Yesterday afternoon, soon...
The Times, 1824-04-01T00:00:00

Yesterday afternoon, soon after four o'clock, a Cxbinet Council was held at the residence of the Earl of Liverpool, W7bhitehall, whieh was attended b)y ihe whole of the Cabi_ net Ministers-, with the exception of the Lord Chancellor and V"iscount Sidmouth. The Cabinet broke up at six o'clock. The Earl of Liverpool was a little better yesterday. It is said that adIvices have been received from Marseilles. stating that a French ship ot war, in attemptilng to pass the English blockading squadron off Algiers, had been fired upon by an English vessel, by which some men on board thl French ship were killed. T his story could not be tracedl beyond the precincts ef the Stock Exchange, where it was current during yesterday andv Tuesda, and is mentionedt as the cause of a decline of' about 4 per cent., wvhich has taken place in the English finds. Proposals were circulated yesterdlay for subscriptions to a loan for the " United Provinces of Central America, or the Ancient Kingdom of Guatimala." Some better in- formation, however, than the, public in general possess re- spectiiig the actual state of that country, appears to be in- dispensable before the project can obtain any support. Under this Government are said to be inieludedt 1 Pro- vinces, of which Honduras, Costa Rica, Chiapa, Vera Pa-, an(d Nicaragua, are the most considlerable and valuable. The office at the Banik for receiving assents to the reduc- tion of 4 per cent. to 34 per cent. stock, was crowded yes- terday by persons attencding for that purpose. The amoun t of assents is now understood( to be ncar 30,000;OO0l. Mon- day is the last day they can be received. .Mr. Gaiilburn, our Chief Secretary, is, it is reported, to be raised to the dignity of a Baronet of the United Kingdom.- Irisl Observer. Yesterday a ballot was takln at the East India House, for the determination of the following question: viz.-" That appli- cation be made to Parliament, in the present session, for the repeal of the46th clause of the act of the l3d of George III., cap. ldi, by which the Court of Directors is prohibited from sending to India, in the capacity of a writer, any person who shall not have resided dur- ing four terms at the lialleybury College." At six o'clock the glasses were closed and delivered to the scratineers, who reportedtle numbers to be, viz.:- For the question, 272-Against the question,-400-31ajority, 12B. The subscribers to Lloyd's, at a general meeting held vesterday, voted 2001. from their funds to the " Royal National In- stitutioS for the preservation of life from shipwreck ;" and con- finned votes of the commntittee amounting to upwards of 1001., to men of the Coast-.uard, Deal 3oatspen, and others, for saving the crews of two Sweislh and four British vessels, lately *reckcd on different parts of the coast. Loss OF Trst LoSDNoX.-The following letter from the Br.tish Ctonsul at (aen was on Tuesday posted at Lloyd's, dated Mlarch 22:- "Sir,-In addition to the many distressing communications I have this season been called on to make to the Committee of ,Lloyd's, I have to lrequest you vAill inform them of the total IsS of the brig London, of Newcastle, Charles Bollim, master, and the lives of seven of the crew. The brig sailed from Ncweas:le on the 7th instant for Guernsey, and having made the Caskets Lights on Wednesday last, was, during a calm, carried by the tide ont a rock, distant about one mile from thc Lights. She struck about 8 o'clock in the evening,and almost immediately v ent down, in doing which she upset the boat, with aU the men in it: they all perished but the mite and one sea- man, named James Wacky, who, swimming about, (aught the boat again, and clung by it until they were picked up, about 12 the next day, near Cape La Hogue, by a French fishing.hoat, and brought to Courseulles, near this port: they are nowv here, and shall be for- warded to England as soon as nossible. I am, &c. "W1V. OGI,EBY, British Consul. "To John Bennett, Esq., Secretary to Lloyd's." Madame Catalanii will appear on the Covent-garden stage this evening, which is Mr. C. Kemble's benefit night. ROYAL HUMANE SOCIRSY.-The fiftietlh anniversary feetival of this Society vras celebrated yesterday at tlhe City of Lon- don Tavern. Timothy Curtis, Esq., took the chair, in tihe absence of the Duke of Northumberland, who was prevented by an attack of the gout fronm presiding. His Grace sent a 1001. Bank note to make his apology. The attendance was unusually crowded and respect- able. After tie cloth was removed, the ladies were admitted into a temporary gallery, erected for the purpose, at one extremity of the room which in a few moments was tilled with the fair sex, while 11r. T'. Cooke sung, "l When the heart of a man." Soon after. wards, the individuals whose lives had been saved by the efforts of the Society within the last vear, amounting, in number, to about 18 or 20 males, and as many females, some of whom were of a respect- able appearance, were cojnducted round the room in procession, and presented a very affecting exhibition. The usual toasts were drank, and several aipeals on behalf of the Society wete matle; in the course of which it was stated, that there were no rival feelings be- tween this Society and the newly-established Society for the nreser- vation of life from shipwreck: on the contrary, they went hand-in- hand with each other in the furtherance of their humane object. The Treasurer read a long list of donations, which was, as usual, teceived with applause.