Commercial Treaty between Great Britain and America. [Feb. 1,

1816.] Commercial Treaty between Great Britain and America.

provisions of this article, but each party shall remain in the complete possession of its rights, with respect to such an intercourse.

3. His Britannic Majesty agrees that the vessels of the United States of America shall be admitted, and hospitably received, at the principal settlements of the Brittish dominions in the East Indies; viz. Calcutta, Madras, Bombay, and the Prince of Wales's Island; and that the citizens of the said United States may freely carry on trade between the said principal settlements and the said United States in all articles of which the importation and exportation respectively to and from the said territories shall not be entirely prohibited; provided only, that it shall not be lawful for them, in any time of war between the British government or any state or power whatever, to export from the said territories, without the special permission of the British Government, any military stores or naval stores, or rice. The citizens of the United States shall pay for their vessels, when admitted, no higher or other duty or charge, than shall be payable on the vessels of the most favoured European nations, and they shall pay no higher or other duties or charges on the importation or exportation of the cargoes of the said vessels, than shall be payable on the same articles when imported or exported in the vessels of the most favour. ed European nations. But it is expressly agreed that the vessels of the United States shall not carry any articles from the said principal settlements to any port or place, except to some port or place in the United States of America where the same shall be unladen. It is also understood, that the permission granted by this article is not to extend to allow the vessels of the United States to carry on any part of the coasting trade of the said British territories, but the vessels of the United States having, in the first instance, proceeded to one of the said principal settlements of the Brittish domi nions in the East Indies, and then going with their original cargoes, or any part thereof, from one of the said principal settlements to another, shall not be considered as carrying on the coasting trade. The vessels of the United States may also touch for refreshments, but not for commerce, in the course of their voyage, to or from the British territories in India, or to or from the dominions of the Emperor of China, at the Cape of Good Hope, the Island of St. Helena, or such other places as may be in the possession of Great Britain, in the African or Indian seas: it being well understood, that in all that regards these articles, the citizens of the United States shall be subjected, in ali respects, to the laws and regulations of the British Government from time to time established.

4. It shall be free for each of the two contracting parties respectively, to appoint consuis for the protection of trade to reside in NEW MONTHLY MAG-No. 25.

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the dominions and territories of the other
party, but before any consul shall act as such,
he shall in the usual form be approved and
admitted by the government to which he is
sent; and it is hereby declared, that, in case
of illegal or improper conduct towards the
laws or government of the country to which
he is sent, such consul may either be pu-
nished according to law, if the laws will
reach the case, or be sent back, the offended
government assigning to the other the rea-
sons for the same.

It is 1ereby declared, that either of the
contracting parties may except from the re-
sidence of consuls such particular places as
such party shall judge fit to be so excepted.

5. This Convention, when the same shall
have been duly ratified by the President of the
United States, by and with the advice and
consent of their senate, and by his Britannic
Majesty; and the respective ratifications
mutually exchanged, shall be binding and
obligatory on the said United States and his
Majesty for four years from the date of its
signature, and the ratifications shall be ex-
changed in six months from this time, or
sooner, if possible.

Done at London, this 3d day of July, 'in
the year of our Lord, one thousand eight.
hundred and fifteen.
JOHN Q. ADAMS,
H. CLAY,

(L.S.)

(L.S.)

(L.S.)

ALBERT GALLATIN,

(L.S.)

FRED, J. ROBINSON,

(L.S.)

HENRY GOULBURN,

(L.S.) WILLIAM ADAMS.

Now, therefore, be it known, that I, James Madison, President of the United States of America, having seen and considered the foregoing convention, have, by and with the consent of the senate, accepted, ratified, and confirmed the same, and every clause and article thereof, subject to the exception contained in a declaration made by the authorityof his Britannic Majesty, on the 24th day of November last, a copy of which declaration is hereunto annexed.

In testimony whercof, I have caused the seal of the United States to be hereunto affixed, and have signed the same with my hand.

Done at the city of Washington, this 224 day of December, A. D. 1815, and of the independence of the United States the 40th. (L.S.) JAMES MADISON. JAMES MONROE, Secretary of State.

By the President.

Declaration.

The undersigned, bis Britannic Majesty's
Charge d'Affaires in the United States of
America, is commanded by his Royal High-
ness the Prince Regent, acting in the name
and on the behalf of his Majesty, to explain
and declare, upon the exchange of the ratifi-
cations of the convention, concluded in Lon-
don on the 3d of July, in the present year,
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Incidents, &c. in London and Middlesex,

for regulating the commerce and navigation between the two countries, that in consequence of events which have happened in Europe subsequent to the signature of the convention aforesaid, it has been deemed expedient and determined, in conjunction with the Allied Sovereigns, that St. Helena shall be the place allotted for the future residence of General Napoleon Bonaparte, under such regulations as may be necessary for the perfect security of his person; and it has been resolved, for that purpose, that all ships and vessels whatever, as well British ships and vessels as others, excepting only ships belonging to the East India Company, shall be excluded from all communication with,

[Feb. 1,

or approach to that island. It has therefore become impossible to comply with so much of the 3d article of the treaty, as relates to the liberty of touching for refreshments at the island of St. Helena. And the ratifications of the said treaty will be exchanged under the explicit declaration and understanding, that the vessels of the United States cannot be allowed to touch at or hold any communication whatever with the said island, so long as the said island shall continue to be the place of residence of the said Napoleon Buonaparte.

(Signed) ANTHONY ST. JOHN BAKER. Washington, Nov. 24, 1815.

INCIDENTS, PROMOTIONS, BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, DEATHS, &c. IN LONDON AND MIDDLESEX.

With Biographical Accounts of Distinguished Characters.

Bulletin of the King's Health.

Windsor Castle, Jan. 5. "His Majesty has enjoyed good bodily health, and has been generally tranquil during the last month, but his Majesty's disorder is not abated."

The following is the general bill of all the christenings and burials, within the bills of mortality, from December 13, 1814, to December 12, 1815:

Christened in the 97 parishes within the walls, 990-Buried, 1085.

Christened in the 17 parishes without the walls, 4990-Buried, 3864.

Christened in the 23 Out-Parishes in Middlesex and Surrey, 12,210-Buried, 2585. Christened in the 10 parishes in the city and liberties of Westminster, 5274-Buried,

street, who rendered himself conspicuous last summer, by procuring a subpœna for Buonaparte, was indicted at the Old Bailey for forging a bill of exchange; and after a trial of eleven hours, was acquitted on the ground of insanity

Mr. J. S. Arnold, to whom the public owe the establishment of the English Opera, is erecting a new ed fice for that entertainment, on the site of the Lyceum theatre. The architects are Mr. Samuel Beazley and Mr. Albinus Martin, whose chief study in the design has been accommodation and convenience, facility of ingress and egress, and security against every accident. Simplicity is intended to be the chief characteristic of its decorations. The form is a portion of an ellipsis, the transverse diameter of which is 35 feet, and the distance of the front boxes only 38, so that no person will be removed to such a distance from the actors as to require any efforts either to hear or see. It will contain two circles of boxes, with galleries and slips above; and the staircases are so 19,560 contrived as to prevent the mixture of company in the dress boxes with that of the upper circles. To give greater facilities to the entrances, a new thoroughfare has been opened from the Strand to Exeter street, in which will be placed the pit and gallery doors. From the pit to the street there is no step up or down. There are large tanks of water, with connecting pipes to every part of the building, and the use of iron, wherever it can be properly introduced, will give additional security against the danger of fire.

23,414

5200

1916

870

677

1425
1824

2075
1886
1621
1221
674
167

Decrease in the burials this year, 223. Jan. 12, Anthony Mackenrot, of Gower

Promotions and Appointments.]— Colin A. Mackenzie, esq. and George Lewis Newnham, esq. to be Commissioners of Liquidation; George Hammond, esq. and David R. Morier, esq. to be Commissioners of Arbitration; and David R. Morier, esq. and Jas. Drummond, esq. to be Commissioners of Deposit for the Examination and Liquidation

1816.] Promotions, Births, Marriages, &c. in and near London.

of the claims of British Subjects against the Government of France.

Lord Amherst, to be a Member of the Privy Council.

Rear-A Imiral Chas. V. Penrose, to be a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath.

Colonel the Hon. Sir Richard Le Poer Trench, and Lieut. Col. Sir Joseph Cairncross, have received the honour of Knigh:hood from the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.

Lieut. Gen. Sir Robert Brownrigg, K. G. C. B. to be a Baronet.

A. St. John Baker, esq. to be his Majesty's Consul General in the United States of America

Ecclesiastical Preferments.] The Hon. and Rev. EDWARD LEGGE, L. L. D. to the bishopric of Oxford.

Rev. W. N. DARNWELL, to a prebend in the Cathedral of Durham.

Rev. P. EGERTON, to the rectory of Tarporly, Cheshire.

Rev. EDWARD ELLIS, to the rectory of Chippenham, Wilts.

Rev. JOHN FRANCE, to the rectory of Brandon Parva, Norfolk.

Rev. ROBERT CLARY GRIFFITH, to the Rectory of Crosley, Wilts.

Rev. JOHN IRELAND, D. D. to the deanry of Westminster.

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Married.] The Hon. and Rev. Arming Wodehouse, third son to Lord Wodehouse, to Emily, youngest daughter of Sir T. B. Proctor, of Langley Park, Norfolk.

James Blair, esq. to Elizabeth Catharine, youngest daughter of the late Lieut. Gen, the Hon. Edw. Stopford.

J. Flower, esq. only son of Sir Chas. F. bart. to Mary Jane, eldest daughter of Sir Walter Stirling, bart.

The Rev. J. Kirby, of Mayfield, Sussex, to Louisa, third daughter of Thos. Murdoch, esq. of Fortland Place..

Lancelot Shadwell, esq. barrister, to Fran ces, youngest daughter of the late Rob. Locke, esq. of Newport, Isle of Wight.

The Rev. Edw. Ellis, under-master of Westminster School, to Elizabeth, eldest daughter of the late Rev. J. Russel, of Helmdon, Northampton.

Rob. Fellows, jun. esq. of Shotisham,
Norfolk, to Louisa, second daughter of Ralph
Sheldon, esq. M. P.

Walter Wilson, esq. of Gray's Inn, to Miss
M. A. Hodge, of Brislington, near Bristol.
J. J. Krug, esq. to Miss Hester Jarvis, of
Upper George-street, Bryanston Square.

Henry Burke, esq. of Jamaica, to Henrietta, eldest daughter of John Bolton esq. of Greek-street.

Capt. Fras. Edwards, of the 81st foot, to Mrs. Scott, of Lamb's conduit Place.

John Capel Ruse, esq. of Cransleys, of Northamptonshire, to Maria, youngest daughter of the late Robert Harper, esq. of Harley

Rev. ROBERT HENRY JOHNSON, to the. rectory of Lutterworth, and vicarage Claybrook, Leicestershire.

Rey. WILLIAM BRUCE KNIGHT, to the rectory of Llantrithryd, Glamorganshire. Rev. T. W. LANCASTER, to the vicarage of Banbury, Oxfordshire.

Rev. ABEL LENDON, to the rectory of Fryern Barnet, Middlesex,

Rev. PHINEAS PETT, D. D. to the canonry of Christ Church, Oxford.

Rev. H. PHILLPOTTS, to a prebend in the cathedral of Durham.

Rev. THOMAS SLAPP, to the perpetual curacy of Old Buckenham, Norfolk.

Rev. JOAN THOMAS, to the vicarage of Olleton, Herefordshire.

Rev. JOHN THOMPSON, to the vicarage of Horton with Woodlands Chapel, Dorset.

Rev. ROBERT WALPOLE, to the united rectories of Tyvetshall St. Margaret with Tyvetshall, St. Mary, Norfolk.

Rev. THOMAS WATTS, to the rectory of Plumpton, Northamptonshire.

Rev. B. H. WHITELOCK, to the perpetual curacy of Chorlton, Leicestershire.

Hon. and Rev. WILLIAM WODEHOUSE, to the rectory of Crownthorpe, Norfolk.

Rev. JAMES STANIER CLARKE, to be one of his Majesty's Chaplains in Ordinary. Births.] The lady of Dr. Warren, of twin boys.

The lady of the Hon. T. Erskine, of a son. The lady of Mr. Thomas Taylor, of Manor Place, Walworth, of a son.

street.

Rich, Barrett, esq. late of Eden Vale, co. Clare, to Elizabeth, relict of John Price, esq. of the E. 1. C. medical establishment, Bombay.

Fras, S. Darwin, M. D. of Litchfield, to Jane Harriet, youngest daughter of the late John Ryle, esq. of Macclesfield.

Died.] In Bedford-place, Sir Chas. Blicke, an eminent surgeon.

In Grosvenor-square, Lady Smyth, wife of Sir Wm. Smyth, bart. of Hill Hall, in Essex. In Artillery place, Miles Satterthwaite, esq. banker, 72.

In Tavistock-square, Ellen, eldest daughter of John Butler, esq.

In Baker-street, Phineas Bond, esq. late his Majesty's consul-general for the Middle and Southern of the United States of America.

At the Rev. Dr. Bell's, prebendary of Westminster, Mrs. Lucy Bell, 88.

In Devonshire-street, Queen-square, Mrs. Ball, of Barnes Terrace.

In Percy-street, Mrs. Loughnan, widow of Jas Loughnan, esq.

In Portugal-street, the infant daughter of Thos. Knox, esq. M. P.

In Curzon-street, Mrs. Mary Salisbury. In Pimlico, Jas. Eaton, esq. 82--Wm. Keale, esq. 57.

In Baker-street, Jas. Laird, M. D. for merly of Bengal.

Biographical Account of Lieut. Gen. Sir Geo. Prevost. [Feb. 1,

In Northumberland-street, Chris. Fagan, esq. senior knight of the order of St. Louis, 87.

In Red Lion-square, John Stanley Smart,

At Tottenham, Mr. Thos. Alston, formerly West Indies, and was second in command of Bread-street, Cheapside, 84.

At Fulham, J. Roe, esq. serjeant of his Island of Martinique. After that service Majesty's chapels royal.

At Hammersmith, Col. Rob. Campbell, In College-street, Westminster, Mrs. Short-resignation of Gen. Sir James Craig, he was land, relict of Capt. S. R.N. and mother of the late Capt. S. who fell in defending the Junon against four French frigates.