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drawn. The soldiers behaved with great foibearinee,
without so much as drawing their swords. in rite
Course of these proceedings, stud before. the atrierd
of the military, the constables succeeded in takizeg
few of the principal rioters into custody.
. Mr. LAMB remained in his Cornmittee-room until
six o'clock in the evening, when he lekir4. attn-iuserttly
with one of his friends, accompanied by three or four
other Gentlemen, In order to protect him from the
ferocity of the mob, he was attended by the High
Bailiff and a few constables ; and also by four of the
Royal Guards. As he passed through Chandos-street,
he was followed by a mob, who shouted—" No,
Lamb," 1. No Whig," &c. but, in the presence of the
Guards, they dared to offer no further violence, and i
the llonourable Member arrived safely at Lord Muel
BURNeB, in Whitehall.
After the guards had departed, .a few groups of
persons, the remnant of the former crowd, remained
collected in Henrietta-street ; but at half-pait seven
o'clock the whole had separated.
In some of the contests that took place early in the
day, several of the combatants were severely injured,
but we are happy to state that no lives were lost.
Several pieces of wood, broken from the placard
boards, were seized by the mob, and thrown with
great violence at the Gentlemen on horseback. A
groom of the Hon. Mr. IRBY, son of Lord BOSTON,
received a severe blow on the head; he was removed
home to his master's house, in a dangerous state. A
poor Irishman, with a card in his hat, on which was
Inscribed " Lamb for ever," was inhumanly kicked,
and hit about the head; he ran as fast as possible,.
but the mob overtook him in .Charles-street, where
the same violence was again repeated, till the poor'
fellow fell senseless with the beating lie had received.
The mob, finding another object of their fury, left.
him, and some Gentlemen procured him some re;
freshment from a public-house, by which he was in
some degree recovered. -
About nine o'clock, the populace, in great force,
proceeded to St. James's-square, where they broke'
,the windows of Lord CASTLEREAGIi. They next
visited the British Hotel, itt Cockspur-street, which
they saluted in like manner. Advancing up.the Strand
they paid the like complimere to the C'hronicic and
Courier Offices, and proceeded up Newcastle-street
and demolished the windows of Mr. Leste's Com-.
mittee Rooms for the Parishes of St. Mary and St.!
Clement Danes. Continuing their route up Great
Russel-street, they commenced a like attack upon the]
Shakespear Tavern ; but a large force of Constables
being on the spot, they were here dispersed. In all'
this course the rioters did not molest passengers, or
commit any other violence. Much mischief; how-
ever, was apprehended, but was happily prevented
by the ceremony of chairing being postponed. - So
strong was the public apprehension on this subject,
the shops in the Strand, and other streets through
which the procession was expected to move, were
closed, and business appeared fur die moment en-
tirely at a stand.

THE EVENING STAR.

LONDON.

TUURSDAY, MARCH 4, 1819.
TILZ FUN DS.
PRICE OF STOOKS THIS DAY AT OSS O.CLOCK :
3 per Ct. Red. 74/ 75 741—Cons. 741 731 741"31
Cons. for Ac.741i1 731-3 i per Ct. 8S; B}lB3l
4 :-,er Cent. 9211 9311—Navy 10111 i
India Bonds 28 30 pre.—Bank Lg. Anns. shut
Exchequer Bills (2d.) 7 3 dis.
The following Stocks open and shut on the days tuuter-anen-
tioned
Reduced - Shut sth March

Four per Cents. .sth March
Long Annuities 3d March

Opal April 23.
lq(rit
- April 12.

Some of our Contemporaries affect to know much
of what is passing in the Committees on 'the affairs
of the Bank, and then mini up their wordy details
without giving a single word of information—play-
ing over again the pranks of earlier frivolity, when
it was a fine joke to ring the bell, only to tell the
waiter that he was not wanted. We know nothing
of what has passed in these Parliamentary Commit-
tees, but we do know a little)of what is passing in
the City. We have reason to believe that the Bank
seriously desires to be permitted to resume cash pay-
ments, and have provided for this wholesome measure.
We know, that in this their views have the concur-
rence of the soundest capitalists ; and that none but
speculators, snbstituters of paper for real capital, and
the miters and exporters of coin and fools, desire
the continuance of a restriction that produces nothing
but evils, and some of these of very great magnitude:lJ!
Is it not an evil to have our Bank paper—the firit
is the world, at a discount? for it is at a dietiOn.
whenever people can make a profit by melting t 4
current coin. But this evil would cease the.momM4
that cash payments were resumed, fOr eeisoouldSec
then be melted but at a loss. There is Isteene ihj
convenience against which the Bank will crit)itil it
necessary to be continually guarded q namely, the
impossibility of compelling Gold and Silver •to main.
min constantly,the same relative value. Indeed the
thing is impossible, and therefore the absurdity
maintaining two metallic measures of .4041* at
be done away as soon as possible. We has; more
than once pointed out this absurdity, and also. rem!
of the advantages that would result from having bnt
one standard. Silver we have pointed out as prefor:.
able to Gold for the fixed standard ; in the event ell
adopting *kid) the Gold should be '
its
market priee at all lilies without the'
We have also suggested That' for
some fixed sum, the Bank should be
pay in stamped ingots -of silver or
at the mint price arid the standard goklAt
price of the day. The consequence
Bank Notes would always be preferred tb either the
one or the other in common commercial teasactioitS,

'and there never could lee a demand for either of the
precious metals except for the fair purposes of corn-
merte—and experience has proved that when wanted
for this purpose it will be had in spite of all restric-
tions, and that all attempts to prevent it only pro-
duce evil.

The contest for the Representation of Westminster
closed • yesterday, with the return of Mk. GZORGI
LAMS, by a majority of 604. The crowds were im-
mense; the passions of the two parties were inflamed
against each other to a sort of fury, and the most
grossly-violent outrages were committed by bands of
rioters, who scoured the avenues to Covennarden.
An ample account of the proceedings at the Hustings,
which we have always given, not only with fullness,
but with perfect fairness, and also of the scenes that
occurred in the adjoining streets, will be found in
another part of our Paper.

This Election has excited an unusual degree of
passion and party spirit—much more than the occa-,
sion deserved. But we must recollect, that though
the popular mind was, inflamed, the inflammation '
was topical—confined to a narrow and single spot.
Without exactly entering into the merits of the ques-
tion between the two Candidates, we apprehend the
great political public 6f thri country, and, even to a
great extent, of the metropolis itself, looked on ra-
ther as amateurs, whose curiosity interested, than as
parties 'who had any thing at stake. Would the
return of one or the other tend to relieve the na-
tion from the dreadful contributions levied upon the
country by the Public Debt and the Poor Laws?—
Would the return of either tend to relieve the people
from the amount of taxation for the public service at
home or abroad? These are questions which peo-
ple, feeling the real grievances under which the
country suffers, must have asked themselves ; and
without the slightest disrespect to either of the Gen-
tlemen to whom we allude, we must confess, we think
the answer would be, that the influence of one or
both in the House of Commons, upon these great and
ruling interests, would be absolutely null.

EPIGRAM.
You Os at Iran--but 1$ it pass—
You find that Ba-iartb beats the ass!
SEE /Loa or Solana%

Lord SIDMOIITH gave a grand Cabinet dinner yes-
terday, at his house in Clifford-street.
Mr. C. GRANT gave a grand Dinner yesterday at
his house in Henrietta-street, Cavendish-square, to
• The Dowager Marchioness of Lansdnwne, the Neapolitan
'Ambassador and Countess Ludolf, the Duke de Luivini
do Earl of Lauderdale, Count and Countess Lust, Lol=
Lady Dudley and Ward, Sir Godfrey Webster, M.P. Mr. Naafi
terton lire, 111. P. &c. &e. ate. - - -
Thursday Lord 'and Lady-PLAwesiz, with their
!I slow.nd heir, arrived at Erskine House, Rim Len.
slow. The tenants of the barony, and other tuba-
taints; in order to welcome the young stranger to
his home, asserablectat Bishopton Inn, in the after-
noon, and sat down to an excellent dinner, prepared '
by Mr. BLAIR. After the cloth was removed, the
healths of eg Lord and Lady Blantyre and their in-
fant Son," and the healths of the other branches 0
the Noble Family, were severally drank.with demon..
strations of the highest respect, and the evening was
spent with the greatest hilarity. . ...
DRURY- LANEe--Nell, after all, we must say, that
an Oratorio, although confessedly a very solemn sort
of a waste-time, is, really and truly, a very amusing
entertainment; and we were much inclined last night
,to fancy it was secretly got up by that party of his
Majesty's Ministers who are inimical to the Catholic
Petition, on purpose to ridicule the ceremonies of the
Popish Religion: for, oa entering the Theatre, we
beheld all they audience seated in ~ suits of woe,"
and making religious faces, as well as could rea-
sonably be expected of them in a Playhouse. Then
on the stage, we saw painted boards and bits of
stained canvas, with candles stuck into cloven
sticks, in such a manner as to remind us of a church,
H bless the mark,' and . up stairs and down stairs, and
in my lady's chamber ;'—in short, the odds and endr
of every thing but that old-fashioned article, commto.
'sense I While we stood marvelling at these proili-
gious fine devices, an old organ began to break wind,
and presently an uncouth swarm of queer, and awls.'
ward-looking personages made their appearance, and"
.arranged themselves, ' a terrible chew, for the exe-
cution.-4-How the London Public, who, above that
of every capital in Europe, possess the acutest tact
of propriety, have been able to tolerate this profane
nuisance so long, would be inconceivable,, were it
• not a fact as true as that the mob before the Hnstingi
.in Covent-garden, were hired by Sir FRASCIS BUR-
DETT and .Mr. LAMB, that the audience which attend
the Oratorios; are sent there by the Archbishop of
`CANTUIIIIIII4 and other Chisrch Dignitariei, for
the most laudable purpose.: . '. • - •'‘ . ''• •
But to he serious, we are amassed that 'O4 most ab-
surd of all entertainments is alliswedirom!•year to
year to insult decorum and outrage every tease and
faculty but that of hearing., That the musiogene-
rally 'selected is excellent, and the perforsmanse As
conducted by Sir Greece SMART .at-Pturvlane,
'very superior, we. do not deny, but see are astonished-
, that the audience can sin such a -hutiscieuns bneiness:
out. Talk of the patience "With ivhicri 'ale Income
Tim was endured, it WAS nothing to tlii.r.whicli is .ex-
ercised at an Oratorio b/;those wbp :is. doter:lined-
'to have their pennyviorth.... . .„- .z.L. •
'. While we-direct the to this'
impious chaos of 'lsitigiorip. and,,,What Nis. *Quickly
says of Sir John' Fakery s enacting Mc King-, '""them
harlotry players," let, it not be,supposed that we de-
cry the merits of the perfoitritaiicists far as the music
concerned. If-the truth .were *Unwed,
.thernie no
' and s*hl-

. •
THE ARMY

Colonel HAY, it is said, has been honourably ac-
quitted by the Court-Mat tial who tried him ; and the
official annunciation of the mutt will be made from
the Office of the Cammander-in-Chief in a few days.
In consequence of an attempt to introduce the Anti-
-Catholic Petition into the BarraCks of Dublin, for
signature, and thus cqnvert the gacrilon of that City
into a Political Association, the following Regimental
Order, by General WHIT; has been issued :
" R. 0. " Island-bridge, February N.
" It having appeared that papers of a political nature have
been introduced into the Royal Artillery Burnet', with the virw
of gaining signatures of Non-commit:stoned Officers and soldiers,
the Non-commissioned Officers and men are reminded, that any

interference in matters of a political nature, is directly in villa-
don of their duty, and contrary to his ^,43je-sty's expreu Orders.
The Commanding Officer laments. that un instrument of the
nature above alluded to, containing the signatures of many Nos.

comMissint►ed officers aid snkliers, should he in the hands of
those persons whose views it answers to swell the apparent cam-
ber of their advocates ; but he fed, at the sante time convinced that

they have been led into this act through inadvertency, not inten-
tion. He calls upon Now.commissioned Officers of companies, and
Officers of all ranks, as well as Non-commissioned Officers, to
guard against theintroduction into Barracks of any piper which
bears a political tendency, or giving it their countenance or sig,
nature. Any deviation from the orders here contained will be
punished in the most severe manner. The Commanding Officer
.takes this opportunity of reminding the men, that attendance on
Orange Lodges is contrary to Pis Majesty's cinders, and he begs
that Captains of troops and companies will, to the utmost of their
power, discovrre cep uelt practices."

NAVAL INT4/././GENCEs
The followingliftelligence was posted at Lloyd's yesterday
" The Waustead, East Indianian, arrived in Table Bay, Cape
of Good Heppe, on the efst December; she was blown out of
Madras Itoads on the nOtb October. Another ship bleven out
the same day %vat spoken with on the morning of the slst Octo-
ber, dismasted."
" A liamburgh ship and a Bremen brig had beep robbed off
the Ilavannah by a pirate; from the fowler she -took ISO,OOO
dollars, and from the latter 100,000 ditto."
&oaten', Mauro I.—Wind N.B. strong ;afro—Sailed the
Lord Sidmouth packet, with a Mail for the Leeward Islands ;
his Majesty's ship Dawoless, for Pie East Indies; and several
outward-bound vessels and ;palters.
l'onstrotwit, MAacn S.—Wind N. E.—Arrived the Lord
Exmouth, Crabtree, from Genoa, for orders, and is pt., urdor
quarantine.
Deal, Mama S.—Wind N.E. blows hartl—The Polaca brig
Delfino, Bianchi, from Antwerp, to 'Marseilles and Genoa, ran
on shore on the Goodwin Sand, about one o'clock this morning,
and is totally lost, with a great part of her cargo. The Capta:n
and crew took to their boat, and most providentially reached his
Majesty's ship Severn in safety, where they were received with
the most hind humanity, and safely lauded here Ibis morning.
limewic 4, watt, s.—Arrived the Leicester packet, with a
Mail and passengers, from Cuxhaven. Sailed a nurah-r of fo-
reign vessels, with grain, for London. Also arrived the Echo,
Waleson, with coals, timber, &c. front Christiansar.d to Sr.
Martin's, In France, having been driven out of her course 1-1
the gale.
Livenroor., 'tisnett I.—Wind East.-;Arrived the Ratha•-1,
Smith, from lialiLut—sailed the sth February ; his Illaje.sty's
ship Forth was at Halifax, and the Grasshopper tailed for Tier,
muds the Ist Febreau•y, Marton 2.-.. Arrived off this port the
John, Hazard, front Ntw Orleans, za days from the lia;int.
. • Coax, Francon- OZ.—Arrived the Argo, Lyon, from Meng 1,
bound to Liverpool.
HOLY111:1D, FLIIRVAILT E. and moderate,--Snil•td
the outward-bound vessels, and others so long detained here ha
contrary winds.
Gaavxn'cn, Masten O.—Pawed by to-day for London, alsoat
twenty sail of foreign vessels from Antwerp and Roto•rlam,--
Sailed the Bideford, Macdonald, and John Crauford, Fe:Trawls
for St. Michael's; and the .Faso, Wiglanrs, fbr
BULL, MANCH 2.—Tie 12ttle Cherub, 141‘Kettee, from Ar.:e-
rica to this port, came ashore on the outside ache return point
last night, about eleven o'clock, having previoosly 'struck epos
the Mika, where she lost her rudder—asdatanee has beets seut
down to 1 Cr, but Lars are entertained for her safety.
Ysaute van, MARCH 3.—A boat, marked " Eleanor Myth,
.Hobert `into's," was brought into this harbour this morning,
and we are told other wreck has been seen, branded " Bjytk,"
'ao that we fear a vend of that, name has been lost near this place.
DIAMOCTII, 7.llAncll £.---Arrived the ship Enterprize, eland
from London to Trinidad, having lost two anchors and cables
in Torbay.
Currou-Housa, LONDOY, MAACII 2.—Ships Entered inwards.
The Jnffer, Jantje Iheder, from Embden; Duke of York,
Fryer, from Rotterdam i Malta, Allen, from Antwerp ; AtLse,
Short, front Madras and Bengal ; Leda, Wihan, from Genoa :
Zeldenrust, Doryen, from Leers Alabama; Hamilton, from New
Orleans; Upton Castle, Howell, frern Bombay; Sarah, 6.-.041..
ridge, front Lisbon ; cud Liberty, Conrad!, from N'esvfoundlan J.
—Outwards, the Feuntain, Mills, for Messina..—Cleared Cos
wards, the Rosalie, Nuny, for New York; Diana, italmen,
far Bremen ; Hoop, Goyt, for Amsterdam; Ceres, Ihntr, foe
Madeira; and Mars, Milbourn, fui Dantale.
..ALtecn nos: The Jong Elizabeth, Capteyn Pol..
las, Bickman; Anderneeming, Marker; Vrow Cornelia, Mau-,
wig; Vrow Marit, De liner;. Margaret, Smith; Vrow Helle-
firs, Zontman ; Vrow Jsuitje, Kigt ; Jung Ary Schoonveleit,
Weil; Vrow Elizabeth, Putte • Harmonic, Verlop ;
Roberts, front Rotterdam; Coed: Verwagting, De Jong; N'revr
Hendrilta, klowink ; Jong Sophia, Muys ; Lord Wellington,
1 lot buys ; Jong Harm, cei mys ; Vrow Hanna, ilk ;
Baastiaan Wiel ; Alexander, Dither ; Vrew Gcsina, Vander-
wein; Leitjendina Catharina, Flik; and Vrow Grutje, Berg,
fom *Antwerp; Walchtran, Ilanton, and Vrow Hendrika,
Fluges, from Aliddlebarg; Christian, Fotheringhasit; frr,m
Hambureh; Twez Gesustels' Mirror, and Vrow Antina, Tho-
Ines, from Einbden ; Maria Sophia. ; ikWiant, bierl;
atolTwer Gesturer*, VeLier, from liarlie,:en; Joachim, Schutt,
and >.itcessitas, Ebcrs, fruits Greitswold ; George the Third,
Fisher, front the Cape of rood Ilope.-01.trwaatte: The Wil-
son, Wilson, foe Quebec ; Anti, Balls, for Monte Video j 'Noe
Occulter', Unison., for Brereen I Ihrfele Wet, and Dennison,
Harrison, for Petersburah ; Gowing, for Trieste: Eii-
-zaberh hill, Button, fer-Cenua; Delight, littgrip, for iliga ;
and Eclipse, Stewart, for Madras.— Cutieen 01: SWAIM : The
Hope, Coll for the Havannah; Majeedei Lawson, for Da-
Straits

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