Died.] At Chippenham, Mr. Richard Uncles, 32. At Salisbury, Mr. Lewis.Mrs. Craddock. William French, esq. an eminent apothecary, and an alderman and justice of peace for this city, 58.-Mrs E. Lenton, 70. At Fisherton Anger, Mrs. Ann Smith, 92. At Cricklade, Mrs. Randall, wife of Richard R. esq. At Wishford, Mrs. Eve. SOMERSETSHIRE. The intended Commercial Coffee-room, in Bristol, is to be erected in Corn-street, opposite the Bank of Messrs. Harford, Davies, and Winpenny, under the direction of Mr. C. A. Busby, architect, of London, as early as possible in the present year. The front will be of free-stone, in the centre of which. will be a beautiful portico, of the Ionic order; At Stoke park, Mrs Smith, wife of Joshua the pediment will be surmounted by a statue S. esq. M. P. for Devizes. At Hollwell, Mr. Christopher Graham. BERKSHIRE. In digging for peat, near Newbury, great numbers of trees are frequently found at various depths. The nearer they lie to the surface, the less sound is the wood. These trees are generally oks, alders, willows, and fits, besides some others not easily ascer An. uned. No acorns are found in the peat, but many cones of the fir-tree and nut-shells, are dug out. A great number of horns, heads, and bones, of several kinds of deer, the horns of the antelope, the heads and the tusks of boars, the heads of beavers, and other animals, are also occasionally discovered. urn of a light brown colour, and large enough to contain above a gallon, was found at four feet from the surface. It was unfortunately injured by the spade, and was brought up in small pieces. No coins have ever been ois covered. The ground in which the peat is, found, is meadow-land, and consists chiefly of whitish kind of earth. The top of the true peat is met with at various depths, from one foot to eight feet below the surfaces; and the depth of the peat also various, from one foot to eight, or nine feet. The ground below, it is very uneven, and generally gravel. Married.] At Wallingford, Charles BradJey, A. M. master of the grammar-school of that town, to Miss Catharine Shepherd, of Yattenden, At Hurst, Richard Westbrook, esq. of Reading, to Mrs. Wheeler, of Sinsom. Died.] At Ray Mill Cottage, near Maidenhead, Mrs. Gowland, wife of Thomas G. esq. and daughter of the late Honourable Thomas Beach, esq. formerly Attorney-gene val and chief justice of the Island of Jamaica. At Windsor, Captain Vallancey, adjutant to the King's own regiment of militia, 62. He was the son of General Vallancey, of the Irish engineers, who is president of the Royal Society of Antiquaries, at Dublin, and well known in the literary circles of that kingdom. At Reading, Mrs. Willsdon-Miss Trapp daughter of the late Dr. T.-Mrs. Boult.Ms. Eliz. Iremonger. At Shalbourn, Mr. John Burns. Mr. Bur. ford, 82. At Wokingham, Sir George Ernest James Wright, Bart. At Dunsden Greep, Mr. Charles Simmonds, representing the city of Bristol, on whose right and leit will be Navigation and Commerce; and over the entrance-doors will be placed, a basso-relievo, in which Neptuse will be seen introducing the four quarters of the world to Britannia. The intentions of the Benevolent, Society established in Bath, for the relief of all the deserving debtors which were confined in the gaols of this city and county, on the Jubilee day, have been crowned with success. The Capilyes have been set free; and it is the further intention of the committee, sanctioned by the respective subscribers, to appropriate the surplus in hand, into a fund for the relief of persons confined for small debts, in the before-mentioned gaols, on a plan similar to those in London and Gloucestershire. Such an establishment, growing as it will, if effected, out of the Jubilee subscriptions, may fairly be called "The Bath and Somerset Jubilee Fund," and will effect eternal credit and praise on the committee who first suggested the happiness that would be occasioned by an institution so disinterested and noble, A general meeting of the proprietors of the Kennet and Avon canal, and of gentlemen interested in the trade of South Wales, was lately held at Bath, when, in addition to 206,000/. reported at a former meeting, 160,000% were subscribed for effecting a junction between the Kennet and Avon and Basingstoke canals, and other purposes connected therewith; also, 100,000% towards extending the Kennet and Avon canal to Bristol; and 36,2001, fer making docks at Newport, in Monmouthshire; which latter subscription now exceeds 50,000/ At the late meeting of the Bath and West of England Agricultural Society, the shew of cattle was large and excellent; many ingenious and improved instruments of husbandry were exhibited, as well as several pieces of superfine cloth made from improved British wool, which were judged superior to those made from either Spanish or Saxon. Pers haps one of the finest bulls of the North-denoble animal is the property of Mr. Reynolds, von breed, ever seen, was exhibited. This of Shobrook, Devon, who likewise exhibited, a fine cow and calf, with two yearling heifers A pen of Dr. Parry's of the same stock. Anglo-merino sheep, highly improved since the last exhibition, obtained the premium. Married. At Brome, John Shewell, esq. of Stockwell Common, Surrey, to Miss George, only daughter of George G, esq. At Bath, Euclid Shaw, esq. banker, to Miss Saunders, niece of James Rondeau, esq. of Lambeth. At Clifton, Hugh Hughes, esq. of Hod-, desdon, Herts, to Elizabeth, daughter of the date J. T, Kempe, esq.-William Hale Symmons, esq. of Chuddiewood House, Devon, to Milly, youngest daughter of the late William Miles, esq. At Bristol, the Rev. J. Sangar, A. M. Fellow of Oriel Cottage, Oxford, and Chaplain to Earl Grey, to Miss Symes, eldest daughter of Richard S. esq. of Braddon-hill House. Died.] At Bath, Mrs. Parish, wife of John P. esq. merchant, late of Hamburgh. The Rev. John Amyatt, vicar of South Brent, Devon, and domestic chaplain to the Prince of Wales. At Clifton, Captain Henry Haise, late of the 66th foot. At Radford, Mrs. Eliz. Biggs, relict of R. B. esq. At Earnshill, Mrs. Combe, relict of Richard C. Esq. At Stanton Drew, Thomas Coates, esq. At Corston, Mrs. Deborah Perriman, 91. At Taunton, the Rev. T. Cookes, of Bar bourn House, Worcestershire, and rector of Butgrove, Glocestershire. In her 88th year, Mrs. Jones, relict of the Rev. John Jones, formerly rector of St. Peter's, Bristol. This venerable lady possessed a still more venerable companion, a cocitatno, whose age was ascertained to he one hundred and two years. The poor bird was taken in strong convulsions, and expired within a few hours of his mistress. DORSETSHIRE. Died.] At Ibberton, John Mullet,whowas born the same day that George I. ascended the throne, 95. At Frome St. Quinton, the son of Thomas Cowdry, esq. At Netherbury, the Rev. Mr. Langfield. At Ryme, Mr. Giles Hayward, At Thornford, the Rev. John Sampson, many years rector of that place. eminent member of the society of Quakersy and a most valuable one of society in general His life was devoted to the cause of virtue, actively and universally'; though a conscientious believer in the doctrine of Chriss tianity, as set forth by the great predecessor, of his community, Barclay; and, though his ́ conduct was strictly in unison with its precepts and principles, there was nothing of that in him which we sometimes meet in his brethren, acting as a rock of offence, and stumbling block," creating a suspicion, that the religion of this people were mere form. He was polite beyond all forms of breeding, and officious on all occasions to do good; shewing, in his general demeanor, that vir tue, under any habit or appearance, demanda respect. His last illness was accompanied with great bodily pain, which he supported with fortitude and manly resignation; and he died with the praises of God upon his lips, happy in the assurance of á blessed immortality. CORNWALL. Married. At Falmouth, Mr. J. Macdowell, jun. merchant, to Miss Perryman, daughter of Mr. P. of the Custom house, London.-Ma James Lake, to Miss Hallett. At Truro, Richard Smith, esq. of Chaddocks Hall, near Manchester, to Miss Betsey Tur ner, daughter of Mr. Edward T. banker, the former place. Died.] At Scorrier, Mrs. Roberts. At Trefula, near Redruth, aged 68.—Mr. John Bawden. At Penzance, Mr. Malachi Bice, 81.Mrs. Dates. At Camelford, Catharine, the wife of Charles Carpenter, esq. She was a person of uncommon talents, spoke Italian and French with ease, sung with taste, and made everything her own which she had once read. John Crispin, the oldest man in Camelford, 90. At St. Ives, Mr. Richard Cogar.-Mr. Malachi Hingston, 19. WALES. A subscription is forming in Wales for the purpose of erecting a column on Moelvam mas, the highest of the Clydean ridge, to commemorate the late Jubilee. A considerable addition to the navigation of the kingdom is in contemplation, by a canal, to be called the Merionethshire canal. It is intended to begin at the end of the water line belonging to the Ellesmere Canal at Llandysilio, and to pass by Corwen to the lake at Bala, and from thence to lock down to Dolgelly and Barmouth, by which means a water communication will be opened between Liverpool and Barmouth, by Chester, Whitchurch, Ellesmere, Chirk, and Llangolen: and the intercourse with Montgo meryshire from Barmouth will be attained. Some of the principal farmers in NorthWales preferred mowing their wheat last harves to cutting it with the sickle, and thus obtained a greater length and quantity of straw for the purposes of thatching, or littering their cattle. When this practice is not adopted, it is nevertheless recommended to mow the wheat stubble, which produces a considerable addition of htter. By mowing the crop, it is found not so liable to shed the grain, and it is as easily collected together and bound The Mountain Muses of North Wales have been invoked on the subject of the late Jubilees the prize is a silver cup of ten guineas value The Rev. H. Parry, rector of Lian Asaph (distinguished for his knowledge in the literature of his country) also offers a silver harp to the best singer in the Pennillion contest, at the meeting in which the prizes are to be awarded. NORTH BRITAIN. Died.] At Ormistoun, the Hon. Helen Mur. ray, widow of Sir John Stewart, of Grantelby, Bart, and fifth daughter of the late Lord Elibank, 93. 7 for the study of letters. And though very, susceptible of pleasure from the society of friends, and though the fatigue of great exertions required from him, as from other men, some interval of repose, the former was ever considered by him as an indulgence, which it became him to sacrifice; and the latter as a want, which was to be abridged as much as nature would permit: in short, he had imbibed the principles and fervour of the antients, whom he studied, and a Stoic as to all personal indulgence, he was an enthusiast as to importance of his undertakings, and a zealot for their accomplishment. In this way, by the concentration and perseverance of his efforts, he was able to produce works of firstrate utility and merit; and which, though neither distinguished by much originality of thought, nor refined by the nicer touches of discriminating taste, afford a lesson and an example to mankind, of what may be achieved by resolution and well-directed industry. His Latin Grammar, though, for a time, encounAt Edinburgh, Dr. Adam, rector of the tered by prejudice, is, beyond all question, high school in that city. He was born in the work best adapted to those for whom it 1741, near Rafford, in the county of Moray, was destined. His antiquities comprehended, of respectable parents, farmers. He attended within moderate dimensions, state, in good the grammar-school there, and, by his own arrangement, and with excellent judgment, efforts, with little aid from the abilities of nearly every thing of value in the volumihis teacher, attained a proficiency, in 1758, nous, tedious, and expensive Commentaries to fit him for attending the University of on the Latin Classics, and afford every res Edinburgh. To this he was encouraged by quisite aid for studying the text with intelMr. Watson, then minister of Canongate, ligence, and satisfaction. His Biography and a relation of his mother. In 1761, he Summary of History, and Geography, are was elected, on a comparative trial, master superiorly calculated to furnish that general. of Watson's Hospital. On the illness of Mr. knowledge of great characters, and great Matheson, rector of the High School, he was events, and of the scene of action on which applied to for assistance; and, after teaching man is placed, which is so apt to apply the for some time, was, in June 1768, appointed torch of Prometheus to well-born minds; sector, and ever since has personally dischar- and the progress he had made in the prepa ged the duties of the office. He was twice ration of a Latin Dictionary, which he had married very respectably, but had the destined to form the consummation of his lamisfortune to survive all the children of bours, and the depository of the knowledge his first marriage, the eldest of whom, Mr. of Latin, which the indefatigable study of James Adams, late of the Elphinstone East fifty years had conferred, suggests an addi. Indiaman, died so recently as the 14th De- tional and abundant source of regret that the cember, at Heavitree, near Exeter, where intelligent public must experience from thể he had gone for the recovery of his health. loss of this valuable man. To his pupils, He is survived by a widow, a son, and two however, and his friends, and the latter chadaughters. Dr. Adam was no common character belonged to all the worthy among the racter. Strongly impressed with the importance of his public duties, the ambition of fulfilling them in the most superior manner became his ruling passion. The whole powers of his mind were dedicated with unremitting exertion to this favourite pursuit, and the labours of a most laborious life devo ted to its attainment. After the most animated activity, during the hours of teaching, to render his pupils good scholars, and inspire them with the knowledge and admiration of Greek and Roman excellence, the remainder of his time was rigidly devoted to the preparation of works of great labour, which appeared to him wanting for facilitating the atinments of the youth, and exciting a relish former, that loss will be felt with much more interesting aspects. His kindness, his humanity, his candour, his impartial justice, his warm applause of virtue and merit, his honest indignation at theanness and vice, and the deep and paramount interest he displayed for their improvement, rendered him for lite dear to his scholars. And those persons who knew more particularly his private worth, his zealous rectitude, the steadiness of his attachments, and liberality even approxi➡ mating to munificence, on proper occasions, though, by habit and principle, averse to all wasteful expense, will cherish his memory, as intimately allied with their most pleasing yirtuous, and approved of, recollections. IRELANDS 1810.] IRELAND. Married.] At Black Castle, county Meath, Tho. Rothwell, esq. of Rock-field, in that County, to Miss Corry, only daughter of James C. esq. of Chantinee, in the county Monaghan. esq. of At Carlow, Joseph Lightburne, Bellewstown, in the county of Meath, to Miss P. Meadows, youngest daughter of the late J. Meadows, esq. of Newbury, in the county of Wexford. Died.] At Augher, Mrs. Martha Breittan; and the following day, at Anagh, her brother, Matthew Breittan, Colonel in the Hon. East India Company's service, 50. He went out in the year 1781, and rose with reputation through the gradual ranks of his profession from a Cadet to that of Colonel, and sustained many of the toils and difficulties of that honorable service. About three years ago he returned to his native country in a declining state of health, and lived but a short time to enjoy the competent fortune he had laboriously made. In Dublin, Mrs. Tyrel, wife of Edward T. esq. of the county of Galway. At Mallow, George Newson, esq.-Samuel Young, of Kilcoleman.-W. Limerick, esq. At Limerick, Edward Sayers, M.D. 76. Bury Alps, esq. At Littlefield, county of Tipperary, Mrs. Carroll, wife of Flor. C. esq. DEATHS ABROAD. At Seville, in the 74th year of his age, L. Geronimo De Ustariz Tovar, Marquis of Ustariz, Member of the Supreme Council of War, Assistant of Seville, and Intendant in Commission of Andalusia He was employed in various public situations for fifty years with the approbation of his country. When Intendant of Estremadura, he introduced a variety of reforms and improvements, the effects of which were soon manifest in the increasing prosperity of, that province; and he had the satisfaction of seeing many of his agricultural, financial, and judicial regu lations, adopted by the royal Cabinet, and, From extended to the whole of Spain. Estremadura he was promoted to the Assistantship of Seville. But, un'ortunately for his country, the reign of favourites, strumpets, pimps, and parasites, had now commenced; and those practices so recently detected in the appointment of military offi cess in a country which we will not name, began to be felt in every branch of the SpaHe was removed from Bish government. Seville, to make way for a cousin of the infamous Godov. In reward for his public labours, he was nominally honoured with a seat in the council of war, but was actually banished to Teruel; though the disgrace of this proceeding was attempted to be disguised by appointing him a commissioner of mines in that quarter. Here he remained many MONTHLY MAG, No. 196. years; neglected by the court, but honoured Al sea, Captain C. W. Boyes, commander At Antigua, in the 23d year of his age, Major George Gordon, of the 8th West India re giment, nephew of Colonel Gordon, military secretary to the Earl of Harrington." His ca reer was short, but brilliant. He served in the expedition to Zealand, was aid-de camp -2 B to to General Anstruther, in the memorable battle of Vimiera; and commanded, with great credit to himself, the 6th regiment, during the campaign in Spain, which corps as the last of the British army that embarked at Corunna An higher eulogium cannot be pronounced upon Major Gordon, than to say that he was patronised by those great and good men, the late Sir John Moore and Ge neral Anstruther, who honoured him with their friendship. Though snatched away at such an early age, he lived long enough to gain, the affectionate esteem, as his immature death has occasioned the deepest regret, to all who knew him. He has left a disconsolate mother and sister to deplore his loss. MONTHLY COMMERCIAL REPORT. BR RITISH COMMERCE AND MANUFACTURES. From the statement presented to the House of Commons by the Honourable George Rose, on the 2d ult. it appears that the balance of trade for the last year, is nearly sixteen millions in our favour, our exports exceeding our imports by that sum. The value of our exports, consisting of British manufactures alone, during the year 1809, amounted to 55 millions; while the whole imports amounted only to 45 millions. It has been very confidently asserted by many persons who pretend to an intimate acquaintance with the commercial policy of Great Britain, that our import trade was carried on solely by paying for our imports in bullion; yet, from the papers laid before the House by Mr. Rose, it would appear, that the value of the money tent out of the country was about six millions, while that brought in exceeded ten millions, leaving a balance on the pecuniary traffic alone, of from four to five millions in our favour. Mr. Rose undertook to prove, that the trade with the United States, of which we had been deprived, had been made up to us by our increased trade with other parts of America. In support of this declaration, he stated that our trade with the United States amounted to something more than eleven millions; and to all other parts of America, it then amounted to about seven millions: making a total of eighteen millions. "In the last year," continues Mr. R. "our trade to other parts of America alone, amounted to twenty-three millions, being five millions more than the whole trade had been formerly. It also appears, from papers laid upon the table, that, instead of having received no cotton-wool from America, we had last year imported more than in any one year before." This statement of Mr. Rose certainly wears a fair face; but we must beg leave to say that it savours very strongly of sophistry. Mr. Rose is high in office, and of course is unwilling that his merits, and those of his colleagues, should not be duly appreciated by the public; but in his laudable anxiety to make the desired impression upon the minds of his constituents, this gentleman has suffered himself to be led aside from the road of right reasoning by all the ignis fatuus of ex parte statement. He has either wilfully suppressed, or accidentally overlooked, the cause of such a vast item as twenty-three millions appearing on the debit-side of the American account. He surely must have known that the greater part of this sum was thrown away upon the trash miscalled merchandise, with which the South American markets have been so glutted, that, as we stated some months ago, many of the articles sent out to the Spanish and Portuguese dominions, did not actually pay freight and charges! The swollen bankrupt-lists of the last year might also have taught Mr. Rose to know the fate of those merchant-speculators who dashed through the thick and thin of South American traffic; and that of the over-reaching manufacturers and shopkeepers, from whom the adventurers obtained credit. Now, even granting that the revenue has not suffered conjointly with the adventurers, can the last year's exports to South America be looked upon as a criterion whereby to calculate upon our future traffic with that part of the world? for, is it not most evident, that if Buenos Ayres, Rio de Janeiro, &c. have been completely glutted with our goods, a considerable period must elapse before a fresh demand takes place; and though our traders may, for a time, think fit to thrust their commodities upon those places, yet they will soon get tired of playing a losing game. Where then will Mr. Rose, and his fine-spun theory, be found? Where are we then to look for indemnification on account of the loss of our North American trade? There are other points in Mr. Rose's statement, to which we would gladly advert, did our limits permit us to notice them as we could wish, but the generality of our commercial readers will, doubtless, be able to discover what lies beneath the surface of Mr. Rose's fair balance-sheet, and to form a just estimate of its value. With respect to bullion, we shall content ourselves with stating, that a more considerable contraband trade has been carried on in that article within the last year, than at any similar period during the present reign; and all the world knows that the particulars of contraband trade can never obtain a place in an account of which every item is extracted from the Custom House books, The regulations adopted by the government at Buenos Ayres (of which we shall present a detail under the head of South America) have given some degree of life to our manufactures. EAST INDIES AND CHINA.-The following are the prices of teas of different qualities:-Bohea, 15. 9d. to 25.; singlo and twankay, 39. 6d. to 3s. 9d. ; congou, 3s. 2d. to 3s. 10d.; suchong, |