Star.
London, England, 1828-03-26 00:00:00

EXCHANGES.

Astrumsms, Miacu 21—On London, 12.-2 months, 11. 95.
• ST. PATTIMUIPaiI, MATCH 7—On London, 5 months, 10j.

The Tyne Mercury says, 4, In answer to the Memorial
recently sent from that to n to the Governors of the
Bank of England, regarding the establishment of a
Branch Bank there, that the Governor's reply is, s that
they cannot see any reason why a Branch Bank should
net be established there.' "
The Duchess of KENT and the Princess AUGUSTA
visited the Duke and Duchess of amines yesterday, at their resi-
dence in the Admiralty.
Summonses were issued yesterday morning from the
Foreign Office, Downing st,eet, for a Cabinet Cour:cil,
to be held in the afternoon. The Ministers assembled
at three o'clock, and sat in deliberation till a quarter
past five. Those present were—
Tip Duke of Wellington, Earls Bathurst, Dudley, and Aberdeen,
Viscount Melville, Lord Ellenborough, Mr. Secretary Peel, Mr.
Secretary Huskiseon, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and Mr.
Herrin. _

An American Messenger arrived on Monday with
dispatches from Mr. LAURINCI, the American Charge d'Affaires,
from his Government. /dr. LAURIKCI transacted ►usiness yester-
day at the Foreign Office, Downing-street.
A King's Messenger arrived at the Office of the
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs on Monday evening, with
dispatches from Viscount Ga.sinnu.s, oar Ambassador at Paris.
The Duke of NORTHUMBERLAND and the Honourable
Assam Ei.us transacted business yesterday at the Treasury.
Earl NELSON, Viscount BRIDPORT, and Lord Hcon,
visited the Duke of Wm.t.ourrort yesterday.
. _ .

The Duke of WELLINGTON transacted business yes-
terday with Mr. Secretary Pans
• THE LATE EARTHQUAKE IN THE NETHERLANDS.—
At Maestricht, a Catholic priest was in the act of performing the
burial service in the public cemeetry, placed, as it would seem, on
the very line the earthquake most forcibly evinced itself. Alarmed at
the unaccountable phenomenon, he, with the mourners, most uncere-
moniously left "the dead to bury the dead," and took to his heels,none
of the party pausing to take breath until they had attained the town.
At Tongres, the mass for the dead was saying in the ancient and
remarkable church of that oldest of the cities of the Netherlands,
And the corpse of a young woman was lying before the altar,
when the comn was observed to move upon the trestles that
supported it, and a strange moaning sound was heard to 611
the church. Unprepared for these unusual events, fear got the
letter of devotion. Without the " let us start fair " formality of
he Cornish curate, the priest headed his Sock in the attempt to
iscape from the church, but the doors (opening inward) were at
nice closed by the rush of the affrighted congregation ; and long and
earful was the struggle, and the cries and shrieks of the candidates
Or Catholic emancipation most alarming, cry a sortie could be
:.Ifected.

DOVEII,2Ion 25.
The Marquis and Marchioness of LONDONDERRY,
with their family and suite, Lady DALRYMPLE HAMEL-
TON and suite, Mr. and Mrs. MAY and family, Messrs
BELL, Hon. A. Tworrow, M.P. and Mr. and Mrs
TINDAL, have arrived at Wright's Hotel and Ship Inn.
on their way to the Continent.