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the faireft promifes of it were before him, was called away 
from all concerns of human life. He died of an inflam¬ 
mation in the bowels on the fecond day of the poll. The 
firft lymptoms of his complaint appeared about eight on 
the preceding evening. At an early period his approach¬ 
ing fate was announced to him ; and he called for his 
four children, the eldeft of whom was about nine years of 
age, and took an affectionate farewell of them.—The po¬ 
pular culfom of pouring brandy into the fhoes or boots, 
with a view of preventing the etfedts of cold, was the oc- 
caflon of the death of this gentleman. Feeling his feet 
damp and, cold after canvafiing, he was induced, at the 
recommendation of fome friend at the hail where he had 
been dining, to pour a glafs of brandy into his fhoes, in 
which (fate he walked homewards. He was almoft im¬ 
mediately feized with an inflammation and confequent 
obftruclion in the bowels, which in a few hours termi¬ 
nated fatally. This praflice is adopted from the fuppofi- 
tion, that, becaufe fpirits, when fwallowed, excite univer- 
j. f; i warmth, and rellore the circulation in the extremities, 
they iraft do the fame when applied to the extremities 
thernfelvts. But the very reverie happens. Fluids, when 
evaporating, produce cold ; and, the lighter ormore fpiritu- 
ous the fluid, the more quickly it evaporates, and the 
greater is the degree of cold generated. This may be 
proved by a very Ample experiment: If one hand be 
wetted wit!) fpirits, and the other with water, and both 
are held up to dry in the air, the hand wetted with fpirits 
will feel infinitely colder than the other. Or, if the bulbs 
of two thermometers be fo treated, the mercury will be 
©bferved to fall much more rapidly and extenfively in the 
one cafe than in the other. Whatever danger, therefore, 
arifes from cold and damp feet, it is greatly enhanced by 
the praCtice alluded to. If fuch a remedy is to be at all 
employed, it ought undoubtedly to be taken into the fto- 
xnach not into the fhoes. 
Mr. Samuel Birch was chofen an alderman in the room 
of the gentleman who fo unfortunately facrificed himfelf 
to a vulgar error. 
The duchefs of Brunfwick, After to his prefent majefty 
and mother to the princefs of Wales, having migrated 
to this country ; on the 8th of Auguft, the lord-mayor, 
attended by four other aldermen and about eighty of the 
common council, proceeded in ftate from Guildhall to 
Mcmtague-houfe, Blackheath, where they prefented the 
following addrefs : 
“ May it pleafe your royal and ferene liighnefs; We, the 
lord-mayor, aldermen, and commons, of the city of Lon¬ 
don, in common council aflembled, moll humbly entreat 
your royal and ferene highnefs to accept our Ancere con¬ 
gratulations on your fafe arrival in this imperial country. 
The return to her native land of an iiluftrious princefs, fo 
nearly and dearly .allied to our beloved fovereign, and to 
the royal and amiable confort of the heir apparent to the 
throne of this united kingdom, cannot but renew the 
moft lively fentiments of affection in the hearts of his ma- 
■ jelly's loyal lubjefts, and a warm participation of thole 
feelings which a meeting fo interefting to the royal family 
anuit have occafioned. Deeply imprefled, madam, as we 
are, by the extraordinary events which have occafioned 
your return, we trull that your royal and ferene highnefs 
will permit us to exprefs the Ancere joy we feel at your 
restoration to the fliores of a free and loyal people, not 
more attached to a good and venerable king, by duty 
to his lupreme and auguft ftation, than By affection to his 
lacred perfon and family.” 
To which her royal highnefs returned the following 
anfwer: “My Lord, I return your lord An ip and the al¬ 
dermen and commons of the city of London my grateful 
thanks for an addrefs which has given me the moll heart¬ 
felt fatisfaclion. It affords me an additional inltance of 
the loyal attachment of the city of London to the king, 
and of their affectionate regard for his majefty ’3 royal 
family.” 
Her royal highnefs continued here till her death, which. 
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took place on the 23d of March, 1S13, in the 76th year 
of her age. She was the lalt furviving After of our fovereign. 
She was born on the 31ft of July, 1737 ; and on the 17th 
of January, 2764, was married to the late duke of Brunf¬ 
wick Wolfenbtutle, by whom Ihe had ilfue three Tons and 
three daughters. 
In the October following (2807) we received a Itill 
more iiluftrious refugee. On the 29th of that month, 
Louis XVIII. king of France, landed with his fuite from 
the Swedifh frigate Freya, at Yarmouth, under the title of 
Count de Lille, by which only he will be recognized dur¬ 
ing his ftay in England. He came on-fliore in admiral 
Douglas’s barge, in the moll private manner. On his 
landing, he was received by admirals Douglas and Efting- 
ton, captain Curry of the flag-lhip, and Mr. Brooks, of 
the alien-office, London. The party immediately alfetn- 
bled at the houfe of admiral Douglas’s fecretary, which 
flood contiguous to the fpot. Here the-count had his 
firft interview with his brother (the count d’Artois). The 
fcene was truly interefling and affeSHng. The carriages 
of admirals Douglas and Effington were ftiortly ready to 
convey the count and fuite to tire houle of admiral Dou¬ 
glas, to breakfall; where the iiluftrious guefts received a 
hearty welcome, and were treated with that true Englifti 
hofpitality fo congenial to the feelings and heart of a Bri- 
tiffi ifeaman. The party were joined at breakfall by ad¬ 
miral Ruffell, fir Samuel Hood, and feveral captains. The 
count leaned highly gratified at finding himfelf furrotrad¬ 
ed by fo many brave men. To admiral Douglas and liis 
family, he more than once exprelfed his gratitude for the 
attention and hofpitality Ihown him. While at breakfall, 
the count gave,a linking proof of his gallantry 5 preferr¬ 
ing a role to Mils Douglas, he made a happy iimile be¬ 
tween the fweetnefs and delicacy of the flower and the 
correlponding accompliftiments of the young lady.—This 
unfortunate prince has continued ever fince to partake of 
Britilh hofpitality, we believe, at Gosford, the feat of the 
marquis of Buckingham. 
In November died Mr. Abraham Newland, chief calhier 
of the Bank, in his 78th year, Axty of which he had been 
employed in that eftahiifliment, having been firft received 
as a clerk in February 2748. Dillinguilhing himfelf by 
that regularity and integrity fo elfential in money-con¬ 
cerns, he rofe through the various gradations of fervice, 
and was appointed chief cafnier in January 2775, which 
office he refigned only about two months before his death.. 
He was a molt faithful and upright fervant-of the public 5 
nor were his labours unprofitable to himfelf: he left be¬ 
hind him 200,000!. in funded property, and eftates to the 
value of about 1000!. per ann. When his funeral palfed 
the Bank and Royal Exchange, there was a momentary fiuf- 
penfion of all buiinefs, every one handing to contemplate 
the remains of a man fo extenfively known. 
Mr. Newland was fucceeded in his office of calhier by Mr. 
Henry Hafe, whole name now (lands-to our bank-notes, 
with a Promi/e to pay, which we hope that gentleman will 
foon have an opportunity to fulfil. 
While the Britilh parliament was employed in debates 
refpefting the means of quieting, or oppofing, the grow¬ 
ing ambition of France, Bonaparte purfued his career of 
conqueft, triumphing over the vanity of fubfidies, the 
futility of detachments and expeditions, lent at different 
times, to differe-it places, againlt one compared and 
mighty power, and the imbecility of confederations; and 
ihowing to all nations, that it is on the direElion, not the 
exiftence, of military force, that the ilfue of campaigns 
and the fate of empires depend. 
When Bonaparte was railed to the diflatorfiiip of France, 
it was doubtful whether he would purfae a lyftem of war 
and conqueft, or of conciliation, peace, and ?.I1 good arts.. 
He was at firft careful to appear in the light of a good, as- 
well as a great man. Fie was felicitous to be confidered 
as the patron of religion, good morals, the arts and iciences, 
and all manner of improvement: and, forjwhat concerned 
France in relation to foreign countries,, he profelfed “ art 
emnktiaa. 
