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rendered by them to my ancestors 

 on the most tiying occasions ; but 

 however great those sentiments 

 of esteem and respect are, they 

 are not exceeded by those of gra- 

 titude for the kind and hospitable 

 reception given in Caledonia to 

 my family in the day of distress. 

 I request that my thanks may be 

 conveyed to your illustrious Pre- 

 sident, his Royal Highness the 

 Duke of York, and to the other 

 members of the Highland So- 

 ciety." 



It being a grand court day, the 

 palace was crowded with persons 

 of distinction, and the deputation 

 created no small interest. The 

 noble Vice President, and the 

 Lieutenant Colonels, wore the 

 uniforms of their respective regi- 

 ments, with the insignia of the 

 different orders conferred on them 

 for their distinguished services. 

 The Secretary of the Society ap- 

 peared in the full Highland garb. 



The Deputation had it also in 

 charge to present a copyofOssian 

 in the original Gaelic language to 

 Marshal Macdonald, Due de Ta- 

 rente, a member of the Highland 

 Society ; but his grace having 

 been detained at Bom'gcs by the 

 important mission entrusted to 

 him by his Sovereign, it was 

 at his request delivered to his 

 daughter, the Duchess of Massa, 

 who gave a grand rout on the 

 occasion to all the beauty and 

 fashion of Paris. 



5. The governor of the pro- 

 vince of .Antwerp has addressed a 

 circular letter to the mayors, on 

 the subject of the donation made 

 by the King to the city of Ant- 

 werp of the magnificent basins 

 constructed there by the French 

 government — a present which will 



be of the highest advantage to the 

 whole province. These basins 

 were begun in 180.5, and the plan 

 being successively extended, con- 

 tained, in 1813, 21 ships of the 

 line, 7 frigates, three brigs, and 

 five corvettes, earning 1,994 

 cannon. 



His Majesty, adds the go- 

 vernor, might have doubtless 

 made use of these basins for the 

 advantage of the pubhc treasury ; 

 but, says he, the city and province 

 of Antwerp are dear to the heart 

 of the King, and he has not hesi- 

 tated to make a present to the 

 subjects of a superb establish- 

 ment which cost nine years of the 

 most astonishing labour, and 13 

 or 14 millions of money (francs) 

 to the state. 



6. The Carlisle Patriot con- 

 tains long detaiLi of the damage 

 done by floods over the whole of 

 the North of England and South 

 of Scotland. The rivers Caldew, 

 Eden, Peterill, Line, Irthing, &c. 

 &c. have overflown or burst their 

 banks. Two or three benighted 

 travellers have lost their lives, 

 some cattle have been swept away 

 and drowned, whole districts 

 inundated, and in many places 

 the inhabitants of houses near 

 tlie waters were compelled to save 

 themselves by taking refuge in 

 the upper apartments, while 

 those below were completely 

 flooded. 



8. Five men, members of a 

 committee of cloth-dressers in 

 Leeds, were convicted last week 

 of combining illegally to prevent 

 a fellow workman from follo«"ing 

 his trade, until he had paid 51. to 

 them for permission to work, as 

 a punishment for having been 

 employed in Ireland on a species 



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