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goodnels of heart, and faithful attachment to him, were still more endearing than all her perfonal attractions; but, by the laws of the fettlement, the could not be redeemed from flavery, or brought home to Europe, but died of poifon, a victim to jealoufy, before the captain quitted her. After undergoing a variety of fatigues, and witneffing the most horrid cruelties, as well as moft extravagant diffipation, in the colony of Suri nam, he returned to his native country; and, a little before his death, published an interesting narrative of the expedition against the revolted negroes of Surinam, in two volumes, 4to, illuftrated with eighty elegant engravings from drawings made by himself. He has left a widow and five children.

APRIL.

1. At a common hall, the Lord, Mayor laid before the livery of London the following letter, which he had received from the fheriffs:

"My Lord, In compliance with the refolution of the common hall, we waited on his Majefty at the levee yesterday, to know when he would be pleased to receive the Petition of the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and Livery. We were informed by the Duke of Portland, that his Majefty would receive it on Wednesday next at the levee, or any other levee-day; but would not receive the petition on the throne, as it does not come from the city of London in its corporate capacity.

S. LANGSTON, W. STAINES." The Livery then refolved, "That the fheriffs of London had an ac

knowledged right to an audience of the King, and are in duty bound to demand the fame;" and directed the fheriffs, attended by the remembrancer, to demand a perfonal audience of his Majefty, to know his royal will and pleasure, when he will be pleafed to receive upon the throne the faid dutiful and loyal address and petition.

3. This evening a moft alarming fire was discovered in the fuperb manfion-houfe of Yefter, belonging to the Marquis of Tweedale, which, by the wonderful activity of the fervants and workmen belonging to the place, aided by a numerous body of the inhabitants from the village of Gifford, together with the Haddington engine, brought thence by about one hundred of the Durham rangers now ftationed there, who attended, accompanied by their officers, on the firft alarm, happily faved the principal part of the houfe; only one of the wings was burnt, and a great part of the furniture deftroyed. The fire was occafioned by a wooden joift being placed too near one of the vents, which had been burning fome time before bursting forth.

The late accounts from New South Wales are particularly favourable. The fettlement of Broken Bay was in a flourishing condition, as, indeed, were the other diftricts. The harvest of 1795-6 (our winter) had proved abundantly productive.

According to the return of aliens within the cities of London, Weftminster, and the Borough of Southwark, lately prefented to the Houfe of Commons, the whole number of thofe perfons amounts only to 7041

10. About 900 French prifoners. from

This addrefs was repeatedly interrupted by general and reiterated plaudits from all parts of the house. Mifs Farren appeared much affect

audience. After the torrent of applaufe had fubfided, Mifs Farren came to the front of the stage, with graceful and diffident steps, to take her final farewell of her patrons. In a manner the most elegant and impreffive fhe made her courtesy, first to the right, next to the left, and lastly to the front of the house, amidst the universal, reiterated, and rapturous plaudits of the audience, many of whom accompanied their tokens of refpect with tears of fenfibility.

from Porchefter Castle were landed at Meffrs. Squire's wharf, Peterborough, whence they were escorted to Yaxley barracks under a ftrong guard of light-horse. The proceed at the generous conduct of the fion was truly awful. The barracks are entirely new, and fet on a most healthful fpot at Norman Crofs, near Stilton in Huntingdonshire. That excellent actrefs Mifs Farren performed this night for the last time, previous to her marriage with the Earl of Derby. The play the chofe was the School for Scandal. The different avenues leading to the theatre were crowded with all ranks and defcriptions at a very early hour, and in a few minutes after the opening of the doors every bench in the house, and every paffage in the theatre, even to the feveral doors, was completely occupied. Never was fuch an audience feen at this or any other theatre.

On her first entrance fhe was greeted in the most flattering manner; and the audience appeared to be animated with a principle of emulation, in bestowing their liberal plaudits throughout the whole of her performance.

At the conclufion of the play, Mr. Wroughton immediately came forward, and addreffed the audience as follows:

But ah! this night, adieu the mirthful mien,
When Mirth's lov'd fav'rite quits the mi-

mic scene!

Startled Thalia would affent refuse,
But Truth and Virtue fued, and won the

Muse.

Aw'd by fenfations it could ill exprefs, Though mute the tongue, the bofom feels not lefs;

Her fpeech your kind indulgence oft has

known.

Be to her filence now that kindness shewa:
Ne'er from her mind th' endear'd record

5th. The fheriffs of London, (Meffrs. Langfton and Staines) accompanied by the city remembrancer, attended at St. James's yesterday, pursuant to the inftructions of the laft common hall, to have a perfonal interview with the King, on the fubject of the petition lately agreed to by the Liverymen. On being introduced to his Majefty, the fheriffs explained to him the privilege which they conceived the citizens of London poffeffed of presenting their addresses to his Majefty upon the throne; and informed him that, in the prefent inftance, they could not deliver their petition in any other man

ner.

His Majefty replied, that he their addreffes or petitions at the fhould always be ready to receive levee, but that he could not receive any petition upon the throne from the city of London, except in its corporate capacity. With this answer the fheriffs and remembrancer retired.

9th. The trial of Jones, the delegate of the London Correfponding But live the proudeft feeling of a grateful Society, came on at Warwick on

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Thursday, before Judge Grofe and a fpecial jury. The profecution was led by Mr. Percival, in a fair and candid manner; and the defendant was as ably fupported by Meffrs. Romilly and Vaughan. The Judge gave a charge, and in a few minutes the jury found a verdict of Guilty on the third count, which was, "Will the people of Birmingham fubmit to the treafon and fedition laws?" Binns's trial is poftponed till next affizes; four only of the fpecial jury being prefent, and only fix others appeared in court who were admitted by the crown and defendant. The conviction of Jones is the first that has taken place under the late act. His fentence is not yet known.

12th. At another common hall the report from the fheriffs was read; itating, that having taken the earlieft opportunity of waiting on his Majesty at the levee, they had obtained an audience, and delivered the meffage directed by the livery; to which his Majefty answered, "That the address not being the addrefs of the city of London in its corporate capacity, he could not receive it on the throne; that the anfwer given by the Duke of Portland was by his Majefty's defire; and that his Majefty repeated his readiness to receive the petition of the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and Livery, at the next or any other levee, provided the perfons prefenting it did not exceed the ufual

number of ten."

Two refolutions were then paffed, declaratory of the rights of the livery; and another was ofered, which the Lord Mayor faid "he could not, confiftently with his duty to preferve inviolate the rights of the livery, admit to

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be put: the bufinefs of the day upon which the livery were met being specified in the fummons if fued to call them together, it was his duty to take care that no other bufinefs fhould be difcuffed." After much altercation had taken place between several speakers, the Lord Mayor ordered the infignia of office to be taken up, and the hall was of course diffolved; but not before an unanimous vote of cenfure on the motion of Mr. Waithman was paffed on the conduct of the Lord Mayor for this unprecedented attack on the deliberative rights of the livery of London in common hall affembled.

15th. The Prince of Wirtemberg arrived in town, waited upon the Royal Family at Buckingham-house, and paid his refpects to the Princess Royal, his intended bride.

A general and alarming mutiny broke out on board the Channel. fleet, at Spithead. The crews unanimoufly refused to proceed to sea unless their wages were advanced to thirty fhillings per month, and their allowance of provifions increafed.

Mr. Colquhoun, in his treatife on the police of the metropolis, ftates the following curious fact:

"There is a clafs of cheats, or female bankers, who accommodate barrow-women and others who fell fith, fruit, vegetables, &c. in the ftreets, with five fhillings a day (the ufual diurnal stock in fuch cafes); for the ufe of which, for twelve hours, they return a premium of fixpence, when the money is returned in the evening, thereby receiving, at this rate, about feven pounds ten fhillings a year for every five fhillings they lend out. In contemplating this curious fyftem of

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banking (trifling as it feems to be). it is impoffible not to be forcibly ftruck with the immenfe profits that arife from it; for it is only necef fary for one of these female fharpers to poffefs a capital of feventy Thillings, or three pounds ten fhillings, with fourteen steady and regular customers, in order to realize an annual income of one hundred guineas!"

17th. The Prince of Wirtemberg fet out this morning on his tour to Bath, Bristol, Birmingham, Oxford, Portsmouth, and other places, previous to his marriage. His Serene Highnefs was attended by Count Zippelin, Baron Gerbitz, and Sir John Hippely. The tour is expected to take up near three weeks.

20th. In confequence of fome ftrong remonstrances from the feamen on board the fleet at Spithead, the lords of the admiralty have refolved to recommend to his Majefty that an addition of five fhillings and fixpence a month be made to the wages of petty officers and feamen of the royal navy; which will make the wages of able feamen one fhilling a day, clear of all deductions; an addition of four fhillings and fixpence a month to the wages of every ordinary feamen; and of three fhillings and fixpence to the wages of landmen: and that none of the allowance made to the marines when on fhore fhall be ftopped on their being embarked on board any of his Majefty's fhips. Alfo, that all feamen, marines, and others, ferving in his Majesty's fhips, fhall have the full allowance of provisions, without any deductions for leakage or wafte; and that, until proper steps can be taken for carrying this into effect, short allowance

money fhall be paid to the men in lieu of the deduction heretofore made; and that all men wounded in action fhall receive their full pay until their wounds fhall be healed; or until, being declared incurable, they fhall receive a penfion from the cheft at Chatham, or fhall be admitted into the Royal Hofpital at Greenwich.

21ft. This morning early a fire broke out at Mr. Bartlet's, tallowchandler, Brewer-ftreet, Goldenfquare, which in a fhort time confumed the whole of the premises, the inhabitants efcaping only with their lives. A quick fupply of engines and water prevented its communication, by the great exertions of the firemen.

22d. A royal proclamation was iffued for pardoning fuch feamen and marines of the fquadron of his Majefty's fleet ftationed at Spithead as have been guilty of any act of mutiny or disobedience of orders, or any breach or neglect of duty, and who fhall, upon notification of fuch proclamation on board their refpective fhips, return to the regular and ordinary difcharge of their duty.

26th. The following anfwer was yesterday returned by the Lord Mayor to the requifition of the livery to call a common hall for the purpose of taking into confideration the report of the fheriffs.

"Manfion-houfe, April 25, 1797. "Gentlemen,

Having fully confidered the requifition figned by a number of the liverymen of London, and delivered to me by you on the 22d inftant, wherein they requeft of me to convene a common hall within eight days, for the purpofe of taking into confideration the report

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of the sheriffs communicated to the livery in common hall affembled, on Wednesday the 12th inftant; and to investigate the real caufes of the awful and alarming state of public affairs; and to adopt fuch meafures as may be expedient in the prefent conjuncture,' I requeft of you, gentlemen, to inform them that I will moft readily convene a common hall any day in the coming week which may be moft convenient to them (after the termination of the feffions at the Old Bailey) for the purpofe of taking into confideration" the report of the fheriffs communicated to the livery in common hall aflembled, on Wednesday the 12th inftant;" but that I deein it incompatible with my duty to affemble the livery for the purpose of inveftigating the real caufes of the awful and alarming ftate of public affairs: a propofition too extenfive and unqualified to admit of difcuffion in an affembly confeffedly not deliberative. I am, gentlemen, your humble fervant,

"BROOK WATSON, Mayor." "To Mers. Thomas Reeve,

John Elfee, and S. Miller." The feamen on board the fhips at Plymouth, who had fome time before declared themfelves in a ftate of mutiny, expreffed themfelves perfectly fatisfied with the conceffions made by the admiralty to their brethren at Spithead.

From Lisbon, under the date April 14, the following remarkable circumstance is thus ftated: "On Monday evening laft, a dreadful affray took place at Belem, between the foldiers of the twelfth regiment of light dragoons and our people. It began in a public-houfe, where two of the foldiers went to get fome wine. The landlord would

not permit them to go into a room to fit down to drink it: this gave rife to a deal of abuse on both fides. At laft the landlord drew a knife, and ftabbed one of the foldiers, but fortunately not dangerously; the foldier knocked him down, and dragged him into the ftreet, where he beat him heartily. Our people feeing their countryman fo roughly handled, took his part, and pelted the English with ftones: this alarmed their comrades in the barracks, who fallied out, and drove the Portuguefe into the queen's ftables, where they fuppofed the foldiers would not dare to follow them, and from the windows of which place they continued the pelting, and wounded an officer and a private. This enraged the dragoons fo much, that they drew their fwords, ftormed the ftables, broke down the doors, and laid about them without mercy. Our people, to fave themfelves, jumped out of the windows, and feveral of them are much cut and bruized. The English took eight prifoners to the guard-house, from whence they have been removed to another prifon. They will be feverely punished; and if they efcape hanging, may think themfelves lucky, as a riot is confidered here as a greater crime than murder. In the heat of the battle, the Princefs Dowager of Brazil happened to pafs by in her carriage, the windows of which were broke by the ftones thrown from the ftables: her efcudiero (efquire) a man of great confequence, a fidalgo (a noble) a character confidered in this country as facred, being above the reach of the laws, began to divert himself by horfewhipping the foldiers; they immediately pulled him from his horfe, treated him with half a dozen

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