North Wales Gazette

POLITICAL SUMMARY. Uyrtteft KiNGoojr.'—In the intermediate pe- riod between the return and departure of our armaments, the proceedings of Parliament, though hitherto conducted with little violence of altercation, have chiefly attracted the pub- He attention. The motion of Mr. Sheridan for the appointment of a committee to exa- mine into the state of Ireland, where both go- vernors and governed teem with complaints, is not immediately connected with the Catho- lic question, but with the general condition of that country. With respect to the Catholic meetings, in order to frame petitions to the Throne, and to the House of Parliament, it is scarcely too much, even for their well- wishers, to say, that they are factions when the members of them must know, that, under present circumstances, their object cannot be obtained, A feeble division was unexpectedly demanded in the Hotise of Commons, of 100 against 19 when the majority sanctioned the vote of thanks, moved by the Ministers, to the forces engaged in the expedition against Copenhagen. While we concur with Minis- ters in deeming that expedition most neces- el sary and timely, we must, with Mr. Windham express our regret, that the usual testimonies of joy should have been shewn, upon the oc- casion of this most melancholy triumph. The term peace continues to be feebly pronounced in the Lower Buuse, bat the echo to it is still more faintly responsive. The word may be spoken but the thing is not to be had. The state papers between Russia, Austria, and this country have been laid upon the table. In them the Russian Minister, Budberg, severely and properly censures our failure of co-opera- Lion for without adverting to his charges, as attaching themselves more to one party than to another among ourselves, we may ob- serve, that nothing can have a more odious appearance, than that the troops of this coun- try, should never be seen ranged in order with those of our allies upon the Continent. Their absence must deeply affect the national cha- racter, our most valuable possession. The denial of pecuniary assistance was still more strange. CONTINENT.—-The kingdom of Westphalia has been divided into eight departments. In his address to his new subjects, Jerome Na- poleon very naturally deems his accession a prosperous event. How far they nifty be of the same. opinion does not appear yet his re fusal to employ frenchmen in the service, if the report be truly stated, must tend in some degree to popularize him. The Russian Go- vernment has proceeded to confiscate the pro perty, and imprison the persons of all British subjects. The admissions made by Baron Bud- berg in his letters to Lord G ower must be read with great pain, although the two countries arc at war. Yet it is possible that they may have been, together with his accusations of us, only an after thought to justify the new line of conduct about to be adopted by the Emperor. The kingdom of Etruria is stated to have bees incorporated with that of Italy. What provision is made for the Queen docs hot appear. COMMERCE.—Spain has adopted the decrees of France against this country, and Holland has extended them with respect to Sweden.— As the original measures were nearly as de- structive to commerce, as they could be, these hew ones can be regarded as little better than repetitions dictated by an importunate ani- mosity, which continues to menace, where it cannot strike. AMERICA.—But it is to the United States, that our attention is chiefly, and indeed, in- tensely directed. The last accounts represent the news of the several forcible measures, re- spectively taken by Great Britain and France, to have reached them. In what manner their ultimate determination will be made, remains.! to be known but the public seem to be aware of their critical, and embarrassing situation. We prohibit their commerce from access to the ports of Europe. France prescribes to them the conduct of their internal govern- ment. We resent their friendship, or, at least, their services to the enemy: he sternly enjoins their hostility to us. If they give the least reflection to the subject, they must see, that his pretensions absolutely invade their sove- reignty. The crisis is a great one. It is, if possible, made greater by his reported acqui- sition of the Floviclas compulsively granted by Spain. These countries must derive their chief value from affording facilities for the recovery of Louisiana, which, though paid for by one party, has not, it should seem, been sold by the other. MARITIME WAR.T—At length another French squadron has put to sea from Rochfort, with much the same sort of temper, it should seem, with what a thief ventures out upon a scheme of nocturnal depredation, in the face of a powerful and vigilant police.—It consists of five sail of the line, a frigate, and a corvette. it sailed 011 the 17th ult. and both Sir Thomas Duckworth, and Sir Richard Strahan, are known to be in pursuit of it, and acquainted with its course.

SEVERAL Sums of Money to he laid out k9 on Mortgage.—Apply to Rlr. ROBERTS, At- torney, and N atary Public, Bangor. J all. 27th, 1808. riRUK next CARNARVON ASSEMBLY .A will he held at the TOWM-HALI, Oil MON- DAY the Sth of February instant. 1st Feb. 1808, t CURACY IN NORTH WALES. WANTED immediately, a CURATE to serve two churches within the diocese of Bangor, about two miles distant from each other. Any gentleman wanting such a situation, will have' the use of the glebe house, and garden, and may be accommodated with laud sufficient to a horse or now he may also have the household furniture of the present curae tat a fair valuation. For further particulars, apply at the office of Mr. H. R. WIM.IAMS, Solicitor, Carfiaryon, (if by letter, post paid.) I' .r-

FEB II UAH Y 2. THE Editors earnestly and respectfully request the clergy and public in general, ixiUfavor them with information, of births, marriages, burials, and other local interesting intelli- gence, which may occur in their districts, par- ticularly agricultural reports, and the im- provement of roads. The North Wales Gazette having already ex- .y perienced so extensive a circulatim throughout the United Kingdoms, their countrymcn at a distance must feel highly gratified in the pe- rusal of any circumstance that may have transpired m their respective counties.

BIRTHS. At Clopfeh House, Warwickshire, the Lady of John Corbel, Esq. of a son. lITARRIA G FS. Lately, at Welch Hampton, Shropshire, Mr. Edward Williams, of Pant Glass, near Ruthin, to Miss Weaver, of the Fidds, near the former place. Lately, at EUesmerc, Mr. Francis Lee, solici- tor, to Miss Thomas. At the same place, on Thursday se'nnight, Mr. Andrew Crosse, grocer aud ironmonger, to Miss Beetenson. Tuesday, at Plyinpton, Mr. Hatfield, surgeon, of Middlewieh, to Miss Cooper, of i'arkgate, DEtTJiS. On Saturday se'nnight, Mr. John Pierce, of Chester, proctor; an upright honest man, and J much rc,relteO. oil Thursday, Mrs. Pierce, wife of the said Mr. Pierce. Tuesday last, in Chester, at a very advanced age, Mrs. Sarah JoddrelL. a maiden lady. Lately, in consequence of a fail from his horse, returning from Whitchurch market in the evening of Friday the 15th ult. Mr. Thomas Phillips, farmer, of the Lane, in the parish of Hanmer. lIe was so much injured that lie survived but a few day. A wife and six chiicifen are left to la- ment ttii. ir loss. Lately, at. Laughton-en-le-1\Iorthen, in York- shire, the parish clerk of that town, aged 94, who had been for seventy-six years parish clerk, sexton, parish ringer, grave digger, and do whipper his, sight, was strong, and he never had occasion to-use spectacles in stature he was near six feet, and in his younger days he reaped with a sickle five statute acres of wheat, banded, bound, and stacked in a workman-tike manner, for farmer Parnell, of Ewes, in the short time of five days only, and he had to go to Mix work two miles every morning. Lately, at his house in Lower Brook-street, London, at an advanced age, General I.eland, one of the Representatives for Stamford, in the pre- sent and three preceding Parliaments, and Colo- nel of the 64th Regiment, of Foot. In the course of his life thi General encountered much rough and hasardou: service for the advancement of his country's interest and honour: he was a Captain of Grenadiers under the immortal W 011 e, at rhe siege of Quebec; and in other parts of the world had hied for the glory of his native land.

Jan. 27.—This day Ilr. William Russell was remitted Bachelor of Mlisic. On fhe same day Mr. Priug, Student of Mag-dnlen Hull, and Organist of Bangor V.22 admitted to the Degree of Doctor ill Msslc. Yesterday the quota of men, which the county of Carnarvon was required (under the late act) to furnish for the augmentation of the militia, marched through this citv, on their way to Plymouth, under the command of j tieut. Col. Edwards. The promptitude evinced iu raising with such expedition so many active and spirited young men, reflects great honour upon the zeal of the magistrates, and loyal alacrity of the county in general. A man having been convicted of a petty theft, an acquaintance, impelled more by cu- riosity to see the inside of a prison and its in- habitants, than realfricnihhip for the criminal, paid him a visit; but his curiosity was rather baulkcd at finding him alone in the prison- yard, and after a few inquiries concluded with But, pray John, where are all the rest (If the thieves T1 It is curious to observe the great alterations that have taken place in the size, manner of printing, and number of advertisements of the newspapers that were printed fourscore years ago and those of the present time.—In the Chester Weekly Journal", No. 1. Vol. 31. from Wednesday, March 29, to Wednesday, April 5, 1732, printed by William Cooke, are ,only three advertisements. It is smaller than half a sheet of the present size newspapers, printed in pica letter. One of the articles of news is—" Paris, April 5, lV. S.-The bells that were lately cast for his Portuguese Ma- jesty, were weighed some days ago ill the pre- 11 y I- sence of M. Meudez, and a great number of other persons: the tenour weighed 31,000 pound, the next biggest 30,000 pound, and the four less together lf>,262. The clapper of the teiiour weighed 732 pound, that, of the second 583, anti the four less in proportion. These bells are to be put OIl board llat-bot- tomed boats, at the Pont de la '1 oicrnelle, which are to carry them to the wharf of St. Nicholas du Louvre, where they arc to be put en board a barge for BOllen," 'j John Savage, one of the highway robber near Birmingham, has been apprehended on board a vessel at Liverpool, and is since com- mitted to Warwick gaol. A shocking murder was perpetrated on Tuesday at Newton Bottom, in the New Fores. on Margaret Howard, the daugh- ter of a fanner, by a fellow of the name of a itit of* ithe following is ilnoutJine The fellow had been admitted to the house of Farmer Howard, as a suitor to his daughter, n. line girl, 2-2 years of age, and after a. short acquaintance she proved pregnant. It was proposed by Buz- zard that she should accompany liiiii to a merry-making, about two miles from her house, 011 Tuesday night, to which she con- sented but the poor girl never returned The disguised assassin, in the shape of a lover, having stabbed her in several places, and she was found dead in a lacerated state the ensu- ing morning: the He had signified his intention of depriving the poor unfortunate girl of existence ra- ther than have any trouble with her bas- tard. The monster was taken on Tuesday working 011 a navigation cut, 30 miles from Newton Bottom, alter a stout resistance. He confessed himself the perpetrator of the horrid crime.

A Dialogue between an amateur actor and a hair- dresser, delivered as a Prologue, at the The- a*,r'i' c -i Iat* Iiryn-y-pys, on Thursday, Jan. 7, 180S. WrUfpn 1)y W. A. Ma DOCKS, Esq. M. P. SC EXE-Eaglcs Inn, Wrexham. FROEOGrE discoveredaitling rcith a large under the hands of the FROEOOUJB (advancing.) ASIIION in ev'ry thing bears sov'relgrl sway/' And plays and perriwigs have now their u;y. A modish mnn, I burn with stage-struck passion, Aiid for III, in tiicj fisllioll. j Shakes his nig. ir A IR-DRESSER seizes ri!01 c u F. II I). Sit owl), ot lee I calitot stop, e( I've twenty people waiting in my shop. P. (sils down, then starting forward in a the- atrical reverie)" The gorgeous ?>alaoes."— IE D. Ile's off, what Sir? King George's pa bee-d lie's mad. [aside. P, "The solemn temples."— H. D. What can thus perplex him? Solomon's temples, Sir !—why you're at IVretham. Pray Sir, be quiet—there. Sir—there, sit steady- ['.b'catv J'HOLOGUJ and dresses his ilig. Now turn your head— P. Why, a'nt it ture'd already? 11. I). Egad it is;—-and I begin to doubt, If being furred so oft, it a'nt worn out. P. (advancing) fashion's, the tliiilg.A man as well may be, If not in fashion's throne—a Cherokee Then sure it is the luckiest thing on earth V- hen fashion sanctions unoffending mirth. happy they, who (in this blood-stained age, When havoc, death, and ruin are the rage) Cosine their mania, in such tragic days, To wearing killing wigs-aiil ninrd'ring plays. 1 Hail! harmless heroes, pride 1 greet SHeil crouds of killing wigs in every street An slwpco, and colours, brown, red, black, and fair; All sorts, and all quite new—except hair. See tender misses" mount the fiercest Bruins, Aun at our hearts, and with hair-triggers shoot us, While cruel beaux (with perukes curled so clever/ Think to destroy a lady's peace forever. Judges wear kilting, wigs—and e'en Jack-catch PIUls not his part, but in a killing scratch. In crouds as mnn'rous, and as dangerous too, Our bon tall actors execution do. Yon amateur there: to the stage but. raise him, y He'll murder Richard, before Richmond slays him. Thus Thespis reigns and every where prevails, In England, Scotland, Ireland, and in Wales; From Bedlam's precincts quite to Snowdon peak, At every mile you'll hear some Hoscius squeak, i How oft you'll see unshaken by alarm, Mucbcths aud Banquos lounging arm in arm; Romcos in Bond-street, steering a Barouche', And Juliets hcck'niog from a hackney coach Hotspurs in Rotten-row astride the crupper, And" Hamlets handing their Mamma's .to supperV See Jaques too, no longer in the vapours, Dance down Tekeli with a thousand capers. See town-bred Rosalinds leave love for riches, And wedded Violas still wear the breeches. Here great Glendwr (who was but au attorney') [Aside, Again on circuit rides his usual jonrncv. There the Welcluparson'- offers sweet Anne Page," His "seesc and putter," in (he Greenwich stage; While merry wives from city counters Jill I The well crarjim'd coach, to roll down Greenwich hit!. See christiaa Shylocks, very generous fellows—; See smoekÙlceÙ Cannibals, and white Othdlos See castle Spectres on fat venison fed, And Denmark's royal ghost go drunk to bed.— II. 1). Oh Sir! have d,ic! I pray! to night I've made, Fifty appointments for the Masouerade. I've got to dress an old and modern beau. Two monkies, three lttic and a crow; A mother goose, some hermits, and dervises.— P. Where is the Masquerade. ? II, D.At Mr. PRICE's— Wiio is (to atI so gen'roitsly behaved) j As good a gentleman as ever i-ed. Oh, happy land when thus its youth delight,l/ To keep their household gods in merry plight; Who let their rents regain their tenant's door, And make the rich the bankers of the poor. Next week he gives a play. P. A play ? my friend F Ti, y embrace. Oh for a muse of lire, that would ascend!"— My kingdom for a horse,"—to draw my gig— Heat me those irons hot,"—fo curl my wig.— By all the theatres in Rome aud Greece, Fli whip immediately to BRVN-Y-PYS. Here bring my doublet, and my scarlet hose, My rapier, rufl', my Stilill-lio 1 my little-cloaths; My lingo's caxon, and my square-toed shoes, And all the trappings of the comic, muse.. « And hark add Falsfaii's dress. Go! go I fell ye. H. D. Lord Sir! the whiskey won't hold half your belly P. Let Jones then hire the Wrexham waggon, And, in that case, pop in my new green dragon, My witch's broomstick, hump and magic train A p,()Ililtl of ailti l,eek of raii, For ilw' no tempests now the scene deform, Perhaps next winter we may want a storm, [Going. ( Returns very forward. ) And may next winter and. another still, Smile, like a summer, Oil hill; Disperse the clouds that hang on sorrow's brow, And dry all tears, but what from laughter now. May mirth delight again to-hover here, And bless the coming of the new-born year. May mask, dance, song, pandeau pipes, and all, But, chiefly, votm svfiiEx SMILES., ye fair, "icceg t up the baLV*

i J-i'traH of a fnrn Carnarvon. f The Brig Pope, of Donihiica, Richard Sum 1 mer?, master, (who died on tin: passage!, ;I, bound from that place to Liverpool, her car- go consisting only of 150 bales cotton, s. pieces yellow saundcrs, and 5 dismounted runs v.till carriages, struck on the south bank of the Carnarvon Bar, about 11 o'clock p.m. UIl Saturday the 2Sd ult. "^hefe slit) remained uutii i hursday morning following, when, i;i a se\ere gaie, her masts went overboard, and in about, two hours she went to pieces. Ail the crew were saved, and about 80 b igs of cotton, together with tilt, information having been received at the Cus- tom-house, Carnarvon, that there appeared some disposition iu the. country people to ob- struct the Officers of the Custom's and pilfci from the wreck, the drums belonging to the I Carnarvon Volunteers heat So arms, and with a promptitude and nlacritv I hat redounds to their credit, immediately sembled and marched to the wreck, for the purpose, of protecting; illc property of the. owners. A guard v. as. left there during the night, and iu.consequence of exertion;; and attention, all the property on shore w, s secured, and safely lodged for the benefit of the owners. I am sorry to add, that a person acting- for the owner, and upon the spot whec, the volunteers arrived, treated theui wilh un- merited and marked contempt, nor deemed to thank them for their exertions on the be- half of his employers.

Panengrrt) from Dublin to Holyhead.—M-. Bn-tJer, Mr. Crompfon, Mr. Gonsalvos, Mr. Galway, Mr. Shee, Mr. Cooke, Mr. Roe, i Fcc'es, Mrs and Miss Ccoke, Mr. Whittie, Mr. Lboeif, Mr. Greaves, Mr. Arabin, Coi. VaudalearT Mn Moore, Mrs Cooke, Mrs Dawson, Cap. Mon*- iand, Cap. Vv mgfield. Lady L. Burry, Ir. Tish, Mr. Jones and Son, Mr. Barklev, Air.. Tanttev, Mr Patterson, Mr. O'Brian, Mr. Arams, Mr. Tal- bott, Mr. Eve rend, Mr. Mitchell, Mr. Harris, lueu. Chesncy, Laughan, Mr. Ward, Mr. Kta'ior: Mr. Fox, Mr. Tonson, Mr. Anderson, Air..lack- son, Col. Friend, Major (is'yr, Mr. Bi.i.-k- eney, Major Toi'ey, Major Shea, Major Ponso:? Major Pratt, Major Long, Ma jo, Hook, Major l'ri.:Ilch <:nd family, 1\bjor Fox, Mr. Tuniio! \ir. Pepper, Mr. Farmer, Mr. Jordan, Mr. Anderson, Mn Walker, Mr. Mon'agor, Major Campbell, Major Gillis, Col. Nugen', Col. Brown, Lord Henry Moore, Col. Burne, Captain Dur.sck, Cap. Delauey, Mr. Aynge, Mr. Beney, Ca •. CoL Bagwell, 1\1 r. Donovan, Mr. Smith, Czi;),. Way, Major Pratt, Mr. and Mrs Cas>on, Mr, Hunt, Mr. Honsyr, Air. Boothe, Mr. North, Mr. Humphreys, Mr: GoodaLMr. Liufoot, Mr. Amble' Mr. Usher, Mr. Watlis, Mr. Rumiiis, Capl" Dimras, Mr. Richard.,on, L'Ksfranges, 4 Mr. ,Tout's and family. Passengers from Holyhead to Dvblin.—Mr. Briggs, Air. Turner, I Ir. Moay, Major Watson and -Nfr. Mr. Watson, Mr, Mathews, Capt. Reneh, Iiir. Kirwan, Mr. Walker, Mr. Cain, Mr. Daly, Mr. Murra), Mr. Orr, Mr. Wall, Mr. Brown, 1\1;, Keliey, Mr. Pitt, Mr. Fox, Major Butler, Rev. J. Alley, Mr. Alley, Mr. and Mrs Knox, Mr. Hill, Mr, Hookins, Mr, Hoskyns, Mr. Ioiie;, Mr. Ben- nett, Mr. Kerns, Mr. Nelson, Mr. O'Flaherty, Mr. St. John, Mrs Irving, Mr. Cooke.

SIIIPrhYG, Fo .it PI'XRKV.Y, BA'SGOR.— Arricrd.—Mary, Thomas, of Car- narvon, Jjuliasf; Siir-annah, Wil- liams, of ditto, ditto.—SeiUd—La- dy Penrbyi'), Jones, for Liverpool, slates; Mills, Lowdeii, for ditto, ditto; Blessing, for Drogheda, ditto. CARNARVON.—Arrived— Llizabeth, Richards, from Dublin, ballast.— Ready to Roberts, for London, 90 tons slates Ann, Ro- berts, for Liverpoo!, 51 qrs oats, 54 qrs potatoes, 8 Hitches bacon, 2 pots butter; Nelly, Pierce, /for Liverpool, 7 tons slates, 30 qrs potatoes, 5 pots butter; 3 flitches bacou, 5 panniers eggs L2 bundles 400 weight, old iron, 100 bundles paper. f! R.t I'm An is.— Cleared out—-Edward and Mary, Williams, for Liverpool, 54 live bogs; Cathe- rine, W illiaiTis, for Bristol. 64 tons slates; Re- solution, Griffith, for Liverpool, 160 qrs oats; Elizabeth, Williams, for Chester, 14,000 ladies and 15,000 double slates, 11 doz calf skins, ivc. Elizabeth, Winter, for London, 12S tons slates, 8 boxes writing ditto; Lydia, Roberts, for Li- verpool, 200 qr oats, 10 qrs wheal, fo: Mills, Bowdea, for ditjo, 85 tons slates; Lady PCIl- rhyn, J/mes, for ditto, sundries; Blessing, Ro- berts, for Drogheda, 50 tons slates; Harriet Eli- zabeth, Williams, for Liverpool, 40 live hogs Fanny, Hughes, for ditto, 50 ditto. AMI;WCII.—No arrivals or sailing. C o N w A. v.—Arrived— S p e e d w ell, Evans, fro m Liverpool, nil, Wrench, for ChI" /fer, 60 qrs potatoes Brothers, Roberts, for 'Li- verpool, HO qrs wheat, 50 qrs oats Hopewell, Parry, for Amhvch, 5 toiis alder timber.— Wind bound—Tom, Williams, for Carnarvon, coal and sundries John and William, for Newry, coal. P w J,R.N i, 1.1.— Arrived—Dennis, Prichard, from Newry, ballast.—Cleared tit- Ower, for Llanclly, .60 maze herrings Britannia, Parry, for Liverpool, 40 (Irs oats, 30 do. oatmeal, I do, potatoes, 2 pots butter, 3 cwi. cheese, &c.—In Studicai'x Road—John, Britfain, for Ball}'shan- non; Brothers, Owen, and Kitty, Wrilliams, for London; Brothers, Ball, for Swansea; Jane, Thomas, for Waterlbrd. BARMOUTH. — Arriocd-Friendship, Jones, from Carnarvon, limestones; Mary, Rollers, from Pwllheli, cheese, malt, oatmeal, and oats.- SailFd-Solle. CHESTER.—Arrived—Atherton, Quay, of Ul- veritone, 38 tons iron ore; J olin, Rowland, of ditto, 38 ions iron ore, &c.; Nelly, Hughes, of Beaumaris, 150 qrs oats; Rachael, Williams, of Carnarvon, 100 qrs oats, 70 pots butter, aud sun- (I lie,, te i-, Williams of Bris- to], 61 tons lead ore, 20 tons calamine, 5 tons iron Industry, Dixon, of Ulverston, 20 tons wood charcoal; Commerce, Jenkins, of Dublin, 50 yehaldrons coals; John, Green, of Liverpooi, :;9 tons fire bricks; Fame, And, of Dublin, 90 chaldrons coals; Beginning, Francis, of Bristol, 454 pigs lead; Fletcher, Beswick, of Liverpool, SO tons soap waste, 10 tons bones Hope, Der- byshire, of Liverpool, sundries; Hawanlen Cas- tle, Connah, of Dublin, 82 chaldrons coals.

II' TIDE TABLE FOR THE ENSUING WEEK. I.AVAN SANDS. 1)1 Water Water. Holidays, 1- i,BREAK. V. Lt.' M «• -M. Tuesday,. 2 4 6 9 54 Wednesday, .3 4 54 10 42 Hil.SdRetura Thursday,4 5 42 il 30 Friday, •» 6 30 12 18 Agatha. Saturday, T IS I C> Sunday, 1 8 6 1 54 5S.aft. Flpi. h Monday, Feb. 8 8 54 2