That, above all, your petitioners feel the indelible reproach which a system of perpetual warfare casts on nations professing our pure and holy faith, and its utter inconsistency with the whole spirit of the Gospel. "That, as those to whom life and immortality are revealed, your petitioners are taught to connect this world with that which is to come, and hence are filled with serious apprehensions that, while the licentious influence of war on public and on private morals has rendered multitudes less fit to meet their eternal Judge, the sword has hurried them to his awful tribunal. "Your petitioners, therefore, earnestly invoke your honorable house to regard the multiplied scenes of public distress and silent suf. fering, which are ever occasioned by war, and which, at the present hour, the low moan of misery arising from the habitations of millions more forcibly describes than any representation which your petitioners can give. They therefore respectfully intreat you to employ every means which the wisdom of your honorable house can devise, and which Christianity and humanity alike imperiously demand, for the speedy restoration of peace. And your petitioners beg leave to assure your honorable house, that the peace which they contemplate is not such as shall surrender any of the just rights of Britain. Her liberties and independence are the objects nearest to the hearts of your petitioners; and it is in the spirit of a pure, disinterested, and generous patriotism alone that they prefer to your honorable house their fervent prayer for the restoration of those blessings which only peace can confer, and which your petitioners can never cease to urge, on the consideration of your honorable house, by every mode which the constitution of their country has made the birth right of free-born Britons." We earnestly intreat all our readers to suffer the above to sink deep into their hearts, and to produce a correspon ding and similar practice; and we advise that all independent bodies of electors will impose it as a condition on candi dates for seats in Parliament, not only to vote for peace, but for an inquiry into the secret history of the origin of the war, and for the punishment of those ministers, if guilty, whose deliberate falsehoods may have been the means of bringing such multiplied miseries on the world. THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. A letter from New York, dated the 8th of July, appeared in the LIVERPOOL MERCURY, containing matter peculiarly interesting at the present moment:— per "I remained a sceptic on the subject of the war, even to the day on which we learned that it had been proclaimed. The Federalists, by the kind of opposition they have made to the measures of the government, have haps been instrumental in plunging the country into war. By the contemptuous terms in which they have uniformly spoken of the weak and inefficient measures of their opponents, by their declared disbelief in the sincerity of their warlike intentions, and by the scorn which they have lavished upon the vacillating policy which has been adopted towards the belligerents; the federalists, in Congress, have irritated the majority there, and probably urged them to stronger measures than they might otherwise have been disposed to adopt. I have hinted how defective the preparations for war have been. The army of 25,000 voted by Congress is not by any means filled; and I am informed that the levies which have been raised are incompletely armed. Only six millions of the loan (out of eleven) have been subscribed, and of this only two millions by private contribution; the remainder proceeding from banks holding government securities. In the eastern and northern sections of the Union the war is almost universally deprecated. The House of Representatives of the state of Massachusetts have addressed their constituents, advising every opposition to the war short of that of force. It may be interesting to you to learn the present state of parties in the eastern states. New Hampshire is wholly democratic: at the late election for governor, the federal candidate had a majority over the demo cratic, but not a majority of the whole num ber of votes given; the choice, therefore, devolved upon the legislature, who, to suit their own purposes, selected the democratic candidate. Massachusetts has a federal governor and House of Representatives, but, owing to a trick, the democrats have a majority in the Senate. Rhode Island and Connecticut are house. Vermont, I believe, is democratic; entirely federal; governor, senate, and lower but you will perceive that the democrats in when I mention that the Vermont Senator in the eastern states concur with the federalists, Congress was obliged, by the requisition of his constituents, to return to Washington to vote against the war; his own opinions, however, were so much opposed to these commands, that he evaded them, by lingering on the road, till the die was cast. New York has a sentatives, but the senate and governor are large federal majority in the House of Repredemocratic." # ALPHABETICALA ALPHABETICAL LIST of BANKRUPTCIES and Dividends, announced between the 14th of August, and the 14th of September, extracted from the London Gazettes. N. B.-In Bankruptcies in and near London, the Attornies are to be understood to reside in Londen, and in Country Bankruptcies at the Residence of the Bankrupt, except otherwise expressed. BANKRUPTCIES. [This Month 78.] (The Solicitors' Names are between Parentheses.) ALLSOP S. St. Auffle. Cornwall, brewer (Cruickshank (Williams Blochford 8. Leadenhall freet, gold and fiver laceman. Co. London Eaxter W. Gofport victualler. (Few and Co. Bolock J. Wakefielf, York, woolftapler. (Mers. Fol Jambe Boon J. Norton, Staffordshire, shopkeeper. (Smart, f.amb w. Manchefter, grocer. Botwood 5. Aberyfwyth, mercer. (Hopley Brown W. Wood freet, Cheapfide, filk manufacturer. (Cranch Browa W. Sackville Areet, Inceman. and Co. (Richardfon Brothers T. White Rofe Court, Coleman ftreet woollen draper. (Hall Bulmer R. and I. Bulmer, South Shields, Durham, fhip builders. (Bainbridge (White Yeovil (Stev-ns Chard F. L. Somerfet, ironmonger. Cornes J. and Co. Paddington, coach makers. and Co. Londou and Co. Coates J. New Mils, Derbyshire, grocer. Daniel F. Worcetter, baker. (Mooper Davids J. Portfes, Southampton, auctioneer. London Day H. and J. Hamerton, Lime Atreet, money fcriveners. London Lacey J. Red Lion ftreet, itationer. (Smith (Caftle (Lloyd (Brown and Co. (Pupkins Ledger E. King Areet, Cheapfide, warehoufeman. Lear F. Bristol, butcher, Lindrey W. 1. W. High Street, Southwark, hofier. Popkin Mellingen J. V. Hereford Place, Jeweller. London (Harris (Johnson, (Adams, London (Sandwith Morgan w. Portsmouth, linen draper. (Medcowcroft. London Panneli M. Botham Suflex farmer. (Clark, London (Carden Fracock T. King freer, Borough, coal merchant. (Chap (Sweet (Longdil! man and Co. Pearce W. Liverpool, liquor merchant. (Ifaacs, London Price F. irmingham. fhopkeeper. (Lowe (Sherwood (Dodd Rolfe J. Gee (Johnfon Biliop stor ford, Hertfordfire, maltfter. (Harrifon (Simcox dealer. (Parnther, Field H. Aington, jeweller. (Broughton London Gamble J. St. Neot's, Huntingdon, paper maker. (Miller, Guichinet P. Langborn Chambers, merchant. Harrop J. Silkstone, Yorkshire, wood merchant. lett, London Mall J. Bafinghall freet, warehouseman. (Hackett (Dewhuk, Black- and Cu. Hawknis J. Radipole, Dorset, brewer. (Pearfon and Co. (Ste (Cook, Maid venfon Loadon Hipkins R. L. Devonaire Place, merchant. Willier J. Brißul, tailor. (Baynton Modhon F. L. Strood, Kent, brewer. fone Wood W., T. and R. Smiths, and J. Stein, Workington Harding T. Ludlow, Salop Hall T. Hart freet, Grosvenor fquare Hitchcock G. Bell Stairs, Chrift Church Houghton H. King's Arms Yard Kampf P. High treet. Mary le bone Leneker S. Newgate freet Lyccett J. Bedwerdine, Worcestershire Morgan A. and E. Builth, Brecknock- Murphy G. Bread freet, Cheapfide Mulward C. S. Bromley, Middlesex Mathews P. Copthall court Maters W. Wareham, Dorfet fire Maltby T. and G. Maltby, Size Lane, Milner G. Thurifton, and D. Whitaker, Mildrum G. Tiverton Pyer J and J. Payne, B.iftol Penberth 1. H. Hilton, Cornwall Veal C. and W. P. Veal, Petersfield, White H. George Areet, Manchester mfon D. Great Grimsby, Lincoln. Webberiey J. Manchester Wilfon W. Bishopwearmouth, Durham, INCIDENTS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS, IN AND NEAR LONDON: With Biographical Memoirs of distinguished Characters recently deceased. THE sixty-ninth annual conference of the methodists was lately concluded. About three hundred and nine itinerant preachers were present from various parts of the United Kingdom, who gave accounts of the success of their ministry. The projected improvements, by which Moorfields is to be converted into an elegant square, are proceeding with rapidity. The new county goal for debtors is proreeding on the site of the Peacock Brew house, in Red-cross street. The company of the West Middlesex waterworks have, at a vast expense, laid iron pipes from Hammersmith into London. The SHERIFF'S FUND, contrived and established by Sir Richard Phillips în 1807, has happily been rendered permanent by a perpetual annuity of one hundred pounds, bequeathed to it by a Mrs A. M. STAFFORD. It yielded this year five hundred pounds, and relieved several hundred objects of extreme misery and poignant distress. The scaffolding before Drury-lane Theatre has been taken down, and the public have how a full view of the principal front. The architecture is simple, elegant, and uniform, The commissioners for his Majesty's land revenue have given notice of their intention to apply to Parliament next session for an Act to enable them to make the new street from Carlton-house to Portland-place. Application is intended to be made to Parliament for leave to make a public carriage loud from Kennington Common, Bowyer lane, Camberwell turnpike and Green, and through all the private grounds to the Deptford road. The magistrates of Surrey have refused to. renew the licenses of Vauxhall gardens, in consequence of the masquerades lately given af that place. It is not generally known that the patent granted to the owners of that place, by George II. permits only the performance of singing and music. The licenses for the tale of wine and beer are renewed annually. On the 25th of August a tremendous fire took place at Mr. Holland's, tallow chandler, in South Audley-street. It began in the back melting warehouse, in Reeves's Mews; there were nearly 400 tons of tallow on the premises, all of which was consumed. Fifty chaldrons of coals, belonging to a retail dealer in that article, were also consumed. The Common Council havê unanimously voted an address to the Prince Regent, congratulating his Royal Highness on the victory. of Salamanca. MARRIED. At St. James's, the Hon. J. T. Leslie Melville, second son of the Earl of Leven and Melville, to the youngest daughter of S. Thornton, esq. M.P. for Surrey, C. Harris, esq. of Bletchingley, to the daughter of W. Holt, esq. of Tottenham, Middlesex. S. Gremsdell, jun. esq. of Sun-street, to the only daughter of J. Henshaw, esq. of Bishopsgate-street.. Mr. H. Brumley, of Highgate Grove, to the the eldest daughter of Mr. G. Sayers, of South-street, Chichester. Mr. T. Boys, of Fish-street Hill, to Miss Hudson, of the Borough. H. Bradburne, esq. of the 2d dragoon Guards, to the fifth daughter of the Rev. Hoadley, D.D. P. Courtenay, esq. of the Inner Temple, to the second daughter of Mr.. H. Bell, of Aldersgate-street. Mr. C. Bishop, of Gray's-inn, to the youngest daughter of G. Holton, esq. of Strandon Green. Mr. G. R. Butcher, of Welbeck-street, Cavendish-square, to Miss Coote, of Arundel, Sussex. Mr. T. H. Horne, of Lambeth Terrace, to the eldest daughter of Mr. Millard, of Cordwainers' Hall. J. Hutchinson, esq. of Bow Church-yard, Mr. T. Leigh, of Crescent-place, New Mr. N. Harris, of Hemus Terrace, Chelsea, to Miss Maltwood, of Curzon-street, May fair. H. D. Misler, esq. of Camberwell Grove, to Miss Richardson, of Walworth. J. W. Dorville, esq. of York-street, to the eldest daughter of J. Langton, esq. of Chippenham Court, Bucks. At Kensington, Mr. Schiavonetti, to Miss Gillow, late of Lancaster. Mr. Thomas Morris, of London, to Elizabeth, eldest daughter of W. Sykes, esq. of Edgely-house, near Stockport. Mr. James Newton, solicitor, of Lyons Inn, late of Lancaster, to Miss Margaret Townson, of Lancaster. Mr. R. W. Cumming, of Chelsea, to the daughter of the late Dr. R. Smyth. Capt. Dowse, of the Royal Artillery, to the youngest daughter of Capt. G. Young, of the Army Despot, Isle of Wight. J. White, esq. of Greek street, Soho, to the third daughter of Z. Darby, esq. of Hamp. stead-heath. Major Grogan, of the Dublin garrison, to Miss Phipps. Capt. G. Herbert, late of the 8th B. N. cavalry, to the second daughter of the late J. Wilkinson, esq. of Portman-square, Mr. G. R. Butcher, of Welbeck-street, to Miss Coote, of Arundel, Sussex. Sir James Bland Burgess, of Bean Port, Sussex, bart. to the Right Hon. Lady M. For dyce, sister of the Earl of Balcarras. Lieut. Gen. the Hon. H. Grey, (brother of the Earl Grey,) of Falloden, in Northume berland, to Miss Des Voeux, only daughter of Sir C. Des Voeux, bart. of Iddraville, Queen's County. Lieut. Col. Údny,to Miss Fitzhugh, youngest daughter of the late Thomas F. esq. of Southampton. At Islington, J. Power, esq. of Hinckley, surgeon extraordinary to his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, to Martha, fifth daughter of T. Pickford, esq. of the former place. At Hanwell, John Hewson, jun. esq. of Oundle, to Margaret, youngest daughter of the late James Montgomery, esq. of Prescot street, Goodman's-fields. Mr. Thomas Lack, to Martha, second daughter of Charles Swan, esq. of Fenchurch street. Lieut.-Col. Mellish, of Hodsaak Priory, Nottingham, to Harriet, daughter of the Mar chioness Dowager of Lansdowne, and coheiress of the late Sir Duke Giffard. At St. George's, Hanover-square, Capt. Henry Wyndham, of the Royal 10th Hussars, to Elizabeth, eldest daughter of Lord Charles Somerset, and niece to the Duke of Beaufort. Andrew Seton, esq. of the East India Come pany's Civil Establishment, to Alicia Anne, youngest daughter of the late Wm. Rawlin son, esq. At Enfield, J. Benwell, esq. jun. to Sophia, daughter of the late A. Hume, esq. of Wim pole-street. James Puckle, esq. of Camberwell, to Eli. za, youngest daughter of Mrs. Spence, of Came berwell Grove. At St. George's, Bloomsbury, the Rev. J. Venn, rector of Clapham, to Miss Frances Turton, fifth daughter of John T. esq. of Clapham. At Ealing, Mr. J. P. Holton, of Holborn, to Harriet Anna, third daughter of the late Peter Tabols, esq. of Ealing. Sir J. G. Sinclair, bart. of Murkle and Stevenson, in Scotland, to Ann, only daughter of the Hon. Vice-Admiral de Courcy. Charles Hayes, esq. of Hunter-street, tá Ellen, second daughter of the late Edwin Saunders, esq. of Portland-place, Bath. By special license, at Douglas, Isle of Man, John Waterhouse, esq. eldest son of the late B. W. esq. of Kingston, Jamaica, to Jane Lascelles, eldest daughter of G. Blake, esq. captain in the Royal Navy. At Glen-Stewart, H. A. Douglas, esq. third son of the late Sir Wm. D. bart. of Kelhead, to Elizabeth, youngest daughter of the late Robert Dalzell, esq. of Glenae. Johu Dale, esq. of the East India ComMm2 pany's pany's service, to Frances, daughter of Mrs. Cattley, of Wandsworth Common. Mr. John Ryde, of Hampstead, to Keturah, daughter of the late Rev. C. Fleming, of Old Ford. Francis Cooper, esq. of Clapton, to Miss Austin, daughter of Edward A. esq of the same place. Mr. John Bull, of Shadwell, to Miss Mary Willis, of West Ham. T. White, esq. of the Inner Temple, to Mrs. Mary Scarbrow, widow of Stephen S. q. of New North-street, Red Lion-square. Mr. Thomas Hammond, of Hatton-Garden, to Cecilia, daughter of Theophilus Lawrence Newby, esq. of Margate. Mr. N. Dando, of Dalby-Terrace, to Miss Langston, of York-place, City-road. J. Baihie, esq. late secretary to Admiral Berkeley, to Lady Burton, widow of Sir J. B. of Soho square. DIED. At Strathmartin-house, Rear-Adm. Baird. At Santry-house, near Dublin, the Hon. Francis Elisabeth Domville, daughter of the Bishop of Kildare, and wife of Compton D. esq. Mr. Taylor, of Newington-green. In Hill street, Berkeley square, Louisa, wife of F. T. Pigott, esq. In Wimpole-street, R. Hale, esq. of Codicote, Hertfordshire, 92. Alexander fourth son of R. Barclay, esq. of Bury-hill, Surrey. At his house in the victualling-yard, Deptford, the lady of Capt. Henry Garrett, R.N. Aged 27, Ann, wife of Mr. John Ellis, of Thames-street, and daughter of Mr. Richard Earnshaw, of Wakefield. At Windleston, aged 76, much and deservedly regretted, Sir John Eden, bart. He represented the county of Durham from 1774 to 1790 in Parliament, and has been chairman of the Quarter Sessions upwards of 30 years. At Worthing, Cassandra Harvey, daughter of Lord Hawke. Lieut.-Col. Armstrong, major in the 50th regiment of foot, and aid-de camp to the commander in chief. At Clifton, aged 73, R. F. Mansfield, esq. brother to Sir J. M. Lord Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas. At Turnham Green, aged 79, Mrs. Griffiths, widow of the late Dr. G. and sole remaining daughter of the late Rev. Dr. Clark, of St. Alban's. Thomas Burne, esq. of Bedford-square. John Bireb, esq. of Charlotte-street, Blooms bury. In Upper Belgrave-place, T. Adams, esq. At Hampton, Andrew Nixon, esq. At Henley-on-Thames, P. Beuzeville, esq. aged 70. The youngest daughter of Mr. Hogard, of Tavistock street, Bedford-square. The eldest son of Mr. C. H. Hancock, of Clapton, 18. 3 Mrs. S. Drinkland, of Beer-lane, Towers street, 64. W. Seagre, esq. of Great Shire-lane, 87. The second daughter of A. Mackay, esq. of Queen square, Westminster, 16. At Shooter's Hill, Major-Gen. W. Grant, Royal Artillery, 84. The wife of Mr. E. Palmer, of Throgmor ton-street. At Kensington, G. Cloake, esq. 5%. In Ely-place, Holborn, Mr. J. Rawlinson The relict of H. Wood, esq. of St. Marga ret's, Westminster. At Bray, near Dublin, the Right Hon. Lord de Blaquiere, K.B. and a baronet. His lordship is succeeded in his title and estates by John, his eldest son, at present a prisoner in France. Mr. William Henry Manning, eldest son of William M. esq M.P. 20. John Broadwood, esq. of Kensington, aged 81. He acquired a large property as a manufacturer of Piano-fortes, and `was in town, and overlooking his workmen, the day before his death. At his seat, Ashfield Lodge, near Bury St. Edmunds, after a long illness, James Mingay, esq. senior King's Counsel, a Bencher of the Inner Tempie, Recorder of Aldborough, and many years Chairman of the Quarter Sessions of Norfolk and Suffolk. He practised as a King's Counsel twenty-two years, and, during that space of time, was distinguished as the powerful rival of his friend, Lord Erskine. At Stanwell-house, Middlesex, Miss Stanhope, eldest daughter of Admiral Sir H. Stanhope, bart. The Hon. John Astley Bennett, youngest son of the Earl of Tankerville, and captain in the Royal Navy. At the Mote, near Maidstone, the Right Han. the Countess of Romney, the lady of the present Earl. In London, Major-Gen. R. Bowles, 67. Lately, Richard England, or whom inter esting particulars will be given in our next. [At his house in Great Portman-street, and in the 59th year of his age, Major-General William Kirkpatrick, on the Bengal establishment of the Hon. East India Company's service, an accomplished gentleman and elegant scholar, particularly in the history, antiquities, religions, and languages, of the East. In his younger days, many well-educated young men proceeded as adventurers to the East Indies; and two thirds of those officers, who have, during the last forty years, distinguished themselves in politics and diplo macy, were what are called country appointments. In what capacity he went first to India, we know not; but then in his nineteenth year he stands on the list of the Bengal army, as a country cadet of 1771, a lieutépant of 1774, a captain of 1781, a major of 1795, a lieutenant-colonel of 1798, a colonel of 1804, and á major-general of 1810, the highest |