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confidential conversation, he expressed his belief, that the climate of Jamaica would not agree with him; but," he added, "I would not object to going there on that account; for if I were ordered to march up to a battery, I should do it, though I might be of opinion that I should be killed before my troops could carry it; and, in like manner, I think I ought not to hesitate as to going to Jamaica, if his Majesty's service requires it, though I may be of opinion that I shall fall a victim to the climate." But little is known in England of what happened in Jamaica during the short period that General Villettes lived after his arrival in that island. It is, however, well known, that his amiable disposition, and that firm, but conciliatory conduct, which always formed so remarkable a part of his character, soon engaged the confidence and esteem of the whole community. In the month of July, 1808, he undertook a military tour of inspection through the island. Neither the bad state of his health, nor the anfavourable weather, could induce him to postpone doing what he considered to be his duty. General Villettes left Kingston on the 3d of July, and proceeded as far Port Antonio, where he inspected some of the troops. He set out from thence on the 11th, to go to Buff Bay, in the parish of St. George, to inspect a battalion of the 60th, which was stationed there; but in this journey he was seized with a fever, which, on the third day, put a period to his life. He died on the 13th July, at Mrs. Brown's estate, named Union; retaining in his last momen's the same serenity of mind for which his whole life had been so remarkably distinguished. The regret expressed on this occasion by all descriptions of persons in Jamaica, far exceeded what could have been supposed possible, when the short period that General Villettes had resided among them is taken into consideration. His body was interred near Kingston, in the parish of Half-Way-Tree, in which he resided. The funeral was attended by the Duke of Manchester (the Governor of the Island), as chief mourner, and was conducted with all the military honours so justly due to the rank and merit of the deceased. Few men have possessed, in a degree superior to General Vil. lettes, the talent of acquiring the good will of almost all, the ill will of scarcely any, who knew him. The chief reason was, that he felt good will towards all, and his conduct was suitable to his feelings. His friendship, though by no means restricted to a few, was far from being indiscriminate; but any person who once really enjoyed it, was sure that it would never be withdrawn On the application of three friends of the late LieutenantGeneral Villettes, the Dean and Chapter of Westminster have consented that a monument should be placed to the memory of that much lamented officer, near the monument of his

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late friend the Hon. Sir C. Stuart. Westmacott is employed as the sculptor; and the following inscription is to be engraved on the marble:

"Sacred to the memory of Lieut.-Gen. WILLIAM ANNE VILLETTES, (second son of Arthur Villettes, Esq. his Majesty's Minister Plenipotentiary at the Court of Turin, and to the Helvetic Cantons,) who, during a period of thirty three years, rendered essential service to his country, ac Toulon, in Corsica, at Malta, and in many other places. In consideration of these services, he was appointed Colonel of the 64th regiment of Infantry, and Lieutenant-Governor and Commander of the Forces in Jamaica; but, while engaged in a tour of military inspection in that island, he was seized with a fever, and died near Port Antonio, on the 13th of July, 1808, aged 54 years.-A worthy member of society was thus taken from the public; a valuable officer was lost to the King's service; and the Island of Jamaica was deprived of a man well calculated to promote its happiness and prosperity. His resi dence there was indeed short; yet his manly but mild virtues, his dignified but affable deportment, and his firm but conciliating conduct, had secured him the confidence and esteem of the whole community. "The sculptur'd marble shall dissolve indust, And fame, and wealth, and honours, pass

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Not such the triumphs of the good and just, Not such the glories of eternal day."

At Cronroe, I. Ambrose Eccles, esq. a cha racter of the highest respectability. A profound scholar, a perfect gentleman, he was an orna ment to society. Asa critic, he was distinguished amongst the commentators on Shakespeare. On the qualities of his heart, it is not, at present, intended to expatiate. We shall only observe, that, perhaps a purer spirit never stood before the throne of the Almighty than that of the subject of this article. Per haps a better husband, a better father, and, in every respect, a better man never existed. But full justice will, we trust, yet be done to his memory. Nothing more is now intended than an hasty sketch of his life and character. After a regular course of education, in the college of Dublin, he went to the Continent. Here his stay was not long. From France he proceeded to Italy, but ill health limited his tour in that interesting country From Rome he returned to Florence, where he studied the Italian language, with great assi duity and success, under a celebrated professor. But he was soon compelled by the state of his health, to return home. On his way, he paused in London, where he cotrived to reside sometime, associating with some of the remarkable literary character of the day. With the late Dr. Johnson, boasted no intimacy, but he had tuet lim st

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Tom Davies's, and paid the most respectful attention to his conversation. Some of his opinions and remarks, which had impressed themselves deeply upon his memory, he used to take pleasure in repeating. Revering Tillotson, he was surprised to hear the doctor cali him "a pitiful fellow." But he was still more astonished to hear him acknowledge, long aiter be had been employed in preparing his Shakespeare for the public eve, indeed a very short time before it issued from the press, that he had never yet read the plays of Beaumont and Fletcher." Preface to the plays, Lear and Cymbeline, Dub. 1793. During his residence in London, the theatre engaged much of his attention, and his passion for that elegant amusement grew with his years. "He followed the best performers from theatre to theatre, and studied the best dramatic writers. From an admirer he became a critic. Idolising Shakespeare, he often lamented that his dramas had susfered in their structure, from the ignorance or carcies-ness of the first editors. This determined him to attempt a transposition of the scenes, in a few places, from the order in which they have been handed down by successive editions. "This," he continues in the modest preface to his edition of Lear, "will doubtless be thought by many a hardy innovation, but if it be considered in what a disorderly and neglected state this author's pieces are reported to have been left by him, and how little certainty there is that the stenes have hitherto preserved their original arrangement; the presumption with which this attempt is chargeable, will admit of much extenuation, and it were, at least, to be wished that no privilege of alteration more injurious to Shakespeare, had ever been assumed by any of his editors." What be attempted, he has accomplished with great ingenuity and much taste in his editions of the ollowing plays:-Lear and Cymbeline, Dub. 1793, and the Merchant of Venice, Dub. 1805.* To each play he has assigned a separate volume, containing, not only notes

and illustrations of various commentators, with remarks by the editor, but the several critical and historical essays that have appeared at different times, respecting each picce. lo Cymbeline he has added a new tr-nstation of the ninth story of Second Day of the Decmerone, and an original air, which accompanies the words of the elegy on Fidele's death, composed on purpose for his pu lication, oy Sig. Giordani. These editions will yet be considered as a valuable accession to the critical labours of the commentators of our immortal bard. According as they are better known, they will rise in estimation.

All these publications appeared antonymously. They were published in London by Lackington and Alles, and Longman and Rees.

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The praise bestowed on them, by the author of an Essay on the revival of the drama in Italy, note 3, p. 270; is only justice to their merit. As you like it," was prepared for the press upon the same plan, but it sleeps with the editor, to whom we shall now return. His person was tall, well proportioned, and majestic. His countenance beamed benevolence. His manners were soft, easy, and polite. His mind was richly stored with classic lore, and every moral virtue. His conversation was a stream of elegant information, occasionally enriched with just criti cism and solid argument. Graced with every accomplishment himself, his family became highly accomplished under his direction. of the fine arts, music, (which he has so ably defindel in a note on the Merchant of Venice, p. 236-239, was his favourite. Accordingly it was particularly cultivated in his family, who seems to inherit not only his accomplishments, but his virtues. To this slight sketch of his character, we shall only add, that he closed an useful life at an advanced age, at his beautiful seat of Cronroe, where he had long resided in elegant hospitality, ministering to the comforts of his surrounding tenantry, and exhibiting in his public and private conduct, in his studies and in his amusements, a model worthy the imitation of every country gentleman.

At Philadelphia, on the 9th of February last, aged about 86 years, James Pemberton, esq. of the society called Quakers; by which, no less than by the community at large, he was eminently distinguished for the upright discharge of his religious and civil duties. He was long the colleague of Dr. Benjamin Franklin, in representing that (his native) city, in the general legislature of Pennsyl vania, previous to the revolution; and after it, he succeeded the philosopher as president of the society, instituted for promoting the interests of the enslaved Africans; which, with various other benevolent objects, engaged a large proportion of his time more than half a century. On the 13th, at the interment of his remains, the respect felt for his memory was manifested by a very numerous attendance of his fellow-citizens, of all ranks and denominations. His temperature, and regular habits, contributed to preserve, almost to the last, the unimpaired enjoyment of his intellectual faculties, with a capacity for exerting them; and Iris closing moments evinced the peaceful retrospect of a wellspent life. Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright; for the end of that man is peace."

On board his Majesty's Ship Wanderer, in the West Indies, in the 1st year of his age, Lieutenant William White, of the royal navy, eldest son of A. W. White, esq. of Surinum.

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PRICES OF STOCKS, from the 26th of May, to the 24th of Juxe, both inclusive.

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N. B. In the 3 per Cent. Consols the highest and lowest Prices are given; in the other Stocks, the highest only.

WM. TURQUAND, Stock and Exchange Broker, No. 9, St. Michael's Alley, Corabill,

MONTHLY COMMERCIAL REPORT,

SINCE our laft Report, we have the pleasure to announce the arrival of a large fleet from the East Indies; and another, coufifting of about 120 yell is, from the Leeward Islands, deerly laden with rum, fugar, coffee, and cotton, &c. all of which articles came to a good market, as the prices of West-India produce keep very iteady, and in demand. From America no lets than 50 vcffels arrived in one tide at Liverpool; the quantity of cotton-wool they bring has already effected the market by a reduction of nearly 3d. per cwt. Tobacco has like wite lowered; and a large quantity of flax-feed has reached the shores of Ireland, from Boston, New York, and Philadelphia; the effect of which will, no doubt, reduce the enormous prices of linen cloth, and give bread to thousands of poor industrious weavers in the north of that kingdom.

The Eaft-India Company have declared for fale on the 5th of September next, prompt the 12th of January, 1810, the tollowing goods, viz. 46,000 pieces of muslin; 66,000 pieces of calicees; with fundry prohibited goods of fimilar quality.

Very confiderable orders are now executing at Birmingham, Manchefter, Leeds, &c. for the American market; and the returns for our large importations from the United States, will contit of our British manufactures, now fo much wanted in that country.

Notwithstanding that Mr. Erikine may have exceeded the exact limits of our government refpecting the trade with America, we have every reafon to hope that the commerce between the two countries will be carried on to mutual advantage, and without any interruption whatever. The following is the Proclamation, taken from the American Papers, viz.

"Proclamation. By the Prefident of the United States of America.

"Whereas it is provided by the 11th fection of the Act of Congrefs, entitled, An Act to interdict the commercial intercourfe between the United States and Great Britain and France and their dependencies, and for other purposes,' that in cafe either France or Great Britain fhall revoke or modify her edicts, as that they fhall ceafe to violate the neutral commerce of the United States,' the Prefident is authorifed to declare the fame by Proclamation, after which the trade fufpended by the faid act, and by an act laying an embargo on all thips and veffels in the ports and harbours of the United States, and feveral acts supplementary thereto, may be renewed with the nation fo doing, And whereas the Honourable D. M. Erskine, his Britannic Majefty's Envoy Extraordinary and Minifter Plenipoten. tiary, has, by the order, and in the name of his fovereign, declared to this government, that the British Orders in Council of January and November, 1807, will have been withdrawn, as refpects the United States, on the 10th of June next;-now, therefore, I. James Maddifon, Prefident of the United States, do hereby proclaim that the Orders in Council aforefaid will have been withdrawn on the faid 10th of June next: after which day the trade of the United States with Great Britain, as fufpended by the act of Congrefs abovementioned, and an at lying an embargo on all fhips and veffels in the ports and harbours of the United States, and the feveral acts fupplementary thereto, may be renewed. Given under my hand and feal at Washington, April 19, 1809, and 33d of the Independence of the United States. JAMES MADDISON."

In our last month's Commercial Report our friends will fee the particulars of our Orders in Council of the 24th of May, 1809.

Prices of Canal. Dock, Fire Office, Water Works, &c. &c. 21st of June, 1809 -London Dock Stock, 1221. per cent. West India detto, 1801. ditto. East India ditto, 1301. ditto. Commercial ditto, 1341. ditto. Grand Junction Canal Shares, 1811. per share Grand Surrey ditto, 801. ditto. Kennet and Avon ditto, 241. per share. Globe Fire and Life Assurance Shares, 1201. ditto. Albion ditto, 581 ditto. Hope ditto, 7s. per share premium. Imperial Fire Assurance, 651. per share. Kent ditto, 481. ditto. Rock Life Assurance, 4s. to 5s. per share premium. Commercial Road Stock, 1221. per cent. London Institution, 841. per share. Surrey ditto, par. South London Water Works, 135. per share. East London ditto, 1561 ditto. West Middlesex ditto, 1111. ditto. Lewis, Wolfe, and Co. Canal, Dock, and Scock Brokers, No. 9, Change Alley, Cornhill.

The average prices of Navigable Canal Shares, Dock Stock, Fire Office Shares, &c. in June, 1809, at the Office of Mr. Scott, 28, New Bridge Street, London.-The Trent and Merfey, or Grand Truuk Canal, 1,010l. per share, ex dividend of 201. per fare clear, for the half year. Grand Junction, 1751. to 1851. ex dividend of 21. 10s. clear, for the half year. Monmouthshire, 1041 dividing 51. per fhare clear. Ellesmere, 661. Thames and Medway, 801. with new fabfcription. Wilts and Berks, 281. Kennet and Avon, 231. Kent Water Works, 111. 11s. premium. Commercial Dock, 341. premium, ex dividend. Weft India Dock, 1761. per cent. London Dock, 1211 to 122 Albion Affurance, 81. per thare premium, Rock Life Affurance, 4s. per share premium.

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OUR prefent report must be devoted to pay our arrears of the enumeration and examination of the phenogamic plants of English Botany.

In the Number for November, 1808, we meet with an addition to the British Fiore, the Pyrola media of Swartz, in the Stockholm tranfactions, having been discovered by Mr. Winch in Scots'-wood Dean, pear Newcastle; alfo in Northumberland, Durham and Yorkshire. It has been confounded, Dr. Smith obferves, with P. minor, and feems intermediate between that and rotundifolia. It has a twisted flower-ftalk; but the character drawn from the paition of the stamens, "regularly incurved round the germen," we fufpect, will prove fallacious, knowing, that in fome fpecies at leaft, the pofition changes according to the Rtage of flowering.

Sedum fexangulare, firft figured in the Flora Londinenfis. Hudfon, in his fecond edition of his Flora Anglica, confiders this plant as only a variety of Sedum cres from which it dif fers fo materially, that Dr. Smith wonders how any fyftematic botanist could confound them. It is lfo different in its qualities, being totally void of the acrid pungency of S. acre.

Epilobium anguftifolium; so common in gardens, that it mav most probably have been diffeminated from thence; it feens, however, to be perfectly naturalized in many places in the north, particularly on Cheviot Hills, and in Teafdale. Had it been a native in Ray's time, fo confpicuous a plant which lafts fo long in flower, could hardly have efcaped the refearches of the botanifts of his day.

Epilobium tetragonum: Dr. Smith confeffes to have been fometimes puzzled between this plant, and E. rofeum of Schreber; and thinks it may fill admit of a doubt, how far they are really diftinét.

Alpidium criflatum, Polypodium crißiatum of Linnæus, found near Ryde, in the Ile of Wight, alfo in Scotland; and very diftinct from 4. dilatatum, Jong mittaken for P. erifatum.

Afplenium Adiantum-nigrum.

For December, we have Lactuca virofa, the one here figured as the variety with undivided leaves. In the neighbourhood of London, where this plant is very common, we have never met with any other 3 we fufpect, therefore, that the variety with jagged leaves may be a dif tinct fpecies, not occurring in this part of the land

Salix phylicifolia L. This is the S. radicans of Flora Britannica; the latter name is therefore to be expunged; Dr Smith having, upon the trees producing its female catkins, been able to afcertain the fpecies with more certainty. Salix proftrata of Flora Britannica, found by Mr. Dickion in Scotland, and alfo on Epping Forreft, by Mr. Edward Forster.

Salix fufea. It would have been much more fatisfactory, if Dr. Smith had given a figure of both fexes; this is a male plant, the two former female plants, as is the following,

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