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ANCIENT AND MODERN BOORS. In a few days will be publifiscd, price is. 6d. ACATALOGUE of a vcry Cheats and Eaten five Collettion of ENGLISH and YOREIC.N BOOKS, w. a the low& ready money price of each article prefixed. By LACKINGTON, ALI LN and Co. Temple of the More* Finfirtry fqusre. Catalogues delivered at i s, Cha;leadlreet,';t. Jaws's, as ufual L. A. and Co. continue to allow the fill value fir Libraries. art . :luta Lots of Be...ihs, either in cant or exchange. LONDON. • TUESDAY, APRIL 7. EAST LP Tut SDA aL the Stock Exchange. Mr. bloastinj, the Mellinger, who arrived in Town on Sunday evening, is laid to have brought difpatches containing an acccount of Sir Raera ABUCROM se s having failed from the Bay of Macti on the zsd of February, with a favourable wind. A landing was to be attempad at Aboukir, which being fituated cn a point of land fo as to be ex poled to a crofs•fire from-the (hips, (ems to pre fent the molt elegible point of attack. Lord Exam,- in a letter dated Canftantinople, March 6th, fags, that the fleet was out of fight *whets the difpatches to him were fent off. Intelligence is Paid to have been received alfo from Gccuia, that Admiral GANTNAUME'S fqua dron, after refitting at Toulon, hid failed from that port, but Tome of his frigates having deferied the Englint fquadrOn, they returned to that place, Where they are now blockaded by the fqundion Under Sir 'own Boa Lass WARREN, which had been reinforced by two fbips of the line from Mi norca. This intelligence is corroborated by other ad % ices received by the MUTINE brig, by whole dif patches it appears, that GAM THEM.? El E i R fluadron failed from Toulon on the 17th ult. and put back on the 19th. The ROVER lugger failed from Leith Harbour on Wednefday laft for the North Sea Fleet, having been difpatched by Mr. VAN S irrArr immediately on his landing. • An embargo has been laid on all the Britifir ♦e(fels in the ports of Sweden. His Royal Highnefs the DIIKIL of YOLK arrived at Bath late on Saturday night. The Duke and Duchefs of DEVONSHIRE puffed laftweekatChifwickwithLordandLadyMoarar H. The Earl of ARRAN is arriiltd front Ireland, and has taken up his abode in St. Alban's-ffreet. The Population of Doncalter comprifes—males 2417, females taro —total 5 697. Derby -- males 51379, females 5749 -- total 10,82 E-2144 inhabited houfes, 2441 families, and 27 houfes unoccupied. Since 1789 the num bcr of boufes has increafed 534, and of inhabi-• tants 2265. The Univerilty - of Cambridge contains 812 perfons. Horncaftle--Ma:CS 963, females 1,053-total 2,016. In 17( i o, the total number of iah.vbitants amounted only to 1,834, ft, that4lit population of the town has increafed Oz. Grantham—niales 1553, females oieware-1390 houlcs, 1487 . 3093 males, 3632 females—total 6,730. In 1798 the po. pulation amounted only to 6,27.3, fo that in three years there has been . art inercafe of 457 perfous. Lall year the marriages in this toAn amounted to 61—the births to 22x)—and deaths to 1 I 2. Nov wich—aceording •to the correeted returns, comprifes 8539 families, 7655 inhabited hooks, 731 uninhabited, 15,681 males, 20,703 females— in all 36,384. In 1786, the number of inhabi tants amounted to 38,5s4—in 1752, to 35,151 — and in 1693, to 28,141. In 1752, the number of houfes was 7010. • The propofal to exempt poor curates from ate operation of certain taxes, is dictated by a jell and humane compallion for the difirels of this dekrving clafs of men; but we entertain confiderable doubts whether this be the proper way to afford them re lief. It would he better if the haw were to compel thole who employ them to allow them a faitable maintenance. It is a reproach to the country, that thofe men who- really, perform ahnoit the whole uf:ful part of the duty of an ecclefiallical effablifh thould flaryt, while the emoluments are eon fumul in luxury and fplendour, by thofe who do nothine whatever to promote the caufe of religion, and wlio frequently do much to difgrace it. If it be eftablilhed as a principle that the pubile is to afford exemption from taxes to curates, thofe who Already grind the faces of thefe wretched men, will only take occafton to lelten their allowance in the fame proportion, fo that the intended relief would be eluded. % From the 27th of lkfarch to the 6th of April, the relative petition of the planets has been very extraordinary : they have followed one anther in the Ecliptic, in the natural order of their dill:knees from the Sun; and, what is much more remark able, in the regular order ton of the figns of the Lodi AC i Mercury, the planet nearet to the Sun, has been in Arks, the firll fign ; Venus has been in 1 »urns ; Mars in' Gemini ; Jupiter in Cancer; Sara, r in Leo ' • and the Georgium Sidus in Virgo. Tbey have at the fame time been all on the nor thern fide of the Ecliptic: • Many revolving centu ries will not again bring about fo extraordinary a coincidence dpofi.tons. I'efier.2.l were executed on a platforlh over the gatcw:. y of Ow New Gaol, in Hnrfemonr , er-lane, in the Borough, the flve following ons, viz. j. 0.51 trtsrii, for a 1.11: f glary ; :76 r Cana, for ..-alit.'. l ./ . 58 llicep; Irhaates Ha alias Darkest, , for a bighws robbery; y. Saw, for th e like of fence •, and i . Dr , , for robbing in the calk°. round of 1* r. U. ..‘,.......:itr1.tnd a at Mitch n. EASTER MOND4r. Ycilerday being Eager Monday, the children educated in Clirift's Hofpital walked, as cuitomary, to the Manfion-houfe, and from thence to Chrift Church, Newgate-ftreet, preceded by the Gover noes of the Institution, the proceffion being attend ed by the Right Honourable the LORD Matta and the LADY Mayoaass in the City State Coach; after which the Lord Mayor's children, in the fa nifty carriage; and then followed Mr. Alderman BOYDSLL and Mrs. Merit'. ; Alderman Arms a son and Lady; Sir J. EASIER and Lady; Alderman AINSLRY, Mr. Chamberlain CLARKE and Lady; Mr. Alderman SHAM, b a. Alderman Luc Mr. Alderman WILLIAMS and Lady; the two Sheriffs, actompanied by their Ladies ; Mr. Com mon Serjeairt, the Recorder, the City Council, and the Water Bailiff. _ _ The Sermon was preached by the .Right Reve rend the Lord Biatop of Orroan. The - Reverend Prelate took his text from St. Luke's Gofpel, chap. iv. verfes v 8 and tn. After the fervice the Loan Mauve., the LADY ?Lwow*, and the Aldermen and their Ladies returned to die Manfion-honfe, where they partook of a molt excellent entertainment in the Egyptian hall, conf u ting of every delicacy of the feafon, of which took the lead the old Englilh fare a Baron of Be(. The tables were molt elegantly decorated ; the ground-work (thrown en parterre) exhibited land (capes and rural views, with naval and war tro phies- The room in which the company dined repre tented an Eaftern Temple decorated with trium phal arches, the pillars ornamented with feftoons of flowers.. The confealonary ornamentswere executed with great tafte. In the centre of the table oppofite where the Loan MAYOR and Lady MA VOA ss Pat, was erect ; ed the Temple of Minerva, in the centre of which was the figure of the Go ddefs holding in her right hand Medufa's Head—at the top of the Temple the portrait of her Majefty, enriched with rays of Glory, and in the centre of the bare another portrait of the Queen in burnifhed gold ; the fummit of the pillars to support the edifice were four Attient Briton:. On each fide the Temple was a gilt pedeftal (in lattice work) on which were two figures reprefent .ing Hiflory reading the brilliant atchievements of our naval heroes. On the right fide in front of the Temple, wa's an exalt reprefentation of Bow Church, and that part of the fteeple to the dragon was fcaffolded up, in compliment to his Lordfhip, who undertook the repair of it after its being damaged at a more rea fonable expense than any other builder would un dertake it, being the firft work in which his Lord fhip was employed for the City. At the Reps of the door the.reEtor of the Church at that tithe was reprefented, in his wig and band, holding a book in his hand. The counterpart on the left reprefented a Naval Pillar, with Fame at the top, founding the praifes of the Britifh Admirals, and bearing a Flag on which eras infcribed " Rule Britannia, " the Pillar being fupported by Dolphins, Tzitons, and Mer maids ; the figure of Tyne in this piece was beauti fully delineated at the bare 'of the Pedeflal, hand ing up to pofterity the lift of the heroic Admirals, beginning with Admiral HAW Ks, down to the vic torious hero of the Nile (Admiral Lord NeLsoN) whh have deferved, and have been rewarded by this country. In the centre of the middle table his Lordfliip's Arms, and a man of war, at the head of which was painted the name Saatt. None of the Royal gitmily were prefent, but the affembly was graced bl feveral of the Foreign Mi nifters and a numerous company of Nobility of both fetes. _ _ _ The LADY M.tyoatss with her accullomed affa bility rendered•the company happy by her amiable deportment. • Tut THEATRES.—Both Houfes were lall night well filled ; and notuithilanding the greit influx of Holiday Folks, the general appearance at each was very relpeetable. Neither of the perform ances prefentcd any thing new for critical remark. At GREENWICH, the cufteimary feenes of roll,- pal" and/east:le exhibifioas took place, to the in fi nite gratification of a numerous affemblage of airiest: fleealors. SADLER'S WE LL 14—The opening of this old and favourite place of amufement for the good folks of London and its neighbourhood, was !all night in full pride, as to both crowds of fpeetators, and the fuccefs with which the performances went off. Rove t. Clactis.—We vritneffed, IA night, at this Theatre, the exhibition of an admirable v - ricty of Equeftriati trercifes, to a thronging and delighted audience. The new Pantomimical ballet of KINALDO RINALDINI, is one of the molt AMU. fang entertainments which have been here repre fented. We were much pleafed with the perfor dances of Mr. _PALMER, Mr. Wass, and Mils Dllllll% Mr. littLasn's agility is truly wonder ful. The Magic Flute, in the fixty-feeond repeti• tion, had am power to charm, as at the alit. Every praife is due to the Proprietors, for the tafte with which they have fo tlegantly fitted up the Houfe. entertainments at Aftley's, Weilmiußer-bridge, Were, Lail night, attended by a very numerous affentblage of ipalluors, who were highly gratified. Theintenor of this eleLant place of Summer ' Amufement has been entire f rebuilt, and does in finite credit to the taße of the Architea. It opened yeßerday evening with a variety of Novel Enter tainments, under the dire lion of Mr. ASTLEY, jun. who has (pared neither pains nor expence to pleafe the Public; and we have no doubt his un remitting exertions will be amply 'rewarded. This Theatre may in Come degree vie With any of the Winter Theatres in point of elegance. The Boxes are painted blue and crimfon, and fupportsd by otiagon pillars, inlaid with looking-glalfes needed with burnithed geld beads, and orna:nented with gold hulk. • 'lle Houle is illuminates' with bril- Iknt chandelicrs. The tiding reprefcats the tigns of the zodiac.' The elevation of die roof is much e xtended, and the Rage cuufiderably enlarged. • . SPORTING IiVTELLIGENCE. CRAVEN MEP:TING, 18oz. MONDAY, APRIL 6. The Craven Stakes, 'a Subfcription of togs each, for all 'ages ; two-yr-olds carrying 611. three-yr olds Bft. four yr-olds Bft. glb. tive-yr-olds 9(1. fix-yr-olds 01.51 b. and aged git. 71b. Acrols the Flat. Sir F. Stondifh's b. e. Eagle, 4 yrs old Sir F. Poole's b. h. Worthy, 5 yrs old Mr. Dur.ind's b. e. Milan, by Groufe, 3 yrs old 3 D. of Grafton's b. c. Firlt Fruits, 3 yrs old Mr. Froglcy's gr.g. Ploughboy, by Countryman,6arsold Mr. Hearin 's ch. c. Sir Sidney. by Pegafus, 3 yrs old Ld.Sackvilleab.e. Robin Redbrcaft,by Sir Peter,4 yrs old Sir C. Banbury's br. f. Thais, by Trumpator, 2 yn old Mr. R. Heathcote's b. h. Walter, 6 yrs old, dr, Mr. Wilton's b. f. Tabitha, by Tuby, 4 yrs old, dr. C a r The Judge could place only the firft three. Thiee to t againft Eagle-6 to 4on Worthy -6 to t againfl Robin Redbreaft. Major Rooke's Dick Andrews, beat the Mar tinis of Donegall's Fortitude, 811. each. D. I. wogs. h. ft.—Five to 2 on Dick Andrews. Mr. O'Kelly's Wrangler, 8(1..1b. beat Major Rooke's Jack Andrews, Bft. Three Lait Miles of B. C. toogs. h. ft.—. Five to a on Jack Andrews. Mr. Whaley's Tuneful,Bft. beat Mr. Heathcote's Popinjay, 1311. 61b. Ab. M. 20oss, h. ft.—rive to a on Popinjay. _ SUSSEX SPORTING.—Captain NEWLAND, of the Suffix Militia, having betted a confiderable furn that he would ride 140 miles in 12 Ilicceffive hours, he ftartcd on Long Down Hill on Thurf day Morning at fix o'clock, and handfomely per formed the diftance in (even hours and 34. minutes (principally on hack-horfes from the Swan, at Chichefter) to the aftoniflunent of a very great affemblage of Sporting Gentlemen. Miles. • Miles. The aft hour be rode at The 6th 161 ad 18 7th E 7 3d 10 Lail 34 minutes 8 4th 18 sib 140 N. 8.. He rode die too miles in five hours and five minutes, in which time he met with a fall, was once obliged to change his horfe, as he be came reftive, and was once run away with a con fiderable &lance out of the courfe The polls were plated on the admeafured line of the two miles, and he went very confiderably without them : fo that he certainly went a much greater diftance than 140 miles ; and it is looked on as a molt extraordinary performance. Yefterday fe'nnight a bet was determined, laid to be for woo guineas. Spence a Chair man in Pailley, undertook to walk from the Crofs of Glafgow to the Crofs of Edinburgh, in eight hous, being a diftance of 44 miles. He ftarted at 5 o'clock in the morning, and arrived at the Crofs of Edinburgh at 20 minutes after 12 at noon, being 4o minutes within the timt. He did not appear to be much fatigued, and Immediately on his arrival offered to take a new bet that he would go to Mullelburgh, fix miles farther, within the original time. He went the fira la miles in one hour and twenty minutes. During the whole journey he kept at a kind of trot or half rnn. Se veral horfemtn ftarted with him, but all the horfes were done up except one, a (tout 'bort Gal loway, which came in with him, as did feveral other horfemen, who had met him op the road, but their horfes were exceedingly warm. It is raid this wonderful pedeftrian has been in the ufe of travelling exprefs, between Glafgow aid Gree nock, and being acquainted with the drivers of , the trail coaches, when they faw him on the road, and had a fpare fe'at, they would offer to carry him a part of the road, but this he oftcodeclined,l flying he had tat time to wait for then. He is a very (lender man, with remarkably (mall legs and thighs, but appears fomewhat broad in the cheft. tie flopped thrice on the road about a quarter of an houreach time, and took Tome refreihments. The Norrillan prize is this year adjudged to the Rev: THOMAS THOMASON, M. A. late Fellow of gliften's.College, for his dray on the foll Owing rub jett : The difference of opinion seism Chriftiant Ord: so argument again) Cher:Amity. The fubjett of the Poem for Mr. Saarow's prize for the prefent year, is, St. Peter', Denis, of Chrtfi. The prize for the prcfent year will be tvrenty-eight pounds, and for every fucceeding year, forty. The fubjelts for the prizes given by the Repre fentatives in Parliament for the Univerftry of Cam bridge for this year, are For the Senior Bachelors, Es ecalekentibus Britannia et Hibernia Imperil, qtdd potif- Baum bad fit fperandum For the Middle Bachelors, (tan Punt elute, cut Jam per plum Saccula, Scientist et liberales Artes, two nifl In Chriltiania Populis, Ilorueriat t• Two curious Roman coins were lately dug . up e in a garden at the Hythe, Colchefter. The m preCon on one fide of the firft was totally oblite rated ; on the other fide it hit C. V. R. X. F. denoting Caravit Denarisnii Forieridsmi ; it is a Ro man penny, of the value of about pd. Englilh money, and was current in our Saviooa's time. On the fecond coin are thefe letters, G. P. R. viz. Genie Poptli Romassi. As fome men were lately digging a piece of ground, which bad been a meadow, in Newbury, they difcovered a human (keleton lying in an oblique dirc&ion, the (kull being about twelve , ches from the furface. At a (mall dillance from it they found a dog collar of brafs, on which was infcribed in legiblecharafters,the following voiles 1 sin a poore Waller. bitch I wander I know Dot weather My muter bees is H-- I pray dired sse Thither. Tess. main, 5699. • The fpelling is eraaly given aton the coll Ar— . the lettei H-- or P— (which of thtm is uncertain) there is as erafure apparently done with defign. A plan is in contemplation, for ereaing a bridge over the river Merfer, from the Cattle rock, on the Chefhire fide, to the oppothe !bore : the river here is 45 2 yards wide, and the ellimate for per felling the 57,0001. _ . . NAUTICAL ITBLLIGENCE.• MAILS THIS DAY.—WIND S. W. •ILZIVED o Hamburgh I Dublin, April 3, a Waterford, April 1,3, • DonnagLadeo, April 3, Dot L FALMOUTH, APRIL 4. - Sailed the PRiNce ADOLPHVS packet, Capta!:, JONES, for Lifbon, with the mail of the 3I oft. The Jamaica and American packets for the mails of the fir(' * - ednefday of this month, Etve no; yet received their failing orders.—Wiud N. E. YARMOUTH, APRIL 6. , Sailed for Ctixhaven the KING GEORGE pack2t. Ft.v ; and PRINCE of ORANGE, BRIDGE, with the mails, and fevcral pallingers for Hamburgh and Bremen, of the 3tft ult. and 3d inftant.—Arrived the Pomota armed-fhip : the Dorothea, of Sunder. land, laden with coals, got on the Sand called the Scroby ; the fhip and cargo are loft, but the crew have been Caved: the BsrlEtt.s Hoop has recap tured a fhip laden with grocery, bound to the North ; fhe had been in the hands of the enemy Tome hours : the Peace, of Yarmouth, laden with coals, is on Ihore here, but the cargo and fhip it is expelled will be favede-,Sailed a cutter, with let ters for the fleet in the Baltic.-,-Wind W. S. W. • SHEERNESS, APRIL 6. Arrived yefterday Ma Majefty's (hip PoMoNA, Capt. Goes,. from a cruize ; and the AUTUMN and Azonzo (loops, from the river Sailed the Powsavuz, of 74 guns, Capt. Sir FRANCIS LAWOREY, for Yarmouth; and the AD. 1:411, gun-brig, Lieut. Woun. Ron-Admiral ToTTY has hoifted his flag on board the Zutiovs, of 74 guns, at the Note; andienpt. r Erivfmus &Ralf is appoinod to the command Orthe Rua r • of 64 guns: •=11.1•Immi• /MOM LLOYD, LIST. The Charles Carter, TO/4 NI, from Virginia to London, is taken off Bcachy, and carried into Dieppe. The Patapfee, HILL, from Dieppe to Saint Thomas's, is taken and carried into Tortola. Dada., Aran. 6..—Arrived the litamUsa Hoop, with a convoy from Yarmouth ; and Goon D - IGN armed fhip, with a convoy from Fortfmouth. Wind S. W. Gasvisamp, APRIL 6.--Palled by, the Four Brothers, BEAN', from Lear; and Vifcerden, from Stockholm.—Sailed the Prefton, MURRAY, for India; Rote, and Reinholt, OILERS, for Hambtuth. HARWICH, APRIL,. Arrived the Paorsissacs hired cutter for provi flons; alto the Paton/ tz, hired cutter, from Yar mouth, having convoyed off this port, a large (hip (prize to one of the North Sea cruizers,) which is ordered to London. Sailed the METIOI and ATTACK, gun-vends, for Sheernefs; anti the Pao- ViDKNCE cutter, on a ctwife. Remain in the har bour the DISPATCH and PHOENIX hired cutters.— Wind N. E. ••••=••• NEWCASTLE, APRIL 4. - • On Sunday fan, a five-man boat arrived here, with fifh, being the firß this Colon; and yellerday four more of thofe boats came up to the Qay, with a molt plentiful fupply of turbot, ling, coil, &c. &c. to the great and feafonable relief of the Poor. Several other Wits are expeded this day. On the 27th ult. at half-pall ten at night, the fhip Hammond, Briton, and Harmony, Statics It, coal-laden, were attacked five miles off Culler coats, by a French lugger privateer ; the forma wits carried, but the latter 'Suspect back to Hart ley Roads, from whence they had only failed two hours before. The Harmony had plate and other valuables on board, belonging' to the Right Hon. Lord Dims-vat., and feveral of his LordThips (et- 7 vants, as paffengers to London. Wednefday morning befor e day break, much firing at fea was heard from Shields l and we are fince informed, by a Hainburgh (hip, arrived with corn, that it was the POMONA armed-lhip, ih chact of a (mall lugger privateer, which efcaped by get ting out her - (weeps. The POMONA is Rationed for a month off this part of the iota. On Thurf day evening the fame lugger.again appeared, hav ing altered het painting from a yellow !freak to all - black. • The Soy ' iatz2 (loop of war, with 4.4 fail of Greenlmen' from Hull and London, arrived fate st Lerwick on Saturdiy fe'nnight ; its fail more, with convoy, proceeded to the•Orkneys.— The sell or the (hips (being fuU manner) were proceeding with a fair wind for the Ice.. The Isis frigate has failed from the Htunber, with four more Greenlsmcluten under convoy. Wednefday fe'nniglit, his Majedy's hired brig cutter, Naacissos, Lieut. Tuoinissow ' arrived at Shields, having retaken of Yarmouth !hallo?, Wen with grain, and bound for Leith. Thurfday (e'nnight, his Majclly's hired armed lls . p Watatsr, arrived off Tynemouth, with low outward-bound Greenlandmen under her convoy and at the fame tit:sec:Well the 2-au-v armed-(hip, for Aberdeen. The Gabriel, of Yarmouth, Curros, with corn, was captured on the riSeh ult. of Flumbro' Head, by' a French lugger, of r 4 guns ; retaken en thevoth, off Goree, by the Dt Mill cutter, and is arrived at Yarmouth. On Saturday, arrived at Whitby, the Hope, of Yarmouth, lately taken near Blyth. by a French privateer, and retaken off Camplrdown, with a Dutch Pilot on board, by out of his Miejelly' armed brigs. .~ i ,