678 liJaniages in an 



DeninaD, audto Dr. Lushing-ton jor their 

 exertious as counsel for the Queeu on her 

 late trial. 



On the same day, the self-styled Consti- 

 tutional Society sustaiiH.cl a signal defeat. 

 The Grand Jury of the Court of King's 

 Bench threw out four bills against diiFerent 

 persons for libels. They were refused on 

 the ground of beinj preferred by an illegal 

 tombiuation. Mr. Thelwall, one of the 

 persons indicted, has served a notice on the 

 sheriffs not to return any as qualified ju- 

 rors who had been returned iu the last tv.o 

 terms. This is in accordance with an act 

 of parliament. 



June 10. Receivers-General. The emolu- 

 ments are derived from 2d. in the pound on 

 the land-tax, and three half-pence on the 

 assessed taxes. The receivers retain the 

 whole of each quarterly collection for about 

 six weeks. The select committee of the 

 House of Commons, as appears from their 

 report just printed, recommend that the 

 receivers have fixed salaries, and that their 

 number be reduced from 60 to 44. Out of 

 36, only 28 perform even iu part their 

 duties in person. 



— 13. A meeting was held at the Citj- of 

 London Tavern to celebrate the iOSili 

 anniversary of the Dissenters' Charity 

 School in Shakespeare's Walk. The Duke 

 of Sussex presided. The toast-master hav- 

 ing given " The Royal Family," the Duke 

 loudly' repeated " the Queen and Royal 

 Family," which was drank with enthu- 

 siasm. 



— 14. The approaching Coronation 

 was proclaimed by the Serjeants at Arms 

 and other official characters, in the dif- 

 ferent quarters of Westminster and Lon- 

 don, agreeably to the forms observed on 

 such occasions. 



— 19. >Vni. Venables, esq. in the court 

 of aldermen, took the oaths and his seat, as 

 alderman of the ward of Quecnhithe. On 

 the same day Sir Wm. Leighton sent a let- 

 ter to the court, resigning his office of al- 

 derman for the ward of Billingsgate. 



It appears from a paper recently laid be- 

 fore the House of Commons, that the value 

 of manufactured woollen goods and woollen 

 yarn is on the decline. The total declared 

 value for one year previous to January 

 .'ith, 1819, was £9,047,960. 19s. lid.— in 

 1820, £6,899,694. 6s. 5d.— and in 1821, 

 6,279,164. 12s. lid. 



Annual amount of duties on inhabited 

 houses in Great Britain £1,239,329, &c. 

 Do. on windows £2,569,999. 



A parliamentary p.^per just issued fixes 

 the total unredeemed and unfunded debt, 

 up to the present year at ±845,100,931. 



The Newington Select Vestry Bill has 

 been abandoned by its supporter.*, who 

 have £2000 costs to pay. The bill went 

 to empower a select junta to levy money, 

 lo audit their own accounts, and manage 



d near London. [July J, 



parish aflairs, without the interfereuce of 

 the parishioners. The measure has been 

 in agitation three years, but has failed from 

 the strenuous opposition of the inhabitants. 

 Increase of duty on fire insurance, ai^ 

 paid during tJie last year. £ s. d. - 



County 3,626 0. 9 



Sun 2,049 11 3 



British 1,437 12 9 



Atlas 942 .0 8 



Union 505 3 3 



London 439 1 11 



Royal Exchange .... 420 5 IQ 



Westminster 412 10 9 



Hope 406 10 7 



Eagle 97 19 5 



Officers on half pay in Great Britain and 

 Ireland, according to a recent return from 

 the War Office, 9()37, charge 812, 557, &c. 

 MARRIED. 

 At Kent House, Kuightsbridge, Capt. 

 Fred. Fitzclarence, son of the Duke of Cla- 

 rence, to Lady Augusta Boyle, daughter 

 of the Eail of Glasgow. 



A Logan, esq. to Sarah, widow of the 

 late D. Birkett, esq. of Rail Head House, 

 Middlesex. 



J. N. Sibreth, esq. merchant, of Ljme- 

 street, to C. Jane, 2d daughter of the late 

 J. Albers, esq. of Hamburgh. 



At Dorking, J. Randall, esq. barrister, 

 of Lincoln's Inn, to Rebecca, only daugh. 

 ter of R. Lowndes, esq. 



At Richmond, S. Paynter, esq. to Mary, 

 youngest daughter of the late R. Penu, esq. 



C. Cookson, esq. eldest sou of the late 

 Rev. W. C. canon of Windsor, to Jane, 3d 

 daughter of the late J. S. Ancram, esq. of 

 Canonbury House. 



In Mary-le-bone, the Rev. R, Simpson, 

 M..4. to A. Catherine, daughter of the late 

 J. Clare, esq. 



The Rev. Dr. Goodenough, head mastqr 

 of the Westminster School, to Miss F. 

 Cockerell, of Westbourn House. 



AV. Wild, esq. of Gray's Inn, to Miss 

 Walker, of Euston-square. 



S. Barker, esq. of .South Lambeth, to 

 Jane, daughter of F. Daniel, esq. of or near 

 Chudleigh, Devon. 



J. Rew, esq. of Brunswick-square, to 

 Miss S. Quincey, of Holland-street, Black- 

 friars. 



The Rev. T. Chapman, of Wandsworth, 

 to Rebecca, eldest daoghter of T. Miller, 

 esq. of Croydon. 



Tlie Rev. J. Hill, M.A. to 31iss Prodom, 

 of Dorset-square. 



Sir. R. Gresley, bart. to Lady S. Coven- 

 try, youngest daughter'of Lord C. 



L. H. Desanges, esq. of Finsbury-square, 

 to Elizabeth, 3d daughter of the Rev. Dr. 

 Dakins, of Dean's Yard, Westminster. 



D. A. Dewarest, esq. of Doles, in Hamp- 

 shire, to Anne, eldest daughter of R. Ma- 

 geirnis, esq. M.P. of Grosvenor-place. 



Lieut. Co!. Bell, Deputy Quarter Master 

 Gcneial 



