J. STRACHAN (Chief Officer) for RICH. NEB BITT, The Tsontoe's Reply. I, Tsontoe, &c. in reply to your letter, have to inform you that I first thought that you, like your merchants, came to carry on trade, and that you would not have joined with your superiors, I mean the admiral and chief, to make disorders. Under this idea I sent you a chop. But seeing now that you do not think proper to alter your way of thinking, taking as a pretence the protection of the Portuguese, I plainly know that you have joined your opinions with those of the above superiors remaining in the same vain hope, I, the Tsontoe, have repeatedly sent my chops declaring that as long as there remained a single soldier at Macoa, and you would not obey my orders, I absolutely will not consent to your continuing to carry on your trade. If you do not wish to trade, you may take away your ships as you think proper ; but if you are desirous of pursuing your mercantile negotiations, it is necessary to remain peaceable and to obey the laws, relying with certainty that after your troops shall have entirely evacuated Macoa, that your trade shall be granted you as formerly: as your letter declares that you must of course obey the laws of the imperial dynasty, this shews that you have respect and veneration for them, therefore I have directed to you this chop with all the efficacy possible, to open yet a way for you; but after this dispatch, if your admiral and you all will not change your sentiments, and send any more letters, I have given orders that they shall not be received. In the 13th year of Kia, King, 21st day of the 10th Moon, (7th Dec. 1808). Received 9th Dec. 1808. A GENERAL A GENERAL BILL OF CHRISTENINGS AND BURIALS, Christened ( Males..10,228 ≥ In all, Males... 10,189 In all, Buried {Females..726) 19,954 Females.. 97 17 19,906 Whereof have died under.... 2 years........6075 | 50 and 60.......1690 between 2 and 5.......2466 DISEASES. 40 and 50......1971 Increased in Burials this Year, 1620. Cow Pox........... 1 | Mortification....200 Bit by Mad Dogs.3 ABORTIVE, and Croup... 76 Palsy................ 98 Bruised............. 1 Still-born.....462 Diabetes...... 2 Piles.................. 1 Burnt............... 51 Abscess............ 49 Dropsy870 Pleurisy........... 17 Drowned........... 123 Aged....1554 Evil.......... 8 Purples............ 1 Excessive DrinkAgue................ 5 Fevers of all Quinsy....... 3 ing........... 7 Apoplexy and kinds..........1168 Rheumatism..... 7 Found Dead..... 17 suddenly.......229 Fistula.............. 1 Scurvy.............. 2 Fractured......... 2 Asthma and and Strangury 13 cers.............. 5 Spasm............... 15 Stomach....... 12 Canker............ 2 and Water in ing Cough.....326 Miscarriage...... 2 Bit by a Mad Cat.1 Total 335 There have been executed in the city of London and county of Surrey 5; of which number none have been reported to be buried (as such) within the bills of mortality. VOL. L. T PRICES PRICES OF STOCKS for 1808. N. B. The highest and lowest Prices of each STOCK in the course of each Month, are set down in that Month. 1808. 5 Bank 13 p. et. 3 p. ct. 1 p. et. 5 p. et.5 p. et. Long India India S. Sea | Old New Exch. { Stock. Fed. cons. cons. Navy. 1797. Aun.Stock. Bonds. Stock. Anm. Ann. Bills. Omn. Irish up. Lottery 5p.ct.3p.ct. Tickets. Nov. 238 67 67 83 100 66 1236 65 65 8199 17718044 pr. 18 182 7 pr. 73% 654 675 pr. 1 dis. 95 64 678 pr. par. 95 65 21.15 18 66 1811 813 1171% 4 pr. 651 6522 pr. 11⁄2 dis. 64 21 15 List of the principal Public Acts passed in the second Session of the fourth Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.—48th of Geo. III. Nact for regulating the issuing and paying off of exchequer bills. An act for continuing to his ma'jesty, certain duties on malt, sugar, tobacco, and snuff, in Great Britain; and on pensions and offices in England; and for repealing so much of certain acts as relate to certain duties of sixpence and one shilling respectively on oflices and pensions, and for regranting the said duties of sixpence and one shilling respectively, and the said other duties, for the service of the year 1808. An act for empowering the governor and company of the bank of England to advance the sum of three millions, towards the supply for the service of the year 1808. An act to authorise the advancing, for the public service, upon certain conditions, a proportion of the balance remaining in the bank of England for payment of unclaimed dividends, annuities, and lottery prizes; and for regulating the allowances to be paid for the management of the national debt. An act for repealing an act made in the 47th year of his present majesty, intituled, "An act for suspending the operation of an act of the 36th year of his present majes. ty, for the further support and maintenance of curates within the church of England," and for other purposes in the said act mentioned; so far as relates to the avoidance of benefices by the incumbents there. of having accepted augmented cu racies. An act for raising the sum of 10,500,000l. by exchequer bills, for the service of Great Britain for the year 1808. An act for permitting the importation of goods from the Portuguese territories on the continent of South America in Portuguese ships. An act to amend and continue, until the 25th of March, 1809, so much of an act of the 47th year of his present majesty as allows certain bounties on British plantation raw sugar exported. An act for settling and securing a certain annuity on viscount Lake, and the two next persons to whom the title of viscount Lake shall descend, in consideration of the emiment services of the late general viscount Lake. An act for making perpetual several laws relating to permitting the exportation of tobacco-pipe clay from Great-Britain to the Bri tish sugar colonies in the West In. dies; the importation of salt from Europe into Quebec in America; and the prohibiting of foreignwrought silks and velvets. An act to continue several laws relating to the granting a bounty on the importation into Great-Britain of hemp, and rough and un dressed flax, from his majesty's colonies in America; and to the more effectually encouraging the manfacture of flax and cottou in Great-Britain, until the 25th of March, 1810; and for granting a bounty upon certain species of British and Irish linens exported from Great-Britain, and taking off the duties on importation into GreatBritain of foreign raw linen yarns made of fax, until the 25th of March, 1811. > An act for further continuing, until three months after the ratifi. cation of a definitive treaty of peace, an act made in the 44th year of his present majesty, for permitting the importation into Great Britain of hides and other articles in foreign ships. An act to prohibit, until the end of the next session of parliament, the exportation of Jesuit's bark and cotton wool from Ireland. An act to extend the provisions. of an act, made in the 45th year of his present majesty's reign, for preventing the counterfeiting of certain silver tokens to certain other tokens which may be issued by the governor and company of the bank of Ireland, and to promote the circulation of the said last-mentioned tokens. An act to prohibit, until the end of the next session of parliament, the exportation of Jesuit's bark from Great-Britain. An act to prohibit, until the end of the next session of parliament, the exportation of cotton wool from Great Britain, An act for imposing, until the end of the next session of parliament, a duty on cotton wool, the growth of the British colonies, exported from Great-Britain. An act for making valid certain -orders in council, and warrants of the commissioners of the treasury, for the entry and warehousing of certain goods imported in neutral vessels, and for indemnifying alt persons concerned therein; for the remitting of forfeitures in certain cases; and for enabling his majesty to allow, during the continuance of hostilities, and until two months after the commencement of the next sassion of parliament, the importa tion of goods from countries from which the British flag is excluded, in any vessels whatever. An act to grant to his majesty certain duties and taxes in Ireland, in respect of carriages, dogs, firehearths, horses, male-servants, and windows, in lieu of former duties and taxes, in respect of the like articles. An act to prevent the exportation of wood to Ireland, before bond given for the due landing thereof, An act for quitting possessions and confirming defective titles in Ireland, and limiting the right of the crown to sue in manner therein mentioned; and for the relief of incumbents in respect of arrears due to the crown during the in cumbency of their predecessors. An act for accelerating the ma king up, examination, and audit, of the accounts of the paymaster-general of his majesty's forces. An act to suspend the granting of offices in reversion, or for joint lives with benefit of survivorship, for one year after the passing of this act, and from thence until six weeks after the commencement of the then next session of parliament. An act for raising the sum of three millions by exchequer-bills, for the service of Great Britain, for the year 1808. An act for raising the sum of 1,500,000l. by exchequer bills, for the service of Great-Britain for the year 1808. An act for repealing the duties of assessed taxes, and granting new duties in licu thereof, and also for repealing the stamp duties on game certificates, and granting new du. ties in lieu thereof. An act for amending the law |