Star.
London, England, 1816-11-25 00:00:00

TlibrofiziND DUKE

• &turd ay, at three o'clock, the Grand Doke Ntr
ettotas held a levee, for formally recriv;ng the A ttl
bassadors, Minisori, Charge d'Affaires, &:. watch
I was attented by the whole. of them, in their full
state costume %rid suites, except the I'rus ign Am.
bassador; his Secretary, howevar, was presort(.
Wirtemberg Minister Appeared in dip mourning far
his Sovereign, wearing a large 6411.0 f crape, tied in
roses and . bows, which had a very sollmil effect.—
His Serene Highness the sPrihce of SAxs: Cotiouvo
came to London for dr_ express purpose of he.ing.pre.
sent. His St,rene High:less personally knersen to
the Grand Duke. After the Levee, tier Grand Duke •
went out in his carriage, to return the visit of 'the •
Dukes of YORK and CLastexce, but their Royal High.
nesses were unfortunately from borne.
In the evening the Grand Duke, with hie suite,
went in two Royal carriages to Carlton Hour,. to
dine with the
.PttINCE REGENT. The Grand Duke
was conducted by the Lord in Waiting, Sir BEATA..
BLOOMPILLD, and other C-urCattend•lnts.. it:to
the presence of the PEINCL REGENT, who rece:ve4
him most graciously. There were pr.:sent to newt
the Grand Duke— •
The Dukes of York and Clarence, the Russian, Austrian,.
['reach, and Spans :t Anilmu:adors, Viscount :;idatou•h, EICI
lialturst, Vi.count McNair, the Marquis of Wtneboaer, the.
Walvis of Cho:niondeley, the Lord Chanoellor, dtc.
At eievcn o'clock the Grand Duke returned' to
St. Alban's House. •

Yesterday morning the Grand Duke, utten.leJ,try
his suite, went to the Russian Chapel, in
street. After the service he rode out nn horseback,
attended by his st►ite, in the Parks, &c. &c. ' ; ,
A little before five o'clock the Grand Duke re,
ceived a visit from the PKINCE RIMINI% kits ILoyal
Highness remaiaed a considerable time.

The Seven Incorporated Trades of the Ancient and
Logal Burgh of Dumfries, with that kindred. civic
feeling which has ever distinguished them, have pre;
sensed their Townsman, THOMAS REID, Esq. Chair.
man of the Court af Directors of the East Indiee
Company, with the Freedom of their Incorporation‘
as a mark of the high sense which they entertain of
his Virtues and talents.
We announced last week the arrival of the LEDA
frigate, Captain SAYER, at Portsmouth, from the..
East Indies, after an absence of upwards of seven\
years; and out of the whole of the officers and crew
that sailed in her only thirteen persons are now on
board ; the others having died in India, been sent
home invalided, or • removed to orher ships. The
LEDA left Trincomaleeett the 26th of July last.—
Rear-Admiral Sir RICHARD KING arrived there on the
22.1 from England. All the ships on the war estab-
lishment had received orders to proceed to England
to be paid.off, and are now on their passage. During.
the Lames stay in India, she was employed under
the suctessive commands of the late Ad rnirals D it u a
Sir SAMUEL HOOD, and S;r GEORGE BURLTON. Upon
the decease of the two latter Officers, Captain SAYER
succeeded to the chief command in that sea, and !lois..
ted a broad pendant. A detachment of the 19th
Regiment came home in Ole LEDA. She-is ordered ,
to be paid off at Sheerness.
The Carpenter of the NORTHUMBRRI. CID was fre-
quently employed on Awe. at St. Helena, in &time •
up BONAPARTE'S apartments, when BoNAPARTZ would
enter into conversation with hins,•astisieh he always
eqsleavoured to render palateable by asking the.ol-
- as to the welfare of his family in England; in'
the course of which the Officer told him he had no.
father,. but hehad a father-irolaw, and that he took
self. .Borinraters replied, " Then I will tali him a.
snuff-hoz." which he did. The old man, whose name
is Spas, and lives at Long Coppice, near Emiworth,
shews it to all hit friends and neighbours with corm.
spondenc feelings of pride and gratification.
Lord COCHRANE still remains In confinement, and
is determined not to comply with the judgment of the
Court, upon the priocip'‘, it is said, that it is harsh
and unjust, after the recommendation to mercy whiCh
accompanied the verdict of the jury on his trial. Some'
of his friends, the Electors of Westminster, seem fully •
disposed to approve the course he has taken; and a
meeting. is to bevelled for the purpose of taking into
consideration the propriety of entering into a sub.
scription to pay the Noble Lord's fine and fees. It.
is to be proposed that no subscriber shall contribute
more than one meg. If this proposiion should'
adopted, the number of subscribers necessary to make
up the fine will amount to 24,000.
Miss PLusarrna, whose interesting account of her
Residence in France must he fresh in the recollection
of out Readers, is about to publish a Narrative of ter
Residence in Ireland during the years 1814 and 1815.
It will be embellished with a Portrait of the Author,
and twelve Plates of remarkable Scenery, front
drawings taken on the spot.
DRURY
_LANZ THEATRE —Mr. KEAN made his
appearance on Saturday night, for the tint time, in
the my arduous Character of Sir Edielrd Moniker,
in the ,Play of The. roil Chia : his perforsmince'
thtoughtn;;.v/sis Wed .with shouts nt pprolutioti ;
'and
at thsuclose of. the piece, -/n unusual tribute was
paid to the excellence of the prfornutnce; when Mr.
Wada.Aca 'came on to announce its repetitiun for
,Tuesday, a 'hundred voices from the pit called 0ut....
" On Monday—Monday." Upon which Mr. WAL.
LACE retired, and on his •return saisl—" Ladies and
44. Getitlemen, I am authorized by Mr. Raz, the
.44 Manager, to say, that in compliance with your flat-
" wring demand, this piece will be repeated on Moe.
46 day," which was received with thunders of ac-
clamation. '
• CORN EXCEIANOE, NOVEMBER tS.
The supply of all Grain Ening very,bitott this
morning, and having many buyers of *Wheat at
Market, what appeared sold freely at in advance of
1.5,. per quarter on Monday's prices.—Barley is 6s.
to Bs, per qr. dearer.—White Peas are 10s. and Grey
es. per qr. higher.—Beans and Oats have advanced
full ss. per qr.—Flour has risen 10s. per sack. .
esteem pawn 45 Umbra:
assoras ma. Tide Dam, MIL 744.
What, KM and Kati, Old, I Ora, Potatue, 42. 201.504.
11:4. 1304.—New, 100 a. ma. Dino, Poland, sass 425. Naas
Suffolk, 100$. 1204. Dine, Feed, 3 .s. 40044 mss. He
Norfolk, Ws. 1005. • Rapeseed, 452 Jess eve fast
Rye. ans. 75. Flour, Wm. 105.. per pack,
' 6MITHFIP.LD MARMItf, NOVEMBER •
' Bed as Ikl se es .4dl Vaal 4* od sa .
• , Meads 30 ro et •id t Pdk Ss 01 .
pipits Si 40.....Aticq and Lambs 15,$0—Calve,. 16u —Popp* •
HAY AND STRAW. PER LOAD.
Idsadvir Hay 41'04 to en 004 l Cloter a Oa t• et 1/a;
Straw 111 ft. a * nia • - - •