3808, ] 1. 
ward Duke, of Bandon, aged 105 years;, she 
enjoyed the happiness. 9} sceing 197 of her 
ghildren, 'gromdctildren, and» great grand- 
children, and was perfect in her intellects to 
the last moment. 
At Dublin, Mrs. Ford, wife to ——— Ford, 
esq ot. the county of Down, and eldest 
dauzhter of the late Right Honourable Wil- 
‘Jiam *rownlow. She went, in apparently 
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position, and being near her accouchement of 
her twenty-first child, considerabie alarm was 
excited. Mrs, Tottenham offered every at. 
comimodation her house afforded ;. but Mrs. 
Ford, finding berselt much recovered, yielded 
to the natural impulse of wishing tobe in her 
own house on such an occasion, and was con- 
veyed into her eceach, accompanied by her 
sister, the Countess of Powerscourt, and her 
periect healt, to the rout of Mrs. Lotcus 
Tottenham. White seated at the card table, 
“she found herself seized with a sudden indis- 
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sou; but before they arrived at the heuse, 
the vital spark had flown, 
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MONTHLY COMMERCIAL REPORT. 
N out last report’ we announced the arrival of the Leeward Island fleet, since which time 4 
__™ large fleet from Jamaica has arrived with a considerable quantity of West India pro- 
duce, and we are happy to siy, to a tolerably good market, as- sugars have edyanced in 
“conseqience of the distilleries using sugar, instead of grain, as well as the export of large 
quantities of coffée lately sent to Spain; the ports of thac country being now opened for 
"our exports, as well as imports thence, We may hourly expect a fleet of 100 sdil from Malta; 
. they were spoken with about the 1st ult. near Girgenti, by a brig which arrived at Gibraltar 
/onthe 14th. By this fleet a very large quantity-of Italian-rags, for paper-making-use, may 
be expected, as also Italian silks, both of which articles thie country stands in need-of at pre- 
sent, in order to lower the exorbitant prices of all kinds of: paper, as well as to give work to 
_- our poor silk manufacturers in Spitalfields, who are at the present time greatly distressed for 
‘want of'employment. A fleet from Coina is also arrived, namely: the True Briton, “Henry 
Addington, Cumberland, ‘Britannia, Nottingham, Cuffnells, Scaleby Castle, and Retreat, 
© _pnaccount of the Unired Company of Merchants of England trading to the Esst Ipdies. Their 
" Ss consist of 119,795 chests of tea, 420 chests of raw silk, and 97,300 pieces of Hankeen, 
rs 
‘Phe said Company have declared for sale the following goods,-viz, 
PewBibeay sc. sae Sse aL ae 600,000 Ibs,” 
: Congou and Campoi..../...4,500,000 
" wk: Pekoe and Souchong....-....-200,000 
OD ae a ' "| ‘Singloand Twankay.s...._.. -900,000 
eRMS ee" ats A) “Hyson skin... .....+-...... 100,000 . 
ie Bh hae Byson . 06 205 ee 2s eee ede 2505000 
~ =. Gneludirig private trade and prize teas 6,550,000 
‘4 sqeth yw Ln : oe, Tale ne ‘ : 
> @n Wednesday the 7th of September, 1808. Prompt. the 2d December following. And 
_ the/Company do further declare, that they will give timely-noticesf what other goods they 
Will put up at this sale, ( : : 7 
We long since anticipated the result of an intercourse with Spanish America, and the value 
of such acommerce to this country. Qorideasare now; we are happy to say, realized, as alreas 
dy the Spanish admiral and his noble aly have arrivedin our metropolis: ftom the junta at Ses 
i % ville, with full:powers to open’a’trade from this country to Méxicoand Peru! Glorious and 
good news for our manufactufers!.. What source of riches unexpectedly presents itself to our 
- gountry, and all brodght about by the infamous treachery of Buonaparte towards a people 
_ ¢perhiays: the’ righest in the world,) that “hitherto. supplied -him with money to carty on the 
Wat for so muny years against us, as well.as all other party of Europe. The Spaniards and 
 Portaguese, Whe are now nobly protecting their gountry from his infernal Brasp, can never 
» Rénéetorward Wave any confidence in him, and to England will, we trust, be ever aita¢hed, 
- Phe Mediterranean fleet has brougit about..1500 bags of- talian rags, mostly séconds and 
-- thitds.. They were offered dt 2008. bur afterwards, refased at even 84s. which is a heavy pri e 
for articles oF that quality, in the absence of stronger’and coarser Hambro's; &c. to w. 
Pe With. »Culiwas r#gsj, clean, have advanced, the, Present-price being from 50s. to bus. 
" d blaete'Writing papers (from the great price of smaits) has risen within a few days ang- 
ther 5 per cent. at rae ig os Dana 6 si ’ 
We may expect a peared with Russia, if not with Denmark ala; but not in time for cone 
signmeins to this Countiy from thé former before next spring: “This expectation, with the’ 
arrival of some féw'stips ftom Russia; that had wintered in the Baltic, has already reduced 
the price’ of Herhp 151. to 201. per ton, and Linseed Oil 121, to 20), per ton. 
—- Vie article of Cotton Woot has advanced in price, in consequence of the large orders lately 
--‘Feceived from the Bruzils tus manufactured goods at Manchester 5 and in the last week nearly 
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