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feOUSE OF LOUB3. Theece rfition, has eeti plain bewild1Jgilw'fttt must, to be enabled to forfnStomnltljf PEC. SO. ginal professed object of 'iK-eW'fitita'J tive. 1 tie nrst, tenacious- ot lioeity aw-ifi LIMERICK, 24TK OF DECEMSEK; The Chancellor arrived at Mount Shannon on Saturday, to pass the Christmas.

The-Fort' at Tarbert is strengthening, and interided to be rhade a plsce of arms for this country. It may. repel a mob, or frighten an enemy igwo-rant of its situation but cannot ever be made to-resit an attack of any force. General Strtitt, however, is ordered there to command: The weather hasbeeh deplorable, and the floods beyond all precedent, haying gone over several banks which heretofore had been found sufficient protection from their vio everjealdu's of the servants of the Crowril 'exte in his Representative a watchful whilst the sa.me "sense of individual interest in sentative is supposed to be stimulated by thetiust Tept in hihi, arid that his 2eal increases tt ith. his sensef, daiiger.

Mr. Fox and the other secedens sav, that beine unable 23TH DECSMB8; The purposed attack of -these islands appears to nave been given up for the present; as all the gun-vessels except one have left Isigny River and returned to Havre; where the utmost activity pervades the marine department. The want of ciuizers here is a source of much mortification; as almost every day some of the enemy's trade pass just out of reach ofour guns; and we see numerous convoys with a lugger, or some such contemptible force, which we yet have not the means to cope with. We have had desperate weather, hut are all in health. At two o'clock this morning, the latest moment to which we could delay our publication, no account had been received at the Admiralty, or from our Agent at Sheemess of yesterday's proceedings of the Court Martial appointed for the trial of Captain Williamson.

We momentarily lock for the receipt ofour Express, and in the event of its early arrival, we will stop the Press and announce to the Public the result of this interesting investigation. The Vanguard tf 74 guns, on board of which Sir H. Nelson, who is to be entrusted with some secret and en lence. Considerable damage has is consequence been done, particularly to the potatoes. At Mr.

Bourne's, of The Rovat Assent was given by Commission to Several pvtblic and private BilJs -amongst the former were the Murine Mutiny, Exchequer Bills, and Distillery Explanatory Bills. A Message was also sent to the Com-jii'o ns, announcing tha.t their Lordships had agreed to the Message from that House, relative to the. promulgation of the Statutes. Their Loidships then adjourned till Wednesday. HOUSE OF COMMONS.

SATUEDAY, DEC. 30. Supplementary Militia. Mr. Secretary Dundas rose, and, in a speech of considerable length, moved for leave to bring in a Bill for authorizing a certain number of the Supplementary ''Militia to enlist in certain regiments toN be allowed to receive them.

To prevent the counties or from suffering by this regulation, they were to be exempted from finding any men in their stead; and also to confine the deration of their services (in the British European dominions only) to a time to be limited. From the reat extent of the Army at present engaged in our service ui the Colonies, it became necessary to draft the men of such of them as were the weakest, into the regiments intended to remain, the corps so drafted being sent home frequently consisting of no more than the commissioned and' non-commissioned Officers. Of the latter description there were from fourteen to sixteen regiments now in this shannon fark, P. Burn and his sister were overset a cot, a considerable distance above the Shannon and last night another of the tenants with two women were in a. secoud boat of that place driven against the bounds of Mr.

Maunsell's demesne of Plassey, when, from fatigue and extreme cold, the man fainted, and must have perished, but that the women, with the most active humanity, carried -him to a house, wherej iri a few hours he was restored to life. We are extremely desirous that the new military arrangements may not affect this place, where General Sir James Duff is very popular, and Lord Rod en held in the highest possible estimation. The good example of iiis regiment is followed by all the others. In consequence of a mistake in the will of the late lamented Mr. White, of" New Ross, his son, of Green Hall, gets 1, Sool.

a year more than was' intended, t'o' the injury of the rest of the family. terprising expedition, is to hoist his flag, will be ready for sea in the course of the ensuing week. She is at present in the Midway The whole of the homeward bound West India fleet has now arrived, excepting one vessel belonging to London, and one to Liverpool. The Hawke, Dempster, on Friday arrived at Poole, in Coinitrv, the services of whose Officers were rendered of mi effect, for want of men to fill their ranks. By the measure a force qf 20,000 might be raised, fit ibr-i-rmiediaie service, who would also bringinto employ Officers, to whose courage and conduct he was happy to hear testimony.

Mr. Dundas closed a long speech, which we lament out-limits wiil not allow its to go into a greater length, with pnvtng a very handsome compliment to the militia force of this country. Sir William Puiteney did not think the measure went far enough, and would willingly increase the number to situated as the country now was, every man should stand fortli to defend it. Mr. Dundas observed, that the present armed force of the kingdom exceeded that of any former period.

44 If, says Mr. Dundas, I am asked respecting the threat held forth by the enemy, I will not affect to say I despise it it is probable such an attempt will be made, therefore let us take every proper means to meet and render it abortive if we do not, we may possibly experience the ill effects of that contempt with which we have treated their menaces." The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Dundas, and Mr. Huskisson, were ordered to prepare and bring in a Bill. Mr, Burrard said afev words respecting the Provisional Cavalrv being included in the regulation.

On motion of Me. Pitt, the Committees of Supplies and Wavsand Means were postponed rill Wedeusday. The Bill was then brought in, read a first time, and or-tiered for a second readin.g-oiwTuesday next, in the mean time to be printed. Mr. Tierney told Mr.

Pitt, across the table, that on "Veduesday next, provided no contribution or exemption was previously moved, he would propose, that all One of the Papers of last night contains an article of considerable length, denominated a State Paper, purporting to be the Basis of the Peace to be concluded at Ras-tadt, containing the chief Articles of Peace agreed upon atCampo Formio, which are to be ratified at Rasfadt by the Congress assembled there." This paper, which is stated to have been written by Professor Busch under the orders of the Directory, dispossesses our Sovereign of his Continental Dominions; secularizes all the Ecclesiasttcal Estates; establishes the free Navigation of the Rhine which is made the boundary of France, to which Power is given Ehrenbretstein and Capel; Holland receives part, of the Electorate of Cologn, of Prussian Guelders, and of the Dnchy of Cieve, together with all the territory which, on drawinga straight line from the Rhine to Hekern, where the Seva and Lippe unite, shall be on this side of it, and on the right border of the Lippe. Austria gives-up to Prussia its Polish dominions and Silesia in the left of the Vistula to the Elector of Bavaria, the Duke of Wirtemberg, and the Margrave of Baden, Austrian Suabia and part of the Tyrole, and receives part of Bavaria and ail the country to the right of a straight line to be drawn from the source of the Rab to the source of the Eger. Prussia, for the concessions to France and Holland, receives, besides Austrian Poland, Silesia, all the Electorate of Hanover to the left of the Elbe and right of the Weser, which river is to be the boundary of Prussia jn the side of Westphalia, containing nearly a'! the the whole "of Bremen, Verden, Brunswick the territory of Hamburgh to the left of the Elbe, Sec. The Elector of Bavaria receives ample compensation. The House of Hesse is not forgotten.

The Prince of Nassau Di-jtz (Lire Hereditary Stadthoider, hi lieu of the territory- taken by France snd Holland, to receive the Dutchy of Bergen, with part of that of Cieve, the City of Dussei'dorf, part of the Electorate of Cologn, fee. fcc. with the Electoral Dignity under the title of Elector of Nassau Bergen. The'Duke of Brunswick Wolfenbuttle gives up his dominions to Prussia, and obtains in return the Bishoprick of Osnabrtick, and 2 considerable part of that of Munster. 17 days from Newfoundland.

She parted from the convoy with about 20 sail, eleven days since. On the 1st instant- considerable damage was done at Newfoundland by a violent storm. In Curbonear Bay Four vessels were driven ashore the Chance and Eagle, laden with fish, and the Gibraltar in ballast, were totally lost; the Industry was got off with damage. Captain Searle is to follow Christian to the East Indies, to be his Captain. He is succeeded in the command of the Cormorant by Lord Carr.

The Phoebe, with La Nereidc, her prize, and La Re-volutionaire, on Thursday warped into Barnpool, Plymouth, from whence accounts state, that the new Fou-droyant is to be launched oa the 14th of February, the anniversary of" our glorious victory over the Spaniards, and to be immediately prepared for the flag of the gallant Sir II. Nelson. The Count de Pombcira, with the Portuguese frigate, remains at Falmouth, and will sail when the wiud with the Flora, Warrior, for Lisbon. The Pear'e, frigate, is ordered to be fitted for foreign service: the Naiad is to supply her place in the squadron under Sir R. Strachan.

Dispatches arc early in the week to be forwarded to Lord Sr. Vincent by the Seahoise, of 38 guns, should the Flora ike. previously sail from Falmouth. La Lymph, of 36, and the Mermaid, oi 32 guns, were on Thursday in Plymouth Sound, and on the point of sailing for the Coast of Fi ance. The gun-brigs, Hardy, Lyall, and Gallant, are 01 dered to cruize between Lynn and the Humber.

OnFiid.iy the Cvnthia arrived at Portsmouth, from the with convoy, as did an eight-gun privateer, the Daphne, captured by the Syren. The Glatton, and another ship of 50 guns, on the 24th went up the Firth, and on the return of a boat from Edinburgh stood to sea. Some days since, a French schooner privateer, of 14 guns, captured seven or eight English vessels off Foulness. One of these, the Betsey of Yarmouth, has been retaken, owing to the ingenuity of R'undle, the master, who being left on board the prize, persuaded the Frenchmen that there, were sands without, or to the eastward of them, and therefore, if they did uot keep the vessel close in wfth the shore they 'would Jose her. In pursuing his advice they run her aground on the Newcome Sand, and on a boat from Winterton going to their assistance, they surrendered themselves prisoners.

Five gun-vessels are to be sationed at Harwich, for the protection of the-Essex coast. During the last week, the Furious, Swinger, and Spat kier, the latter of which is to be moored in Harwich harbour, were appointed to this service. A man of war brig, of 14 guns, commanded by Lieut. Hollingsworth, was some nights since surprized and boarded by the crews of two French row-boats, and, after a gallant but ineffectual resistance, carried into Boulogne. The Commander, we 'earn with concern, lias lost one of" his legs.

The Horse. Artillerv sent from hence to Ireland, safely to stem the devastating tori ent, their efforts would they' long have been, unavailing But let' us, for the sake of suppose, that a case could exist in any country, where profligacy-was at its Zenith where the interest and the revrnue of the State were to-the purposes of corruption, and the corrn'pted. bv prostituted and obsequious service, earned the wages they received where the master's orders were the rcte of-each man's conscience, and an angel's voice would not operate on the measure pre-determined would it not be the duty. of every honest man, appointed to watch over-persons of whatever description that could be affected by such hydra ills, to apprize them of their fate How much more requisite is it, where error of judgment is, doubtless, the utmost posssble extent of fancied impropi iety. tfuu Mr.

Fox and his friends should endeavour to correct the system they reprobate, or failing to do fo, througn the medium of the House, seek to prevent their apprehended consequence. A Lemon-is now growing- at Lord Mi I ford's, in Pembrokeshire, fourteen, inches long, eleven and a half in circumference, and weighing seventeen and 3.h.lfomicjes.,. We have with much concern, seen in the Papera of th two last days an copied fmm the IWbadocs Mercury of the 11th ult. that Lord Camel ford h.id nmr--. dered a sailor, and danserouslv wounded a Mr.

Cooper, of that The statement strongly maixs a heated imagination. Lord C. appears to have impressed some seamen, a practice which, from the criminal neglect of endeavours to adopt a substitute, is necessary to preserve the'meahs of our existence, but 'at which1 humanity, revolts. A riot ensued, and. was attended by the stated consequence but, exclusive of the sentiment which characterises the great body of ofEccrs both of our Navy'and Army, to temper duty with benevolence, some instances of exalted humanity in the Noble seaman leads us to believe the investigation will not terminate to his dishonour.

The body of a widow, named Shamrock, of Fishguard Vale, was recently washed ashore by he tide in the She possessed a good, property, and had five children, but becoming -passionately loud of a --pwPg saiior, and being unable fo induce him to marry her, or leave the profession he had and r.e sen cement is supposed to have urged her to the cumntbision suicide. Late, however, on tie night previous to. h'tr death, the youth visited her to rake leave, and some suspicion afterwards arising of his having drowned her he, has been taken into custody. At Wincanton, in Somersetshire, a man week at the advanced age of 1 12. His wife, to whom he had been married for 70 years, died some short time, since.

A pig, only thirteen months old, some days since killed by a butcher at Harden, near Bradford, Yorkshire, which weighed 771th. the lard weighed 931b. A sailor belonging to a vessel at Puol, some nights since, being intoxicated, fell overboard and was dro.x-ned. In his fail he is supposed to -have struck some piles, as one side-of his face was entirely-taken off. We are able to state, upon good authority, that Mr.

Beck ford's -efforts to restore peace are not likely to be attended with success, as it is believed that Ministers will persevere in'that system, by which they undoubtedly propose, within a very few years, to bring the war to a most triumphant termination. We b.ive authority to state that Mr. Alderman F'arley v.ot mean to become a Candidate for the office of Chamberlain. At the close of the Poll for Alderman for the Ward of Farringdon Without, yesterdav, the numbers were Mr. Price 468 Mr.

Waddington 346 Died on Wednesday la at her apartments in Greenwich Hospital, Mrs. Lobb, widow of the late Captain Lobb, of the Royal Navy, and one of the Matrons of that Charity. By the falling in of a sand-pit near Ashford in Kent, several persons were a few days since buried, and remained imprisoned for a considerable time was killed, the leg of a was broken, and most of the others seveiely bruised. London-Tavern, egrh '737-' At a very numerous and rcspcUble Meeting of ih-j of LONDON, convened i here ilns day, Mr. SKf NXJiR in the Chair, The Resolutions'-pToposed and Seconded by the following Genie- men were agreed to unanimously The rst byMr.

(Alderman Ncwnham'and Deputy- That this 'Meetnig highly' ee'iisible'cit the irfjiiViinporrant rendered by Mr. Alderman Clark to tlie, city of L'ondo'p; nflices'tie has in which Ke bss concluded' h'riisrif as an op-right and faithful Magistrate, for the advantage of hi lclluw-citiz-jiis, and the support of our excellent r' The second by Mr. William Powell and Mh Kinnard.1 That the important oftce of Chamberlain of ihe City oft-onoon is one of those dignified trusts which requires to berfilf.Ul By a 'ci'tijieii of unimpeachable chafafter and "sound cf'tiiic-cially as to that office is attached the admonition ahd'xo'rrectioh ot large 'niirriber'of young who a're' brought bet'orc him lor ad- vice and reproof. TKe tHifd by Mr. Edw.

Kembleand Mr. Hollingswonh. ThatMr. AldermaivClark' appears to thw Meeting; fit-and-proper' person to filf the 'Office of Ghamberlainj--now 'Vscaht by 6i'i-6 John-Wilkdi having poolic ad'vcrtlsetrfent, to resigiiii StJat lit the Court of-'Aldefrn'env and his appofju'mcziLof 'should he- succeed, will support him by a flunierous attendance at the on Tuesday the 2tl'if-ranua'V ind''Dy every pbisible he dcinantied. The "fourth' bf Mr.

-Deputy teefcey and' MrNathaniel Wright; That UU witfi peqiliaratiifapn tfcis observes, -ifie op-porruhit reward that-me. it 'whicti' It is' cv'er the pride 'of the 6f -Lotrddn to patronize and support. THOMAS SKINERv ChiiVirian. It waV'theri' proposed by Sir JohnEam'e'ry and second cd by-Mr. Tames he Thanks of this Meetthg given to the Chair, man, for.

his very able and polite' c'ohduft of and forKirlib'craran'd'fricnaly support of Clark. 1 ELECTION -CHAM The Elcftion CLARK, -have pleasure; in. -informing, the, ihat r. Clark has thia Day received ja.Lef cr. from Mr.jAlderman Hi.ley, which, after very tfie suctei -of inbit present Canvas, Mr.

Harley. signifies his resolution to define becoming a CandidateiforithepfSce New.BridgerstreevDet.-50, Dectmrkr. st- I797 The -Fronds of Sir Watkjn Ltwrs J't rcque.ted tovmeei at the Paul's-' Head Evening; at Seven the clauses in the Bill for exempting the Koyal family should be omitted. Mr. Pitt made no reply, but moved the report of the Assessed Taxes BiJ should be brought up.

The schedule was then taken up, and a variety of verbal and literal alterations were made in the several clauses. Aftergoing through the whole, Mr. Pitt moved, Clause i puts houses licensed for reception of lunatics. Places kept for public entertainment. 3.

Houses kept by. Royal Academicians and Associates of the Royal Academy of Arts, on the same footing as houses usvally let to lodgers. 4.. Exempts subalterns, and 5. Nen commissioned officers and privates of Yeoman Cavalry enrolled previous to the iclh of October, 1797, from the additional duty on one horse for each person.

6. All coaches and other travelling for hire from the carnage duty 7. Persons keeping carriages not made use of since the 5th of April, 1797, are not to pay the increased rate. 8. Annual officers of Corporations are not to pay for servarts, horses, and carriages, used only in their official stations dining the year of office; Sheriffs of Counties are also in like exempt, q.

The additional rate on Dogs, where a composition is iiov paid, is to be charged on the composition, jo. Provisional Cavalry exempt in like manner as Yeoman Cavalrv. 11. Regulates the mode of charging persons at Bathing-places, where two or more houses arc held by one person. 12.

Respects new-built houses not yet occupied. 13 to 20. Have various regulations as appointing Collectors, regulating their duties, their poundage, .21 to 26. Order an account to be opened at the Bank of England, where persons may pay in any part of their assessment, not less than three instalments at, a time; several regulations respecting the mode'; making it felony without benefit of clergy. The House divided on a clause for allowing receipts to be taken on unstamped paper.

Carried, 34 to 14.. Mr. Burton brought in a clause to empower Commissioners for building Churches, Gaols, and Bridges, to suspend the erection and payment of the funds payable to the creditors, for years. The House divided on filling up the blank twice on 7 years, Noes 40 Ayes 6 on vears, Noes 38 Ayes 7. It was then carried for three yesrs without a divhion.

When strangers were admitted, u'c found Mr. Wilber force speaking on a motion for leave to bring up a clause cxnnera ring Magistrates utfder 20.00). a ycjr from the operation of the tax. Mr. Ryder opposed, id it was negatived.

Seveial trifling amendments were -proposed andrejeacd; audit One o'clock the House adjourned till Tuesda-V. next, The King of Denmark to give to Sweden the Isle of Bornholm, with he Sound duties, and to receive the Hanoverian dominions on the right of the EIbe. The free imperial Towns. of Hamburgh and Lubeck, with the Bishopric of the srme name. The Electoral dignity of Duke of Holstein.

Sweden to further receive that part of the Duthy of Pomerania, on the left of the Oder. The conquered territories to be ceded to France, will be divided into eight Departments, be entitled du Mont Tonnere; du Main et Rhi dn HundsTiick de Saar et Mozelle; de Moselle et Rhine de 1'Eyfel de la Roqr; and de Roer et Meuse. Their capitals are to be the chief Cities which lie in their respective The President of the United States of America, in his Speech to the Senate and House.of Representatives the 23d ult. recapitulates the means adopted for the continuance of Peace with France, but emphatically observes, that increasing depredations on the part of that Power demanded an increase of the unanimity and exertions he had before recommended, and to which they must look for tranquillity and The speech, which was moderate and dignified, indicated an apprehension, which: the subsequent conduct of the Executive 'Directory appears to justify, that they would America cause to deplore and execrate their and fa ngui.naVy ambition. The uncommon cheapness of provisions in Ireland would lead.prspns.

ignorant of the, country to suppose its abundantly supplied: but though the best beef and muttoq were sold at Limerick for: two-pence per ppwidy immediately before Christmas, few of the peasantry were, 'even'pri that festival, equal to its purchase. 'The. multitude caritjot obtain labour those db, earn but'frpm JbA.io "'Sdf. per day which barely provides potatoes for theii-i 'in'general, numerous progenies. The pricfe'sVofy a of 20 stone-of -but barley contrnuing.

at.6duithout; the proBpect 'of 'aVise, wa grveW.Wbe'TOrs&..--Oullet-ters.frprh the'. West f-' I re la of farme'm the pri.stng,' near "John Ahernv.aged 11 1, and JamesKStuart, On the 23d, at. Runs," aged. 91 and at Tultikes 'near Tarbert ofi! 'the same -bed, at nearly the samermomenr, and Pt'hehiVomplafHJndigtMce, 'Michaer and aged 99, and the other 90V 'Kl mepaces'aftji'sic for subjugating country, by means of balloons, diving bells, mining, remind us. of the fable wherein the mice resiflved to hang a bell round the neck1 of the -cat in order tht they inig theyjbear; also nxt'o the profound consultation of the wise men of vWantleyfitwho '-n'ce as-: sembledto devise some' means for 'destroying a dragon' that infested' their of the sagest burst from a sapient reverie; utp lii'exchunatin.

A thought to quell him conies into my head, No way more praper than to-iilihim dt 'ai." Oh Miracle of Wisdom I rare $ugjcionl But fietu or wifj'i xa du ihat's (he question, arrived on Tuesday in eight transports, at Dublin. The 2d, or Queen's, the 25th, and 29th of foot are to be immediately completed by drafti from other regiments, and embarked at Plymouth for Ireland. The 2d and 29th have been relieved- at Falmouth by the Laiioashne and Somersetshire Militia. On Wednesday two companies of the Cambridgeshire Militia marched' from Harwich for Colchester. They have since been replaced by a detachment from the West Norfolk Regiment.

The 48th Regiment on Tuesday took possession of. the old barracks at Chelmsford. The 23d Regiment on Wednesday debarked at Yar- mouth, and is ordered into winter quarters." On Thursday the North Lincoln Militia left Ipswidi for Colchester barracks. Bath Arrivals. Lard and Lady de Lord Tt imleston, Ladies Cavendish, Peyton, fiegton, Ln-sey Aston, Long, Willes, Sirs H.

Nelson, J. Mqfda'untj'L. Copley, F. Baring, R. Smith, Thomas fiyard, and family, Generals Ormsby, and Bellew, Colonels Ogle, Hamilton', Ekersall, M'Leod, and The Rev.

R. son to the General, is presented by; Mr. E. Harvey to the Living of Great; Sampford- in, The Vicarages of Hey bridge -a n'cl 'Watering in now the former is in the gift of the Dean anfti Chapterof St. Paul's the right.

of presentation to the latter is vested in the Governors of St. Banhoiomew's Hospital. -J One of the Canon Residentiaryships of the Wells Cathedral, and the Rectory of Llangettock, are vacant by the. -death of the, late Rev. T.

Payne. The oer of Northampton, and Lady have, lost bv the same event a friend and brother. Southampton, on Wednesday, instrufted its Meisrs. Rose and Amyatt, to oppose tlie Assessed Tax Bill. Theofivicts under sentence of transportation, confined in the several gaols throughout; the kingdom, are rcmov-; ing to Woolwich and Portsmouth, to be embarked far Botany Bay.

The Magistrates of Glasgow having detected some young men through fun taking away the cruises of a co nii ned them on Saturday, the 24th, till they paid for 197 rhat had recently been, stolen, and till they gave five (rumens for the use of the poor. The Welsh Calvinistic Methodist have agreed to Jiold an- anniversary Thanksgiving Day on the 24th February next, to commemorate their deli verace from the Gallic Slaves, some. months since disgorged on their coast. Coodick Sands, near Fishguard, where the invaders surrendered their arms, is the appointed place of coni-oca-tio. An ignited substance -used bv the Creeks in a sea'fight in the vear 660, and whose dessructtve properties are wnen snot irom amissne instrument, win umiut what it strikes, and continue burning till exhausted' pr extinguished bv vineaar or strane alkali, not submitting water, which, on the contrary, increases its fury, has, is reported, been rediscovered by the Parisian chymists.

1 o'Clock, to consider of thebest oicans of eccfrtng TheSuccess'ihat has alieody" atretideid t'le Cal-vasSj alfords "the-'most ind ubitable proof: that a. persevera nee-i Verno lle croWried with success. Trie Worthv Livcryhavc it to reward' the Staunch "SujSporterT'bf their Oppoter of-the odious srlMljl1" Martyr to Bribery, Treachery, aud Corruption. A few days since, Ann Pickering died near Atheistone, Warwickshire, at the age of i'io, strongly retaining her acuities till almost immediately preceding her decease. I Jacob lsgor, so distinguished in the cause of the forged JV'H by Sir J.

Briggs, died a few days since at Somersetshire. His milamented departure was in a. liort time preceded by that of his wife and' five children..