Francis had expressed his determination not to surrender himself except to actual force: and during the whole of these two days and nights the people were constantly assembling round sir Francis's house, and giving him tokens of their attachment, though the streets were paraded by dragoons. At length, on Monday morning, an immense military force was drawn up before and near the house, and the warrant was carried into execution by Bow-street officers with almost theatrical management and effect.

A little before eleven the serjeant at arms, accompanied by messengers, police officers, and a large military force, broke violently into the house. Sir Francis was sitting with his family, and on the appearance of the serjeant, asked by what authority he broke into his house? The serjeant produced the speaker's warrant, which sir Francis refused to obey, and demanded if it was intended to be executed by a military force? The answer was in the affirmative: whereupon sir Francis commanded them to desist in the king's name, and called upon the sheriff for his aid. It was answered that the sheriff' was not there; and sir Francis then said, that they should not take him but by force, which they accordingly did, and hurried him through a double file of soldiers drawn up in his own house, to a glass coach, which they had in waiting for the purpose, and conveyed him to the Tower, escorted by a large body of horse.

In the return of the troops from the Tower, they fired repeatedly on the people, and some lives were lost. Concerning some of the eases, the coroner's juries have very properly returned verdicts of wilful murder.

In consequence of these abominable proceedings, a very numerous meeting of the electors of Westminster was held in Palaceyard, on the 17th of April; at which it was resolved, to present to the House of Com mone a "petition and remonstrance," stating, among other things, that "the committal of sir Francis Burdett to prison, enforced by military power, are circumstances which render evident the imperious necessity of an immediate reform in the representation of the people:" and concluding with most earnestly calling upon the house "to restore to us our representative, and according to the notice he has given, to take the state of the representation of the people into your serious consideration, a reform in which is, in our opinion, the only means of preserving the coun. try from military despotism." It was deter. mined also to send a letter to sir Francis in the Tower, expressing their full approbation of his general conduct; and speaking of the particular instance in question, in the follow. ing terms:-"We feel the indignity that has been offered you, but we are not surprised to find, that when every excuse is

made for public delinquents, that the utmat rigour is exercised against him who pleads for the ancient and constitutional rights of the people. You nobly stept forward in defence of a fellow subject unjustly imprisoned, and you questioned with great ability and knowledge of the laws, the warrant issued upon that occasion; the House of Commons have answered your argument by breaking into your house with a military force, seizing your person, and conveying you by a large body of troops to the Tower. Your distinction between privilege and power remains unaltered; the privileges of the House of Commons are for the protection, not for the destruction, of the people. We have resolved to remon strate with the House of Commons on the outrages committed under their orders; and to call upon them to restore you to your seat in parliament, which the present state of the country renders more than ever necessary for the furtherance of your and our object—a reform of the representation in that house. While so many members are collected together by means which it is not nesessary for us to describe, we cannot but entertain the greatest apprehensions for the remainder of our liberties; and the employment of a military force against one of their own body, is but a sad presage of what may be expected by those who like you have the courage to stand forward in defence of the rights of the people."

Sir Francis, in his answer, speaking of the present state of the representation of the peo ple, says: "From this foul and traitorous traffic our borough-monger sovereigns drive an immense revenue, cruelly wrung from the hard hand of honest labour. I do, however, now entertain an ardent hope, that this degraded and degrading system, to which all our difficulties, grievances, and dangers, are owing, will at length give way to the mo derate but determined perseverance of a whole united people. Magna Charta, and the old law of the land, will then resume their empire-freedom will revive-the caterpillars of the state, coiling themselves up in their own naturally narrow sphere, will fall off and perish-property and political power, which the law never separates, will be re united➡ the king, replaced in the happy and dignified station allotted him by the constitution-the people, relieved from the bitterest of all curses, the curse of Canaan, that of being the servants of servants, and restored to their just and indisputable rights. To effect these great, important, and necessary purpo ses, no exertions of mine shall ever be want ing-without their attainment, no efforts of mine can avail. The people of England must speak out-they must do more-they must act and if, following the example of the electors of Westminster, they do act in a firm and regular manner, upon a concerted plan,

ever keeping the law and constitution in view, they must finally succeed in recovering that to which they are legally entitled-the appointment of their own guardians and trustees for the protection of their own liberty and property. They must either do this, or they must inevitably fall a sacrifice to one or the other of the most contemptible factions that ever disgraced this or any other country. The question is now at issue; it must now be ultimately determined whether we are hence forth to be slaves, or be free. Hold to the laws this great country may recover; forsake them and it will certainly perish."

The House of Commons, after a very long and adjourned debate, determined to pass over sir Francis's letter to the Speaker, without any particular notice; and allowed the petition from the electors of Westminster to be received, after some attempt at opposing it.

Notice has been served on the Speaker, and his officers, by sir Francis Burdett's solicitor, that he has instructions to bring an action against them, at the suit of the honourable baronet. This will bring the important question of the breaking open his house, fairly to issue; and it will be solemnly argued in a court of law.

hill, Gray's inn fquare

(Hudfon,

(Green

Banyon Edward Walfall. Stafford, fadler's ironmonger. (Turner and Pike, Bloomsbury fquare, and Heeley, Walfall

Barber William Alnwick, Northumberland, brewer. {ambert, Alnwick and Flexney. Chancery lane Bennett Thomas, Liverpool, merchant. (Houghton, Liverpool, and Windle, John &treet, Bedford row Boyd Thomas, Maida Hill, Edgware road, hopkeeper. Jeyes Charlotte Areet, Fitzroy fquare

Brandon Ifaac, and Samuel Cortiffos, Leadenhall freet, merchants. (Swain, Stevens, and Maples, Old Jewry

Brown Robert William, Lambeth road, merchant.

(Hill,

(Cuppage, Jermyn

Burt William, Tooley street. oil-merchant, (Sherwood, Cushion court. Broad ftreet

Caftic Ambrofe. Furnival's inn, money fcrivener.

Rood lane

(Hill,

Chapman William, Beverley, linen draper. (Hall, Beverley Cloney Nicholas, Liverpool, provifion merchant. (Davies, Liverpool, and Meddowcroft, Gray's inn

Collins Letitia, Halfmoon freet, milliner and drefs maker

Cox Elizabeth, Olvefton, Glocester, fhopkeeper. (Guet, Britol, and Meredith, Robbins and Tomkyns, Lin

coln's Wall

Dakey Charles, Manchefter and Nottingham, lace manu. facturer. (Willis, Fairthorne and Clarke, Warn. ford court, and Heflop, Manchester Davies John, Hereford, corn factor.

(Browne and Pinniger, Gray's inn fquare, and Bird and Wollafton, Hereford

Davies Jaines, Ledbury, Hereford, glafs man. (Pewtrifs, Gray sinn, and Reece, Ledbury

Davies William, Coadley, gun-barrel maker.

(Strong,

Still and Strong, Lincoln's iun, and Ruberts, Wor. cefter, Stourbridge

De Joachim, Louis Rene, Bowling green Buildings, dis Iiller. (Wadefon, Barlow, and Grosvenor, Auâin Friars

De la Hault, Charles, Birmingham, Spanish leather dreffer. (Roffer and son, Barlett's Buildings, and Hill, Shrewsbury

Dixon Mark. Borough. High ftreet, hop merchant. (Day and Hamerton, Lime ftreet

Dongworth James. Grove freet, Commercial read, and Thomas Ainer, Stepney, builders. (Rutfon, Wellclofe fquare

Drury William, Canterbury, Victualler. (Pierce and Sandys, Canterbury, and Winburn and Collett, Chancery Lane

Edward James, Leicester, fhoemaker. (Greaves, Leiceffer, and Wilton, Temple

Faon Auguftine, Hart Atreet, Bloomsbury, wine-merchaut. (Chapman and Stevens, St. Mildred's court, Poultry

Felton James, Wet Thurrock, Effex, baker. (Aubrey Took's court, Curator ftreet, and Stanley, Billericay, Effex Fildes Benjamin, Upton on Severn, Worcester, boat builder, (Whitcombe, Griffith, and Philpotts, Glocefter Fleming Henry. Hanway yard, Oxford street, jeweller. (Hodgson, Clement's inn

Forrest Jimes, Chester, cotton dealer. (Avifon, Liver pool Rutfon,

Foulkes Jofeph, Hackney road, builder.

well clufe fquare

Foy Walter, Beech treet, linen draper.

morton freet

(Nind, Throg

Gough William, Cranbourne freet. mercer. (Turner, Edward freet, Cavendish fquare

Griffiths William, Westwood, Wilts. dyer. (Williams, Red Liun quare, and Williams and Buh, Trowbridge, Wilts.

Hain Jonathan, Hampton, victualler.

freet, Bedford fquare

Hamilton John, Briftci, merchant,

lane, and Smith, Bristol

Hammond John. Macclesfeld, tanner.

field. and Kent, Clifford's inn

(Vincent, Bedford

(Tarrant, Chancery

(Cooke, Maccles

Henzell George, Litr'e Eaft Cheap, underwriter.
wood, Cushion court, Bread street
Hern William, Hinckley, Berks, victualler
Higgs John, Liverpool merchant. (Crump and Lodge,
Liverpool, and Battye, Chancery lane

Holt Samuel, Manchester, grocer. (Pafs and Reddish,
Altrincham, Cheshire, and Wilfon, Greville ftiect,
Hatton Garden

Hooker Thomas, Mary-le-bone-Breet, Portland Place, grocer. (Stevenfun, Chequer court, Charing

Crofs Horwood Jofeph, Woodchefter, Park-hill, Glocefterfire, miller. (Whitcombe and King, Serjeant's inn, Fleet &reet, and Bowyer, King's Holm, near Glo cefter

Ingham Francis, Norland, Halifax, clothier. (Willis, Fairthorne and Clarke, Warnford court, and Allifon Huddersfield

Inman Jofeph, Kent road, broker. (Bryant, Copthali

White Auguftus Wefmoreland place, City road, merchant, (Hughes and Chapman, Temple

Whitehead Thomas. fen andjun. Filfworth, Lancaster,

cotton mufacturers. (Barrett, Mancheter, and Willis Fairthorne and Clarke, Warnfo.d court Wood Robert Margate, grocer. (Clulton, Southwark DIVIDENDS ANNOUNCED. Abbot: Jofeph. Piefcut, Lancaster, procer, April 16 Allen William. Chamos freet, fhoemaker, May 1 Alvey Vincent, Spalding Lincoln, brewer and inn keeper, May

Armfon jofeph. Eyton. Salon, miller, May 7

Ayres john, Sun ürect, ihopigate, tallow chandler,
May 22
Baker Charles, Saville Place, Lambeth, flour factor,
MBS I

Banks Richard, Eltham, Kent, victualler. March 31
Barclay James, ole read threet. n.erchant, April 24
Bute Thomas, Macclesheld, draper. May R

Bayley James, High Street, Shadwell, hip breaker and merchant, April 14

Chaband Henry, Plumtree freet, Bloomsbury, jeweller,
April
Chadwick

May to

Ann, Bredbury, Cheater, hat-manufacturer, Chadwick John, Bredbury, Chefter, hat-manufacturer, May 10

Chapman Elias Tunbridge Wells, carpenter, April 21 Chapman Richard, Thatcham, Be.ks, shopkeeper, April 17

Chapman John, Yarmouth, linen draper. May 8

Chapple James, Grace's Alley, wellciote fquare, hoffer,
April 14

Charlton Cornelius, Eat Farleigh, Kent, yeoman, May 9
Chitin Francis H.ny
john Calvert Clarke, and Charl
Bowen College Hui, merchants April 2
Clarke Abrala, Newport,
IRe of Wight,

April 14

tanner,

Clennell John, Newcastle upon-Tyne, pin maker, May 9 Cliffold Benjamin south's Rents, St. John areet, dealer and thapman. April 14

Colombine Francis, avid, David, jun. and Peter, jun. Norwich, merchants, May 1

Connop Jofeph and Coleman Levy Newton, Red Lion freet, Spitalelas, dyeis, May Cotton Thomas, Cornhill,

April 21

Rock broker and banker, Cramend Arthur, Bridge Atreet, Blackfriars, merchant,

April 17

Croft William, Leeds a d James Manks, Hunflet, York, merchants May 30

Danfon Kobert, Gulgate, Lancafter coal merchant. May 15
Davis Thomas Woverhampton, ironmonger, May 7
Dawson Elliott, Hinckley, Leicefter hot.c, April 21
Deanofeph, Birminghein, japanner Apr 18
De Gruchy,

john Folup and Philip Gavey, London, merchants, May 8 Dinsdale Jofeph, Scu.coates. York, grocer, April 17

Dixon hem is

Bath, chinaman,

Dowland William, Devizes, draper, April 17
Pril 16

Dowie joun, Great James treet, sedford row, scrivener,

May 26

Dyer Richard, Bath cornfactor, April 16

Edwards John, stonehoufe, Devon, draper and flop feller,

May 1

Every samuel, Liverpool, ship.chandler and merchant,

April 16 Faveli Elizabeth

April 23

Ferguson John. Burr ftreet, St. George's in the Eaft,

ma iner, May 12

Fincham Wiliam, Covent garden, earthenware when, May 1

Fither widiam, Cambridge woollen-draper, May 1 Fortter Pexa Great Yarmouth, book feller, may Freebairn kobert, and joteph Wi.fou, Queca #rect, Cheapliue, warehoulemen, May 29

Fuller John James, Yoxford, Suffolk, draper and grocer, April 17

Gardner William, Newent, Glocefter, baker and malder,

May B

Garland Charles, Brackley,

April 26

Northampton, fale (man,

German william. Briftol, tyler and plasterer, May I
Gilman Thomas, Norwich, linen-draper, May S
Gray james, Eat-mited, baker, April 17

Gleen William, Kinland road, dealer and chapman,

Hall Geo ge, Queen frees, filk manufacturer. April 24 harris Jam el, and John Clarke, worn.wood street, jud. mongers, Арты 20

Hawkins Wam, sirmingham, button maker, April 14 Hach William. Chippenhamn, Wilts, cocher, ay 15 bevert jahn and corge, Grange ruad. Southwark, tanners, May 5

Henby Thomas, obey Place. Bethnal Green read, care penter and builder, April 24

Hey Matthew, cateaton thricet, warehouseman, May 5 Hingston Charles and Robert, Walbrook, Inen's meicord

the rev. Edward William Grinfield, A.M. of Lincoln College, Oxford, to Mary Ann, only surviving daughter of the late George Fillingham, esq. of Upper Seymour-street, Portman

square.

Mr. Tipper, bookseller of Leadenhallstreet, to Augusta Sophia, daughter of Thoaas Davis, esq. of Trinity-square.

Mr. Samuel Hamilton, of Weybridge, to Caroline Mary, eldest daughter of James Heath, esq. of Russel-place, Fitzroy-square.

At Hampton Court, the Hon. George Ca dogan, captain in the royal navy, and son of the late Earl of Cadogan, to Honoria, fith daughter of the late Joseph Blake, esq. of Arafry, in the county of Galway.

At Isleworth, J. T. Proby, esq. of the 13th light dragoons, to Alice, daughter of the late Thomas Hartley, esq. of Heslington, near York.

The Hon. Joshua Vanneck, eldest son of Lord Hunti field, to Miss Arcedeckne, of Clevering Hall, Suffolk.

At Hackney, J. Carey, esq. to Harriet, eldest daughter of J. Carey, esq. all of Guern

Lieutenant Robert Henry Hexter, royal navy, twenty years an officer in his majesty's service, during which time he had experienced shipwreck, and many other hardships. He was a dutiful son to an amiable mother, affectionate and kind as a brother, a sincere friend, and attentive to those he esteemed; a brave officer, firmly attached to his king and country; charitable and humane to those in distress; cheerful and good tempered; and above all, an honest inan.

In Wimpole-street, Sophia, eldest daughter of General Morse.

In the Strand, James Ephraim Luke Nealson,

esq.

Ja Southampton-street, Bloomsbury, Paul Prickett, esq. 81.

In Portman-street, Lady Langham, relict of sir James L. hart.

Mr. Robert Baldwin, many years an emiment bookseller in Paternoster-row, 72. In St. James's-square, the infant son of Lord Grantham.

Lady Elizabeth Villiers, sister of the earl of Jersey.

In George-street, Hanover-square, wisCountess Carleton.

Frances Martba, daughter of the right honourable Richard Ryder.

At Greenwich, Robert Maillaud, esq. 66. At Hampstead, C. Steers, esq. At Enfield, Mrs. Jones, relict of Thomas J. esq.

In Gray's Inn, William Barton Beswick, esq. At Hackney, the rev. John Kiddel, tutor at the late Homerton academy, 90.

In George street, Portman square, Mrs.

Spek:, wife of Peter S. esq. president of the Board of Trade, Calcutta.

In Keppel-street, Bedford-square, Mrs. Letitia Clogstown, widow of Robert C. esq. late of the Antigua.

In Cockspur-street, Mr. David Halton Morley, of the British Coffee House, 63.

In Upper Wimpole-street, in the 79th year of her age, lady Charlotte Wentworth, the only surviving sister of the late marquis of Rockingham, and aunt to earl Fitzwilliam. Mrs. Cobb, wife of T. Cobb, esq. banker, Lombard-street.

In Berkeley-square, Mrs. Raikes, wife of Thomas R. esq.

At Hackney, Mrs. Stuck, relict of the rev. Mr. S. 79.

Mrs. Cherry, wife of the rev. Mr. C. head master of Merchant Taylor's school. ' In Harley-street, the infant daughter of Lord Redesdale,

In Little Queen-street, Holborn, Mr. T. Burton, printer.

in Portland Place, Theodore Henry Broadbead, esq.

In Queen Anne street West, William Sa muel Towers, esq. 52.

In Great St. Mary-le-bone-street, aged 74, Christopher Barber, artist.

At his seat, near Teddington, James Stop. ford, earl of Courtown, viscount Stopford, baron Courtown, in Ireland, baron Salters. ford, of Saltersford, in the county palatine of Chester, knight of St. Patrick. His lordship was in his 79th year, and is succeeded in his estates and titles by his eldest son, viscount Stopford, member for Marlborough.

At his seat at Fulhamn, aged 87. Sir Philip Stephens, bart. one of the oldest servants of the crown, M.P. first for Liskeard, and afterwards, in several parliaments, for Sandwich.

In Berners-street, Sir William Bensley, bart.

so created in 1771.

[Further particulars of the late Caleb Wbitefoord, whose death is announced at p. 286, of our last Number. Ata very early age he was placed under the tuition of Mr. Mundel, then a distinguished teacher in the capital of Scot land, at whose seminary he soon eclipsed all his school-fellows, by his rapid progress in the Latin tongue, and other branches of education, which he completed at the university of Edinburgh, the alma mater of so many eminent literary characters. This uncommon pronciency in classical knowledge induced his father to breed him up for the church; but to the clerical profession he entertained such strong objections that the colonel was obliged to relinquish his intentions, and to send him to London, where he was placed in the countinghouse of his friend, Mr. Archibald Stewart, an eminent wine merchant in York Buildings, where young Caleb remained about four years, and then went over to France, and staid there near two years more, until he became of age. While he remained in Mr. Stewart's count