On Saturday Prince Esterh...
The Times, 1824-07-19T00:00:00

On Saturtay Prince Esterlhazy, the Austrian Ambassa- dor, who has lately returled from the Continent, anid Count Lieven, the liussian Ambassador, transacted busi- I ness with AIr. Secretary Carnning, at the Foreign-office, Downing-street. 'Mr. Cannin1g gaye a grand dinner on Saturday at Glo- cestcr-lodge to a distinguished party. The ve respectable broker, MIr. Henry Till, who was announced on Thursday, at the Stock Exchanige, as unable 'to meet his engagements, in consequence of the desertioni of a principal, on Saturday paid in full the whole of the claims upon him. At Brussels, on the 16th inst., at noon, Reaumur's ther- mometer was at 25-L deg. in the shade, and at halt past three it was at 27 - deg., wlhich was the highest. On ac- count of the heat, the theatre was closed. The latter is equal to 94. deg. of Fahrenheit. I The Tiger, containing the first expedition for Mexico from the Anglo-Mexican Mining Company, was spoken ofF the Grand Caymans the 8th of June, by the Lion. [AdYertisement.]-RUSSIAN LOAN, NEGOTIAT.ED BY M11. N. M. RtOTHlSCHILD IN LONDON.-Tlhe half-yearly dividend on the above Loan, which becomes due on WVed- nesday, the 1st of September next, will be paid by AMr. N. M. Rothschild on that and every succeeding dav (Sundays excepted), between the hours of 10 and 2, at his countLing. house, No. 2, New-coulrt. The divicdend warrants, with a list thereof in numerical orders, must be left one day pro- I vious to payment, for the purpose of being examiined. WVe are infornetl by a letter fronm liavre-dle-Grace, dated Fridlay, that on Tuesday lest, the celebrated Marquis de la Fayette embarked at that place, in the Ametican ship Cadmru, lbr the United States of Ainerica Such was liis enthusiastic reception in that toan, that the population poured out niiles on the P'aris road, to neet his carriage. Tnie moment he was admitted within the barrier, the gats were closed, by which immense numbers were srhut out tromn their homes. They were atterwards admitted by the milf- tary, as fast as their naLmes couid be taken down.-Hlarnpsltire Te- leg, aph. The statement in some of the London papers, that several ships of war are about to sail direct for Lisbon, with detachments of the Royal MaTine corps and Artillery, &c., is incorrect. The only ship under orders for Ljsbon is the Ocean, 80, Captain Lucius Hardyman, C. B. -which is tting at Plymouth, for the flag-ship of Lord Amelius Lsauclerk, whose recent new appointment to the coniniand in, anl sailing fbr, the Tagus, in thie BLlanche f'rigate, we have betore stated. The ships at Lisbon will be-the Oceant, Genoa, and Win&Sor Castle. Thc numnber of marines to be employed in these chips is 24 officers and 6i30 noo-commissioned officers and pri- vates.-Hamps.rire Telegraph. COVENT-GARDEN TH EATRr.-Covent-garden Tlheatre closed on Saturday night for the season, with the comedy of Muclz Ado about Nothit g, anto the three-act drama of (]harles t/ue Secejul. The hotise, notwithstanding the advanced otate of tle summer, was well filled in all parts, and the entertainments appeared to give ge. neral sati:fuction. In the afterpiece,MIiss Hammerslcy played lliss Tree's part (tie Captain's niece), and acquitted herseli very respect- ably both in the songs and the acting. At the end of the comedy, Mr. Fawcettcame forward to witml up the l:bours of the campaign, and addressed the audience to thefollowinH cffect:- " Ladies and Gentlemen-As the season closes with the perform- ances of this eveniug, I now come forward on behalf of the proptie- tors to offer their sincere thanks for the distinguished patronage w-ith which you have honoured them this season. The new entertainments have given universalsatisfaction; and thesuccess torevivea taste tbr the old comedy has answered their niest sanguine expectations; while their efforts have been directed to give them effect. and convey love and veneration to the reatest draniatic writer who ever charmed or instructed mitaukinmj. In short, Ladies and Gentlmen, when I recall to Your recollectiop that we have prodluced 13 new pieces, and mana revivals, I trust that we have contributed in raising the character of Cvngaen'tete.tonyrmins fTr rup to asstsre:yoo;. thtdrn h aainee 1 r hl emd o orttr comfort~~~~~~~~~ an ..~mec mnr'tsalb u suyt eev h