Posted with permission of the transcriber, Barb. Baker. Geo. THE CUMBERLAND PACQUET and Ware's Whitehaven Advertiser, Tuesday,April 22, 1777 No. 132 3d. Week VOL. III 4th Quarter Price Three-pence Where Moderation dwells, the Soul admits Distinct Ideas, and Matur'd Debate; an Eye Impartial, and an Even Scale................Hence Wisdom found, and unrepenting Choice This Paper may be constantly seen in LONDON, at the Chapter, Peele's & New Lloyd's Coffee House, at MR. STAINTON's Blestom's Inn, Laurence-Lane, and at the Constitution Punch-House, Drury Lane. ====================================================================== TUESDAY & WEDNESDAY's POSTS From the LONDON GAZETTE L O N D O N April 12. Two men of war sailed from Brest, in November, their destination unknown. One ship of the line and two frigates from the same port, in January, full of troops; another, and three transports, the middle of February; and since that other single ships have failed. It is now known that they are all destined to the Isle of France, where a very considerable force is collecting. A new corps has been raised at Quebec, and another at Halifax, the former is called the Loyal Canadians, and the latter the Nova Scotia Volunteers. Last week was married, an ingenious ****er, aged 23, of Thornton in Leicestershire, to a maiden lady aged 93, with a fortune of Seventy thousand pounds. The following is said to be the royal expenditure from January 6th, 1776, to January 5th, 1777. THE QUEEN...........................................................£50,000 DUKE OF GLOUCESTER.........................................12,000 DUKE OF CUMBERLAND.........................................12,000 PRINCESS AMELIA..................................................12,000 THE SERVANTS OF THE LATE QUEEN, PRINCESS OF WALES, QUEEN OF DENMARK, &c.......................8,000 COSSETER OF THE HOUSHOLD.............................109,600 TREASURER OF THE CHAMBER...............................60,200 GREAT WARDROBE.................................................36,400 MASTER OF THE ROBES............................................8,800 MASTER OF THE HOUSE...........................................26,000 PAYMASTER OF THE WORKS...................................76,500 FOREIGN MINISTERS................................................98,600 GREAT OFFICERS, JUDGES FEES, SALARIES &c....130,000 PENSIONS AND ANNUITIES.....................................127,000 ROYAL BOUNTIES.....................................................11,500 GENTLEMEN PENSIONERS..........................................6,000 PRESENT TO FOREIGN MINISTERS.............................3,000 SECRET SERVICE.......................................................86,000 HIS MAJESTY'S PRIVY PURSE...................................48,000 GOLDSMITH.................................................................2,500 LAW CHARGES...........................................................60,000 ........................................................................................£984,100