Star.
London, England, 1821-03-16 00:00:00

VIENNA, FEBRUARY Q.

Letters from Laybach announce that there is a
certain stagnation in the negotiations at this moment,
`which is attributed to a Note that the Court of Lon-
don has caused to be delivered to the Congress. It
is asserted that the present state of Spain and Portu-
gal has been the object of several conferences be-
tween the Prince de Metternich and M. Capo d'lstria.

Extract of a letter from a highly respectable com-
mercial house in Naples, to a correspondent in Perth,
dated Feb. 18, 1821 :—" There is every appearance
that invasion will be met by a most determined re-
sistance on the part of the natives. We have hardly
any fears either for our persons or property, from the
union and good feeling of at least all the middle and
higher classes of society ; and the tranquillity of the
city will be protected by 18,000 or 20,000 military,
and a respectable civic guard, consisting of 12,000
or 15,000 men. Until the result of the defence of our
frontiers is ascertained, we fear that we cannot hope,
to have to advi4e much aiachnration in commerce."

IMPORTANT ACCOUNTS, BY EXPRESS,

FROM PARIS.

INSURRECTION OF TUE PIEDMONTESE.

We are informed that two or three expresses have
arrived this morning from Paris, with the imi octant
information that the Piedmontese, and the inhabit-
ants of the whole of the North of Italy, have risen,
and declared in favour of the Neapolitans.
When the accounts came away; they had assem-
bled an army of forty thousand men, to march
to the assistance of the Neapolitans. The Austrians
will be thus between two fires. A great timber of
French Officers, formerly in the 'service of BONA.:
PARTE, have joined the standard of the Piedmontese.
The arrival of these accounts has had the effect
of depressing the Funds above a half per cent.—
Consols opened at 731/8 A for the Account, but from
the immense sales that.tooli place on the knowledge
of the Piedmontese insurrection, they fell to 7'2.3/4.—
The Market still looks exceedingly heavy, and a fur-
ther depression is fully expected.

The last quotations of the French Funds present a
decline of three-quarters per cent. being at 82 f. 80 c.

The Duke and Duchess of CLAaeNce were to have
dined with the Duchess of KENT, at Kensington Pa-
lace, on Wednesday, but they were obliged to decline
the invitation in consequence of the indisposition of
his .Royal Hiohness, who is suffering under the effects
of a severe cold.

Yesterday the Duchess of CLARENCE took an air
ing in her_carriage, and visited the Princess SOPHIA.
Viscount and Viscountess Moarmw have arrived at their
house in Park-street, from the Earl of CA SLISLE'S seat, Castle
Howard, Yorkshire.
• The Earl and Countess of Dnattscrox and family have left
their scat, itaby Castle, Durham, for Yorkshire.
Sir Jon:: and Lady Pot.t.rm and family arrived yesterday at
their new residence in Alhenuut•-strcet, from their seat near
Andover.

The lion. Captain PAKENHAM, bTrs. PAICILVHAN, and family,
have leftliatebett's llutel, Dover-street, fur Ilirmitigham.

The Duke of DEVON. SHIRE gave a grand dinner on
IVednesday to the Archbishop of YORK, the Earls of
DARNLEY and DERBY, and the other iNrectors of the
Ancient Music ; Lord and Lady MonPgrn, Hon
Mr. and Mrs. LAwn, and several other distinguished
persons were of the party. Yesterday his Grace en-
tertained another patty at Devonshire House.
It will be perceived, by the Parliamentary Report
of last night, that Mr. CRON ER gave notice, that if
the Dill in favour of the Roman Catholics should go
into a Committee, he should move that it be an in-
struction to the Committee to enable his MAJESTY to
make provision for the Roman Catholic Clergy.
Mr. CANNING arrived in town on Wednesday
night, from Paris, in order to attend the second read-
ing of the Catholic Bill.
It is said that the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
has abandoned the idea of proposing the measure of
which he had given notice, for raising the legal ten-
der in silver from 40s. to

Sir Wit.ntasi ROWLEY paired off with Mr. Hos-
lassos on the Report.of the Army Estimates.
Aunaces.—The second Ball for the season took
place on Wednesday evening, at these elegant Rooms.
Dancing commenced at eleven o'clock, and finished at
three yesterday morning. There were present nearly
200 distinguished Fashionables, being upwards of fifty
more than at the second Ball last season.
ENGLISH OPERA-HOUSE.—Mr. MATHEWS last
night produced, to a crowded audience of the most
respectable character, a new Entertainment, in which
he was as much At Home as in any of his preceding
efforts ; to none of which slid it yield in wit, hu-
mour, diversity of feature, or variety of character.
The form of the entertainment was a narrative of
the travels of Mr. MaTitews in Air, Earth, and
Water, with a description of the several persons with
whom he was brought in contact, accompanied with
the most diverting mimicry of their peculiarities.
The first part describes his preparation for an ascent
in a balloon, with the inquiries, reirarks, reflections,
&c. of his acqualatance, Mark Mirabel, the won-
derer ; Mrs. Damper, a Job's comforter ; and Major
Longbow, the modern Munchausen, who becomes
his travelling companion, and Monsieur Arc en Ciel,
a French Professor, who gives a lecture on balloon-
ing. The trial voyage is then described, with a
landing at the side of Wandsworth Common, on the
banks of the Thames, where the travellers encounter
two cockney sportsmen; and a personification of
" Patience in a punt," in the person of a retired linen-
draper of Putney, whose sole enjoyment centres in
angling, and whose ideas of evil are confined to the
frightaing of the fish. A second ascent is made,
which carries them to Margate, at which place they
alight as the steam-packet reaches the Pier, and a
new set of characters are introduced, as passengers
by the steam-vessel. The second part consists of ad-
ventures at Margate, in which a fresh list of charac-
ters figure ; among whom is Daniel O'Rourke, the
Steward of a Margate sailing packet, in which the
party of seronauts embark on their return to London.
The third part consists of this last-mentioned voyage,
in which six characters axe introduced. This part is
.represented on the Stage, as in the cabin dare packet,
and Mr. MATHEWS descends the cabin stairs dressed
in each of the characters successively. The enter-
tainment, on the whole, is a most amusing exhibi-
tion of the strong comic powers and extraordinary
talent for mimicry and representation with which
Mr. Maxnews is so eminently gifted. Amidst so
great a variety it is difficult at once to point out the
parts which excel; perhaps hardly any two persons
could be found, out of the large number present at
the performance, who would agree in opinion on that
point; to ourselves, however, Monsieur Arc en Cie('
Essay on flallooning, and Daniel O'Rourke's Dream,
were the choicest rnorceaux of the evening. The
House was crowded, and his reception as flattering
and cheering as loud applause and peels of laughter
could make it.

KING'S THEATRE.—The new Opera, La Gazza
Ladra, was repeated at this House last Tuesday night,
considerably curtailed. To omit a note of such mas-
terly music must be painful to a Management that
knows how to appreciate one of the finest composi-
tions that the Italian Stage ever produced. The vo-
cal qualities of Madame Casiroitext in this Drama
are equalled by her impressive and judigions acting.
In the Ballet, Mademoiselle NoBLEr iitroduced an
additional pas sad, with excellent effect.

HAMBUIDGII NAIL.

A Mail from Hamburgh arrived this forenoon,
with Papers to the 10th instant. The following are
extracts: