of Lord Mayor's Day Lord Mayor's Day. jefty's permiffion to the Bishop of Lincola (Dr. Pretyman) to take and ufe the furname of Tomline only, in pursuance of the will of the late Marmaduke Tomline, efq. of Riby Grove, co. Lincoln, who has left confiderable eftates to his Lordship. Wednesday, November 9. This day, at half paft rz, the old and new Lord Mayors, Sheriffs, Aldermen, and city officers, affembled at Guildhall, whence they went in proceffion in their state coaches to Blackfriars' bridge, where the city barge was in waiting. The Lord Mayor and Al dermen alighted, and went on board the barge, which commenced its voyage for Westminster-hall, attended by feveral of the Livery companies in their barges. It' was near 2 before the proceffion reached the Exchequer Chamber, where, on his Lordship's entrance, the Recorder (Mr. Sylvefter) addreffed the Chief Baron, (Macdonald) thus: 1 generous ardour feems to have originated in The Chief Baron replied as follows"The "My Lord, I have the honour of prefenting John Perring, efq. whom the Livery of London, and the according voice of his brethren the Aldermen, have cont figned to the important office of chief ma giftrate of the city of London. At a time fo awful as the present, when the country is threatened by an implacable and unprincipled enemy, it is of the laft importance that the civic chair fhould be filled by a perfon in whom the greatest confidence can be placed. It is not unreasonable to expect that, while the armed force of the country is repelling the enemy on the coaft, fome wicked fpirits may be found to rife up in the capital, with a view of fa vouring their diabolical defigns upon British liberty and independence. It is, therefore, the more neceflary that the chief magiftrate of the city of London fhould be a man of tried fortitude, of approved principles, and attached to the honour and welfare of his country. To fuch a man, my Lord, the citizens of London confider they have con fided the balance of their rights, their privileges, and their charters.The late Lord Mayor alfo attends, my Lord, to deliver in the receipts of his profits. In fpeaking of him, it is a moft grateful talk to my feelings, to report of him what his merits and my duty exacts. When he affumed the reins of his office, the recent Peace had let loofe upon fociety fome thousands of perfons not the leaft unlikely to disturb the peace and tranquillity of the city, notwithstanding he had obtained the first object of his great office, and the city's peace had been pre-a change in opinion will make the country i ferved. Having briefly mentioned the pie tenfions of the one, and the approved good conduct of the other, I cannot difmifs my remarks, without alluding to thofe citizens who have fpanobly and patriotically cab Atracted themfelves from their bufinefs and their homes, to wield the word in defence of their countrys more particularly as the more fecure, and conquest more certain? In fhort, the late times have polled the opi nions of the country; and the majority of those attached to their Sovereignd and their county totally eclipses the few who enters tain contrary fentimentsin Having fair thuso much you will perceive that youodvill have the fupport of a community ready ande Odiyadmɔuk DAM Tnwilling 1 willing to co-operate with your Lordship in every measure productive of the public welfare. It is a further fatisfaction for you to know that you are furrounded by thousands of your fellow citizens, who, as foon as the country fhall be declared in danger, will rally round you, armed and difciplined for effectual defence; men, not urged by a love of glory only, but, knowing the value of the bleffings they enjoy, attached to the comforts of their own firefides, and, above all, from the advantages of a liberal education, capable of appreciating the happiness derived from a moft perfect conftitution. What, I fay, may not be expected from the aid and affiftance of fuch men! fuch atchievements, I truft, that pofterity fhall wonder at! But, above all, I humbly hope that you will have the affiftance of a God who never forfakes his people when engaged in a juft caufe.With respect to the conduct of the late Lord Mayor, too much cannot be faid. You have the fatisfaction, Sir, of feeing that the beft fecurity of a city against licentiousness, is prevention, and moderation; at least that fuch means fhould first be reforted to, and, if ineffectual, then firmness and decision should prevail, to enforce fubjection to order. You likewife feel, that, where you could not become the mediator, the leaft poffible degree of feverity was the best calculated to deter the many. It must allo be of great fatisfaction to you, that, by your example, the City of London is placed in a pofture of defence fully equal to the purpose for which it was raised. Such a fcene was never before exhibited; a band of British freemen embodied and trained to arms, determined to tranfmit to pofterity their rights, their franchifes, nay, every thing that is dear to man, or nobly perifh in defence of fuch invaluable bleflings. It is not within, my power to fay what may not fairly be expected from fuch exertions, when opposed to a force who look forward only to plunder, and have no better ftimulus for their actions and their prowess than robbery and bloodthed. The Volunteers of this country have a noble motive for the facrifices they make: they feel its influence; they have become acquainted with the ufe of arms with a promptitude fcarcely to be believed; and they, in common with every Briton in the land, look forward with confidence to a brilliant and glorious iffue of the great contest in which they have fo honourably embarked." His Lordship having finished, and the Recorder made the accustomed invitation to dine at Guildhall; the Lord Mayor pro ceeded to the other Courts, where having made the ufual returns, and depofited the ufual writs, he withdrew. About 4 the aquatic proceffion returned 10 Blackfriars' bridge, where the civic SunGent. Mag. November, 1803. party landed, and proceeded to Guildhall, with mufic playing, and flags waving. The Lord Mayor was in the City states coach, drawn by fix beautiful horfes, and preceded by fix footmen fuperbly dreffed. The poftillion's dress was truly elegant. The late Lord Mayor, in his private coach and fix, was accompanied by his fon Major Price, the water bailiff, and chaplain; and the populace, in teftimony of their attachment to their late chief magiftrate, took the horfes from his carriage on Ludgate-hill, and drew it to Guildhall, amidft a thunder of acclamations. The dinner was elegant, but the company not fo numerous as upon fimilar occafions. The ball at night was opened with a mtnuet by the Spanish Ambassador and Mifs Perring, fifter to the Lord Mayor's Chaplain. Mr. Addington retired at 9; and the Lady Mayores at half part 10. Sunday, November 13. A most beautiful vivid meteor defcended this evening, about 8 o'clock; taking a South west direction, and the whole atmosphere for the inftant appeared illumined with a vivid flame of blue light. Its appearance was exactly that of a firework, called a Bengal light, of a bright blue flame; it was not fo large as has been frated, nor was its appearance accompanied by any beat or noife. This phænomenoni is not calculated to excite that terror and dread which in the dark ages of fuperftition the defigning were wont to raife. A comparison of well-authenticated facts authōrifes a conclufion that fimilar events are by no means uncommon; but by happening in the day-time, or after the inhabitants have in general retired to reft; they are observed but by few; and the relation, if made, dif regarded; and it is perhaps as much owing to the time of the evening in which this meteor appeared, as to its magnitude and brilliancy, that it has excited fo much cus riofity. From the circumftance of its appearance at Dover, Granbrook, Chelmford, Lewes, Bright helmfione, and Southampion, compared with its appearance in London, it feems that the body which occafioned this light was moving with incredible swiftness ac a valt height above the earth, in a direction nearly W. or S. W. and in a line paffing to the Southward of the coast of Effex. Accordingly we expect in due course of time to hear that it was feen in France, and probably further in a S. W. direction and in the contrary direction across England, Wales, and perhaps Ireland. It was ohserved near the Horse-guards, in Wefta minster, to país about 28 or 30 degrees to the Southward of the Zenith, and about 28 or 29 minutes after the lidur of eight by that clock, which is well and constantly regulated to true or near time; the whole time which the light occafioned by the Meteor Meteor lafted, was not eftimated to exceed great velocity, we have or of any of those Tuesday, November 22. About 3 o'clock his Majefty arrived at the House of Lords; and the Commons having attended, he delivered the following fpeech from the throne, "My Lords, and Gentlemen, "Since I laft me met you in Parliament, it has been my chief object to carry into effect thofe measures which your wildom had adopted for the defence of the United Kingdom, and for the vigorous profecution of the war. In thefe preparations I have been feconded by the voluntary exertions of all ranks of my people, in a manner that has, if poffible, ftrengthened their claims to my confidence and affection: they have proved, that the menaces of the enemy have only ferved to roufe their native and hereditary fpirit; and that all other confiderations are loft in a general difpofition to make thofe efforts and facrifices which the honour and fafety of the kingdom demand at this important and critical conjuncture. Though my attention has principally been directed to the great object of internal fecurity, no opportunity has been left of making an impreffion on the foreign poffeffions of the enemy. The Inlands of St. Lucia, of Tobago, of St. Pierte, and Miquelon, and the fettlements mion of the French my The Kingdom. have a perfect reliance on your pab Gentlemen of the House of Commons, lic fpirit for making fuch provifion as may the King of Sweden, for the the of Demerara and Effequibo, have furren-w of our Conftitution, our Reli Laws, and Independence. To the activity and valour of my Fleets and Armies, to the zeal and unconquerable fpirit of my faithful Sebjects, I confide the honour of my Crown, and all thofe valu able interefts which are involved in the e of this momentous conteft.-Actuated by thefe fentiments, and humbly imploring the bleffing of Divine Providence, I look forward with a firm conviction, that if, contrary to all just expectation, the enemy fhould elude my numerous dered to the British Arms. In the conduct of the operations by which those valuable acquifitions have been made, the utmoft promptitude and zeal have been difplayed by the Officers employed on thofe fervices, and by my forces acting under their command by fea and land. In Ireland, the leaders, and feveral inferior agents, in the late traitorous and atrocious confpiracy, have been brought to juftice; and the public tranquillity has experienced no further interruption. I indulge the hope, that Fleets and Cruizers, and attempt to execute fuch of my deluded fubiects as have fwerved their prefumptuous threat of invading our from their allegiance are now convinced of coafts, the confequence will be to them diftheir error; and that, having compared the confiture, confufion, and difgrace; and that advantages they derive from the protection ours will not only be the glory of furmounting of a free conftitution with the condition of prefent difficulties, and repelling immediate thofe countries which are under the domi- danger, but the folid and permanent advanLage 1 ftrength, the refult of its own tried energy and refources." Sunday, Nov. 27. This morning, between 1 and 2, an alarming fire broke out in the manufactory, of Mr. Dimfdale, Fan-ftreet, Gofwell-ftreet,, which threatened the fpeedy deftruction of the premifes; but was happily extinguished by the exertions of Mr.D. and a few friends. Too much cannot be faid in praife of the Volunteers who attended on this occafion. 1 Prelate thus proceeds: "The occafion is extraordinary; and we meet it, as we ought to do, with extraordinary refolution and exertion. A fuccefs This proved a very wet day in the neigh-ful invafion, had it ever been accomplished bourhood of London; and about 5 o'clock during the Monarchy of France, would in the afternoon, during a remarkably have been terminated by, perhaps, a difadheavy fall of rain, the inhabitants were fur- vantageous peace; but we fhould have reprifed by three or four vivid flashes of tained our rank in the fcale of nations. A lightning, and as many loud claps of thun- fuccessful invafion by the Republic of France der. The fecond flash was particularly (Heaven avert fo great an evil!) will never bright, and of longer duration than flashes be terminated but in complete national deof lightning ufually are. gradation, in public bankruptcy, and individual beggary. This limited Monarchy, the glory of civilized fociety! will be overthrown-our aged Monarch (God protect him!) and his numerous fons, will be buried, fuch is the acknowledged bravery of his race! in the laft ruins of their native land. Your rank, my Lords, by which, for the benefit of all, you are now diftinguifhed from the reft, will be heard of no more. The landed gentry will be obliged to become farmers, and be compelled, by unheard of, unthought of, exactions, to give up the lamented pruduce of their own lands and of their own labor, to feed the luxury of a foreign country.The farmers will be made labourers; and the labourers will be made flaves. And, in addition to all thefe calamities, the youth of every clafs will be made confcripts-and dragged from their country and their father's house to fight the battles of violent and unjuft ambition in every part of the world.Sooner than all this fhould happen, I would fay (did Chriftianity permit fuch a wifh), may the fate of the Saguntis become the fate of Britons!" Tuesday, Nov. 29.5 This morning the intelligence of the capture & the Dutch fettlement of Berbice was s communicated in a letter from Lord Hobart to the Lord Mayor. Wednesday, Nov. 30. The Bishop of Llandaff has published a fpeech, which he intended to have deli, vered in the House of Lords on the first day of the prefent Seffion. After fhewing that our prefent preparations to repel the threatened attack of the enemy are greater and more extenfive than on any former occafion, and congratulating the country on the noble ardour difplayed on the occafion, from the throne to the cottage, the worthy PRICES OF FLOUR, November 28: Fine 48s. to. 335-Seconds 44s. to 48s. Fine Pollard as, to 24s.-Bran 10s. to 10s 6d, Total 13,494 Sacks. Average 545. 63d. os. 3d. lower than the last Return. Average Price of SUGAR, computed from the Returns made in the Week ending Kent Bags Effex Ditto St. James's Hay PRICE OF HOPS. 41. Jos. to 1. 85. Kent Pockets 41. 10s. to 51. cs. 4. 10s. to 51. os. PRICE OF HAY AND Straw Whitechapel-Hay Suffex Ditto 51. 4s. to 5. 165. Farnham Ditto 71. os. to gl. 95. STRAW, Nov. 26: Average 51. os. 6d. 41. 65. cd. to 51. 155, od. Beef Mutton Straw od. 8s. od. to 11. 14s. od. Average 11. 8s. od. Average 51. 25. od. Average 61. 75. od. To fink the offal-per ftone of 8lb. to 5s. 8d. Pork to ot od lliw sonɔs4 mon 55. Lamb 6d. 55. od. to 7s. od. COALS, Newcastle 59s. 6d. Delivered 71s. 6d. SOAP, Yellow, 845. Mottled, 92s. Curd, 965. 35. 4d. to 45. 4d. 4s. 88. to 5s. 4. Beafts 2500. Sheep and Lambs 14,500. TALLOW Iper stone, 81b, St. James's 4s. 10d. Clare Market 4s. rod, Whitechapel 49. rcd. GAZETTE GAZETTE PROMOTIONS. War-office, STAFF. To be infpecting Sept. 24. field-officers of yeomanry and volunteers, with temporary rank of lieutenant-colonel in the army fo long as they continue to hold these appointments, viz. Col. Charles Mac Murdo, late of the 31ft foot; Lieut. col. John Jenkinfon, on pay of the late Sheffield regiment; Lieut. col. Wm. Thomiinfon, on ditto of the late 91ft foot; Major Ralph Gore, on ditto of the late York Fuzileers; William Harris, efq. late lieutenant-colonel of the 2d foot; John C. Cowell, efq. late lieutenant-colonel of the 1ft battalion of Royals; Henry Harnage, efq. late lieutenant-colonel of the 104th foot; John D. Kane, efq. late lieu tenant-colonel of the 4th foot; Heneage Twyfden, efq. late lientenant-colonel of the 4th foot; James Kirkman, efq. lae lieutenant-colonel of the 52d foot; W. Dalrymple, efq. late lieutenant-colonel of the 2d foot; John Stewart, efq. lave major of the 27th foot; J. Hugh M'Leroch, efy. lafe lieutenant-colonel of the Rifle Corps ; Wm. Gore, efq. late lieutenant-colonel of the Birmingham Fencibles; Col. H. M. Clevering, of the late Argyllire Fencibles; Lieut.-col. Robert Garden, on halfpay of the 54th foot; Lieut. col. G. Duke, on half-pay of the 65th foot; and Major Frederick Metzner, on half-pay of the late American Provincials. War-office, Oct. 1. His Majefty has been pleafed to appoint of the Invalid Artillery John Coffio, o half-pay of the King's American Regist ment; Richard Armstrong, ön half-pay of the Queen's American Rangers; John More ray, on half-pay of 96th F; Sir Charles Green, knt of geth B. William St Leger,si of 27th Light Dragoons Henry Magan, 1 of 2 39th F. Richard N. Hopkins, of 32d0 F. John Smith, of the tft Foot guards; to Alexander Mackay,adjutant generalisin C Scotland; Thomas Hartcup, of the Invalidb Engineers; William O. Huddlestone, of the Artillery; George Fead, of ditto ; James Sowerby, of the Invalid Artillery, Thomas Blomefield, of the Artillery; Gother Mann, of the Engineers; Donald Macdonald, of 54th F.; John Pratt, of the late Irish Ar tillery; Forbes Champagne, of 26th F.; Jofiah Champagne, of a Regiment of Infantry; Harry Calvert, of 5th Weft.India Regiment; George Cockburne, on half-pay of 92d F.; Edward Dunne, on half-pay of the Pembrokeshire Fencible Cavalry; James Drummond, of 43d F.; Edwin Hewgill, of 19th F.; William Dowdeswell, of e6th F.; 1 Alexander Mackenzie, of 36th F.; George! Moncrieffe, of goth F.; Thomas Meyrick, of 21ft F.; Charles Craufurd, on half-pay of Rutland Fencible Cavalry; George Hav Vanfittart, of 12th Battalion of Reserve } the Hon. Charles Fitzroys of ift Footse guards; Francis Hugonin, of 4th Dragoons; and Thomas P. Vandeleur, of 8th Lightt Dragoons; to be MAJOR-GENERALS Ins the Army.' to sup LIEUTENANT-COLONELS Duncan Mac Half-pay of 61ft F.; Robert Shaw, of 74th F.; Christopher Darby, of 54th F.; David! Clephane, of 20th F.; William Balfour, of 57th F.; William Wilkinson, of 30th F.; William Dickson, of 420 F.; Bulftrede LIEUTENANT-GENERALS William Shir reff, William Grinfield, Samuel Hulfe, Alintofh, of 60th F.; Francis Carruthers, onl bemarle Bertie, Charles Vallancey, John Earl of Clanriorde, Sir James Steuart, bart. Thomas Carleton, James Marth, Cavendish Lifter, James Ogilvie, Sir Robert Lawrie, bart. Wm. Edmefton, David Home, Hugh Debbieg, Montgomery Agnew, Alexander Earl of Balcarres, Cornelius Cuyler, Charles Earl of Harrington, the Hon. Richard Fitzpatrick, Nifbet Balfour, Edmund Stephens, Sir Thomas Trigge, K. B. Francis Earl of Moira, and Peter Craig, to be GENERALS in the Army. es Wh MAJOR-GENERALS George Bernard, George Nugent, John Bowater, Thomas Averne, James Barker, John Campbell, Chorus Tarrant, John Barclay, William Macarm k, John Freke, Sir Robert Stuart, bart. Richard England, William Keppel, John Hely Lord Hutchinfon, K. B. John Hamilton, Alexander Hay, Thomas Goldie, Sumon Fraser, James Stewart, Charles Haftings, Thomas Davis, Robert Manners, William Loftus, William Myers, Oliver Nico Alexander Mercer, Geo. Hewett, and Charles Baron Hompefch, to be Lagu TENANT-GENERALS in the Army, as mor COLONELS George Elliott, of the Royal Marines ;Duncan Campbell, of ditto; Patrick Wauchope, of the goth Foot; Baldwin Leighton, of 46th Fa; Patrick Sinclair, on half-pay of 54th F.; Richard Chapman, of 77th F.; Henry Tucker, Montrefor, of 18th F.: Albert Gledflanes, of 57th F.; John Hodgson, an helf-pay of the late 131ft F.; Charles Steventon, of a Regiment of Infantry; Lawrence, Bradfhaw, of 1ft Life-guarus George William Richard Harcourt, of 12th F.; William Palmer Acland, of the Coldstream! Foots guards; Nicholas Nepean, of the late Banff fhire Fencibles; James Taylor, of 12th F Miles Nightingale, of sitt F.; James Hay? the Hon. William Eardley, on half-pay of 82d F.; William Cochell, of 5th F. Lens nard Shaftoe Orde, on half-pay of 132d Fis Richard Bingham, of 3d F.; Jofeph French, on half-pay of 102d F.; John Lee, on halfpay of 112th F; Henry Clinton, offt Foot-guards; John Sontag; James Robertfon, of 92d F.; Edward William Leyborne, of the late Cambrian Rangers; James Dun. lop, of 77th Fia Fuzroy J. Grafton Madlean, of 60th F. Walter Ker, of the late British Fencibles; Alexander Campbells of 74th Fmand John Pigott, bonthalf-pay of 113th F to be COLONELS in the Army MAJORS |