the sentence which concludes this para- have the right to say on what conditions it graph. Insulting language from one sove- becomes them to be your enemies, or neureign to another is degrading only to him tral. You, you proclaim anew the principles who makes use of it. The Emperor of of your maritime laws, Well then! this Russia will despise the insult of England, opposition of principles will not be an imbut the Russian nation will not forget it. pediment to the re-establishment of peace. What the Manifesto would have lost by They have on neither side any effect durthe suppression of this phrase and many ing peace-they have no application exothers, is not perceived. France and Russia cept when you are at war with a maritime have the highest esteem for each othef. power, but in that case each government Their union is the despair of England, and has the right and power to consider the it will be fatal to her. The expedition first violation of its flag as an act of hosagainst Copenhagen should not have been tility. The circumstances in which you undertaken. Negociations should have been will then find yourselves, will determine opened for peace, so much the more easy your conduct then. If it is with France to be concluded, as, according to the Eng- that you are at war, you will not judge her lish Mmisters, "it was only broken off a power sufficiently feeble to render it inupon points immediately affecting the in- different to you whether you draw other terests of his Imperial Majesty." enemies upon you, and you will shew some "His Majesty proclaims anew those consideration for the rest of Europe. You principles of Maritime Law, against which did not venture to insult the flags of every the armed neutrality under the auspices power, till you had the address to arm all of the Empress Catherine was originally the Continent against France. It was then directed; and against which the present your maritime principles were changed; hostilities of Russia are denounced and they became more unjust and more Those principles have been recognised and violent, in proportion as your Continental acted upon in the best periods of the connections became more contracted, or history of Europe; and acted upon by no your Allies maintained with more difficulty power with more strictness and severity the struggle in which you had engaged than by Russia herself, in the reign of the them. It was thus that when Russia was Empress Catherine. Those principles it obliged to collect all her force against the is the right and the duty of his Majesty French in Poland, you violated her flag, to maintain; and against every confe- and refused her, in respect to her Commerderacy his Majesty is determined,' under cial Treaty, concessions which you showed the blessing of Divine Providence to maintain them. They have at all times contributed essentially to the maritime power of Great Britain." (17.) yourselves disposed to grant when she had no longer any enemies to combat. The powers of the Continent, in proclaiming anew the principles of the armed neutrali (17.) "That which has maintained the do but announce the maxims upon which maritime power of England has not been ty- they purpose to act in the next maritime rannical principles or maxims, but the po- war. You cannot prevent their directing licy, the energy, the good sense,' and the their policy as they understand it--they exprudent conduct of your ancestors: it is ercise in this the right which appertains to the divisions which they have often had all governments, and to the usurpation o the address to scatter on the Continent. which they would have nothing to oppose That which will essentially contribute to but the ultima ratio regum. On your part, its destruction is the thoughtlessness, pre- you proclaim the principles of your mari precipitancy, violence, and silly arrogance time laws, that is, the maxims which you of their successors. The Emperor of Russia will employ in your next war. The Conti wishes for a maritime peace. Austria, nent has no interest in demanding from you France, and Spain participate in these sen- either declarations or renunciations. Detiments. You have declared that the nego- clarations would have no effect, from the ciation with France was only broken off moment you might think you could forget upon points affecting the interests of Russia.' Wherefore then, we again ask, do you contnue the war? Why, it is because you do not wish for peace." them with impunity. Renunciations due without an object, since we cannot renounce what we do not possess. lî we judge of what you will do, by what you "It is because you do not wish for peace have hitherto done, we may conclude, that that you raise useless questions. France, you will not require from the powers of Austria, Spain, Holland, Naples, say, as the Continent either declaration or renunwell as the Emperor of Russia, that they ciation; and as they will demand none from proclaim anew the principles of the armed you, there is hence no question to discuss, entrality. Those powers have doubtless no difficulty to resolve; there is nothing the right to declare the principles which which can retard for a day the blessings of are to be the rule of their policy; they peace. If, however, you should raise the strange and novel pretension of imposing upon France, and the other powers of the continent, by an act of your will alone, the obligation of subscribing to your maritime laws, this is as if you were to require that the Legislature and Sovereignty of Russia, France, and Spain should be transported to London-a fine prerogative for your parliament. It would be the same as if you were to proclaim everlasting war, or as if you were to fix as the termination of war the moment when you should have DIED seized on St. Petersburgh, Paris, Vienna, and Madrid. But if this be not at the bottom of your sentiment, there is no further obstacle to peace: for, according to your own expressions, negociations were broken off on points which touched immediately not the interests of his Britannic Majesty, but those of his Imperial Ally; for the Imperial Ally of his Britannic Majesty has informed you, that peace is henceforth the principal end of his wish, the principal obe ject of his interest." PROVINCIAL OCCURRENCES. BERKSHIRE. of second cook. But since his pros pects at court had finally closed, the poet made no scruple of acknowledging the source that gave birth to that unrivalled production. GLOUCESTERSHIRE. HAMPSHIRE. dissenting congregation in that town IED.] At Windsor, Mr. Cope, nearly twenty years; a man whose second cook to his Majesty, a memory will continue to live in the person who well deserves to be re- hearts of all that knew him, and whose corded in the annals of literature, for piety and benevolence were not only having highly contributed to the per- commensurate with his days, but in fection of the immortal epic poem, their effects and consequences will the Lousiad. Mr. Cope being strongly long survive them. suspected of having afforded Peter Pindar every information of the travels and actions of the little hero of The Portsmouth and Portsea Ladies' the piece, he underwent a formal exBenevolent Society for relieving the amination; and not being wholly acwives of soldiers and sailors, and other quitted of the charge, he suffered for necessitous persons, in sickness and several years in his culinary prefer- lyings-in, has published a report ment before he attained the situation highly gratifying to every benevolent mind. In less than five weeks its charitable intentions have been exercised upon fifty-four cases. Twenty of these have been discharged, one is dead, five have been dismissed as improper objects, and twenty-eight reA melancholy accident happened main upon the books. Above forty on New-year's day, at the church of ladies have undertaken the office of Painswick. As the bell-ringers wer visitors, who minutely examine the ringing in the new year, one of the circumstances of the objects they atbells broke from its station, and fore- tend, and order such relief as may be ing its way through three floors, fell thought necessary. among the ringers. One man was authority and influence extend, the killed on the spot, and several others Society, it appears, wish to combine were dreadfully bruised and wounded. instruction to the minds, with relief Died.] Mr. J. Lewis, an eminent to the bodies of the poor; it therefore hosier of Tewkesbury, in the storm of requires all persons receiving the beTuesday, Dec. 8. He was found frozen nefit of the charity, to attend divine to death on Wednesday morning, on worship, if able to leave their habitathe Severn Ham, in the vicinity of tions. The matrons are authorised to that town. He had walked to Bush- receive any article of clothing, which ley on Tuesday morning to visit charitable persons may be pleased to friend; and on his return about five favour them with for the use of the o'clock in the evening, it is supposed poor. he was overcome by the inclemency Died.] Lady Frances Tollemache, of the weather, and the obscurity of sister to the Earl of Dysart, at her cotthe path, and perished within a short tage, in the Isle of Wight. Lady distance of his house.At his house, Louisa Manners was with Lady Franat Fainswick, the Rev. C. Winter, ces during the greater part of her illaged 05, who had been minister of the news. As far as their LANCASHIRE. He was educated at Barnstaple school, Mr. Calthorpe has obtained the gold and was admitted a commoner of Exmedal from the Society of Arts, for eter College in 1763. In October the cultivation of spring wheat, on 1806, he was advanced to the office of eighty-two acres, fourteen perches of vice-chancellor of the university of land, in Gosberton-fen, in this county. Oxford; to which he was also again The wheat which was the horned, or nominated and admitted at the expirough eared sort, was sown, broad ration of the year in October last. cast eight pecks per acre, between the His remains were followed to the 1st and 14th of April. Mr. Calthorpe place of interment by the heads of has known wheat sown with great suc- houses and proctors. After leaving a cess as late as the 20th of May. Part few legacies of no considerable amount of the land in question is moor upon to his friends, he bequeathed the whole clay, and the rest moor upon sand, residue of his property to Exeter Coland is in a high state of cultivation. lege. Mr. Alderman Metcalfe, of The produce was 440 quarters, 1 cwt. Woodstock, in the 90th year of his 1 stone, which sold for 10087. 3s. 6d. age. He first served the office of The expenses, not including rent and mayor of that borough in 1754; the tythes, amounted to 2627. 15s. The last and ninth time was in the year grain weighed 57lb. by the Winches- 1804, an interval of fifty years, which ter bushel. perhaps is unprecedented in the annals of corporations. To the last he preserved his faculties entire; and a few months before his death could NORFOLK. Died.] At Norwich, aged 77, Mr.John Snell, commonly called Dr. Snell, much celebrated in that city as a for- walk three or four miles with the firm tune-teller, and formerly of Bury, step of a young man. It was to walkwhere he practised quackery of the ing exercise, indeed, that he, in a very lowest kind, administering alike great measure, ascribed his good to the diseases and vices of his misera- health and his longevity. ble patients.At his villa, at Leiston, of a rapid decline, aged 52, Captain William Basham, of the East Suffolk Militia, (brother to Mr. Chas. Basham, of Norwich) in which corps he had served with honour to himself and credit to the regiment upwards of thirty years, twenty-eight of which he had been adjutant. NORTHUMBERLAND. SOMERSETSHIRE. Monson, uncle to the present Lord Died.] At Path, the Hon. Wm. Monson, and M.P. for the city of Lincoln. He was colonel of the 76th regi ment of foot, and served several years in the East Indies, where he repeatedly fought and bled in the service of his King and Country. His death will probably occasion another contest at Lincoln.--H. Bright, esq. mayor of Bristol.-At Bath, in her 65th year, Mrs. Minshall, wife of John Minshall, esq. of Swansea, sister to the late Lord Craven, and aunt to the present earl. SUSSEX. Died.] At Collercoats, near North Shields, John Ramsay, mariner, aged 15. He served in the capacity of cabin-boy on board one of the ships in Sir George Rooke's squadron, at the taking of Gibraltar, in 1704. He retained his faculties in full perfecDied.] At Brighton, in the 17th tion till within a few days of his death, year of her age, Miss Scott, eldest Lor did his great age in the smallest daughter of Mr. Scott, miniature degree damp his lively spirits, or shade painter. Her death was occasioned his blythe countenance; and his so- by a consumption, which for several ciety was eagerly courted by the young months she bore, with the most exeinand gay in the neighbourhood, whom he never failed to gratify with a merry song or a good old story. OXFORDSHIRE. plary patience, and pious resignation. In May, 1806, the Society of Arts, &c. Adelphi, voted to her, their Greater Silver Pallat, for a drawing of the VirDied.] At Oxford, in the 69th year gin and Child, which premium she reof his age, the Rev. Henry Richards, ceived from the hands of his Grace D.D. rector of Exeter College, and the Duke of Norfolk, the president. vice-chancellor of that university. From the specimens of her abilities in UNIVERSAL MAG, VOL. IX. M drawing, it was hoped by her family letter, recommending to the choice of and numerous friends, that she would the dean and chapter the Right Rev. have arrived at great proficiency in Father in God the Bishop of Carlisle. that delightful art. But now, alas! The dean having collected the votes they have to deplore the loss of an in- of the chapter, declared Dr. Edward genious, most dutiful, sincere, and af- Venables Vernon, Bishop of Carlisle, fectionate girl. Her brother, who to be chosen archbishop. possessed a similar talent, died of the Died 】 A few days ago, Mr. Robert same complaint, on the 5th of No. Hargraves, of Linton, near Skipton, vember last.—At Petworth, in the one of the proprietors of the extensive 64th year of his age, Mr. W. André, worsted manufactory at that place. He who had long resided in a medical was a benevolent man, and a good capacity, in the house of the Earl of Christian; and his death is universally Egremont. During the last summer lamented.At Blyth, Yorkshire, of he had been afflicted with a violent a paralytic stroke, while attending nervous fever, owing to an anxious forenoon service in the church at that and fatiguing attention to a poor man place, Mr. Milburn, aged 56; many who had met with a very dangerous years agent to Sir M. W. Ridley, Bart.. accident. The fever left him greatly The whole congregation were thrown debilitated both in body and mind, into confusion by this melancholy and notwithstanding the kind atten event; the officiating clergyman had tion of his friends, the latter affiction but just delivered his text at the time, increased upon him to such a degree, and no more service was proceeded in. that in a fit of melancholy despon: At Doncaster, aged 7, H. Moyes, dency, taking advantage of a short ab- of Edinburgh, Doctor in Medicine. sence of his attendant, he put a period. He was delivering a course of lectures to his existence, by dividing the bra- there on natural philosophy, but being chial artery of his left arm. The co- seized with a complaint at the stomach, roner's inquest was taken the following a short indisposition deprived the day, when the jury, without a mo- world of this learned and truly valu ment's hesitation, brought in a verdict able character. of Lunacy; and he was buried at Petworth, with that respect due to his skill and integrity. YORKSHIRE. He Unfortunately drowned off Biddeford, the Rev. George Hay Drummond, vicar of Brodsworth and Rawmarsh, formerly of Doncaster. On Wednesday, Dec. 9, the cere- was in the 45th year of his age, and mony of the election of a new Arch- the youngest son of the late Archbibishop commenced, between the pre- shop Drummond, and uncle to the scribed hours of eight and ten in the present Earl of Kinnoul. His port morning. It begun by the choiristers folio, with several letters and 260 chaunting the Litany, and the Hymn drawings of the various places he "Veni creator." The members of the had visited, were washed on shore. chapter then withdrew from the choir He was of Christ Church, Oxford, to the chapter-house, and after citing A. M. 1782, and had considerable canons to appear, the King's Conge church preferment: he published sed'Elire was read, and his Majesty's veral sermons. PRICES OF CANAL, DOCK, FIRE-OFFICE, WATER WORKS, and BREWERY SHARES, &c. &c. January 21, 1808. Globe Fire and Life ditto, 1117. per cent. London Dock Stock, 110. per Cent. prem. L. WOLFE and Co. Canal, Dock, & Stock Brokers. ALPHABETICAL LIST OF BANKRUPTCIES. [Extracted from the London Gazette.]-----The Solicitors' Names are between Parenthesis: A May S. and Spooner J. Great Portland, street, haberdashers (Drake, Old Fish-str.) Macaulay J. Whytock P. and Duncan J. Liverpool, merchants (Blakelock, Temple), Matthews T. Bridges street, linen-draper (Harman, Wine-Office-court). Manwaring E Welclose-sq. tallow-chandler (Allingham, St. John's-square). Moss D. RatcliffHighway, linen-draper (Bell and Co. Bowlane). Morgan J. Enfield-Highway, farmer (Platt, Tanfield-court). Moore J. Great Russell-street (Adams, Old Jewry). MES J. Swan - lane, Rotherhithe, dealer (Brown, Blackmat - street). Baxter P. Southampton-buildings, mafiner (Paliner and Co Copthall-court). Broster T. Liverpool, stationer (Wadeson and Co. Austin Friars). Bland T. jun. Market-brough, wine-merchant (Marget son, Kirkby). Bishop W. Staplehurst, sadler (Hulme, Brunswick-square). Berry T. Fleet-street, mercer (Robinson and Co. New-square). Barringer G. jun. BrixtonCauseway (Cross, King-street). Barton H. Manchester, dyer (Chesshyre and Co. Manchester). Burdett J. Newgate street, warehouseman (Swain and Co. Old Jewry). Bowgin T. Little New-street, plaisterer Pearson P Pennybridge, flax-spinner (Lee, Castle-street). (Baxters and Co. Furnival's Inn). Payne, Chard J. Anchor and Hope Alley, S. L. 'Change-alley, hatter (Godmond, painter (Dawne, Henrietta-street). Cox New Bridge street). Pipper J. Chewstoke, W.sen Chichester, dealer in earthenware colourman (King, Took's-court). Pierce (Wilson, King's Bench Walks). Chowne T. Starcross, painter (Williams and Co. W. Exeter, linen-draper (Anstice, Inner New-square). Paine W. Manchester, maTemple). Dingle T. Exeter, baker (Williams and Co New-square). Davis S. Bury street, merchant (Palmer and Co. Copthail-court). Dixon G. Lancaster, glover (Berry and Co. Bucklersbury). Fisher T. Ramsgate, grocer (Benbow and Co. Stone Buildings. Ferguson D Greenock, ship-owner (Wild, jun. Castlestreet). Flack J. London-road, coachsmith (Theakston and Co. Church-street). Gregg W. James-strect (Johnsou, Chatlotte-street). Gaskill T. and G. Lancaster, Laen-drapers (Baldwin, Lancaster). Nicholls W. Minchinhampton, clothier (Sheppard and Co Bedford-row). nufacturer (Milne and Co Old Jewry). Russell T. Pershore, saddler (Knight and Sum Hodson F. M. Manchester, calico-printer (Bousfield, Bouverie-street). Howell J. Smith W. Cheapside, warehouseman Eglwysilan, shopkeeper (Price and Co. (Gregson and Co. Angel-court). Lincoln's Inn). Hewlings A. Duke-street, mers S. Milk-street, ribbon-manufacturer Curn-merchant (Rogers, Manchester-build (Baxters and Co. Furnival's Iun). Stangs). Horrocks J. Bolton, nuslin-ma- pleton J. Newington - common, dealer nufacturer (Stanley, Gray's Inn). Hol- (Tebbutt, and Co. Gray's Inn). tham J. Glocester, wine-merchant (Chilton, Exchequer Office). Higgs W. Bristol, coal- merchant (Vizard, Gray's Inn). Hope W. Brampton, manufacturer (Mounty, Staple Inn). Heskin J. Liverpool, straw hat manufacturer (Windle, John stret. Jucon E and C Birmingham, brassfounders (Carter, Staple's Inn). Jones B. Rotherhithe-wall, tobacconist (Alcock and Co. York-street). Kidd J. Newcastle-upon-Tyne, merchant (Atkinson, Chancery-lane). Lawrence J. Stainground, tanner (Hurd, King's Bench Walks). Lockier T. Upper Thames-street, merchant (Dennetts and Co. King's Arms Yard). Tanner B. Dartmouth, ship-builder White W. Birmingham, tailor (Con Yeats T. London, merchant (Taylor, |