great body of my fubjects, I have no doubt of Ipeedily and effectually repreffing every attempt to difturb the public peace, and of defeating the wicked defigns which have been in agitation. established governments: and that we are therefore called upon, by every confideration of our own internal fafety, to continue our efforts, in conjunction with my allies, and to perfevere with increased vigour and exertion in a contest, from the fuccefsful termination of which we can alone expect to establish, on a permanent foundation, the future fecurity and tranquillity either of this country, or of the other nations of Europe." INTELLIGENC "It must not, however, be forgotten that thefe defigns against our domeftic happiness are effentially connected with the fyftem now prevailing in France, of which the principles and spirit are irreconcileably hoftile to all regular and DOMESTIC the Exhibition - houfe, William - ftreet. After fome incidental bufinefs, his majesty's anfwer to the addrefs of the general affembly, felicitating his majefty on the late fignal victory, was read by Mr. Sheriff Giffard (the members uncovered) who took occafion to deliver a fhort fpeech on the high and unprecedented honour conferred by an answer figned with his majefty's hand. The obfervations of Mr. Sheriff Giffard were followed by fome of a fimilar import on the part of Mr. J. Sankey, prefatory to a motion, that the paper conveying fo distinguished a mark of condefcenfion fhould be placed in the archives of the city, among the most valuable records of the corporation. This being agreed to unanimously, Mr. Chambers fuggested that a copy thereof fhould be taken, and when decorated with the municipal infignia, &c. allotted an appropriate fituation, and a motion grounded thereon was agreed to. CIRCUITS O F E. An addrefs in confequence of his majesty's moft gracious anfwer was carried, after which a motion was made, that a regiment of infantry fhould be raised for the service of his majesty, and unanimously agreed to, and 5500l. voted: a committee was appointed to prepare an addrefs on this fubject, which was foon after read, and contained a request that his majesty would gracioufly permit them to carry into effect their intention, and give the command thereof to one of his majefty's fons; this, with an addrefs to the lord lieutenant, received unanimous approbation. At the above meeting, the freedom of the city was voted to lord Howe, for his eminent fervices, to be prefented in a gold box of the value of 20 guineas;-the freedom alfo of the city was voted to general Robert Cunninghame, commander in chief, to be prefented in the most respectful manner; and as a teftimony of the particular fenfe entertained of the official merit and private virtues of their late Recorder, a piece of plate, value 50' guineas, was voted to be prefented to him. N. EAST. MUNSTER. Brief Memoirs of SIR WILLIAM SYDNEY SMITH. IT Among thofe who have fignalized themselves during the prefent war, the perfon whofe portrait ornaments this Magazine deserves a particular eulogium. He was born about the year 1764. His father was John Smith, Efq. aid-de-camp to lord George Germaine, and his mother was Mary Wilkinson, daughter of Pinkney Wilkinfon, an opulent merchant, who had another aughter, married to the late lord amelford. The union between fir Sydney's father and mother, which took place in 1760, being without the confent of Mr. Wilkinfon the grandfather, the great property left by that gentleman went to lady Camelford. Previous to the old gentleman's, death, the difagreement between him and fir Sydney's father had arifen to fuch a height, that on the care of his grandfon's being ta Hib. Mag. Aug. 1794. ken from him, he cancelled a codicil to his will by which he had made fome provifion for them. The firft part of fir Sydney's education was at Tunbridge school, then kept by Mr. Knox, deceafed, where he continued until 1773, from whence he was removed to Bath, under the care of Mr. Morgan, and in the year 1777, he devoted himfelf to the fea fervice, under Captain Young, of the Sandwich. In the year 1780, he was appointed fifth lieutenan of the Alcide, and in 1783, became a poft captain. The war in which Great Britain had been involved being at an end, captain Smith obtained leave to go into the Swedish fervice about 1788, and fignalized himself in fo extraordinary a manner, that he was invested with the Swedish order of knighthood, which not being admitted in England his name in the lifts of naval officers appears without that diftinction. The war between the Swedes and the Ruffians being concluded, fir Sydney again returned to England, and on the commencement of hoftilities between Great Britain and the ufurping powers of France, he was, as might naturally be expected from his former gallantry employed in the fervice of his country. In the beginning of December last he joined lord Hood from Smyrna at Toulon, and offered his fervice to burn the hips and deftroy the arsenal on the evacuation of that place. How effec N tuall fhepherd leaves tually this was executed our readers are Rous'd by the cock, the foon-clad already acquainted from the difpatches printed in our laft volume, p. 185. Sir Sydney Smith is at this juncture on the fea, in the fervice of his country, and we anticipate the honours he will acquire fhould the enemy afford him an opportunity. At an early period of life he has acquired laurels which will not fade, and he poffeffes thofe qualities which are likely to procure fuccefs, cool refolution and undaunted courage. May Great Britain at all times fee a fucceffion of fuch men! While fuch are to be found in her fervice, fhe may contemn the impotent menaces of her foreign enemies, and the equally impotent efforts of her feditious lurking domeftic foes. Morning. His moffy cottage, where with Peace he dwells; And from the crouded fold, in order, drives His flock, to tafte the verdure of the (With a beautiful emblematical En- Dew-drooping Coolness to the fhade re graving.) tires; |