Ward, J. Sutton, Norfolk, merchant, Aug. 21, White
Swan, Norwich. [Tilbury, Falcon-st. Falcon-sq.]
Gough, J. Wem, Salop, victualler, Aug. 21, Black
Lion, Wem. [Palmer, Gray's-inn.]
Percks, J. Brackley, Northampton, earthen-ware:
man, Aug, 21, Mitre, Oxford. [Townsend, Sta-
ple-inn.]

Toosey, W. Duke-st. Bloomsbury, builder, Aug. 21.
[Jones and Co. Lord Mayor's Office, Royal Ex-
change.]

Cooke, J. Queen-st. Birmingham, button maker,
Aug. 21, Swan, High.st. Birmingham. [Chilton,
Chancery-la,]

Blindell, W. City-road, corn dealer, Aug. 21. [An-
nesley, Angel-co. Throgmorton-st.]

Eldridge, H, Greenwich, carpenter, Aug. 21, Guildhall. [Pearson, Eim-co.]

Forty, T. Bermondsey New-road, wine merchant, [Vandercom and Co. Bush-la. CanAug. 21.

non-st.]

Bew, T. Brixton, Surrey, cheesemonger, Aug. 21,
Guildhall. [Lee, Three Crown-co. Southwark.]
Pillow, E. Canterbury, common brewer, Aug. 21,
Guildhall. [Hillyard and Co. Copthall-co. Throg-
morton-st.]

Sleed, J. N. Broughton, Lincoln. nurseryman, Aug.
21, Angel, Glamford Briggs, Lincolu. [Leigh and
Co. Now Bridge-st.]

Ward, J. Flanshaw, Yorkshire, clothier, Aug. 21,
Sessions House, Wakefield. [Lake, Dowgate hill.]
Neylor, H. Bristol, dealer, Aug. 21, Talbot, Bristol.
[Whitcomb and Co. Serjeant's-inn.]

Barnes, T. Stamford-st. Surrey, wholesale stationer,
Aug. 21, Guildhall. [Meymott, Burrow's-build-
ings, Binck friars.]

Love, J. Newport, cabinet maker, Aug. 21, Guildhall. [Wharton and Co. Temple.]

JULY 13th.
Bankrupts.

Twiddy, G. Bread-street-hill, colourman, Aug. 24.
[Taru, Warnford-co. Throgmorton st.]
Spragg, J. New Cross, Kent road, school master,
Aug. 24, Guildhall. [Walker and Co. Old Jewry.j
Mendham S, and Field, P. Fenchurch-st. merchants,
Aug. 24. [Weston and Co. Fenchurch-st.]
Leonard, W. and Tyndall, J. Cam, Gloucestershire,
shopkeepers, Aug. 24, Old Bell, Dursley. [Price
and Co. Lincoln's inn.]

Itock, J. Wednesbury, Staffordshire, innholder, Aug.
24, Stork, Birmingham. [Hunt, Surrey-st. Strand.]
Sharpe, C. Great Yarmouth, corn merchant, Aug. 24,
Angel, Great Yarmouth. [Dax, Carey st.]
Robson, W. Newcastle-upon-Tyne, butcher, Aug. 5,
6, and 24, King's Head, Darlington. [Dixon, Sta-
ple-inn.]

Hobbs, J. Sandhurst, Gloucestershire, blacksmith.
Aug. 24, Booth Hall, Gloucester. [Platt, Tanfield.
co. Temple.]

Alpass, J. Berkley, Gloucestershire, coal dealer,
Aug. 24, Bear, Newnham. [Vizard and Co. Lin-
coln's-inn-sq.1

Webb, W. Buckingham-st. Strand, wine merchant,
Aug. 24. Luxmore, Red lion-sq.]

Brown, J. Tilisdown, Gloucestershire, liquor mer-"
chaut, Aug. 21, Old Bell, Dursley. [Price and Co.
Lincoln's inn.]

Stewart, J. Avisham, Norfolk, linen draper, Aug. 24,
White Swan, Norwich. (Tilbury, Falcon-
Barrachuff, J. Leicester, cabinet maker, Aug. 9 and 4,
White Hart, Le,caster. [Taylor, Joha-st. Bed-
ford-row.]

Knowles, .. Newnham, Gloucestershire, skinner,,
Aug. 24, Bear, Newnham. (Edmunds and Co.
Lincoln's-inn.]

JULY 17th.
Bankruptcy superseded.
Gray, P. East Dereham, baker.

Bankrupts.

Black, A. Haves, Middlesex, veterinary surgeon,
Aug. 28, Guildhall. [Fielder, Duke-st. Grosvenor-
Perkins, J. Codlington, Oxfordshire, butcher, Aug.

, Bell, Charbury, Oxfordshire. [Aplin, Char-
bury.]

Preston, J. Pave-la. Salop, deler in horses, Aug. 28,
Bradford Arms, Ivetsey Bank, Staffordshire. [An-
-stice and Co. Temple]

Sheppard, W. Padstow, Cornwall, merchant, Auge :
26, Red Lion, St. Columb's, Cornwall. [Shephard
and Co. Bedford-row.]

Bradley, T. Strand, carpenter, Aug. 28. [Rogers,
Frith st. Soho.]

M'Call, A. Kingston, Jamaica, West Indies, mer-
[Cooper and Co..
chant, Aug. 28, Guildhall.
Southampton.buildings.]
Armstrong, W. T. Leadenhall-st. druggist, Aug, 3
and 28. [Wallington, Aldersgate-st.]
Simons, S. Ratcliffe-highway, slop-selier, Aug. 28.
[Isaacs, Bevis-marks, St. Mary-axe.]

JULY 20th.
Bankrupts.

Gooch, B. Portland-road, St. Mary-le-bone, victual-
ler. Aug. 4. Earnshaw, Red-cross. st.]
Kemshead, J. Berner's-st. St. Mary-le-bone, carpen¬
ter, Aug. 3 and $1. [Chippindall, Great Queen-st.]
Molar, J. Sheton, Staffordshire, china manufacturer,
Aug. 31, Swan, Hanley. [Winson, King's Bench
Walk.]
Benfield, J. Chandos-st. grocer, Aug. 31. [Charter,.
Tavistock-row, Covent-garden.]

Mitchell, T. Jam-st. Commercial-road, cheesemon-
[M'Michael, Finch-la.
ger, Aug. 10 and 31.
Cornhill.]

Bankrupts.

Nelson, A. Plymouth-dock, linen draper, Sept. 4,
Auction-mart-rooms, Plymouth. [Darke and Co.
Prince's-st. Bedford-row.]

Mackenzie, A. K. and Abbott, E. Austin-friars,
Broad-st. merchants, Aug. 10 and Sept. 4. [Rear
don and Co. Corbett-co. Gracechurch st.]
Holt, B. Liverpool, merchant, Aug. 9. 14, and Sept.
4, Dog, Manchester. [Milne and Co. Temple.]
Slones, T. and Wells, T. Old Broad st. timber
merchants, Aug. 4 and Sept. 4. [Lee, Three Crown-
co. Southwark.]

Hogg, W. Painswick, Gloucester, butcher, Sept. 4,
Booth Hall, Gloucester. [Platt, Tanfield-co. Tem-
ple.]

Stubbs, J. jun. St. Martin's-la. picture dealer, Aug. 4
and Sept. 4. [Harvey, Ciusitor-st. Chancery-la.]
Holland, F. County Terrace, New Kent-road, mer
chant, Aug. 7 and Sept. 4, Guildhall. [Lee, Thre
Crown-co. Southwark.]

Fluke, A. Worcester, cabinet maker, Aug. 9 and
Sept. 4, Hop-pole, Worcester. [Darke and Co.
Prince's st. Bedford-row.]

Wilkie, T. New Saram, Wilts, tanner, Aug. 4. 5, and
Sept. 4, Assembly room, New Sarum. [Millet and
Son, Middle Temple-la.]

Haigh, T. Crossland Hilt, Almondbury, York, clo-)
thier, Ang, 18, 19, and Sept. 4, Talbot, Halifax.
[Hall, Halifax.]

Cotterell, C. Southampton, victualler, Ang. 10, 11, and Sept. 4, Coach and Horses, Southampton. [Clement and Co. Ratcliffe-highway.]

Sayer, T. jun. Bungay, Suffolk, liquor merchant,
Aug. 20, 21, and Sept. 4, King's Head, Bungay.
[Tarrant and Co. Chancery.la.]

Williams, E. Oxford-st. cheesemonger, Aug. 9 and
Sept. 4. [Clarke, Bishopsgate st.]

Clarkson, J. Curdworth, Warwickshire, grocer, Aug.
2. 3, and Sept. 4, Royal Hotel, Birmingham.
[Brown, Mincing-lane.]

Rhodes, J. Ellesmere, Salop. butcher, Sept. 4, Red
Lion. Ellesmere. [Edmunds, Exchequer Office,
Lincoln's inn.]

Wilkinson, J. St. Paul, Gloucestershire, money seri-
vener, Aug. 6 and Sept. 4, London and Talbot Ta-
vern, Bristol. [Whitcomband Co. Scojeants'-inn.}
Barnes, M. Lambeth terrace, Surrey, jeweller, Aug.
7. 21, and Sept. 4, Guildwall. Rogers and Co.
Manchester-buildings, Westminster.]
Daniel, E. Newark upon Trent, dealer, Sept. 4,
Rutland Arms inn, Newark. [Ross and Co. New
Boswell-co.]

Samuel, A. Liverpool, silversmith, Aug. 13, 14, and
Sept. 4, Globe, Liverpool. Bird, Castle-ditch,
Liverpool.]

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European Magazine

FOR AUGUST, 1813.

[Embellished with a Portrait of JAMES HOOK, Esq.]

CONTENTS.

Page

Acknowledgments to Correspondents 90
Memoir of James Hook, Esq.
Remarks on Lycophron's Cassandra
Current Prices of Bullion

Letter on the Phrases used in polite
Conversation

112

Anecdotes, hitherto unpublished, of

Page

the Private Life of Peter the Great 138 The Russian Chiefs, an Ode 139

A Dictionary of Words and Terms, chiefly found in the Scriptures, &c. 141 On the Effects produced by the Eau

Medicinale in the Human Frame 141 Observations on a Poem on Woman 143 Newspaper Authority ib.

114

Theatrical Journal;—including Cha-
racters of several new Performers
-Fable and Character of Sharp
and Flat; Harlequin in Distress,
or, the Whim of the Moment;
The Waltz
Poetry;-including Vittoria-On see-
ing a surly Watchman drive a lit-
tle Beggar-child from the Streets,
for Singing Ballads-The Wish--
Horace, Ode IV.-Sonnet-The
Eagle's Fate-Lines-Anacreon's
12th and 23d Odes-Stanzas, &c. 146
Parliamentary Intelligence.
Intelligence from the London Gazette.
Foreign and Domestic Intelligence.
Literary Intelligence.

91

96

ib.

Copy of the Prince Regent's late Let

ter to Lord Wellington

ib.

Epistolary Essays on the Analysis of
English Idioms. No. IV.

109

111

A new Vocabulary of fashionable
Phrases

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