The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1806-06-27 00:00:00

NAVAL /ATI. LLIGENCE.

)BTSMOUSH, JUNI 25.
Arrived His Majeity's sh.p damilla, and the Rt.
Arr. from a cruise ; and the Hawk:Jur:l, Watson,
frrm I ondon, for Demerara.
Dropped down to St. Heleit's, His Maj-sty's ship
Safeguard, with the fleet for Oporto —Wind W.
IPLII MOUTH, rune 24.
Yesterday arrived llis Majesty's shiplaulrious,
of 74 guns, another of the Kocnfort squadron.
Sailed His Majesty's ship Dragon, 74 guns, to
join the above squadron.
To-day, arrit ed the Cockatrice and Duke of rark
cutter, and hero., of alai Daring gun-brigs.
Sailed the Lady Warrea hired armed ship, with a
fleet under convoy to the Eastward.
Came in the Siera Matilda, Freire, from Nantz,
detained by the Haughty gun-brig, SWAN aad Pally,
Shaw, from Toneriffe ; Fame, Thompson, from
Limerick ; and the Serma, Hackwood, from Guern-
sey.—Wind N.W.
FALMOUTH, ANC 23.
Arrived the Their, Rosewell, horn London ;
Williams, Ackerman, from Dartmouth; F/ora,
from Arundel; Adire, Osberg, from Plymouth for
St. Übes. His Majesty's ships 1.1, and Jamaica,
with the fleet under convoy for Nefoundland and
Quebec, passed by this port this dey.—Wind N.E.
sisal., Anis 23.
Sailed the Amarantbe sloop of war; and Bak and
Tygress gun brigs, on a cruise.
Arrived the Arrow schooner, from a cruise. and
remains in the Downs, with the rest of the ships, as
per last.
Arrived and sailed for the River, the Wilding,
Smith, from the Cape of Good Hope, Last from
Pottsmouth.
BILL/AST, JUNG 20.
We are happy to announce the sate arrival is our
port, on Tuesday, of the Elsa, Captain Jamleson,
from Jamaica. We are favoured with the following
extrad from the log-book. It is satisfaClory to find
that several vessels belonging to the same fleet have
likewise arrived at London, Cork, &c.
44 Sailed from Port Antonio, Jamaica, the Bth April, under
convoy of•the Malabar and Atlas men of war ; clearest Crook-
ed Island passage on the sth May ; out the 16th, in Lit 33. 0.
N. long. 74. W. parted canny in a hard gale at east; on the
17th, SU sad were todcther, but na ships of war. Joined the
ships Jane, Columbus, Charles, and Thomas, of Liam pool, and
ship Pitt, of Glasgow. An the ft", the ship rfope, of Glas-
gow, moiled us—on the 29th, the ship Pitt parted company
kept company with the four Liverpool ships until the 7th
June, wham we parted in a gale of wind at west—on the UN
fel. in with the Atlas man of war, singly, hi lat. 47.60. lung.
20. U. who took charge of us, hut next morning left us, appa-
rently is cliace--th,ck weather coming un-...we aster saw
Wet afterwards."
We are glad to find that the islands lIPISt all of
them in a most healthy state.

LLOYD'S LIST.
GR AVESEND, Jr NC RS —Pawed ligi the Helena, Ilaepley,
from raiermn ; Catheriue, Cala, frum Chi/ante ; Rolla. from
Virginia; and tae Prince /red.:rick, Colic, from Ni.trway.
Sallid the filiinne, Hemmen, from Women.

On Monday evening a scaffold gave way at the
Mint in the Tower, where they were making some
repairs, by which accident three men were unfortu-
nately killed on the spot, and many others severely
wounded.

Thy Cadets at Woolwich will shortly remove into
the New Academy on Shooter's-hill. The building.
which is in the Gothic style, is calculated for the
reception of 100 young Gentlemen, the Officers and
Masters, &c. in the most convenient manner. This
public edifice is said to have cost upwards of 50,0041.
The beautiful stained glass pieure eat The fiativiiy,
by Peaasis, which has been for some years the os
nament of South Audley Chapel, has been purcLaed
by the parish of Whitt-chapel, and placed up iu that
caurch.

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BILL,
•
CAS AMENDED IT Tilt COMICTTIE Of Till
HOUSE or COMMOSS]
Ft .r renting Cella All,•wancee out ut the notie4; and-r the
Management of the Cornini.tioners for the Affairs et Taarsr
to Pertuns in respect of their Children.

Wlieeeas, it is expedient to grant in allowance out of the
duties chanced by an Alc passed in the forty.third ye .r of the
reign of His present Majesty, " Au A* for re:wal-
ing the several Duties eider the Mariagemeet of the _Com-
missioners for the Affairs of 'Faxes, and grandest new Duties
in hen thereof, fur granting new Dunes, in certain cases thew-
in mentioned, for repealing the Duties of Excise un Lice tens,
and on Carriages cunstrateil by Ceachinakers, and granting
new Duties thereon, under the Management of the said Coin.
missioners tor the Affairs' of Taxes, and also new Duties on
Perseus selling Carriages by Aulion, or on Commission ;" and
out of the Duile. granted by an Act made hi the last Session
of Parliansant, All Aft for granting to His Majesty
additional Duties, in Great lifitean' un noises used an riding,
or for drawing certain Carriages, and for consolidating the said
additional Duties, with the present Duties thereon ;" and also
outof the Duties granted by an Act of this Session of Parlia•
anent, for granting to His Majesty an additional Dety on the
Amount of the Duties under the Management of the Coin-
missiooers for the Affairs of Taxes therein mentioned, to Per.
sons having more than two Children to maintain ;
Be it therefure enacted, by the King's Most Excellent Ma-
jesty, by anal with the advice and consent of the Lords
Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Par-
liament assembled, acid by the authority of the same,
That every person having more than Two Children, born in
'inlet wedlock, and heia.fidc maintained at the expence of
arch person, shall, for every suet Child above Tao, be en-
titled to an Allowance after the o Four Pounds per Celli.
on the Amount of all the ANi-.,lBefill on arch person, by vir-
tue of the Acts, iii case the total Amount of all the said Assess.
ments shall be under Forty Pounds in any one year ; which al-
lowance 'hell be male a-inually out of the Duties *0 charged,
at any time in the year of assessment. on deevery of a declara-
tion iii writing, cootaiiiiiig the whole number of such children,
and their respective names and places of residence, and which
of them are of the family, or reside elsewheie.
That the childien by any former marriage, either of the huh
ban I or wife, or of the husband or wife deceased, shall equaily
entitle the husband iw wife, or surviving husband or wife main.
t such children, to the benefit of such allowances as his
or her own ehd•lren.
That the said allowances, shall not be granted in respe,
of any child who shall personally be charged to any of the said
duties, or who shc.ll be a househo:dcr.
That the resist:Elise Commh,ioners atling in the execution
of the said Afts, shall, and are herehy empower, I toi crane the
said allowances in their re.spective district:, and therein to use,
practise, and apply all and every the powers and autliu.ities of
the said first mentioned Act.

That • person intending to claim such allowance, shall
cause tho whole number of his or her servants, carriages,
horses, mules, and dog;, and othe- artielts chargeable fin ban
or her nads t said Acts, mid of which a retina is required
by the said first-inentiotied Act, to be returned in the parish or
place where seek claim shall be to be made ; arid if tech per-
son or perm s shall base two or ream dwelling houses situate
in dilteent or place., then and in such case the
amount or amounts of duty charged in respect of any such
ewsoling house or dwdling house, situate elsewhere titan
where each claim shall be to be made, shall be certified by and
se der the hands of two Commissionees respectively acting for
the parish or parishes, place or places where such other
dwelling house or dwelling houses are situate; and no allow-
ance shall be granted on the amirint of any duty not charged
hi the assessment of the parish or place where such 011111 4
' made, except th.. duties charged in respect of such dwell rig
house or dwelling house, situate elsewhere thou in such perish
01 plate; which shall hams been certified., mariner before
direeted, nor shalt any such allowance be granted, iirit.te the
pedlars claiming tire same shall deliver, at the trine of making
such claim, p declaration in writ' .g, to the Agibssaf at As-
sessors of the parish or place where ,ch claim is to he made,
declaring the „welsh or place, ana tine several parishes and
places, and county, oiling, norsi,in, or counties, riduigs, or
divisions, in which his or her dwelling house or dwelling Looses
are situate.
That every person claiming such allwarauc.,, shall deliver; of
cantoto be duirsered, [tithe Assessor or Assessors of the varted.
or place where such claim shall bit made for the present year,
on or before the 30th day August, 1806, and for every sub-
sequent year, within the time when the Assessors are ramoirol
to prepare and deliver their certificates of assessment wider the
said firsvinemionerl ABl, • declaratiou, or declarations, in writ-
ing, to the eft& before mentioned; to all which d 'tear:shone,
soy Wipe :tor or Surveyor, seine in the execution 01 cos Ad,
shall have accuss, to take copies of, or extrals fame, solder the
like powers as in cams of returiu sou,le u.,der‘ the anal Aft;
and, in every ease where the In ,wctor, S.ove) or, or Assessor
shall not object to such declaration, before all the appeal; fur
that rar ate determined, it shall be lawful for the C01111DiS•
SWUM to grant each allowances on the amount of the duties
charged in the assessments for that year, in the parish or place
whose Irish clainishell be made, adding thereto the amount of
hay dune, rimmed for tbeeme year gm the claimants, in Te-
epee of Rev giesilia~bec dwelling-houses inhabited by
such deeming, and neesihnee in the district of the —id Corn-
misiteme, tale atmemegunneveof Jun have been certified to
them M aforeeeldt bola in ease the luspector, Sure/oar, or
Assessor, shall tibiae` soda claims, giving notice thereof, in
ecstatic, Mahe respeelleo claimants, thew the merits thereof
shall be heard upon appeal before the sa,clCommiseirmen, sub-
ject to such rules. segulatiosse, and penalties, as aimea's under
the said first-inerittened Ad are dircaed to be heard and de-
, terminet
That if any person or persons shall make any such claim,
without declaring, or causing it to be heraseed, in manner be-
fore directed, the full amount of all the duties chargeable on
hum, her, or them, under the said Aits, or shall be guilty ofany
fraud or contrivance whatever, iii maleng such claim, or in ob-
taining such allowance, or shall deliver airy declaration which
shall be false, with intent to obtain the said silowan,:e, contrary
to this Act, or riot granted thereby, or shall fraudulently canes
to he certified any amount of duty not actually charged on him
or her, or shall makes second claim for the same cause, he, she,
or they, so offending, shall forfeit the slain of 1001. to be re-
covered and applied as any penalty fur of fencet against the said
Acts may be recovered arid applied.
'f Fut the amount of every allowance SO granted shall be se
down in figures, and remain on the certificate of amisement
for the parish or place where such claire is made. wader the
heed of ss Allowances for Children,",„and. the. whole et such
allowance shall be granted out of thefditim charged in the
said parish or place, by deducting the end allowed from dee
amount of ditty there charged; and thersenn en be peld, after
deducting the whore of the said alloweinee. shell be mime as
the net duty to be paid by such classmate an the wain pod* or
place, and the duplicate thereof, tee be delivered to the Cel-
li ler, shall be made or amended in such manner ite that ore
net duty only, iter deducting such allowance, in.y remain to
be paid wet 111. said assessment.

MEETINGS OP CREDITORS AT GUILDHALL,
TO MolllloW. M. II
Jame. Hobbs, late of Pitt-street, Newington, Surrey,
brelclaver 9 1
. .
Samuel Trier, late of Orange-street, Bloomsbury, Mid-
dlesex, victualler . 10
Thomas liiwnson, late of Watling-street, London,
merchant
Thomas

Johnson, Southampton-row, Bloomsbury,
Middlesex, music-seller . - . 3 12
Lydia Woods and William Woods, Ilaunpstead, Mid-
dlesex, carpenters and builders . 3 1I
Samuel Steers, Chapman-place, St. George's in the East,
Middlesex, buckler • 3 10
Midi-el Philips, liorrirstreet, near the Hay-markot,
11.1iilellese,:, purer . 3 1
. .
William hard, Last Grinstead, Sussex, breeches-
maker . . . . .
Thorns, Jackson, Argyll-street, Oaferd-styret, Middle-
sex, tailor 2 1
. . .
William Frost, late of Whirechapel-road, London,
euaes-maker 2 1
Matthew Jack, now or late of Gelrgoistreet, Black:liars-
msd, :surrey, tiliker . 2 10
Golige Surlier, late of the Kent TO3d, St rret.. distiller 2 It
11 Joint Jarv,t, nattletttittgr, Mtchllev,x, coal-tnerchaot 212
l Frar.cis Seer le,sen. and Frants.i Searle, jun. Nesettaa•

3 10

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street, Oxfrott.trent, Middlergex. artwle.ale grocers f 1 10
Thomas LnaklaJrat, ler of Caounoury, Kant, draper
anJ tagor 2 11

Rehert Bent, Linenin's-inn-fields, Midtteaet, merchant 2 10
:are Manchester, Lanca.liire, merchant 2 I
ars 11,wki.is, t,irti.i-llonse, near Blackheath-
Grt•enwleh, cabinet-maker . . I
Thrtip_.- J,Clllll.lo..khOttl, New 11.1)..1-s!•eet, Bookseller 2 10
Sii3loll Ply.ueuth does, Desuastitte, liquor-mer-
chant • . 1 12
Richard Atltinum, Henry Waters, and William Ord,
Fenchurch-street, London, wine and Mandy-mer-
chants • 1 12
Wile 10, Great S. Helen's, Lontl4n, merchant . 1 Id
Dasid Ghrret, Outtvr-kine, Loudon, merchant and wt.

_
derwritor • 1 t
• Thom = Hay '.nes,Jertn) n.street, St. James's, Middlesex,
haberdasher . 1 10
• Vincent Alvey, late of Spalding, Lincolnehlre, brewer 1 lit
Henry Waters, Fenchurch.street, London, merchant 1 1)
Alexander Anderson. Load- n, insurance-hruk,r . lld
Juno ,larke, Gai.isb.rrough, Lineolnsbire, grocer . I t
Benjamin Fisher, We:too-sheet, in the Meat, eolith-
wank, Surrey, victualler . . 1 10
DIVIDENDS.
Henry Richard Collard, Scotland-yard, and George.
street, AdAphi, Middlews, coal-merchant .
Gerrard William Groote, Dean-street, Soho, Middlesex,
chy inht and dr uggivt 10
. .
Page Burton, Ratcliffe, hEitIA:-.!6.:x, builder lu
•
George Wardell, Mansell street, Goorinian'a. fields,
Middlecex, mariner . 10
• •
Ani:loray Peek, Gravesend. Ks it, carpenter 10
May Ronbins and Catharine Robbinc, Birmingham,
Warwiekshirc, shopk...erier . 10
John ,brahain, Lte of Houndsclitch, London, ware-
houseman 10
• James Gifford, Shepherd's-street, Oxford.nreet, Mid-
dlesex, coadnierchant . 10
. .Theintas Editeir, AldermanSury, London, warehouse-
man . t
• •
William Hill, now of Silief.street, Wood.street, Cheap-
Side, London. Manchester warehouseman 1
Jeceph Tate, late of Warnford.coutt, Inrogrninton.
street, Linden, merchant .. ID
. .
Wiliam Pugh, late of Barwick street, Sobasquate,
M.dd-e.ex, tailor . . 12
. .
Porter Shepherd, Lyon, Noefolk. draper . it
•Tlioniat Gawland the yontivr, White Lion court,
Birchin-lane, Loudon, and II emont.pla,e, Vauxhall-
place, Surrey, merchant . 10
•
Thonr iv Hindle, late of Pancits-place, Middlesex, brick-
layer , 10
. .
L.:enlace Kerr, Thriginortonattect, Lennon, merchant 10
„John Patrick Mill., Ford-street, neat Co' khester, Ewe.x,
shopkeeper 10
. . . .
Thomas Stacey, Newgatt-street, London, whole,ale
linen-draper 10
. .
Eilwaol Nathaniel Barrow, Leadenhall.street, London,
baker . 10
. .
•M..rk Hughes, Bury-court, Love-lane, London, wool-
factor 10
. . . .
John French Burke.• late of Canova-street, London,
ship-owner 11l
. . .
George Tee,cli, Great East Chem,,
London, broker IS
in James Wilde, John Watts, ai John IlOildy, Upper
Iliarnea-orees, London, wholesale-grocers 10
John henry Ford, Coleman street-buil.liags, London,
wced.bltuker . - 10
. .
Thomas Itaktock, Chatham-hill, Kent, miller 10
1 Jacob Mendes Do Coati, Thaeits Inn, Hothern, Lon-
don, merchant . 10
. .
Tlentrai Pa-Milton and John Parkinson, both of Cole.
man-air eLt, Latvian, cue meta 1
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CERTIFICATES.
Peter Stratham the reauger, late of Manchester, in the county
of Laricaaer, ...eel, a i i cliaptiran.
William Deednev, of Fleet-.treet, in the city of London, jew-
rater dealer and ehapman.

10

Wheat Buckler, late of Cheapente, London, watehousetuae„
Jcal.t ,nd ci.apn an.
Ilium Tiller, late of PlOpot lane, in the city of London,
money-senveaer, dealer and chavnan.
Robert Penniail Butcher, late of Lawrence Poultney-Lane,
in the cite of London, atingle-merchant. il.efer)and :bowman.
Sanwa Kt:td.sh, Milian' Red.hah, J. eph Iteddiett, and
Jame; Keddith, of lk,,,thury, in the c4uute of Chester, cot-
ton miutula,,UreTi.dralms, theptneu, and copartners.
01 Ripley, ill the couuty. W Ycuk, grvcer,
liner-
draper, d. aler and chapelan.
YESTERI

PRICE OF sTocKs IDA
8 olk !Stock
... 3,. r o..tu. Reduced Ali 8:.
4 pc' ,14.ds
1.0.,a Annuases 17j 9.18
Imperial Auuutties
Osnn•um
l•wlia Rands
Esrheuner BUN
C•ms,ds for
I'. RUSH, Stock-Broker,
Na. 4, Cornhill, and 9, ChAna•Ctess.
5m,.......=,,,..„...=,..„,7,..-=:........
....
lIIRTHS.

On the 6th instant, the Lady of William Owed, Fag. of
WoodhJuse, Shiepaltire. of a Sun and lieu.
In Lanscto•ii Plate, West, Bath, the Lady of Vice-Admiral
Sir Char'es Knowles, Kart. of a Daughter.
Ratimlay, at Bradfield. ilnuse, Rocks, the L'ily of Richard
()debar, of a Sun and lime.
MARRIAGF.S.
A few days since, Mr. W. Fuller, of M”sses Childs' Home,
aged 52 years, to Miss M. Browning, a.,,p,d 40.
Saturday, at Rathwick Church, Bath, by the Rev P. Gun-
ning, Thomas G Jaques, F.N. of Yorkshire, to Mir Gore,
eldest daughter of Mr. and Lady Moires Ciore,of Pellauey-
street, in that city.
At fiencooten, on the '2lst of December, 1805, Francis S.i'-
mond, Esq. Master Atz.ordent at that Settlement, to Nt.s..
AnaSalmoa, niece 01 G. Salmon, Esq. formerly ()manor or
the Pres delay of Benciinlen.
' On the 3 ith Instant, at St Mary-la-Bonne Church, by tl.e
Rev. Win. Dodson, the Rev. George Augustus Lamb, son of
T. P Lamb, Erg of NfoirritsSeld I.,alge. Rye, to Miss Itilm
Louisa, daughter of Dr. B.sncreft, of Magariaistreet, Caren-
Yesterday, at St. George's Church, Hanover square, by rite
Right Rev the Bishop of Chanted, C.C. Moody, E4l. *COMA
Son iit F. R. C. Mainly, F«I of Markeaton, Iforrysliire, to
Mist Mserin;;tieril, only Daughter of C. B. Mamingbeid, Es 3.
of °mall, Lincolnshire.
DEATH.
On Sunday night last, at his apartments in Dean.strcet,
Soho, r: the xrvariced ..ge of 82, Mr. Robed Lawless, whii,
for considerably more than falf a century, had been P. 5..;
Itiltit,rl to, arid much di.tingut.heal by , the ni,sse, and regard or
may ia( the moat eminent literary charedrin of his time, ai
One of the principal arestants to Mr. Andrew Millar, fornie•if
bdoitodler in the Sirs id, afterwards to his successoi, the late V •
Alderin.n and since, till very lately, to Mem.. (23.‘'11
and Davies, the present conductor of that estcniOire
Mr. Lawless was a native of Duitin, a.id related, not sere
distantly, to the respectable and recently eiinobl .1 family of
the same name, it; well as to the Birnewalls and Aylitie";
he was a Roman Catholic, and suety observant of the diiii.s
and obligations of Ins religion, yet perfectly free from the
bigotry and uncharitableness which have on too many *cmr
eons marked tie conduct of members of the Romish Church.
--lb his character were united the soundest integrity of taiai
with a simplicity of manners rarely equalled...—liis reeding
bad been extensive, his judgment was remailimbly correct.
his manor! unc-immonly sir mg, and the anecdotes neitn
which it was tweed, ofte.t afforded g-atilicatiun to his frieni.r,
who delighted to draw him iuto comrsation a.
his walk in life. few men ti..d stronger clams to affectioulta
regard —A purer spirit never inhabited the human bosom.

HIGH WATER THIS DAY AT LONDON H1110“1
1114-413.....46 loin. after MI Pan nlln. on.r 111,

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