in the taste which led him to felect, and the judgment which enabled him to appreciate, the literary productions which were, from time to time, presented to him. Although frequently folicited, and amply qualified, to fill fituations of public trust and refponfibility, it is a well known fact, that he uniformly declined to accept any office of this kind. It need fcarcely be added, that he kept aloof from all party difcuffions, and political diffenfions, although diftinguished, upon every great question, as a warm friend to the invaluable conftitution of his country. In private life, Mr. Bell was humane, charitable, and unoftentatious, uniting to a copious fund of Information and good fenfe, a benevolence of heart, and chearfulness of temper, peculiarly his own. He continued in the active duties of his profefjon till within a very short period of his death, and preferved his faculties Laimpaired to the laft. He was one of the 'original promoters of the Society of Bookfellers of Edinburgh and Leith, and was the first who filled the fituation of Prefes of that fociety. At a meeting of the committee, held on the 29th of September, the following propofil was made by Mr. Conftable, the prefent Prefes, and unanimoufly approved of; and with it we fhall conclude this fhort sketch of the character of Mr. Bell: "The fociety having recently fuftained a very afflicting los in the death of one of its oldeft and worthiest members, Mr. John Bell, it is propofed that, at the next general meeting, all the members fhall appear in mourning, as a fmall tribute of refpect to the memory of one who has, for half a century, held a diftinguished place among his brethren, and whofe name will never be forgotten while integrity and uprightness are held in estimation among men." IRELAND. Married.] Jofeph Fox, efq. of Doolifton, Meath, to Mifs Frances D'Arcy, of Hydepark, Weftmeath. At Cavan, Robert Crawford, efq. furveyor of Excife, aged 80 years, to Miss Sarah Gra. ham, only daughter of the late Francis C. efq, aged 15 years. At Limerick, Thomas Swyny, efq. lieut. in the 25th regt. of foot, to Miss Catherine Cecilia Gliffan, daughter to William Gliffin, elq of Fermoy. Died.] In Dublin, Lord Carbery, who fucceeded to that title about a year ago. His Tordthip was the fifth baron, and has left two daughters, the Hon. Mrs. Preston, and the Hon. Mrs. Barry ; but dying without male iffae, the title devolves to his relative Sir John Evans Freke.-Alice, Counters of WickTow, relict of the late Lord Viscount W. 69. John Allen, eiq. 81. He was one of the oldest merchants in that city, and a director of the bank of Ireland, fince the fir eftablishment. Mrs, Walsh, wife of the Dean of Dromore. This lady was one of the co-heireffes of the late Theobald Wolfe, efq, and coufin to the late Lord Kilwarden. Suddenly, Brice, Earl of Milltown, 72, who fucceeded his brother Jofeph, the late Earl, November 27th, 1801. He is fucceeded to his title and eftates by his grandfon, who entered his 8th year, on the 11th of February. This young nobleman is the fon of Jofeph Leefon, efq. eldest fon of the late Earl, who died before his father came to the title; and Emily, grand-daughter of General Douglas. The young Earl has a brother, Henry Talbot, born in 1800; and a fifter Cecilia, born in 1801, fhortly after the death of her father. Mr. Stewart, a favourite but unfortunate fon of Thefpis. With all his failings he had alfo a fund of generofity and philan thropy which fhould have obfcured his faults from the refearches of his traducers; he was a good fon, and in that capacity deferves the unqualified praife of thofe who knew his conduct to his father. Malignity, aided by the indifcretions incident to human nature, perverted in a great degree the mental faculties of poor Stewart; melancholy fucceeded violence; and dumb forgetfulness, relieved only by incoherent recollection, finally clofed the fcene of this once favoured and established comedian. He was about 35 years of age; and had been a confiderable part of that time upon the ftage, but, until the production of O'Keefe's "Wicklow Gold Mines," did not rife above mediocrity; from that period (1794) he diftinguithed himfelf in low comedy, and ultimately became a prominent favourite with the Dublin audience. He has left a young widow pregnant (the late Mifs Griffiths) and two chil dren. At Belfast, Mrs. White, wife of Mr. W. of the Belfast theatre; a woman or molt exemplary conduct and meeknefs of difpofition, which gained and fecured her the love and efteem of all who knew her. She was one of the infant pupils of the celebrated Garrick, and her father (a Mr. Simpfon, of Aberdeen in Scotland, where Mrs. W. has left feveral near relations, of the most refpectable families,) was Mr. G.'s abftant and particular friend. Mr. Garrick brought her out in the character of Violante, in the Wonder! a Woman keeps a Secret, at the age of fourteen, with his Don Felix, in which fhe proved very fucceísful; having, in her infant years, performed all the principal chitdren's parts with that great man. She coptinued but a short time in the profeffion, when the was married to Charles Fleetwood, efg. fon of the old patentee of that name of Drury-lane theatre, who shortly after died at Bengal in the East Indies; where, on his arrival, he was informed of the decease of his wife's brother, a fhort time, before at Madras, a Captain John Simpton, in the army, Mas. White being defrauded of all the property left her, which was confiderable both by her brother brother and husband, was neceffitated to return again to the stage, where she has experienced many viciffitudes with Mr. White, to whom she had been married fixteen years. At the fame place, William Sinclair, efq. Poffeffed of an active mind, the staple trade of the country was conducted by him on an enlarged fcale, with that fuccefs which unremitting application, directed by the foundest talents, naturally produces. In the profecution of his defigns, he appeared to devive as much fatisfaction from the employment and comfort afforded to the numerous body of people under him, as from any prefent emolument With increafing opulence, his liberality kept pate; for his hand was not only open to individual distress, but to the fupport of every public inftitution, to the advancement of every relative, to the encouragement of the industry of every acquaintance. In his manner at home, where the heart is beft developed, were blended the father, brother, and friend, infomuch that the domeftic circle has feldoni prefented a more perfect scene of chearful innocence, confidence, and love. Alfo at Belfast, William Prefton, efq. bar ritter at law; he was a gentleman of mild, and benevolent manners, and an excellent claffic fcholar, His works as a poet are well known and admired for their elegant tafte, and refined feelings. At Chilcomb, Killarney, Mifs S Lynn, youngest daughter of Adam Loftus L, efq. At Newmarket, county of Cork, Mrs. Curran, mother of the Right Hon. John Philpot Curran, mafter of the rolls. At Limerick, the Right Rev. Dr. Michael Peter M'Mahon, titular Bishop of Killaloe, aged 97. At Drehadarfna, county of Limerick, Anne Meade, at the advanced age of 117. DEATHS ABROAD. At Peterburg, on the 3d of June laft, in the 77th year of his age, M. Bachmeifter, Member of the Imperial Academy of Sciences He has left a confiderable number of manufcripts, to the care of Mr. Luffo, who will felect those fit for the public. A catalogue of his works is inferted in Meufel's Catalogue of the Authors of Germany. At Kiel, Doctor Henßler, one of the most diftinguished members of the University in that city. He' was author of many learned works: the most diftinguished of which are, his researches on the Orisin of Siphilis The Prince Regent of Deomark has purchased for the Danish Admiralty, ce valuable library of this learned phyfician. At Saxe Weimar, Charles Gore, efq. formerly of Southampton, but for many years years paft refident at Weimar. He has left two children; Emily, his eldrit furviving daughter, now at Weimar, and Anna, Dow. ager Countess t'owper, now at Florence, mofi.er of the prefent Earl, and of the Hon. Spencer Cowper. At Colchester, Connecticut, in America, Mr. Hezekiah Kilbourn, aged 77 years. The cafe of this man has hitherto been unprecedented in that country. Until he was fifty years of age, he fupported thofe Chriftian virtues which add dignity to an intelligent and elevated mind. He then, by degrees, became infane; three years elapfed; it was found neceflary, for his family's fafety, to confine him in chains. In this fituation he remained twenty-five years, when he imbibed an idea that he fhould be poifoned to death; he accordingly refused to take food of any kind (tobacco and water excepted), and, ftrange to tell, he fafted 62 days. He then, by the folicitations of his attendants, with a voracious appetite, received into his stomach one large table spoon full of milk, and again refused fuftenance. He furvived two days after taking the milk, when death clofed the melancholy scene. At Bofton, America, Mr. Thomas Parker, aged 50; an active naval officer in the revolutionary war. The following is an extract from his log book: "First part of the voyage, pleafant, with fine breezes and free winds-all fail fet-fpoke many veffels in want of provifions-fupplied them freelyMiddle paffage-Weather variable-fhort of provifions-spoke several of the above vessels our supply had enabled to refit-nade signals of diftrefs-they up helm and bore awayLatter part-Boisterous, with contrary winds. Current of adversity setting hard to leeward. Toward the end of the paffage cleared up: with the quadrant of honesty, had an observation; corrected and made up my reckon. ing, and, after a paffage of fifty years; came to in Mortality Road, with the calm unruf fled furface of the ocean of Eternity in view." At Calabar, in the Eaft Indies, in 'the 32d year of his age, Captain Smyth, of the 56th regiment, laft furviving fon of the late James Smyth, efq. attorney at law, of Nur wich. After serving in all the campaigns of Flanders and Holland, under General Coote at Oftend, in Ireland at the battle of Vinegar Hill, in Gibraltar during the mutiny, with Abercromby in Egypt, when be gained a medal; and after having gallantly ferved his country in fourteen general actions, he was doomed to fall in the prime of life, a victim to a malignant fever in a foreign land. At Vellore, in the Eaff Indies, Lieutenantcolonel James M'Kerras, eldeft fon of the late Mr. Andrew M'Kerras, merchant in Leith, and brother to the late Major William M'Kerras, of the corps of Royal Engineers, who was killed in the fervire of his country, in the memorable expedition to Egypt, under the gallant Sir Ralph Abercromby. Colone! M Kerras had ferved in India upwards of 28 years, with much credit to himself and ho nour to his country, and was much respected as a steady, active, and humane offices. MONTHLY MONTHLY COMMERCIAL REPORT. THE Oporto fleet, lately arrived, has brought a more confiderable quantity of port wine into our market, than has been for fome years paft arrived in any one fleet: the article, however, keeps up its price, and the wines just now arrived may be called in general of good quality, but they are still deficient in brandy, owing to the fcarcity and prefent high price of that article in Portugal. Cottons by this fieet, from Lisbon, &c. have conie to rather a dull market; nor is there a fpeedy appearance of its being better, owing to the prefent ftate of the manufactories in Lancashire, which are rather at a stand for want of good foreign orders, the trade in general having fufered fo feverely by their late Hamburgh con nexions. It is fatisfactory to find, by the late order of council, that the fpeculators to Buenos Ayres have got permiflion to difpofe of their out-ward bound cargoes (through the medium of neutral veels, &c.) as well as to bring home the returns in like manner; by which means the ferious lols that would eventually fall on them is prevented, and, in all probability, their adventures will turn out to good account, as the principal part of their cargoes are at this time wanted in the West Indies, and produce there may be had on reasonable terms, particularly rum, the importation and confumption of which is encouraged by the new additional duty of 2s. 6d. gallon being laid upon foreign brandies and hollands. At prefent there is a large quantity of the former article, fay brandies, uted in the king's lock for fe.curing of the duties, and the article has lowered in price confiderably. The very large orders for Irish linens, now fhipping at Dublin and Belfaft for the Spanish market (via Litbon), has given new life to the manufactures of that valuable article; in conlequence of which fine linens have rather advanced in price; and as theie orders are always confirmed by a London credit feldom exceeding twenty one days fight, they will bring an immenfe quantity of money into circulation among the induftrious poor of the north of Ireland. The exports from the fouth of that kingdom, conlifting of beef, pork, and butter for the Weft Indies, have been very confiderable, but the prices uncommonly high this year. Although the fugar-market continues flat, and the fale of that commodity very dull, owing to the deficiency of export to the northern parts of Europe, ftill the articles of coffee and cocoa hive advanced in price, and rums are likely to, at least, retain their prefent prices. The average price of brown or Muscovado fugar, computed from the returns made from the week ending March 4, 1807, is 34s. 74d per cwt. exclufive of duties of cuftoms paid or payable thereon, on the importation thereof into Great Britain. The hip-owners and builders ftill continue to complain of a want of regulation in enforcing the spirit of the Navigation Laws in their favour: in fo much are they at prefent oppreffed. that the freights fcarcely ferve to defray port charges and feamen's wages, and if fome remedy be not speedily adopted by our government for their reliet, the building of British merchant thips muft in a great degree cease. The woollen manufactures in the north, particularly at Leeds, Halifax, &c. &c. for coarfe goods, has been very brifk of late; and thofe in Gloucester, Wilts, &c. &c for fine articles, have kept pace with them; of which latter an immenfe quantity has been exported to Ireland, but very few of the coarfer forts are wanted there, as the manufacture of that defcription of goods is carried on in a very extenfive way in the capital of the fifter kingdom. The exchange with Ireland is fallen from 12 to 11 per cent, still remaining 21. 3s. 4d. per cent. again that country, a ferious confideration to the purchafers of East India and other articles exported hence. This necellity of a variation in the exchange between the two countries, certainly fhould be at once done away, by the legiflature making the monies of the united kingdoms of equal currency and value. At public fale on the 10th inftant, 1080 hogheads of fugar were fold by Meffrs. Coles and Son, from 51s. to 745. per cwt.; and on the fame day, 920 hogsheads, tierces, and barrels of clayed fugar, by Mefirs. Blache and Kemble, from 53s. up to 97s. 63. per cwt.; and on the 11th inftant, there were two public fales of plantation coffee, by Melfrs. Kymer and Co. and the Widow Purdy and Sons, confiling of 172 hogtheads, 27 calks, and 2948 bags, fold from 95s. to 130s. d. per cwt.; on the 12th inftant, a large tale of beaver skins, by Meifts Row and Co. which fold from 10s 74 to 21s 94. per lb., a parcel of Vigo wool, at 4s. to 45. id. per lb, Vigo fheep's fkins, s. 7d. per skin. On the 13th inftant, there were two fales of cotton wool, by Meffrs. Blache and Co and T. Kebble, confifting of up. wards of 1000 bags, Demerara, Barbadoes, Surinam, &c. &c. which fold from Is. 6d. to 1s 11d per lb. as in quality. A By the accounts laid on the table of the Houfe of Commons, it appears that, from 177 to 1788, the annual average confumption of tea in this country is 19,951 612 lbs. fimilar, but not an equal, rife has taken place in brandy, the annual average of con Sumption in the former period was 611,963 gallons, and in the latter 1,580,711 gallons. The Court of Directors of the united company of merchants of England trading to the East Indies, declare they will put up at the prefent March fale, viz. 165,000 lb. cinnamon, on Thursday, 24 April-Prompt 3d July following 400) bags 4000 bags black pepper, on Wednesday, 6th May-Prompt 7th Auguft following. 1000 bales Mocha coffee, on Thursday, 2d April, (after the cinnamon)-Prompt 3d July following. .750 lb. mace, and 1050 lb. nutmegs, on Thursday, 2d April-Prompt ditto. Long cloth, 50,040 pieces; ditto middling, 13,583; ditto fine, 3,365. Salkampores, 181,079; ditto middling, 41,817; ditto fine, 38,243. Succatoons, 2,519 pieces, all coaft callicoes; alfo 28,525 pieces of Surat callicoes, on Tuesday, 21ft April.-Prompt 21ft Auguft following. Alfo 2,380 bales raw filk, more or lefs, on the 21ft April-prompt 31 July following; befides thofe goods already declared by the company's fale. The 3 per cent. Confels, this month, have been variable from 624 to 627. The following are the average Prices of Navigable Canal Shares, Dock Stock, and Fire Office Shares, at the office of Mr. SCOTT, New Bridge-ftreet, London :-The Trent and Merfey, or Grand Trunk Canal, 8801.; the last half yearly dividend was 201.-Leeds and Liverpool, 1711. ex. dividend. of 41. per fhare for the last half year.-Monmouthshire, 961. dividing 51. per share.-Grand Junction, 881.-Ashton and Oldham, 1001.-Peak Foreft, 581.-Worcester and Birmingham, 381.-Afhby de la Zouch, 221. to 241.-Union, 221. to 231.-Kennet and Avon, original thares, 201.-Weft India Dock stock, 1431. per cent.London Dock, 1061. to 1101-Eaft India Dock, 1181.-Imperial Affurance, 101. per cent. premium.-Globe Infurance, 1031. to 1041. per cent. Account of BRITISH IRON exported during the last Ten Years. MONTHLY AGRICULTURAL REPORT. THE weather in the preceding month has been favourable to the Spring operations of hufbandry. The Bean culture is nearly finished, and the fowing of Oats and Peas is in a ftate of great forwaronefs. Owing to the late frofts, the Barley tilths on ftrong foils look kind and mellow. Wheat averages, throughout England and Wales, 70s. 5d.; Barley, 38s 2d.; Oats, 26s. 9d. The cold nights have, however, given a flight check to vegetation; and the crops of Wheat, winter Tares, Clover and other graffes, which still cover the ground well, have fuffered fomewhat in their appearance. In Smithfield Market, Hay fetches from $1. 10%. 10 51.; Clover, 31. 15s. to 51. 15s.; Straw, 11. 15s. to 31. 3s. The crops of Colefeed which remain for feed are thriving, and little now is left for feed. Turnips remain found; the Swedish fort remarkably, fo, affording excellent keep. Sheep continue found, and the fall of Lambs this featon has been very great, though at tended with fome cafualties. Since the great prices which Lave been demanded for lean stock, it has become the practice on most farms, where a dairy is kept, to rear annually fome calves, which they feed in the new way, giving them linfeed jelly, oil cake powder, and hay tea, mixed in their skim milk, on which the calves are found to thrive and do well. Owing to the mildness of the winter, there is much fodder remaining on hand, ftore fheep having required but little affiftance. The late fairs have been well fupplied with lean Cattle, Sheep, Cows, and Calves, for which there is a demand at good prices. Sows in pig are much in request for the dairy. The Country Markets continue to be abundantly supplied with fat Cattle and Sheep, which fell at reduced prices. In Smithfield Market, Beef fetches from 4s. 4d. to 5s.; Mutton, 4. 3d. to 4s. 10d.; Pork, 6s. to 6s. 6d. NATURALIST's MONTHLY REPORT. Winter, ftill lingering on the verge of Spring, Looks back; while, at his keen and chilling breath TOWARDS the latter end of February the weather became fo mild, after a few days of hard froft, as to be again very unfeafonable. The country people have an adage, that "winter feldom rots i'th' fky." This is perhaps not often the cafe, but in the prefent year it bids fair to do fo. During feveral days in the beginning of March the wind, which had veered to the eaft, continued fteadily fixed in that quarter. We had confequently fome froity and cold weather; but now (19th of March) the wind bas again paffed to the fouth weft, and the froft is, for a while, at least, entirely gone. The fun will foon attain such an elevation as to render the return of any continuance of fevere weather extremely improbable. In the New Foreft, and in the Isle of Wight, there has been a heavy fnow fince my last report was fent, but on the fea coafts of Hampshire I have not hitherto been informed of any. It bould be remarked, refpecting the weather of the whole fouthern coaft of England, that, in winter, the easterly winds bring froft, and that the westerly and fouth-westerly winds produce rain. On the 28th of February I obferved peas and beans in the gardens, which were two or three inches in height. There is alfo a field of rye in fuch a state of forwardness, that the ears of feveral of the flems were become visible. As the crop would of courfe have been deftroyed, in confequence of this premature growth, there was no alternative but to employ it for feeding fheep. I have been informed that about the fame time there was a field of wheat in car in Dorsetshire. The cold weather in the beginning of March put a feasonable ftop to the progrefs of vegetation. The jaw drops, which were in full flower, are now in that state which the country people denominate froft bitten." March 1. The partridges begin to pair. The rooks, and all the fpecies of fmall birds, are bufily employed in collecting materials for their nefts. In feveral pieces of ftagnant water by the road fides I obferve that very interefting little animal, the cancer flagnalis, fwimming about with great activity. Thefe little creatures have not yet attained their grafs green tinge, nor have I yet feen any of them that have been fall of fpawn. After having depofited their eggs they die; the (plathes which they inhabit are dried up by the heats of the fpring and fummer; and the eggs are not hatched till the eafuing winter, when the fame places are again covered with water. It is my intention very fhortly to draw up a full account of the habits and economy of these animals. March 2. The daffodils are in flower. The Grit leaves of the wild tanfy (tanacetum vulgare) appear. I have not yet obferved the flowers of that favourite little harbinger of fpring, the vernal whitlow grafs (draba verna). March 16. Two or three fpecies of willow have put forth their white and filky catkins. The flowers of lauruftinus begin to fall. It is a maxim of fome of the country farmers that a peck of March duft is worth a king's ranfum." By this expresion they understand that fuch a state of weather, in the month of March, as will caufe the roads to be dufty, is highly favourable to agriculture: that, in thort, the country derives from it a benefit more than would be equivalent to the ranfor of a monarch. All the roads are at prefent (March 19th) as duty as they usually are In the early part of fummer. Hampfbre. N. B. Errata in the last report, line 45, for male read female; 1. 27, for arbustorem read arbufferam. METEORO |