ceiving no answer, they at length broke it open, and found the man servant lying dead by the window. On further inspection, it appeared that the house had been attempted by robbers, who had by great force with an iron crow pulled down the window-shutters, and afterward taken out a pane of glass, which lay on the ground unbroken. It is supposed they were at this time heard by the footman, who in opposing their entrance was fired upon, and killed on the spot. Two men are in custody for the murder: one of them has turned king's evidence. By his royal highness the prince of A PROCLAMATION FOR A GENERAL George P. R.-We do most devoutly and thankfully acknowledge the great goodness and mercy of Almighty God, who, in addition to the manifold and inestimable benefits which this kingdom has received at his hands, has continued to us his protection and assistance in the war, in which for the common safety of his majesty's dominions, and for disappointing the boundless ambition of France, we are now engaged, and has given to the arms of his majesty, and to those of his allies, a series of signal and glorious victories over the forces of the enemy; and therefore, duly considering that such great and public blessings call for public and solemn acknowledgements, we have thought fit, in the name and on the behalf of his ma-, jesty, and by and with the advice of his majesty's privy council, to is sue this proclamation, hereby ap pointing and commanding that a general thanksgiving to Almighty God, for these his mercies, be observed throughout those parts of the united kingdom_called England and Ireland, on Thursday the 13th day of January next; and for the better and most orderly solemnizing the same, we have given directions to the most reverend the archbishops and right reverend the bishops of England to compose a form of prayer suitable to the occasion, to be used in all churches and chapels, and other places of public worship; and to take care for the timely dispersing of the same throughout their respective dioceses. And we do strictly charge and command, that the said public day of thanksgiving be religiously observed by all his majesty's loving subjects, as they tender the favour of Almighty God, and upon pain of suffering such punishment as may be justly inflicted upon all such who shall contemn or neglect the same. Given at the court at Carltonhouse, the 7th day of December, 1813, in the 54th year of his majesty's reign.-God save the king. [Here follows another proclamation for a public thanksgiving, to be observed in Scotland, on the same day.] CITY ADDRESS ΤΟ THE PRINCE The humble, dutiful, and loyal ad dress of the lord mayor, aldermen, and commons of the city of London, in common council assembled. May it please your royal highness, We,his majesty's most dutiful and loyal subjects, the lord mayor, alder men, and commons of the city of London, in common council assem (L4) bled, bled, contemplating with peculiar exultation and gratitude the successes with which it has pleased the sovereign disposer of events to crown the arms of his majesty and his allies, should feel deficient in that duty which we owe to your royal highness, were we not to avail ourselves of so prominent an occasion of tendering to your royal highness our warmest congratulations on the present glorious prospects, and our renewed assurances of affectionate attachment to your royal highness and his majesty's illustrious house. Painful as have been the feelings which during the present arduous conflict have been excited in our minds, by the success which for a long period attended the efforts of the ruler of France against the rights and liberties of other countries, it has ever been our consolation, that Britain, unawed and unmoved, has firmly opposed his ambitious projects, and thereby laid the foundation of that glorious resistance of the nations of the peninsula, which, aided by the consummate skill of British generals, and the irresistible valour of British troops, has expelled an usurper from the throne of Spain, and, planting the standard of the allies within the boundaries of ancient France, has manifested that Britain is alike the example and the champion of liberty to surrounding nations. To the same great cause may be attributed the ardour and enthusiasm of the Russian, Swedish, and German nations, and the consequent triumphs which, led on by their respective sovereigns, their armies have gained over the common enery. In reflecting on these great events, we are called to mingled sensations of gratitude and honest pride, that the occasions of .our present appearance before your royal highness are the triumphs of justice and humanity. We should be unworthy of the many privileges of which in common with the rest of his majesty's subjects we are the partakers, were we not to declare to your royal highness, that while the convulsions, by which the empires of Europe have of late years been agi. tated, have most sensibly affected us with a conviction of the instability of human greatness, they have tended to impress more deeply than ever upon our minds, that (under Providence) the best security for the stability of the crown, and the happiness of the people, is to be found under the protection of a constitution and government like those of this united kingdom, where the monarch is enthroned in the hearts of his people, and where the laws, wisely calculated to promote, are executed with a regard to, the welfare of all ranks of the community. We cannot depart from your royal presence, without expressing our admiration of the declaration of your royal highness to the legislature, that no disposition to require from France sacrifices inconsistent with her honour or just pretensions as a nation, will ever on the part of your royal highness, or on that of his majesty's allies, be an obstacle to peace; and we beg leave most dutifully to assure your royal highness, that the citi zens of London will not be exceeded by any of his majesty's subjects, in their readiness to make such sacrifices as shall be necessary to enable your royal highness to crown with final and complete success, in the attainment of a safe and ho. nourable peace, those efforts which have already been productive of such great and glorious results. Signed, by order of court, HENRY WOODTHORPE. To which address his royal highness was pleased to return the following most gracious answer: I receive with great satisfaction this loyal and dutiful address. The unexampled successes with which it has pleased divine Providence to bless the arms of his majesty, and of his allies, afford the fairest prospect of the restoration of that independence and security to the continent of Europe, of which it has been so long deprived by the domineering ambition of the ruler of France. Great and unremitted exertions are, however, still indispensably necessary; and I am fully persua ded, that the continued and further. sacrifices which they may require, will be made by the citizens of London, and by all descriptions of his majesty's subjects, with the same fortitude and perseverance which have eminently distinguished this country throughout the whole of the present contest, and of which we may now, with increased confidence, expect a reward in an honourable and lasting peace. The LONDON GENERAL BILL of CHRISTENINGS and BURIALS from December 15, 1812, to December 14, 1813. In all, Christened {Mahal, 1999825,508 Buried { Died under 2 years 5167 | 20 and 30-1108 | 60 and 70 -1.559 | 100-1¦ 109 - 2 1733 There have been executed in the city of London and county of Surrey 28; of which number 12 only have been reported to be buried within the bills of mortality. The marchioness of Queens berry of a daughter. 12. Lady Mary Long of a daughter. 14. Right hon. lady Augusta Cotton of a daughter. 15. The lady of sir William Pole of a daughter. 17. Right hon. lady Isabella Anne Brydges of a daughter. 23. Viscountess Pollington of a daughter. 27. The lady of Thomas Peregrine Courtenay, esq. M.P. of a son. 28. The lady of sir Joseph Maw bey of a still-born child. March 2. Hon. Mrs. Blackwood of a daughter. 8. Countess of Northesk of a son. 10. Mrs. Fuller Maitland of a son. 18. Mrs. Charles Hammersley of a daughter. 23. The wife of George Baring, esq. of a daughter. The lady of the hon. and rev. Hugh Percy of a son. 7. The lady of sir Henry Rivers, bart. of a daughter. 8. Countess Enniskillen of a son. 16. The right hon. lady Forbes of a daughter. 19. Lady Owen of a daughter. 26. The wife of Sam. Comyn, esq. of a son. 28. Lady Caroline Capel of her third son and twelfth child. July 13. The right hon. lady Anne Wardlow of a son. 17. The lady of the hon. J. Thornton Leslie Melville of a daughter. July 17. Dec. 3. The duchess of Newcastle of two sons. 4. Viscountess Hawarden of a daughter. 8. The lady of Matthew White, esq. M. P. of a son. 9. The lady of S. Shaen, esq. of a son and heir. 13. Viscountess Joscelyn of a daughter. 14. At St. Helen's, the wife of captain Southey, R. N. brother of the poet laureat, of a son and heir. 15. The lady of alderman Atkins, M. P. of a daughter. 16. The lady of sir John Thomas Stanley Alderley, of a daughter. 18. The lady of colonel Bunbury of a son. 23. The wife of the rev. Dr. Hall of a daughter. Lately, viscountess Powerscourt of a daughter. The lady of sir J. Shelley of a son. The wife of lieut.-col. W. Napier of a daughter. |