Star.
London, England, 1817-05-29 00:00:00

ELiV7ITSURGI!. 2.3.

• GENEII.iI. ASSEMBL7.
Wednesday, betwixt and t.i.;!lt o'cletr in
the evening, the 11. n. the Ear! of 1.1:::! •i., ins
Majesty's liigh Commissioner to the General
of the Church of Sco,land, arrived at his Levee-
Rooms, lionttres-sgitare, where the LORD PlioVosT
And Migisirates w, re introduced to his Grace, mid,
according to ancient custom, presence 1 the saver
keys of the city, being the same t".l ich were deli.
vet.:d to his [Majesty King CHARLES I. at the tri-
umphal arch which was prepared for him to p iss
through, when he vi:ita.d this city, accompanied by
the cell bratod LAI.'D, who drlivned the
well known strrnon oil the mat,• o: the Church, in
the Chap-1 Royai at 11 iyroodhoute, :n 1628.
Yeste.day ,iast.mbly the Church of
Scotland here. 0 to tha ueint.si of the day,
Cie usual procession did not take ,ce. The s•reetso
horn the 1.. ece Roam, zo the AsEentbly.boose were
hind by dt.tac:onents Jinni the Cth lee,irrier.t of Dra•
roon Guards, from l'ier..hill, and the bSth E'not from
L;ie Castle, tlirotig!l his Gra, e t' r Corninissiorrtr,
in has state v. ith m.tendants, and a number of
Nohlainen and Gentlion,o in co icties, passed, at 12,
I'.e High Chuicll.. where he wa. tuceived by the
Loan l'itovosT and tlagi..trates in their robes. An
vic,ll.:iit sermon was peached by th.: last Mndera.
tor, Vie Rev, Dr. Joit:: Loot:, Prot,ss..r ~t
in the Uoiv‘rsity of r;t. :kndiew's, froin 1, ialt
utter d.vine service, It.s Grace the ComNtisioNrit re-
tire-I to the Assen-b'y rn‘0•11, when Ow Nlerni..ers pr i-
cceleci to choose a Nlo.l.:rat.n. Tire Rev. Dr. G AVM
GIPS, minister of St. Andrew's Church, Glasgo‘k, v. as
unanimously elected. :hie Putvce REGENT'i commis.
situ, accompanied v..:ii a letter t!i.m has Royal
Highness to the Asl:oithly, :ind his Mai. sty's n0i..1
tieneficent gar tht of 4.1,rd0; for ;he fitonicting of reii-
pious kilowic.4e in the Highl4n and blat:ds of
Sc.nland, was than real; after which los Grace
the Commissioner open(cl the Afserr.':ly with an elm-
Rant speech from the throne, to which the Mod.:ratce
made z very stiititt,te reply. •

At the recent Ssle of Dr. DISNEY'S collection of
coins, a fifty shilling piece, coined during the usur-
pation of Omen Cnouweta., and known by the
name of Oliver's B oad, WAS knocked down fur one
hundred and nine pounds.
At the request of the LORD CHANIBERLAIN, She
very interesting Opera of L'Agne.re, which was twice
performed with the greatest applause at the King's
Theatre, has been withdr.twri.

Mr. KLaiets, inten..kd to have played the part of
E:Pt Lar, in Sli.%VsPl; IRE'S TrAgedy of that name,
at Covent Gorden Theatre, before he took his Final
dt is:attire from the Stage, hitt it was intimated to the
Proprietnrs by the ',raw CIIV4ECRLAIN, that it was
not the wish of G.fvf:rtimelit that we Play should be
performed :IC the pros-lit time.

Tat-siA. t:ue yell-lamed hrerich Tragedian, arrivei
in Town yesterday hum t!ie Continent. Last night
he was introdireel to the NI stagers of Covent Garden
Theatre, and eh.. Green Room for a eon•
siderable tisne, llc spcal s fluently, having
been b lin in England, though of Ftench parents,
and educated until the age of 17, at an academy in
Du kr-street, Mat: chester.tqn al e.
Mu. KkAN.....:1111S Gs noletrian, we undertrand,
maiccs it a coostant practice., when paiising through
this town, to cell up: n a few old Irieasis with whom
he 'Nab intimate when he was a rent/xis r at our
l'heatre. It gives u: 'leisure to add, that we have
he ad many instances ut liis kitidnots alid generosity.
one of which we will take the liberty of mentionny :
Iss going through this pl.sce to his last engagenwnt
at Glasgow, he called upon a farnili with whom he
w is previously acquainted, and, on Laving the house,
slipped a Bank-sit-hagland Note into the bo.,_-sm
4 child, unknown to its moth-T, and instantly made
a rapid exit. —Durnfries .luurnal.
Mr. KLAN% clog:oil—meta with the Managers of the
American Theatresas, to rec. ive 4-10,0(ft/each year
he remains on the United Sates, with the addition of
all the expenses that tray be is:eurred by his passa a
out fr .rn and back ag Diu to England. The only
point not settled is the ,see..:rity, Mr. KRAN wishing
to have the stipulated stsur st:cuted in a banking.
house in tlsO, city. _ _

the White II at
stY'Resetga:mdacyntmo7ll.l;itnigAi
dsosmeg:iniligdiebrys, belonging to the
putal c house. at I(hightsbridgo, saw a man lying on
the ground near the doer of the above house, .:nd Cri
taking him up they found that he was lifeless ;
,
was taken into the public ht.use, and mere recognised
by the compati.j. • , Hs had iken drinking a tliort time
before, and wt,nt
.to the Juor Hatue is
anti he lived at I%l4lllingtora.
11.1,F.a I 14 lAN 11441C1i 01 W0RMW001) SCRUBS.
BAKILIt ItStl'd a quarter homy eiKhturirn kon ! u-relay night,
having hit slAs hhialted 52 mile,. L alsoN itlt at the tame
time, having guile way 9st mil. a. 111 .1.0 lat. r p.x 1 the day
he became esti-cutely hav•.ig Nei 4.11... Ili/ r Irg, wt.l,
oblitt.4 him to Itav, Woll.d. 1!e
atarttd yesterday tnerumg at a ti.;at ter Fast tire, and at tutlf in
tbr afternoon he Lad gout 85 making in the whole of el
days, 98'it ruile9, tiaxtlt did nut commence yestadly tun
till a quairer lartote ers at tcur it, the ::tßttuuth 6e 11.4 d all.
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