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THE GREAT ENGLISH STATE LOTTERY,
Consisting of 44 000 Tickets,
To begin Drawing 4th APRIL, 1803.
GRAND SCHEME.
Value of each. Total Value.
1.20,000 is 1.80,000
10,000 30,000
5,000 15,000
6,000
1,000 5,000
100 3,000
50 3,000
SU 250,000

No. of Brim.
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so
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mom...Mr
°O. This Scheme differs from an others for many Years
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GRAND IMPERIAL STATE LOTTERY,
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20 2,000
6 20,000
10,000 46 1,000
Likewise the only 3,0001. ize that ever was shared, be.
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The Earl of Liverpool Lord Monbooldn
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Dean Tucker Mr. Ken' blc
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Mr. Arthur Murphy Mrs. Siddoni
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e Bishop of Durhaso
li Lord Edon
r. Lug (the Cans 4n•) Tne Du/se of Norfolk
he Bisli.)? of Wi:iclithazr Dr. Towers
'lr. Jackson, of Exeter' ' Lord Thudow
I« rd Nfaline.bo:l The Marquis Cornwallis
Dr. 3ralepl. 194.iiie Dr. Friedley
The Itisl.ap of Worcester Mita More
The Earl of Buchan Mr. Alderman Boyden
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Vol. H. for 174.19-15.,3.
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DHen. T. Erskine Esrl Fitswilfiarn
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Mr Matthew Roulton Dr. Hugh Blair
Professor Puts= Mr. Barry
M. Pinkerton Mr. Jelin Ireland
Mr. Wilberforce Sir William Beechey
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Lurd Shericid James Martin, M. P.
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Ea protium cognorcere.
Treatise on .elstronorny,—in which the Element: if
the Science are deduced, in a Natural Order, from
the apnem-an:es df the Heaven.: to an observer ea the
Earta, &c. by OLINTHLS GRE'.ultY.
In the order of the Sciences, immediately after
those which respect the operations of rite btu- v
in the intelle&ual and the moral world, must he
ranked those which show to us the same ALMIGHTY
AND ZENITICLN c BEIYG, acting in the material.
universe, as its creator, its preserver and its go-
vernor. Of these sciences, which are classed toge-
ther under the denomination of Natural Philosophy,
Asritorosty, from the superior magnificence of
its objeds, and perhaps also from the greater dif-
ficulty of its attainment, may properly be consi-
dered as the chief. When we contemplate man on
his planet—an atom on an atom in the immensity of
the universe, and regard hint as he throwshis view
through the ocean of air surrounding his earth,
and makes the worlds, which float in the infinity of
space, the subjects of his calculation and knowledge,
we must be struck with the seeming disproportion
of the means to the end, and be tempted to wonder
not less at the capacious and pervading intellect
which the ALMIGHTY has "folded up in man,"
than at the amazing magnificence of power and of
wisdom with which the extended spectacle of na-
ture overwhelms us. It is probable that the phx-
nomena of the starry heavens have excited the at-
• tention of man from the earliest ages of his existence.
We have reason to believe the astronomy was eul-
tivated with drat, at a period antecedent to the
flood ; and we are certain that, soon after that ter-
rible consummation, the motions of the heavenly
bodies were observed ; the year measured, the fixed
stars arranged into constellations, the obliquity and
the signs of the zodiack ascertoined, by intelligent
and ievestigating curiosity, on the plains of Assysia,
and on the banks of the Ganges and the Nile.
The maxithte situation of Phoenicia, which incited
her to commerce for subsistence and for wealth,
impelled her to astronomy as to a necessary study ;
and from this country, it is likely, that the science
was more immediately carried into Greece. In this
happy soil it flourished, and attained to very consi-
derable growele Pythagoras knew and taught the
true planetary system, with a central Sun, and a
revolving earth. Meton observed the Solstices :
Eudoxus determined the precise length of the solar
year ; Calippus foriiied a celestial sphere ; Eratos-
, thenes, of Cyrene, measured the circumference of
the earth ; Archimedes ascertained the distantes of
the planets, and was the first construaor of an orrery;
and Hipparchns discovered the eccentricity of the
orbits of the planet% and made a catalogue ofmore
thane thousand fired stars, with their latitudes, longi-
tudes, and aparent magnitude. With Hipparchus, the
astronomy of Greece may be considered as at a point of
elevation, from which it subsequently declined.—
' Ptolemy, of Pelusium, invented a new system; and,
for the purpose, as it would appear, of accommo-
dating the sense, offered the most egregious violitior.
to the reason. His system, however, during the
course of many centuries, entirely superseded that of
Pythagoras, and men, indulging in the evidence of
their sight, respeaing the motion of the sun and the
stedfastness of the earth, were careless about the
absurdities with the admission of which this grati-
fication was procured. In the beginning of the six-
teenth century, Copernicus ventured to question
the truth of the Ptolemac system, and tore-estab-
lish that which had preceded it. After a long con-
Rid with ignorance, prejudice, and bigotry, the fol-
lowers of this great man succeeded In the vindica-
tion of truth; and assisted by the invention of teles-
copes, an event which happened early in the 17th
century. Kef.ler and Gallileo, Des Cartes and
Cassini, Halley and Newton, left nothing to their
successors to accomplish, but that which could be
effeded only by more continued observation, and
with more perfed instruments. The discoveries of
Herschel, by the powers of those reflectors which
he has himself construded, have greatly augmented
the mass of our knowledge • and, by adding some
thousands of stars to our catalogue, and a primary
planet to our system, may be considered as forming
a remarkable epoch in the history of astronomy.—
Many able works have of late years disseminated
this great accumulation of science ; and, making it
the common property of the learned, have commu-
nicated its result, which was all thatthey could com-
municate to the multitude. The subjedof our present
notice, which in its charader holds a middle place
between the popularity of Mr. Ferguson and the
severe science of Mr. Professor Vince, is addreesed
to every reader, who is only commonly conversant
with the mathematics, and who is not wholly unac-
quainted with the praCess of algebraical calculation.
For an account of Mr. Gregory's plan, and the ar-
rangement of his matter, we shall transcribe a por-
tion of his preface, which contains a very just, though
a very. short analysis of his work.
" The work commences with a determination• of
the figure and dimensions of the earth ; which is
followed by an explanation of terms relating to
some imaginary points, lines, and circles on the
earth, and their corresponding ones in the heavens :
the apparent diurnal motions of the heavenly bodies
arc then briefly described, the diurnal and annual
apparent motions of the sun are more particularly
pointed out, and the method of ascertaining the si-
tuation of the ecliptic (or circle in which the sun's
annual motion appears tQ be performed) is explained.
This is followed by an eludication of the seasons, a
determination of the length. of the year, and an ac-
count of the precession of the equinoxes : these are
succeeded by a description of the methods by which
the relative situations of the fixed stars have been
ascertained, the nature and necessity'of the artifi-
cial distribution of them into constellations is shewn,
and an enumeration of the constellations, and the
most noted stars in each, is given. The Author
then explains the nature of parallax, refradion, and
the equation of time, since the correftioni depend-
ing upon them are of so much consequence ; and
exemplifies the use of that part of astronomy which
determines the apparent motion of the sun, and the
relative situation of the fixed stars, by a colledion of
problems, in which are given the methods of de-
termining the rising, culminating, setting, Etc. of
Loth the sun and the stars : this part of the work
includes as much of the science as could be known
ereyious to the discovery of the planets, or the de-
termination of the orbit and motions of the moon.
After this the astronomy of the planets is com-
menced : the most striking of their apparent mo-

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ports, ire d'escribed, at the description is followed.)
by a ellneise sketch of the most celebrated systems,
whichtave been invented' to account for the varioua
phenomenal; and t eas-dbo art assigned'for assuming
• the system of Copernicus, as improved by Kepler
and Newton. The theory of apparent motions is
then laid down, and applied to the plierionterrat of
the planetary motions : the law is shewn by which
the planets are retained in their orbits, and its con-
formity with the law of gravity is rendered obvious.
To this succeeds the determination of the orbits of
the planets, and the various elements of their theory,
from observation : in order to effete this in the most
natural way, the situation and magnitude of the
earth's orbit are firseestabkshed, a: a proper basis
• for those &eometrieal operations which lead to the
determination of the orbits of' the other planets.
The apparent and real diameters, the times of rota-
tion of the.sun and planets, and the inclinations of
their axes, arc then ascertained ; and the illustration
of their phases, stations, and other appearances, is
completed. These are followed by the astronomy
of the moon and satellites, and the ring of saturn—
by the cfoCirine of solar and lunar eclipses, and oc-
cultations of fixed stars by the moon—by an expla-
nation of the nature of the transits of mercury and
venue over the sun's disk, and the method of deduc-
ing the sun's parallax from observations on these
transits. After these are given three chapters, on
the astronomy of comets, the aberration of light,
and the dvtermination of terrestrial latitudes and
longitudes. In the last chapter, the contemplation
of the fitted stars is resumed ; an enquiry is made
into their distances, magnitudes, nature, number,
and motion ; 'and this naturally suggests some re-
fit:aims on the immensity of the universe, and
some arguments to prove the existence and attri-
butes of the great First Cause :. with which the
treatise concludes. Throughout the whole, it is
supposed that the reader has obtained a previous
knowledge of the principles of algebra, plane and
spherical geometry and trigonometry, conic sections,
mechanics, optics, and the projeflions of the sphere :
the doctrine of fluxions is only made use of in one
or two instances, and those respefting matters of
mere curiosity.'

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS.
FRIDAY, FED. 18.

Lord PELHAM rose to put off the consideration
of his Majesty's Message relative to the arrangement
of an establishment of his Royal Highness the Prince
of Wales, from Wednesday next to some future
day, which, he said, he would name on Monday.
The reason that his Lordship assigned for this al-
tzration was, that Wednesday next W:l3 Ash-Wed-
nesday ; and it was not customary, he believed, for
the House to sit on Ash-Wednesday.
His Lordship moved, that the proper officer do
lay before their Lordships an account of the issue
of Exchequer Rills, from the sth of January 1793
to the sth of Jan. 1802, and also to the 6th of Jan.
1803. Ordered.

Ilis Lordship gave notice, that he should move
the second reading of the Bank RestriCtion Bill on
Tuesday instead of Monday, in order to give time
for the several papers moved for to be got ready.
The LOAD CHANCELLOR read to the, House,
from the report of the Committee presented by Lord
Walsingham, the names of the Peers who were by
'Aces disqualified from sitting as Judges, uuder the
East India Judicature Bill.
Aojournecl till Monday.

HOUSE OF COMMONS►
FRIDAY, PER. 18.

The House met at half past three, 'for the pur-
pose of, balloting for a Committee, to enquire into
the merits of a Petition, complaining of an undue
Eleftion for Covenvy.
It continued in debate upwards of three hours
upon that subjeet, during all which time, strangers
were excluded. The House then adjourned till
Monday, without having chosen any Committee.

THEATRE-ROTAL, DRURT-LANE.
THIS EVENING will be preseuteda New Historical Play,

in Three !sac, called
THE HERO OF THE NORTH.
With new Scener9, Dresses, and Decorations.
The Music composed and seleCted by Mr. Kelly.
To which will be added, the Farce of
FORTUNE's FROLICS. _

The Public are respectfully informetl, that the Proprietors
have engaged Mr. Coney, of the Philadelphia and New Awl:
Theatre.

THEATRE-ROYAL, COVENT-GARDEN.
THIS EVENING will be performed the Cantle Opera of
THE CABINET.
To which will be added,
MODERN ANTIQUES.
On Monday next, the Character of Hamlet will be per-
formed by A Young Gentleman, his fifth appearance.
A New Comedy is in rehearsal, called John Bull; or, An
Englishman's Fire-Side.

To CORRLSPONDENTS.

•.* We have reran to believe, that the Letter upon the
French Stae, in our Paper of yesterday, was much admired.
We thcrefire insert, this day, another upon the same sub-
let, which vre have received from the same Valuable corre-
spondent.

r`if

The article signed S. Q. upon the Coal-Trade, is not fit for

insertion.

THE BRITISH PRESS.

LONDON,
SATURDAY, FEB. 19.

The ftte of Colonel DLSPARD, and of his six
condemned associates who were not recommended
by the Jury to the Royal mercy, is at length fixed.
They will suffer on Monday, pursuant to their sen-
tence. The three remaining traitors, LANDER,
NEWMAN, and TYNDAL, who were recommended

to mercy, are respited ; and, it is thought, their sen-
tence will be finally mitigated into transportation
No orders, however, had been issued, at a late hour
last night, to the Civil Officers, whose duty it
.is to carry the law into execution ; nor had they
any official assurance of the determination of Go

vernment upon tte subjea. The wretched beings,
tllcrnselves, who are ti,.suffer, were also last night
ignorant of their fate. Mrs. DESPARD aitends her
husband ; 'Vito, we are sorry to hear, still flatters
himself with hopes of pardon ; and the friends and
relatives of the other prisoners, we also believe,
have , still free access to them. The' caution
which we have observed in our communication.
upon this subje6t, is an assurance that we Would.
not commit ourselves by this positive assertion,
except upon good authority.. We therefore spared
no pains to ascertain, the fact, before we would
venture to state any thing with precision. The
hour and place of execution, and other particu—
lars, have been also'communicated to us, but we are
not at liberty to mention them. In exercising this
forbearance, we feel very little difficulty ; for we
do not think, that the enlightened reader wishes to
know more than the broad filet, and that he can
have no interest in the petty detail of wretchedness
and horror.

We yesterday received New York Papers of the
15th January. It would seem, flom one article
which we have extracted from them; that SEBAS-
TIAN[ has paid a commercial visit to Louisiana.—
The allies of l! ranee have shaken hands with the.
Btys of the western world, and promised to restore
thent to the sovereign dorainion of their native land.

Extra is from the New Torh Advertiser, of tilt
15th of January :—" An Indian visited Fort
Wilkinson, some time since, and gave an a:-
count of a conVersaticin lately held between the Spa-
niards and the Indians, wherein the Indians were
told that the French were about to land irr Louisi-
ana, and would take their red lrethren by the hand,
and. assist them to drive the Americans horn the
lands of which they have dispossessed them."
• Yesterday a Court of Direetors was held at the
East India House, which adjourned at six o'clock
till Wednesday next.
The ship Peter and Catherine, from Madras, left
St. Helena the 19th December ; her passengers are,
Major J. A. Castleman, of his Majesty's 51st reg.
C. Samuel, Esq. of Supreme Court ; John Turing,
Esq. civil service ; S. M.Morris, Esq. surgeon ;
Capt. R. N. Wynne, of invalids • Capt. W. Wynne;
Licuts. T. Chadwick, E. Smith, and J. 'Grant, of
his Majesty's 25th dragoons; Mr. and Mrs. White
and child ; Lieut. Davis, infantry ; Quarter-master
Everett, 19th dragoons, and Master J. Penrose Da-
vies.

Yesterday a payment of 30 per cent. was made
at the Bank, towards the redemption of the Om-
nium now in the hands of the Direaors. The
operation of this payment on the funds was very
trifling ; there was some fluEluation in the course of
the day, but upon the whole Stocks left off at
nearly the same prices as the day before. The
'stun expetied to be paid in, amounts to about two
million, and at present we have not heard of any
defaulters.
Letters and papers from Jamaica, of the 25th of
December last, state, that the Government of that
'island has proposed some relief to commercial cre-
dit, by extending the time of payment for inland
hills, should the debtor find it requisite to ask such
an accommodation. The value of Jamaica pro-
perty has fallen, in many cases, nine-tenths since the
conclusion of peace ; and the goals are full of
debtors of all descriptions.
A Letter from Demarara, of the 2d December
states, that on the 25th ult. his Excellency Gover-
nor 14EER.TEN and suite, with 1400 troops, arrived
there from Holland, and landed the day before ;
the 11th British West India regiment, commanded
by Colonel HYstor, and the Orange troops, having
previously embarked. This morning, a salute of
21 guns was fired, and the flags changed. Every
thing was conducted with great order and regulari-
ty. Upon the parade, on that day, six or seven
soldiers dropped down, and were carried off the
ground ; and the writer was of opinion. that in less
than six months, more than half of them would be
dead. As a proof how much the 'English have en-
riched the island, since it has been in their possession,
the writer assures, from coned statements, that the
exports from 1796 to 1802 have been, 15,600,000
dollars ; number of vessels loaded, 1100 ; number
of slaves imported, 30,153, being nearly a tripple
ratio of what it was before.

On Wednesday the Pickle schooner, Lieutenant
LAPENOTLERE, arrived at Plymouth, from Malta
and Gibraltar, with dispatches, which are supposed
to be of importance, and which were brought imme-
diately to the Admiralty by Lieut. Jump, late of
La Vosturer brig, who came home in the Pickle,
with his officers acid crew, his ship having been sold
as unfit for service. The Pickle left Malta on the
20th Of December, and Gibraltar on the Ist inst.
At the time of her leaving Malta, the British
troops had received no orders for the evacuation' of
that place. •
At a meeting of the Royal Society, on the 10th
inst. several papers were read, among which were
two dissertations on the Transit of Mercury over
the Sun's disk, by Mr. HERSCHELL, and Professor
BUGE, of Copenhagen; and a paper by the former
gentleman, proving that the telescope is not at--
fated by a humid atmosphere, and therefore that
astronomical observations may he made during a
fog.
Wednesday the Nottingham Fencibles arrived at
Birmingham from Bionisgrove, on their way to
their own county, in order to be disembodied.

The warfare of St. Domingo is condated on both
sides with a fierceness which is almost without ex-
ample. It is now evident that no reconciliation can
take place between the French and the Negroes as a
body. Nothing but the extermination of the latter
can -now give the French secure possession of an
island, once the most flourishing colony in the world.
The merchants of France conceive it to be
essential to the restoration of• commerce, that St.
Domingo should be rzconquered, and the Govern-
ment see no prospect of creating a navy, but
through a trade which experience has shown to be a
productive nursery of seamen. This is tl.e chief
reason for believing that the French Government,
whatever may be the ultimate views, are seriously
employed about their own interests in the West
Indies.