546. 
Bulau, Arnaud, Soho fquare, bookfeler, Jan. 18. . 
Dawton, James, Liverpool, mafter mariner, Dec. 18 
Davies, John, Liverpool, merchant, Jan. 5 
Duffy, George, Liverpool, woullen-draper, Fan. 25 Ot 
Ewings, Williamg and William James, Birmingham, com- 
pofition-ornament manufactory, Jan. 4 
Eyre, Benjamin, Hoagfon, Atkinfon, and William Walton, 
Tokenhoufe yard, merchants, Jan. 22 
Eyre, Benjamin, Hodgfon, Atkinfon, and William Walton, 
Tokenhoute yard, merchants, a final dividend of the fe- 
parate eftate uf Benjamin Mills, Jan. 22 
Ford, Wm. St. Thomas Apo§le, Deyon, timber-merchant, 
Dec. 2 
Fifver, joie William, Rufholme, Manchefter, and John 
Mangpail, of Bolton, merchants, Jan 24 
Fither, John William, Mancheler, and John Mangnall, of 
Bolton, merchants, tomake a fecond and final dividend 
of the feparate effects of John Wm. Fither, Jan. 24 
Fifher, John William Ruiholme, Manchelter, and John 
Manguali, of Bolton, to make a firft and final dividend of 
the feparate etiects of John Mangnall led 
Green, Samuel, Henry Green, and John Wright Killingley, 
Nottingham, merchants, Dec. 21 
Green, Wm. Swanfea, cheefemonger, Jan. 20 
Gulliver, Henry Saint, Richinond, ftable-keeper, Jan.8 
Guyer, Rich. Gracechurch ftreet, hatrer, Jan. 25 
Hunt, Alexander, Stockport, cottun manufacturer, Dec, 23 
Hedley, Jeremiah, Lower Shadweli, Dec. 4 
Holland, Thomas, (partner with Benj. Mills) Bedfordbury, 
woollen-draper, Jan. 22 : 
Hifcocks, James. ot Frome Selwood, clothier, Jan 24 
Holmes, Edward, and William Hall, Crospy tquare, mers 
chants, Jap 17 
yore Wm. Wolverhaimpton, brewer, Jan. 4 
reland, Wm. Nathaniel Calvert, James Ovefend, and Caney 
Tomliinfon, Lancaitcr, merchants, final of the feparate 
eftate of Wm. Ireland, Jan. 5 
Jones, Lewis, Coilonade, Grenville ftreet, 
fquare, builder and carpenter, Jan. 4 ; 
Jowett, James, Rhodes green, Rothwell, York, coal-miner, 
&c. Jan. 1 
Kirk, Lerttiad, Manchefer, and john William Fifher, 
Ruthoime, merchants, Jan. 2 
Eawlon, James? Montagne {treet, Spitalfields, Dec. 14 
Lonfdale; Nath. and Thomfon, Thomas, Bedford ttreet, 
Covent gardens wooullen-drapers, Dec. 21 
Lathbrouke, Wn. southaniptun buildings, wine-merchant, 
ane 4 
wine Thomas, late of Stipping, near Blackburn, grocer, 
Dec, 16 ' 
Lucas, Nath. and Charles Eetke, Pancras lane, merchantsys 
Marchi : 
Zucas, Nath. and Charies Betke, Pancras lane, merchants, 
mt the feparate eftaie Cr Ciuarles Betk2; March 1 
Brunfwick 
State of Public Afaits in December, 1802. 
[ Jan. ty 
Meycock, James, Broad ftreeét, St. Giles’ss May 21, 1802 . 
a Cae David, New Bridge ftreet, merchant, Jan..28> 
1803 ’ h 
Martindale, Johny St. Fames’s fireét, Weftminiter, wine- 
merchant, Noy. 29 
Micklefony Thos, Lynn, taylor and woollen-draper, Jan. 4 
Moxton. Sanfon, Witney, blanket-weayer, Dec. 30 
Mafkery, Wm. Lane End, Siatferd, mercer, Jan. it 
ae Knight, Samuel, the younger, Liverpool, merchant, 
an. 5 
Marriot, John, Uxbridge, fhopkeeper, Jan. 15 
Nevett, Thos. Long Acre, coachmaker, Jan 14 
Needham, Betty, Doncatter, facking-matuftacturer, Dec.22 
Norton, Jchn, Drury lane, vidtuailer, Dec. 18 
Newton, John, Manchefter, check-manufaGurer, Jan. 4 
Oneil, Thos. Albion ftieet, merchant, Jan. 14 
Pheips, Rob. Plymouth Dock, hatter, Jan. 11 
Parrys John, New Bond ftreet, woollen-draper; Decem- 
ber, 20, 1802 , 
Pierfon, Geo,Cuckermouth, woollen-manufacturer, Dec. 25 
Parry, John, New Bond ftreet, woollen-draper, Dec. 29 
Pullen, Henry, and Thomas Roberts, Exeter, coal-mer- 
€hants, fan. 12 
Rogers, James, Blake, Richard, and John Purnell, Briftol, 
infurance-brokers, Dec, 20 - 
Riding, James, Runcorn, merchant, Dec. 16 
Rickets, John, Briftol, toy-maker, Dec. 13 
Redhead, Robert, Mark lane, wine-merchant, Feb. 15 
Riley, George, Old Bailey, printer, Jan. 2S 
Roberts, John, Shrewsburys linen-draper, Dec. 29 
Réid, Wm. and Peter Mac Donald, Whitecrofs alley, Moor- 
fields, handkerchief-manufacturers, Jan. 25 
Ralfe, Thomas, and John Gauntiett, Leadenhall fireer, 
merchants, Jan, 22. 
Ricketts, John, Briftol, toy-maker, Jan. 1 
Spender, Wm. Birminghain, grocer, Jan. 7 
Sehmoll, Frederie Charles, Briltol, merchant, Dec. 15 
Smith, Edward, Birmingham, hatter, Dec. 15 iv 
Serres, John Thomas, Wimpole ftreet, Cavendifh fquare, 
Dec. 3 ; . 
Sanders, Edw. Hambledon, blanket-manufafturer, Jane 28 
Schofield, Rich. Great Portland ftreet; upholder, Jan.8 
Thy, Thos. Penryn, linen-draper, Jan. 8 
Turver, John, Manchefter, dealer and chapman, Jan. 8 
Weft, John, and Thomas Davies, New Bond ftreet, filyere 
fmiths, Jan. 15, 1803 
Wrigg, Wm. Manchetter, liquor-merchant, Dec. 22 
Webb, John, Coventry, dyer, Dee 21 
Wilmot, Holman, Briuvol, drugzitt, Jan. 20 
Wright, Thomas, kafington, Bucks, coach-mafter, Jan. 22 
Wild, ‘Thomas, of Hulme, in the parith of Manchefisr; 
brewer, Jan. 4 
Young. Thamas, Ripon, grocer, Jan. 8 
STATE OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS, 
lau December, 1802. 
FRANCE. 
HE interior of this country has, fince 
the date of our Jatt publication, ai- 
forded but little which can excite the at- 
tention of the politician. ‘The defigns of 
Bonaparte we fufpect are difproportioned 
to his means, and in grafping at too much 
he will probably lofe what he might poffefs 
with fafety. The finances of France we 
have reafon to believe are in a deplorable 
fituation, and more taxes the country can- 
net bear without more commerce. The 
ecmmerce is ruined, and to revive it would 
require a government in which the people 
could place confidence, It is extraordi- 
bary that the fagacity of Bunaparte fhouid 
not have difcovered, that in his proceed- 
ing relative to the banks, he was deitroy- 
ing public credit, without which com- 
merce cannut be fepported ; and that he 
was exacily treading im the fteps which 
hrougit the old government’ to deitruc- 
tion. “Ebe manner in which the laws are 
adminiftered (we muit again repeat) is 
lapping the very founcations of property, 
as weli as of tocial order; Since without 
a good fyftem of jurisprudence there is 
neither fecurity in property, nor a motive 
to exertion in the acquiiition of it. 
We recolleét an abfurd fprech made in 
our own Houfe of Commons by a man of 
more genius than judgment—‘* If we can- 
not make the pecple dumb we mult make 
the foldiers deaf.”?. Upon a fimilar prin- 
ciple the Chiet Conful feems to have pro- 
ceeded in prohibiting the publications of 
this country. Becaufe We have the ho- 
nor to be included in the prohibition we 
do not fpeak. But it is a notorious fat, 
that the government which fears the voice 
of truth mult be both weak and wicked. 
The adminifiration of Sir Robert Wal- 
pole, though not an incorrupt, was yet an 
abie, edminiftraticn. He feldom profecu- 
ted, but always anfwered, a libel. He had 
in his pay men equally able, and more 
prompt than his aflailants ; and the means 
which government poffeffes of circulating 
information are infinitely fuperior to any 
that can be employed by oppofition. In. 
anfwering therefore the attacks made up- 
on him, he imparted an air of fairnefs and 
candour 
