Star.
London, England, 1818-03-16 00:00:00

HAGUE, MARCH 10.

In the sitting of the Chamber to-day, several Mem-
bers
spoke, not to combat the ameliorations proposed
in the Law on the Customs, but against the system
of Excise in general as it is now in force ; and they
pointed out several abuses, particularly in what con-
cerns the Distilleries, the Soap Manufactories, and
'the Entrepots. The Director-General replied to each
of these observations, acknowledged the justice of
some of them, and thanked the Members who had
pointed out abuses. From the whole speech of the
Director-General, it germs that hopes may be enter-
tained of having a new mode of levying these taxes,
and a clearer system of legislation on the subjects
proposed to the Chamber.

Yesterday Divine Service was pe
ion House by the Rev. F. W. MA'
Rev. S. CLARKE.
,
We have received French Papers to the 13th ,
Yesterday'being Palm Sundar
. a:KrEitausiv preached before' 1:
instant. They contain no political information of the t..and a numerous assembla,,,e of Nc
slightest interest. They are, however, less barren at the Chapel Royal, St. Jame.% I
than usual, for they abound with accounts of earth- Prince LEoroLo has removed fr
quakes and other natural phenomena which con-
mouth. The health of his Serene
tinue to strike the various nations of the Continent improved.
Saturday at two o'clock a Ca'
with terror : held at the Foreign Office.
Letters from the Tyrol announce that the Glacier of Order, Lord Britt:HERSH transacted l'
in the vicinity of Chiavenna, has increased this winter in a most miraltv previnsis to his leaving En,
extraordinary manner, notwithstanding the general tnildnese of
l:tr
holidays.iiament
will adjourn on Thu,
the season. From the depths of the ice, incessant and trenten-
Easter
dons roaring* are heard. The Suldenbach stream, which for- Viscountess Casri.EnEactt Teem
merly issued from this glacier, has been dried up ever since Mi- per parties on Saturday night, as
chaelmas, IEI7, and great apprehensions are entertained for the 'l'here were present—
neighbouring countries, should the heats of summer re-open a The Prince of liewe I(l,otrb,vg, tlsielFc
passage to the waters which seem to have collected within the cturou'onehsssmofar,Salihionsburyo,f
citlionitm.ss of
eky.,,n
bosom of this immense mass of ice. Similar phenomena have
CoLtess of Westmeath, fie. bee.
been observed iu the glacier of the valley of Naudersberg. The The gloomy atmosphere of ve
storm of the 234 ult. from the effects of which our shores were
Parks to be almost deserted. Tilt
exempted, spread its ravages over the greatest part of the Conti-
drive were neither numerous nor i
neat. At Turin it was attended with two shocks of an earth- The King's Theatre was comp
quake. Genoa, Savona, Alanco, and San Licata, were thrown Saturday night. The performaro
into the greatest consternation for two days by repeated caucus- cond time, Rosstsi's Bartiere
sions, and several houses were partly demolished at Alum Opera being found too long on its
but happily ne lives were lost. At Antibes, in Provence, the some judicious curtailments have
whole day (the 23d February) had been very tempestuous.— greatly add to the general effect
About four minutes past seven in the evening, a most tremen- tasteful ballet of Le Zephir went
dons rush of wind took place, and was followed by an instants- deserved eclat. The House was crt
mous calm. A dull subterranean noise was heard, the sea sod- of the first rank.
denly dashed against the rocks, and in the space of three se- Their Royal Highr,esses the Pi
conds three oscillations of the earth ware felt in a direction from Dikes of YORK and SI:sSkX, and
the S.E. to the N. W. The wind then rose again, and all the chess of GLOIXESTER, honoured t
violence of the storm revived. At twelve o'clock a fresh con- their presence on Saturday eve:
cuuion was experienced; and at a quarter past eleven the next Opera of Rob Roy, ht Lich wen: o.
morning a fourth, which was also preceded by the same deep This piece cannot fail proving e
and solemn rumbling. Before seven o'clock osi the morning of 'nest attraction.
the 25th, a fresh phenomenon presented itself; a parhelion was A letter from Copenhagen, of
' distinctly observed north of the rising sun, but the earliness of says--" We have read here in e
its appearance prevented its being generally noticed, and adding that the Duke of CLARENCE Wiil 1..
to the terrors of the people. The shocks were felt throughout Denmark. We have no Princes: marr: ig.,-s- _
all Provence, where no earthquake bad been experienced for the Princess Royal : but is c ere not leara tf.r .r.c,
eleven years. been demanded : the whe:e statement .:',ii ea''
Whilst the earth is in that state of agitation, and unfounded."
tn
the elements seem to take up the sword which man e Wm'
i
has laid down, fresh signs and visitations also arise it appears that the number of re-issaahl I.
From a Return made to the Houte ci t
Notes, of various values, stamped in 1;n31au...
in the sky. the last three years was as follows :
The Comet lately discovered at Marseilles was observed on During Ist 5 3,33.;,9041
.
the ad inst. at Augsburg, at three o'clock in the marring. It 1E16.... .......... •2,851443
1817 5 -du .61:4 ,
e
was then in the neighbourhood of the star i (iota) of the fourth :l
The variations of quantity nas chiefly in
magnitude, outside of the Southern wing of the Swan, and Notes,
above the constellation of the Fox. It is grown much larger The return is nest so tziven as to e:,:h,
state precisely what r•av have been the .iir.Ja
. since the 15th of February, when it was first noticed, and its value put each ear
o yf
Licences grante.? ;a Ilan;,er:
ear into circulation.
nucleus is now clearly discernible. The number
Such are the phenomena which operate as areal- i the• issue of Promissory Notes payabic o.
'
ling portents on the minds of the people of the Conti- 'during the yea 1817, was Sji.