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ANNUAL REGISTER, 1818. [Feb. 



their consideration the propriety 

 of making such legislative provi- 

 sions as may be necessary for a 

 compliance with the representa- 

 tions contained in them. 



By the express terms of that 

 compact, it was, when ratified by 

 the two Governments, to be in 

 force for the term of four years 

 from the day of its signature. 

 The revocation of all the dis- 

 criminating duties became there- 

 fore the obligation of both the 

 Governments from that day, and 

 it is conceived that every in- 

 dividual who has been required 

 to pay, and has paid, any of the 

 extra duties revoked by the Con- 

 vention, has a just and lawful 

 claim upon the respective Go- 

 vernments for its return. From 

 various accidents, it has happened 

 that, both here and in Great 

 Britain, the cessation of the 

 extra duties has been fixed to 

 commence at different times, It is 

 desirable that Congress should 

 pass an act providing for the 

 return of all the extra duties in- 

 compatible with the terms of the 

 convention which have been 

 levied ypon British vessels or 

 merchandise, after the 3rd day of 

 July, ]815. The British Parlia- 

 ment have already set the ex- 

 ample of fixing that day for the 

 cessation of the extra duties of 

 export by their act of 30th of 

 June last; and the Minister of 

 the United States in London is 

 instructed to require the exten- 

 sion of the same principle to all 

 the exlra duties levied on vessels 

 and merchandise of the United 

 States, in the ports of Great 

 Britain, since that daj'. It is not 

 doubted that the British Govern- 

 niept will comply with this requi- 



sition, and that the act suggested 

 may be passed by Congress, with 

 full confidence that the reciprocal 

 measure will receive the sanction 

 of the British Parliament. 



James Monroe. 



Inquest on Sir Richard Croft.—- 

 On Friday night, the 1 3th at 8 

 o'clock, an inquest was held in an 

 apartment at the house of Miss 

 Cotton, No. 86, Wimpole street. 

 Cavendish-square, before Thomas 

 Stirling, esq. Coroner for Middle- 

 sex, on the body of Sir Richard 

 Croft, M. D. aged 57. 



The Rev. Dr. Thackeray, of 

 Windsor, sworn : said, that he is 

 husband to Mrs. Thackeray, and 

 was on a visit to his sister-in-law's 

 (Miss Cotton's) house since 

 Sunday last. In consequence of 

 his lady being taken ill, Sir R, 

 Croft's attendance was found 

 necessary, and he attended her 

 that night till about 1 1 o'clock, 

 and conceiving that he was much 

 fatigued, they prevailed on him 

 to retire to rest, which he did, 

 after many entreaties, at about 

 twenty minutes after 11 o'clock 

 on "Thursday night. Witness 

 retired to bed about the same 

 hour, and Sir Richard appeared 

 anxious to get up any time they 

 might call him to attend on Mrs. 

 Thackeray ; she having exhibited 

 symptoms of an approaching 

 deli\nery. About two o'clock in 

 the morning, witness heard a 

 noise, which he thought was like 

 the falling of a chair, but took 

 no further notice. The noise 

 awoke witness, but he went to 

 sleep again; and in about an hour 

 afterwards, he was awoke by the 

 servant maid, who knocked at the 

 door, and told him that his wife 

 in labour. He went down 

 stairs 





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