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liate all interests, and by that means to preserve all the powers which exist, and so insure the happiness of Europe and of this generation, at the head of which Providence has placed us. (Signed)

ALEXANDER NAPOLEON.

Letter from M. DE CHAMPAGNY to Mr. Secretary CANNING, dated Erfurth, October 12, 1808. Received October 21. SIR-I have the honour to transmit to your excellency a letter which the Emperor of the French and the Emperor of all the Russias wrote to his Britannic majesty. The grandeur and the sincerity of this step will, without doubt, be felt. That cannot be attributed to weakness, which is the result of the intimate connection between the two greatest sovereigns of the Continent, united for peace as well as for war.

His majesty the Emperor has commanded me to make known to your excellency, that he has nominated plenipotentiaries, who will repair to that city on the Continent to which his majesty the King of Great Britain and his allies shall send their plenipotentiaries. With respect to the basis of the negotiation, their majesties are disposed to adopt those formerly proposed by England herself, namely, the uti possidetis, and any other basis founded upon justice, and the reciprocity and equality which ought to prevail between all great nations.

CHAMPAGNY.

Letter from Mr. Secretary CANNING, to the Russian Ambassador at Paris, dated Fo. reign Office, 28th October, 1808. Sin-Having laid before the king my master the two letters which his excellency the Count Nicolas de Romanzoff has transmitted to me from Erfurth, I have received his majesty's commands to reply to that which is addressed to him, by the official note which I have the honour to enclose to your excellency.

However desirous his majesty might be to reply directly to his majesty the Emperor of Russia, you cannot but feel, sir, that, from the unusual manner in which the letters figned by his imperial majefty were drawn up, and which has entirely deprived them of the character of a private and perfonal communication, bis majefty has found it impoffible to adopt that mark of refpect towards the Emperor of Ruffia, without at the fame time acknowledging utles which his majesty never has acknowledged.

I am commanded to add to the contents of the official note, that his majesty will haften to communicate to his majesty the King of Sweden, and to the exifting government of Spain, the propofuls which have been made to him.

Your excellency will perceive that it is abfolutely necellary that his majesty should receive an immediate affurance, that France ac

knowledges the government of Spain as party to any negociation.

That fuch is the intention of the Emperor of Ruffia, his majesty cannot doubt.

His majefty recollects with fatisfaction the lively intereft which his imperial majesty has always manifefted for the welfare and dignity of the Spanish monarchy, and he wants no other affurance that his imperial majefty cannot have been induced to fan&tion by his concurrence, or by his approbation, ufurpations, the principle of which is not lefs unjust chan their example is dangerous to all legitimate fovereigns.

As foon as the answers on this point shall have been received, and as soon as his majesty fhall have learnt the fentiments of the King of Sweden, and thofe of the government of Spain, I shall not fail to receive the commands of his majefty for such communications as it may be neceffary to make upon the ulterior objects of the letter of Count Romanzoff.

GEORGE CANNING.

Letter from Mr. Secretary CANNING to M. de CHAMPAGNY, dated Foreign Office, 28th Odober, 1808.

SIR-Having laid before the king my mafter the two letters which your excellency transmitted tome from Erfurth, one of which was addreffed to his majefty, I have received his majesty's commands to return, in answer to that letter, the official note which I have the honour herew th to enclofe.

I am commanded to add, that his majefty will lofe no time in communicating to the king of Sweden and to the government of Spain the propofals which have been made to his majesty.

Your excellency will fee the neceffity of an affurance being immediately afforded to his majefty, that the admiffion of the government of Spain as a party to the negociation is understood and agreed to by France.

After the anfwer of your excellency upon this point fhall have been received, and fo foon as his majesty fhall be in pofletion of the fentiments of the King of Sweden and of the government of Spain, I shall receive his majefty's commands to communicate with your excellency on the remaining points of your letter.

GEORGE CANNING.

OFFICIAL NOTE.

The king has uniformly declared his readinets and defire to enter into negociations for a general peace, on terms confiftent with the honour of his majesty's crown, with fidelity to his engagement, and with the permanent repofe and fecurity of Europe. His majefty repeats that declaration.

If the condition of the Continent be one of agitation and of wretchedness; if many fates have been overthrown, and more are till me→ naced with fubveraon; it is a confolation to

the

the king to reflect, that no part of the convulfions which have already been experienced, or of those which are threatened for the future, can be in any degree imputable to his majesty. The king is most willing to acknowledge that all fuch dreadful changes are indeed contrary to the policy of Great Britain.

If the cause of fo much mifery is to be found in the ftagnation of commercial intercourse, although his majesty cannot be expected to hear, with unqualified regret, that the fyftem devised for the deftruction of the commerce of his fubjects has recoiled upon its authors, or its inftruments, yet is it neither in the difpofition of his majefty, nor in the character of the people over whom he reigns, to rejoice in the privations and unhappinefs even of the nations which are combined against him. His majesty anxiously defires the termination of the fufferings of the Continent.

The war in which his majesty is engaged, was entered into by his majefty for the immediate object of national fafety. It has been prolonged only becaufe no fecure and honourable means of terminating it have hitherto been afforded by his enemies.

But in the progrefs of a war, begun for felf-defence, new obligations have been impofed upon his majefty, in behalf of powers whom the aggreffions of a common enemy have compelled to make common cause with his majesty, or who have folicited his majefty's affiftance and fupport in the vindication of their national independence.

The interests of the crown of Portugal and of his Sicilian majefty are confided to his majefty's friendship and protection.

With the King of Sweden his majefty is connected by ties of the clofeft alliance, and by ftipulations which unite their counfels for peace as well as for war.

To Spain his majefty is not yet bound by any formal instrument; but his majefty has, in the face of the world, contracted with that nation engagements not lefs facred, and not lefs binding, upon his majesty's mind, than the molt folemn treaties.

bis majesty the King of Great Britain, and addreffed by his excellency to the Ruffian ambaffador at Paris.

That the admiffion of the fovereigns in alliance with England to a Congrefs cannot be a point of difficulty, and that Ruffia and France confent to it.

But this principle by no means extends to the neceflity of admitting the plenipotentiaries of the Spanish infurgents: the emperor of Ruffia cannot admit them. His empire, in fimilar circumstances-and England can recollect one particular inftance, has been true to the fame principle. Moreover, he has already acknowledged the King Jofeph Napoleon. He has announced to his Britannic Majefty, that he was united with the emperor of the French for peace as well as for war, and his Imperial Majefty here repeats that declaration. He is refolved not to feparate his interefts from those of that monarch; but they are both ready to conclude a peace, provided it be juft, honourable, and equal for all parties.

The underfigned fees with pleasure, that, in this difference of opinion refpecting the Spaniards, nothing prefents itself which can either prevent or delay the opening of a Congrefs. He derives his perfuafion in this refpect, from that which his Britannic Majefty has himself confided to the two emperors, that he is bound by no positive engagement with those who have taken up arms in Spain.

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After fifteen years of war, Europe has a right to demand peace. The interests of all the powers, including that of England, is to render it general: humanity commands it and fuch a defire, furely, cannot be foreign to the feelings of his Britannic Majefty. How can it be, that he alone can withdraw himself from fuch an object, and refufe to terminate the miferies of fuffering humanity.

The underfigned confequently renews, in the name of the emperor, his auguft master, the propofal already made, to fend plenipotentiaries to any city on the continent which his Britannic Majefty may please to point out; to admit to the Congrefs the plenipoHis majefty, therefore, affumes that, in tentiaries of the fovereigns in alliance with an overture made to his majefty for entering Great Britain; to treat upon the basis of the into negociations for a general peace, the re- uti poffidetis, and upon that of the respective lations fubfifting between his majefty and power of the belligerent parties: in fine, to the Spanish monarchy have been diftinctly accept any bafis which may have for its obtaken into confideration; and that the goject the conclufion of a peace, in which all vernment acting in the name of his catholic parties fhall find honour, justice, and equamajesty Ferdinand the Seventh, is understood lity. to be a party to any negociation in which his majesty is invited to engage.

The undersigned has the honour to renew to his excellency, Mr. Canning, the affurances GEORGE CANNING. of his high confideration. (Signed)

THE RUSSIAN ANSWER.

The undersigned, minifter for foreign affairs of his majesty the Emperor of all the Ruffias, has the honour to reply to the Note of the 28th October, figned by Mr. Canaing, fecretary of State for foreign affairs to

Count NICOLAS DE ROMANZOFF.

THE FRENCH ANSWER.

The undersigned has laid before the emperor, his mafter, the note of his excellency Mr. Canning.

If it were true that the evils of war were felt only on the Continent, certainly there would be little hope of attaining peace,

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The two emperors had flattered themfelves that the object of their measure would not have been misinterpreted in London. Could the English miniftry have afcribed it.to weakor neceffity, when every impartial ftatefman must recognize, in the fpirit of peace and moderation by which it is dictated, the characteristics of power and true greatnefs? France and Ruffia can carry on the war fo long as the court of London shall not recur to juft and equitable difpofitions; and they are refolved to do so.

How is it poffible for the French government to entertain the propofal which has been made to it, of admitting to the negociation the Spanish infurgents? What would the English government have faid, had it been propofed to them to admit the Catholic infurgents of Ireland? France, without having any treaties with them, has been in communication with them, has made them promises, and has frequently fent them fuccours. Could fuch a propofal have found place in a note, the object of which ought to have been not to irritate, but to endeavour to effect a mutual conciliation and good underftanding?

England will find herfelf under a ftrange miftake, if, contrary to the experience of the past, the ftill entertains the idea of contending fuccefsfully upon the Continent, against the armies of France. What hope can The now have, efpecially as France is irreve. cably united with Ruffia.

The underfigned is commanded to repeat the propofal, to admit to the negociation all the allies of the King of England; whether it be the king who reigns in the Brazils; whether it be the king who reigns in Sweden; or whether it be the king who reigns in Sicily and to take for the bafis of the nego ciation the uti poffidetis. He is commanded to exprefs the hope that, not lofing fight of the inevitable refults of the force of States, it will be remembered, that between great powers there is no folid peace, but that which is at the fame time equal and honourable for all parties.*

(Signed)

CHAMPAGNY.

REPLY TO THE RUSSIAN ANSWER.

The undersigned, his majesty's principal Tecretary of State for foreign affairs, has laid before the king his mafter the note tranfmitted to him by his excellency the Count Nicolas de Romanzoff, minifter for foreign affairs of his majesty the emperor of all the Ruflias, dated on the 16th (28th) of November.

This anfwer will long remain a monument of the frantic infolence which poffeffes the monfter that has ufurped the government of France, and covered all Europe with blood and defolation, to gratify his extravagant ambition.

MONTHLY Mag., No. 181.

The king learns with aftonishment and regret the expectation which appears to have been entertained that his majesty should confent to commence a negociation for a general peace by the previous abandonment of the cause of the Spanish nation, and of the legitimate monarchy of Spain, in deference to an ufurpation which has no parallel in the hiftory of the world.

His majesty had hoped that the participation of the Emperor of Ruffia in the overtures made to his majefty would have afforded a fecurity to his majefty against the propofal of a condition fo unjust in its effects, and fo fatal in its example.

Nor can his majesty conceive by what obligation of duty or of intereft, or by what principle of Ruffian policy, his imperal majefty can have found himself compelled to acknowledge the right, affumed by France, to depofe and imprison friendly fovereigns, and forcibly to transfer to herfelf the allegiance of loyal and independent nations.

If thefe be indeed the principles to which the Emperor of Ruffia has inviolably attached himself; to which his imperial majefty has pledged the character and refources of his empire; which he has united himself with France to establish by war, and to maintain in peace, deeply does his majesty lament a determination by which the fufferings of Europe must be aggravated and prolonged; but not to his majesty is to be attributed the continuance of the calamities of war, by the difappointment of all hope of such a peace as would be compatible with justice and with honour.

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REPLY TO THE FRENCH ANSWER.

The undersigned, his majesty's principal fecretary of ftate for foreign affairs, has laid before the king his mafter the note transmitted to him by his Excellency M. de Champagny, dated the 28th November.

He is especially commanded by his majefty to abstain from noticing any of thefe topics and expreffions infulting to his majesty, to his allies, and to the Spanish nation, with which the official note tranfmitted by M. de Champagny abounds.

His majesty was defirous to have treated. for a peace which might have arranged the respective interests of all the powers engaged in the war on principles of equal juftice: and his Majefty fincerely regrets that this defire of his majefty is difappointed.

But his majesty is determined not to abandon the caufe of the Spanish nation, and of the legitimate monarchy of Spain: and the pretenfions of France to exclude from the ne gociation the central and fupreme govern ment, acting in the name of his catholic m. jelly Ferdinand the Seventh, is one which his majefty could not admit without acqui. efcing in an ufurpation which has no parallel in the hiftory of the world.

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(Signed) GEORGE CANNING.

ALPHABETICAL

Sampfan William, Liverpool, flour dealer. (Forret Liverpool and Sheppard, and Adlington, Bedford row,

London

ALPHABETICAL LIST of BANKRUPTCIES and DIVIDENDS, announced between the 20th of December and the 20th of January, extracted from the London Gazettes.

BANKRUPTCIES.

(The Solicitors' names are between Parentheses.) Sellars Barret, Little Hulton, Lancaster, innkeeper.

ANDERSON John, Stockport, Cheffer, draper.

(Battye, Chancery Lane, and Battye, Huddersfield Barlow William Stockport, Chefter, timber merchant.. (Linguard, Heaten-Norris and Edge. Inner Temple,

London

Barton James, Shuttleworth, Liverpool, merchant. (Row, Liverpoùi, Cowper and Lowe, Southampton Buildings, Chancery lane

Birchall John, Liverpool, butcher. (Woods. Liverpool

and bluckstock. St. Mildred s Court, Poultry Blackburn William, Leeds, woolftapler. (Speight, Leeds and Battye, Chancery lane

Blannin Nicholas, Weftbury upon Trim, Gloceftershire. (Field and Sheargold, Clifford's Inn

Buddon Henry, Little Chapel treet, Westminster.

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(Lat

Chambers William. Lincoln, currier. (Elgie, Lincoln,
and Leigh and Mafon, New Bridge ftreet. London.
Crawford Jonathan, Charles Square, Hoxton, money-
fcrivener. (Baffett, Bennett-treet, Blackfriar's
road

Dawton Jame, Tottington, Lancaster. (Wigglesworth,
Gray's Inn and Parker, Bury.
Dewhurft Peter. Prefton, Lancafter flater. (Webfter,
Lancafter and Bleafdale, Alexander and Holme, New
Inu, London.

Douglas James, Loughborough, Leicefter, merchant.
(Bleafdale, Alexander and Holme, New Inn, London
and Bond, Leicefter

Dutton William, Liverpool, grocer,

(Janies, Gray's

(Woods, Liverpool
and Blacktock, St. Mildred's Court, Poultry
Edwards William, Briftol, cordwainer.
Inn Square, and Mellin, Briftol
Frafer Thomas, Well ftreer, Mary la-bonne, coach-fpring-
manufacturer. (Pinero, Charles Street, Cavendish
Square

French Martin, George Street, Portman Square, wine-
merchant. (Hackett, Chancery lane
Froft Thomas, Leadenhall ftreet, ftatioper.

Rixon, Haydon fquare, Minories

(Evitt and

Gath John, Parker's row, Bermondfey, victualler. Smith,
Great St. Helens

German William, Bristol, tiler. (James, Gray's inn
fquare, London, and Cooke, Briftol

Glazier Edward, Lea Bridge, Middlefex, publican.
(Tebbutt and Shut leworth, Gray's inn fquare
Green James, Hackney, builder. (Chapman, St. Mil-
dred's court, Poultry

Harrifon James, Farke ftreet Bees, Cumberland, cotton
manufacturer.
and Son, Bolton, Milne

(Haworth and

Aand Parry, Temple
Harvey Richard, Woolwich, baker. (Allan, Frederic's

place, Old Jewry

Haydon Langdon, Edgware Road, merchant.

Coleman ftreet

(Hall,

Hayes William, Kilburn, Middlefex, brickmaker. (Hum phries, Clement's inn

Hayes John, Oxford, grocer.

(Young, Weft Smithfield

Heaven William, Nailfworth. Glocester, clothier, (Pullen, Fore-ftreet, Cripplegate

Howard Jerrard John, Lower Eaton ftreet, Pimlico, fur-
geon. (Rich, Ratcliffe Crofs

Hunt Jofeph, Liverpool, haberdasher, (Blackftock, St.
Mildred's Court, Poultry, and Murrow, Liverpool
Jeffery Henry, Melcomb Regis, Dorfet, linen-draper.
(Syddall, Alderfgate Atreet, London

Jones George, Liverpool, hookfeller. (Blackftock, St.
Mildred's cour. Poultry and Munou, Liverpool

Kinder samuel, Hunfield, Derby, clothier. (Jackfon and
Judd, Stamford

Laing George, London, merchant. (Caton and Brumell,
Alderfgate Itreet

Lockwood George, Huddersfield, York, woollen-draper.
Taylor, Manchester

Call James, George Burkinaw and John Fielding,
eld, faw manufacturers. (Rimington and
Sheffield, and Wilfon, Greville treet, Hatton

James. Burnley, Lancaster, cotton fpinner,
Temple, and Shaw, Burnley
(Bousfield,
Thomas, Scarborough. vintner.
erie street, London; and Woodall, Scarborough
John, and Jofeph Rich, merchants, late of Lewes,
Tex.
(Pember, Great Charlotte ftreet, Blackfriar's

ad Thomfon, South Shields, Durham. fhipwright.

ainbridge. Chapter row, South Shields, and Bell d Brodrick, Bow lane, Cheapside wood George, Cloak lane, wine merchant.

mond. New Bridge treet, Blackfriars

Three Crown court, Southwark

re John, Mill lane, Tooley street, lighterman.

trick Samuel, Idle, York. clothier. Garden, and Crosley, Bradford

(God

(Lee,

(Evans, Hatton

ers Samuel, Chepstow, Monmouth. ftationer. (Swain, Stevens and Maples, Old Jewry, London, and Whateley Birmingham mpton Samuel, and Charles Chipchafe, Bread ftreet, (Cat enter and Baily, Basinghall Crest,

Gik merceres

Jaffered out

6 Toyo
(Sygic)

(Hurd, Temple, and Law, Manchetter

Smith John. Nottingham, mercer. (Bigsby and Wells, Nottingham; and Baxters' and Martin, Furnival's inn, London

Smith Justirian and Charles, Bath, plane manufacturers. (Sheppard and Adlington, Bedford row, and Sheppard, Bath.

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(James,

Stone Thomas, Wiitum, Hereford, cornfactor.
Gray's inn, London; and Martin, Briñol
Tanner Thomas. Barnstaple, Devon. money fcrivener.
(Law, Barnflaple, and Eremridge, Common Pleas
Office, Temple

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Tomlinton William. Toxteth Park. near Liverpool. merchant. (Forreft, Liverpool, and shephard and Adlington, Bedford row

Wells William, Linney place, Queen freet, Bloomsbury. (Edwards and Lyon, Great Ruffell freety Wilkes William, Birmingham, maltfter. (Lowe, Birmingham and Chilton, Exchequer Office, Lincoln's inn Willfon Richard Hodfon, Wakefield, factor, (Lawton, Leicester and Taylor, Southampton buildings, Chancery lane Woolf John, Liverpool, merchant. (Blackstock, St. Mildred's court Foultry, and 'ritt, Liverpool

DIVIDENDS ANNOUNCED.

Adams Thomas, Lancaster, merchant, Feb. 7

Allen William, King's road, Holborn, coach-maker,
Jan. 17

Auftie John, Devizes, Wilts. clothier. Jan. 16
Banks Richard, Eltham, Kent, victualler, Feb. 7
Barflett Charles, Cannon Areet road, Middlefex, ftone-
mafon, Feb. 21

Beckwith Thomas, Commercial road, coach-maker,
Jan. 21

Beetion Henry Groundy, Gray's inn fquare, money-fcrive ner, Jan. 21

Betts Benjamin, and Ann Smith, Bafinghall ftreet, factors,

Feb. 14

Blany Thomas, Bouverie ftreet, Whitefriars, merchant, Feb. 16

Bloom Daniel, Norwich, merchant, Feb. 4

Bridges John, the younger, Mortlake, Surry, tallow-chand-
Jer, Feb. 4

Broadhura Jofeph, Charing Crofs, jeweller, Jan. 28
Bulgin William, Briftol, printer, March 17

Bunn Benjamin, London wall, pawn broker, Feb. 4
Burgel's George Warner, Briftol, linen-draper, Jan. 3r
Chambers Henry, Warwick, inn-keeper, Jan. 16.
Clark Thomas, Chatham, corn-dealer, Jan. 24
Clemence Mark, Craven fireet, Strand, tailor, Feb. 7
Clough Thomas, Bramley, York, clothier, Jan. 21
Coats Edward, Thomas Mailey and Jofeph Hall, Horning-
low, Stafford. brewers, Feb. 4

Cohen Meyer, Devonshire ftreet, Queen fquare, exchangebroker, Jan. 24

Core Robert, Bristol, hat inanufacturer, Jan, 18 Cowperthwaite William, and James Waring, Manchetter, manufacturers, Jan. 30

Cowperthwaite William, Old Fish ftreet, grocer, Jan. 7, Feb. 18

Curteis John, and John Stephens, Penryn, Cornwall, fhopkeepers, Feb. 2

Davies Charles, St. John Areet, carpenter, Feb. 25
Davis William, Cane place,

Jan. 21

Kentish-town, carpenter,

Dawfon William, Nixon, Tabernacle fquare, Finsbury, draper, March 4

Drake Robert, and Ebenezer Goddard, Newgate ftreet, wine and brandy merchants, Jan. 28

Duffield George, York Buildings, Bermondfey, woolcaider, Jan. 17

Dutton John, Levenshulme, Manchefter, calico-manufac turer, Jan. 15.

Endall John, Over Norton, Oxford, carrier. Jan. 16 Farbridge Robert. Paragon-place, Kent road, timber merchant, Feb. 9

Filcode Thomas, Macclesfield, Chefter, grocer, Feb. 16 Furd James Edward, Coleman freet buildings, London, factor, Jan. 24

Francis Thomas, Goodman Francis, and Thomas Francis the younger, Cambridge, merchants, Jan. 28 Glover Charles, Albemarie freet, upholsterer, Feb. 14. Grange Rochford, York place, Portman fquare, miller, . Feb. 4

Hartley John, Kendal, Weftmoreland, fhoemaker, Feb. 1o
Harvey Henry Hill, Tokenhoute yard and Terrace court,
Iflington, broker, Feb. 14

Hope William, Manchefter, grocer, Feb. 25
Hope William, Brampton, Cumberland, manufacturer,
Feb. 3

Horner John, Durham, turner, Jan. 20

Howell Edward, Liverpoel, cotton merchant, Jan. 21 Hurry Nicholas, and Chriftopher Hird Jones, Liverpool, Jan. 30

Ives Chapman, Coltishall, Norfolk, brewer, Feb. 18 Joel Mofes, High street, Shoreditch, dealer in glafs and earthenware, Jan. 4

Jones

Jones Benjamin. Rotherhithe Wall, tobacconist, Jan. 28
Jullion James, Blackman freet. Southwark, linen draper,
Feb. 18

Kidd David, Berwick-upon-Tweed, linen draper, Feb. 2
Kiernan Thomas, Gray's inn fquare, money fcrivener,
Feb. 4

King Samuel, Halefworth, Suffolk, merchant, Jan. 19
King Jofeph, and William Edward King, Covent Garden,
filk mercers, Jan. 2

King Jofeph, Covent Garden, filk mercer, Jan. 21
Lawfon Thomas, Lancafter. grocer, Feb. 8

Leach Thomas, Graces Alley, Well-clofe fquare, haber-
daiher, Jan. 7

Le Normand Peter, and Mary Henry Dornant, foap manu-
facturers, Jan. 31

Leykauff William, Life freet, Leicefter fquare, engraver,
Feb. 25

Longmire Margaret, Penrith, Cumberland, milliner,
Jan. 30

Loat Richard, Long acre, ironmonger, Feb. 15

Lockwood John, Beefton, York, dealer and chapman,
Feb. 16

Lucas William. Cheapfide, warehoufeman, March 20
Makeham James, Upper Thames ftreet, cheesemonger,
Jan. 30

Markham John, the younger, Napton upon the Hill, War
wick, hopkeeper, Jan. 21

Matthews William, Maidenhead, Berks,

Jan 31

carpenter,

Middleton Thomas, Liverpool, cotton manufacturer,
March 8

Midgley Jofeph. Leeds, York. grocer, Feb. 4

Mills James, Wood within Saddleworth, York, dyer,
Jan. 30

Morgan Edward, Noble ftreet, London, Feb. 28

Mure Hutchinfon, Robert Mure and William Mure, Fen-
church freet, merchants, March 25

Myers David Thompson, Stamford, Lincoln, draper,
Jan. 19

Napper Peter, Briftol, haberdasher, Jan. 25
Newcomb George, Bath, jeweller, Jan. 24

Owen John, Earith, Huntingdon, victualler, Jan. 18

Pate John, Bury, Suffolk, money fcrivener, Feb. 14 Parkinson Jeremiah, St. Saviour's Church-yard, Southwark hop-factor, Feb. 7

Percy John. Liverpool, block maker. Feb. 13

Perkins Christopher, Swanfea, Glamorgan, shopkeeper,
Jan. 28

Popplewell John, Hull, auctioneer. Feb. 2

Preston James, Barton-upon-Humber, Lincoln, tanner,
Feb. 8

Reppen Jofeph, and John Reppen, Clapham, dealer in
coals, Feb. 4

Rowe John, Caftle freet, Falcon fquare, merchant,
Jan. 17

Sayer Jofeph, Upper North Atreet, Gray's inn lane,
Jan. 17

Schorey Henry, Holdsworth, Halifax, merchant, Feb. 1
Scagne John. Duke street, St. James's, tailor, Feb 16
Shague Gilbert, Topfham, Devon, rope maker. Feb. 4
Sharp Robert, Upton-place, Stratford, Effex. builder
Feb. 7

Sharpe Jofiah, Market Deeping, Lincoln, linen-draper,
March 4
Sintzenich Peter. Spring-piace, Kentish-town, and New
Bond Street. printfeller. Feb. 4

Smith Samuel, Liverpool, merchant. Jan. 18
Smith Charles, Bath, corn-factor, Dec. 31

Smith Joshua. Manchester, cotton manufacturer, Jan. 3r
Stacey John, Richard Dearman and Robert Dearman,
Bread street, Cheaphide, warehouseman, Feb. 14
Topham Thomas, Manchefter, merchant, Jan. 23
Wardell John, Lynn, Norfolk, grocer, Jan. 21
Wefton James, Pall-mail, vintner, Feb. 4
White John, Craven Buildings, City

March 7

road, merchant,

Whitehead Jofeph, Manchester, cordwainer, Jan. 25
Wilfon James, and John Sallows, Oxford freet, leather-
fellers Feb. 7

Withers Thomas. and Henry Browne Withers, Greenhill's
Rents, Smithfield Bars, oil refiners, Jan. 21
Wright Benjamin, Birmingham, factor, Jan. 20

Wright, William, Afhby-de-la Zouch, Leicester, Jan. 31

INCIDENTS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS, IN AND NEAR LONDON:
With Biographical Memoirs of distinguished Characters recently deceased.

THE foundation stone of the New Theatre,
was laid on the 31st of December, 1808,
by his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales,
as grand-master of the Free Masons; and the
spectacle was unusually interesting, as it is
not recorded that so distinguished an honour
was ever conferred by any Prince of Wales
upon a similar edifice. The preparations and
the arrangements were every way worthy of
the event; detachments of horse and foot
guards were stationed to prevent the influx
of the populace, and clear the avenues to the
ground. The disposition upon the scite of
the building, both the ceremonial and the
accommodation of the spectators, was ex-
tremely judicious. At the north-east cor-
ner of the intended stage of the theatre, the
foundation stone, containing nearly 60 cubic
feet, and weighing three tons, was suspended
over a basement stone. On the west side a
covered and extensive awning, with a parapet
in front, and inclosed behind, furnished with
ranges of seats, was appropriated for the re-
ception of the spectators, who filled it before
twelve o'clock. On the opposite side, and
paraliel to Bow street, another inclosed awn-
ing was constructed for the numerous depu-
tation of freemasons. Near the stone was
erected a spacious marquee for the illustrious
grand master and his suite. On an elevated
platform, parallel to Hart street, were placed
the military bands of the two regiments of
horse-guards, the Coldstream, and 3d regi-
ments of foot guards, and that of the city
light-horse in full uniform. The grenadier

company of the 1st regiment of guards with
their colours and band were stationed near
the Bow-street entrance as a guard of honour.
At the angles of the ground were hoisted na-
val and military flags, and near the stone, the
royal standard of England. Upwards of 700
workmen employed in the building, were
placed on surrounding scaffolds. At twelve
o'clock the grand officers of the several free-
masons lodges, with the principals of the
craft, amounting to near 400, decorated with
their paraphernalia, entered, Chevalier Rus-
pini bearing the sword before them, as grand
tyler, and a band preceding them; these
took their stations in their gallery. The se-
veral bands now played alternately till one,
the hour fixed for the arrival of the Prince of
Wales, at which time his royal Highness ac-
companied by the Duke of Sussex, attended
by General Hulse and Colonels M'Mahon
and Bloomfield, arrived under an escort of
horse-guards. His Royal Highness was re-
ceived, on his entrance at the Bow-street
door, by Earl Moira as deputy-grand-master;
the detachments of guards saluting with
grounded colours and beating the Grenadier's
March. The arrival was announced by loud
plaudits of the people, and the discharge of a
royal salute of artillery.
dressed in blue with a scarlet collar, and was
decorated with the insignia of his office as
grand-master. As he proceeded uncovered,
with his suite over a railed platform spread
with green cloth bordered with scarlet, the
company all arose and gave him three cheers,

The Prince was

the

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