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ANNUAL REGISTER, 1804. 



18th. A spectacle more gratify- 

 ing, and at the same time more af- 

 fecting, cannot be imagined than 

 the anniversary festival of that truly 

 excellent institution, the lloyal Hu- 

 mane Society, which was this day 

 celebrated at the London Tavern, 

 attended by upwards of 300 persons 

 of the first distinction for benevo- 

 lence and opulence. The chair was 

 taken by Dr. Lettsom, having on his 

 right hand the bishop of St. David's, 

 and on his left Mr. Erskine. The 

 Messrs. Goldsmids were present, 

 and contributed with their accus- 

 tomed laudable liberality. At ten 

 the company separated, delighted 

 with the pleasing contrast, tliat 

 "whilst tyranny and murder shed 

 their horrors on a neighbouring 

 country, it was the proud and pe- 

 culiar boast of Britons, not to mas- 

 sacre — but to save ! 



The celebration of high mass, and 

 a solemn requiem for the late duke 

 D'Enghien, took place thjs morning 

 at the French chapel, in King- 

 street, near Portman-squarc. The 

 bishop of Montpelier assisted on this 

 most solemn and affecting occasion, 

 as did the venerable archbishop of 

 Narbonnc, the bishops of Arras, 

 Avranches, Nantz,. Angoulemo, 

 Noyon, Rhodes, and Uscz. 



There were present many of the 

 English nobility; and of the French, 

 Monsieur, the dukes of Berry, 

 Orleans, and Montpensier, compte 

 de Beaugolois, and the marquis di 

 Livarot.— The feelings of the prince 

 of Conde, the unfortunate grandfa- 

 ther of the murdered and innocent 

 D'Enghien, would not aihiiit of his 

 attendance. 



It appears, by the accounts lately 



delivered to parliament, that the 



number of shipwrights and artificers 



in his majesty's dock-yards has beea 



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increased, between the 1st of March 

 1803, and the 1st of March 1804, 

 from 5691 to 6967.— It likewise 

 appears, from the same documents, 

 that the number of vessels employed 

 in the defence of this country, 

 amounts to the enormous sum of 

 1652! 



28th. Colonel Ilarwood applied 

 to the court of chancery for an in- 

 junction to restrain the further ne- 

 gociation of a promissary noie for 

 40001. given by him to Mr. Home 

 Tooke. It appeared, from the colo- 

 nel's statement, that the note had 

 been given as an accommodation 

 note to Mr. Home Tooke; but, by 

 the account of the latter, that an 

 agreement had been entered into 

 between them to share, reciprocally, 

 the bounty of Mr. Edward Tooke, 

 deceased ; and that the note was the 

 voluntary gift of colonel Ilarwood, 

 in discharge of his honour and good 

 faith. The note was to be laid out 

 in the purchase of annuities for the 

 lives of Mrs. Tooke and her two 

 daughters, but Mr. Tooke changed 

 the disposition, by purchasing of sir 

 Francis Burdett, bart. an annuity 

 of 4001. for his own life, for 24001, 

 and taking a bond for 16001. the 

 residue of the note, which he cob, 

 ccivcd would be mqre eligible, and 

 ultimately more beneficial to his fa- 

 mily. The cliancellor, after taking 

 a comprehensive view of the case, 

 said it would best ansMer the justice 

 and equity of the case, if colonel 

 Ilarwood brought the money into 

 court, and after some material points 

 were discussed, the court would 

 finally dispose of it. The money 

 was then ordered to be brought into 

 court within two months, and there 

 abide the final issue. It "was at the 

 instance of the above-mentioned 

 Mr. Edward Tooke, that Mr. John 



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