been under the neceffity from the first of putting his back to a tree.

The furgeons, Mr. Hunter and Mr. Home. who were attending at a little distance, were brought up by colonel Fullarton. Colonel Gordon in the mean time affifted his lordship in taking off his coat, and requested him to it down, apprehending he might be faint through lofs of blood. Colonel Gordon then left the ground, in company with general Stuart, and an eafy carriage was provided to convey his lord hip home.

The f-conds cannot help expreffing, that no two perfons ever met on a fimilar' occafion, who fhewed more firmnefs and compofure; and they are happy to add, that the ball is extracted, which was lodged in lord Macartney's right fhoulder, and that there is every reafon to hope for his recovery.

W. FULLARTON. A. GORDON. The above fingular circumstance of the general placing his back a gain a tree, having been left unexplained by the feconds, will be clearly accounted for by the following extract of fir Eyre Coote's letter to the Secretary of State, containing the particulars of the battle with the late Hyder Ali, in the Carnatic, on the 7th of Au. gust, 178, "General Stuart had the misfortune to lofe his leg, by a cannon fhot, whilt bravely conducting the fecond line to the fitpport of a post which I had occupied at the commencement of the engage. ment, and on wh ch the enemy had kept up a very fevere fire." (See Vol. III. page 44.)

Bruffels, June. The emperor has publifhed an ordinance for fuppreffing all the Free Mifons' lodges in the Auftrian Netherlands

except two, or at most three, which are permitted to be held in this city, fubject to the regulations prefcribed in the firth ordinance publifhed at Vienna refpecting the fraternity of Free-Mafons.

14. A diamond of immenfe value was prefented to his majefty this day at the levee, by lord Sydney, Mr. Halings being prefent, of which major Scott gives the following account.

The Nizam fent a bulfe of diamonds, fealed up, to Bengal, dirested to Mr. Haftings, for the purpofe of his prefenting them to the king on his arrival in England. Mr. Haftings had failed for England before the diamonds arrived in Calcutta. They were therefore entrusted to the care of captain Church, of the 102d regiment, who took his paffage home in the Hinchinbroke; the fame of thefe diamonds, and of their immenfe value, had gone abroad; and when the Hinchinbroke went down in Bengal river, a Lafcar took advantage of the confufion, broke open the trunks of captain Church, and got poffeffion of the bulle; it was however, refcued from his hands before he had broke open the feals, and was returned to Mr. Crofts, the agent of Mr. Johnstone, who is refident at the court of the Nizam. Mr. Crofts lent the diamonds to England by one of the late fhips, addreffed to the care of Mr. Blair, of Portland-place, who is the brother-in-law of Mr. Johnstone. Mr. Blair handed them to Mr. Haftings; Mr. Haftings entrusted them to Major Scott; Major Scott delivered them to lord sydney; and lord Sydney prefented them to the king.

15. Came on to be argued in the court of King's Bench, a question referved on a fpecial cafe at the late (B+)

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Salisbury affizes, in an action of ejectment, brought to recover poffellion of a houfe in Salisbury from the defendant, who held it as tenant from vear to year, upon giving him half a year's notice, not ending with his year." The point was determined in favour of of the defendant. So that in all cafes where a tenant holds the premifes from year to year, it is neceffary for his notice to end with his year, or an ejectment will not be well grounded.

16. By an estimate delivered into parliament by the accomptant-general of the Eaft India company, the importation of tea fo far exceeds the confumption, that there is the highest probability, if the fhips fhould arrive as expected, that there will remain in the company's warehouses, on the ft of December, 1790, twenty-three millions of tea unfold. The confumption of tea of all forts, amounts annually to about 16,000,000 of pounds, according to this eftimate, and the imports to about 18,000,oco.

On Thursday last came on to be tried before Mr. juftice Buller, at Guildhall, a caufe wherein Thomas Thomas, who defcribed himfelf to be a merchant in Palace-yard, Weftminster, was plaintiff, and Mr. John Vaughan, an eminent fugar baker, in Thames-ftreet, was defendant; which action was brought by the plaintiff as the holder or bearer of a cafh note or draft drawn by the defendant, upon the cafhiers of the Bank of England, for 2491, in favour of Richard Neave, efq. and which draft was picked out of the pocket of Mr. Neave's clerk, as he was going to the Bank, and afterwards came to the hands of the plaintiff, who alleged he received ir of one Wa fon Afhton for a valuable confideration. In the course

of the trial it appeared, that the draft was dated the 2d of March, and not prefented for and not prefented for payment until the d of April, and that on the fame being refufed to be paid, the plaintiff and Afhton voluntarily made affidavits before the lord mayor, flating the circumstances of the receipt of it, and the confi deration they refpectively gave for it, in order to exculpate themfelves, and to induce Mr. Neave or Mr. Vaughan to pay the money, and which affidavits were read in evidence for the defendant. The judge obferved to the jury, that the only quefiion was, whether the plaintiff was a fair honeft bona fide holder of the draft, and that whatever the opinion of the jury in this cafe might be, credit of paper would not be at all fhaken by it. The jury found a verdict for the defendant, to the entire fatisfaction of every one who heard it.

Tuefday at the adjournment of the feffions at Guildhall, an excife officer and his affiitant were tried for forcibly entering the houfe of Mr. Parker, filverfmith, in St. Paul's Church-yard, to fearch a hamper, under pretence of its containing run goods, which contained a ftone jar, and affaulting Mr. Parker, who inftantly charged them into cuftody. The recorder taid, that the proceedings of the defendant were clearly illegal, but if run goods had been found, that would have cured all informality. They were convicted, and fentenced to pay 51. each, and the affiftant, whofe cafe was aggravated by his behavi our, to be imprifoned one month.

On Saturday came on in the court of King's Bench, at Guildhall, a caufe, wherein a cornfactor at Bath, was plaintiff, and Mr. Samuel Ward, bargemaller, defendant; the action was brought to recover 1421. the

value of a quantity of oats which the plaintiff had put on board the defendant's barge at Bristol, to be conveyed to Bath, and which were loft in confequence of the barge being funk at Brittol bridge, occafioned by a piece of timber brought down in the stream with a great fresh, in the night of the ninth of January laft; an accident which could neither be forefeen nor prevented. The court and jury were clearly of opinion that the defendant was not answerable for the lofs, and the latter found a verdict in his favour..

Dublin, June 13. On Thurfday the Sth inftant, a fpecial commiffion was opened at Castlebar, for the trial of George Robert Fitzgerald and others, for the murder of Mr. McDonnell [See page 9.]

It was firit thought neceffary by the attorney-general to proceed on the trial of the perfons who had forced open the gaol of Castlebar, and violently affaulted Mr. Fitzgerald, while under the protection of the laws. The court agreed to the propriety of this requeft, and accordingly the following perfons, viz. James Martin, efq; Mr. Andrew Gallagher, Mr. James Gallagher, Charles Higgins, Luke Higgins, and Daniel Clarke, were immeciately arraigned, for having broke open the gaol of Caftlebar, and affauited George Robert Fitzgerald, efq; a prifoner in the faid goal. In the courfe of the trial, no evidence appearing to indentify the perfons of the prifoners, the jury returned their verdict not guilty.

The next day, Mr. Fitzgerald was brought to the bar. The indictment fet forth, that he had procured Timothy Brecknock, Andrew Craig alias Scots Andrew, Ja. Foy, William Fulton, J. Fulton, John Chapman, Wallis Kelly, John Cox,

James Mafterfon, David Saltry, Philip Cox, Archibald Newing, John Berney, Henry George, Michael Brown, John Reheny, and Wm. Robinfon, and that he had incited, ftirred up, and provoked the faid perfons to murder Patrick Randall M'Donnell, efq; and Mr. Charles Hipfon, which murder the faid perfons perpetrated on the 21st of Feb. last.

"To this indictment Mr. Fitzgerald pleaded Not Guilty.-The attorney-general then proceeded in an examination of the witnetles on the part of the crown; and the facts being clearly established, and the evidence on both fides clofed, Mr. Fitzgerald made one of the most able defences that had been ever heard. He spoke for three hours with an astonishing degree of compofure and ftrength of imagi nation. The lord chief baron then gave an excellent charge to the jury, who withdrew, and in a few minutes brought in their verdict guilty.

The next day, the lord chief baron informed the attorney-general, that the reafon why fentence of death, and execution, were not awarded against George Robert Fitzgerald, had been owing to his recollection how the law of murderers ftood in England for that the criminal there had the benefit of the fabbath His lordship, therefore, thought it a good precedent to go by, particularly as he had confulted with his brother judge (Mr. baron Power) who was of the fame opinion.

John Fulton, William Fulton, Archibald Newing, John Reheny, and David Simpfon, were this day tried for the fame murder, and found guilty; and ten others were acquitted.

Mr. Brecknock was tried on Monday, and found guilty. When this trial was over, Mr. Fitzgerald be

ing brought up, the judge proceeded to addrefs him in a very pathetic fpeech, in the courfe of which he was interrupted by Mr. Fitzgerald, who implored him to grant him time to make his peace with heaven. The judge declared that this was not in his power.

The fame day, Mr. Fitzgerald, Mr. Brecknock, and John Fulton, were executed at Cattlebar; but the execution of the four other convicts was poftponed to a future day. The body of eorge Robert Fitzgerald was, immediately after the execution, carried to the ruins of Turlagh-houfe, and was waked in a fiable adjoining. with a few candles placed about it. On the next day it was carried to the churchyard at Turlagh, where it was buried on what is generally termed the wrong fide of the church, in his clothes, without a coffin.

19. This day was tried before lord Loughborough, in the court of common pleas, Westminster, the action brought by the right hon. Charles James Fox, against Thomas Corbet, efq. high bailiff of Weftminster, for not having made a return of him as reprefentative of Weftminster, when duly elected by a legal majority of votes. The damages were laid at 100,000l.

There were two counts in the declaration.The first was for defendant's malicioutly and illegally poftponing to make a return to the writ directed to him by the fheriffs, to return two reprefentatives to fit in parliament for the city of Westminster, wirereby plaintiff was prevented from taking his feat for 10 months, though duly elected-The fecond was for defendant's malicioufly, &c. granting a fcrutiny, which he was not authorised to do. After a trial of nine hours, the ju

ry brought in a verdict for the plaintiff, with 2000l. damages.

21. Six malefactors were executed before Newgate, among whom was Jonathan Harwood, for affaulting Mr. Drummond on the highway, and obtaining money from him by threats of charging him with an odious crime. Phoebe Harris was burnt, about the fame time, for counterfeiting fhillings.

24. A common hall was held for the election of the annual city officers; when Charles Higgins, efq. and Edward Watfon, eq. were elected fheriffs; and the chamberlain, bridge matters, and aleconers re-elected. The election of auditors was attended with fome extraordinary circumftances to under and which it is neceffary to obferve, that by immemorial ufage (which in all cities and corporations is LAW, when not altered by act of parliament) the auditors, who are four in number, are elected for the city, two every year; that is, the two feniors are amoved, and two new ones are elected; but in the prefent year Meff. Tomlins and Loveland, who have ferved two years, refufed to be amoved; and their friends fupported their re-election. The recorder, from the huttings, explained the law. The livery prefent, who were very few, refufed to acquiefce in this explanation, and infiled on the election of Mr. Tomlins and Mr. Loveland: Mr. Stock and Mr. Nettleship, two new candidates were put up. Refpecting the two gentlemen elected only laft year, viz. Meff. Wilfon and Thorre, there was no hefitation about continuing them. The fheriffs, Mr. Alderman Sanderfon, and Mr. Alderman Warfon, finding the temper of the hall to be against the opinion of the recorder, thought it

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fix. The question was deba ed in the court of aldermen above an hour and a half. When the lord mayor and aldermen returned to the hutings, the recorder declared the report of the fheriffs; viz. that Meff. Higgins and Watson were elected fheriffs; that Mr. Wilkes was re-elected chamberlain; that Meff. Dixon and Burbank were reelected bridge-matters; that Meff. Hardy, Oldaker, Brooks, and Nebitt were re-elected aleconners; that Meff. Tomlins, Loveland, Willon, Thorne, Stock, and Nettleship were returned as auditors, and that the fheriffs had declared the majority of hands in favour of the first four: but that by the law and ufage of the city, the two firit were ineligible. A poll was, however, demanded for the first two; which was granted. (See Page 31.)

Yesterday was tried before lord Loughborough, in the court of common pleas, Guildhall, a caufe wherein Richard Leake, a matter hat-maker of Southwark, was plaintiff, and one Andrew White, a journeyman hat-maker, defendant. The plaintiff had fuftained a very great injury by a combination of journeymen hat-makers, who had formed themfelves into a fociety, which they called "Laudable;" but which, in fact, was to harrafs, opprefs, and govern the capital bat-makers, and hinder leffer mafters from taking apprentices, and the plaintiff was a master of the laft defcription Some time ago the members of this combination fing! ed out the plaintiff for the purpofe of obliging him to part with his apprentices, and they deputed five of their members to go to the manufactory of Meff. Cox and North of Southwark, who employed the plaintiff in the finishing branch of the faid trade, to inform them that

plaintiff, they fhould not have a man to work for them; the faid. Meff. Cox and North were therefore obliged to discharge the plaintiff from their employ, or entirely stop their manufactory, wherein 70 or So men were conftantly employed, and by this means the plaintiff has been deprived of employ for himself and apprentices ever fince, to his almoft utter ruin.-The jury found a verdict for the plaintiff with 100l. damages, and costs of fuit.

Salisbury, June 24. A remarkable inftance of the terrors of a guilty confcience occurred here lately. On the 16th inft. Jarvis Matchem, a failor, went before our mayor, attended by a companion, and voluntarily confeffed himself to be guilty of the murder of a drummer, in Huntingtonfl.ire, about feven years ago. He declared that he had lived in various fituations fince; that, excepting this murder, he had at no time of his life done any injury to fociety; that until the moment of committing it, he had not the leaft idea thereof, and that he had no provocation from the deceafed, excepting that he gave him ill-language; that from the fatal hour he had been a ft anger to all enjoyment of life or peace of mind, the recollection thereof perpetually haunting his imagination, and often rendering his life a burthen almost infupportable; that in travelling with Sheppard his companion, on Thurfday the 15th inftant, upon the road to this city, they were overtaken near Woodyate's inn by a thunder form, in which he faw feveral ftrange fpectres. Sheppard corroborated this part of the story, fo far as relates to the horror of the unhappy man, who was often running about like one distracted, then falling on his

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