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ANNUAL REGISTER, rso^. 



Rev. Mr. Halse caught fire. The 

 flames soon reached the tower of 

 the church adjoining ; but, owing 

 to the exertioji of the volunteers, 

 the fire was extinguished without 

 much damage. 



26th. A court of common coun- 

 cil was held at Guildhall, when the 

 lord -may or laid before the court his 

 majesty's answer to their address of 

 congratulation on the victory ob- 

 tained over the fleets of France and 

 Spain, off Trafalgar ; which was 

 read, and ordered to be entered on 

 the journals. 



The thanks of the court were 

 Unanimously voted to the late lord- 

 mayor. 



A committee was afterwards ap- 

 pointed to procure models or de- 

 signs for a monument to be erected 

 in the Guildhall of the city of Lon- 

 don, to perpetuate the memory of 

 that illustrious hero lord viscount 

 Nelson. 



The thanks of the court and the 

 freedom of the city, and a sword of 

 200 guineas value, were voted to 

 Tice-admiral lord Coliingwood ; and 

 the freedom of the city, and swords 

 of 100 guineas value, were also 

 voted to each of the rear-admirals, 

 lord Northesk and sir IJichard 

 Strachan, bart. 



A letter from the honourable 

 Mrs. Dauier was read, containing a 

 very liberal ofi'er to execute any 

 monument, according to such model 

 as might be approved of, to be 

 erected in Guildhnll. 



The court unanimously voted 

 their thanks to her, and referred 

 lier letter to the committee to con- 

 sider its contents. 



This day the stupendous aqueduft 

 of Pontcysyltc, upon the Ellesmere 

 canal, was opened with great solem- 



nity. This aqueduct passes over the 

 river Dee, at the eastern extremity 

 of the romantic and well-known 

 vale of Llangollen. The morning 

 threatened to be unfavourable ; but, 

 before noon, the day cleared up, 

 and the sun shone, adding, by 

 its lustre, to the beautiful sight of 

 various carriages, horsemen, and 

 persons, descending, by every road, 

 path, and approach, leading towards 

 that great work. Before 2 o'clock, 

 the aqueduct having been filled, the 

 procession began. The earl of 

 Bridgewater's barge led the way, in 

 which was his lordship and the 

 countess ; sir Watkin Williams 

 Wynne, bart. sir Foster Cunliffe, 

 bart. col. Kynaston Powell and 

 lady, and several other ladies and 

 gentlemen. In the prow of the 

 barge, the serjeant major of the 

 Shropshire volunteers, in full uni- 

 form, carried a flag, on which was 

 painted a representation of the a- 

 queduct, the Dee, and the valley, 

 with the following inscription : 

 " Here conquer'd Nature owns 



Britannia's sway. 

 While Ocean's realms her matchless 



deeds display." 

 Next followed other members of the 

 committee, and Mr. Telford, the 

 projector of the aqueduct and gene- 

 ral agent to the company, in col, 

 Kynaston-Powell's barge, carrying 

 two union-jacks. In the third was 

 the numerous band of the Shrop- 

 shire volunteers, in full uniform, 

 playing " God save the King," and 

 other loyal airs. The fourth boat 

 was filled with numerous ladies and 

 gentlemen, the agents, clerks, and 

 the heads of the departments em- 

 ployed in the execution of the 

 Avork, and decorated with a hand- 

 some flag, on which was inscribed, 



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