Boyd, W. and Co. London. Brown J. Glamford, Briggs. Bryan. W. White Lion Court, Canney, J. Bishop Wearmouth. Colyor, R. Cheltenham. Crossley, J. King-street. Cummings, J. Osborne-street, Curtis, J. Fordingbridge, Hants. Cuthbert and Co. Colchester-st. Savage Gardens. De Roche and Co. Lime-street. Dowley, T and J. Willow-street, Bank-side. Downes, S. Cranbourne-street, Leicester-square. Downs, J. J. Whitechapel Road. Fildes, J. Lamb's Conduit-street. Foster, J. H. and Co. Norwich. Frodsham, S. Frodsham, Cheshire. Garrad, A. Downham Market. Graham, R. and Co. Leicester DIVIDENDS. Grose, P. Commercial Road, victualler. Hack, T. Bear Garden, St. Saviour's. Hall, C. B. and Aldridge, T. Barbican. Hamblin, J. C. Wotton-under- Hardman, J. Manchester. Henzell, J.Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Holland, S. and Co. Liverpool. Homfray, S. T. Kinfare, Stafford. Humphreys, S. Charlotte-street, Portland Place. Hyde, W. Howford Buildings, Fenchurch-street. Iles, J. New City Chambers, Jones P. B. Birmingham. Giles's. Kirkman, J. Liverpool. Le Mesurier, H. and Co. London. Lynn, T. Jerusalem Coffee House, Mackenzie, C. Caroline-street, Sheath, A. and Co. Boston. Simpson, R. Crown Court, Skrine, C. Bath. Smith, J. London Road, St. George's Fields. Smith, J. jun. Rainsgate. Solomon, G. Leman-street, Goodman's Fields. Spangen, N. V. Wells-street, Goodman's Fields. Spitta, C. L. and Co. Lawrence Pountney-lane. Stabler and Co. York. Steel, J. Fisherton, Lincolnshire. Stephenson, J. Broad-street, Bloomsbury. Strictland, S. Budley Salterton, Devon. Strictland, T. and Brickwood, T. Suffield, W. Birmingham. Thornton, W. Devonshire-street. Turner, T. W. Brentford, Webster, T. Chedgrave, Norfolk. Willett, G. Owen's Row, Islington. Wood, W. Butley, Cheshire. Woodgate, W. F. Tunbridge. Wright, W. and J. Alderinanbury. METEOROLOGICAL REPORT. Resulting from daily observations made on the southern verge of the Metropolis, from June 24, to July 25, 1821. 30.06 42.7 39° 33° 13June Number of days N. occupied by each S 5 Thermom. 73° 30 June SW. 340 4 July NE. Prevailing Winds. Number of days on which each) Cirrus. Cirro-stratus. Cirro-cumulus. Cumulus. Cumulo-stratus. Nimbus description has occurred. 6 12 7 The hopes entertained of genial weather towards the close of the last month, were 6 12 14 quickly dispelled; within a week, rain and cold winds set in with an unusual severity of of effect. On the 1st instant, the Metropolis was suddenly overspread with tremendous darkness, accompanied with the heaviest rain, during an hour, we ever witnessed. Lightning and thunder also occurred during the tempest. After this the wind returned to the N. and NE., and intermitting rains of chilling cold, continued during two days. The ensuing week a degree of cold, unusual and alarming, even THE in this unusually low temperature of the season. After this, the wind shifting to the W. and NW. the cold was moderated, but still remained uncomfortably chilly, It is worthy of remark, that to the northward and eastward of the metropolis, at distances from 200 to 300 miles, the temperature of the days has been unusually high, although that of the nights has been even more severe than our own. POLITICAL AFFAIRS IN JULY. GREAT BRITAIN. HE fall in the money-value of all property and commodities, and the simultaneous attempt to collect, the full interest of the public debt with a reduced circulation, being an impossibility, the utmost distress pervades every branch of industry particularly agriculture; and it has become almost as impracticable to pay the interest of mortgages from reduced rentals, as to meet any old money engagements at its reduced value by present payments at its increased value. The returns of the taxes for the quarter ending the 5th of July, were £12,872,380, being £407,893 less than the corresponding quarter of last year. In truth the sinking fund is absorbed, the revenue is still diminishing, and no prospect exists now, as heretofore, that the debt can be reduced; on the contrary, the necessity for annual loans to pay the interest, adds every year to its amount, while the public means are diminished by a reduced circulation. By the finance report before us, we observe that the total net REVENUE of the United Kingdom for 1820, was £57,304,651. and the LOANS £17,292,545. to meet an EXPENDITURE of £70,850,741. of which £30,077,175. is for interest of unredeemed war debts, which now amount to £801,563,311. The EXPORTS of the same year were £48,951,468. being five millions less than 1819, and five millions more than 1820, and the IMPORTS £32,442,443. The unfunded debt is £37,042,434. The following was his Majesty's speech, delivered by commission, at the close of Parliament. "My Lords and Gentlemen,-We have it in command from his Majesty to inform you, that the state of public business having enabled him to dispense with your attendance in parliament, he has determined to put an end to this session. His Majesty, however, cannot close it without expressing his satisfaction at the zeal and assiMONTHLY MAG. No. 357. duity with which you have prosecuted the laborious and important enquiries in which you have been engaged. He has observed, with particular pleasure, the facility with which the restoration of metallic currency has been effected, by the authority given to the Bank of England to commence its payments in cash at an earlier period than had been determined by the last parliament. His Majesty has commanded us to acquaint you, that he continues to receive from foreign powers the strongest assurances of their friendly disposition towards this country. "Gentlemen of the House of Commons, -We are commanded by his Majesty to return you his thanks for the provision you have made for the public service. Although the public expenditure has already undergone considerable reduction within the present year, his Majesty trusts he shall be enabled, by the continuance of peace and internal tranquillity, to make such further reductions as may satisfy the just expectations expressed by parliament. His Majesty has commanded us to assure you of the gratification which he has derived from the provision which you have made for his Royal Highness the Duke of Cla rence. "My Lords, and Gentlemen,—It is with the greatest satisfaction that his Majesty which continue to prevail in those parts of has observed the quiet and good order the country which were not long since in a state of agitation. His Majesty deeply laments the distress to which the agricultural interests, in many parts of the kingdom, are still subject. It will be his Majesty's most anxious desire, by a strict attention to public economy, to do all that depends upon him for the relief of the country from its present difficulties; but you cannot fail to be sensible that the success of all efforts for this purpose will mainly depend upon the continuance of domestic tranquillity; and his Majesty confidently relies on your utmost exertions in your several counties, in enforcing obedience to the laws, and in promoting harmony and concord amongst all descriptions of his Majesty's subjects." L The The Lord Chancellor then prorogued Parliament till Thursday the 20th of September. The semi-barbarous feudal pageant of a CORONATION took place on the 19th. In these days of illumination, when the law happily triumphs by habit, such a ceremony, in a constitutional sense, is wholly superfluous. It was as weakly as insolently pretended, that the employment afforded by the money taken from the public at large in the preparation of the shining baubles exhibited on this occasion, was a public benefit as though those from whom the money was taken could not, with greater advantage, have spent their own money; and as though the taking the labour of a few cooks, triuket-makers, and embroiderers, compensated for the waste of two or three days productive labour of the industrious population of this metropolis, and nearly of the whole empire. In truth, such a ceremony, conducted as such ceremonies usually are, with puerile ostentation, and the most profuse expenditure, is not only below the average intelligence of the country, but incompatible with the state of the public finances, and the domestic distress which at this time pervades nearly every class of society. We were among the spectators, and, though disposed to be gratified by superior works of art, and by all manifestations of public spirit, yet in this pageantry nothing was exhibited but glitter, which might have been exceeded in the 12th century; a too palpable feeling of self-gratification in ministers and other chief actors, he neath the masculine understanding; and a system of cunning management to give effect to the plaudits of dependants and partizans. About 5000 horse and foot soldiery, 500 constables, and 20 or 30 prize-fighters, occupied the chief stations, and excluded the public from the areas which surround the Abbey and the Hall; and a slip of at most 2000 persons obtained wretched standing between the end of Parliamentstreet and George-street. The other portions of the space were covered with galleries, let at extravagant rates; and the Abbey and the Hall were occupied by those who had interest enough to get seats. At the same time, nothing could be more orderly than the people, though it is suspected they added to their past offences, by loudly vociferating "Queen!-Queen!" We give ministers credit for indulg. ing the people where their voices were not likely to be troublesome, by causing all the theatres to be opened gratis, by the ascent of a balloon from the Park during the ceremony, and by exhibitions of fire-works and other shows in the evening. When the public finances can afford such concessions, we are glad to see them employed in adding to the hilarity of a virtuous and industrious people. We have introduced a fac simile view of the subsequent Banquet, of which from 320 to 350 persons partook; but we have not room for a list of the costly viands, which consisted of a variety equal to 1001bs. weight, and two or three dozen of wine, per guest. One feature of this ceremony deserves to be recorded. The Queen had asserted her right to be crowned also; and the question had been formally argued by Mr. Brougham, in a most able speech, before the Court of Claims, but rejected. She then demanded to be present: but this, also, being peremptorily refused, she announced her determination to demand admission; and, accordingly, at six in the morning, she presented herself at the western door of the Abbey, but was refused; she then proceeded to the Hall, but the gates were shut in her face; and afterwards proceeded on foot to the western door of the Abbey, with no better success. She then retired, amidst the enthusiastic plaudits of the assembled people, multitudes of whom followed ber carriage, and wreaked their vengeance on various houses of ministers and courtiers, where they found illuminations prepared. The determination to exclude this favourite lady from the ceremony having excited great public irritation, ministers were on the alert to counteract it, and hence thousands of soldiers were assembled in arms, the streets were barricadoed, and every precaution adopted against apprehended tumult. The whole passed off, however, without disturbance, or serious accident of any kind; and indeed, to those who consider such a pageant as necessary, nothing could be more imposing and gratifying. We are, perhaps, too Spartan in our views of such subjects, and too great friends of popular rights, to couceive that a constitutional king should undergo such a ceremony, except amid the unanimous plaudits of his freely assembled people. To our feeling, the entire affair savoured too much of those Fetes in honour of the Grand Monarque in a neighbouring nation, where a Fête is too often received as a substitute for the essentials of good government. We disliked the appearance of so many military; and if the state of the public mind rendered them necessary, then the ceremony should have been deferred. The release of crown debtors and the pardon of political offenders, the admission of the Queen, some moderate steps towards reform, and some other concessions, more, perhaps, in name and spirit than in substance, would have rendered the people themselves the best guards of the ceremony. SPAIN. The following is the patriotic speech of Ferdinand at the close of the Session of the Cortes on the 30th of June. "Gentlemen Deputies,-I have already had once the satisfaction of presenting myself to this Congress, which, full of information, of patriotism, and virtues, has given in the present Legislature new proofs of its constant care for the public happiness. Its efforts to conclude and perfect our political, regeneration have been, if possible, beyond my hopes, and the nation will be eternally indebted to it for the great and numerous measures which it has taken in the short space of its sittings, of which I proposed the prolongation for the term which our fundamental law admits, considering it, as it has been, conducive to the public good. "In effect, the new organization of the army, so well adapted to the true end of its institution, is the work of the Congress. The decree respecting public instruction, divided into different classes of instruction, from the first letters to the highest degree of knowledge, will diffuse illumination and useful knowledge throughout all classes of the State; that of the reduction of tythes, by which the necessary endowment of the Clergy is preserved, the labourer is considerably relieved thus encouraging agriculture, an inexhaustible source of our wealth; and, in fine, the system of Finance, which suppressing burdensome and useless imposts or means of raising money, has fixed public Revenues in contributions less heavy and already known to the Spanish people, and in new contributions conformable to the principles of the political Constitution of the Monarchy, and adopted with success by the most civilized nations; all these objects are alike the work of the Congress. "I offer to the Cortes the expression of all my gratitude, for the zeal and wisdom that they have displayed in these measures of the highest importance to the State. The Government will not neglect any means for their execution, as its own dignity and the stability of the Constitutional System, which I will cause scrupulously to be ob served, requires. "I also thank the Congress for the generosity with which it has provided for the wants and the dignity of my Royal Household and my family, as well as for the authorisation granted to the Government to have means for covering the more urgent public expences. "Our relations of good understanding perienced no change since the opening of and friendship with other Powers have exthe Session; and I will seek to preserve them by all possible means which shall be worthy of the heroic nation which I am proud of ruling. "I have made known to the Cortes my sentiments on the subject of the affairs of Naples and Piedmont. Some malevolent' persons have wished to give to these events, with respect to Spain, an importance which they could in nowise have. "The interior of the kingdom enjoys tranquillity; the only band of factious men, which has existed in small numbers, has been dispersed and defeated by means of the energetic dispositions of the Government, and the zeal of our troops. It is to be hoped that this ill success, and the amelioration of the public spirit, will cause enterprises so mad to be henceforward abandoned, impotent as they are to impede the majestic progress of our system. "Agriculture, industry, arts, and sciences, already feel the ameliorations due to our constitutional system. All these sources of public prosperity will be further improved as soon as they experience the effects of the Decrees passed for their encouragement. But this is not the affair of a moment; the seed which is thrown into the earth does not produce its effect in one day. Commerce will prosper in proportion; and especially when the Cortes shall be able to give it aid, and that the Spanish nation shall have for its protection such a navy as it ought to have. "I have seen with not less satisfaction, that the Cortes have turned their eyes towards the administration of justice, which they have strengthened by measures taken to this end. "I will make all efforts to obtain the reestablishment of order in the provinces beyond sea; and my government, urged by the Cortes to take the measures which it may deem suitable for their happiness, taking into consideration the state of those countries, will do it without delay, and with all possible liberality. The Spaniards of both hemispheres must be convinced that I de sire nothing so much as their happiness, founded on the integrity of the monarchy and an observance of the Constitution. "If, as I doubt not, the next Cortes imitate the noble example of the present, in their respect, their attachment to the Throne, Throne, and their love to the country, I shall promptly have the satisfaction to see consolidated, in all these points, the system which is the object of my wishes." The President of the Cortes, in his reply, thanked the King for the convocation of the extraordinary Cortes. He observed, that "in the midst of their vast occupations, the Cortes limited by the constitution to a fixed time for the duration of the session, and in spite of the foresight of your Majesty in prolonging it, saw, Sire, that term approach without it being possible for them to terminate all the important affairs submitted to them, and the ship of the State floating between the hope of seeing its future destiny secured, and the fear that its new pilots should make it take an opposite direction." PORTUGAL. The King and his court returned from the Brazils on the 4th of Jul. His first act was to take an oath to preserve the new Constitution; while the Cortes on the occasion acted with a degree of firmness and consistency which has procured them the respect of all Europe. We hope, therefore, that the liberties of Spain and Portugal are beyond the reach of danger. TURKEY. The countries, under this name continue to exhibit the same frightful picture of desolation and slaughter as were noticed in our two last numbers. It is a civil war of the few Mahomedan masters against the more numerous It is lamentable that human blood should continue to be shed in the Spanish provinces under únder the enlightened auspices of the Spanish Cortes. These legislators have yet it seems to learn that colonies are of no other use to a state than to extend undue influence and power of corruption, and that even commerce is improved by freedom. The Independents, however, proceed successfully, though subdivided, by the meliorations in Old Spain; and if the last accounts are to be credited, Mexico is likely to be raised into an independent republic: and as such, we predict that it will soon become the most important state on the globe. In the Caraccas success vaccilates; and in Peru the Chilian army still keeps the field, apparently in the hope of wearing down the royalists without a battle. INCIDENTS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS IN AND NEAR LONDON, With Biographical Memoirs of distinguished Characters recently deceased. CHRONOLOGY OF THE MONTH. Ꮮ Customs Excise Stamps Post Office July 5. Official account of the Revenue AUDABLE exertions have for the quarter ended this day : June 21. been made by Mr. Sheriff Waithman to correct the abuses that prevail in special juries. At a Court of Common Council held this day, it was ordered that new lists should be made of the persons qualified to serve in London. July 2d. This day, W. Floyer, esq. a magistrate of Staffordshire, for an alleged libel, was sentenced to be imprisoned 3 months, to pay a fine of 10001., and to find sureties for 5 years. - 5. Aldermen Garrett and Venables elected sheriffs for London and Middlesex. The Queen's claim to be crowned was heard before the Privy Council. The arguments of Messrs. Brougham and Denman were founded on an immemorial custom; the common law, the law of Parliament, the coronation of Kings, &c. resting only upon usage. On the 7th, the Attorney General replied. On the 10th. an answer. in the negative was given. Assessed Taxes Land Tax Miscellaneous £1,898,699 6,298,810 1,518,493 318,000 2,328,040 445,366 64,972 £12,872,380 407,893 decrease in the Quarter'sRevenue making a deficiency within the year, of £1,928,730. and leaving the consolidated fund minus £10,446,787. A committee of the House of Commons resolved "that it is expedient to permit his Majesty's subjects to carry on trade directly and circuitously, between any ports within the limits of the East India Company's charter, except the dominions of the Emperor of China, and between any ports beyond the limits of the said charter, |