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ANNUAL REGISTER, 1800. 



upon a building, which has been so 

 strangely converted to a purpose 

 very foreign indeed from its primi- 

 tive use. 



- NOVEMBER. 



4th. His majesty's ship Marlbo- 

 rough, of 74 guns, commanded by 

 captain Southby, was totally wreck- 

 ed oft" Belleisle, the whole of the 

 officers and crew have arrived safe 

 at that port, having been rescued 

 from the wreck by the Captain man- 

 of-wai-, and the Amity, a ship from 

 Malaga, detained by the Captain. 



In consequence of some inflam- 

 matory hand-bills posted about the 

 metropolis, inviting this day a mob 

 oh Kennington-Common, the life 

 guards were ordered out. The vo- 

 lunteer corps were also stationed in 

 the environs. The police officers, 

 in case of disturbance, attended at 

 the Axe and Gate in Downing- 

 street, and the following hand-bill 

 was circulated : 



" TO THE PUBLIC. 



"Sunday, November Q, ISOO. 

 ' ' Whereas an inflammatory hand- 

 bill has been distributed and posted 

 up, inviting every journeyman, ar- 

 tizan, mechanic, and tradesman; 

 every manufacturer, labourer, &c. 

 to meet this day on Kennington- 

 Common, under pretence of peti- 

 tioning the king and parliament ; 

 and whereas there is reason to ap- 

 prehend that such meeting would, 

 from its circumstances, endanger 

 the public peace : notice is hereby 

 given, that the magistrates have 

 taken measures to prevent any num- 

 ber of persons from assembling in 

 consequence of such hand-bill ; and 

 all well-disposed persons are ex- 

 horted to abstain from going to such 



meeting, and to return peaceably 

 to their houses, avoiding the hazard 

 which they must incur by joiningiu 

 any tumultuous proceedings." 



9th. A most tremendous wind 

 arose about eleven o'clock in Lon- 

 don, and for 100 miles round, and 

 did incalculable damage to houses, 

 and occasioned floods in the coun- 

 try, by which much property in 

 cattle, &c. was destroyed. 



The dreadful hurricane of this 

 day committed ravages in several 

 parts of Germany, but especially in 

 Holland. At Rotterdam the da- 

 mage done was also considerable : 

 it pierced a dyke in one place, 

 where 1520 head of cattle were 

 drowned. 



10th. The old and new lord 

 mayor, &c. proceeded in the ac- 

 customed state to Westminster, 

 where sir W. Staines was sworn into 

 office, for the ensuing year. On 

 returning from Blackfriars-bridge, 

 the populace took the horses from 

 the carriage of the old lord 

 mayor, alderman Combe, and drew 

 him to Guildhall ; and did the 

 same by lord Nelson, who, (hav- 

 ing obtained the king's permission 

 to appear in public before he was 

 introduced at court) was one of the 

 numerous company that dined with 

 the lord mayor ; when he received 

 the sword voted by the city of 

 London. 



12th. His majesty held a levee, 

 at which lord Nelson, and sir W. 

 Hamilton, were presented on their 

 arrival from Naples. 



Were executed before Newgate, 

 Thomas Chalfont, for secreting a 

 letter, which came within his power, 

 as a sorter at the general post-office, 

 and stealing thereout a 10/. bank 

 note, the property of Messrs. Bed- 

 well and Co. ; Thomas Newman, 



