Star.
London, England, 1810-05-29 00:00:00

OSTEND, MAY 20.

Their Majesties arrived here this day at noon.—
They came in a very handsome yacht, by the canal
cf. Bruges. His Majesty, the Emperor, before he ea-
tered.the town, visited the port, the jetties, basons,
sea-dyke, fortifications, and the extensive and magni
ticent works, commenced- since his last journey, and
now nearly tinishci.

RIGA, APRIL et.
The ice en the Duna broke at an early hour yes.
terday. The road is open, and all danger is over.
Some low-lying tracts are still under water, The
navigation, which has been so long interrupted, will
soon open again. May it contribute, in some degree,
to the revival of commerce !

The best hemp is this day noted at 19 dollars.
The various kinds of flax at from 33 to 24; pot-ash,
at from 16 to 15k ; flax seed 10 florins ; barley 34
dollars ; oats 30 ; rye 41.

P.rIRLIAMEATARr PROCEEDINGS.

HOUSE OF LORDS, MAY 2R.

In the appeal " Meckle v. Dick," Sir Arthur Pigott and Mr.
Leach were heard for the Respondent, and Sir Samuel RungHy
partly in reply.
Oil the 'notion of the Right Hon. Lord HOOD, the Bill for
Paving, Watching, and Lighting the Town of Rooney, was read
a third time and pasied.
The Stamp Dirties ourplus Approp iation Bill, the Exchequer
Bills Bill, the Machinery Exportation Bill, the Irish Insolvent
Debtors 8.11, and some other Bills, were brought up by Sir James
Graham, Mr. Grattan, Mr. Dickinson, and other Members, and
Tead a first time.
The Stamp Duties Surplus Appropriation Bill was read the first
time on the motion of the Earl of LIVERPOOL, and ordered to
be read a second time on Friday.
The Scors Courts Regulation Bill was, after sonic conversation
between the Earl of Lauderdale and Viscount Melville, ordered
to be read a second time on Wednesday.

'1 he third reading of Gard's Divorce Bill was postponed till
Friday at the request of Earl GREY, who intimated hi 3 intention
of Moving to leave out the clause prohibiting the offending party
front marrying again.
The Loan Bill, the Isle of Man Customs Consolidation Bill,and
the Scots Excise Officers Superannuation Bill, were read a second
me and committed for Wednesday.
The Irish Warehousing Bill, the Oil of Vitriol Bill, and the
Scots Roads Bill, passed through Committecs,and were reported.
Earl GREY expressed his regret at again postponing, in the
name of a Noble Earl (Donoughmore), the motion relative to the
Catholics, but it was wished, in consequence of the indisposition
of his Noble Friend (Lord Grenville), who was particularly
anxious, to be present at the discussion, and whose assistance
would be highly desirable. He was therefore desirousiof post-
poning the motion till Tuesday the sth of June.
The Duke of NORFOLK expressing a wish that it might be
postponed till the following day,
Earl GREY consented, with an understanding, that it should
certainly come on on Wednesday the tith of June, and proposed
that the motion of his Noble Friend (the Marquis 'of I.ans-
downe), relative to the Spanish Campaign, should stand for Fri-
day the Bth ; at.d that his own motion should be fixed for Wed-
nesday the 13th.
The Marquis of LANSDOWNE acquiesced in this arrange-
ment.

The Earl of DAR NI.EY postponed his motion relative to the
Return of the State of the Troops employed iu the Scheldt Expe-
Iticii ti:l Friday.
The Lords were ordered to be summoned for the tith, Bth,
and t3ch of June; and the orders fur the sth and 7th were dis-
charged; the orders tor Friday next, the Ist, remained that day,
being fixed for the Earl of Darnley's motion.
:Wk:tithed till Vi'ednesday.