the affairs of Switzerland. Thus disabled from resistance, Deputies were fent to the Confulta at Paris, in obedience to the mandate of the Conful; but the Diet still continued its feffion, till the march of the French troops compelled the patriots to difperfe. The Diet then peaceably diffolved itself, and terminated its proceedings by a fpirited protest against this violent invasion of the rights of an indepen dent nation, which was equally a violation of the treaty of Luneville. In this proceeding, we have faid, the Diet and the European Powers have evinced the foundelt policy. To have afferted the rights of the Helvetic people, in defiance of the immenfe military power of France, would, at this period, have been imprudent. It must have involved Europe a fecond time in the horrors of a general, a ferocious, and destructive war. On the contrary, should the Constitution, which is to be the result of the approach ing Confulta, be as hoftile to the real principles of liberty as the other legislative tranfactions of the Chief Conful, the time is probably not far diftant when the claims of the patriots may be urged with equal security and effect. The headlong career of Bonaparte must have an end; the age is too enlightened to admit of defpotic authority, even fanctioned by opinion and cuftom; in an ufurper it has ever been odious, and there all parties will unite to crush it. Either the moment of révolution, or the establishment of a just and equal Government in France, will therefore be propitious to the recovery of Helvetic liberty. The vifionary fabric of the day will be diffolved, and they may recover their liberties even without the intervention of Foreign Powers, which will be happier and better. GERMANY. Diet, held on the We have as yet no authentic information in what manner the indemnities are to be finally fettled. At the twentieth fitting, however, of the 26th ult. an address was delivered from the Imperial Plenipotentiary, intimating, that, agreeably to his Imperial Majesty's anxiety for the maintenance of tranquillity, he had removed every obitacle to the fuccess of his negociations at Paris, and had taken for the basis of the conclufive arrangement the fupplemental indemnity offered by the French Government itself for his Royal Highness the Grand Duke of Tuscany. The address concludes with hoping that he will fee instantly established an amicable understanding, which will have for its immediate confequence the fa tisfactory regulation of the affairs with which the Deputation is charged. In confequence, also, we conceive, of some definitive arrangement to the fame effect, the King of Great Britain has taken formal poffetfion of the territory of Oinaburgh, and iffued a proclamation, intimating that he had made an amicable arrange. ment with his Royal Highness the Duke of York and Albany for the immediate cellion. WEST INDIES. There is no one circumstance which has borne more the appearance of tyranny in the French Government, than its treatment of the brave but unfortunate Negro General, Toussaint Louverture. The unconditional fubjugation of St. Domingo always appeared to us a violation of the only principle which could be urged in favour of the French Revolution-the right of a people to chuse their own form of Government. After having entered formally, however, into a capitulation with the gallant chief already alluded to, to make him a prifoner-to transport him to Europe-and to keep him immured in a dungeon-is an excess of tyranny of which the old Government was seldom guilty. What is worst, the alleged crimes of Fou faint have never yet been made public. It is a vicious Government which envelopes its proceedings in mystery; and, were the offences established upon proper evidence, there is not a doubt but the Government would rejoice in expofing them. This crooked policy is, however, not likely to fucceed. The climate has fought in al alliance with the Blacks; and it is now confidently affirmed that authen tic information has arrived in France, of a new infurrection, attended with the most ditastrouseffects. Some fay, General Leclerc is dead, and others, that the French troops have been completely defeated. It is not impoffible, therefore, that the unfortunate Touflaint may, by one of th ofe viciffitudes common in arbitrary Governments, be once more drawn from his dungeon to take upon himself the office of mediator; or poffibly the circumstance may haften the fate of that gallant and unfortunate chieftain. GREAT BRITAIN. There is a degree of mystery which still envelopes the proceedings of our Government with refpect to its foreign relations, which time only will explain. On the one hand, the difarming of the navy has been difcontinued, and even in fome counties the militia have been ordered to hold themselves in readiness for being re-embodied: hodied; on the other, the reciprocal in- Britain and France feems to indicate an A confpiracy of a very extraordinary a ftrong paity of the police-officers proceed Had this circumftance taken place un fufpicion of this kind; and an additional proof is, that the prisoners are not fent, under the fufpenfion of the Habeas Cor. pus, to folitary dungeons, for an unlimited time, but are fairly and ovenly committed for trial, which we have understood is im mediately to take place. Every real friend to liberty must rejoice in the difco. very of so infamous a confpiracy, calculated, if fuccefsful (of which, indeed, there was little or no chance,) to plunge us into anarchy, if otherwife, to afford pretexts for the exercise of despotic autho rity. The nature of the conspiracy also muit abate much of the apprehenfions which the friends of conftitutional liberty mult otherwise feel. We have long fufpected that the intellects of the unfortunate Officer, who was at the head of this bufi. nels, were in an unfound state; and it appears that there were affociated with him only a few of the meanest and moft igrorant of the populace, who probably were unconscious of what they were engaging in; or, if otherwile, were in the most abject and defperate fituations. We have always affirmed, even at the crifis when the alarm was loudeft, that the great mais of the people were found and loyal. A Gentleman, to whom we are difpofed to give credit for good inten tions, has published a pamphlet on the late elections, which he deems demonfirative of the progress of Jacobinifm. If the word Jacobinim is applied (as by the confeffion of Mr. Wilberforce it has been too freely) to defignate those who fupport and cherish the general principles of civil and religious liberty, we boldly fay, Ged forbid that Jacobinism should ever be out of fashion in this country! If, on the contrary, by Jacobinism be meant the indulgence of private licentioufnefs, rapa city, vice, and malignity, under the mafk of public virtut-if by Jacobinism be meant a vigour beyond the law, and which fets all law (that is, according to Ariftotle, all just government,) at defiance; then the learned Gentleman could not lament more fincerely than we should the progress of Jacobinifm. But here, as in most other cafes, extremes meet. Jaco binifin, under Marat, Robespierre, &c.&c. was the worst form of tyranny: but this can never apply to Englishmen, in the free exercife of their conftitutional rights and privileges the more they exercife them, the more will they be enamoured of them; nor will they be dif, ofed to exchange them for vifionary novelties or experiments in government, INCIDENTS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS, IN AND NEAR LONDON, With Biographical Memoirs of distinguished Characters recently deceased. It is intended to make a new road from London, to fall into the Kent road, near Bexley, for the purpose of avoiding Blackheath and Shooter's-hill. The fum of 10,000l. has already been fubscribed for an application to Parliament on the subject, and for other purpoles relating to the plan. Since the year 1774, when the Royal Humane Society was instituted, no less than 2679 perfons, apparently dead by drowning, fuffocation, or other fudden causes, have been restored to life by a persevering use of the means prefcribed by the Society. Intended Improvements in the City-Behind the Royal Exchange, the houtes in Bartholomew-lane will be fet back to the distance of at least fifty feet. The church will re main, and the arch under the present steeple will lead to the new foot path; the houses at the end of Bartholomew-lane, in Throg. morton-ftreet, will come down, to make a fpacious opening to the grand street, which which will go through Tokenhouse-yard, and Bell-alley, to London wall, and to face the grand square, which will be built where Bethlem-hofpital now stands. The ground is all measured, and the plans already drawn; and as foon as the Acts of Parliament for the above purposes are obtained, the tenants will have immediate notice to quit their premises in fix months, and this great work will be proceeded upon with all possible expedition. Married. At Stapleford, George-Charles Sedley, efq. of the Coldstream Guards, and fon of the Hon. Henry Sedley, to the only daughter of Rear-admiral Sir John Borlafe Warren, K. B. of Stapleford-hall, Nottingham. At Enfield, the Rev. Dr. Nicholson, Prefident of Lady Huntingdon's academy at Cheshunt, to Miss Broughton, of Fortefcuehouse, Enfield. Mr. Durham, furgeon and apothecary, of Enfield, to Miss Catherine Armitrong, daughter of David Armstrong, of Kirtelon, in Dumfriesshire, and fifter to Mr. Armitrong, of Enfield. Dudley North, esq. to the Hon. Mifs Pelham, eldest daughter of Lord Yarborough. J Cross, esq. of Lincoln's-inn, to Miss M. Hyde, of Ardwick, in Lancashire. C. Dumergue, esq. of Clarges-ftreet, to Mifs B. Thwaytes, of Hedgemans, in Effex. By Mr. Hart, High Priest of the Jews, N. Solomon, efq. to Mrs. Joachim. At St. George's, Bloomibury, T. G. Bayliff, efq, to Miss Lane, only daughter of T. Lane, efq. F.R.S. T. Martin, efq. of Cateaton-ftreet, to Miss Fenouillet, of Enfield. The Rev. W. Philpot, of Kew, to Mrs. Lewis, of Richmond. MONTHLY MAG, NO. 94. Mr. G. Allen, of Fenchurch-ftreet, upholder to the Bank of England, to Miss Pattishall, of the same street At Marybone, D. Smith, efq. of New Providence, to Miss Tinker, of Charlotte-ftreet, Portland-place. Died.] At his house at Pimlico, aged 71, the Sieur De la Rochette, a celebrated geographer. Aged nearly 80, Peter Corbett, efq. He had been the East India Company's Bengal warehouse-keeper many years; and was penfioned in confequence of fuperannuation, a few weeks ago, after having been in the Company's service fifty years. At his house in Rathbone-place, aged 68 John Maferes, esq. only brother of Francis Maseres, efq. Carlitor-baron of the Exchequer. His complaint was a sensible wasting, in consequence of an incapacity of digef tion. At his house in Water-street, Bridewellprecinct. Thomas Watkinfon, efq. At her brother's house in Hanover-square, aged 71, Mrs. Anne Clarke, fister of Jervoise Clezke Jervoise, esq. M. P. for Yarmouth, in the Isle of Wight. Mr. Conftable, furgeon, of Woodford. The Rev. J. Price, curate of St. Andrew's, Holborn, In Old Burlington-street, B. Thistlethwayte, efq. of Southwick-place, Hampfire, and late M. P. for that county. In his 80th year, Mr. J. Grove, of Stan more. At Kew, G. D'Auber, esq. late a captain of the 11th light dragoons. At Kensington. Mr. J. Lamb, furgeon. At Cheam, in Surrey, Mrs. Pybus, widow, and mother of C. S. Pybus, efq one of the Lords of the Treasury. At Bush-hill, near Enfield, Captain J. Somerset Briggs, of the Royal Navy. At Hadley, near Barnet, in her 75th year, Mrs. Monroe, relict of the late Dr. J. Monroe, physician to Bethlem-hospital. At Chelsea, Mr. M. Robinfon, formerly of Red Lion-ftreet, Holborn. D. Murray, efq. of Southampton-row Bloomsbury. At Pimlico, the Rev. Dr. P. Van Swinden, upwards of 30 years one of the Dutch Minifters to the King. At his house in Pickering-place, St James's, J. Scott, esq. one of the magiftrates belonging to the Police-office in Marlboroughftreet. Mr. Scott was attending his duty at the office only on the day preceding his death, when he complained of being ill, and, returning home, was seized with an apoplecte fit, and lingered till feven o'clock on the folJowing morning, when he expired. 3 M Mir Mr. Purney, principal trumpeter at Covent garden Theatre; his death is attributed to the circumstance of having overheated or overstrained himself in the practice of the difficult inftrument which he professed. W. Coney, efq. of Winchester-place, Pen tonville. In his gift year, Mr. T. Pearce, an eminent brewer of Milbank-ftreet, Westminster. Mr. J. Sewell, bookfeller, of Cornhill. He fucceeded Mr. Brotherton in the fame house where he (Mr. Sewell) died, and was fupposed to be the oldest bookseller in this metropolis. He poffeffed a confiderable knowledge of mechanics and ship-building, underftood the nature and properties of timber, and was the founder and most zealous promoter of a Society for the improvement of naval architecture. He was also the occafion of a moft beneficial improvement being made fome years ago in Cornhill, the erection of a tank or refervoir, kept under the coach-pave-, ment of the street, and always full of water, the idea of which he himself had conceived. Mr. M. W. Staples, late a banker, of Cornhill. At Grove-hill, Camberwell, Surrey, in the prime of life, Mrs. Elliot, wife of Dr. Elliot, and eldest daughter of Dr. Lettfom. At Briftol Hotweil, the Rev. Henry Hunter, D. D. Paftor of the Scots' Church, London-wall, and Secretary to the Society for Propagating Chriftian Knowledge in the Highlands of Scotland. He was born at Culrofs, a royal borough in Perththire, in 1941. His ancestors were plain, decent tradespeople, zealous Whigs and Prefbyterians of the old stamp, and confiderably above mediocrity in point of understanding. His father filled the office of chief magiftrate in his borough in that difficult and trying year, 1745, when he acted with much prudence, moderation, and fteadiness. Dr. Hunter discovered an early taste for claisical learning and the belles-lettres, which he had the good fortune to improve greatly at the University of Edinburgh. Having gone through the usual routine of academical study, with the friendship and esteem of his fellow-students, and the reputation of diligence and ability among the Profeslors, he lost no time in preparing him. felf for admiffion into the ministay. In May 1764, he was licensed to preach, by the Prefbytery of Dunfermline; and in January 1766, was ordained at South Leith, where he continued to excrcife his clerical office till Auguit 1791, when he received an invitation to undertake the paftoral charge of the Scottish Church at London-wall. There the Doctor continued to his death, greatly beloved and admired. Dr. Hunter was a man of confider able learning and ingenuity, an elegant preacher, and a writer of no ordinary powers. In his religious fentiments he adhered to the Calvinistic system, as fet forth in the Confeffion of the Church of Scotland, framed by the Aflembly of Divines, at Westminster, in 1646; but he was no bigot, neither had he any of that austerity of manner which too frequently diftinguishes the Calvinifts. On the trary, he was a lively, pleasant companics, fond of a joke, and entered readily into rational amusements. Hit writings are pretty numerous; but the work by which he wil be the best and longest known, is a Courfe of Sermons, in fix volumes, intitled "Sacred Biography." He alfo tranflated feveral works of eminence from the French; as the "Physiognomical Eflays of Lavater," with capital plates by Holloway; St. Pierre's "Studies of Nature;" Sonnini's "Travels in Egypt;" Saurin's "Sermons ;" &c. &c. Mr. Steele, proprietor of the lavenderwater-warehouse in Catherine-ftreet, Strand, He was found murdered on Hounflow-heath, Wednesday, November 10. It appears that the deceafed went to Belfant on the Friday preceding, where he had a plantation of la. vender, intending to return on the following day, as it had been previously agreed that his wife's birth-day should be celebrated by their respective relations on the fucceeding Sunday. Not having returned at the appointed time, the family concluded that he had been unexpectedly detained by some particular bufinefs; and this consideration prevented any alarm for his fafety, till Monday morning, when they fent a messenger to Belfont, to enquire the reason of his delay. The information there received was, that he had fet out at seven o'clock on Saturday evening, and, being unable to procure any kind of carriage, had refolved to proceed to town on foot. This circumstance naturally induced a fufpicion that fome fatal accident had befallen him, and his brother-in-law determined, with fome other friends, to fet out in search. For feveral hours they continued in vain exploring different parts of the heath. At length they difcovered, at a short diftance from the road, a piece of blue cloth; on laying hold of this, they found it to be the skirt of a great coat buried in the turf, and which, on examination, proved to be the fame that Mr. Steele had taken with him from home. Proceeding a little further, they faw, near a bush, a foldier's hat, and, examining the bush with care, they perceived a quantity of blood. This appearance led them reasonably to conclude that murder had been committed near the spot; and, on examining the buses minutely, they found their fufpicions unhappily realifed. They beheld beneath, the fhocking spectacle of their murdered relative, nearly covered with the turf. Upon infpection, they difcovered that the deceased had received feveral wounds in the top and on the back part of the head, and that a part of his forehead had been entirely cut away. Round his neck they found tied a strong piece of belt, by which it is fuppofed that he had been strangled. The wounds on the head appeared to them as if inflicted with a bayo. net. Mr. Bullock, furgeon at the Barracks, and Mrs. Bullock, his wife, had obferved in the afternoon, a man and woman fitring down on the heath, between the Barracks and Hounflow:-they walked towards them, and observed the man had on an old shabby foldier'sred jacket, and the woman, tall and lusty, a red cloak, without stockings; the man was fewing the lining of his hat with a needle and black thread. Hence arises the fufpicion that the perfons who committed the murder were the perfons remarked by Mr. and Mrs. Bellock. Sir R. Ford has fent circular let tors to the mayors and prefiding officers of the different towns and boroughs in the kingdom, defcribing the above two perfons, which, with other active exertions making by every de. partment of the Police, will, it is fervently hoped, bring the perpetrators to speedy and condign punishment. [Further particulars re'ative to the late Dr. W Arnald.]-The late Rev. William Arnald, D.D. Canon of Windfor, and Precentor of Lichfd, the former of which preferments he owed to the munificence of his Majesty, and the latter to the prefent Bishop of Worcester, was fon to the Rev. Richard Arnald, B. D. rector of Thurcaiton, the beloved retreat of Dr. Hurd, and celebrated by the Muse of Mr. Mafon. He was educated at Manchester, under Mr. Lawfon; took the degree of B. A. 1766, when he was fenior wrangler; M. A. 1769; S. T. B. 1770; S. T. P. 1781; elected fellow of St. John's College, Cambridge, 1767; became head tutor the following year; appointed chaplain to Bishop Hurd $775; and fub-preceptor to their Royal Highneffes the Prince of Wales and Duke of York 1776. The unhappy mental derangement under which he laboured for the last twenty years, was the fource of real grief to a numerous circle of friends, who, attached to him by the strongest ties of esteem and affection, admired his abilities, loved the urbanity of his manners, and acknowledged the goodness of his heart 3 [Further particulars relative to the late M. Boffi.] The late M. Boffi was a musical profeffor of considerable talents. His appointment at the Opera-house was that which, without great eclat to the master, is moft effential to the charm of the entertainment. His bukh nels was to compose new music for the ballets; to lead the band during the perform ance of the dances; and to da all the prefatory duty in bringing out new operas In this task his talent was unrivalled; nothing could be more exquifite than the melodies which he wrote for the impaffioned, pathetic, or exhilerating movements of Didelot, Rofe, and Hilligsberg; and he wrote with a rapidity unexampled. He funk under the feverity of obdurate connement and decline, at the early age of 29 years, leaving a wi. dow (the younger Del Cato) with three infants, and very far advanced in pregnancy with the fourth. His duty at the Operahouse, for the last season, was kindly and gratuitoufly performed by Mr. Connell and Mr. Simonet, fot the benefit of his family.] [Further particulars of the Rev. Dr. Knowles, whose death was announced in our laft Number, page 367.] - The Doctor was a native of Ely, and received his education at the grammarschool of that place, from whence he was removed to Pembroke-hall, Cambridge, where he commenced B.A. in 1743, M.A. in 1747, and was alfo chofen Fellow of thay Society. His works difcover great learning, and the style is plain and perfpicuous: The following is a complete list of them: 1. Tihe Scripture Doctrine of the Existence and Attributes of God, in twelve Sermons, with a Preface, in Answer to a Pamphlet concerning the Argument à priori.-2. An Anfwer to Bishop Clayton's Eslay on Spirit; for which Archbishop Secker conferred on him the dea gree of D. D.-3. Lord Hervey's and Dr. Middleton's Letters on the Roman Senate. 4. Obfervations on the Tithe Bill.-5. Diadogue on the Test Act.-6. Primitive Chriftianity in favour of the Trinity. This was anfwered by Mr. Capel Loft.-7. Obfervations on the divine Mition of Mofes-v. Advice to a young Clergyman, in fix Letters.9. The Paffion, a Sermon -10. On Charity Schools, on Sunday Schools, and a Preparatory Difcourie on Confirmation.-Though he occafionally meddled with controverfial points, yet he always conducted himself with the urbanity of a scholar, the politeness of a gentleman, and the meekness of a Chriftian. He had particularly directed his studies to the acquirement of biblical learning; and, by temporary feclufion from the world, had ftored his mind with the treasures of divine wifdem. As a preacher, he was juilly admired. His delivery in the pulpit was earnest and impreffive; his language nervous and affecting, his manner plain and artless. His difcourses were evidently written to benest those to whom they were addressed, not to acquire for himself the paltry title of a popular preacher, It was his grand object to strike at the root of moral depravity-to rouse up the languishing spirit of devotionto improve the age, and to lead men to the obfervance of those moral duties, which his Divine Master taught them to regard as the effentials of his religion. To the doctrines of the Church of England he was a zealous friend; but, at the fame time, he was alfo the friend of toleration. As a parish-priest, he stood unrivalled among his order; exemplary in his conduct-unremitted in his attention to the duties of his station-blending in his ordinary converfation affability and openness, with that gravity of demeanour, which well becomes a minister of the gospelpettuative in his addresses to his hearers-and adorning Lis doctrine by kis life-he will be long and unaffectedly lamented by his numerous parishioners, His only daughter was married, in 1780, to the Rev. Benjamin Underwood, Rector of East Barnet, and of St. Mary Abchurch, London. 3 Ma PRO |