Star.
London, England, 1817-03-10 00:00:00

PeRLIAMEIVTAAY BUSI2IESS.

Tate DAY •-•Orders...4olllllllttitil 0111 Saving Banks 11111—
Gum Preservation 311, second thseCoassnittee Of Supply—
Ccantsiuee of Ways and Mesas—Further Censidetation of the
Ripon of the Seditious Meedop 3111—Comasktee on the Mad.
Houses Bill—Committee es the indemaky Btil—Consailttee on
the Acts Cochineal Sad laji_iger—Cesamittee on the London Coal
Bili—Consmittee ea the link likeenty IN/L—Nodstes—Mr. Mar-
tin-Willi to expedite the Piassillege in the Court of Ezdter,
by she sluing of a In* ledge M Matson of liquity.—d
Palinersmn--Ampiellumeleis the Cammeittee of Supply —Mr.
Ward—Ordemes Admen is the Cemokese of Seppif.—Mr.
Bennett—To revive the Pam Conmeitteesund to present a Pets-
tins Gem New South Wales, eamplinieg of GOWDer MS&
quint.; and the Return of Lunatics etmlined in the Coldbads-
Aside Prison.—Tbe Chancellor el the Exchequer—To refer the
geobequer Bill Accounts to the Committee of Supply—Also
further Exchequer BUI Accounts—and Prsocol of th. Treaty
with Frame, of November, 1115, aedg a Grant to the
British Army.
Ts-moaaew.—Notices.—Mr. Brougham—Medea
the Distress of Trade and Manufactures.—Sr Joins Newport—
Motion regarding the Report on the English Court of may.
Mr. Peel-411i to amend the Peesereades of the Peace Act in
indami.--Order.—Cerne Lawn Repeal Bit
W 111)11 a seae.—Notice.—Ceeneral Thousten—Ao Account oil
the Assessed Tens, which would have been payaNe by Persons
OW in foreign parts.—.Order.--Adjawned Dabate respect*
Reform Petitions. -

tiivasuay,--Notien,--Mr. Bennett—Motion reprding the
A ante/ Mr. Herrin on the Ovil blest DeipartMent...—
.--Paeper Settlement BM, mewl time.

THE EvENING STAR.

LONDON.

MONDAY, MARCH 10, 10117.
PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT TWELVE frames s
Reduced shut—Cons. money, 6911—for April, 70i
4 per Cent. shut—S per Cent. Navy, 99 ii
Exchequer Bile Ga. 15s. pr.—lodla Bomb S 9 40 pr.

We were correct when we stated on Friday, that
no dispatches had been received from Pekin; but we
now find, that that very circumstance was unfavour.
able to the hopes that had been entertained from the
Embassy under Lord AMHERST. It was a part of
the policy of the Chinese to prevent any intercom-
munication whatever between dm Embassy and the
English Factory at Canton ; nor was it possible in
any way whatever, but through the Chinese Autho-
rities, for any letter from the Embassy to reach Can-
ton. There is now every reason to believe that the
Mandarines and Chinese Merchants at Canton bad
received accounts from the Capital, on which the ru-
mours mentioned in the letters before alluded to were
founded; and that their accuracy has since been con-
firmed by the return of the Embassy to Canton.—
Indeed we understand that the Aware, Captain M.
MAXWELL, with Lord Ammar and suite on board,
is now on her passage from China. and may be ex-
pected to reach England in a month or five weeks.
In another column we have given the substance of
what is circulated respecting this Embassy, from
which it will be seen that the ostensible cause of fai-
lure is ascribed to disputes about etiquette—respect-

ing
the prostrations reqriired in approaching the EM.
exams I It is true that some relaxation in this cere.
mony had been allowed by the last EMPEROR to Lord
MACARTNZY ; but his present MAJESTY would not
dispense with any of the usual formalities; and we
apprehend that no just cause of complaint exists in
the bare refusal of an audience to those who could
,not or would not make their approach in the forms
required by the usage of the country, eXery Court
having its own forms, and being alone competent to
decide on the ceremonies of an audience to which
foreigners are hot invited.
But we have no tioubt whatever that other motives
operated with the Cqurt of Pekin than mere conside-
rations of etiquette; for it is very well known, not-
withstanding the pretended immutability of their
usages, that there is not a people upon the face of the
earth more subtle at contriving evasions of the most
positive ordinances whenever prudence may dictate a
different line of prilicy.—When Lord Macwartiax's
Embassy was received, there was' not` single indi-
vidual in his suite that could speak a single word of
the Chinese loguage : elm kind of intercourse was
necessarily obliged to be carried on through the
medium of Chinese interpreters: The inference of
the Chinese was natural—that such men could obtaiti
only as much information as the Court might choose
to give them ; but 'not one syllable more. Of the
suite of Lord AMHERST not less, we balieve, than
eight persons read and speak the Chinese language...
and some of them fluently. Was it to be expected
that so cautious and suspicious a people as the Chi-
nese should give the same ficilities to these, as to
men who could not speak a word to them in their
own tongue
As to the consequences to be apprehended from
the British cohoNsteent from the Ascent to the Chinese
forts, we can assure those who are alarmed on this
account, that they have nothing to fear. The cir.
cumvallation of the Chinese guard-boats was a mere
trial of bragadocia—a trial of the patience and for-
bearance of John Bull. which would probably have
been followed by some farther insult—had he
tamely submitted to it ; which was perhaps not
ordered by the Supreme Power, and .to account
for which the Agents will probably tnntrive ten
thousand lies in their Report of the affair to the
Emperor—if it shell ever be reported. The pro-
bable object was to extort presents or money—not
for the Government, but for some of the Maeda-
rines. At Canton the affair excited no surprise what-
ever; and the Au:horities, when spoken to on the
subject, spoke of it with great lightness, only expres-
sing great surprise that " so trifling an sfair should
have induced the English Captain to fire real Aot."

Last night a Flanders Mail reached the Geneial.
Post• Office, but the •accounts which it brings are
comparatively insignificant. It is true, indeed,; that
there have been some rumouri of an approaching
war between Russia and Austria ; but, on the other
band, it appears by accounts from Petersburgh, that
Russia has been reducing the number of her troops
—a circumstance not likely to take place were a war
at all contemplated by that Power.

Yesterday, at three o'clock, a Cabinet Council was
held at the Foreign Office, which sat till about fire,
and was attended by all the Cabinet Ministers. Lord
&mourn, however, only remained an hour, and
went to his office to transact business.
The Duke and Duchess of- CUMBERLAND, accom-
panied by the young Princess Simms, took an airing
in their chariot, yesterday, in the Parks, &c.
Yesterday Divine Service was performed at Carl-
ton House by the Rev. F. W. 840/111E110 and the
Rev. Dr. STAMM CLAW.
Friday evening the Duke and Duchess of thou.
casts* gave a grand entertainment to the Purace
Runoff, who came to meet the Grand Duke NI-
CHOLAS, previous to his Impecial Highntss leaving
England.