Star.
London, England, 1821-06-18 00:00:00

THURSDAY.

Duke of DTTONSIIIRE'S Party.
Dirs. Wm. GOSLING'S Rill, Portland-place.
Lady Louts.% thavav's Rout, Clifford-street.
Mrs. Ildwarnes 13.11, Park-street.
Bishop of WINCHESTER'S Party, George-street, Westminster.
Lord LONSDALE'S Party, Charles-street, Berkeley-square.

FRIDAY.
Dowager Lady Baosncy's Rout, Berkeley-square.
Countess Baowrr.ow•'s Ball, Cavendish-square.
Marchioness of CAisnaN's Party, Arlington-street.

SATURDAY.
Marchioness of LONDONnEIiftY% Party after the Opera.
Lord DE DuNSTANVIZLE'S l'Arty, Upper Grosvenor-street.
The Countess of ARRAN'S Party, Dover-street.

Yesterda% the Rev. W. F. BLOMBERG performed
Divine Service before the Kix° and his Household.

The Duke of Yoftx, the Duke and Duchess of CLA.
RENCE, and the Princess AUGUSTA, attended Divine
Service yesterday at the Chapel Royal.
Yesterday Prince LEOPOLD, accompanied by Colo-
nel ADDENBROXE, attended Divine Service at St. Phi-
lip's Chapel, Waterloo. place.
Saturday afterncon, about two o'clock•, the Dttke
and Duchess of CLARENCE left town for Bushy Park.
Their Royal Highnesses returned to London at night.
The Duchess of KENT dined with Prince LEO.
POLD on Saturday.
Saturday evening the Princess AUGUSTA, Prince
I.LopoLD, and the Duchess of KENT, honoured the
Italian Opera with their presence.
Yesterday the Duchess of GLOUCESTER, the Prin-
cess AUGUSTA, and the Princess SOPHIA, visited the
Duchess of CLARENCE.

The Duchess of .CLARF.NCE visited the Duchess of
KENT yesterday at her residence at Kensington Palace.
Lord and Lady CKANBORN are returned to town
from I latfield.

The Earl of CALEDON has arrived at the Earl of
HA RDWICKE'S house, in St. James's-square, from
Wimpole, Cambridgeshire.
The Alarquis of LONDONDERRY is much recovered
from his attack of the gout. The Noble Marquis re-
ceived visits on Saturday from the Duke or WEL-
LINGTON, the Earl of WESTMORELAND, and several
others of the Cabinet Ministers.

The Marchioness of LONDONDERRY'S party, on Sa-
turday, after die Opera, was elegantly attended.
Lady G. H. CAVENDISH gave another splendid
Rout on Friday evening, which was attended by up-
wards of 400 distinguished fashionables.
The Duke of BEDFORD entertained a large party
at dinner yesterday, at his house, St. James's-square.
The Marchioness of Satasauay's Convertazione,
yesterday evening, in Arlington-street, was very fa-
shionably attended.
The Earl of DARLINGTON gave an elegant enter-
tainment yesterday to the Doke of YORK, the Duke
of NEWCASTLE, the Marquis of LANSDOWN, the Earl
of IlLesisrox, and several other distinguished per-
sonages, at his house in St. James's-square.
Lord and Lady GRANTHAM had a distinguished
party yesterday at their house, St. James's-square.
Lord CARRINGTON entertained a large party at
dinner yesterday, at his house, Whitehall.
Sir EDWARD CODRINGTON, Bart. entertained a
large party at dinner yesterday, at his house, Charles-
street, Berkeley-square.
Lady WILLIAM BENTINCE'S Rout, on Saturday, in
Park-lane, was numerously and fashionably attended.
Mr. ALEXANDRE, the Ventriloquist, was taken so
suddenly ill, on Saturday, as to prevent the possibility
of giving a sufficient notice; the consequence of
which was, crowds %%ere disappointed when they ar-
rived at the doors. The apology was, however, re-
ceived without much dissatisfaction, and the perform-
ance was announced for this evening.
SADLER'S WEl.x.s.—This Theatre continues its ca-
reer of success; Mr. EGERTON'S exertions to produce
novelty deserve our warmest praise. The new Pan-
tomime of Harkquin at Home, gains nightly in at-
traction ; the splendour of the scenery, by GREEN..
woon, surpasses anything ever before produced at
this establishment. We understand the Heart of Mid-
Lothian is the performance for Monday next, in
which Mrs. EGERTON will perform her original cha-
racter of Madge Wildfire.
THE PARK.—The louring appearance of the atmos-
phere, the clouds of dust, and the easterly wind, were
all considerable drawbacks yesterday. Still the pro-
menade exhibited a bright display of elegantly-
dressed belles, in which the tonish drab, or lilac-co-
loured boot, laced at the side, and fringed, was
not least noticed on a well-turned ancle. Lavender
colour is still a favourite for dresses and spencers.
The phalanx of vehicles extended as usual to Cum-
berland-gate at five o'clock.
RECEIVERS-GENERAL...—The Report from the Se-
lect Committee of the House of Commons on the
duties of the Receivers-General of Land and As-
sessed Taxes, has been printed. The Receivers-Ge-
neral have long formed a most important class of
sinecurists, who have hitherto not attracted sufficient
attention. The Committee recommend that the Re-
ceivers-General shall have fixed salaries, and that
their number shall be reduced from sixty-six to forty-
four. Out of thirty-six only twenty-eight perform
even in part their duties in person. The others act
by deputy. This practice is now to be discontinued;
and instead of leaving large balances in the hands of
country bankers, who are connected with the Re-
ceivers, the remittances are to be managed as they
are in the case of the Lkci,c.

NAVAL INTELLIOENCE.

Saturday the dispatches for Bengal, br the 'toils Florentia,
were closed at the East India House, and delivered to the Corn-
nurdcr of that ship.

Monday, seven Mates and Midshipmen passed their exami-
nation fur Lieutenants, at the. Royal Naval College.
The wreck of the foreign brig Joanna, found on her Seam
ends off the Isle of Wight, without any person on board, by
some pilot boats and the Dulpkin revenue cutter, and towed into
Spit head on Sunday sennight, was brought into harbour on Wed.
nesday, and taken posses..ion of as a droit of Admiralty.
Fzeseturrn, Just 15.—Wind Arrived the hope's An-
chor, netts from Longsonnd. Sailed his Majesty's ship 14p-
m:us, for eork; and Stamper packet, with a Mail for Lisbon.
The Swiftsure and Montague packets, for the Brazils and Ame-
rica, are further aetaincd.
PLYMOUTH, Juste IG.—Wind R.—Arrived yesterday his Ma-
jesty's ship StRINOAPATAII, from the Eastward. Sailed the
Om:neut. cutter, for Beaumatis. Arrived to-day the Trout,
Haar, front Dantzic, in 17 days ; and Ann, GOODWIN, from
Jamaica. Arrived off this port, the Echo, GOODMAN, from 11am-
bt;rgh for Sr. Thomas's ; Inson CDINOLE ; and Hero, Dowmx,
front Memel for Cardiff. Sailed the Grace, ROWE, for New
South Shetland.

Poanstousn, Juts' 17.—Wind N.H.—Arrived, his Majesty's
ships 'lnc and Amiss, from a cruise. Sailed, his Majesty's
ship PYLAHUS, for llarbadoes; the Success, Sophia, and Pilot,

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transports, for the Mediterranean.
Heat, Jura l7.—Wind N. E.—Came down from the River
yesterday and sailed, the Young Arlon, CLERING, for Sierra
Leone. Arrived and remains, the Golden Grove, Nazra, from
Jamaica. Came down from the River to-day and sailed, the
Henry, Hammon, for Quebec ; and Marys, Fnuasv, for Oporto.
Arrived and sailed, with the rest of the homeward-bound, for
the River, the Elizabeth, FERRIMAN, from Jamaica ; and Eliza-
beth, Farm, from Tobago. Arrived and remains, his Majesty's
ship DISPATCH, from a cruize.
HARWICH, JUNK 16.—Arrived, the Leicester packet from
Cuxhaven, and the Prince of Orange packet from llolland, each
with a Mail. Put back, the Princess Charlotte packet, for Cux-
haven. Sailed, the Lady Nepean packet, with a Mail for Holland.
NORTH SIIIELOS, JUNIC 15 —The Rochdale, lioweallos, of
Sunderland, got upon the In-sands at high water, but after dis-
charging part of her cargo of coals, the got off much damaged.
Cintrox-Houss. JUNE IC—Ships Entered Inwards :—Regalia,
from Jamaica; Mary and Ann, from Liverpool; Anna, from
St. Petershurgh ; Ocean, from Palermo ; Eliza, from Naples ;
Nelson, from Jamaica; Union, from Memel; Thornley, from
Demerara; and Three Sisters, from Cork. Cleared Outwards :
Hero, for Cadiz ; Marshal Blucher, for Rotterdam; Eclair, for
Trieste; Flora, for Antwerp; Brilliant, for Elsinore; Trade, for
Hamburgh •' Bee, for ditto; Unity, for Dublin; Prince of
Waterloo, for Ostend ; Duke of Kent, for Rotterdam ; Jane,
for Bergen; Alfred, for Elsinore; Eniulous, for Calais; and
Canada, for ditto.
DISTRIBUTION OP PRIZE-MONIT.—The Plover, for the Specu-
lation, the 12th of July, at No. 22, Arundel-street, Strand, and
recalled there.

CHILL—We subjoin a copy of a letter addressed
by Captain SHIRREFF, of his Majesty's ship ANDRO.
al ACHE, to the Masters of the British ships Edward
Ellice, Lord Suffield, and Indian, taken off the coast
of Peru by Lord COCHRANE'S squadron. By Captain
SHIRREFF'S letter it would appear that the Chilian
Government is acknowledged by this Government—
a circumstance which we believe was not before ge-
nerally known. The American Captain, DOWNE3,
however, treats the Chilian squadron as enemies, and
seizes the American vessels which they may have
captured; whereas our Captain only negociates for
their being sent to Valparaiso for adjudication. The
three vessels abovementioned arrived there for that
purpose in the end of February. The lion. Captain
SPENCER, of his Majesty's ship GIVEN GLENDOWER,
at Valparaiso, wrote, on the 27th of February, to the
Director, requesting to know the grounds for the de-
tention of these ships. The Agents to Lloyd's there
had protested against the seizure of the vessels and
cargoes, and, in conjunction with Captain SPENCER,
intended to make every exertion for their liberation :
" His Majesty's ship Andromache, off Callao, Jan. IL
" Gurruntrn—l have to acknowledge the receipt of your
letter of the 29th ult. which is the first that has reached me;
and I have to inform you, that as soon as I ant in possession of
any facts to prove the property under your charge (which has
been detained by the Chilian squadron) to be bona,* belonging
to British subjects, I shall claim it as such. But you must un-
derstand, that, as my instru;tions are particularly explicit in
ordering me to act perfectly neutral, I cannot follow Captain
I)owncs's plan of seizing your vessels by force, as such an act
would be a declaration of hostilities, on my part, against the
Chilian Government, who, as a belligerent Power, have a right
to detain any suspected property, although under a neutral flag ;
and an attempt to take it away by force would, according to the
laws of nations, condemn it in foto as a prize.

" I am particular in mentioning these circumstances to you,
as you might otherwise expect more than I, or any other Officer,
should be able to accomplish. In the meat-dime I shall protest
against the vessels being detained here, instead of being sent to
Chili for adjudication ; as I shall also do of your boats and men
being used fur warlike purposes. "W. 11. SIIIRREFF.
" To Messrs. P. F. heath, S. Brown, W. Croyser, and P. A.
Could; and when read, to be transmitted to others whom
it may concern."

His SICILIAN MaJewry has ordered the Spanish
squadron, which was in the Bay of Naples, to depart
without delay ; and, further, prohibited it from an-
choring in any of the pctrts of his kingdom.
Friday last, in the House of Lords, the great quer.
Lion between the Marquis CHOLNIONDELEY and Lcr.t
CLINTON was finally decided in favour of the latter.
An estate of £:20,0(X) a-year depended on this suit. "
I'o-morrow the two beautiful planets, Jupiter and
Saturn, will be in apparent conjunction, their dis-
tance being only two minutes, and will present to
the contemplative mind a majestic appearance; their
apparent place being in 21. of Aries, they will rise
about one o'clock, P. st.; and in the evening, in the
west, they may be observed approaching toward the
horizon. About the beginning of August they will
appear stationary ; and, arum that time until the mid-
dle of December, present an interesting appearance,
moving in a retrograde direction. About the mid-
dle of November they will again appear to be in con-
junction, after which, this beautiful phenomenon will
not again occur for twelve years.
CORN F.xcuAr r , MARK-I.ANE Just B.—We had a vcry'arce
supply of Wheat this Morning from Essex, Kent, and Suffo,,,
but principally from the former County, and, notwi:hst ndirg
the unseasonableness of the weather the trade was exceedingly
heavy, having but little demand, and that confined to the finest
samples, which obtained last Monday's prices ; no other descrip-
tions could be got off. Barley fully supports the prices of tYs
day week, having but a short supply at raarket to-day. The
arrivals of Oats continue abundant ; the sale of which was nat
so brisk as last week, but prices remain the same. Current
prices as under ;
ErGLISH. Small Beans ............18s 31:'s
Wheat, Kent and Tick ditto 04s :9s
Essex 36s 59s Oats, Potatoe sl3s 236
Suffolk ........ ......... 34s 58s --- Poland ..... r4s
Norfolk 44s 54s I-- Feed 141 !Cs
Rye......, ..—..... ....... 26, 28s Flour, per Sack 45s no
Barley 00s 26. Rapeseed, per Last £34 £36
Malt s2s sss TORVIGN.
White Peas 3O, 34s Wheat, Dantaic .54s 60.
-----, Boilers ...565 40s Baltic Bed, Ilambro' or
Grey Peas ^es 30s Brabant red 5Ol 54s
15111TIITIELD 14A JIME 18.—Beef, 3s. 6d. to 4s ed. per
'stone of Slbe. ; :Mutton, 3s. 6d. to 41. 6d. Veal, 4s. 6d. to ss. 4d.
Pork, 4s. 6d. to :is. 6d. Lamb, 4s. 6.1. to 6s. 6d.—Cattle at Mar.
Iket, 13ea5t5,1,450 ; 2/0; Sheep and Lambs, 16,100; rigs,
4250.—1hy and :straw per load, 114 y, 7,1. 10s. to 41. is. (....k.ver,
41. to Ll. Cs. Straw, it. 86. to IL I.:S.