It Oglou, and another rebellious Pacha, of the name of Giorgi Ofman, are ravaging the neighbourhood of Adrianople. is fulpected, and certainly not without reason, that these fyftematic rebellions are fomented by fome European Courts. It is not unlikely, that they may have been the fubject of much of the royal conference at Memel. The plan of parution is probably already decided upon; and it is much apprehended, that the al lance of France is to be bought by a Currender of Egypt, to the Chief Conful. GERMANY. A feene of frantic violence took place at Munich, about the beginning of June. Some of the tumultuous fcenes, utual 1 the pilgrimage, which used to be annually exhibited, having been attempted to be fuppreffed by the magiftrates, the jourdeymen employed on these occafions made a riot, but, by the exertions of the military, order was restored. Authentic intelligence has been received, by way of Holland, about the middle of July, that the elector of May. ence, is to have Ratisbon for his refidence. He will alfo have the bishopric of that city, feveral small prelatures, and The Bailliage of Afchaffenburgh, beides a million and a half of florins, annually, from the other states of the empire. According to fome accounts, the government of Hanover has offered to exchange the bishopric of Ofnaburgh for the bishopric of Hildefheim, which has been allotted as an indemnity to Prussia. This propofition however, is attended with great difficulties. It is likewife af ferted, that Pruffia will receive the Ab. bits of Werden and Herverden. HELVETIC REPUBLIC. For the acceptance of the new Helvetic conftitution, there are in all 240,000 voices, and for its rejection 70,000. The cantons of Uri, Schweitz, and Underwalden, have unanimously rejected it. WEST INDIES. Notwithstanding the treaty between General Leclerc and General Touffaint, the Negro Chief has been fent to France, as a prifoner, with all his family. General Leclerc, in a letter, dated May 12, fays, that Touffaint, ever fince his furrender, has been inceffantly confpiring to regain his influence in the colony, when he was under the neceffity of having him areded. How far this accufation is true, or whether it has only been a pretence to get rid of a man, whofe influence was fo great in the colony, we pretend not to fay. Leclerc fpeaks of his perfidy in ftrong terms; and announces that his departure caufed a general joy at the Cape. GREAT BRITAIN. We begin now to have an indistinct glance of the features of the ensuing Par. liament from the returns, and have as yet no reafon to regret the change. That the power of the Minister will fufficiently prevail to enable him, be he who he may, tourfue whatever courfe he may decide upon, without fear of ferious oppofition, we ftill perceive very obviously; but the Whig intereft has in general triumphed, when expofed to a conteft; a fact which fpeaks favourably as to the virtue of the people of England, and may be the means of rouling them once more to a state of watchfulness and activity, without which the nation muft eventually be ruined and enflaved. If the people, through the medium of their reprefentatives, do not become their own guardians-do not reject COURT CANDIDATES, elect MEN OF THE PEOPLE, and keep a watchful eye over their own conftitutional rights, it is not to be expected that the Servants of the Clown will do it for them; and if doctrines deftructive of the very effence of our free conftitution, becaufe destructive of the first principles of the representative fyftem, are fuffered to be maintained and boafted of by three of the Reprefentatives of the first commercial city in the worldthat the reprefentative is not to be regarded as the delegate or inftrument of his conflituents-and that he ought not, and in the inftance alluded to, will not undertake to fubfcribe to the general voice, but re tain himself at liberty to oppofe it whenever he chufes, how is it to be fuppoled, that thofe R-prefentatives will do more justice to the people, than the people do for them felves? But that Court Candidares fhould be chofen to reprefent London, is no fault of the Livery, because the majority is averfe to them; the disgrace appertains to the clafs of wealthy and independent men who do not offer themselves as candidates, and who, when they have offered have not adopted the determined and energetic mode which would always fecure their election. Such, however, has been the refiftance of the people to thofe COURT CANDIDATES, who, while notorioufly the creatures of the Crown, have had the effrontery to offer themselves as reprefentatives of the people, that in almost every cafe in which a refpectable candidate of popu lar and independent principles, has offered himself, he has fucceeded; and in the few cafes in which COURT CANDIDATES K 2 have have been fuccefsful, their fuccefs may be ascribed either to tome exception to the perfonal character of their rival, or to the want of vigour and precifion in the conduct of his election. There is, indeed, no doubt, that if a fufficient number of independent candidates had farted, a majority of the new Parliament would have been friendly to the free principles of the conftitution, and the nation might have obtained fome fatisfaction for the abridgument of its liberties, and for the other mifchiefs perpetrated by the Pitt Adminiftration. The contelted elections in which the greatest number of luffrages were given, and thofe of the most prominent political importance, were for Middlefex, Norfolk, Kent, and Norwich. In all thele places the Candidates fupported by the Servants of the Crown were defeated, and men of popular principles were chofen. Never were contests carried on with more fervour on each fide,and never was popularity more unequivocal, nor victory more complete. The election for the County of Middlelex, forms an epocha in the annals of British liberty. Mr. Mainwaring the Cour: Candicate, as Chairman of the Quarter Seffions, and as the Reprefentative of the County in the three preceding Parlia ments, poffeffed every advantage of connection and influence. His caule became indeed that of the Government itself; ba ked by all the efforts of the Tory Party. Sir Francis Burdett, with few or no connections in the county, offered himself as the Man of the People, and as the determined opponent of the defervedly obnoxious prifon, commonly called the Bastile, and upon thefe pretenfions folely, he obtained a final and large majority of votes. The ftruggle was, indeed, moft arduous. Mr. Mainwaring, till the 12th day, had a majority of nearly 500 votes; but on the 13th day, the inclinations of the people were gratified, by a majority upon that day's poll of 74; the following day was diftinguished by a further majority of 385 upon the day's poll; and the 15th and laft day was crowned by a glorious majority, upon the whole poll, of 271 vo.es. The nim eis at the clofe were, for Mr. BYNG 3848 3207 2936 Sir FRANCIS BURDETT Mr. MAINWARING The enthuliaim of the populace, and indeed of all ranks of independent peo ple, during this election, knew no bounds. The fervor of Public Sentiment never was equalled on any former occafion, and it never can be exceeded. In every point of view this election has been honourable to SIR FRANCIS BURDETT, and to the Freeholders and the People of Middlefex, whether it be confidered in its origin, its principles, its progrefs, or IN ITS GLORIOUS AND DECISIVE ISSUE. Among the other proud triumphs of the popular fentiment, may be reckoned the ejections of Mr. WINDHAM from his feat for Norwich, and of Mr. BAKER from the county of Hertford. It deferves allo to be recorded that Mr. HONEYWOOD flood at the head of the poll for Kent; Mr. COKE at that for Norfolk ; Mr. Fox at that for Weltminster; and Mr. ALDERMAN COMBE at that for the city of London, all of whom are the well-known champions of the free principles of the British conftitution. On Monday the 28th of June his Majefty went to the Houle of Lords to pas fuch bills as were ready, and to make a fpeech from the throne. We perceive nothing very prominent in the fpeech: its complete juftification of every meature of the old Parliament, however felf-inconfiftent and contradictory, is what we had every reafon to expect. Mr. Pitt, Mr. Windham, and Mr. Addington, come in equally for their share of praife; and the war and the peace appear both to them to have ben very good things in their turn. "As I think it expedient (iaid the Royal Speaker) that the election of a new Parliament should take place without delay, it is my intention forthwith to give directions for diffolving the prefent, and for calling a newParlament." The next day the prefent Parlament was diffolved by proclama ion. It has been faid of the Parliament juft difiniffed, by one of its boldest but beitinformed Members, that if, inftead of "excluding him from the Houfe, and divelting him, at the close of his life, of the common rights of a man and a citize in confequence of a discovery, that some thing miraculous and fupernatural was operated upon him nearly half a century ago-if the Chancellor of the Exchequer had propofed to hang him immediately in the lobby, he, or any other Chancellor of the Exchequer, would have been followed by the fame majority." 1803.] INCIDENTS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS, IN AND NEAR LONDON. A LEVEL has been lately taken to prove the practicability of making a canal, Which may effect a junction between Paddington and the Weft-India Docks. This canal is intended to be brought in a direct line trom Paddington to the field below the New River Road; then to proceed aerofs the City Road, and skirt Shoreditch and Spital-field parithes, through the centre of the parith of Bethnal Green; and then to pats to Whitechapel parish at the Mount, and to communicate with the commercial road; and likewife with the London Docks, in the parish of St. George in the Last. On Saturday, June 26th, the firft ftone of that great national undertaking, the New London Docks and Warchoutes, was laid in Wapping, by Mr. Addington, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Lord Hawketbury, Sir Richard Neave, Edward Fofter, efq, and a number of other gentlemen, refpectable merchants, &c. When the tone was laid, two giefs bottles, containing the gold, fiver, and copper coins of the prefent reign, with a medal of the king's recovery, were depofited in a hole made in the tone, and over them a tin plate, containing an appropriate infeription. Dr. Gordon has lately prefented a memorial to the Court of Common Conneil, which ftates at large, the circumftance of his having difcovered the art of making flour from a certain fubitance which abounds in great plenty in this country; the cultivation of which may be easily improved, fo as to fupply, at all times, the utmoft demand, at one fourth the ufual prices of wheaten four, with which it is equally nutricious and palateable, and will keep its qualities many years. The above memorial has been referred to the Provifion Committee, to examine and report their opinion thereon to the court. The foundation of a new fchool for that excellent feminary of learning, the Charter Houfe, was lately laid, in pretence of Dr. Ramfden, Dr. Rain, the afliftant mafters, and the principal part of the scholars. The whole of the building is to be on a very improved feale. It will be confiderably larger than the prefent fchool, and will, in other respects, be much more convenient. ditaenfions are 70 teet long, and 35 feet wide. The governors of Chrift's Hofpital have it in contemplation to rebuild one of the wings of that ancient edifice, in the courfe of the next year. The At the final clofe of the poll for the city 1371 632 The four former were of courfe duly elected. Mr. John Graham, an auctioneer, started as a candidate for the city of Westminster; the other, and fuccefsful candidates, were Mr. Fox, and Admiral Lord Gardner. By an addrefs to the electors, it appears Mr. Thornton and Mr. Tierney were the unfuccefstul candidate. At the election for the county of Hertford, the Hon. P. Lambe, on the independent intereft, fucceeded in being returned as member, againft Mr. Baker. Mr. Plumer was the other fuccefsful candidate. The produce of the Confolidated Fund for the year ending July 5, exceeds that of the preceeding year by more than one million and a half. The lait quarter, which has been a period of peace, has been peculiarly productive. The Surrey Iron Railway is now compleated over the high road through Wandfworth town. On Wednelday, June 8, feveral carriages, of all deferiptions, paffed over the iron rails, without meeting with the leaft obftacle. Among thefe, the Portmouth waggon, drawn by eight horfes, and weighing from eight to ten tons, pafled over the rails, and did not appear to make the flightest impreflion on them. The road will be immediately opened for traffick up to Mitcham, as there only remains the iron to lay down, which is confidered to be a very expeditious procels. The Import Dock in the Isle of Dogs, which is full 30 acres in extent, and the largeft excavation of the kind ever made in this country, is now entirely walled in and compleated. Three of the immente warehoufes with which this dock is intended to be furrounded, are covered in, chictly with copper; and three others are nearly in a ftate of equal forwardnets. Among the grants lately voted by the Legiflature, was one of a fingular kind, viz 17001. for the expence of copying manufcripts found at Herculaneum and Pompei, in the kingdom of Naples. A few thoutand pounds judicioutly employed in objects of this ufeiul and interefting nature, would indeed reflect honour upon the nation, and ferve the caufe of humanity in general. Account of the number of the cargoes of fish brought to the port of London, and ind im in Billingfgate market, as lately laid before, the House of Commons:-From 25th March, 1792, to 25th March, 1799, 1407 cargoes. -From 25th March, 1799, to 25th March, 1800, 1623 cargoes,-From 25th March 1800, to 25th March 1801, 2167 cargoes.From 25th March, 1801, to 25th March, 1802, 2668 cargoes. By papers laid before the Houfe of Commons, it appears that the value of exports of British manufactures within the lat year, amounted to the 12m or 41,770,3541. aud that within the faft 18 years, the amount of British exports has been doubled. Lieut. Grant has lately arrived in London, from Peit Jackion, New South Wales, with ipeclumns of a Lind of wood lately difcover⚫ed on the barks of Hunter's River, in that fettlement, in great plenty, well qualified for the matting of thipping. The topmatts, Top-gallant maits, and yards of the vet'e! in which he came, the Ann Jotephin, a brig, were all made of this wood, and appear to have anfwered remarkably well. Mr. Grant bas had particular opportunities of proving the excellent qualities of this wood, in contetence of the very heavy weather ufually met with in thofe feas. A non-defcript wood, clembling fultic, has likewife been found there. We are further informed by this coneyance, that the colony of New South Wales is no longer in want of that ftaple commodity, coals; this article, of an excellent nality, being likewife found in great abuudance in the vicinity of Hunter's River. Mr. Grant, on his arrival at the Cape of Good Hope, fold the coals, (the brig being laden with fpars for mafts, and coals), at 365 rixdollars per ton, amounting to nearly 61. fterling. Governor King has formed a fettlement at Hunter's River, for the purpote of working the coal, which is much of the fame nature with that at Newcastle. Mr. Grant proceeded up this river in the boat of the Lady Nelton, to an extent of nearly 70 miles, without being able to difcover its fource. On his return, Mr. Grant, by order of Governor King, furveyed the coalt of Van Diemeu's Straights, and gave a very favourable report of the fame), from Wilfon's Promontory, to Weftern Port; which hit is a capacious and well-theltered barbour. There is a great abundance of wood eaty to be got, and plenty of water; though the latter is dishcult to be procured, on account of the datance, and join feveral thoals lying in the way, which render it neceffary to take advantage of the tide. Married.] Mr. W. Hall, of Great Rider#treet, to Mits S. Choppin, of Park-lane; and Mr. T. Hall, of Piccadily, to Mits L. Choppia. At Chrift Church, Surrey, S. Tealt, efq. of Bristol, to his M. Irwin, daughter of the late J. Irwin, etq. of Ceritle, and governor of the fettlement of Sierra Leone, on the cout of Africa. At Cobham, in Surrey, the Rev. H. J. Sydenham, to Mifs Abington, daughter of Major Abington. T. Stackhoute, efq. of Hatton Garden, to Mits Grey, of the Adelphi. At St. George's Hanover-fquare, J. Maitland, efq. fou of the late Hon. Patrick Maitland, of Balgreggan, to Mits Maxwell, third daughter of Sir William Maxwell, bart. of Montreith, both in Scotland. J. Scroder, eiq. merchant, of Broad-street, to Mits Buttard, of Laurence Pountney-lane. At Mary bone, R. Sheddan, jun. efq. of Gower-treet, to Mifs Manro, only daughter of the late R. Duncan Munro, eiq. of Madras, C. T. Hadlon, efq. eldest fon of Sir C. Grave Hudion, haft. of Wanlip-hall, Leicettershire, to Mits Pepperell, youngest daughter of Sir William Pepperell, bart. of Dorfet-ffect, Portman-fquare. At St. Peter le Poor, the Rev. J. Simpkinton, rector, to Mils Vaux, of Auftia Friars. At Hampstead, Mr. H. Siddons, to Mi Murray, both of Covent-garden Theatre. At St. James's Church, M. Livefay, efq. of Sand-hills, near Liverpool, to Mifs Worthington, daughter and co-heirefs of the late J. Wortington, eiq. M. D. Died. Lately, at Charles-place, Cityroad, in his 22d year, of an inflammation, which came on the day before his decease, Thomas Pick, late of Darlington. He poffefled an excellent understanding, the cultivation of which was with him an object of increafing folicitude. With a manly firmnefs, honour, and integrity, was blended an exquitite fenfibility. Towards his relations he evinced the molt tender affection-towards his friends a warm and iteady attachment: by thete, and other amiable qualities, he endeared himfelt to them, and to a large circle of acquaintance. His premature death is fincerely lamented, and his memory will long be cherished and revered. At Lington, Lewis Kekewich, efq. Cashier to the Royal Exchange Affurance Company. Few young men have left the world to highly and defervedly refpected To an intelligent and liberal mind, adorned by polite acquirements and the molt agreeable manners, he joined the thrictett integrity, and a degree of propriety and accuracy in matters of business which eminently qualified him for the fituation he held, the duties of which he honourably discharged to the actual day of his death. In Welbeck-itrect, the Hon. Mrs. Parker, relict of Lieut. Gen. G. Lane Parker. At Homerton, in her 97th year, Mrs. S. Albert. At Chelfea, Mrs. Mofeley, widow of W. Moteley, efq. H. Capet, efq. of Felton-hill, Middlesex. At Highgate, in her 41th year, Mits GarBett, of Scarboro'. In Henrietta-ftreet, Cavendish-fquare, G. F. Schutz, efq. of Shotover, in Oxon. At Hampftead, aged 54, Mrs. Hewetfon, wife of Mr. J. Hewetion, of Catherine-court, Tower-hill. In Little Ormond-street, in his 22d year, J. Lock Robinson, efq. of Chadlington, Oxon. At Claphain, in his 70th year, W. Feuilleseau, efq. Mrs. Clayton, of Tilney-ftreet. own expence, a feventy-four-gun fhip. If this propofal was fincerely made, too much praife cannot be given to fuch difinterefted patriotifm, but if common fufpicion is well founded, it was merely a delufive attempt to acquire popularity, and infure diftinétion, without the claim arifing from actual meri. The peace of 1783 made the building of a fhip at that time unneceflary; but although the country has fince been engaged in a moig At Hampstead, Mrs. Mills, wife of Cap- expenfive conteft, and attended with greater tain Mills. This lady was formerly well- exertions than thofe which gave rife to the known and much admired for her mufical propofal of the donation, the offer was never powers, firit as Mifs Birchill, and afterwards repeated. In 1784, an ancient peerage as Mrs. Vincent. She left the itage on mar- which belonged to the family, but had been rying Captain Mills, and accompanied him for fome time extinct, was revived, and Sir to India. Captain Mills is the only furvivor James was called up to the Houte of Lords of thofe truly unfortunate perfons who were by the titles already enumerated. He was in the Black Hole at Calcutta, and fignally always anxious for the extenfion of his bodifplayed his humanity in that feene of un-rough-intereft, but although the pofiction of exampled horror, by refigning his place near the window, to the late Mr. Holwell. The latter was nearly dying for want of air, and had in vain implored of others the fame kindnefs; it was, however, a facrifice of felfprefervation, in fach a dreadful fituation, which none could reasonably expect or hope to obtain. [In fpeaking of the character of the late Earl of Lonfdale (whofe death was announced in our last Number) impartiality finds little to praife, and ceafure to be juft ought to be more precife and circumftantial than the nature of a periodical publication permits. On the 7th of September, 1761, Sir James Lowther married Margaret daughter of the Earl of Bute, and as he afterwards obtained a grant from the Crown of part of an eftate which had been long held by the Duke of Portland's family, as an appendage to an eftate in the County of Cumberland, givea to their anceftor by King William III. it was rafhly, and antruly, prefumed, that Lord Bute's influence was fed in inducing the Lords of the Treasury to improve his fon-in-law's property, at the expence of the Duke of Fortland, who was then in oppofition. A confiderable share of unpopularity attended this tranfaction, which Sir James greatly increafed, by multiplying litigations, and bring ing at once a great number of ejectinents, for the purpose of establishing his claim. A litigious difpofition, or rather a determination to opprefs, by means of wealth, and under cofour of law, all who were obnoxious to him, has been frequently imputed to Lord Lout dale; and the records of the courts, the books of reports, and the accounts of the fizes in different counties, have appeared for a long feries of years to afford fome bafis to the imputation. In the year 1782, when it was generally understood that the war could not be of auch longer continuance, Sir James Lowther waited on Lord Sandwich, then at the head of the admiralty, and, after deploring the ftate of his Majelty's navy, vodaatanly ofered to build and equip, at his fuch influence is reckoned favourable to taz views of ambition, he never occupied any official fituation. He was in 1761 made Cultos Rotulorum of the county of Cumberland. Of Lord Lonidale's private life we have neither the means nor the inclination to make a difplay; he was fome years ago violently fatirifed by Peter Pindar, whom he profecuted for a libel, but on receiving a concellion was induced to defift; an inftance of placability which does him honour: and he evinced great perfonal courage in a duel fought in the year 1792, with Captain Cuthbert, which, we believe, was not the only tranfaction of the kind in which he had been engaged. On opening his Lordship's will it was found, that he had left to Sir William Lowther, now Lord Lowther, all his eftates in Westmoreland and Cumberland, eftimated at 40,0001.per ann.-ToJohn Lowther, efq. the brother of Sir William, he has left his Yorkshire eftate, worth 40001. per annum-To the Countefs of Lontdale, his lady, an addition to her jointure of 20001.; 50001. in money, and the villa which the now inhabits-To the Duchefs of Bolton and Mifs Lowther, his two fifters, he has left 70001. each in money, and his Barbadoes eftate worth 20001. a year To Col. Lowther, whom he fo particularly profefled to favour, he has left only 12,000.. in money--and to the Earl of Darlington, his nephew and heir at law, who would have had the whole if no will had been found, he has cut off with a begneft of 5001. His eftate at Laleham, ia Middletex, the houfe upon which he left untenanted for years, on acco unt of a difpute with the clergyman about tyres, he has directed to be fold. Lo.dhip had 9000 guineas in his bureau, prepared for the enfuing election. Among his Lordthip's whimficalities was that of keeping, at least, 600 bloed horfes and others, in his feveral parks, not one of which had ever been broke or even bitted. The following were his Lordfhip's titles:-Earl of Lonfdale, Vif ount Lowther, Baron Lowtle, Baron* of Kendal, and a Baronet.] PRO |