Amportation of European goods in foreign bottoms remaining ftrictly prohibited) and to export from thence filver, and all Spanish merchandise, as well as fuch foreign articles as may have been conveyed to that port by the Philippine Company, on the fame terms as this trade is permitted to the Afiatic nations. By a letter from Madrid we have received intelligence, that the three fhips deftined for making difcoveries, under the command of Don Alexander Melafpina, set sail from Cadiz the 30th of last month. The artists and men of letters engaged are of the first reputation. The expences the Court has been at for this voyage, in aftronomical and mathematical inftruments, and for every thing necessary to make it a voyage of ufeful difcovery, have been extremely liberal, and are a proof of his Catholic Majefty's zeal for the progrefs of the sciences. The right of holding the Cortes, or Parliaments, has been claimed by the Provinces of Navarre, Catalonia, and Arragon; their deputies are now at the Court of Madrid, and their inftructions are, to infift on this privilege as a matter of right, and not to folicit it as a boon. The Newfpapers in France are now as free as thofe of Britain; in confequence of which, the Court of Spain have prohibited all French Newspapers from being eirculated in Spain. ENGLAND. Aug. 21. On Monday morning laft, young Mr Gordon was executed at Northampton. He was taken in a mourning coach to the place of execution, having firft received the facrament with his mother. A hearfe attended, and the furgeons humanely delivered him to his diftreffed old father for interment. The concourse of spectators upon this occafion was exceedingly numerous, and his fate greatly lamented, as he suffered for protecting his aged father; tho' only nineteen, he died with a fortitude that did honour to manhood. Having killed a conftable when in the exercife of his duty, it was found improper to pardon him. The new prifon at Ipiwich, on Mr Howard's plan, opens in March next, when the plan of folitary confinement is to meet a trial.-Its outward appearance, little correfpondent to its inward horrors, proclaims a degree of elegance but feldom vifible in fuch receptacles; it contains 140 feparate cells; the doors and windows all of iron caft at a foundery on the fpot. The houfe of Mr Ripshaw, VOL. X. No. 57. F the keeper, is placed with judgment in the centre. A houfe of quarantine prefents itself at the entrance, in which is a cold bath for the purification of new comers; an expedient which promises the moft falutary confequences.-And here they are to remain till a fufficient aftertainment of their health admits them farther. A fpacious area furrounds the whole, encompaffed by a lofty wall, de fended as in the King's Bench prifon, by pallifades that render vain all hopes of escape. 25. There was performed at the Theatre, Richmond, a new Tragedy, called the Indians, faid to be the production of Profeffor Richardson at Glafgow, author of Effays on Shakespeare's Dramatic Characters. It was received with great applaufe. The subject is novel, The fcene Indian: His voice is from the defert-and his Array'd in Nature's unaffected hues, Of Thames's darling minstrel fung, Indians, poor Indians, whofe untutor'd mind Sees God in clouds, or hears him in the wind,' The children of the wild, whofe footsteps range The pathlefs foreft, and whofe paffions change, Various and fhifting as the gales that fweep The dreary defart, and convulfe the deep, The Earl of Bute's Botanical Enquiries. This nobleman's purfuits, fince the day he withdrew from oftenfible power, have been directed to a Botanical ar rangement. His Lordship's work is little known, although it is completed, and has been long from the prefs. It confifts of nine quarto volumes ;and the plates with which this fyftem is illuftrated, are numerous. The plants confift only of thofe appertaining to England, and they may be confidered in every refpect islandic. The drawings, from which the plates were people were affembled before the front of the house early in the afternoon. A. were engraved, were chiefly of Millar's execution: 500l. was the fum bis Lordfhip paid for them. The engravings about four o'clock he returned from a mounted to about the fame expence. Twelve copies only were printed of this work. If the arrangement could be beneficial to fociety, we have to lament, that the baneful genius of the Thane thus fuppreffed its extenfion. The Queen has one copy. A copy was fent to Buffon, and is Lady Sufan Mackenzie, and Eady Bankes, are each in poffeffion of a copy. Lord Mountftuart, we believe, and another gentleman, whofe name we forget, have this appendage to their libraries. The remaining copies are referved in his Lordship's own cuftody, as legacies, whenever it shall please Heaven to take him. The plates were all deftroyed, when twelve impreffions were taken from each. In this work, however, his Lordship has neither discovered that genius, accuracy, or truth, which can render it an acquifition to Natural History. Anecdote worthy of record. A gentleman in Bristol, who had made a great fortune, by a fudden reverse stopped payment fome years ago, and paid 13s. 4d. per pound, which is a good compofition, and got his certificate. Soon afterwards, by his induftry, he found himself enabled to pay the remaining 6s. 8d. which (like a gentleman lately in Ayrefhire) he actually performed, although he had no tie, except his honour, to do it. It were to be wished fo much honour and honefty were more common now-a-days. morning visit to Lord Stafford, and their higheft hopes were fully gratified. He alighted from his horse amidst the huz zas of thousands, and, with that endearing affability which is his peculiar cha racteristic, he exhibited himself in the Portico of the Saloon, and was received with a warmth of applaufe which could not but be acceptable, as the genuine ef fufion of hearts untainted by party prejudices, eager to teftify their affectionate attachment to the House of Brunswick in the perfon of the Heir Apparent. After this condefcenfion of the Prince, he and the Nobility that were with him retired to dinner; during which period, large bonefires were alighted on the eminences of the park. After dinner, the Prince, Lord and Lady Fitzwilliam, his Grace the Duke of Norfolk, Sir Thomas Dundas and Family, and other gentlemen of distinction, the Suite, &c. appear ed again in the Portico, and by means of a fpeaking trumpet held intercourfe with the delighted multitude. A call of fi lence being made, The King's Health was drank by the Prince, and followed by loud and repeated acclamations. The Prince after this again filled his glass, and gave the two following toasts: ift, Happiness to the People; 20, Profperity to the Manufacturers of Yorkshire. Lord Fitzwilliam proclaimed three toafts from the top of the Buluftrade. The Prince'si Health was firft given, which seemed to meet with louder applaufe (if poffible) than any that had before been given. His Lordship then drank the Duke of York, and afterwards the Duke of Clarence. The Duke of Norfolk gave the following toaft, Loyalty to the King, LoveE to the Prince, and Freedom to the People. The spectators were all this while grati Colonel Fullarton has been prefented by the Grand Signior, with three beautified by the Prince's prefence, who some ful Circaffian damfels. Sir Robert Ain fie's dramogan next day meeting the Colonel, congratulated him on having become a pacha of Three Tails. York, Sept. 7. On Monday evening his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales arrived at Wentworth-houfe, the feat of the Right Hon. Earl Fitzwilliam; and on Wednesday his Lordfhip, in honour of his Royal Vifitor, gave the most splendid and magnificent entertainment that was ever witneffed in this part of England. Anxioufly expecting to behold the illuftrious Vifitor, not lefs than 20,000 part of the time held up Lord Milton, (a beautiful cherub, three years old), the only child of Earl Fitzwilliam, to fee and be feen by the furrounding thousands. The fhades of the evening now veiled the diftant profpect, and the company retiLed to dress for the ball. The ball opened at half paft ten.-It were impoffible to defcribe its brilli ancy. We shall give the outlines only, and the imaginations of our readers must fupply the reft. The faloon is a very large fquare room 12 yards high, in the middle of which is a gallery. Variegated marble pillars run up on each fide niches, which contain charming statues of Heathen Deities, &c. The fire-places were hidden by a profusion of flowering fhrubs and aromatics in pyramidical forms, which had a cool, pleafing effect. 'Pendant from the ceiling hangs a circular chandelier, which contained about 200 very large tapers. As clofe as they could be placed round the lower edge of the gallery, hung three rows of various-coloured lamps of a globular form. Under the gallery they hung in loops; on the marble pillars they were all white; and feftoons of the different coloured ones connected the pillars round the roomthe space above each feftoon being filled with lamps in the form of a diamond, alternately green, blue, red, yellow, &c. the contrafted colours greatly heightening the effect.-Round the cornice at the top the fame order was obferved, but the lights were not fo numerous. The whole number of these small lamps was 8250. The most high-wrought conceptions must fall fhort of the fingular brilliancy of the fcene at first entering, increased by the elegant affemblage of upwards of feven hundred vifitors the Ladies in charming light fancy dreffes, compofed of gauzes, tiffany, or muflin; the head dreffes chiefly fmall hats, at the back or fide of the head, ornamented with plumés of feathers, and wreaths of flowers in termixed with brilliants, pearls, &c. The Prince opened the ball by a minuet with the beautiful and accomplished Countefs of Mexborough: He alfo led her down two country dances.-The unaffected condefcenfion of his Royal Highness's behaviour, and the chearful fatisfaction of his looks, muft have been highly pleafing to his noble hoft, and imprèfled the dif tinguished guefts with the most flatter ing idea of his affable difpofition. At a quarter after two the fupper-rooms were thrown open, and difplayed fuch a profufion of delicious viands and elegant decorations as rarely meet the eye; in fhort, every rarity money could purchase, or fancy conceive. To enumerate every delicacy, or every ornament, would exceed all proper limits; and we can enter no farther into the table decorations, than remarking, that the Prince's fupperroom, and one other room, were ferved entirely in plate-In the former, the fidetable embellishments, for the greater part, were folid gold: the fide-table itfelf appeared inlaid, and ornamented with gold. After fupper, the Company returned to the ball-room, from whence they did not depart till fix o'clock; and then it was with difficulty they prevailed with themselves to quit the magic ground, where tafte, elegance, and affability, formed fpells almost too powerful to be broken by fober reason. There was fuppofed to be about 300 carriages at Wentworth-Houfe. The fervants and poft-boys were all entertained with a good fubftantial cold collation in the riding-houfe, which is capable of holding feveral hundreds without inconvenience; and, much to the credit of fo numerous a company of fervants of all defcriptions, the utmost regularity and order was preserved. The populace in the park were regaled with 60 hogfheads of ale; which, like fo many pieces of artil. lery, did amazing execution: Numbers of flout able-bodied men, (and women too), were, by its potent influence, brought low, and scattered in various parts: dur ing the interregnum of reafon, feveral were eafed of their watches, and other portable articles of value; and it is fuppofed the light-fingered gentry made a decent evening's harvest. Sorry we are to relate, that one of the waggons, loaded with ale, after the horfes were taken out, was fet a-going down the hill; a man, in endeavouring to ftop it, was run over, and fo much bruifed that he died the next morning; another had his arm broke, and a third a foot terribly crushed: but, amongst such a multitude, the wonder is, that we hear of no more acci dents. The Prince left Wentworth House on Thursday to dine with the Honourable Mr Saville, at Rufforth in Nottingham fhire, and carried with him the happy consciousness of having impreffed all ranks of people with the highest opinion of his manners and conduct; he was graciously pleafed to exprefs uncommon fatisfaction at the whole of his Yorkshire journey, and highly commended the decorum obferved by fuch a numerous body of peo ple as were affembled on the ball-night at Wentworth. Lord Fitzwilliam's houfehold had all rich drefs liveries for this occafion; and we shall finish our faint def cription by a bold assertion, that no pub lic entertainment whatever (that given at Windfor excepted) has been fo liberally furnished, fo elegantly displayed, or fo properly conducted, as the above. In coming to town from WentworthHoufe, the Prince of Wales encountered an alarming accident, but which, providentially, was attended by no ill confe quence. About two miles on the other fide of F 2 Newark, Newark, a cart croffing the road ftruck the axle-tree of the Prince's coach, and overturned it. It was on the verge of a flope, and the carriage fell a confiderable way, turned over twice, and was fhivered to pieces. There were in the coach with his Roy. al Highnefs, Lord Clermont, Colonel St Leger, and Warwick Lake, Efq. Two of the Prince's fervants were on the box. We rejoice to be able to say, that the Prince received little injury. He fuffered only a flight contufion in the fhoulder, and his wrist was sprained. His Highnefs was undermoft in the firft fall, but by the next roll of the carriage was brought uppermoft, when he, with his ufual activity and prefence of mind, difengaged himfelf, and was the firft to difengage and refcue his fellow-travellers. Lord Clermont was the moft hurt. He is much wounded in the face, and is otherwife fo severely bruifed, that he was obliged to remain at Newark. The other gentlemen were, like the Prince, fortunate enough to escape, but little hurt. The accident happened at ten o'clock at night, and it was clear moon-light. It was the Prince's own travelling coach, with hired horfes and poftillions. It was occafioned by the wilfulness of the poftillions, who drove to clear the cart with their common precipitation. Warwick Lake's poft-chaife being clofe behind, the Prince and Lord Clermont went forward in it to Newark, where he flept, and proceeded to London the next morning. SCOTLAND In confequence of a letter which the Earl of Breadalbane wrote to Lord Cornwallis, with the plan of the British Society for extending the fisheries and improv ing the fea coafts of the kingdom, a subfcription was fet on foot at Calcutta by his Lordfhip; and we have the pleasure to inform the public, that, greatly to the honour of the gentlemen of Bengal, no lefs a fum than fix thousand pounds Sterling has been tranfmitted to the Society by the laft fhips, and a much greater fum is expected. The establishments of this excellent inftitution at Ullapool and Tobermory are in a flourishing ftate. Two others, one at Stein in the ifle of Sky, and the other in the beautiful ifland of Conna, recommended to the fociety by Mr. Fraser, are in great forwardness, and many fettlers have made proposals to continue their re fidence at these stations. What Lord Macdonald is about to do, the venerable Lord Gardeniton has already done-he built the whole extenfive village of Laurencekirk, placed and eftablished manufactures there, and from the happy fruits of fuch patriotic exertions, derives a fatisfaction, compared to which, the employments of our nobility, their horfes, their ftables, their dog-kennels, and their faro tables, fink into barbarous ignominy. A letter from Lord Gardenfton, one of the delegates from Banff, addressed to the Secretary of the Convention Committee, containing an apology for not attending the Convention, on account of his infirm ftate of health; and his Lordship's favourable opinion of Reform, having been read in Convention the preceding day, and liftened to with all that attention and pleafure which the fentiments of this truely patriotic and generous friend to mankind merit: An addrefs of thanks was most cordially and unanimously voted to his Lordfhip, for this distinguishing mark of his regard, and alfo for his recent generous donation of another hundred pounds for the fupport of Reform-and requesting that his Lordfhip would permit his letter, containing fo many excellent sentiments, to be published. Letter from LORD GARDENSTON to the THE infirm ftate of my health obliged me to leave the town, and to take a country retirement, on the eve of a ge neral meeting of Delegates for a just and neceflary Reform in the government of our Scots Boroughs. As. a fincere, and indeed, a zealous friend of that plan, and as one reprefentative of its honeft affociates in the Borough of Banff, I intended to affift perfonally, and give my teftimony at the meeting. Indeed I earnestly wifhed to do fo; but, fenfible of my inability, I take the liberty to communicate fome of my impartial sentiments on this important fubject, which you may communicate to the meeting if you think proper. After very full and repeated confideration, I am clear, that we should not be difcouraged by one or more disappointments, if they fhould happen. Tellit not in Gath, publish it not in the freets of Afcalon, that at a time when persons in France, of all denominations, are gene rouny roufly furrendering oppreffive power for the benefit and relief of their people, though that power has been founded in the most ancient laws and permanent ufage, we fhall tamely submit to the con tinuation of a law rafhly made, in a dark and barbarous age, of no great antiquity, and never uniformly obferved. Magna eft veritas, et prevalebit, is a moral certainty, if its adherents are determined and steady. We are no faction contending for perfonal preferments, or private profits, under pretences of public intereft; we contend for honeft regulations, and common good to all. When the principles on which we proceed, and the grievances of which we complain are fully explained, and rightly understood, fooner or later we muft prevail in the most important points of Reform. In particular, I think we have reafon to entertain great hopes from the found judgment and liberal generous fentiments of many English members of the legiflature, whether they are men in power or not. We ought not to doubt that time and perfeverance, with full explanation, will increase our friends and affociates in this country, already very numerous, and highly refpectable. I muft frankly confefs, it seems to me furprifing, that many of our men of confiderable landed property, and fome fpirited and good characters, even among our Magiftrates themselves, are yet either inimical or indifferent to this great queftion. I think there can be no doubt that time, patience, and perfeverance, muft bring them to a proper fenfe of public duty. It is perfectly evident, that the honour and true intereft of our landed men in all ranks, are connected with the independence and profperity of our Boroughs. In proportion as the neighbouring Boroughs are flourishing, induftrious, and rich, their properties grow in value, and their patronage in importance. It is equally certain that the Reform propofed, would, in every juft and rational view, prove more honourable and advan tageous, than detrimental to the actual Magiftrates, if they are men of fenfe and merit. Such men muft foon difcern, that their true honour and interest keep pace From Germany. Mr George Dunbar, with the liberty and profperity of their fellow citizens. Let the perfervidum ingenium Scotorum exert itself in this inftance with fenfe and conftancy; let us never cease to perfift, even for generations to come, if that fhould prove neceffary, by all honest, moderate, and conftitutional means, at leaft till we can obtain relief in two effential, and manifeftly neceffary points -to abolish the monftrous fyftems of felfelected Magiftrates and Counsellors, introduced by an antiquated and abiurd law-till we can obtain a law to restore the original just right of election, by the Burgeffes, in their feveral corporations and focieties, under wife and proper regulations; to controul the notorious mifadminiftrations and embezzlements of our Borough revenues, properly called their common good-and, in fine, to make our Magiftrates, like other adminiftrators, duly accountable before pro per Courts of Juftice. I muft plainly confefs I am very indifferent, with regard to the political power of private Burgeffes in Parliamentary elections. If our Magiftrates are fairly elected by the community, they will probably confult the interefts of the community in their political measures and engagements. I fhall heartily concur with the Meeting, if they think proper, to offer our fincere and grateful thanks to fuch perfons as have already publicly diftinguished themfelves as the friends of our caufe, and particularly to Mr Sheridan, who. in my opinion, understands the merits of it, and takes it up on juft and generous views. As a humble individual, (ambitious only of good fame, and to be affociated with those who love humanity and true liberty, without any kind of diforder or licentioufnefs) I declare, I never, while I live, fhall ceafe to join with, and aid as much as I can, the steady friends of this Reform. I am, moft fincerely yours, 15. On Saturday the University of Edin burgh conferred the degree of Doctor in Medicine on the following gentlemen, after the usual private and public trials: DISSERTATIONES INAUGURALES. Of Great Britain. De Scorbuto. De Rheumatismo Acuto. • De Typho. Mo |