TUE KING ' S COURT. —The King held a Court and Council on

Wednesday, at his Palace at Windsor, when most of the Cabinet Ministers were present. The King pricked for a Sheriff for Nottinghamshire, (which was postponed at the last Council when his Majesty pricked for the Sheriffs for the different counties in England and Wales); several alterations were also made in the list of Sheriffs for the other counties. After the breaking up of the Court, the Duke of Wellington, Earl Bathurst, the Earl of Aberdeen. Sir John Beckett, and Mr. Secretary Peel, remained at the Palace to dine with his Majesty.

The Duke and Duchess of Clarence came to town on Monday and Wed- nesday, from Bushy Park ; to which they returned each evening.

The Duke of Cumberland attended divine service in the Chapel Royal, St. James's, on Sunday ; and afterwards went to Windsor to visit his Majesty. The Duke of Newcastle hail an interview with his Royal Highness on Monday.

The Duke of Wellington arrived at the Castle yesterday forenoon. Im- mediately on his arrival, his Grace was introduced to the King, with whom he had a long audience ; and after partaking of a little refreshment, left the Castle at half-past three o'clock, on his return to town.

A-Cabinet Council was unexpectedly summoned yesterday afternoon, and Ministers continued in deliberation about two hours. All were present, ey- cept the Duke of Wellington.

The King's Privy Seal is, it is understood, still in the custody of Lord Ellenborough.

Mr. Secretary Peel gave a grand dinner to the Duke and Duchess of Nor- thumberland on Sunday evening, at his residence in Privy-gardens, on their Graces' departure for Ireland.

The Duke and Duchess of Northumberland left town on Tuesday, but not direct for Ireland. They stop for a week or ten days at the seat of Earl Powis, the father of the Duchess.

Prince Polignac arrived in town on Saturday morning, from Paris.

Prince Lieven hail a grand dinner party on Wednesday at Ashburnhain

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House • and the Princess had a very numerous elegant evening party.

The Duke of Norfolk entertained a distinguished party at dinner ott Thursday, at his house in St. James's-square.

The Lord Mayor, on Friday, entertained the Archbishop of Canterbury, nine Bishops, some other Church dignitaries, two of the Judges, and several members of the Court of Aldermen. This was his Lordship's third dinner party for the week.

The differences between Mr. O'Connell and the English Catholics have been removed, through the friendly interposition of the Marquis of Anglesey. The Duke of Norfolk, Mr. Blount, and others, have visited the Irish leader.

It is reported that Sir Nicholas Tindal is to be Attorney-Geneaal ; and Mr. Sergeant Wilde, Solicitor-General. The lattergentleman, it is said, has gone to oiler himself for the borough of Newark.

Sir George Clerk was on Monday re-elected for the county of Edinburgh.. Some of the freeholders declined voting for Sir George, because ha favoured the Ministerial scheme for settling the Catholic question ; but they did not carry their opposition the length of proposing another candidate.

General Clinton, it seems, has retired from the representation of Newark, being unwilling to vote against the Duke of Newcastle, and equally averse to oppose Ministers.

The exterior of Whitehall Chapel is undergoing repair.

INDIA Housz.—A Court of Directors was held on Wednesday ; when the Earl of Dalhousie was appointed commander-in-chief of the Company's forces in India.

REVENUE.—It appears by the official returns of the income and expendi- ture of the United Kingdom for the last three years, that a very decided im- provement has taken place within that period, the result at once of an in- crease of revenue and a diminution of expenditure. The year ending the 5th of January 1829, is, however, that in which by far the greatest progress has been made. Thus, for example, the expenditure for the army, navy, ordnance, and miscellaneous for the year 1826, was, 19,344,1871. ; for 1827, 19,069,0601.; but for 1828, only 17,211,100!.; making the diminution of expense under those heads, 1,857,9601., compared with 1827; and 2,133,0874, compared with 1826. The surplus of income over expendi- ture was 1,009,4484 in 1826; 1,132,2261., in 1827; and 5,850,169/. in 1828. The last balance-sheet of the income and expenditure of the country has been simplified agreeably to the views expressed on the subject, in the fourth report from the Select Committee on that subject, in the last session of Parliament, by excluding from it the advances and repaymentS on account of the employment of the poor, and for local works.—Times. ASSESSED TAXES.—It is the intention of his Majesty's Government to take off the whole of the assessed taxes before the expiration of two years; and a considerable reduction will be made from their amount in the course of the present session. LONDON UNIVERSITY.—the annual meeting of proprietors was held on Wednesday, in the theatre of the institution. Among those present were, Earl Grey, Lord Milton, Lord Auckland, Lord Durham, Lord Calthorpe, Lord Dundas, Sir George Phillips, Mr. J. C. Hobhouse, Mr. Fazakerley, Mr. Tennyson, Mr. Warburton, Mr. Sturch, Mr. Hume, Mr. Baring, Mr. Broug- ham, Mr. Monk (of Reading), Colonel Jones, and many gentlemen of the bar and of the learned professions. Lord Milton was unanimously voted to the Chair. The Report of the Council was read by Mr. Horner, the Warden. It set forth the general prosperity and rapid progress of the institution, and the measures of the Council, with respect to its funds, its library, museums, and other incidental departments. The receipts in the year amounted to 59,803!. 12s. Its expenditure 47,568/. 14s. 3d, leaving a balance in hand of 12,234/. 17s. 9d. The donations in the year had amounted to 772/. 10s,, and the receipts from students applicable to the University were 1,902/. 5s. 10d. The Report calculated the annual current expenses of the University at 5,500!. per annum, which would be produced by eleven hundred students. At present there were 557 ; of which 100 were of the Latin, 77 of the Greek, and 91 of the Mathematical classes. It was calculated that the students would be three times as numerous in the next year, and four times as nu- merous in the year following. It was deemed necessary to establish a Clinical Hospital near the University. The Dispensary had relieved in the last six months 914 persons. The books of the library were to be lent to students at their residences ; and the reading-rooms to be opened from five o'clock till nine in the evening, as well as from ten o'clock till four in the day time. The museums of mineralogy and geology were not yet formed, and that of zoology was not complete. The report was unanimously adopted. The Duke of Norfolk, Mr. John Smith, M.P., and Mr. Stephen Lushington, M.P., were re-elected members of the Council; and the Duke of Leinster, Mr. Hallam, and Mr. J. R. Caruac, were elected new members.

Co HMON CQorscin.a—A Court was held on Thursday, in consequence of a requisition of eighty of its members, to petition Parliament on the subject of the Catholic claims. The resolutions, which were moved by Mr. Deputy Routh, and seconded by Mr. John Dixon, expressed the satisfaction of the Court with the recommendation of His Majesty to the Legislature to review the laws affecting the Roman Catholics. An attempt was made to get rid of The question, by moving an adjournment for a month. The debate was of unusual length, but no novelty. The Recorder put the amendment, when the votes were—for the adjournment (5 Aldermen, 49 Commoners), 54; against it, (8 Aldermen, 97 Commoners) 105 ;--majority, 51. The resolu- tions were then put and carried. The Council next voted their thanks to the Duke of Wellington and Mr. Peel ; and to Mr. Peel the freedom of the 'City, in a gold box of 100 guineas value. REPRESENTATION or CANTERBURY.—The freemen of Canterbury, at a public meeting on Monday, again resolved to petition Parliament against .Mr. Lushington retaining his seat while absent iu India as Governor of Madras. They declare that the retention of his seat " is a gross breach of .duty towards his constituents." LONDON CLE Rev.—The clergy of the Archdeaconry of London met on Wednesday, in the vestry-room of St. Sepulchre's Church, " to consider of a petition to Parliament, at the present eventful crisis." A petition against any further concessions to the Catholics, was read by the Chairman, Archdeacon Pott, and adopted by the meeting. About sixty clergymen were present; and the only dissentients were the Rev. D. Wilson and the Rev. R. Lloyd,— the latter gentleman not from any sympathy for the Catholics, but because lie thought that it would be proper to suspend judgment till the nature of the proposed measures were made known.

The vestry of St. Mary, Whitechapel, have petitioned on the same side. The Parish of St. Stephen, Coleman-street, was called together on Monday, for a kindred purpose : but Mr. Freeman remarked that the meeting could not proceed to business, as the requisition only required " those parishioners who were opposed to concessions" to attend. Hence only a portion of the parish could be said to be summoned ; and as this mode of proceeding was absurd and censurable, he moved an adjournment. The Chairman said that he had called the meeting out of deference to time requisitionists ; but the Vicar thought it highly injudicious. The motion for adjourning was carried amidst cheering and laughter.

AGITATIONS IN THE COUNTRY.—A Liverpool paper says, that the clergy there have got up, " in a hole and corner," a petition against the Catholics, " couched in language the most vituperative and intolerant." If it come to light, it is to be counteracted by a tenfold weight of petitions on the liberal side.

There has been an Anti-Catholic meeting at Buckingham, headed by Lord Chandos ; who, the Times says, "rode into the town, escorted by hundreds of his own tenantry, and occupied the Town-hall in such force as bade de-

fiance to all attack by mere numbers." Lord Nugent, the only person who opposed the object of the meeting, was heard with the utmost impatience, and he stood alone when the Anti.Catholic petition was voted. On the other side, there has been a great meeting at Sheffield, in an open square, where a petition in support of the Ministerial policy was carried with only thirty or forty dissentient voices. The same course has been followed by the leading and influential :lieu of all denominations in Exeter.

The Common Council of Norwich has voted an address of congratulation, " upon the Repeal of the Corporation and Test Acts, and to thank His Majesty for the recommendation to the Parliament to remove the Catholic dis- abilities."

A second meeting of the city and county of Dublin Brunswickers, on Thursday, resolved to address the King, urging him to dissolve Parliament.

The agitation extends to Scotland. The walls of Edinburgh are " begin- ning," says a paper of that capital, " to exhibit pretty numerous inscrip- tions of No Popery.' ". In Glasgow, for the honour of Protestantism, in a case where opposite petitions lay in opposite shops for signature, some win- dows and heads have been broken by the dregs of the mob. Four of those exclusive bodies called corporations in Glasgow, have got up petitions against concession. On the other hand, many of the merchants and manufacturers, with some of the clergy and professors of the University, at a meeting held in the Tontine, have petitioned for concession. The Guildry (or mercantile corporation) of Dundee has resolved on the same tolerant course, by a ma- jority of about two hundred to ten.

EAST LONDON CATHOLIC INSTITUTION.—The annual dinner in support of this charity, which supports and educates two hundred and fifty boys and one hundred and fifty girls, took place on Wednesday, at' the Freemasons Tavern. Mr. Alexander Dawson, M.P., was in the chair ; and Mr. O'Connell, Mr. Lawless, Mr. O'Gorman, and other Irish characters were present. Mr. O'Con- nell made a powerful appeal to the meeting in behalf of the institution ; and on his health being drunk, he launched forth into politics. His first topic was his own exertions in the cause of Ireland; and next, to refute the calm- nies of the Anti-Catholics against the professors of his faith, lie reminded the meeting of the kindness with which the Irish Catholics received and treated those Protestants who had fled from England from the persecutions raised by Henry the Eighth, Edward the Sixth, and Mary. As to his own political creed, he was a Radical Reformer ; and when he took his seat in Parliament, he would be the advocate of general suffrage, short Parliaments (he preferred annual Parliaments), and vote by ballot. He was to go into Parliament the declared and irreconcilable enemy of all abuses; and he should direct par- ticular attention to the reformatiou of the laws, and the abolition of that sys- tem of mysticism which disgraced the age—he hoped to see the day when law should be cheap,simple, and plainly defined. Mr. O'Con- nell vindicated the memory oci the Catholic Association. For eighteen months, he said, after the King left Ireland, the members of the Association ceased to use their influence over the minds of the people ; and what was the conse- quence? In a country where man assumed an importance over his fellow- man, from the mere distinction of his creed, was it extraordinary that op pression should beget resistance, and slavery produce crime ? The day was deformed with murder, and the nights illumined with conflagrations. The hay-yard in the morning presented a mass of ashes—the corn in the fields blazed under the noon-day sun. Murder was committed even in the market- places; and those who dared to give evidence in a court of justice against the perpetrators of these atrocities, were themselves butchered in revenge. Eleven counties were placed under the insurrection-act ; and nineteen out of the thirty-two'counties were in a state little short of insurrection. In nine months after, by the exertions of the Association, not a single county was out of the peace. As to the proposed concessions, Mr. O'Connell said, that if Government clogged their act of grace with unnecessary and impolitic re- strictions—if they attacked the rights of the forty-shilling freeholders—they would find that there would not be a single bank-note in circulation in Ireland in a fortnight ; and not 50/. worth of exciseabki commodities would be con- sumed in a twelvemonth. He, for one, pledged himself not to use anything, if he could support life without it, which paid excise to the Government— whether tea, wine, beer, or spirits. People might sneer at this, and deny his power to effect such a change; but after what he had seen of the forbearance of the Irish people at the Clare election, he had no doubt of being able to accomplish this end. • ASYLUM FOR FEMALE ORPHANSe—A collection for this charity on Sunday, after a sermon before the Lord Mayor, produced 1251.

LONDON TRUSS SOCIETY.—It was stated, at the twenty-second anniver- sary of this society, of Wednesday, that since its formation it had relieved no- fewer than 57,389 persons, at an expense, for trusses, of 23,293/. SPITALFIELDS SILK-WEAVERS.—TIIC Duke of Wellington last week sent his answer to the petition of the journeymen silk-weaver's. His Grace is of npi- Mon that the distress under which they suffer is rather to be attributed to smuggling, than to the state of the law ; and that the "remedy cannot be found in the prohibition of the importation of silk manufactured from foreign countries." He is to attend to their case, in the hope of "discovering sonic mode in which permanent relief can be afforded to them ;" and in the inean time, he had it in command from his Majesty to contribute to their present relief. The Morning Journal says that this letter is "another instance of the address and duplicity" of the Minister ; and in this strain continues its neces- sary because it was obvious from the Duke of Wellington's letter to the Spi- taltie1ds weavers that something was to be done this session. The whole body dis- tresses experienced in the silk trade. This course was alleged to be neces- appeared disposed to purchase, and the consequence was a serious depression in prices. At length it was moved that an adjournment should take place, in order that some steps might be adopted to inform Ministers of the great dis- on Monday, was next day adjourned in rather an extraordinary manner. None of the parties, including throwsters, manufacturers, &c., in attendance night and by day, till they extort from him strict justice." ameliorate their condition they must besiege the doors of the Treasury day after day—badger the Minister into concession—beat him and pommel him, as they pommel stock fish, till they make him soft and tender—assail him by them before, that they must place no confidence in the promises of Ministers. pro- mises emanating from Downing-street are deceitful—that if they wish to and bitterly repent their folly. We tell them again, as we have often, told tirade—" If the Spitalfields weavers prove themselves such complacent fools as to be deluded by these consolatory promises, they will etc long heartily Experience has taught us, and it ought to have taught them, that all pro- SILK. TRADE.—The East India Company's sale of silks, which commenced LIBEL—Mr. Dance, provisional assignee of the Insolvent Debtors Court, brought an action in the King's Bench against the proprietors of the Morning Herald fur a libel reflecting on his conduct in that office. It appeared that the defendant had subsequently contradicted the offe.nsive matter; which was said to have been furnished by a correspondent. The jury retired at two o'clock., and returned at seven, with a verdict for the plaintiff—damages 30/.

SroLEN NOTES.—ID an argument for a new trial in the case of La Chau- mitte v. the Bank of England, Lord Tenterdeu has laid it down as incumbent on holders of stolen notes to prove that they gave full value for them. The plaintiff had obtained a verdict against the Bank for refusing to cash a 5001. note that had been stolen s tend on the ground stated, his Lordship made the rule for a new trial absolute. The plaintiff is agent to Messrs. Odier, money.' changers, in Paris ; who stated they had taken the note in the usual course of business. of the manufacturers then left the sale, and adjourned to the London Tavern, where a deputation was chosen to proceed to Downing-street to have an in- terview with Ministers. It seemed to be the general impression, that the silk trade was never at so low an ebb as at present. A gentleman Irons Glasgow stated, that only one weaver was now employed in that city where twenty were employed two years ago.

The deputation, accompanied by several manufacturers, proceeded to the Board of Trade on Wednesday afternoon, nearly one hundred strong. A diffi- culty arose as to their admission on account of their number; at length about fifty were introduced to the Board. The President of the Board of Trade, the Vice-President, and a gentleman holding a high official situation in the Customs, were present. The President, Mr. V. Fitzgerald, expressed bis great surprise at the number present, stating that it was usual to attend by deputation. He also reprobated their conduct in leaving the East India Company's sale, and compelling its adjournment, on the plea of attending the Board of Trade, when in fact there was no new matter. The throwstcrs and others present having expressed an opinion in favour of prohibition, Mr. V. Fitzgerald, in the most explicit and decided terms, stated that it was not the intention of the Government to revert to the principle of prohibition. He said this finally, and to put an end to unfounded expectation. Neither was it intended to increase the protecting duties ; but the attention of the Govern- ment was directed to the adoption of some decided means to lessen, or wholly prevent, smuggling. The deputation then returned to the London Tavern, and reported what had passed. A meeting was also held in the evening ; at which, after some discussion, it was agreed that the East India sale should be allowed to go forward on Thursday.

The depression in the silk trade. is so great in Somersetshire, as to threaten its utter cessation. Several mills are closed.

The manufacturers of Trowbridge are in a very dissatisfied state,—to such an extent that the trade of the town is suffering severely ; and the cavalry have received orders to be ready for prompt attendance whenever called on.— West Briton.

Bread has fallen a halfpenny a loaf; and neither the Lord Mayor, Alder- men, Common Councilmen, nor the City Recorder, had any thing to do with the falling thereof: the bakers did the business without the aid of the Civic Avisdoni.—Morning Herald.

A failure in the Corn-market took place yesterday morning: the insolvent factor was extensively connected with Holland. There were several heavy failures in Glasgow last Saturday ; but one of the leading houses, by the aid of its monied friends, resumed business on Monday.

LADY GRESLEY'S ACCOUNTS.—Five actions were brought on Saturday in the Common Pleas against Lady Gresley ; and verdicts were obtained in two, —the wine-merchant 82/. 16s., and the apothecary 20/. Her Ladyship's lawyer's bill for 5301. (1000/. had been paid,) housekeeper's 500/., and lady's maid 2001., were referred to arbitration.

SLAVE 'Prism—In the Admiralty Court, on Tuesday, Sir C. Robinson gave judgment in the matter of the Adelaide slave-ship, which came before

him as an appeal from the Vice-Admiralty Court of Bermuda. The Adelaide was seized in January 1827, near Ireland Island, and port of Hamilton, Ber- muda, on the point of weighing anchor, having slaves on board, contrary to the statute; and an information was lodged to recover the penalties conse- quent on the shipment and removal of slaves from the island. The slaves were a mother and four children purchased by one gentleman, and two chil- dren belonging to another person. The Admiralty Court reversed the judg- ment of the Court below, which held that the seizure was not good, and pro- nounced the ship and slaves forfeited to the King, and awarded 100/, penalty for each slave.

ADULTEEY.—In June 1827, the lady of Captain Harris, of the Hussar frigate, sued him in the Consistory Court for a separation, on the plea of adultery, committed with Lady Smith, the wife of Sir Charles Smith of the Engineers, and a passenser from Barbadoes to England, on board the Hussar. Captain Harris denied the allegation, and recriminated upon his wife. The lady retorted, that Captain Smith had been cruel to her, and had introduced her to immoral company. The result of these counter prosecutions is, that the Court, on Monday last, acquitted Captain Harris ; held his wife guilty, amid pronounced for the divorce at the husband's instance.

MR. FARQUHAR'S WILL—The facts of this case, which has for some time occupied the Prerogative Court, are these. Mr. Farquhar died suddenly on the 5th of July 1826, leaving property amounting to nearly 700,000/. Im- mediately after his death, a strict search was made amongst his papers, but no will could be found. Administration was then granted to the next of kin, seven nephews and nieces. Nearly twelve months after, a copy of a will was received by Mr. Colvin from India, which had been executed by Mr. Farquhar before lie left that country. In this will the deceased, after be- queathing two annuities of 500/. each, gave the residue of his immense pro- perty to the promotion of education in Scotland. The present suit was in- stituted to try the validity of such will. The Court decided that the copy of the will was not valid; and held that the deceased died intestate.

Ltar.L.—In the Irish Court of King's Bench, the Archbishop of Tuam brought an action against Mr. Staunton of the Dublin Weekly Register,— first, for having alleged, in the report of a speech by the Reverend Mr. Ma- guire, delivered at a public meeting, that the plaintiff had offered Mr. Me, guire. through the medium of a !kik., brought to him by a rector, time sum of lolly/. in hand, and a benefice of 800!. a year, to become a member of the Established Church, and a commentary thereon ; and, second, for a libel on the Irish Church establishment, The Judge told the Jury, that the prose. cuter was not entitled to appropriate the inuendo " anarehbishop," to him.. self, unless the context bore out the application. The jury soon agreed asto the first libel ; but they could not agree as to the second, and a Juror was withdrawn.