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This day was publidied, in One small Volume, Crown Bvo. with a Frontispiece, price 4s. in extra boards, t N ESSAY on SEPULCHRES ; or, a Proposal 11 for Erecting some MEMORIAL of the ILLUSTRIOUS DEAD in all Ages, an the Spot where their Remains have been ed, By WILLIAM GODWIN. Not one of these should perish—Tun Bums. Printed for William Milter, Albemarle-street. This day was published, price as. 6d. POLITICAL, COMMERCIAL, and STATIS. 1 nu', SKETCHES of the SPANISH EMPIRE' in both MIES; Relections on the Policy proper for Great Britain at Oc present Grids; and a View of the Political Question between Spain and the United States respecting Louisiana, and the Flo rida;; with the Claims of Great Britain, as founded on Treaty, to th Commercial Navigation of the River Mississippi. Printed for Samuel Tipper, 37, Leadenhall-street. This day was published, price ss. A TREATISE on the Defects of the DEBTOR 11 and CREDITOR LAWS, and the. Consequences of Impri rrancnt tor 0%11 Debt : or, an Address to the Public in behalf e t Honegt Debtors and Injured Creditors; w ith an Emposition o flat interesting to the Gentlemen of the Law; and impartial Oh-ervations on the comparative Distinction between Honest awl fraudulent Dcbtors,—By W. MINCHIN, Esq. Author of In i-r:ration and Remarks on the present state of the Debtor and Lrlitor I.aw s." Printed for Samuel Tipper, No. 57, Leadenhall•street ; and J. levrl, Derke-street, Portland-place. RUSSIA AND SWEDEN. 11.13 chi 'vas published, in two splendid voittmei, royal quarto Illetructl by FORTY-ONE ENGRAVINGS, coloured after ong;toi drawings by the Author, prim Five Guineas In boards, TRAVELLING SKETCHES in RUSSIA and 1 SWEDEN, made DURING a RESIDENCE In those COUNTRIES in the Years 1805,1806, 11107, and 1808. By ROBERT KER PORTER„K. S. J,lkc. Ece. Pentedfor RICILAID PUILLIFIA, No. 6, Bridge street, London, ul to he bad of Bryce and Co. Edinburgh, and of all Booksellers. • • Vie above-mentioned Work claims a strong interest w k h tn * Pablie from the cireentstance of the Author's accredited re aptian at the Courts of the respective Countries, and In the first Circlet of Rank and Wealth, and by his known powers of Ulu'- eating by the pencil the objests which claimed his attentlea- ()NE HUNDRED THOUSAND POUNDS and '.l upwards may be gained Ili/ s SINGLE TICKET p--Shares in proportion, So that d SINGLE SIXTEENTH may gain 57, 4 .00 ir. the present GRAND. STATE LOTTERY, if ;lur ched at the old established Of of HeIDOES, PAINE, and Ca. Stock Brokers, Oxford-street, opposite .11tinth4treet ; St. ..gnes's-street, near Piccadilly; and No. 2, Conant; where every Prize will be p.►id as won as drawn, or as soon afterwards as .kreancled. • N. B. The Drawing will commence on the 12th of N E XT GRAND sTATE LOTTERY 1311GiNS APRIL 12, 1809. Schwas coutains Four of )20,000 . . _ 'l'wo 1 of f 1 04200 Two of £5,000 &c. &e. &e. with A FRFE Girl' of 1,000 Tickets the Fleet Day, and a 1 lti.E GIFT of SOO Tickts the Second Day. wanes! ?..I icket may gain ...... ....,alOO,OOO A Half may gain AC 50,000 1 Quarter may gain ...... ...... .6 25,000 t a Eighth may gain ... ...... ..ae 12,500 ASi atek.r.th way gain -C 6,250 Only 10,500 gickets for Sale :•:t....".d Shares are on Sale at. all the Licensed Lottery Offices. ECOND STAIt Lai - EERY FOR 1808, N'aSTING OT ONLY 40,000 TICICE TS, Fir.(;!!•15 DRAWING THE. Mrs. OF APRIL, 1809. TICKETS and SHARES are Selling by HA-. ZARD, BORNE, and CO. Stock Brokers, at their State 10 ttefy Offer, No. 93, under the Royal Exchange, and n o where . 'r• in i cc..don on their account. SMEME contains Foos Panes of £40,000 each, with ter ..val Number of other Capitals, &t.; in addition to which, AsT DRAWN Parse above £l5, on the Ftasr Dior, will t n;O3 !0 ONE THOUSAND WOOER TICKETS; and the FIRST ilaa'ty PRIZE above 1: 15, on the SECOND DAT,willbe entitled r. FIV*. EUNDIt WHOLL near rs.—Shares in proportion. .Ih:l , ‘ 'hetes will be deposited at the Bank previous to the r.v.ing, and delivered to the fortunate Proprietors at the close Y,:' ^ I t:C7S tpOlt paid) duly answered; and Schemes gratis. ..k.1:1 South Sea Stocks, with their several Atanuir 4 . • •2 Exchequer film, and all kinds of Government '6,1,0; and sold by Conimbilon. 0 A nVANCE on IRISH LINENS, at the • EI:LFAST LINEN COMPANY's WAREHOUSE, No. ' 4 l G - Nat Rug .. .01-st exactly opposite the British Museum.— Ar. F. BURCH, their sole Agent, in this airy, respectfully an m.elccs to his numerous Friends and the Public at large, that on a •tcant of the great scarcity of the flax, Irish Linens are advanced 'ant ut, to 33 per cent.; but owing to the immense stock previ oesly by the Company, they are happy to state that To increase of price shall take place on thdr goods which they 1..A.e on hand, therefore recommend au early purchase. They sell no article bat Irish linens, and not less than a piece, no cement ever made, as the lowest wholesale price is invariably :Ana's are warranted perfect, to be bleached on tbt Zr.-s , without chug:l:cal acid, and if not approved, the money i ' ll `ribtil—Cash for Irish Notes — is. Burch, Agent to tire Com- Pm), No. A Great kussell-street, exactly opposite the Hellish I:kiseus,. VICTUALLIAU OFFICR, March 6, 1809. THE commissmals for VICTUALLING II TS MAJESTY', NAPT, - do hereby give Notice, That on Tuesday the 28th instant, they will be ready to receive Tenders in writing, (sealed up) and treat for what ASH, TRUSS, and WI-UTE HOOPS, not nailed, of the undermen tioned description, viz. BUTT, HOGSHEAD, BARREL., KILDERKIN,and WHITE ASH, (Samples whereof are to be produced with the Tenders) may be demanded for the service of this department, clutirg the space of twelve months from the date of the Contract; to be delivered from time to time into his Ma jesty's Victualling Stores at Deptford : and to be paid for by Bills payable with interest 90 days after date. The Conditions of the Contract may be seen at the Secretary's Office. No regard will be had to oily Tender in which the price shall not bs isuertcdia.ords at length, or diet shall not be delivered to the Board before Owe o'Cloch on the raid Tuesday the 28th billfold, nor sinless the Person siker makes the Tender, o► some Parson on his &half, attends to as,wc, when called for. . ORDNANCE OFFICE, Marva 3, 1809 THE PRINCIPAL OFFICERS of HIS MA JESTY'S ORDNANCE, do hereby f ive 2V - os;:e, That Proposals will be received at their Office in Pall-Mall, on or before Friday the 17th instant, from such PersoLs as may be willing to undertake the Supply of ?Drage for the Ordnance Horses stationed it the following District., viz. North Britain South West, ir.cluding Ports - - of W* and iEht, Norther* mouth, Isle Yorkshire Christchurch Eastern, exclsive of Wa t ley Western Southern, exclusive of Coat- Woolwich, with its Denpen ham dencies Warley and Chatham For a period of six months from the Ist of April next. The Forage to be furnished iu Nations to consist, as hereafter may from time to time be required, either of Nibs. of Oats or of 7lbs. of Oats I sibs. of Hay 141bs. of Hay Blhs. of Straw • albs. of Straw And must b,e delivered at the respective stations at the expence of the Contractor, who is alio to furnish such Horses with Oats at gibs. per ration, as may be billetted within the District for which he Contracts. The Prorosals may be delivered separately or jointly for each District, and it is expected that the Contractor shall receive the Stable Dung, that, during the period of his contract, may accu mulate, making an allowance for the same after the rate of per Horse per weds. IPtartber particulars may be known upon application to the OfS ten Commandiug the Royal Artillery in each District; and also at the Secretary's Office, in Pall-Mall aforesaid, any day be tween the hours of ten and four o'clock, where the Proposals are to be delivered, waled up and endorsed, " Proposals for the Supply of Forage;' but no Proposal can be admitted after the said 17th day - of March instant, at twelve o'clock at noun of the trams day, neither will any 'Fender be noticed unless the party making it, or an Agent in his behalf shall attend. By Order of the Board, R. M. CREW, Sectetary. PORT OF MILFORD. TO BE SOLD BY AUCTION, By Older of the Honourable Commissioners of His Majesty's Customs, • At the Cuctom House, Milford, on Tuesday, March 14,1809, 'THE Smack ELIZABETH, Burthcn about 16 Ton', as she now lies in Hubberstone Pill: also, the Broken Hull of the Smack May-Flower, together with her Materials, which will be put up in, small Lots for the accommodation of the Purchasers. •.• The Sale to begin at Eleven o'Clock in the Morning. DR. sHAW'S LECTURES ON BIRDS. Just publi.hed, with 170 Plates, engraved by the first Arthas, - printed Ingo' ally with the Zoology of the same Author, lit two Vols. price 'A. I..ts. 6d. or on large paper SI. 16s. 1. 700 LO GICAL LECTURES, as delivered 44 at the Leverian Museum, and at the Royal Institution, Albemarle-street. 'This Work may be considered as a complete synopsis of Zoo logy, containing a general description of every brooch of the Animal World. It consequently comprehends the history of Quadrupeds, Amphtbia, Birds, Figs.', Insects, Mohasco, Zoo phytes, and Microscopic Animalcules. 8. Ihe History of Basis, being the 7th Volume of General Zooiogy, with many plates, price O. 125.6 d. or on large paper sl. lois. both by George Shaw, M.D. F.R.S.of the British Museum. Printed for G. )(careen Fleet-street; of whom may be had, by Dr. Shaw, Volume I. to VI. of his General Zoology. PEERAGE TO 1809. This day was published, In II vols. price I-Bs. in boards, with many plates, elegantly and accurately engraved, and printed on a fine paper, KEARSLEY's PEERAGE of ENGLAND , SCOTLAND and IRELAND, containing an account of the origin, honours, marriages, and issue of the Nobility; a List of all their family names, titles of elder sons, and translation of their mottos. To which are added al account of the Orders of Knight hood, an exact valuation of each of the Bishopricks, and a com plete extinct Peerage of the three Kingdoms. A List of the Baro nets in England, Scotland, and Ireland, from their institutions to the present time, and of Knight Batchelors, durint his present Majesty's reign, alphabetically arranged. • I Ne expence has been spared in the above Work, which is tone: piled front origir al documents obtained from the Public °Medi of Arms in England, Scotland, ard Ireland, together with the most authentic family, parochial, and ecclesbaical evidences in the three Kingdoms. Prir to ! fJr G. Kea:sky, Fleet-atnet. • gene . , • • a that unless a very coUstgera . ?1- Me ilk:ea -77" - entook . piece, P.dRLIAMENTARr PROCEEDINGS. - in the numbers recruited by the first of April, his HOUSE OF .LORDS, THURSDAY, MARCH 9. .-- levy should be discontinued." Accordingly , on the Naturalization Bill, and another private bill, were read a se- the 14th of April, his Royal Lord MOIRA said, he had looked oirer -the p apers cond time, return being made on _ iy. fi H n i d g i h n nr t s h , a w t i a thin two days t after that retern, not the war% Spain and Portugal, which were laid bre r tie l e at tio e g to t satisfactory increase had taken place, put a period to it on the I Gth. The Honourable y to est s erday, and he observed, that a letter from Lord Castle Sir Haw Dalrymple, referred to an application from the Junta Gentlerhan h commented m large on the mild of Seville for an aid of ten thousand men Hit wished that the terms in whit is intimation had been dmae, he had document alluded tosivight be produced, unlesest,here were some read a passage in the letter to illustrate that assertioo, very particular reasons for withholding it. .. The Earl of LIVERPOOL said, he was not aware until that bltt he had selected a part of the letter which it was . day, that the taw alluded toveas wantitqt ; Ilse Should, howeier, ' by no means fair to take. Independent of the parts necessary inquiries respecting it. and if it contained connected with it, he had selected a middle passage, nothing which rendered it unfit * pa lic, it t for being., • • . should and. in so doing, had by no means done justice to the be produced.—Adjourned. . . t : • whole, as, if the parts connected with, the passage . - . • HOUSE OF COMMONS 11 ' ' thus singled• out were read with it, it would be found The annual Indemnity Bill was passed, and ordered to the- sufficlenq severe ' that part of the evidence, there- Lorna ." • fare, he ought ought wholly to be done away.— Exiditequer Mlle Sill Wil teed a maenad timed and ordered I Much had been said o' the ex p ence attendin g raising to h ec o nte pi t t e d t o r m o rropt. , . - , - , men in cilia trimmer, £l3O a man had been represent rtifiWlßAltTOl4, Sena& . up - fitilliVetal: eke Committee Cl consider of the List of the ,•Bisr India Judicature— e a -as Antal:once as enormous as unnecessary; but it The Clerk mid over the names of dill. MeMbers, which Was was. to be remembered, that this sum included the agreed to. ~ , . •whole machinery of the plan ; and that had-not the Lord MILTON wished to know from the Marquis of Titcto I • evies been raised in the manner they were, the er fiekl, whether Captain Sandeq was a Lieutenant Colonel in.the pence attending them would greatly have exceed ed Middlesex Militia ? then Marquis replied, be , ebuld not Say. ~ . •• • ~,• . th. sum. He therefore asserted, from the continu- Mr. CROAKER observed, that he signed himselflate Ideate, once of the service, it was economical in its effects.-- nant Colonel of the Middlesex Militia" but now Captain fianden He held in his hand the l •of Bradshaw, levies of the Royal Waggon Train. and Armstrong, each of which, without taking into The Bill to prevent child murder in Scotland was passed, and ordered to the Lords. consideration the machinery, &c. were not less expen . CA LL OF 11TE norsr. •, . , :lye. The next case to which he would direct their Lord FOLKSTONE moved the reading the Or- notice, was one which merited particular attention— der of the. Day for calling over the House r !with' I that of colonel Shaw. Mrs. Clarke, in her evidence, view to postpone it until to-morrow, which order being part 255 in the minutes, stated that Colonel Shaw ap read, • . ..' plied to her for a promotion, for which he promised to Mr. BERESFORD believed it was not cestomary make her .a coroplin:ent of RIOCO ; that the actually to adhere to a call of the House from day to day, 'did receive esoo of that sum, but in consequence of his during the adjournment of a debate ; and to his kniow- failing to pay the remainder, the Commander ledge it would, in the present case, be productive of in Chief had, at her instigation, placed him on half-- considerable inconvenience to Gentlemen of Ireland, Pale.. 4tu had farther stated, that he sent her several by preventing their attendance on Grand Duties at letters , - but-she .did not trouble herself much with their respective Assizes at this season of the year.— reading alit; pee of the letters she believed she h a d If the Honourable Gentleman continued to adjourn given m that eight. Tne substance of the document the call from day to day, he might do -so until after to which she refers (.olonel Shaw's letter), was Monday se'nnight, a day for which he had given no- - wholly inconsistent with 119 - story. The letter in tice of some .new motion for further inquiry. But questien. contained. an offer ef mor:. money, but not if the Honourable - Gentleman should persist in repeat- the. remotest allusicn was made to h . s having failed ing his motion to-morrow, he should oppose him to pay her the sum stipuLtni as the price of his pro upon another ground, connected with the Union, and motion. But it cclstaincki a promise of pecuniary as the business of levying money in. Ireland by Grand sistance to a more considerable extent, as an annuity Juries, upon which he should feel it necessary to oc. of £3OO a year was certainly far preferable to the sum cupy the attention of the House at Least two hours. of £5OO. Colonel Shaw's letter did not advert to any Lord PORCHESTER said, that the same ma- thing at all cm istenCwith the story she had tOld. sons for which the House had already assented to the ". Do away the present evil," it concluded, " and call, made it necessary .to keep the House together unite the apppintments I have mentioned, and I will from day to &Tonna the business now pend i ng was annually remit the sum of £3OO. Whilst I remain, disposed of. • remember to do me justice,,let not any thing pr event n.ces this ; allow not self or family ever to say we owed- Mr. FULLER thought it was orig i nal l y un bee - n misfortune to such a hand " Wh en s p eakin g of this nary to make the call ; and now that it had made, it was unnecessary to continue it for the p ut- terence—" He sent Inc several lette rs com p lainin g , letter, Mrs. Clarke expressed herself wit h g reat indif pose of insuring :hull attendance, which could be had without it. He compared the effect of the call al- but I did not trouble myself much with readin g ready to the beating of a trout stream , where, having them ; one of the letters I gave ia to-night I believe." rummaged every hole, and shaken e ver y bank, -Now, can,any pee think, but for a moment, that a every thing was taught which was to be had, and as letter of this nature could be regarded b y her with fine a haul of _fish was taken as ever he had seen.— that indifference she affected. Th at she could hardl y ( 4 laugh) He thought it peculiarly hard to keep the (remember reading a letter offering her £3OO per an- Gentlemen of Irelana from attending to the business miff% One thing was obvious, namely, that Mrs. of their counties, more important, perhaps, than their Parke had been ananOng him with promises of assist attendance in that House. ing him . through the influence, she pretended, her as- General GASCuYNE wished to understand, if it cendancy over the Duke gas e her, in the affairs re. was the intention of the Noble Lord that the call was lacing to the army, but which in reality she did not to stand for Monday next ? if so, he would take the. Possess. Great application had been made in behalf of that Officer by Geyser. 1 Burrard, who confessed sense of the House. himself to be under obligations to the f ather of Colo- Lord FOLKSTONE said , he had no s u ch intention. The motion was then put , and t h e House w as or- net Shaw, who had been his part icular friend ; anxi dered. to be called over to - morro w. • cue to day the debt of gratitude, he earnestly sought Mr. BERESFORD gave netice.of hie motion on to promote the welfare of his son (Colonel Shaw). the call of the House for to4nqrrow. • . General Burcard's application proved unsuccessful, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER., and Mrs. Clarke, with all her boasted influence, had after a few preliminary observations , took a slight notn then proceeded to skew , that Mrs. Clarke's proved more fortunate. The Right Hon. Gen retrospestive glance at what he h ad alread y stated, tlema and proceeded to speak of the c onduct of his Rorl statement, that Colonel Shaw was placed on half-pay in consequence of her resenting his omitting to p a y Highness the Duke of York , as far as it related to' Colonel French's levy. There were ce rtain documents the remainder of the .0 WOO was false : from a letter - to which he was not enabled to speak, but from a g ared that Colonel Shaw had b een in e- written by,Sir Harry Burrard, page ' 278, on t he Mi neral,review of all the circumstances relatin g to Co- nutes, it appe lotted French's levy, he could not discover any thing formed, that if the appointment could be procured he y him. The would be placed on half pay immediately , and from that went to shake the assertions made b Commander in Chief's putting an end to the levy as . the letter written in answer by Colonel Shaw, it was (.911y proved that he gratefully accepted the situation he did, when he found that the c o untr y derived no n that condition. He then read the following letter advantage from its continuance, was alone sufficient 9 to exculpate his Royal Highness from al l sus p icion of from the Minutes : "My Dear Sir —I am just honoured with your letter, and I having participated in, or conniv ed at the corru p tions tr ust that you will believe that I feel, though 1 shall not attempt which had crept into the army, This fact, he did to express my gratitude for your present and many kindnesses to-' conceive, most clearly established his innocence. He, wards me; and I can only add that my sense of obligation can learned since the morning, that some were of opinion cease with my existence. " have, as far as the present time allowed, given every cen his Royal Highness merited censure, on account of sideratian to the proposal you have madame , and should conceive --- hick had intervened b etween his A pelf most fortunate in succeeding to it, and should be ready to ' that the length of time w... having discovered the impropriety of continuing the proceed'_ . n the timeyou mention. I have rha only to request, . levy and his putting a final stop to it.; but, if Gen- ould the decision ve favour . able arrange in regard to my family. It would be my wish, could ° I tlemen entered fully into the subject—if they-careful- an immediate leave o r f o ahsence, as I 'should hay .g e h a t g reat deal t ly consulted and digested the substance of the docu procuredre an accommodation, to take my wife and two of my 611- ments before the House, he was 'confident - they „ n A ou s t o k er ith w i a n r e v .. and to leave the others in this country. would be with him in opinion, that the time which ing for the post is short I must conclude b best respects to Mrs. Burrard, au ' d that yo u will belie ve making of such an inquiry as it appeared necessary " 1. suave." to institute on that occasion. I n a letter from Colonel When the important evidence which thes e docu ments supplied had been maturely weighed , wha t de - French, great complaints we re made, on account of the obstruction; he had t o encounter in raising men ' gree of credit could be attached to the story of his in Ireland. He then entered minutel y into the cir- } h aving been reduced to halfpay through incurring cu mstances of the levy, quoting c o p iousl y from the the resentment of Mrs. Clarte ? The whole state minutes, and proved that General Taylor had acted m ent, it must be seen by every one, was a grcss and for the best, and that C olonel French's being restored palpable falsehood. But it might be a sked, how C0..C0t.) t.) that of which he had been de p rived of for the space i of two years, could not possibly be construed as an he knew, when he accepted the'appo* abuse on the part of the Commander in Chief. The delay which took place prior to the levy being dis continued, he thought extremely justifiable, as Colo nel French had not had that to which he was entitled, by his letter of service. His Royal Highness was willing to give him an opportunity of trying what he 1 tntment, that be was to be put obi half-pay V This was to be done very easily ; it proceeded fit 4 M that principle which in every . transaction of'life actuated many others. Having gained that which he had been anxious to obtain, he felt as impatient as ever for freih,advan tages. When the situation was first offered him, could do-- with the additional means thus afforded t hough he was informed he was to be pit ou half-pity, h;nl, but at the same time he gave him to understand be was anxious to obtain it ; but having gainesltit, he . _......., I - : I PICTUALLING-OFFICE, Marcia 8, 1809. 'HE COMMISSIONERS for VICTUALLING XIS MAJESTY'S NAVY, de hereby ewe Notite, . That on Friday the 17th inntant, they will be ready to receive Tenders, in writing, sealed up, of such quantities of good sound. FOREIGN WIVE (specifying the description) as the respective Merchants and Dlers therein may think proper to offer ; to be subject to a warranty of twelve months ; to be delivered in the space of one month, free of Customs and Excise Duties, into His Majesty's Victualling Stores at Deptford, Portsmouth, and Plymouth, and to be paid for by Bills payable with interest ninety days after date. The Conditions of the Contract may be sees at the Secretary's Office. No regard will be had to any tender in which the price shall Rot le inserted in words at length, or that shall sot he delivered to the Boas fore one eslock on the said Friday the 17th instant, nor masks, the Person who males the Tender, or some Person on his behalf, attends to onsWer when calfed for. •••••••I•1 VICTUALLING-OFFICE, March 6, Ixo9. THE COMMISSIONERS for VICTUALLING HIS MAJESTY'S N./Iyr, do hereby g ive Notice, That on Tuesday the 14th instant, they will he ready to receive Tenders, in Writing, (sealed up) and treat for Twelve Thousand Bags of BISQUIT made from Vniole Meal ; to be delivired in the space Si two months, by weekly proportions, into his Ma , jesty'siVictualling Stives at Deptford; and to be paid for by Bills payable with interest ninety days after date. The Conditions of the Contact may be seen at the Secretary's °See. No Tender will be admitted Air a less quantity than One Thousand Bags. No re g ard will be had to any Tender in nrkich the price shaparot 6s he. rerted in words at less. f tk, or that ch.rll sot be deliyeral to the libard before one o'doch on the said Tuesday, the 14th instant, no► wiles: the person who armies the Tender, or some person on his belray; attends, to when called for. , 0