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.+~ i2 r~ * r : 1 MIDDLESEX ADDRESS TO HIS MAJESTY. Yesterday a Meeting took place at the Mermaid, Hackney, of the Nobility, Clergy, Freeholders, Gentry, and Inhabitants of the County of Middle sex, for the purpose of voting a Congratulatory Ad dress to His Mai Esr v, on his escape from the late designs of his enemies. The Company began to assemble at twelve o'clock, ard about one, Lord MANSFIELD com menced the business of the Meeting, by deli verai t an able and loyal statement of the mo tives 'which had induced so many respetable per soils to assemble on the present occasion; the whole of whom, he observed, would undoubtedly experi ence the highest sense of satisfaaion in express ing their loyalty and attachment to his Majesty al. f ti. Constitution. The designs of the late difuffefti4 'charaeters, which had been so recently direaed .I<tinst the person of our Sovereign, and the tranquLlity of the country, had been fortunately discovered, and timely prevented. Nbmerous ca lamities attending their deterniinations "had happily been avoided, and the life of the King preset wed from their despicable 'attempts. The Noble Lord expressed his happiness, that such discoveries had been made so much to the satisfaaion of all persons peaceably inclined, and concluded with making the motion, that a loyal address should be presented to his Majesty, to congratulate him on his providential escape from his enemies. The motion was seconded by Mr. Woon, in the most laudable manner, and the address was read, in substance as follows: lig We your Majesty's loyal suljens, the Nobility, M en ., Fraelioklers, Grotty, Anil Inhabitants of the County of M.d aisex, bog leave to otter to your Majesty um congratulations on your 7.4.:katty's providential escape front the late artroilas most %yid:oats made against your saerrtl Person, by those that :limed at the sulavcrsion of our Constitution and happiness We C':; resi orr ai'ves autxious for the proventy of your Ma jesty's reign and futur! liswineas, and assure your Majesty of ow s'eadv and unshaken loyalty, with our attachment to your Royal Person, and our detennination to maintain your MA je,ty's establishment on the throne of your ancestors." The Address, of which this is a sketch, was pre viously drawn up and signed by Lord Mapisries.n, the Dukes of POITLANr, NOWINUM BEILAND, DE VONSII: RE, the Marquis of TITC 11F I ELD, and about thirty of the principal Gentlemen of the County. • Mr. Wttcis stated, that he was harpy in having an opportunity, with the company assembled, of expressing his loyalty, upon the present occasion, to the best of Kings. I its first wish was that his Ma jesty might long continue to enjoy every happiness, with the blessings of a long and prosperous reign. 'I he Add;-ess was then unanimously agreed to. The 7,!nrquis of TITCHIIILD moved that the Ad dress uld be signed by the Sheriffs, and presented to his ?Halts rV, which was resolved upon. Mr. 1 . 7 . t.Cil said, that nothing could be more ho nourable, than to express the loyalty of so respeaa hie a County as Middlesex upon the present occa si. n ; which sentiment was loudly applauded by all A resolution of thanks was voted to the Sheriffs for their ready attendance and handsome behaviour on this ; 411.1 tat company, after the warm est expressions of affection to the Sovereign Person, retired. rite Meeting was attended by about sixty persons, amongst whom we noticed Sir Fx Axe's HtaDETT, and otl.er distinguished Ceittlemen. The late DUNCAN CAMPIET.T., Esq. h succeeded as Governor and Overseer of the hulks .Lt Wool wich, by his Deputy, Mr. STe.waiti EasKiNr, which we a‘c happy to hear, as he is a Gentleman per;sesscd of great humanity, and of the striatst honour and integrity, and has had the sole manage ment of that concern for him ever since its first esta blishment in 177.5. Mr. Campb:4l we are informed, dttci possessed of much property ; yet, to the sur prize of their best friends, has left nu legacy to Mr. Easnit4t for his long and faithful services, though lie seemed always to have considered himself mudi indebted to that Gentleman for his great accumula tion of fortune. In the Sitting of the Legislative Body of the Ist of March, the plan of a law was submitted for au thorizing, in c.wtain cases, the removal of establish ments for trade or manuf a ctures within the line of customs. The spirit of the law is to shut out fo reigh manufaftures from the French market, and the existence of a single article denominated contra band on the premises, is to subjeCl the whole estab lishment to expulsion. There cannot, it mu►t be admitted, a more effectual mode of preventing con traband be devised, and yet it must be matter of doubt, whether, with all the jealousies and precau tions of the French Government, the English ma nufaaures may not still find their way through the doubly intrenched lines of the French customs. The following beautiful Form of Prayer, drawn up with great moderation and delic.icy, was read on Sunday last in must of the Churches and Chapels in the Metropolis. We recommend it as a proper antidote to the seditious and libellous stuff now in circulation among the lower and more deluded class of Society : " (..) Almighty God, who, in all ages of the world, has wianifisted thy power awl goodness in thy presidential protect Lion of good and godly Kings, ruling in equity and justice, and pruteaing and chenshing thy holy and eturtial truth : We, thine unworthy servants, the sinful people of this land, do prostrate ourvelves te..fore thee, with praise and thanksgiving, for that thou has harst mercifully vouchsafe.' to bring to light and to frustrate, in the late as in former instances, the :atm eines conspiraries and machinations of desperate and bloody minded men against the sacred perven of thy servant our So vereign, and against the Constitution of tali kingdom. " We acknowledge it to be thy unspeakable niercy, 0 Lord, that he hail not been cut off fur the sits of the nation. Continue, we beseech thee, thy watchful care ever him. lie thou his defence and shield, and let no weapon raised against him prosper. Clothe his enemies with shame, and disappoint their treasons. We thank thee, 0 Lied, that thou had knit together the hearts of this whole nation, as the heart of one man, for the defence of our King, sin Lwii, and our religion. Srceik/then and confirm us, U Lord, we beseech thee, in this righteous and loyal contest and union. Long may the Crown dourish on the head of thine anointed, and may the work of thee, his God, prosper in his hands. And when it shall be thy blesissf will to call him to exchange this earthly kingdom for the inheritance of a glory that farleth nut away, grant that his Sevor.: may remain with his children, and hi. chit rent childeen, fawn geneution to genkxottou : And that they, fashioning theniselves after his example, seelowi for thv truth, arid ruling according to thy Lw, may walk in the light of thy countenance for ever ,• and, through thy blessing, reign like hum in the hearts of their ruple. These things we humbly beg, U merciful God, for our Sovereign, fur his Royal House, and fur this Nation, iii the name, and - through the mediation ut Jesus Christ our Lord slid Saviour. Arrive. SUiCittt. singular tom mitted on Saturday evening last between Walham Green and Great Chelsea. A Mr. Hayward, a housekeeper, in Suffolk-street, Charing-cross, and twelve years head waiter at the British coffee-house, left his home about 12 o'clock, and proceeded as far as Hammersmith. On his return he went to the house of Mr. Newman, the Swan, at Walham green, where he called fur a glass of brandy ; and afterwards enquired, if he could be accommodated with abed ; the landlord then informed him, that he never let beds to strangers ; the deceased turned round and said ; Sir, it is no reason that I should not have another glass of brandy ; he then paid his reckoning and left the house at half-past ten o'clock in the evening, and proceeded on the road for the King's Arms, Chelsea, within a quarter of a mile of which he took a two bladed knife out of his pocket, and stabbed himself in several parts of the neck. On perceiving a cart coming up, he threw himself across the road, in order that the cart mightride over him, but the tarter alighting, asked who was there, and what was the matter, when taking him up he observed some blood running, when lie exclainied, " It is only my nose bleeding !" The man imme diately mounted his cart, and role on. Shortly after the deceased proceeded to lacerate his throat with tl:e knife. Being then in view of two boys, who immediately came after the cart, be threw himself into the ditch, and lay, as he supposixi, concealed. On their asking what the matter was, he described, as before, that his nose bled ; when the others said—" No, sir, you have cut your throat, for the blood comes from your neck." He arose, and said to the two boys, " I am going this way, which way are you going ?" When they said they were going the same way, and walked with him, he still holding his hand upon his neck, until they came near the King's Arms, (Telsca, when he turned round to the two boys, and said, " I am thankful to you my lads, here is a shilling for your good attention." He proceeded down the lane close by the Thames, and opposite the King's Arms door, threw himself into the River, where the servant maid soon after had heard some groans and gave the alarm, when the waterman went out in his boat, and discovered him not dead, but weltering in his blood. The unfor tunate man exclaimed, " Good God, where am I?" The waterman then conveyed him into the house, where he expired in half an hour. The Coroner's inquest sat on the body. at the King's Arms, Chel sea, when they brought in their verdict--Lunacy. A inicide of the most F: =life was Mr. Aqii.tv's grand Seleftion of Sacred Music was last night pet formed at Covent Garden The atre, to a numerous and brilliant audience, who tes tified their approbation of that Gentleman's endea vours to amuse the town, by the most marked ap plause. Miss PARKL'S " Soldier tir'd;" bicr.vmoN's song of " The Trumpet's loud Clangor ;" and BRA HAM'S " 0 sweet Liberty," were executed with infinite taste and feelings, and loudly and very de servedly encored. Indeed, the whole went off with the happiest effe6t. A Special Meeting was held yesterday at the East India House, pursuant to advertisement. —A mytion was made for extending the capital of the Company four millions, which, atter some discus sion, was agreed to. Last night their MAJERTIES and the Pameassts honoured the Concert of Ancient Music with their presence, under the din-Rion of the Earl DARNLEY. This day her MAJESTY will hold a Drawing room at St. James's. The Marquis of Townsnawn's birth-day is to be celebrated in Dublin on the 11th instant, fur the thirty-fifth tine. Ti :e Duke of PoitT tam) lies dangerously ill at his house in Piccadilly. The last accounts tiom the Duke of RIC/17.10N n, which arrived last night, announced his Grace to be so much in danger that his life is despaired of. Lady Ca u t a left Thomas's hotel last night, on her way to Ireland. Lord COLE returned from Ireland last night:and has taken up his residence for the season in Duke street, St. James's. Sir J. Hoar gave a grand dinner yesterday at his house in Arlington-street, to a large party of friends. Mr. HoLDEACII and family arrived in town yes terday, at his house in Wimpole-street, from his seat at Framborough, near Banbury, Oxon. A trial was held in the Court of Exchequer, on Thursday, before Lord AvoNsioat, in which G. MAGRANE, late a hatter, of Mary's-abbey, and bankrupt, vas plaintiff, and the Commissioners of bankruptcy, were defendants. The action was brought to recover damages from the latter, for buying committed him to the New Prison, where he lay sixteen months ; this it appears they had done, in consequence of his not giving a proper and satisfactory account of his affairs. The v,f.rdia was for the Commissioners, with 6d. costs, it appearing that they had ataed according to their duty, and in a laudable manner. The plaintiff laid his damages at 10001. _ _ _ _ ..... he Committee on the Nottingham elation pe tition were yester.l.ty gratified wiih a sight of the t anotts chair in which the p.pular candidate was seated during his triumphal procession Such -a charader was given of this famone chair, that it was thought an a. of justice to send it all the way from Nottingham to speak for itself. So far from its meriting the description it had received, it was in point oflad as loyal a looking chair as the Lord Mayor's, but by far more splendid. It exhibited ribbands of all the colours of the rainbow fancifully and beautifully displayed. At the meeting of the Whig Club, on Wednes day, at the Crown and Anchor Tavern, the Duke of Noavote drew the attention of the com pany to a large and noble pieture of The trial of Algernon Sydney*, painted by Mr. C. Williams, and which was submitted to the inspedion of the Club Ten years ago he shewed his , design, and had received the countenance of the Club to dedicate it to them. He had ever since been employed on this elaborate work ; and had, by permis sion of the families and descendants of the great persons employed in that aweful scene, procured portraits of all the leading charaders displayed on the canvas. • The point of time chosen by the artist, i•--When after sentence waa pronounced upon Sydney, and a savage sneer by Jefferies, that he was not in a fit temper fur the world, Sydney replied, "My Lord, feel my pulse (holding out his hand) and iee if 1 am thoordereil , !bless Uod I never was in bettct tempe► tau I am uuw." ..rrt . Na PA L listrELLlC2Nct. ~~a - ~..- - is PoRTsmAIUTM, MARCH 8. Yesterday evening Commodore Stopford struck his broad pendant on board his Majesty's ship Castor. His Majesty's ship Amazon, of 36 guns, has un moored, and is expected to sail as soon as the wind moderates, which now blows a strong gale at' E. N. E. The ships and vessels of war fitting in the har bour, have all received orders to proceed to Spit head as fast as possible. Remain at Spithead, his Majesty's ships as per last. Arrived the Friends Goodwi I,—, from Havre, hound to London, blown out of Dover Roads. Sailed the /Ifri;anus, James, for the South Seas. This day a Court Martial was held on board his Majesty's ship Thamond, in the harbour, on a Lieu tenant of the Determiner, for striking a Midshipman of that ship. The charge not being proved, he was acquitted. PLYMOUTH, MARCH 7. Arrived the Atalanta sloop of war from a c ruize. FALMOUTH, MARCH 5. Arrived the Band, Purchase ; Penryn, Bunster ; and Griffin, Hayward, from London, with bale goods, gracer;es, &c. for this port; the Two Friends, Michael, from Exeter for Plymouth; the Polly, Coot, and Sprajcwishr, Ross, from Swansea, with coals. Pin in here by contrary winds, the following vessels from London, which they left on Thurs Jay last :—American ship William and Henry, Jeppe, for Norfolk; American ship Washington, Liddell, for New York, with bale goods, &c. ; English ship Ro krt, Thorn, with bale goods, &c. for Leghorn ; English transport (No. IS) Ann, Smith, with pro visions and stores, for Gibraltar ; brig Eliza Ann, Rees. with sugar, wheat, Sce. for Leghorn ; and the Levant, Miller, with sugar and earthenware, for Venice and Trieste. 'Sailed the Hammond, Hancrone,with copper and ore, for Swansea.—Wind S. DOVER, MARCH 8. The wind continues very violent from the east ward. No arrivals from Calais, nor can any vessels attempt to leave the harbour at present. GRAVESEND, MARCH 8. &tiled the Ellier, for Hamburgh ; and .intonau, for Rotte:dam. ~~~ •- ,` LLOIT's LIST. The Geosge, Aiken, from Gallipoli, is on shore near Bris tol, and it is feared will be kat. The Hope, king, from Poole for London, is on shore near Poole. ARRIVED. At Poole—the Eolus, AVCarthy, from Newfoundland. At Portsmouth—the Cer&it, Richard4lin, from Amsterdam. At %Veywouth—the Calla:Um and Eliza, from New Provsdcnce. At Malaga—the William, Melick, from London. At Civita Vecnia--the Falcon, Ilindmau, faun Newfound land. On Sunday last a Jew, converted to Christianity, was publicly baptized at the Independent Meeting house in Bury St. Edmunds, in presence of a most numerous congregation. Yesterday se'nnight, the following persons re ceived sentence of Death at the Commission Court, Dublin :—Darby Neal, Patrick Neal, Thomas' Neal, and Judith Neal, Darby and Judith Neil, are the parents of Patrick and Thomas. Patrick was cors viaed of robbing the Mail near Donnybrook, in the city of Dublin ; and the others for having in their possession Bank Post Bills that had been taken thereout. Thomas is only twelve years old. INFLUENZA.--A Correspondent wishes to make the tbllowing simple recipe known : A handfinl of the roots of Angelica, boiled in a pint of water three hours gently ; strain it off, and make a bal sum or rich syrup, with liquid Narbonne honey, and take two or three tea-spoonfuls daily, and particu larly two at night and morning. If attended with sore-throat, add a few nitre drops. By a statement of the exports from the United States of America, officially published, it appears, that the exports for the year ending the Ist of Oc tober 1802, amounted to 93,0'20,513 dollars ; and for the pear ending the Ist of OCtober, 1809, 71,957,144 dollars, being a decrease of 21,063,369 dollars. 'I he value of exports from the United States to the following countries, has increas:ai Hussa, Prussia, Sweden, Denmark, the Imperial Ports, France, Portugal, and Italy : witlithe United Netherlands, Great Britain, Hamburgh, Bremen, &c.--. Spain and the East-Indies, the value has de clined. The difference in the value of exports to Great Britain and her territories, between the last year of the war and the first of the peace, enceeds eighteen millions of dollars, nearly nine-tenths of the aggregate decrease of the value of them. The total value of exports in 1802, exceeds that of the year 1800, which amounted to 70,976,800 dollars, nearly one million of dollars. The excess in the year 180 i, above 184,0, was upwards of twenty two millions of dollars. The Duke of BRIDGEWATER has left a will, by wllich he bequeaths all his immense property in a very clear and circumstantial manner. His Canals are kit to Earl Gower, with reversion to his second son, and a strict entail upon his heirs, in failure of whom they go to the heirs male of the Lord Chief Baron, and failing them, to the children of the Bishop of Carlisle. His pidures are entailed in the same line. To General Egerton, now Earl of Bilidge.vater, he bequeaths the estate of Ashbridge, in Hertfnrtshire, and other estates in Shropshire and Yorkshire to the amount of 30,0001. per annum. His Grace died in a very easy way. He fell into a slumber at twelve on Friday night, and slept ap parently composedly till three, when he spoke to his attendants. He fell again into a slumber, and at four his servants foundiiim quite dead. He expired without a struggle or a groan. A new coinage of Five Livre Pieces is now go ing forward in Paris, which, instead of the legend " La Rock'ie Franfaite," are to have " Dieu pro tege la France '—God protats France ; under winch is the impression of the head of BONAPARTE. The Parisian Critics observe, that it would have been better to have made this inscription at once a form of prayer, " Oh Dien 'flogs la France, God prote& France ; or else to imply some meaning, (as God has hitherto been supposed to extend his protection to all nations,) they say, it should have been, God proses France only : While others again, but they must be Heathens think it should have—a god pro teas France. HERTFORDSHIRE ASSIZES. em•••=•=a MARCH 7. This day the assizes for the county of Hertford commenced before Mr. Justice Heath. There were but five causes on the civil side, and of them three were nonsuits ; one was a Sphial Jury cause, upon the Game AEts. LUCAS V. DEA TON. Mr. Serjeant SHEPHERD stated, that this was an anion to recover three penalties ; first, for shooting without being qualified ; next, for shooting without a licence; and lastly, for having exposed pheasants to sale. The Jury, he observed, were many of them men of landed 'property, and perhaps some might be Lords of Manors ; but all the comforts and advan tages they received from their situation as land holders would be nothing, if the manner: of the De fendant in this case could ever be tolerated. gentleman who had a charader to sustain in in;; neighbourhood would conduct himself with pro priety in his sports, and must also pay the duty to qualify him to enjoy field sports ; but thy• any whereians residing near the skirts of London, sported Ml round the home counties, as fir as horse and buggy could carry them, without either licence or qualification. The Defendant in the present case was of that description. There was a party of them of five or six four legged dogs, and four men which came down to Lawrence Ayes, in this country, on the ld of October last, and went all round that part of the county, killing not only the cock phca• sants, but the hens also, which was most unsports manlike conduct.—The Defendant on the record, Mr. Charles Deaton, was one, his brother another, and a Mr. Tailing, a hay salesman, a third, with a fourth, whose name they had not yet learntd. He should prove the fact by the ostler at the public house where they put up, and when he had done that, he was entitled to the verdict of the Jury. lie had nu doubt but his learned brother (Best) would make. an eloquent speech on the other side, but he was sure he had no legal answer to give to this charge. He called a witness of the name of Sherringtcn to prove these fads, who stated that four persons came down to his master's house, a public-house, in Odober last, and that they went out sporting. They went into Mr. Gerrard's wood, and they fired seve ral times. He hunted their dogs. The witness, however, could not state any thing very particular. He could not tell who tired. He could not tell how many birds they killed ; they might kill some. He did not count them, &c.—He did not know who they were, and all he knew of them was, that they called one of them Charles Deaton. R. Nash, a sawyer, stated that he saw the last witness in company with four men, on the 2d of Oaober last, hunting their dogs; he heard several shots, but did not see any birds killed. Mr. Serjeant B/ST, for the defmce, was proceed ing to comment on the insufficiency of the evidence as to identifying the person of the defendant, and observed, the Jury did not know who the plaintiff was, the Mr. Lucas, who appeared in the Court as the prechein amy of the game of Hertfordshire ; when he was interrupted by the learned Judge, who said, he did not think the identity of the Defendant was sufficiently proved. He recolleded the case of z subscribing witness to a bond, who had never seen the party who executed it but that once, and it was held not sufficient proof, without some further evi dence to stew that the party who executed it was the same party who was sued.--Tne Plaintiff was accordingly non-suited. MARKETS. We have large quantities of Grain at Market to day, with much of Monday's unsold. The public rumours of the day has caused a rise in all our Ar ticles.—Wheat is about 2s. dearer.—Barley and Malt in full supplies, at rather better prices ; as also are Peas and Beans.—Although we have Oats in good plenty, they are a little dearer.—Our Flour trade is more brisk. RETURN PRICE OF GR. IN AS UNDER : Wheat 43s 52s 591 Od Fine 60s 61s Gd Barley 22s 26s Od Malt 4ls 4:), 6d Rye. 32s ais Od White Pease ',is 40.; Gd Beans Tick Beans. 29r 33r M. Vats Poland,. 21:1 22i Od Fine Flour 45s 48s. Cri Second ditto 40s. 4.5 a Grey Pease. Rape Seal.... 321. a5l. MARRIED. Tuesday morning, at Lambeth, T. Richingc, Esq. of Tha vies-inn, Holborn, to Miss C. Patterson, daughter of Colonel Patterson, of Lambeth. On Sunday, at Math, by the Rev. Wm. liVi:son, Court Dews, Esq. only soli of Barnard Dews, Esq., of WelL:bourn,. Warwickshire, to Miss Maria Ferrers; daughter of the late Ed ward Ei.rrers, Esq. of Bide:ley, in the came comity. Tuesday, at St. Deluge's, I lanover-square, by toe Rev. J, D. atslewood, WiLiani I laskwoisl, Esq. of Devonshire-street, Portland-place, to Miss Maria Diatail, youngest daughter of Philip Godsal, litsq. of Hampstead. DIED. On Tuesday, of an a:loplectic fit, Mrs. Outset, one of the daughters and coheiress or the late John Chit:ire, Esq. of Pet ton, in the county of Salop. • On Monday morning, at one o'clock, the Res Samuel Rettor of Compton Beauchamp, Berkshire, and Chap lain tJ his Royal Highness the Duke of Cumberland. On Sunday evening, at her house in Lincoln's inn -fields, Mrs. Roffey, widow of the late Samuel Rotity, Esq. and sister of the Dowager Lady Dunkintield. (hi Monday last, at his house in Gower-street, William Ro binson, of Abing :r Hall, in the county of Surrey, Esq. and late Commodore of the lionourable the East India Compan's Marine Service at Bombay. Suddenly, at his apartments in the Mew% Mr. John. Smith, many years coachman to her Majesty. Olt Friday morning last, after a short illness, at her houses in Bryanstone-street, Mrs. Day, widow of the late Capta,r. John Day, and sister to the late Sir Matthew Fetherstoo- Laugh, at the advanced age of 79. PRICE OF STOCKS. VEITSRDAY. • Bank Stock 3 per Cent Red..... 711111 Irish 5 per Cont. lOll ; 3 per Cent. Cons. _CA 215 411 Consols for April 67 31 6 51 4 4 per Cent Cons. .... 281.11 Indio for Open. 5 per Cent. Ann..... 971 4-8 Bank tor Open. 5 per Cent. 1797. .... 10411 Ornri ium 9 15-1:: Kink L. 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