JAN. N. : „ Tilt NATIONAL Cl'l'Y. 61. The Archbishop of York did homage before his M.. JESTY, upon his being elected to that See. His MAJESTY gave private audiences to the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Cabinet Ministers, and held a Wive Council, at which the Speaker of the House of Commons attended sat w ) 1 ...me his MAJESTY'S Speech for the opening of the Sessions of Parliament, was taken into cone sideration. The ArabiAmp of York was introduced, awl sworn in a Member, and took hi* scat at the Board accordingly. Tuesday the Lord Mayor ordered the price of bread to hr continued at I Id. the quartern loaf of a licateo, and 90. house hold. A Court of Common Council was held on 'Wednesday at Guildhall, which was numerously attended.—The Committee to hom it was referred to consider, in relation to permitting the Militia of London to volunteer, and also of the plan to bv:' adopted by the City of London for completing their delivered a report thereon, recommending au assessment throughout the city for the purpose, which was agrnerl to no a division, and the Committee directed to prepare a Mil to be presented to Parliament accordingly,. The numbers were, tot the report 5 Aldermen, 56 Commoners, 61—Against it 4 Alder taco, 24 Commoners, 23.—Majority i 3. PRIICESS MART. A superb embroidered petticoat of gold upon rich lilac satin. The draperies composed of the same materials, embroidered all over, and terminated with n►n<ry borders, studded in wares with dead and bright gold, and bunches of fancy flowers and vine leaves, tastefully interspecwd with thick gold rolio in festoons, as a support to smaller draperies of beautiful black lace. The whole looped up and finished with magnificent gold cords and tassels. In this dress there fsas tastefully blended the beautiful ruluurs of spring, with the richness and costume of the present season. Rohe, lilac and gold tissue, trimmed -all round with broad gold fringe. Body and vest ornamented with gold and point lace. raiNctss AMEI.I A rich lilac satin petticoat richly embroidered : the sashes Yvith a rich gold border, representing chesnuts and leaves; the drapery on the left side was very rich on black velvet ; the dra pery on the right side with rich pointy, and a very elegant bor der at the bottom of the petticoat; the elect was tatty beauti ful. Train of lilac and gold. Dt;ciiCSS OF YORti. A Devonshire brown velvet petticoat, ornamented with dra rwries of the Sank', richly embroidered with gold lama and tpaogics, the draperies were relieved by a sweeping drapery of v,ilfl in dowers and plumes; train of the stone richly embroidered w gold, gold corsis and tassels. head-dress of ostrich feathers and diamonds. PRI•iCESS CASTET.CICALA. Dress of white crape, with draperies of patent net and ;rem •-elvet, trimmed n ith brstad bands and festoons tit' white beads : handsome head cords and tassels ; rube of green velvet, trim med %I ith poitit lace. tit( litoxrcs of DOWNS/lITIE. rich white ,z; tin petticoat, trimmed withswansdown; dra pery of v. bite satin, looped up in festoons, and fall* in a point on the lel!. sifie ; (rain Of white satin, forming a drapery, Llig• prteled ith an iiigrsrte of diamonds from the right shoulder, an.l terminated in finishing the drapery on the left side Of the petticoat. liend-dress, white satiny with a bandeau of dia monds and %t hiie leathers. oucur3s or MONTrIOSE. A ts bite satin petticoat, with drapery of white crape and eintirJider:•ii with t:rraths of green and gold ivy, a hand , lions aml) kc fr;ogJ.• of green vehrt and train of green %Tibet, ent!iroidervd with quid cionca‘i: rings. :11.1.31CIT:ON PAS Ojj TAFrorti), .t cplendid dresA of violet velvet, richly embroidered in shells of niatted gold ; draperies edged v% ith wreaths of shells and gold looped op %lid& rich ropes of gold bullion mid acorn fa±sels. VIcOVNTr.ss CRANLEY Wore a rich puce-colimmi satin petticoat, thickly spttreti with grill, an elegant gold border round the bottom ; draperies of pure veh et, embroidered with a rich Etrii4eati border of gold, the ground sprio,ed to corre::pond with the petticoat, orna mented with gold cord and tassels ; train of gold tissue, brwly and pleeves richly trimmed with point lace. Ilead-dress of gold and ostrich feathers, LADY PRANCES TRATT Wa* dressed in one of the west be:toilful dresses at Court, made of rtle green velvet. oraantented with green bugles, in wreaths and fringes. Tuesday, at two o'clock, his MI.IF.STY held a private Lc rce, at the Queen's Palace. The following had the honour of being preseated to his M tJESTT f Earl Grey, upon his Fucceeding to hts title.—TheNoble Lad irlivered to his Majesty the Order of the Bath, worn by the late laird Itutchin4on, upon his return from his Mission to ti:e rnurt Lord BrO‘srdow, by Lord Arden, upon his coming to hid title. Mr. St. Lerer, upon hi. being appointed Vice Chamberlain to hor Royal !liglegless the Princess of Wales, by the Earl of Dart mouth. Lord Bolton, upon coming to Ms title, by the Lord Char. rclh►r. lord Burghhurst-, hv his father, the Earl of Westmorland, upon his return from Sicily. Tha Rev. T. W. Blomberg, upon being appointed Clerk of the Closet to his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales. Major-General Sir George Prevost, upon his being appointed Lieut. Governor of Nova Scotia, and Commander of the Forces . , with the lot* rani' of Lietft.-Cienerah MEI:TINC) OF DANK pßornitTorts. Thursday a meeting was held at the Bank, of the rroprie: tors of Bank.titock. At twelve o'cleck it considerable number of persons were assembled, when the chair was taken, and after a few introductory observations., a letter from the Chancellor of the Exchequer, dated the 19th lust. wn read. The letter respected, in part, the terms no which the national acrouots %%ere to be conducted the Bank, it the proposition should meet with the concurrence of the Proprietors, until the priblin debt shall be reduced to three hundred million.. The accounts were to he kept on the same plan as that which had been hitherto adopted, without any alteration whatever, in consequence of the increased magnitude of the concern. The letter contained, rather, a requisition of the Chancellor of the Exchequer to the Hauk Proprietors, to advance to tiovernmeut three millions z. ithont interest s the payment to be secured by Exchequer Bills payable in six months after the signing of a drilaitive treaty of race; the money to be advanced on the sth of April next. This requisition was assented to. It was also resolved to present Government with 500,taltii. a, a consideration for the ur.- claimed Dividends, and ticnetits derived from the Charter from Government and that the Bank, instead of re,viving 270000/. of Government, fur the at toia ion _and a.lsistance given to its af• fairs, would be zatistied to receive 20(1,0001. annually In faturva EAST INDIA AFFAIRS. -wpm Wednes3ai a Court of Directors was held, At the. East India House, when the following Cutumatniers took leave of the prelious to departing fur their respective desttnatioss i viz.— Captain Win. Dunsford,,of the Ceres t Capt R. If. HIV Wit t of the Dorsetshiri. ; Capt. John Lone, jun. of the David Scott # Cwt. Henry Nleriton, of the Exeter; Capt, James John Wil= liaiusen, of the Ocean; ('apt John C. Lonchner, of the Canton I Capt. C. E • Prescott, of the Alnwick Castle; for Matins. find Capt. W. Maxwell, of the Ca!rotta ; Capt. W. C. Halloo, of the Lord Nelson Capt. W. Fairfax, of the Hugh and Capt. If. Star - rock, of the l'residn, for Madras and Beng a l. Ihe undermentioned Captains were sworn Into the command of their respective ships, viz, Captain John Dale, Stwn!t'am Ceorge Hooper, Sir liam Betrsley s Alexan der Campbell, Sovereign, for Madre/ and Bengal. J. Cameron, Jane nue: - less rif Gordon, ror Ceyloa *nJ Bratai, The Court adjourned at six, till to-morrow, Wednesday a ballot was taken at the East Win Hddse, ft/ determine the resolution submitted to the last General Court s acquitting the owners and commander of the ship Ganges 4 from all imputation of neglect or mi,conduct, in respect to the !ono( that ship. At pie o'clock the glasses Acre closed, and delltered to the scrutincert-, J.. La) tun, and W. IL Burgess, Ettirs. win) declared the questioa to have !ices carried in the affirmative, II 1