mitted by the Secretary of State himself, in his letter of the 19th of October, viz. that the three conditions forming the substance of Mr. Erskine's original instructions were submitted to him by that gentleman. The other, viz. that the instruction is the only one in which the conditions were prescribed to Mr. Erskine, for the conclusion of an arrangement on the matter to which it related, is known to me by the instructions which I have myself received.

"In stating these facts, and in adhering to them, which my duty imperiously enjoined. me to do, in order to repel the frequent charges of ill faith which have been made against his Maj'sty's government, I could not imagine that offence would be taken at it by the American government, as most certainly none could be intended on my part; and this view of the subject has been made known to Mr. Smith.

"But as I am informed by him, that no farther communication will be received from me, I conceive that I have no alternative left, which is consistent with the King's dignity, but to withdraw altogether from this city, and to await elsewhere the arrival of his Majesty's commands, upon the unlooked for turn which, has been given to his affairs in this country.

"I mean, in the interval, to make New York the place of my residence, where you will henceforward please direct your commu. nications to me, as I shall be accompanied by every member of his Majesty's mission. "I am, with great truth and respect, Sir, your most obedient humble servant,

"F. JACKSON."

GREAT BRITAIN,

The Imperial Parliament of Great Britain commenced its Session on the 23d of January, with the following Speech from the Throne, read by the Lord Chancellor, owing to his Majesty's

continued blindness.

"My Lords and Gentlemen,

His Majesty commands us to express to you his deep regret that the exertions of the Emperor of Austria against the ambition and violence of France have proved unavailing, and that his Imperial Majesty has been compeiled to abandon the contest, and to conclude disadvanta, cous peace. Although the war was undertaken by that monarch without enCouragement on the part of his Majesty, every

effort was made for the assistance of Austria

which his Majesty deemed consistent with the due support of his allies, and with the

welfare and interest of his own dominions.

upon

"An attack the naval armaments and establishments in the Scheldt afforded at once the prospect of destroying a growing force, which was daily becoming more formidable to the security of this country, and of divert ing the exertions of France from the impor

tant objects of reinforcing her armies on the Danube, and of controuling the spirit of resistance in the north of Germany. These considerations determined his Majesty to employ his forces in an expedition to the Scheldt.

"Although the principal ends of this expedition have not been attained, his Majesty confidently hopes that advantages, materially affecting the security of his Majesty's dominions in the further prosecution of the war, will be found to result from the demolition of the docks and arsenals at Flushing. This important object his Majesty was enabled to accomplish, in consequence of the reduction of the Island of Walcheren, by the valour of his fleets and armies.

"His Majesty has given directions that such documents and papers should be laid before you, as he trusts will afford satisfactory information upon the subject of this expe dition.

"We have it in command to state to you that his Majesty had uniformly notified to Sweden his Majesty's decided wish, that in determining upon the question of peace or war with France, and other Continental Powers, she should be guided by considerations resulting from her own situation and interests; while his Majesty therefore laments that Sweden should have found it necessary to purchase peace by considerable sacrifices, his Majesty cannot complain that she has concluded it without his Majesty's participa tion. It is his Majesty's earnest wish that no event may occur to occasion the interruption · of those relations of amity which it is the desire of his Majesty, and the interests of both countries, to preserve.

"We have it further in command to communicate to you, that the efforts of his Majesty for the protection of Portugal have been powerfully aided by the confidence Majesty, and by the co-operation of the local which the Prince Regent has reposed in his Government, and of the people, of that Portugal, by his Majesty's forces under Lieut. country. The expulsion of the French from glorious victory obtained by him at Talavera, General Lord Viscount Wellington, and the contributed to check the progress of the French arms in the Peninsula during the late campaign.

His Majesty directs us to state that the the authority of King Ferdinand the Seventh, Spanish Government, in the name and by extraordinary cartes of the nation. His has determined to assemble, the general and Majesty trusts that this measure will give and the arms of Spain, and successfully direct fresh animation and vigour to the councils the energies and spirit of the Spanish people narchy, and to the ultimate deliverance of to the maintenances of their legitimate motheir country.

"The must important considerations of

policy and of good faith require, that as long as this great cause can be maintained with a prospect of success, it should be supported, according to the nature and circumstances of the contest, by the strenuous and continued assistance of the power and resources of his Majesty's dominions; and his Majesty relies on the aid of his Parliament in his anxious endeavours to frustrate the attempts of France ag-ist the independence of Spain and Portuga, and against the happiness and freedom of those loyal and resolute nations.

"His Maj sty commands us to acquaint

you, that the intercourse between his Majesty's Minister to America and the Govern ment of the United States has been suddenly and unexpectedly interrupted. His Majesty sincerely regrets this event: he has, however, reccived the strongest assurances from the American Minister resident at this Court, that ne Uited States are desirous of maintaining friendly relations between the two countries. This desire will be met by a corresponding disposition on the part of his Majests.

"Godlemen of the House of Commons,

His Majesty has directed us to inform you, that he has ri-red the estimates for the current year to be laid before you: his Majesty has directed them to be formed wi all the attention to economy which the support of his allies and the security of his dominions will permit. And his Majesty relies upon your zeal and loyalty to afford him such supplies as may be necessary for those essential objects.

"He commands us to express how deeply he regrets the pressure upon his subjects, which the protracted continuance of the war renders inevitable.

"My Lords and Gentlemen,

"We are commanded by his Majesty to express his hope that you will resume the consideration of the state of the inferior clergy, and adopt such further measures upon this interesting subject, as may appear to you, to be proper.

"We have it further in command to state to you, that the accounts which will be laid before you of the trade and revenue of the country, will be found highly satisfactory.

"Whatever temporary and partial inconvenience may have resulted from the measures which were directed by France against those great sources of our prosperity and strength, those measures have wholly failed of producing any permanent or general effect.

"The inveterate hostility of our enemy continues to be directed against this country, with unabated animosity and violence. Το guard the security of his Majesty's dominions, and to defeat the designs which are meditated against us and our allies, will require the utmost efforts of vigilance, fortitude, and per

severance.

In every difficulty and danger his Majesty confidently trusts that he shall derive the MONTHLY MAG. No. 195.

most effectual support, under the continued blessing of Divine Providence, from the wis dom of his Parliament, the valour of his forces, and the spirit and determination of his people."

In the Lords an amendment of the Address was moved by Lord Grenville, and on a divison there appeared, for it 92) against it 144.

In the House of Commons an amendment was moved by Lord Gower, and

there divided for it 167, and for the Ad

dress 263.

In the present alarming state of the country, the City of London has done great honour to itself by its spirited proceedings. The following is a copy of the late Resolutions and Petition of the Livery in Common Hall.

SMITH, MAYOR.

In a Meeting or Assembly of the Mayor, Aldermen, and Liverymen, of the several Companies of the City of London, ih Common Hall assembled, at the Guildhall of the said City, on Tuesday, the 9th of January, 1810.

e solved unanimously,

1. That it is the undoubted right of the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and Livery, of the City of London, to present their Petitions to the King sitting upon his Throne; that out of personal feelings towards their Sovereign they did at the last Common Hall wave the exercise of this right.

2. Resolved unanimously, That it appears, that the Secretary of State informed the Sheriffs, that the Petition of the Livery could be received only through his Office, that they have been denied not only the usual access to his Majesty, by a personal audience, but the undoubted right of presenting the same when they had actual access to his Majesty at the Levee, where they attended to present, and did present, à Petition from the Court of Common Council.

5. Resolved unanimously, That such denial is not only subversive of the Rights of the Livery, but a flagrant violation of the Right of Petitioning, claimed, demanded, and insisted upon, and confirmed to them by the Bill of Rights.

4. Resolved unanimously, That all complaints of the misconduct and incapacity of his Majesty's Servants are most likely to be nugatory, if such complaints must pasa through the hands of those very servants, and the People can have no security that their complaints are heard.

5. Resolved, That whoever advised his Majesty not to receive the Petition of the Livery in the accustomed and established mode, have committed a scandolous breach of their duty, violated one of the first principles of the Constitution, and abused the confidence of their Sovereign.

6. Resolved unanimously, That this Com

L

mon Hall, disregarding all attempts and designs of interested and corrupt hirelings, who derive emoluments from the national burthens, to impute unworthy and disloyal motives to those who resist unprincipled and dangerous encroachments upon their established rights, are determined, to the utmost of their power, to maintain them against those evil Counsellers, who have thus raised a barrier between the King and the People, and thereby prevented their just complaints from reaching the Royal ear.

7. Resolved, That the following instructions be given to our Representatives in Parliament -Gentlemen, You are hereby instructed to move in the House of Commons (or support such motion if moved) for an humble Address to his Majesty, praying for an immediate and rigid inquiry into the course of the unexampled failures and disasters which have attended our late Expeditions to Spain, Portugal, and Holland, whereby the blood and treasure of the country have been shamefuly sacrificed, without rendering any effectual assistance to our allies, checking the progress of the enemy, or tending to the glory or sacurity of his Majesty's crown and dominions. You are also instructed to support all motions which have for their object inquiry into the violation of the right of petitioning-into the wasteful expenditure of the public money

lition of all unnecessary places and pensions -the correction of public abuses-the abo -the shortening of the duration of Parlia tional purity and independence, as the only ments, and restoring them to their constituenabling this country succesfully to contend means of retrieving our public affairs, and against surrounding nations.

riffs, attended by Mr. Remembrancer, do 8. Resolved unanimously, That the Sheforthwith wait upon his Majesty, and deliver Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and Livery of Loninto his Majesty's hand, in the name of the don, a fair copy of the foregoing Resolutions, signed by the Town Clerk

9. Resolved unanimously, That the Thanks the Lord Mayor, for his independent behaviof this Meeting be given to the Right Hon. our upon all occasions, and particularly for his conduct this day.

Thanks of this Meeting be given to Sheriff 10. Resolved unanimously, That the Wood, for his general conduct, and for his having requested an audience of his Majesty, agreeable to the instructions of this Hall.

Resolved unanimously, That the Resolu agreed upon on the 14th day of December tions of this day, together with the Petition last, be signed by the Town Clerk, and published in the Morning papers.

WOODTHORPE,

'ALPHABETICAL LIST of BANKRUPTCIES and DIVIDENDS, announced between the 20th of December, and the 20th of January, extracted from the London Gazettes.

BANKRUPTCIES.

(The Solicitor's Names are between Parenthesis.)

ALNER George Perkins, Weymouth, factor. (Spencer,
Dorcheffer, and Pear for and Son, Temple.
Aby R. Uxbridge, innkeeper, (Riches, Uxhridge, and
Gale, Bedford-Arcet. Bedford-row
Afing Edward and James Cooper, late of Bermondsey,
but now prifones in the King's Benth, merchants.
(Harman. Wine office court

Atkinton William, Newgate treet, boot and fhoemaker.
(Allen. Carlile freet, Soho

Baily J. Hull, merchant. (Edmunds and Son, Lincoln'a ihu, and Haite, Hull

Barker J. Sunderland, Durham, grocer. (Donkin, New caftle upon Tyne, and Thiggifon and son, Hatton

Garden

Barlow James, Newpo Ifle of Wight, mercer.
(Clarke and Sewell, Nexport

Bell John Browne, and John De Camp. Catherine street,
Strand, printers. (Swain, Stevens, and Maples,
Old Jewry

Bennett Charles, jun. Colchester freet, Crutched Friars,
Jry falter.
TOW

Benfon John

(Dixon, Allen, and Bett, Paternufter

william. Holbeach, Lincoln, furgeon. (Brites, Lockett, and Fisher, Gray's Inn, and James, Wisbeach

BigE T. bishopfgate freet, fraw-hat manufacturer.
(Budfon, City Road

Bifs Wilham, Briflol, coal merchans. (Cox, Bristol, and
Ja mes, Gray's-ion fquare

Bland John, Moulton, Lincoln, blacksmith. (Rushworth,

Holbeach, and Woodworth and Addifon, traples Inn Bowfer Wiliam Chatham iron manufacturer. (Mowbray, Fankfide, southwark

(Ward,

Brown William, Kepler Mill, Durham, miller.
Durham, and Jopfon, Cadle itreet, Holborn
Capreel Thomas, Bishop Stortford, money-fcrivener.
(James, Doweate hill

Chaudler Thomas, Pethnal Green, greafe melter. (Wood-
wart, Helling den, dulefex, and Gilman, Bushill row
Cotton Horace Salu bury, Cuekheld, Sussex, fchoolmaster.
(Bulkley, Newman-treet, Oxford road

Jones William Terafley, Liverpool, flour dealer,
ments, Liverpool, and Bl.chtock, London
Jowley William, Jun. Northallerton, York,
Fireman, Yarm, York, and Ficzney, Chancerylane,
London

Knight George, "Holloway, Inington, builder, Jan. 13
Lanes Joha, Thomas Frater. and Thomas Roylton, Ni-
cholas lane, merchants Feb. 3
Lawrence John Stainground, Huntingdon, tanner, Jan. 30
Layton Michael, Kennington, tone mafon, Feb 3
Leach William, Horton, York, wooltapler, Feb. 7
Lewis Lewis, and Frances. Newcattle upon Tyne, milli-
ners, Jan 27

Litter Paul, Heptonftall; William Lifter. Morton; and
John Longbottom, steeton, York, cotton fpinners,
Feb. 5

Livermore Thomas, fen. Chelmsford grocer, Feb. 13
Lloyd Thomas Fughes, Poultry, and Walworth Common,
Bate merchant. Jan. 6

Loat Richard, Long Acre, ironmongr. Jan. 27
Lucas William. Cheapfide, warehouferin, Jan. 27
Luxton John Exeter, linen draper. Feh, 13

Maine Edward, St. Swithin's an, merchant, Feb. 6
Marriott James, Burnby, Lancatter, cotton fpinner,
Feb. 9

Matthews William, Brown's lane, Spitalfields, carpenter,
Jan. 27

M'Lead William. Upper Crown ftreet, Westminfter,

army agent, Jan. 30

Merrick John, Mark lane. merchant, Feb. 3

Merrick John and Samuel Hofkins, Mark lane. merchants.
Feb.

Middleton Thomas, Maiden lane, Battle bridge, blue
manufacturer. Jan. 20

Middleton Thomas, Liverpool,

Jan. 27

cotten manufacturer,

Miles Charles, Bermondfey Atreet, Southwark, fellmonger,
Jan 25

Milfs James, Wood within Saddleworth, York, clothier,

Feb. 7

Mitchell Thomas, Hatton 'court, Threadneedle freet,
merchant, J 1.27
Motatt Thomas,

Feb. 17

and John Brown, Gofwell treet,

Morie Thumas. Wood freet, Cheapfide, factor, Jan. 27
Mould Hency, Winchester, cabinet maker, Feb. 10
Munns Henry, Knightsbridge, paper ftainer. Jan. 27
Newcomb Oliver, Holies freet, Cavendish fquare, uphol
terer, Jan. 30

Nightingale Thomas. Dewsbury, York, mercer, Jan. 11
Ogden John, Oldham, Lancaster, hatter, Jan 20
Ogilvy William, jun. and John Chalmers, Jefry's fquare,
merchants, Feb. 3

Palke Richard, Little Hempton, Devon, coal merchant
Feb. 15

Parfous john, fen. and jun. Ludgate hill, bookfellers,
Feb. 3

Parsons John. fen. Ludgate hill. bookfeller. Feb. 3
Pearfon John, Pudfey, York clothier, Feb. 3
Pilkington William Gee, Baway, York, ioph Nder, Feb. ro
Fiumbe Thomas, Ormskirk Lancaßer, manufacturer,

Jan. 17

Plumbe Thomas and John Woods, Ormskirk, manufactu
rets, Jan 17

Polack Benjamin, Sheffield, watchmaker. Jan. 31
Potter Jolin and William Monkma, silver ficer, Wood
@reet, warehousemen. March 3

Potts James White Rear yard. Eackhill, Middlefex,
looking-glafs frame maker, Jan. 13

Price Jon, Finsbury (quare, merchant. March }
Reifenheck John Goutrey Henry, sherborne lane, mer
chant, Jan. 23

Richards Abel, Oxford Areet, linen-draper, Jan. 13
Ridderftorffer George Adolphus, Whitechape, haberdasher
Jan. 2

Rofe William, Kensington, brewer, Feb 10

Rofs Damei Alcock, Gracechurch freet, hober, Jan. 22
Shaw John, Newgate freet. lines drapes, Jau 6
Sherratt William, Birmingham, carrier, jan. 24
Sly George, Wanitead, Effex, fuck broker, Jan to
Taylor John, Brown's ane, Spits helds, baker, Jan. 30
Thumpionilliam, Woodford, Elex, apothecary, Jan. 13
Toulmin Oliver, Effex feet, Strand navy agent, Jan. 13
Tyrrell hn. Maidftone, jonmonger, March 10
Waller William, Exeter, Ironmonger, Jan. 7

Ward Thomas, Oxford market, tallow chandier, Jan. 23
Warner Edward, jun. iittle New ftreet, Shoe lane, lamp
manufacturer, Yeh, 3

Wighton John, Cateaton Grect, wollen diaper, Feb. 10
Wigzell Thomas, Jewry trees. wine merchant, Feb. 3
Wilds James, Mancheiter, common brewer, Jan. 13
Wilkinton Thomas, Cateaton ftreet, woollen draper,

Feb. 0

Wilks Charlas, airmingham, ftationer, Jan. 17

Wilton John, Beak freet, Golden fquare, men's mer cer, Jan. 27

Woourofe Edmund, Woolafton, Gloceder, iron manufac
turer, Feb. 19

Young Alexander, St. Mary at Hill, London, merchant,
Feb. 10

INCIDENTS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS, IN AND NEAR LONDON: With Biographical Memoirs of distinguished Characters recently deceased.

THE following is a general bill of all the christenings and burials in Loncon, from Dec. 13, 1808, to Dec. 12, 1809:

Males
Females

Christened

Buried

....f Males

.... 9981

.. 9631

....

Females

}

8636 8044

Whereof have died,

Under two years of age

Five and ten

19,612

16,680

4937 ..... 1916

Between two and five

86,547

754

56,033

Ten and twenty

566

4. Whitbread and Co.

47,669

Twenty and thirty

42,395

Thirty and forty

1472

6. Brown and Parry

39,573

Forty and fifty

1748

7. Felix Calvert and Co.

36,745

Fifty and sixty

.. 1419

8. Combe and Co.

34,173

Sixty and seventy

28,330

Seventy and eighty

1063

10. Elliott and Co.

21,555

Eighty and ninety

20,923

16,295

2

Ninety and a hundred

A hundred

Decreased in the burials this year, $274. There have been executed in the city of London and county of Surry, 16; of which number six only have been reported to be buried (as such) within the bills of mortality.

Within a few years the bed of the River Thames has altered so much at Woolwich, that where a line-of-battle ship formerly floated, with many of her stores on board, a frigate, with nothing in her, will now ground; and, notwithstanding 120,000 tons

The number of fires, exclusive of chimneys, in London, from January 1, to Decem, ber 31, 1809, is as follows:In quarter ending March 31

.... 73

June 30

.... 77