Oglou, and another rebellious Pacha, of the name of Giorgi Ofman, are ravaging the neighbourhood of Adrianople. It is suspected, and certainly not without reason, that these systematic rebellions are fomented by some European Courts. It is not unlikely, that they may have been the subject of much of the royal conference at Memel. The plan of partition is probably already decided upon; and it is much apprehended, that the al Lance of France is to be bought by a furrender of Egypt, to the Chief Conful. GERMANY. A fcene of frantic violence took place at Munich, about the beginning of June. Some of the tumultuous scenes, ufual on the pilgrimage, which used to be annually exhibited, having been attempted to be fuppreffed by the magiftrates, the journeymen employed on these occafions made a riot, but, by the exertions of the military, order was reftored. Authentic intelligence has been received, by way of Holland, Holla about the middle of July, that the elector of Mayence, is to have Ratisbon for his refidence. He will also have the bishopric of that city, feveral small prelatures, and the Bailliage of Aschaffenburgh, befides a million and a halt of florins, annually, from the other states of the empire. According to fome accounts, the goveroment of Hanover has offered to exchange the bishopric of Ofnaburgh for the bhopric of Hildesheim, which has been allotted as an indemnity to Pruffia, This propofition however, is attended with great difficulties. It is likewife afferted, that Pruffia will receive the Ab. bies of Werden and Herverden. HELVETIC REPUBLIC. For the acceptance of the new Helvetic conftitution, there are in all 240,000 Voices, and for its rejection 70,000. The cantons of Uri, Schweitz, and Underwalden, have unanimously rejected it. WEST INDIES. Notwithstanding the treaty between General Leclerc and General Touffaint, the Negro Chief has been fent to France, as a prifoner, with all his family. General Leclerc, in a letter, dated May 12, lays, that Touffaint, ever fince his furrender, has been incessantly confpiring to regain his influence in the colony, when he was under the neceffity of having him arrested. How far this accufation is true, or whether it has only been a pretence to get rid of a man, whose influence was so great in the colony, we pretend not to fay, Leclerc fpeaks of his perfidy in strong terms; and announces that his departure caused a general joy at the Cape. GREAT BRITAIN. We begin now to have an indistinct glance of the features of the enfoing Par liament from the returns, and have as yet no reason to regret the change. That the power of the Minister will fufficiently prevail to enable him, be he who he may, to pursue whatever course he may decide upon, without fear of ferious oppofition, we still perceive very obviously; but the Whig interest has in general triumphed, when expoled to a contest; a fact which speaks favourably as to the virtue of the people of England, and may be the means of roufing them once more to a state of watchfulness and activity, without which the nation must eventually be ruined and enflaved. If the people, through the medium of their representatives, do not be come their own guardians-do not reject COURT CANDIDATES, elect MEN OF THE PEOPLE, and keep a watchful eye over their own constitutional rights, it is not to be expected that the Servants of the Crown will do it for them; and if doctrines destructive of the very effence of our free conftitution, because destructive of the first principles of the representative system, are suffered to be maintained and boafted of by three of the Representatives of the first commercial city in the worldthat the reprefentative is not to be regarded as the delegate or inftrument of his constituents-and that he ought not, and in the instance alluded to, will not undertake to fubfcribe to the general voice, but retain himself at liberty to oppose it whenever he chuses, how is it to be fuppofed, that those Representatives will do more juftice to the people, than the peop's do for themselves? But that Court Candidates should be cholen to represent London, is no fault of the Livery, because the majority is averse to them; the disgrace appertains to the class of wealthy and independent men who do not offer themselves as candidates, and who, when they have offered have not adopted the determined and energetic mode which would always fecure their election. Such, however, has been the refiftance of the people to those COURT CANDIDATES, who, while notoriously the creatures of the Crown, have hau the effrontery to offer themselves as representatives of the people, that in almost every cafe in which a refpectable candidate of popu lar and independent principles, has offered hamself, he has fucceeded; and in the few cates in which COURT CANDIDATES K2 have 1 have been fuccessful, their success may be ascribed either to fome exception to the perfonal character of their rival, or to the want of vigour and precision in the conduct of his election. There is, indeed, no doubt, that if a fufficient number of independent candidates had started, a majority of the new Parliament would have been friendly to the free principles of the constitution, and the nation might have obtained some fatisfaction for the abridgment of its liberties, and for the other mischiefs perpetrated by the Pitt Administration. The contested elections in which the greatest number of fuffrages were given, and those of the most prominent political importance, were for Middlesex, Norfolk, Kent, and Norwich. In all these places the Candidates supported by the Servants of the Crown were defeated, and men of popular principles were chosen. Never were contests carried on with more fervour on each fide, and never was popularity more unequivocal, nor victory more complete. The election for the County of Middlesex, forms an epocha in the annals of British liberty. Mr. Mainwaring the Court Candidate, as Chairman of the Quarter Seffions, and as the Representative of the County in the three preceding Parliaments, poffeffed every advantage of connection and influence. His caute became indeed that of the Government itself; backed by all the efforts of the Tory Party. Sir Francis Burdett, with few or no connections in the county, offered himfelf as the Man of the People, and as the determined apponent of the defervedly obnoxious phion, commonly called the Baftile, and upon these pretenfions folely, he obtained a final and large majority of Among the other proud triumphs of the popular fentiment, may be reckoned the ejections of Mr. WINDHAM from his feat for Norwich, and of Mr. BAKER from the county of Hertford, It deferves also to be recorded that Mr. HONEYWOOD stood at the head of the poll for Kent; Mr. COKE at that for Norfolk; Mr. Fox at that for Westminster; and Mr. ALDERMAN COMBE at that for the city of London, all of whom are the well-known champions of the free principles of the British conftitution. On Monday the 28th of June his Majesty went to the House of Lords to pafs such bills as were ready, and to make a speech from the throne. We perceive nothing very prominent in the speech: its complete juftification of every measure of the old Parliament, however felf-inconfiftent and contradictory, is what we had every reafon to expect. Mr. Pitt, Mr. Windham, and Mr. Addington, come in equally for their share of praife; and the war and the peace appear both to them to have been very good things in their turn. "As I think it expedient (faid the Royal Speaker) that the election of a new Parliament should take place without delay, it is my intention forthwith to give dire&ions for diffolving the present, and for calling a newParliament." The next day the pretent Parliament was diffolved by proclamation. It has been faid of the Parliament just dismissed, by one of its boldest but bestinformed Members, that if, instead of "excluding him from the House, and divesting him, at the close of his life, of the common rights of a man and a citizen, in confequence of a difcovery, that fomething miraculous and supernatural was operated upon him nearly half a century ago; if the Chancellor of the Exchequer had propoled to hang him immediately in the lobby, he, or any other Chancellor of the Exchequer, would have been followed by the fame majority." INCIDENTS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS, IN AND NEAR LONDON. With Bi graphical Memoirs of diftinguished Characters recently deceased. A LEVEL has been lately taken to prove the practicability of making a canal, which may etect a junction between Paddington and the Welt-India Docks. This canal is Intended to be brought in a direct line from Paddington to the field below the New River Road; then to proceed acrof's the City Road, and skirt Shoreditch and Spital-field parishes, through the centre of the parith of Bethnal Green; and then to pafs to Whitechapel parth at the Mount, and to communicate with the commercial road; and likewife with the London Docks, in the parish of St. George in the Eatt. On Saturday, June 26th, the first stone of that great national undertaking, the New London Docks and Warehoufes, was laid in Wapping, by Mr. Addington, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Lord Hawketbury, Sir Richard Neave, Edwind Fofter, etq. and a number of other gentlemen, refpectable merchants, &c. When the stone was laid, two giass bottles, containing the gold, ülver, and copper coins of the prefent reign, with a medal of the king's recovery, were depofited in a hole made in the ftone, and over them a tin plate, contaming an appropriate infeription. Dr. Gordon has lately prefented a memorial to the Court of Common Council, which states at large, the circumstance of his having difcovered the art of making flour from a certain abstance which abounds in great plenty in this country; the cultivation of which may be eafily improved, fo as to fupply, at all times, the utmost demand, at one fourth the usual prices of wheaten flour, with which it is equally nutricious and palateable, and will keep its qualities many years. The above memorial has been referred to the Provifion Committee, to examine and report their opinion thereon to the court. The foundation of a new school for that excellent feminary of learning, the Charter House, was lately laid, in prefence of Dr. Ramiden, Dr. Rain, the afsistant mafters, and the principal part of the scholars. The whole of the building is to be on a very improved scale. It will be confiderably larger than the prefent fchool, and will, in other refpects, be much more convenient. The dimenfions are 70 feet long, and 35 feet wide. The governors of Chrift's Hofpital have it in contemplation to rebuild one of the wings of that ancient edifice, in the course of the next year. At the final clofe of the poll for the city of London, July 14, the numbers itood as follows: Mr. Ald. Combe 3377 | Mr. Travers 1371 The four former were of course duly elected. Mr. John Graham, an auctioneer, started as a candidate for the city of Westminster; the other, and fuccefsful candidates, were Mr. Fox, and Admiral Lord Gardner. By an address to the electors, it appears that Mr. Horne Tooke had intended to offer himfelf again as a candidate for the city of Westmintter, if he had not been declared ineligible by Act of Parliament. Mr. Thornton and Mr. Tierney were the two fuccessful candidates for the borough of Southwark. The truly noble and publie spirited example which the electors of the firit commercial borough in the kingdom have fet, in returning their reprefentatives free from even the finallest expence, well deferves to be followed and imitated throughout the empire. Sir Thomas Turton was the unfuccefstul candidate. At the election for the county of Hertford, the Hon. P. Lambe, on the independent interest, succeeded in being returned as member, againft Mr. Baker. Mr. Plumer was the other fuccefsful candidate. The produce of the Confolidated Fund for the year ending July 5, exceeds that of the preceeding year by more than one million and a halt. The last quarter, which has been a period of peace, has been peculiarly productive. The Surrey Iron Railway is now compleated over the high road through Wandfworth town. On Wednesday, June 8, feveral carriages, of all defcriptions, paffed over the iron rails, without meeting with the leaft obitacle. Among thefe, the Poftsmouth waggon, drawn by eight horfes, and weighing from eight to ten tons, paffed over the rails, and did not appear to make the flighteft impreffion on them. The road will be immediately opened for traffick up to Mitcham, as there only remains the iron to lay down, which is confidered to be a very expeditious procels. The Import Dock in the Isle of Dogs, which is full 30 acres in extent, and the largest excavation of the kind ever made in this country, is now entirely walled in and, compleated. Three of the iamente warehoufes with which this dock is intended to be furrounded, are covered in, chiefly with copper; and three others are nearly in a ftate of equal forwardness. Among the grants lately voted by the Legiflature, was one of a fingular kind, viz 1700l. for the expence of copying manuscripts found at Herculaneum and Pompeiæ, in the kingdom of Naples. A few thoufand pounds judicioufly employed in objects of this useful and intereiting nature, would indeed reflect honour upon the nation, and ferve the cause of humanity in general. Account of the number of the cargoes of fish brought to the port of London, and fold in Billingsgate market, as lately laid before, the Houfe of Commons:-From 25th March, 1792, to 25th March, 1799, 1407 cargoes. -From 25th March, 1799, to 25th March, 1800, 1623 cargoes. From 25th March 1800, to 25th March 1801, 2167 cargoes.From 25th March, 1801, to 25th March, 1802, 2668 cargoes. By papers laid before the House of Commous, it appears that the value of exports of British manufactures within the last year, amounted to the fum of 41,770,5541. and that within the last 18 years, the amount of Entith exports has been doubled. Lieut. Grant has lately arrived in London, from Port Jackson, New South Wales, with fpecimens of a kind of wood lately difcovered on the banks of Hunter's River, in that fettlement, in great plenty, well qualified for the mafting of shipping. The topmafts, top-gallant matts, and yards of the veffel in which he came, the Ann Jofephin, a brig, were all made of this wood, and appear to have answered remarkably well. Mr. Grant has had particular opportunities of proving the excellent qualities of this wood, in consequence of the very heavy weather ufually met with in those feas. A non-descript wood, refembling fuftic, has likewife been found there. We are turther informed by this conveyance, that the colony of New South Wales is no longer in want of that staple commodity, coals; this article, of an excellent quality, being likewife found in great abundance in the vicinity of Hunter's River. Mr. Grant, on his arrival at the Cape of Good Hope, fold the coals, (the brig being laden with ipars for matts, and coals), at 36 rixdollars per ton, amounting to nearly 61. fterhag. Governor King has formed a fetHement at Hunter's River, for the purpose of working the coal, which is much of the fame nature with that at Newcastle. Mr. Grant proceeded up this river in the bost of the Lady Nelfon, to an extent of nearly 70 miles, without being able to difcover its fource. On his return, Mr. Grant, by order of Governor King, furveyed the coast of Van Diemen's Straights, (and gave a very favourable report of the fanie), from Wilfon's Promontory, to Western Port; which Jaft is a capacious and well-theltered harbour. There is a great abundance of wood eaty to be got, and plenty of water; though the latter is dificult to be procured, on account of the distance, and from feveral fhoais lying in the way, which render it neceffary to take advantage of the tide. Married.] Mr. W. Hall, of Great Riderstreet, to Mifs S. Choppin, of Park-lane; and Mr. T. Hall, of Piccadilly, to Mifs, L. Choppim. At Chrift Church, Surrey, S. Teast, efq. of Bristol, to Mits M. Irwin, daughter of the late J. Irwin, elq. of Carliile, and governor of the fettlement of Sierra Leone, on the coat of Attica. At Cobham, in Surrey, the Rev. H. J. Sydenham, to Miss Abington, daughter of Major Abington. T. Stackhouse, esq. of Hatton Garden, to Miss Grey, of the Adelphi. At St. George's Hanover-square, J. Maitland, eiq. fon of the late Hon. Patrick Maitland, of Balgreggan, to Mifs Maxwell, third daughter of Sir William Maxwell, bart. of Montreith, both in Scotland. J. Scroder, efq. merchant, of Broad-ftreet, to Mifs Bustard, of Laurence Pountney-lane. At Marybone, R. Sheddan, jun. efq. of Gower-ftreet, to Mifs Munro, only daughter of the late R. Duncan Munro, efq. of Madras, C. T. Hudson, efq. eldest son of Sir C. Grave Hudson, bart. of Wanlip-hall, Leicestershire, to Mits Pepperell, youngest daughter of Sir William Pepperell, bart. of Dorfet-ftreet, Portman-square. At St. Peter le Poor, the Rev. J. Simpkinfon, rector, to Mais Vaux, of Auftin Friars. At Hampstead, Mr. H. Siddons, to Mif Murray, both of Covent-garden Theatre. At St. James's Church, M. Livesay, efq. of Sand-hills, near Liverpool, to Mils Worthington, daughter and co-heiress of the late J. Worthington, eiq. M. D. Died.] Lately, at Charles-place, Cityroad, in his 22d year, of an inflammation, which came on the day before his deceafe, Thomas Pick, late of Darlington. He pofseffed an excellent understanding, the culti vation of which was with him an object of increasing folicitude. With a manly firmnefs, honour, and integrity, was blended an exquifite fenfibility. Towards his relations he evinced the most tender affection-towards his friends a warm and iteady attachment: by these, and other amiable qualities, he endeared himself to them, and to a large circle of acquaintance. His premature death is fincercly lamented, and his memory will long be cherished and revered. At Idington, Lewis Kekewich, efq. Cashier. to the Royal Exchange Affurance Company. few young men have left the world to highly and deservedly refįeced. To an intelligent and liberal mind, adorned by polite acquiremours and the most agreeable manners, he jomed the strictest integrity, and a degree of propriety and accuracy in matters of bufinels which eminently qualified him for the fituation he held, the duties of which he honourably difcharged to the actual day of his In Little Ormond-ftreet, in his 22d year, J. Lock Robinfon, efq. of Chadlington, Oxon. At Claphaın, in his 70th year, W. Fcuilleteau, efq. Mrs. Clayton, of Tilney-ftreet. At Hampstead, Mrs. Mills, wife of Cape tain Mills. This lady was formerly wellknown and much admired for her musical powers, first as Miss Birchill, and afterwards as Mrs. Vincent. She left the stage on marrying Captain Mills, and accompanied him to India. Captain Mills is the only furvivor of those truly unfortunate perfons who were in the Black Hole at Calcutta, and signally difplayed his humanity in that scene of unexampled horror, by resigning his place near the window, to the late Mr. Holwell. The latter was nearly dying for want of air, and had in vain implored of others the fame kindnefs; it was, however, a facrifice of felfprefervation, in such a dreadful situation, which none could reasonably expect or hope to obtain. [In speaking of the character of the late Earl of Lonidale (whofe death was announced in our laft Number) impartiality finds little to praife, and cenfure to be just ought to be more precise and circumftantial than the nature of a periodical publication permits. On the 7th of September, 1761, Sir James Lowther married Margaret daughter of the Earl of Bute, and as he afterwards obtained a grant from the Crown of part of an eitate which had been long held by the Duke of Portland's family, as an appendage to an estate in the county of Cumberland, given to their anceftor by King William III. it was rashly, and untruly, prefumed, that Lord Bute's influence was ufed in inducing the Lords of the Treasury to improve his fon-in-law's property, at the expence of the Duke of Portland, who was then in oppofition. A confiderable thare of unpopularity attended this traulaction, which Sir James greatly increated, by multiplying litigations, and bringing at once a great number of ejectments, for the purpose of eftablishing his claim. A litigious difpofition, or rather a determination to opprets, by means of wealth, aud under colour of law, ail who were obnoxious to him, has been frequently imputed to Lord Lonfdale; and the records of the counts, the books of reports, and the accounts of the affizes in diferent counties, have appeared for a long feries of years to afford foine balis to the imputation. In the year 1782, when it was generally understood that the war could not be of much longer continuance, Sir James Lowther waited on Lord Sandwich, then at the head of the admiralty, and, atter deploring the ftate of his Majesty's navy, volantarily offered to build and equip, at his 4 own expence, a seventy-four-gun ship. If this propofal was fincerely made, too much praise cannot be given to fuch difinterested patriotifin, bat if connnon fufpicion is well founded, it was merely a delufive attempt ip acquire popularity, and infure distinction, without the claim arifing from actoni merit. The peace of 1783 made the building of a ship at that time unneceffary; but although the country has fince been engaged in a more expentive conteft, and attended with greater exertions than those which gave rife to the proposal of the donation, the offer was never repeated. In 1784, an ancient peerage which belonged to the family, but had been for fome time extinct, was revived, and Sir James was called up to the House of Lords by the titles already enumerated. He was always anxious for the extenfion of his borough-iuterest, but although the poffefiion of fuch influence is reckoned favourable to the views of ambition, he never occupied any official fituation. He was in 1764 made Cuftos Rotulorum of the county of Cumberland. Of Lord Lonsdale's private life we have neither the means nor the inclination to make a difplay; he was some years ago violently fatirifed by Peter Pindar, whom he profecuted for a libel, but on receiving a conceffion was induced to defist; an inftance of placability which does him honour: and he evinced great personal courage in a duel fought in the year 1792, with Captain Cuthbert, which, we believe, was not the only transaction of the kind in which he had been engaged. On opening his Lordthip's will it was found, that he had left to Sir William Lowther, now Lord Lowther, all his eftates in Westmoreland and Cumberland, eftimated at 40,000l.per ann. - ToJohn Lowther, efq. the brother of Sir William, he has left his Yorkthire estate, worth 40001. per annum-To the Countess of Lonsdale, his lady, an addition to her jointure of 20001.; 50001. in money, and the villa which the now inhabit-To the Duchefs of Bolton and Miss Lowther, his two fitters, he has left 70001. each in money, and his Barbadoes eftate worth 20001. a year -To Col. Lowther, whom he so particularly profeffed to favour, he has left only 12,0001. in money and to the Earl of Darlington, his nephew and heir at law, who would have had the whole if no will had been found, he has cut off with a bequest of 6001. His eftate at Laleham, in Middlesex, the house upon which he left untenanted for years, on account of a difpute with the clergyman about tythes, he has directed to be fold. His Lordship had 9000 guineas in his bureau, prepared for the enfuing election. Among his Lordthip's whimsicalities was that of keeping, at leaft, 600 blood hories and others, in his feveral parks, not one of which had ever been broke or even bitted. The following were his Lordthip's titles:-Earl of Lonsdale, Vifcount Lowther, Baron Lowther, Baron of Kendal, and a Baronet.] PRO. |