The Gordons Whofe feizure of the perfon of Mrs. Lee, the Helen of Bolton Row, has engaged fo much attention, are fully committed to take their trial at the next Oxford Aflizes, -The following are the exact words of the commitment of thefe gentlemen : "Lockhart Gordon, Loudoun Gordon, from Tothill Fields Bridewell, by N. Bond, Efq. and Sir W. Parfons, Knt. on the oaths of Rachael Fanny Antonina Lee, wife of Matthew Allen Lee, Efq., Janet Davidson, and others, for feloniously and unlawfully taking the faid Rachael Fanny Antonina Lee from her houfe in Bolton Row, Piccadilly, againft her will, for the lucre of fubfance, and defiling her at Tetfworth, in the county of Oxford, against the ftatute, &c. Dated Jan. 27, 1804." The Grand Rowing Match between the watermen of London and Gravefend, for a hundred guineas a fide, was decided in favour of the latter. On Tueday the Sift ult., at half past eight o'clock in the morning, the two cutters itarted; viz. the Hector of London, and the Eclipfe of Gravefend. For the first three miles no manifeft difference appeared; but foon after the London watermen took the lead, and kept it until they had paffed the Ile of Yantlet. About five miles on this fide the Nore, the Gravefend men pulled up amazingly, and foon after thot a-head, and got round the Nore Lights about two minutes before the Londoners, three of whom became fo difpirited, that they were finally left a mile a-stern; while the Gravefend watermen proeceded to their appointed deftination, and arrived at Mr. Durand's wharf, at Rotherhithe, about twenty-two minutes after four o'clock, being only eight hours in rowing nearly eighty-two miles. The failure of the Londoners is afcribed to the weather and the roughnets of the water below Gravefend; a circumftance favourable to their opponents. Disturbing Divine Worship.--The prevailing practice of disturbing divine worthip, in confequence of idle and diffolute youths, and children of both fexes, affembling in churchyards, in feveral diftricts of the metropolis, has become an evil of considerable maynitude.-With a view to check this indecent practice, the Chapel Warden of St. Margaret's, Weftininfter, lately ●btained a warrant againit a youth who committed an affault upon him in the execution of his duty, in prevening offences of this nature, which was heard at the Public Office, in Queen's Square. The Magiftrates explained to the delinquent the great feverity of the punishment that must follow conviction for this fpecies of affault, viz. "That the offender should, befides excommunication, have his ears cut off, or his or her cheek marked with a hot iron." On account of the youth of the offender, and on his difcovering great contrition, and afking pardon for the offence he had committed, and receiv ing a fuitable admonition from the Magiftrates, the Chapel Warden humanely propofed to drop the prosecu tion; on condition, however, that it fhould be made public, as a warning to parents in general to attend more particularly to the morals and good behaviour of their children; and to fee that they go decently and regularly to divine wo hip on Sunday, and that they conduct themselves in an orderly manner on that day. An official account has been published, fhewing what has been redeemed of the National Debt, the Imperial Loan, and Land Tax, to the 1ft of February 1804:- National Debt redeemed Total L.79,294,188 450,828 21,147,883 L.100,892,854 The eclipfe of Saturday, the 11th inft., from the clouded ftate of the atmosphere, was vifible only at intervals. When it was first feen, the moon appeared to cover nearly one-fourth of the fun's difk. When another opportunity of view presented itself, the fun prefented the appearance of a perfect crefcent. Had the weather been more favourable, the phenomenon would have been truly worthy of obfervation. It began at 10h. 22m. a. m., and ended 11 h. digits eclipfed 8d. Soin. The public papers have stated a very Bafant difpute between feveral hipowners and the Minifter: they affert, that fome of these persons, with the concurrence of Mr. Addington, had agreed with merchants in Holland, at the termination of the late war, to bring to them from the East Indies nuDerous articles of value, and that the thips, with their refpective cargoes, had been recently captured by our Cruizers. The paper alluded to proceeds, with the ability for which it is fo highly diftinguished, to cenfure Mr. Addington for permitting a legal procefs to be inftituted for the coudemnation of thefe veficis. We are not competent to fay, whether the Dutch clearances, &c., can alter the original property of the thips, but conceive that it would be highly indecorous in the Minifier to attempt to impede the regular procefs of the law; added to which, the new owners (the captors) are not lefs than the old ones entitled to confideration. The compact into which our merch ants entered with thofe of Holland was not only strictly fair, but calculated to promote the best interest of this country,-its Marine. The Minifter was therefore commendable in giving it his concurrence; but if, as is flated, without fuch concurrence the tranfaction would not have taken place, we have no hesitation in faying that the ftate ought to remunerate the sufferers. The property at iflue is eftimated at 600,000/; but the magnitude of the fum cannot determine the merits of the queftion. Every Briton feels that he has an high intereft in the establithed dignified faith of his country, and will not permit any pecuniary confideration to militate againft his proud inheritance. Dollars. Mr. Bolton, an ingenious and refpectable artift, of Birmingham, hasengaged to reftampfeveral millions of dollars in the manner of the Englith filver currency, and in imitation of our own crown pieces, with the difference only that the prefent edge-milling of the dollars is to remain. The experiment has already been fuccessfully tried, and a fpecimen of this new coin prefented to his Majefty. It is a very beautiful piece, refembling a fine medal. The expence to government of the retamping will not be more than that attending the prefent small stamp of the King's head, which is fo calily counter feited. In this improved ftate, the dollars will be iffued at their actual value, four fhillings and nine pence each; and those now in circulation will, of course, be received at the Bank at their prefent price of five fillings. Several millions may, in a few weeks, be put in circulation. Forged Dollars.-A few days ago, John Levy was charged before the Lord Mayor, at the Manfion Houfe, by Mr. Parkins, pawnbroker, of Bishopfgate Street, who ftated, that on Tueiday evening he was applied to by the pri foner, who informed him that he could accommodate him with two or three pounds worth of ftamped dollars, which, from the fcarcity of filver, Mr. Parkins was willing to take; but, on looking clofely into them, he observed a difference in the ftamp, and, on fecing the fame ftamp upon a Ruffian coin, he fufpected them to be forged; when he detained twelve, and fent for a conftable, who fearched the prifoner, and found feventeen more of the same fort, and one of bafe metal. Sapwell, the confiable, produced the dollars. His Lordthip afked the prifoner how he came by them? who replied, that be was a dealer in watches, &c., and received them from two failors at the India Houfe, in exchange for two watches, which came to feven pounds; and denied having the least knowledge of a forged ftamp. His Lordfhip remanded hin for another examination, when the Solicitor of the M nt is to attend. Tuesday, 21ft inft,, the Lord Mayor held a Court of Common Council at Guildhall, at which fix Aldermen, the Recorder, Sheriffs, Chamberlain, Common Serjeant, and other city officers, together with a great number of Commoners, attended. The ufe of the Hall was unanimoufly granted to Mr. Alderman Boydell, for the purpose of drawing the lottery for the difpofal of his plates, prints, &c. The Court agreed to petition the Honourable Houfe of Commons for leave to bring in a bill to amend and enlarge the powers of the Act of Parliament paffed last setfions, "for eftablishing a free Market for the Sale of Coals in the City of London," and a petition being prepared, was read, agreed to, ordered to be figned by the Town Clerk, and prefented to the Houfe of Commons by the Sheriffs, attended by the Remembrancer. daughter of the late John Leflie, Efq. of MARIAGES, DEATHS, &c. &c. Married.] At Hampton, Anthony St. Buckingham-street.-Mr. Thomas WilMifs Pearkes, Leger, Efq. of Park-Hill, near Lancafter, fon Hetherington, to to Mifs Harriet Chester, youngest daughter daughter of Mr. J. P. of St. Paul's of the late C. Ch. Efq. of Chickley, in Church-yard. Mr. Whitmarfh, of RoodBuckinghamshire.-At Bloomfbury, Mr. lane, to Mrs. Wilfon, relict of R. W. G. Ellis, of Bernard-street, Ruffel-fquare, Efq. of Brompton. Mr. Finch, of Doc to Mifs Elizabeth Matilda Morris, of the tors Commons, to Mifs Ricketts, daughter fame place.-I. F. Warner, Efq. to Mrs. of J. R., Efq. of Walworth.-At HampAbington, grand-daughter to the late Earl ton Church, the Rev. Dr. Birch, Dean of Anglefea.-Major General Congreve, of Battle, and Fellow of St. John's Colof the royal regiment of artillery, to Mrs. lege, Oxford, to Mifs M. R. Gordon, Eyre, relict of the late General E., of the third daughter of C. G., Efq. of Woodartillery.-Capt. Frederick W. Campbell, houfe, Aberdeenshire, and niece to Lord of the ift regiment of guards, to Mifs Glenbervie. Jeffie Caulfield, daughter of the late Wade Caulfield, Efq.Captain Acton Chaplin, of the royal Bucks militia, to Mifs Eliz. Carrington Nunn, of Manningtree, Effex.-R. P. Burlow, Efq. of the General Poft Office, to Mifs Simpfon, daughter of the late Samuel Simpfon, Efq. of Lancaster.-At Clerkenwell, Mr. John Auftin, of Hoxton, aged 78, to Mrs. Ann Speight, of Islington, aged 60. -At St. Pancras Church, C. Armstrong, Efq. furgeon on the Bombay establishment, to Mifs Dorothy Wood, fifter to Sir F. W., of Henfworth, near Pontefract, Bart.-At Edgeware, Capt. Rochfort, late of the Prince of Wales's light dragoons, to Mifs Norton, of Edgeware. -At St. Alphage, Mr. J. Stubbe, folicitor, of Tring, Herts, eldeft fon of Dr. S., of Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, to Mifs F. Delver, only daughter and heirefs of J. D. Efq. of Fell-ftreet, London.-At Spitalfields, Mr. John Steel, of Ulting Wick, to Mifs Frances Stoneham, of Little Baddow.-Mr. George Sparrow, of Stamford, to Mifs Mary Cummings. The Rev. Samuel Cole, Chaplain to His Royal Highness the Duke of Clarence, to Mifs Griffiths.-At St. George's, Hanover-fquare, Matthew Goffet, Efq. of Lymington Lodge, Hants, and Viscount of the Inland of Jersey, to Mifs Cotton, eldest daughter of the late J. C., Efq. of Gloucester-place, Portman square.-Covent-garden, Mr. G. D. Fontaine, of Great Ruffel-ftreet, Covent-garden, to Mifs E. Smith, eldest daughter of D. S., Efq. of Richmond, Surry.-I. A. Lindo, Efq. jun. of Finsbury-fquare, to Mifs E. Reilly, daughter to the late J. R., Efq, -Mr. Parry Howell, of Bull's Head Court, to Mifs Baugh, daughter of the late Mr. Baugh, of Sutton Maddock, Shropshire.At Lambeth, Mr. Ruffel, of Kennington, to Mifs Margaretta Leslie, VOL. I. Died.] Suddenly on Blackfriars Bridge, Mr. Beane, livery ftable-keeper, of Blackfriars Road.- -At Brompton, the Rev. Charles Graham, Rector of Watton Lebfton, Hertfordshire Mr. William Bullock, merchant, Crefcent, Minories. At Lambeth, Mr. Edwards, dyer, of Sherrard-ftreet, Golden-fquare. By his Will he directed that his funeral proceffion fhould ftop at the Magpies, in Bridgestreet, Westminster, and the mourners be regaled with a gallon of porter, which they were to drink at the door of the house; they were then to proceed on a long trot over the Bridge to the Jolly Sawyers, in Lambeth Walk, there to have another gallon of beer; from thence to the grave, where, after his interment, a pint of gin was to be drank by them over the grave, wishing him a pleasant journey. This request was literally complied with.-Sir Francis Sykes, at his house in Audley-square, in the 70th year of his age. He was uncommonly anxious to fee his fon who is at present in Germany, and exerted his feeble remains of life fo ftrenuously to have the melancholy fatisfaction of a last adieu, that his phyficians declare his existence was protracted a week longer than they conceived his exhaufted powers could fupport; this confolation was, however, denied him, as he expired before it was poffible for his fon to obey the affectionate fummons. Sir Francis was buried at Wallingford in Berks, in a ftyle of funeral pomp fuitable to the wealth and confequence he poffeffed. Sir Francis Sykes was Member of Parliament for the Borough of Wallingford, in Berks, in which it is reported he will be fucceeded by his fon.-At Kentish Town, Mr. Driver, furgeon, formerly of Lion Hall, Herefordshire.-Mr. Carter, of the Bolt-in Tun, Fleet-ftreet.-In Upper Grofvernor-street, Westminster, W. Fel CC 10 dead. A furgeon was immediately fent wes, Efq. of Ramsey-Abbey, Hunting- he found him, though yet warm, quite donshire. At his apartments in Holborn, the Rev. W. Keddon, M. A. of Magdalen College, Oxford, F. S. A. Curate and Morning Preacher of St. Giles in the Fields, and one of the domestic Chaplains to the Earl of Portsmouth.-A granddaughter of the celebrated Dr. Atterbury, Bishop of Rochester, in very reduced circumftances, at an obfcure lodging in St. Giles's. This lady is faid to have been the fifter of a Dr. Morris, who inherited great part of the vast fortune of the late Mr. Cracherode. Mrs. Cryftall, wife of Mr. Alexander Crystall, cabinetmaker, of Berwick ftreet, after an illness of three years and nine months.At the Boar and Castle Inn, Oxford-street, Lieut. Thomas Comerford, of the Eaft London regiment of militia.—In Everett-street, Brunswick-fquare, near London, Mrs. Johnfton, wife of John Johnston, Efq. late St. Thomas in the Eaft, Jamaica. At his feat at Thorpe Lee, near Egham, after a painful illness, occafioned by a fall a few months fince, Sir Edward Blackett, Bart. He is fucceeded in his title and eftates by his eldest son, now Sir William Blackett. The remains of the worthy Baronet were conveyed from Thorpe, in order to be interred in the family vault at Rippon, a distance of near 230 miles. Found fmothered in his manufactory at the back of his shop, Mr. Pitchen, tobacconift, Snow-hill; having left a quantity of tobacco on the over-night to dry, it is supposed that it took fire, and the scent reaching him, he rofe to ftop its progrefs, when it deprived him of his breath, as he was found, on opening the hop, in a leaning posture, in his shirt only, upon it, his arms, face, &c. literally ftewed to the Bones.—Mr. Godwin, a respectable tradef man, who had for many years kept a jeweller's fhop in the Strand: he precipitated himself from the parapet of Somerfet Houfe, near the Auditor's Office, by which he was fo dreadfully bruifed, that he expired in a few minutes: Coroner's verdict, Lunacy-Fighting Fitzgerald. Tuesday, Feb. 8, the Coroner's Jury fat upon the body of a gentleman at the Northumberland Coffee houfe, CharingCrofs, who had gone there the preceding morning, about nine c'clock, to ask for a bed. On being fhewn to his room, he defired not to be called till fix in the evening, ftating that he was much fatigued from having been up all night. At the appointed time the waiter went to his chamber, when, to his great astonishment, At Hampstead, Mrs. Duberly, daughter of the late Gerard Howard, Esq.—In her 23d year, Mifs Hanson, daughter of the late William Hanfon, Efq. of Cannonftreet, and fifter to Colonel Hanfon, of the Rifle regiment; this amiable young lady had been the victim of an irremedi❤ able difeafe upwards of three years.———— After a lingering illness, Mrs. Harrison, wife of Mr. Thomas Harrison, of Gray's-Inn-lane-road. Of the gout in his ftomach, Mr. Andrew Butler, of the Queen's Head, Tavistock-row, Covent-Garden, in the 50th year of his age. The Rev. W. Keddon, Curate of St. Giles's in the Fields; his remains were interred in that church, he was followed to the grave by Lord Portsmouth and a number of relatives, who attended the melancholy ceremony, to pay the laft tri Bute of respect to a man who was univerfally beloved. The circumftances attending the death of that gentleman, are rather of a fingular nature: a short time fince he was requested by Mr. Lockhart Gordon (the perfon who has lately made fo much noife in carrying off Mrs. Lee) to preach for him; Mr. G. ftating that bufinefs of a very preffing nature requiring his attention in the country. As they had for a number of years been on terms of the greatest intimacy, and not fufpecting that he should incur displeasure by fo doing, he complied with the requeft; the circumstances coming to the knowledge of a superior, high in office, he wrote him a letter reprobating his conduct, and stating, that his future fervices in his official capacity would be difpenfed with; on reading the contents, it had fo great an effect on him, that he took to his bed, and survived but two days.In Abingdon-street, Mrs. A. Johnstone, laft surviving daughter of the late Dr. P. J.-In confequence of the rupture of a blood-veffel, the Rev. H. C. Mafon, M. A. Rector of St. Mary, Bermondsey, Southwark, and Chaplain to the Right Hon. Lord Onflow. He was the founder of the Deaf and Dumb Society.-Mr. J. White, youngest son of Mr. J. W. of the Bush Inn, Staines. Mifs O'Hara, a beautiful and accomplished young woman, under 22 years of age, the protegee of the Countess of Ely. She was seized with a fit in Drurylane Theatre. She was taken to Carpmeal's house, in Bow-ftreet. Doctors Rivers and Hunt were called, whofe medical aid was, however, without effect, -Mr. Lacey, a very eminent attorney, of Bread-street-hill, who cut his throat with a razor in a dreadful manner. By the evidence given before the Coroner's Jury, it appeared, that the unhappy gentleman had lately been vifited with several fevere attacks of the gout in his head, in one of the paroxyfms of which, it is fuppofed, he committed the lamentable act that has deprived fociety of a valuable member. Verdict, Lunacy. PROVINCIAL OCCURRENCES; With an Account of the principal Births, Marriages, Deaths, &c. under the Heads of the different Counties: arranged in alphabetical Order. BEDFORDSHIRE. Died.] At his house in Norfolk-street, Strand, London, John Gotobed, Efq. attorney, and Deputy Recorder of Bedford. BERKSHIRE. Married.] Mr. Davenport, of Slough, to Mifs Shirley, of the fame place. Died.] At Reading, aged 98, Mrs. Collier, upwards of 86 of which the paffed in one house in the Market-place. -At his houfé in the High-street, aged 43, Mr. Thomas Langfton.-W. Fowler, Efq. of Kerland, Cornwall.-Mrs. Slack, wife of T. Slack, Esq. of Braywick Lodge. -At Cookham, the Rev. Richard Wells, many years Magiftrate for that county. CAMBRIDGESHIRE. Married.] The Rev. Dr. Waddington, Prebendary of Ely, to Mifs Anne Weftwood, eldest daughter of J. Westwood, Efq. of Chatteris. Died.] At Newmarket, Mr. Thomas Wormald, journeyman blacksmith to Mrs. Edmundfon, fuppofed to be the most experienced fhoer of race horfes in the kingdom. Samuel Duckering, of Offing ton, near Raifin, farmer, drowned accidentally in the parish of Tupholme, near Bardney.-The Rev. C. Holden, LL. B. late Fellow of Gonvil and Caius college, Rector of Weeting All Saints and Weeting St. Mary's, Norfolk.-At Abington, at a very advanced age, Jeremiah Lagden, Efq. of Wentworth, near Ely. CHESHIRE. The races at Eaft Farndon, in this county, are unavoidably discontinued ; the proprietors having refolved to have the race-ground immediately enclosed. Died.] At Heaton Norris, near Stockport, Robert Crowther, Efq. brother to the late Comptroller of London.-At Malpas, the Rev. R. Heber, of Marton-hall, Yorkshire.-Owing to his having flept in a damp bed, Mr. John Taylor, of Great Boughton, near Chefster, gardener. At Tarporley, G. Green, Efq. many years Collector of the Excife at Liverpool. At Mold, Mrs. Conway, wife of. M. C. furgeon of that place.-After a few days ficknefs, Mr. Bruckshaw, of Stockport.At Macclesfield, in her 76th Ccz |