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London, England, 1828-07-12 00:00:00

EAST INDIA SHIPPING.

The Lalla Rookla, 11acullum, from :llaairds to Penang and Sin-
capore, was totally wrecked near Pondicherry, about Eth March.
Very little of the cargo is expected to be saved.
MADRAS, MARCH I.—The arrivals from sea ire the ship Eleanor,
Captain W. H. Edwards, from Penang, on the lith February;
and the brig Dolphin. in charge of the Officer, air. I I. Dredaz,
the Commander having died at sea, from Au. taboo, February 11.
Thursday the ship Eliza Ann, Captain Poulson, and the brig
Thistle, Captain Lear, left the roads—the former for the Southern
Ports. and the Lauer for Calcutta. F.arly yesterday morning the
ship Copernicus.. Captain Stevens, sailed for Calcutta with the fol-
lowing passengers:—Jbas Compton, 11. Compton, Esq. and the
Hon. hlr. Elliott.

The Duchesv of I(ticr t:ii ed with the Duchess of
Cuissuct on Thursday, at her seat in Bushy Park.

The Duke of CAMBRIDGE and Pi ince LEOPOLD ho-
noured the entertainment given by Lord and Lady Gamuts COLN:
Dun un Ttititsday evening, at their residence in Piccadilly with their
presence. •
i oce Fs rEnmAzy enterta'ned Prince LEOPOLD end a
nu tnett.t.: party to dinner. at lale re4ider.ce in Chandof,tre•f.

The Ear► tit CLANWILLI CAI had listitviews yesterciaj
with the Dcite of Wcwaorox and the Earl of A

.1... rd EL LENnORKIGII and Mr. 'CftoKKK vs sted the
Duke of Wait.u.csorr yesterday at the Treasury.

The Eri t t CH.% ANI Ira ...acted business yester Jay
at the ruluoidi Office. Downtng•,trcet.

Siomou rit Lave A rind dinner tq the Duke
and Durhes4 of Gioucataraa, and a select party, platerday, at his
ear at It:chpond.

The lei urn of Counsellor O'Coianscs.. a 4 Knight of
the Shire for the County of Clare, iu announced in the Gasetk of
lest night.
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T 1: Gazette,' last night contains an Order in Conn-
di. that no bsllot or entolmknt for the Local Militia. shall take
place for the sp.ce of oae year from and after the 16th butane, but
that (be hallo: or err...lntent shall continue suspended for that time.
A Mee. ing of the Vortligoese Nierchatots was t eiJ
yesterd-ty, to consider on the best means to be taken to preserve
their prop rty from sailing into the hands of the •Miguelites. •
A second body of those distinguished men who hsJ
been driven from Lisbon by the atrocious persecuCons of the
Usurper are about to embark for Oporto. A steam-boat has been
chartered for their conveyance, and they will leave our shores at
the beginning of the week. .The tollowin.! are the names of some
of them :—Conde D'Atv.t, the father, Conde D'AivA, the son,
Marquis de VALI:ma, Conde de LismAass SA, a Captain, Colonel
ftAivazA, a Corregidor de BSI FM, Jove DAs NAVIS, BAWLS, SCHIIOr
ROCHA, an Advocate, and Dr. THOMAS d'ASSLI INASCAKEKHAS.

The gr arch of inrellect ►een), to be making rapid
progress in France, even among the knights of industry, for slot
Irss th.au six booksellers shops %sere broken into, and nearly emp-
tied of their contents, in the course of the last week.

Yesreid •y evening, while Mr. LANs ho TER, the co-
median, of Sadler's Wells Theatre, wu sitting he Long Room
of the Sir Hugh Middleton Tavern, opposite that Theatre, he was
attacked with a fit. Medical aid WAS immediately procured, and
an attempt wae•made to bleed him, without effect, as he expired
almost immediately._ _ _ _

DRURY-LANK THEATRE—A Meeting of the Proprie-
prietori of Drury lane Theatre was held yesterday in the Saloon ;
the Right lion. Jona CALa*AFT, M.P. in the Chair. Mr. CAL-
CRAFT briefly congratulated the Proprietors on the increasing good
prospects ut the Theatre since it came Into the hands of the present
Lessee. They might shortly expect to have all their difficulties
removed, and a dividend of profit declared. The Report of the
Sub-Committee was then read. It stated that the present Lessee
bad paid this year's rent to the Trustees, for the 2110 nislits stipu-
lated in his leave, and for 19 additional nights that the Theatre had
born open. They had, during the year, reduced the dent of the
'theatre considerably—it was now only 15,090 i. and the Trustees
had in their bands a balance of 6,0001. which they would apply to
the further liquidation of the'debt, which two or three years of
s.milar success would completely pay off. The Report was unani.
mously adopted. A conversation ensued on the propriety of voting
a aunt is Mr. ELLISTON, OM whose property had been sacrificed, a,
well as that of his father, is forwarding the objects of the Rana
Lindholm% but nothing was resolved ou in consequence.
ANOTHER FIRE IN RED LIDN•STAIET, HOLBORN.--
Laa Met, about twelve o'clock, a fire broke out its the
house L }via, a plumber, in Red Lion-Streit
which burned wittigieat.tury, and at one time threat
'cried the satiny or the houses adjoining. 'The prompt
Arrival cf the ungities, with the active exertions Of the.
firemen, confined the destructive dement to tr:e !must:
in vrtiich it•nriginated, but which it teduced to ashes.
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No part of the property 'or furniture WAS preietvcd.