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London, England, 1809-03-31 00:00:00

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OMITTEE OF THE SONS at.
THE CLERGY..

GiStrtusetes--In the midst of my indignant surprite at the
liberties which, on a late pnbtic occasion, bad been taken with mit
nate, I received • very intelligible hint, from a high quarter,
that my voluntary resignation of the Secretaryship to your at*.
rity would be an aot, decorous in itself, and possibly beneficial tie
the Inatimtion.

My reply was short and simple ; and it was this—" That as
I Wu riot &Ware of any delinquency on my part, either lentil
" or intentional, I *odd not be accessary to my own dishonour,
" or skulk meanly from an ostensible situation, under an implied
" consciousness of gttilt."

I wish it, therefore, to be distinctly and generally understood,
that in consequence of an authoritative mandate, and of that only,
I have this day placed your Seal in the hands of my warm-hearted
and unshaken friend, your honest worthy Treasurer.
In times like these, when every wise mad would covet and
court retirement, It is in itself a matter of relief rather than of
regret, that I am no longer to be.called by the duties of a labo-
rious and expensive coffee, from a home most dear to me. The
conviction of my mind, that my zealous exertions were in no
small degree advantageous to your Charity, was the only cond.
deration that could have made me wish to continue in the exer-
cise of those duties. lam now completely absolved from them
But I do nevertheless protest, before Goa and you, against the
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armed dactrine,". against the unjust and tyrannous principle on
which lam dismissed from your service—a principle, by the ap-
plication of white to mere important cues, an Englishman
would cease to be the guardian of his own honour and character;
and must be contented to hold his reputation, his liberty, per.
haps his life, at the mercy of friends or enemies, without any act
or participation of his own. I remain, Gentlemen,

Your faithful and affectionate Servant,
(Signed) GEORGE illit4RT GLAM.
Rectory House, Hanwell, March 16, 1809.

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DUBLIN 7 H.EATRIC ALS.

Dublin, March 24,1809.

Man and Iltift has been brought out here with con-
siderable success; and was performed last Saturday
by command of the Lord Lieutenant; but what
causes the greatest sensation, is The Exile, brought
out under the direction of Mr. RAE, late from Liver.
pool. The scenery, by MAR/NARIt CHAL►IERS, and
PHILIPPO ZAFVORINI, is magnificent; the dresses and
decorations splendid and appropriate, which with the
excellent acting of RAE, as Damn, and Miss SMITH,
as Akxina, could not fail to insure success to the
Piece. BRADBURY, from the Circus, London, has
taken GRIMALDI'S Squire Bugle, and Dunois's Orson.
He took his benefit a fortnight since, and in drawing
himself to the cieling with his teeth, when two and
twenty yards from the stage. forgot himself, and fell
to the ground, but without receiving the least hurt.
I understand he took £612 which is upwards of £lOO
more than was ever known to be taken in the Dublin
Theatre. The house was so full, that the musicians
were driven from the orchestra, and many, to prevent
suffocation, escaped over the stage. The Company
is very respectable, but RAE and SMITH are the fa..
vourites : the former so much so, that places are al.
ready taken for his benefit, which is expected to take
place a month hence. .

In the church of Eaglesham, in Scotland, on Sun-
day last, Mr. JoaN GEDBY had a son baptized by the
name of Moore Corunna, in compliment to the me•
mory of the late gallant Commander in Spain.

The Thanks of the City of Gloucester, together
with. the Freedom of the City, has been voted to Mr.
WARDLE. The motion was made by Sir WM. GUISE.

BRITISH NAVY.—Amount of the British Naval
Force up to this day : —At sea 95 ships of the line, 10
from 50 to 44 guns, 135 frigates, 114 sloops, 256
brigs ; total 610—In port and fitting, 24 of the line,
5 from 50 to 44 guns, 26 frigates, 57 sloops, 49 brigs;
total 161—Guard ships, hospital ships, &c. 41 of the
line, 7 from 50 to 44 guns, 14 frigates, 6 sloops, 2
brigs ; total 70—In ordinary and repairing, 54 of the
line, 13 from 50 to 44 guns, 57 frigates, 46 sloops, 30
brigs ; total 200 Building, 50 of the line, 20 frigates,
20 sloops, 10 brigs ; total 100—Grand total 1141.

The elegant marine villa of the Governor of the
Isle of Wight, Lord Viscount FITZHARRISt has lately
been purchased by -- FAAKERLEY, Esq. from
Devonshire, who intends making Cowes his residence.
A short time ago eight of the society of St. Paul's
Youths, at Oldham, in the County Palatine of Lan-
caster, rung on their St. Paul's peal of eight bells, a
fine peal of bob major, containing 15,120 harmonious
changes, which was nobly brought round in eight
hours and forty-six minutes, being the greatest length
rung north of the river Trent, and was both corn-
`posed and conducted by Mr. JOSEPH NEWTON.

It is with real satisfaction we can assure our Rea-
ders, that the most groundless apprehensions of
injury to the Wheat Lands, from the torrents of rain
fallen this last winter, seem to have been entertained
by people in general. In the southern parts of the
kingdom never did the wheat vegetation display a
finer promise than at this moment, and in the north.
east and eastern parts, where the inundations were
most severely felt, it appears now that the lands,
dykes, and fences, suffered more than the grain sown,
as that, so far from being perished, holds up its blades
1 with peculiar strength and verdure.
A day or two ago a whale was caught a little be-
low Gravesend, and was yesterday brought up the
River. The LORD MAYOR claimed it ; but it svat ar-
I rested by the Marshal of the High Court of Admiralty,
1, who proclaimed the fish to be nye!, and therefore a
i 1 droit to the King. In 1761 a similar case occurred,
when the Admiralty interfered, arrested the fish,
which was sold for £122, and the money lodged in
the Admiralty Court.
Tuesday evening a tradesman, of the name of
1 Hemsley, undertook for a wager of ten guineas, to go
1 on foot, from the Horse and Groom public-house, in
ithe Curtain-road, Shoreditch, to Swallow-street, Picca-
dilly, and back again in the space of fifty minutes,
the whole distance being seven miles and a half. He
started at nine o'clock, and returned in forty-nine
minutes after nine, winning by one minute. Several
betts were depending, and the odds were against hints
I especially as the streets were muddy.
1 PERRY, the watchhouse-keeper of St. Giles's
' parish, whilst pursuing a prisoner, a few days since,
ran against a short post, by which the lower part oF
the abdomen burst, and he died in agony shortly after-
wards.

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