without the smallest delay or interruption. The city militia, light horse association, and the gentlemen of the artillery company, kept the strictest regularity in the city; while the various detachments of troops in other quarters added to the grandeur of the scene, and preserved the completest order.

During the procession of the house of commons down the left side of Fleet-street, the lord mayor, the two sheriffs, four of the common council (as representatives of the corporation) in their carriages, preceded by the marshals and city officers, went to Temple Bar, where they waited to receive his majesty; to whom the lord mayor delivered the city sword; which being graciously returned by the king, the lord mayor, with the sheriffs and city deputation, all elegantly dressed in their gowns of office, rode bare-headed before his majesty to the cathedral church.

His majesty was received with every mark of attention, respect, and applause, which his goodness of heart and love for his people, so eminently merit. Particular marks of respect were also bestowed on many others; among whom we were glad to notice Mr. Pitt; the plaudits bestowed on him silenced and overpowered the hisses and clamours of a few malcontents, planted in different places apparently to insult him.

When the procession reached St. Paul's, the lieutenants, taking the flags from the waggons, attended by the seamen and marines, divided themselves for their captains to pass up the body of the church, to their seats in the galleries on each side of the choir. The colours, on being brought within the church,

were carried in procession under the loudest shouts of applause, and grand martial music, to the middle of the dome,where they were placed in a circle. The princesses, with the Dukes of York and Clarence, prince Ernest, and the duke of Gloucester, and their respective suites, on their alighting, formed a circle within the church, regularly from the right of the great west door, with the lord mayor, sheriffs, aldermen, and the admirals on the opposite side, where they waited to receive their majesties. The common council of London, in their mazarine gowns, were ranged with their ladies, in two spacious galleries, which filled the semicircle of the dome; and, from the number of beautiful women present, added not a little to the grandeur of the spectacle.

The king, on his alighting at the church, was received by the bishops of London and Lincoln, who walked on each side of his majesty, preceded by the heralds at arms, and prebendaries of the cathedral. Her majesty, led by earl Morton, followed with her suite; and the princes and princesses, according to their rank, with their attendants, in procession. On the arrival of their majesties and the princesses within the circle formed by the colours, they were lowered; and the royal family respectively made their obeisances to the company assembled in the different parts of the church, which were returned with the loudest acclamations and congratulations ever perhaps heard on any occasion.

The service was chaunted by the minor canons, the lessons by the sub-dean. At the end of the first lesson, the flag-officers entered in two divisions, right and left of the

king's chair, the ends of the flags being supported by those officers, who immediately followed the bearers in regular succession, advancing to the altar, to deposit the trophies of our naval success, which his majesty seemed to view with much attention; and the whole of the spectators appeared to partake in the royal feelings on this most happy occasion.

A very excellent sermon was preached by the bishop of Lincoln, dean of St. Paul's, from 2 Samuel xxii. 1-3.

"And David spake unto the Lord the words of this song, in the day that the Lord had delivered him out of the hands of all his enemies.

"The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer.

"The God of my rock, in him will I trust; he is my shield, and the horn of my salvation."

An anthem was sung, the same as when queen Anne went to St. Paul's.

At half past two o'clock, a signal being given from St. Paul's, that the service was over, the Park guns were fired.

In returning, the procession of the royal family's carriages was reversed, their majesties going first.

The whole conduct of the procession and the business of the day was such as reflected great credit on those who superintended its arrangements.

Not any accident happened, that could tend to throw a cloud over the splendour of the day. The soldiery who lined the streets, conducted themselves with the utmost decorum. The populace thronged into the streets from all the avenues, and pressed upon the military with great force; but the latter did not suffer themselves to be provoked into any want of humanity; but

kept the populace from pressing into the line of procession, without the least appearance of heat, amidst all the confusion which such a spectacle must necessarily have produced.

23. The gazette announces the capture of the French privateer brig, Success, by captain Cunningham, of the Clyde.

26. The gazette announces the capture of La Dorade, 12 guns, and 93 men, by captain Cunningham; but the prize upset, and the master, a midshipman, and seventeen seamen, were drowned.

Admiralty-office, Dec. 30. Copy of a letter from captain Robert Barlow,commander of his majesty's ship Phoebe, to Evan Nepean, esq. dated in Cawsand Bay, the 26th

instant.

SIR,

Be pleased to inform their lordships, that on the 21st instant, at 10 A. M. being with his majesty's ship under my command, in lat. 48 deg. 30 min. N. long. 10 deg. W. we discovered one of the enemy's frigates, which, about nine o'clock the same evening we had the good fortune to come up with and capture, after an action which lasted upwards of two hours. To account to their lordships for its continuing so long, it will be necessary to trouble them with some detail. The difference in point of sailing between the two ships being inconsiderable, she damaged our masts, sails, and rigging very much with her stern-chase guns, and, at the moment when we were nearly in a situation to commence our attack, she put in stays, the Phœbe being at this time under a crowd of sail; and as, from the darkness of the night, the enemy's disposition for tacking could not be discovered, a few minutes necessarily elapsed before we could tack to follow her M 2

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after exchanging broadsides on passing. This manoeuvre increased our distance, and subjected us a second time to the fire of her stern-chase, with which they were but too successful in cutting up our sails and rigging At length, about ten o'clock, we got fairly alongside of her, when, after a handsome resistance of three-quarters of an hour, she struck. She proves to be La Nereide, of thirty-six guns; viz. 26 twelve-pounders on her main-deck, 8 six-pounders, and 2 thirty-two-pounder carronades on the quarter-deck, manned with 330 men, commanded by captain Cannon; sailed from Rochfort fifteen days before, and victualled for four months. It is with the highest satisfaction I have to report the degree of ardour and zeal manifested by my officers and ship's company on this occasion, which, in my judgment, could not be exceeded. From my first lieutenant Halliday, I experienced all the support which I with confidence expected from so gallant and skilful an officer, which, amidst the difficulties to be contended with in a night action, was an incalculable advantage; and the lieutenants Holland and Vaillant, lieutenant Stew

ROBERT BARLOW. This gazette also contains an account of the capture of two French privateers, by his majes ty's ship Latona, capt. Sotheron. The first called L'Aigle, a schooner, of Bourdeaux, mounting 12 small carriage-guns, with 62 men, commanded by Francis Harimendy.

The other, L'Intrepide, a French corvette brig, fitted out from Nantes as a privateer, pierced for eighteen guns, carried 12 six-pounders, 2 eighteen-pounder carronades, and long brass twelvepounder. She threw all of them overboard during the chase, except the brass gun, and 1 sixpounder, which she kept as stern chasers, and fired without effect until the Latona got nearly alongside of her. She had eighty-three men on board, was commanded by monsieur Jean Candeau.

Females 9030}

18645. Buried

Males

Decrease in Burials

Female 343717,014 Dec Year 1891.

9. Lady of John Drummond, esq, a daughter.

10. Countess of Aylesford, twins, a son and a daughter.

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26. Lady of William Currie, esq. M. P. a son.

March 5. Lady of alderman Conibe, M. P. a son.

10. Lady of sir Thomas Henry Liddel, bart. a son.

12. Lady of sir James Bland, Burges, bart. a daughter.

15. Mrs. Woodrow, of Bridgewater, two sons and a daughter. 25. Countess of Mount Edgecombe, a son.

26. Lady of sir Rich. Carr Glyn, knight, alderman, and M. P. a son. 28. Countess of Albemarle, a daughter.

April 1. Hon. Mrs. Petre, a son. 3. Lady of Dr. Stewart, bishop of St. David's, a daughter.

8. Lady of sir Alexander Grant, bart. a daughter.

Lady of the hon. John Simp

son, a daughter.

11. Lady of sir Richard Gamon, bart. M. P. a daughter.

16. Lady Carrington, a daughter.

MARRIAGES for 1797.

Feb. 2. The earl of Westmeath to lady Elizabeth Moore, eldest daughter of the earl of Drogheda.

6. Right hon. lord viscount Montague to Miss Frances Manby, second daughter of the late Thomas Manby, esq. of Beed's Hall, Essex.

13. The hereditary prince of Hesse Cassel, to the princess Augusta of Prussia, daughter of the king of Prussia.

16. Hon. Mr. Dundas, son of lord Dundas, to lady Caroline Beauclerk, daughter of the duke of St. Albans.

18. Sir John Kennaway, of Escot, Devonshire, bart. to to miss Charlotte Amyatt, daughter of James Amyatt, esq. M. P. for Southampton.

28. Capt. Halliday, son of lady Jane Halliday, to miss Eliza Stratford.

March 4. Sir John Menzies, bart. to lady Charlotte Murray, daughter of the Duke of Athol.

14. Col. Clinton, eldest son of the late sir H. Clinton, K. B. to the hon. Louisa Holroyd, youngest daughter of lord Sheffield.

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Robert Bernard Sparrow, esq. to the hon. miss Acheson, eldest daughter of lord viscount Gosford.

April 6. Col. Grosvenor, M. P. nephew of earl Grosvenor, to miss Heathcote, sister to sir Gilbert Heathcote, bart.

14. Capel Hanbury, esq. of Pontpool-house, Monmouthshire, to lady Mackworth, of Knoll Castle, Glamorganshire.

16. Rev. Edward Nares, youngest son of the late hon. justice Nares, to lady Georgina Charlotte Spencer, third daughter of the duke of Marlborough.

17. Lord