preserved for several ages in the treasury of the Vatican, and is now given back to the pope by the emperor.

THE BRITISH NAVY.-The following is the present state of the British naval force. There are 682 ships in commission. Of these, 111 are of the line; 21 from 50 to 44 guns; 132 frigates; and 418 sloops and smaller vessels. The number of vessels in the British Channel amounts to 178; in the Downs and North Seas, 159; in the West Indies and the Passage, 65, among which are 17 of the line; and the Jamaica station 2 of the line, and 35 smaller vessels; in the East Indies and on passage 40, of which 8 are of the line; in the Mediterranean 26, of which only 1 is of the line.

FATAL DUEL.-On the 13th of February, a shocking event occured in the town of Louisiana. A Mr. Sterry and a Mr. G. Lewis, both persons of a considerable degree of respectability, and the latter brother to the late lady of governor Clairborne, had a family dispute; in consequence of which Mr. Sterry inserted a satire in the Louisiana Gazette, applying to Mr. Lewis, who, calling with a friend at the office, obtained a knowledge of the author. A challenge immediately ensued; and the parties having met, it was agreed to count one, two, and three, and at the succeeding word "fire," to fire. Mr.Lewis's pistol flashed before the word was given, and he consequently lost his fire; on which Mr. Sterry immediately turned, and fired backwards in the air. No offer of accommodation being made, the parties again fired nearly at the same moment, when Mr. Lewis, who gave the challenge, received a ball which passed through his heart and out at his left side. He continued his attitude for an instant; then casting his eyes round to his friend, he could only utter, "I believe," and fell lifeless. His adversary and seconds immediately absconded, and have not since been heard of.

BIRTHS.

At

In Park-place, Camberwell, Madame Jerome Buonaparte, of a son. St. James's-square, Lady Caroline Stuart Wortley, of a son. The Lady of the City Remembrancer, at Guildhall, of a son. The Hon. Mrs. Warnford, Lady of Lieut.-Col. Warnford, of a son. In Grosvenor-square, the Duchess of Montrose, of a daughter. At Speen-hill Cottage, near Newbury, the Lady of Sir W. Burdett, Bart, of a son. The Lady of G. H. Rose, Esq. of a daughter.

MARRIED.

Dr. Kidd, of Oxford, to Miss I. Savery. T. S. Horner, Esq. of Mell's Park, Somerset, to Miss Hippesley, daughter of Sir J. G. Hippesley.

DIED.

At Mazehill, Greenwich, Admiral R. Brathwaite, Esq. aged 80. Roger Blount, Esq. aged 96. At Clifton, near Bristol, Major-General Magan. T. Clutterbuck, Esq. aged 97. At Petersburgh, the Princess Ganjarin. At Gralz, in Stiria, the Princess Maria Theresa. At Chelsea, Mr. Suett, late of Drury lane Theatre. Colonel Teesdale, aged 82.

MONTHLY MIRROR.

FOR

AUGUST, 1805.

Embellished with

A PORTRAIT OF MR. WINSTON, ENGRAVED BY RIDLEY, FROM A FINE

PRINTED, FOR THE PROPRIETORS,

By J. Wright, No. 38, St. John's Square, Clerkenwell,
And published by Vernor and Hood, in the Poultry;

Sold, also, by all Booksellers in

the United Kingdom.

CORRESPONDENCE.

No. 119 will be embellished with a Portrait of Mrs. H. JOHNSTON, of the Theatre Royal Covent Garden, from an original Painting by J. R. SMITH.

We are sorry we can only give a place to the concluding couplet of an Anacreontic.

Pass them round! we'll all agree in

Bacchus, Love, and Anacreon.

The Murderer, by F. E. C. The May-Sprig, &c. by F---e, and several other pieces in rhyme, are not worthy of insertion.

Our correspondent A. O. shall receive an answer to his favour per post,

Neither of the articles mentioned by E. D. came to hand. Will E. D. have the goodness to favour us with his address?

ALONZO cannot be accommodated in the way he wishes.

HIC ET UBIQUE, notwithstanding his signature and his defiance, cannot elude our vigilance. We know where to find him.

P. R. shall certainly appear, but we cannot fix the period.

The Observations on the Toad would not prove interesting to the majority. of our readers.

The Remarks on Macbeth shall be enquired after. The Shandean Chapter shall be returned agreeably to our correspondent's request. We have no means of procuring the portrait of the French actor he mentions.

The letter from a Young Physician does not possess sufficient merit for insertion.

The Tailor's Shopboard would perhaps bring that "ancient and honourable fraternity" upon our backs.

A review of the new edition of Massinger in our next.