at her houfe in S,'nxrlet•
place, gave each an elegant entertainment tc, A Iva.
merous and fathionable party on Saturday.

Mr. P. O'K :,DErl gave hilarity to Snmerfet•ola.-%
by a fplcndid entertainment to a felal circle oft
a few evenings preceding.

The Taft arrivals here arc :

The Portuguefe Arnhaffsdor, Lord and lady Rii!lc, Sir W
Dunlock, Sir J. Brown, Sir J. Aubrey, Sir J. hens:away. it
Marcus Somerville, Colonel De IViefna, Major Ditrynipir, Etc,.
the Sub Rector of Exeter College, Rev. Doctor, Mrs. and M .T
Robins, &e &c.

Mifs SMITH ol.tained confiderable applaufe
Saturday evening in her recitation of Collins's Ole
on the Pa&ns.

jaw. ts.—The Drefs Ball, at the Upper Rooms,
lalt night, was very elegantly and fafhionahly a!
tended.—Tl3e weather to-day has been feafonable and
pleifant ; and the rides and walks, eon:critic:ly,
have been numeroufiy vifited.
TuF TtlrATßE.—Othello is announced for repre-
fentation this evening.—Some of the principal
formers here are expected fhortly to refign the
Cofturne in which they are di,tinguifhed in the
Drama, for Pahaer's words; a of forr.P
value, they regret, that they mtiq he iin6er the nt-
ceffity of parting with, when theirgccon:,
menccs.

Lord CHOLMONDELY lately yare to ILc poor al
Hoe:ghten upwArd:7 oft go joints of meat, ;co loat'es
and tool. in money, which were c:io,nib;:ted by ;-_,l
old domenic, wh,i has been in his Lorr!fhip's family
years ; this venerable char,t,fter ir nov: yea; s':
as-c, and pufliffes all the vig,)tir rf a man Lf Mt y.

It appears by a letter from Mr. EYRF, Cr•mn.an-
dant of the 11";•ig1.1./in-qe V( Lintecr.., that his cerpc,
has been tlyny.d, in contetinence of a note f:,:r.n Lori
HAVVRESSURY, intimating that there was no j',':ribr
oreqcon for their fervice.i.
The MEDUSA frigate is appointed to carry out Ma-
EIUiS CORNWALt.:.S.

The GEN Al 7¢ guns, k ordered to be pre-
pared at Plymouth for the reception of prifoncrs of
war.

A buoy is now placed on the tail of the bank in
Cork harbour, where the fpit or beacon Rood.
A report has got into circulation, of a revolt hav-
ing taker place among the troops at Martinique,
who had beta called upon to fupprefs an infurreEtioa
in the ifland. Through what channel this intelli-
gence bas been received, we have not yet been able
to learn. The report of the French Mtnifler on tip
Rate of the nation, boalls of the increafing attach:
ment of Martinique to the mother country ; to it
does of the prefervation of St. Domingo I
The alarm in the Cannel lag Friday, occationeci
by the fignal for an enemy off the weflern coda, was
the fmall Ittallan I.lwadion, which failed for Coe
Straights, and being fern off the Headland, and not
making the proper lignal, were miilaken for the ei;e-
my."Fhis fame Ruffian fquadron had been chaced
by the light frigates of the Channel tieet juit crier
they made the Lizard.

A regular fet of Dutch Papers to tha date of tLe
gth, 6th, ith, and Rth inaant, are come to hand,—
They furnith however, little novelty.

The Journal Poitigue (lot rnerly the t:yden gazdte)
of the Bth, contains an article from ConjtEltinopl,: of
the 18th of November, in which is g:yer. in the re-
gular form of a N.lte, the Rater/let :
peared relat:vc to the purpoleti dep.o:tlre of ryim fhal
BRUNE from that city, and the acculaticn which :;e
makes againft the PURT F Of havir:: been 1..:10cc.!
from its attachrnen: to France by it; acceptance of
the humiliating, cordhions c.f anotl)e,- Cou7t. T,ie
article is nearly verbatim the fame as th It which a.c
have already publifhed. In the fubfequent N re,
I.htuNE detnan:+ed his paffports, and he has, proba-
bly, ere thii time, :eft the Turki(h Car:ltal. The :r-
-moval of the RF is Lra a NUJ from niece, et we
Rated, was erpeeted to be the refult of thefc trUnC-
ii ait.) Ili

On 'ruefday fenn:glit, about ten o'clock, a fire
broke nut in a cotton work, Ayto-: Court, Old \Ten-
nal, Glafgow, K,tich, from the grki:lt aelivit)' of fon)e
of the neighbours, was got under without c!oing
much damage.
E•sT INDIA APPnnNTMENTS.—TI:e following Ca-
dets of Artillery have been polled t•' tegiments, aEi
appointed Lietitt.n,intN in neng.ll, viz.
Marrs. R. Cowing, R. Perciv4l, J. Hyde, G. Pol-
lock, and John D. Smith.
The following Cadets of Infantry have been poiud.
as Eniigns, viz.
MclTrs. W. Vincent, G. Williamfon, H. J. Bowy:r,
I. Shaw, C. H. Lloyd, Hon. T. J. Aylmer, W. Kemledy. R. 131.'1,
A. Black, J. D mean, C. AndAion, R. B. jenk.m, JAnci Hel
H. Islieliolfon, W. A Yetc, Rob. J. Wats rllmife, 14. Broad:A, r.,
J. L. Purvis, W. Rattr.ty, R. Fleming, C. a Gluier, P. M. Hz; ,
C. A. G. Wallington, W. R. Jennings, T. Chr.nce, C. C. Sm..z,
E. St. Clare.

In confzquence of an Eighth Regiment c,f Cavaley
having been rained at Bengal, the Cavalry at ttr:
elidency have bzen formed into tour btigade,, ei,;%
confiding of two Regiments, commande,a by a C.‘
lonel ; and the following changes have taken pIaCC
the Efiabliihmerst :
Lieutenants Co'ona:, John Patcr and John Orr, to be Co:Jr '
to complete theEttallinmert..

Major J. it. Hutt.&Hon, to be Lieutenant Colonel, vice Pate:
Major T. Burrows, to be ditto, vice Orr
Major A. Dean, to be ditto, on the incrrafe of the iLlifllmc

Letters from Canton, tl.tted the ril,
tion, that a fleet of about twenty piratical. pr ,as,
armed, having land..ci and rat'aged the i;:ind of Jav -
pan (one of the Ladr.--nc,), flusrtiy after fell in witi.
two Chinefe (hips of war, to which they gave battle--
the canted laded to fame hours, and ti. Chincl_ we:
obliged to theer off', haring; loft halt their crews
three of the proas were fink, and valt numbers id
their people were killed. Captain tvlitc.tut.s.v, of tic
Nancy grab, is to hax e the command of a large na•
vat force Nvh idi the Chinefe Govenment is fitt:ng
out againa thele pirates. Guam, Rota, and Timan:
are to b_ the principal points of rendezvous.

Pherouz u 1 Deen having obtained the Sovereign.
tz• of Cabal, has appointed his adopted fon to hr
Goveinor of Herat, very much againtt the wifhes ,
the people, who !Save vivlently opp9fcd the mcafur:

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