ole 
1Z0r, the Reverend D. Ritchie. He had 
been appointed rector of Rofeau, and fell a 
victim to the climate, foon after his landing 
to take poffeffion of his reétorate. 
At Parnafius Eftate, Clarendon, Jamaica, 
of a putrid fever, Mr, J. Eves, third fon of 
Mr. F. Eves, of Clifford, Herefordfhire. 
Major Impey, of the 6th regiment, in 
confequence of a duel with Lieutenant Willis, 
which origimated in a quarrel at the mefs- 
room, on the 25th of Auguft. The parties 
met onthe following morning, and the Ma- 
jor fell dead at the firft fhot. 
At Paris, fuddenly, of an apopleétic fit, 
the celebrated fculptor, Monchi. 
At Lifbon, the eldeft brother of the reign- 
ing prince 5 as alfo the eldeft fon of the Duke 
de Foence, both of the fmall-pox. 
At Naples, the Princefs of the prefump- 
tive heir to the crown ; fhe was daughter to 
the late emperor Leopold. 
At Malta, December 23, Captain J. El- 
phinftone, captain of the fleet under the com- 
mand of Admiral Lord Keith. . 
Mrs.Follett, widow of the late——Follett, 
efq. of Newfoundland and her two daughters. 
Mrs. Follett was fifter to Dr. J. Lyon of Liver- 
pool, and after an abfence of upwards of 
twenty years was returning to her friends ; 
Monthly Commercial Report. 
[ June {, 
fhe unfortunately took her paflage home in 
the Schooner Richard, Mr. N. Booin, matter, 
which was wrecked at Portulain, when every 
foul on board perifhed. The regifter of the 
veffel, with fome other property, was cafton 
fhore, which afcertained the matter beyond 
adoubt, to the unfpeakable grief of her af- 
filitted relatives. 
At Amfterdam, aged 106, Mr. Jacob 
Harmfen. In the middle part of his life 
he made two voyages to the Indies 5 during 
a period of more then forty years he worked 
on the city mud-boat3 and four years before 
his death he was ftrong enough to carry 
water through the ftreets. Dts 
Lately, at Rofemburg, in Silefia, at the 
great age of 135, a widow woman, named 
Marianne Stanzy. She was born at Suly, in 
1686: in 1711 fhe married a farmer, whofe 
name fhe bore, and who died in 1776 5 from 
this union, which lafted fix:y-five years, fhe 
had three fons and five daughters, who 
brought fixty-eight grand children, fifty-three 
great grand children, and two children of the 
fourth generation, She retained her hearing 
and fight to the laft, was never ill in the 
courfe of her life, and expired like a flame 
which has no more aliment to fupport it. _ 
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MONTHLY COMMERCIAL REPORT. 
HE Committee of Ship-owners, having been unable to convince the Chancellor of the 
Exchequer of the impolicy and injurious tendency of the duty which has been impofed 
on the tonnage of thipping, mean to endeavour to obtain a repeal of the tax. And to promote 
and proteét the shipping interett, they have agreed to eftablifh a fociety of fhip-owners, with 
committees to be annually chofen from amongit them in London, and at the Out-ports, who are 
fiom time to time to enter into and adopt fuch meafures as fhall be requifite, for the prefervation 
of the privileges which the Legiflature has conferred on the owners of Britifh fhips, 
The A@ by which the duties impofed by the Convoy Act of 1798 have been revived or newly 
adjufted, was paffed on the 7th, and commenced from the 12th of May- In moft cafes the duty 
has been increafed, and in fome inftances confiderably, as will appear on a comparifon of the 
tellowing lift of the import duties on fome of the principal articles, with the former duties.* 
Galls gs. per cwt. 
Ginger Is. Lod. per cwt. 
Gum Arabic 3s. 8d. per cwte 
Hemp rough or undreffed 23s. 2d. per ton, 
Kelp 4s. 6d. per ton. 
Lemons 3s. 10d. per thoufand. 
Linfeed oil 39s- per ton. 
Logwood ss. 6d. per ton 
Lofh hides 10s. per 100 lbs. 
Mahogany 13s. per ton, 
Molaffes 1s. 3d. per cwt, 
Nutmegs 1s. 2d. per lb. 
Oranges 4s. 4d. per thoufand, 
Pimento 2s. 2d. per 100 Ibse 
Rags 15s. 9d. per ton. 
Rhubarb 8d. per lb. 
Rum 18s. per £00 gallons. 
Saflad oil 21s. 8d. per roo gallons. 
Saltpetre 2s. 4d. per cwt, 
Silk, raw, 8d. per Ib. 
Silk, thrown, od. per Ib. 
Tallow 1s. 1od. per cwte 
Tobacco 3s. per 100 lbs. ~ 
Valonia rid. per cwt. 
Alum 2s. 6d, per cwt. 
Annotto 21s. 8d. per 100 Ibs, 
Argol 2s. 3d. per cwt. 
Afiafetida 5s, 6d. per 100 Ibs, 
Barilla ts. tod. per cwt. 
Books, bound, 11s, 4d. per cwt. 
Books, unbound, 5s-8d. per cwt. 
Brimftone Is. per cwt. 
Burrs for millftones 19s. 6d. per cwte 
Camphire 2d. per lb. 
Cantharides od. per 1b, 
Caftor oil gd. per gallon. 
Cinnamon gd, per Ib. 
Clover feed 2s- gd. per cwt2 
Cochineal 10d. per lb. 
Coffee 4s. per cwt- 
Copperas, green, 3d. per cwt. 
Coppéras, white, 1S. lode per ¢wke 
Cork gd- per cwt, 
Cortex Peruvianus 1os- per 100 lbs. 
Cotton wool 10s. 6d. per oo Ibs. 
Currants 1s. 6d. per cwt. 
Elephants’ teeth 18s. per cwt- 
Fuftic gd- per cwt. 
* See Monthly Magazine, vol. vi. p- 78. . 
