CEL B.D NL GL. 
banking (trifling as it feems to be) 
it is impoffible not to be forcibly 
ftruck with the immenfe profits that 
arife from it; for it is only necef- 
fary for one of thefe female fhar- 
pers to poffefs a capital of feventy 
fhillings, or three pounds ten fhil- 
lings, with fourteen fteady and re- 
guillar cuftomers, in order to realize 
an annual income of one hundred 
guineas!” 
17th. The Prince of Wirtem- 
berg fet out this morning on his 
tour to Bath, Briftol, Birmingham, 
Oxford, Portfmouth, and other 
places, previous to his marriage. 
His Serene Highnefs was attended 
by Count Zippelin, Baron Geerbitz, 
and Beant Hippefly. The tour 
is expected to take up near three 
weeks. 
‘20th. In confequence of fome 
ftrong remonftrances from the fea- 
men on board the fleet at Spithead, 
the lords of the admiralty have re- 
folved to recommend to his Majef- 
ty that an addition of five fhillings 
and fixpence a month be made to 
the wages of petty officers and fea- 
men of the royal navy; which will 
make the wages of able feamen one 
fhilling a day, clear of all deduc- 
tions; an addition of four fhillings 
and fixpence a month to the wages 
of every ordinary feamen; and of 
three fhillings and fixpence to the 
wages of landmen: and that none 
of the allowance made to the ma- 
rines when on fhore fhall be ftop- 
on their being embarked on 
board any of his Majefty’s fhips. 
Alfo, that all feamen, marines, and 
others, ferving in his Majefty’s fhips, 
fhall have the full allowance of pro- 
vifions, without any déductions for 
leakage or wafte; and that, until 
roper fteps can be taken for carry- 
ing this into effect, fhort allowance 
” 
a 
money fhall be paid to the men in 
lieu of the deduétion heretofore 
made; and that all men wounded 
in aétion fhall receive their full pay 
until their wounds fhall be healed; 
or until, being declared incurable, 
they fhall receive a penfion from~ 
the cheft at Chatham, or fhall be. 
admitted inté the Royal Hofpital at 
Greenwich. 
2iit. This morning Bly a fire’ 
broke out at Mr. Bartlet’s, tallow- 
chandler, Brewer-ftreet, Golden- 
fquare, which in a fhort time con- 
fumed the whole of the premifes, 
the inhabitants efcaping only with 
their lives. A quick fupply of en- 
gines and water prevented its com- 
munication, by the great exertions 
of the firemen. 
22d. A royal proclamation was 
iffued for pardoning fuch feamen | 
and marines of the {quadron of his 
Majefty’s fleet ftationed at Spithead 
as have been guilty of any act of 
mutiny or difobedience of orders, 
or any breach or neglect of duty, 
and who fhall, upon notification of 
fuch proclamation on board their 
refpective fhips, return to the regu- 
lar and ordinary difcharge of their 
duty. 
26th. The following anfwer was 
yefterday returned by the Lord May- 
or to the requifition of the livery to 
calla common hall for the purpofe 
of taking into confideration the re- 
port of the fherifts. 
“ Manfion-houfe, April25, 1797. 
“¢ Gentlemen, 
“ Having fully confidered the 
requifition figned by a number of 
the liverymen of London, and de- 
livered to me by you om the 22d 
inftant, wherein they requeft of me 
to convene a common hall within 
eight days, for the purpofe of tak- 
ing into confideration ‘ the report 
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