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Died.j In her goth year, Mrs. Arabin, 
widow of the late J.Arabin, efq. of Maglane, 
im the county of Meath; a lady univerfally 
refpected and beloved during a long and ex- 
emplary life. 
At the houfe of his nephew, in Jervis- 
freet, Dublin, the Rev. Dr. Lentaigne, ci- 
devant curé of St. Sauveur, Caen, Norman- 
dy; a man of exemplary piety, virtue, and 
goodnefs; the whole tenor of whofe life was 
a proof how near to perfection human nature 
may approximate. Of this truly excellent 
character it may be faid, he was ** Human 
generis decus.” While juftice venders this 
tribute to the dead, the fame principle entr- 
getically urges to publicity the merit of the 
living.. Never did the relative connexion of 
Nepotifm evince itfelfin more amiable deli- 
neations of the feelings of the heart, than in 
Dr, Benjamin Lentaigne, M.D. who, with 
afreftion furpafling filial, rendered an afylum 
to an uncle expatriated for confcience fake, 
and bid the forrows and infirmities of the 
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[ April; 
his and his lady’s attentions and tender affie-' 
duities. 
DEATHS ABROAD. 
In France, citizen Gabriel Bory, member 
of the National Inftitute, and Commodore 
and Governor of the Windward Iflands, under 
the antient regimé. He publifhed, in 1790, 
Memoirs on the Adminiftration of the Maring and 
of the Colonies. Be 
In Spain, the celebrated Count Rice, who 
many: years ago, killed Count Barry, in 2 
duel, near Bath. He was found déad in his 
bed ; his death was occafioned, as is fuppofed, 
by fuffocation. rr 
At Bednapore, in the Eaft Indies, on the 
rit of February laf, P. Begbie, jun. efq. of 
Caftle-hill, and Lieutenant in the fervice of 
the Eaft India Company. 
On the sith of December laft, at Fort 
“Marlborough, inthe ifland of Sumatra, Mr. 
A.Webfter, only fon of MajorWebtter, of Ayr. 
At Paris, aged “64, Madame Allard, the 
mother of young Veftris, formerly a cele- 
«¢ yellow leaf*’ be forgotten in the folace of brated dancer at the Opera-houfe there, 
MONTHLY COMMERCIAL REPORT. 
HE delay of the definitive treaty of peace, which has long been anxioufly looked for, 
| has been attended with much inconvenience to merchants and manufaéturers, par- 
ticularly to the former; many fhips bound to the conquered fettlements, and other parts, 
have been fometime detained in port in expettation of this event, and on thofe which have 
recently failed, the imfurance has been confiderably advanced, as a precaution againft the 
poflibility of the negociation terminating unfavourably. The commercial intercourfe with 
France, however, continues to increafe, and ftill-more fo with Holland ; very confiderable 
quantities of fugars, coffee, indigo, ag other articles, having been fhipped during the 
jait month for Dort, Rotterdam, and Amfterdam. The export to Haemburgh has likewife 
been confiderable, but it mutt naturally be expédied the trade with this port, which had 
rifen‘to fuch great coniequence during the war, will decline; when more direét means of 
communication with great part of the Continent are fully eflablifhed. ae 3" 
The duties payable on the importation of cinnamon, cafia lignea, and the duty granted laft 
Tefion on box wood have been repealed, and other duties granted in lieu thereof, viz. On 
every pound weight avoirdupois of cinnamon imported by the Eaft-India Company, ‘one 
fhilling and fixpence ; on every pound weight avoirdupois of caffia lignea, of all forts, tm- — 
ported into Great Britain, one fhilling ; on every ton weight of box wood imported into 
Great Britain from any part of Europe in a Britifh built fhip, an additional duty of 1gs; 6d. 
and fo in proportion for any greater or lefs quantity, with 6d, more if imporied in a fo- 
reign fhip. ah Al 
The prea et payable on the importation into Great Britain, in Britifh built thips, of 
bull, ox, or cow hides, hides of horfes, mares, or geldings, Indian hides, or buffalo hides, 
calf fkin, dog-fkins, feal fkins, and elk fkins, in the hair and undreffed, has been wholly 
repealed. It is certainly highly proper taadopt every meafure which may tend to promote 
fo important a fource of individual and national profit as the Jeather bk which we © 
have no doubt may be carried to a ftill greater extent, from its increafing reputation in 
foreign markets. Great improvements have been making for fome years pa({t in tanning 
and dreffing hides and skins of all defcriptions, particularly by the recent introduétion of 
Mr. Defmond’s procefs, by which, leather of a quality equal if not fuperior to the bett 
hitherto known, is manufaétured in about as many days as it generally requires months 
to tanitin the ufual way. Black Spanifh, an article now brought to fuch perfeétion, and 
in general ufe-for womens’ fhoes and cther purpofes, was {fcarcely known in this country 
fitteen or twenty years ago; and Englifh Moroccos have within .a few years fo far furpaffed 
the foreign in andcolour, in mof other refpeéts, that they cannot fail of obtaining a decided 
preference in every part of the world where they are admitted on equal terms. 
Some alterations will probably be made in the exiiting laws for the regulation of the 
linen manufactory of Ireland. | 4 
The prcefent very high prices of all kinds of raw and thrown ilk, are likely foon to exe 
perience a reduction, as it willnow be imported dire€ly from the countries of its growth, 
anftead of being fubjeét to the heavy expences of land carriage to Hamburgh, A confidere 
able quantity has been already fhipped at Genoa, Leghorn, and Venice, and {more ba 
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