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of inoculation, they were treated as if infected i!h the mon contagions diftemper. He there a ithed that the difcovery of Vaccine Inocula :,rn m:glit be, upon inquiry, thoroughly authen- acd. The Petition was then brought up and read, and , r j,. re d tq be referred to a Stied Committee. SUPPLY. tS'. SARGENT moved the Order of the Day for of Supply, and that the Ellimatc re to the Office of Ordnance (hould be refered • • the Committee, which was ordered. The Houle having refolved ttfelf into a Corn- Mr. SALGEwr, after obferving that the different c both here and abroad, were to be maintained c t..fily in the fame Rate in which they were at pre , ,novel for the funs of 266,6661. 13%. 4d. for it•NiCe of the Office of Ordnance in Great Britain, Curing the months of April and May. Mr. RossoN raid, he underflood that there was N a n of 1, tochoool. at prefent in the Treafury, nropriated to the fervice of the Office of Ord- Lance ; he could not conceive, therefore, why any farther fur was called for. Mr. SARGENT faid, that Bills were continually cnmi. , g in for payment from abroad, and money seri continually wanted for a number of works Out were carrying on, but no more would be afe.:d II than what was abfolutely wanted. After a few words more from Mr. Robfon, the roti - ,n was agreed to. The funs of ao,oool. was alto voted for the Ordnance Service of Ireland. The Houle having refumed, the Report was or dered to be received to morrow, and the Com. mime to fit again on Friday. The CRANCELLOIR of the Exemeozita gavenotice that he (honk) prepare on Wednefday next, in the Committee of Supply, to vote the Mifcellaneous Services, the Accounts of which were now on the Table. Mr. Joars wifhed to know, what papers the Rght Hon. Gentleman alluded to when he (poke of Mifcellaneous Services The CHAYCILLOR of the Ezell my va faid, he did not know that he could anfwer the Hon. Gen tleman'squeßion with accuracy, except by Rating, that the AOs of Parliament which referred to them were on the Table. The Services he alluded to were the Intereft of Exchequer Bills, the Ex rencesof the Loan and Lottery, one-third of the Purchafe of the ,Duke of Richmond's Annuity, &c. It was his intention to have prefented other rapers, if they had been prepared in time. A Paper would probably be prefented to-morrow, with regard to which, if the Houfe thought it fo important as to require any delay, he ihould not propofe to vote it with the others on Wednefday. While he was up he wifhed to Rate, that he had been informed that the printed Copies of the Civil Lill Report would not he ready for delivery till Monday next, therefore he would of for the Motion which he had given notice of for Monday to Friday fe'nnight. The Committee of Ways and Means was put off till Friday.—Adjourned at five o'clock till to% morrow. LONDON. THURSDAY, MARCH tS. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK: 3 per Cent. Conf. 69i —for amount 691 ►RICE or STOCKS YESTKIDAT: Imp. Ann. IS 7-16 Bank for open. EB9{ India for Ace. 2:3i Conf for the Ace. 64111 k Stock j per C. Conf. 62681 69ft per Cm:. Arm. tot* !alp 3 per Cent. 68ft Tile rough Draft of the Definitive Treaty was brorght to town from Amiens, on Friday night ha, by Mr. SHAW, the McfEnger. The Cabinet Council which fat on Saturday, gave it a thorough reviial, and it was fent to Windfor on Sunday for his I%littsry's approval. On the return of the Malinger it was fent off for Amiens early on The neceffary forms, even if fuch corrations as have been pi opofed by our Cabinet fhould not render the difpatch of a Courier from Amiens to F. 114 it all necelfary, will require fome days at lead. The delay will not, however, be long, if no ohjeaions be made to the correeions on the Draft, as Marquis Coairwaexis, on their being admitted, had orders to fign the Treaty, on the part of this country, without any farther delay. Sin:: fall night two Mails arrived from Ham. bar F h, from which we have prefented copious ex traas in the preceding columns. The fubjuined Proclamation of his PRUSSIAN MUMMY is Come what fingular. BERLIN, MARCH 6.—The delay, of which Come individuals had been guilty, in refpea to the bap- Lim of children, produced a Cabinet Order from hi.Majelly, on the foundation of which the Supe rior Confillory has Med a circular letter to the Terpeeers of the March of the Eledorate, of ah . ch tl:e following is an abfirara : " We have already expreffed our difpleaftire at roe examples of the neglea of the baptifm of children, and, by an order of our Cabinet, com manded theConfillories to be attentive to inflances of negled of this religious ufage, and the decay of vhgion in general ; we, therefore, open to you more particularly our pleafure, with the words of the raid order of Cabinet :—" The ancient religious ufage of the Chriftian Church to baptize children , is fo i nt i mate l y i nte rwoven with the Civil Confli union, that the exercife of civil rights, and feveral important relations in the ftate,at les& with relive' to :Lir confirmation, depend upon it. For this junoration,yet rarely adopted,uo plaufible ground ' can be alledged ; nay, the moll important confide. rations fpeak now Rill more powerfully than ever for the prefervation of the ancient laudable efla blithment.—We will, therefore, fupprefs this in confiderate innovation, and decree, that the chil. dren of Chrillian parents mull be baptized, at the lateft, fix weeks after their birth:—Nothing can be here Paid of religious reftraint, which we deteft, however much we elleem religion, with the fpirit of which it is inconfiftent ; becaufe it is not the facrednefs of Baptifm itfelf which is in queftion, but the time when it is to be adminiltered.- -But the rational reprefentations of the Clergy man, in the few individual cafes where a father, led away by error, dots not attend to this facred ceremony at the appointed time, will be the more effeEtual, as thefe cafes can only happen with fuel; parents as with to. diftinguith themfelves before others as enlightened men, and will therefore be the more eafily convinced that no difadvantage can arife to their children from early baptifm ; but that, on the contrary, from the negleet of it, dif advantageous confegnences mutt inevitably fol low. But thould thefe reprefentations remain fruitlefs, filch parents, if they do not with alto gether to feparate from the church, and renounce all civil rights depending upon it, (hall be con& dered as infane, and guardians appointed to their children, by whom care &all be taken that the want of reafon in the parents be no detriment to the children. It is therefore our will, that in the cafes which have already occurred, as well as in future cafes of neglefted baptifm, you (hall carafe it henceforth to be adminiftered. We further command you, with as much affeCtiott as camel nefs, to be ferioully and warmly attentive to the maintenance and promotion of refpeit for religious ceremonies, which are of the greatefi importance to religion itfelf. Religions edies, and magifterial commands, ever have, and ever will, make only hypocrites, and thus coifs their aim. Other me thods mutt therefore be adopted, and to this ob jed, the Clergy and Confiftories may contribute by a fuitable demeanour, as, on the contrary, their indifference mutt be of the moil detrimental confequences. " In conformity to thefe obfervations, we com. mand you to make this known to the Preachers within your infpetaion, &c.—Berlin, Feb. 35th, tBos." The Ktwo yefierday morning took an excurfion to Kew Palace. Their MAJEsr as and the PRINCESSES lail night honoured the Concert of Ancient Mufic with their pretence. The Duke of MODENA, it is confidently Rated, has, at length, acceded to the plan of indemnify. ing him in Germany for the lofs of his Italian do minions. Mr. WICKHAM comes into Parliament imme diately for the borough of Helßone, in Cornwall. Mr. ANnessey, the Member for Reading, has been for fome time pall ferioufly indifpofed, but we are happy to hear he is fomewhat better. On Wednefday lalt, the freedom of Lancafier was prefented to the Earl of STRATHMORE. The 55th Regiment embarked yefierday morn ing, from Southfea Common, on board the DELFT and TEZE L. The gth Regiment of foot marched into Hare.. Barracks yefterday, to fucceed the 55th embarked. General Dow reviewed the Dover Volunteers and Bombardiers on Tuefday, and feemed.much fa tisfied with their foldier-like appearance. On Monday the Kennoway Volunteers unani moufly requelled Captain DAVID Same, their Commanding Officer, to make an offer to Go vernment, of continuing their fervices after the definitive treaty Ilan be figned, and fo long as his Majefty may think it neceffary for affiffing the Civil Power, and for preferving internal peace and tranquillity. The new Royal Military College is nearly in a Rate of completion at Great Marlow. There are apartments already prepared for the reception of too Cadets, who are to be formed into aCompany, under the title of Firft Company of the Junior Department. They are to be taught French, German, Riding, Fencing, &c. and are to have every thing but linen found them. They are to be taken from :3 to 15 years of age, and are not to remain there longer than four years. Twenty of the hundred are appropriated for the fervice of the Eaft India Company, As the Grand Guard was parading in front of the Government Houfe at Plymouth, on Thud day WI, the venerable Major LA Rocws, of the Eaft Regiment of Devon Militia, fell down in a fit of apoplexy, in front of the line, and expired in- Randy. He was Ss years old, and had been 44 years in the Regiment. La& night the Grand Seleflion was repeated at Covent• Garden, in which the feveral Performers exerted themfelves with great effect. Madame Viscr made her appearance on Tuef day night in a new Comic Opera called Rinaldo d' if" The mu fic, which is compofed by FE tie az, is in a light and pleating ftyle. A Duet between VINCI and VIGANONI, and an air by the latter, were particularly well received, and generally encored. The houfe contained much faffiion, but was not crowded. The Opera did not commence until eight o'clock, in confequence of which the Ballet was not over until near half-pall twelve. Laft week, 4: force Gamblers were engaged in duping a Country Fellow at Put, in a public-houfe near Pancras, one of them appealed to an Injbmasi who was looking on, whether he had not three Tray: in his band? " By J—s, you had all that." laid Paddy, 4 , and what is more, I Law you take them all out ohour pocket." PLYMOUTH, MARCH t 6. BEVEVOL.S SOCIE72 . of ST. PrITRIC K. Yeflerday, being St. Patrick's Day, the Benevo lent Society of St. Patrick held their anniverfary meetin :it the London Tavern. the nature of g this In flit talon were not already univerfally known, we fhould be happy to expatiate upon it. It is certainly highly honourable to the Irilll nation. and calculated to lot oduce the moil beneficial el. feels. The meeting on this occafton was very crowded, and not lefs refpeetable than numerous. His Royal Highnefs the Earl of Dublin (Duke of KE/m) was in the Chair, fupported by the Earl of MOIRA and the Marquis of HFADFORO. He concluded himfelf in a manner the moft affable and dignified, and gave the highell fatisfaetion to all prefent. Upwards of 400 fat down to dinner. After the cloth had been removed,and feveral loyal and conflitutional toalts drank with great applanfe, the children were introduced and walked through the room in proceflion. At their head was a very fine young man of about :8, who had been edu. Bated at the expence of the Society, and who is now eftablifhed in bufinefs. He refpeetfully bowed to the company as he walked along, and feemed animated with the warmeft fentiments of gratitude. The pleafure felt by the fpeftators in thus witneff ing the fruits of their benevolence was exquifite. But for their exertions this prontifing youth to a moral certainty would have been brought up in ig norance, indigence, and vice. We cannot refrain from complimenting the managersupon thehealthy appearance of the children. They were all as flout and ruddy as if living among the bogs of Ireland; whereas it is well known that children in thefe cir cumftances are generally pale, weakly, and dif eared. When the proccflion had doled, the flew. ards made their rounds and met with their ufoal ficcefs. From a flatermnt made loon after by the Secretary it appears that the funds are in the moft floutifliing condition. Since the 16th of March the contributions amount to 2,6331. A confider able part of this fum was fubfiribed for the pur pole of erecting an extenfive building where the children may be lodged and educated. Under this head his Royal Highnefs the PRINCE of WALES'S name appeared for ro3l. the Duke of Kervr's for 1051. Lord MOIRA'S for sal. los. the bill: Chan cellor's for 301. &c. During the murk of the evening feveral excel lent fpecchea were delivered, which we regret much our limits will not allow us to enter into fo fully as we.could On the Duke of Kurt's health being drank, as Prefident, his Royal Highnefs, after returning his thanks for the compliment they paid him, Paid, that he begged leave to embrace that opportunity to exprefs how gratifying it was to his feelings to reflea, that he had been fpontaneoufly nominated Patron of that Society, as he flattered himfelf that it implied a conviction, on their part, of the cordial regard and attachment he enter tained for Ireland, which he all'red them he fhould ever feel the greateft pride to profefs and prove. When he confidered this inflitution as limply an affociation for exercifing a molt elfin tial duty of humanity, that of charity, it could not but reflect honour on all who were enrolled in it ; but when he adverted to the numberlcfs individuals drawn by the public fervice of their country to a diflance from their own homes, who, from the ordinary occurrences of life, were liable to be left in this capital, without the means of returning to Ireland, or any profpcet of fup port, and that fuch perfons were relieved and che rifhed by the benevolence of this fociety, to the utmoft extent of its means—When he relleetcd on this, he indeed felt an increafed pride in having the honour of being placed at the head of it ; for what could be more noble or gratifying to the heart than to bellow comfort and fupport on thefe, whole difireffes were incurred in the fervice of their country, and in defence of our general in terefts ? His Royal Highnefs then proceeded in a (train of eloquence and feeling, and which feemed to make the deepeft impreffion on the company, to remark on the many benefits arifing from fuch a fociety; and concluded by obferving, that whilft fuch laudable objects were dreamt under the au fpices of the inititution (and he trulled they never would be loft fight of), they might always command his utmoft exertions in aid of their be nevolent endeavours. This fpeech, which was de• livered with uncommon elegance and dignity, Ras received with the warmelt and loude:t applaufe, which was repeatedly renewed and continued for a long time after his Royal Highnefs fat down. Lord MOIRA fpoke thrice, and each of his three fpeeches was received with the melt unbounded enthrifiafm. He is, indeed, wonderfully popular with his countrymen, but certainly not more in than he deferves. As he is the parent to whom the Society owes its being and prefervation, he ex plained what Reps had been taken fence the haft meeting, and what the Managers had now in con. templatioa. His loft fpeech turncd upon the ad vantages of keeping up, under certain qualifica tions, national diftmaions, and was at once elo quent and philofophical. To thew that he meant nothing illiberal, he drew one of his illuftrations from the grand achievements of the 42d in Egypt, and aficed whether the Invincible Standard would ever have been taken, if every man in the regiment had not at the moment confidered that he was a Highlander ? He reprobated the idea ofextinguiffi ing feelings wifely implanted in the human bofom by the great AUTHOR of our BEING, and (hewed how much better our efforts would be directed in turning them to their proper ends. There was rather a fcarcity of fingers, but DIGNUM, who was prefent, is in himfelf a heft.— The Duke of York's band played in full uniform. The Duke of KENT, being obliged to attend the KING, went away at an early hour, but his place was molt ably fupplied, and the evening pallid away with the greatell poffible harmony and con viviality. The Duke of Cam's's:Km is nominated Prefi dent for the enfuing year. ENGLISH STATE LOTTlRY.Flfteeilth Day.-- 12,931, &ft drawn, a Prize of 181. and entitled to to,oool.—No. 43,917, a NEC of Soot.—Nos. 29,197, 5 0 4 6 3 , Prizes of root each. Came in Cawfand bay the Chip EITERIMFNT of L'ondon, Captain PaLMER, from Bengal, laden with rice, for London : the failed from St. He lena on the 13th of January lag; her difpatchcs were landed and forwarded this morning ; the PROVIDENCI Revenue lugger, Captain WORSELL, from Scilly, leaky ; and the CANADA, of 74 guns, Captain YORKE, from Torbay.—Sailed on a cruize the CA MISR lAN, of 44 guns, Capt.TowßY ; NYMPH, of 38, CaptainDouozas ; SUM SAN TF, of Captain WITTMAN ; HUNTER, of 18, Captain Jot; is; and the SYLPH, of 18, Captain GOATE.— Came in from the eaftward the Cut t.nt RS, of 16, Captain CaewrottD. SOCIE72 . of ST. PrITRICK. II !MUT ICifL INTELLIGENC?. being St. Patrick's Day, doe Benevo- TtIAILS THIS DAY.—WIND W. S. W. of St. Patrick held th e i r ann i ver f ar y "UV" D ". le London Tavern. If t h e n a t ure o f I Dublin, 0 nn were not already uni ver f a lly k nown , 2 Wd. 2 H !nibu itcr!or rgn 0 , to happy to expatiate upon it. It is o Dutch. o ;hly honourable to the Irilh nation. ed to lot oduce the moil beneficial ef- PLYMOUTH, MARCH s 6. meeting on this occafion was very Came in Cawfand bay the Chip EITERIMFNT id not lefs refpeetable than numerous. of Uondon, Captain Pardea, from Bengal, laden lighnefs the Earl of Dublin (Duke of • t . . rteo_ T A . n„ r u. PORTSMOUTH, MARCH i 7. This day failed his Majelty's (hip CE R ~Captain JONES, to take in troops at Cowes, for Jamaica ; alto the DOVER brig, Captain CRAWFORD, for Lon don.—Arrived the DILIGENCE, Rivtimins maf ter, with provitions from the River; CAIRLOTTR, with wheat for the Vidualling Office ; alto the brig But don, with coals from Newcafile ; and Ws lemon - rt., with ordnance (!ores from London. SHEERNESS, MARCH z 7. Sailed out of harbour to the Nore the MONKEY gun brig. The Hess and BRILLIANT frigates ; FERRIES (loop ; Arrscx and Fustous gun-brigs; and S►ANKER hofpital fhip, were paid fix months wages this day ; alfo the CAMEL (lore-fhip, and is ordered to proceed to the Well Indies.—La SEINE frigate is dai y :xpeeted here to be refitted.--Wind N. W. light breeze. FROM LLOYD'S LIST. Diet., MARCH 16.—Wind N. E—Sailed the Vixen gnn• veffel on a cruize; and the Automalia, Curtis, from Bengal, for the River.—Arrived la Seine frigate from Portfmouth, and failed for Sheerneefs. °HAYSSEN°. MARCH VS.—Pea by the Wow Margretta. —, from Vencr; Three Gyro(kers, —, from Lear; and Three Gebroders, —, from Embden,--Sailed the Aurora, Gilmore. for the Eaft Indies; Catharine, Sebaßian, for Aides; Fnendfhip, Davies, for New York; Wafhington, Scott, for Charlelton ; Minerva, Seeger, for Newfoundland; Hope, Hicks, for Lifbon ; Vrow Anna, Randas; and Vrow Mena, Henrick, for Ameerdam. ARRIVED At Nantes—The Ann, Brown. from Virginh. At Bengal—William Penn, Volans ' from London. At Grenada — Prince, Miller, from London. At St. Vincent's—St. Vincent's, Johnfon ; Ealing Grove, Wilfoo ; and Eagle. Arrington, from London. At St. Crolz—Viaory, Brine, from Africa. DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZE MONEY. The floopa Hound and Jaloufe will be paid fox the Rover cutter on Saturday, the 27th init. thofc for the Hounti, at No. 6, Stanhope-Rreet, Strand ; and for the Jaloufe on board at Yar mouth. The brig Mote, for the following captures and re-captures, viz. French privateer le Juftine Atl4. !side ; DaniCh Ihip Jonge Emilie, and re-captured Chip Amity, will be paid at Ne. 7, Beau fort -buildings, on Friday, the 19th init. [For the remainder of the Nautical Intelligence, fce the lit Pages] On Monday and Tuefday lafi, a Court Martial was held on board his Majefly's Ihip BESCHER. MFR, lying at the Nore, on Lieutenant THOMAS GABORIAN MARSHAL., of the laid (hip, on charges exhibited againfl him by Captain FRAZER, of that Ihip, for drunkennefs, fleeping when on watch, dif obedicnce of orders, and negle& of duty. The charges of drunkennefs and negle& of duty were proved ; the other charge; were in part proved, but, in confideration of circumflanccs, the Court only adjudged the raid Lieutenant T. G. MAR SHAL to be difmiffed his Majefly's (hip BECHER. MIR. As the power of mineral acid vapours to defiroy or corral contagion, has lately become a fubjeft of great intereft and Inquiry, we (hall infert two extrafts, one from an Inimical Differtatlon on Fever, by Dr. JOHNSTONE, of Worceller, publifhed 1758: the other from a Treatife on Putrid Sore Throat, by Dr. JAMES JOHNSTONE, who fell a viftim to humanity in attending the prifimers of Worce(ler jail, in 1783, which was then infedted with jail fever. t. From an Hiftorical Differtation on the Ma lignant Epidemical Fever in 1756, by Jamas JOHNSTON!, M. D. P. so.—" The nceellity of changing the air in a Fick room by fucceifive ventilations, arifes from the deftrudion of a cer tain property in that fluid by breathing, which renders it after. wards noxious. Likewife, from the atmorphere being filled with the excrementitious Reams which fly off from the patient's body continually, and which putrify in a ftagnant unrenewed air, and render it truly poifonous, a pabulum morbe, rather than of life. P. 3 z.—" The Reams of vinegar will preferve the air free from putrefaftion, &c. There are the molt commodious, if not the molt ufeful methods of medicating the air ; thofe, how ever, who prefer the mineral adds, may order brim (tone to be burnt, or may raifc the marine acid very rafily, by putting a certain quantity of common falt into a veffel kept heated; if to this a (mall quantity of oil of vitriol is added from time to time, the air will be filled with a thick white acid Ream,' &c 2. From a Treatife on the Malignant Angina, by JAMES JOHNSTONE, jun. M. D. printed in 1779: " As it is impoffible too cautioully to guard againft the el feds of fo puttid a contagion, the arid air, or fpirit of falt should be kept siting continually in the room, by pouring oil of vitriol, once or twice a day, on fea fah, placed in a convenient vcffel. This method of rorreailiz vitiated air was recommended long ago by my father," &e. p. tto, tit. It is fingular that this fame method was after wards ufed by the celebrated Gurrotr DE Mott vsau, for correeing the putrid exhalations of dead bodies that infelled one of the cburches of Dijon.—Vid. Mem. de l'Acad. R. des Sc.—And it Rill remains undecided, whether the diffitfed vapour of muriatic acid be not equal in efficacy, and equally convenient in application, with the nitrous acid vapour, for correEting vitiated air in prifons, and hofpitah.