brought on her death. She was 2d daughter of
the celebrated John Duke of Argyll, and fifter
to Lady Greenwich and Lady Mary Cole. Lady
S. is one of the constellation of beauties de-
fcribed by Mr. H. Walpole in his Epistle to Mr.
Eckardt, the painter.

The crefcent on her brow display'd,
In curls of lovelieft brown inlaid,
With every charm to rule the night,
Like Dian, STRAFFORD Wooes the fight;
The eafy fhape, the piercing eye,
The fnowy bofom's purity,
The unaffected gentle phrafe
Of native wit in all the fays;
Eckardt, for thefe thy art's too faint;
You may admire, but cannot paint."

At Bath, right hon. Lady Camilla Wake, wife
of Mr. W. of that city, and aunt to the Earl of
Tackerville.-At his houfe in Conduit-ftreet, in
the 71st year of his age, Sir William Chapman,
bart. of Lowdham-hall, in co. Suffolk. The
grandfather of this gentleman, defcended from a
family anciently of Shropshire, was Sir John C.
kni. an alderman and eminent merchant of Lon-
don, who had the honour of being Lord Mayor
at the memorable æra of the Revolution, and
during his mayoralty committed to Newgate, by
Sir Robert Wright (Chief Juftice of the King's-
Bench) for having "endeavoured the fubverfion
of the established government by allowing a
power to difpenfe with the laws," and for be-
ing one of the commiffioners for ecclefiaftical
affairs."-13. Mrs. Anne Ofwald, relict of the
late Bishop of Raphoe-In Pater-nofter-row,
Mrs. Martha Bridgen, wife of Edward Bridgen,
efq; F. R. & A. SS. She was the fecond
daughter of the late Mr. Samuel Richardfon, au-
thor of Pamela, Clarifa, &c. by his 2d wife
Elizabeth, daughter of Mr. Leake, bookfeller, of

Bath, and married to Mr. B. in 1762. She is
faid to have written with great judgment, refin-
ed fentiment, and in a style remarkably elegant
and correct. There is now only one of Mr.
Richardíon's daughters living; the is fingle, and
a lady of exceeding good understanding.-
17. At Litchfield, aged 27, the wife of rev.
Richard Robinfon. In making the vault for
this lady, in the body of the cathedral, two stone
coffins were found; the one containing frag-
ments of a pair of flippers, much gold fringe, z
curious, though broken, chalice of pewter, and
a crucifix of Kennal coal, an inch and quarter in
length, carved with extreme neatnefs, on each
fide the crofs, with our Saviour on the one, and
the Virgin Mary with the Infant Jefus on the
other: the other coffin contained only duft.-
19. At Bill-hill, near Windfor, aged 84, the
Dowager Lady Mary Gower, of a mortification
occafioned by her cloaths taking fire as fhe was
ftanding by the fire, three weeks ago, when her
cries brought her butler to her affittance juft in
time to extinguish the flames by rolling her up
in the carpet-this is the third inftance of this
terrible inftance in the course of three months.
20. In Charles-ftreet, Berkeley-square, Philip
Honeywood, efq; of Mark's-hall, Effex, a ge-
neral in the army, colonel of the 4th regiment of
horfe, and governor of Kingston upon Hull.-
Suddenly, at Retford, county Nottingham, on
his way to London, Sir Rowland Winn, bart.
of Noffall, county York, in the prime of life.-
Suddenly, at Mr. Cowden's, in the King's
Mews, where he was upon a morning visit,
Captain James Battersby, a native of Ireland-
He commanded the flank companies of the 29th
regiment on the unfortunate expedition under
General Burgoyne,

DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE.

Limerick, March 3.

ESTERDAY on, in the

courts

defended from foreign and domestic enemies, as when the defence is entrusted to those who are

Ybefore moft refpectable jury, the trial, woft interested in its welfare.

of James Hennessy and William Mingane, charged with having burglariously broke open the dwelling-houfe of the Rev. Charles Smyth, of Smythfield, on the night of the 13th of Auguft, 1783, when, after a long and impartial exami nation of evidence, the former was capitally convicted; the latter was acquitted.

At the fame time, Williain Clarke, of Bale linafloc, was capitally convicted of the murder of a fervant man of Malachy Fallan, eiq. The fervant man had been left to watch a farm, which his mafter held as a fecurity for money; when a number of perfons atten.pted to take poffeffion of it, and a battle enlued, in which the man was killed, Clarke is to be executed next month.

Laft Tuesday Mafter Henry Napper, fon of Mr. John Napper, taking the diverfion of fhooting, in going over a fence, his fowling piece went off, and lodged the entire charge in his head which he inftantly expired.

Belfast, March 4. At a meeting of the Comer Independents, convened by public notice on the 27th ult. the following refolutions were nammoully agreed to :

Stolyed, That any country cannot be fo well

Refolved, That the Volunteers have fhewed themselves interested in both the welfare of Great Britain and Ireland.

Refolved, That from hints in the public prints, we are to be debarred from meeting in greater numbers than FIVE.

Refolved, That if fuch a law fhould be made, we will appoint three ferjeants to exercise the company in FOURS, at least once a week.

Refolved, That with fteady loyalty and due refpect to our Sovereign, and obedience to the laws of the land, we mean to continue our ufual parades (and at the fame time cultivate the bleffings of peace), but should the baneful tools of ariftocracy attempt forcibly to wreft our rufty firelocks from us, we will only part them with our lives.

Mullingar, March 5. On Thursday the Rt. Hon. and Hon. the Judges of Affize for the North Weft circuit arrived in town, and fame day opened the court, and proceeded to bufines, when feveral perfons were tried for various petty offences, but none capitally convicted.

Youghal, March 7. Laft night a veffel, fquate rigged, was obferved about two leagues

with according to the atrocioufnefs of their of fence. On the 26th ult. James Giblon, fervant to the above unfortunate gentleman, voluntarily went before Lloy Bagot, Efq; one of the juftices of the peace for the county of Galway, and depofed his having been acquainted with the meditated plan fome days before its execution, as alfo his having witneffed the tranfaction. From his testimony it appears, that the three fellows who have been fome time in Galway gaol on fufpicion, viz. Grehan, Cufack, and the hoftler to an inn in Ballinafloe, were acceffary to the murder; but a fourth perfon, alluded to in the proclamation, remained unknown till the confeffion of the above Giblon. On his depofition this horrid wretch, whole name is Lyon, and who, with Githan, was the principal agent in the murder, was fecured within a few miles of Galway, where he refided, and lodged in Rofcommon gaol. Giblon is about nineteen years of age, and is now to fecure his evidence on the melancholy occafion, committed clole prifoner in the houfe of correc tion, at Loughrea, till the aflizes of Galway,

his difpofition, will be highly advantageous to this country, as we are affured, that exclufive of the vast quantity of linens manufactured on his eftate at Ballymote, on his own account, that he purposes purchafing largely in the linen market, for the fupply of his extenfive bleach-green in Wales. We formerly regretted the removal of his bleach works from this country, but when it is confidered the small number of hands that are enabled by machinery, to get through large quantities of lines, and the water on his eftate not being futticient to finish the tenth part of what he papules doing, it should rather be confidered an advantage, that he is enabled by his prefent plan to gratify his withes, and being adjacent to the first linen market in the world (Chefter) he has an opportunity of a conftant fale, without the expence of factorage, that renders his profits more extenfive, and lets rifque of the failure fo often experienced in that line. Pleasure was pictured in the face of hundreds of weavers around him, and from the applause bestowed by many independent gentlemen, who were alfo spectators on Saturday last, we hope it may induceme of them to follow his example and as we are informed he purposes immediately taking a tour through the North of this kingdom, and to purchafe linen in each market he vifits, it is expected he will spread a general emulation among our nobility and gentry, and induce them inftead of fpeading their fortunes to the ruin of this kingdom, in another country, to ap

Giblon, now in confinement at Loughrea, had lived in the family of Mr. Bellew many years. After the murder of the fon, in which bloody tranfiction he bore a part, imagining that the father's death would put a stop to the profecu tion, he mixed arfenic with his tea, but fortunately a lawyer, who was at breakfast with him, perceiving an uncommon ill tafte on it, cominu nicated his diflike to the intended victim, which happily prevented the inhuman plot taking ef-propriate a part of what they fo foolishly lavish, fect, and proved the means of preferving the fa- to the maintenance of our poor manufacturers, ther's life, to profecute fuch an infernal villain and promotion of industry." and his affociates.

The following particulars of Giblon's infernal project, and the well-concerted manœuvre for its detection, are brought by a perion from Ballinafoe, where the bloody tragedy was acted laft Q&ʊber :—Sicknets configed him to his bed; a phyfician, then m Mr. Bellew's houfe, vifited him, and prepared a potion, which, without danger, gave excruiating pain, and feemed to threaten immediate death. His recovery was fpeciously declared beyond hope; and thus intimidated, he called or a priest. An attorney, in clerical garb was brought-the whole tranfaction difcovered and to far from being entitled to the reward offered by government for information, it is to be hoped his treachery will meet that final justice due to lo diftinguished a villain.

Extract of a letter from Sligo, March 8. "On Tuciday latt, the Right Hon. Thomas Fitzmaurice, arrived at his ettate in this county, and on Saturday, that public fpirited nobleman attended at the linen market in this town, and purchased personally, in the space of one hour, pear zool. worth of brown linens, in fingle pieces, from the weavers. The linens have been viewed by good judges, and it is admitted that they could not be purchased more judiciously by the most expe enced perion in the trade; nor is it to be wondered at, when it is well known that this gentleman has taken uncommon pains to inform simielf in every branch of our ftaple manufacture; and we are allthed from good authority, that the best piece of coarfe linen ever manufacteed in this province, was wrought with his own hands. This mentorious and laudable tora in

March 6.

Randal Baron, of Duniany, hav. ing established the ancient title of his family to the barony of Duney, took his feat in the Houfe of Lords, purtuant to his Majesty's writ of fummons. His Lordship is now the fecond fitting Baron in the kingdom.

On Friday night laft, between nine and ten o'clock, two grenadiers pursued a gentleman who is deaf and dumb, into the fhop of an apo thecary in Bridge-ftreet, with an intent to force him away, and no doubt, to rob him. One f them food at the fhop door, while the other entered the parlour (whither the gentleman had fed for fafety) with his bayonet drawn, and certainly would have effected their purpose but for the fpirited behaviour of the young gentleman of the fhop, who put the ruffians to fight, and fent the gentleman home in fafety.

The following melancholy accident hap pened on Tuesday :- An unfortunate female of the name of Bloomfield, had been introduced by a fervant to a slable in Sycamore-alley, by the appointment, it is said, of his master, who left her a candle and departed. Unhappily, in the interval of her folitude, the ill-fated woman was evercome with fleep, and the candle having fallen fet fire to a quantity of ftraw, by which the poor woman was moft miferably fcorched before it was poffible to relieve her from fo very dittreffing a fituation. She was shortly after ta ken to Mercer's Hospital, where every application neceffary to her unhappy condition was humanely administered, without efect however, as he expired at eight o'clock next morning, after having suffered the most excruciating agonies.

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prevention being to be had, as the flames broke out at the dead of night, and the chapel was a confiderable diftance from any inhabited place.

Another conduit is now electing on the Inns quay, oppolite the Cloifters, near the water, fo as not to circumicribe the paffage in that quarter, which will not only prove a convenience but an ornament to the neighbourhood. The Spirit of public improvement which has for fome time paft been exhibited in Dublin, bids fair to place this metropolis in as confpicuous as a view any city in Europe, and when Dame-street and fome other avenues are completed, we shall have to boat of a trading quarter fuperior to any (at least as to its coup o'ail and external appearance) in the Brit fi dominions.

Modern way of making love. —A (eady Tober housekeeper, after he had lived with him for fome, was particularly noticed by the D-n of G―r, who about two years fince ad treffed her in the following manner: "I want a fiend to be nearer my perfon and defires than a houlekeeper, and therefore am determined once more to be married; and as I look upon you in the light of a prudent woman, I give you the firft choice, and a week to confider of my propofal." —“ I am much obliged to you, Mr. Dean, (replied the lady); delays are dangerous; I am determined already, if you pleafe.”—A falute took place, and they were married immediately, The constitutional, and hereditary honefty, for which fome poor countries have long been applauded, was no where more confpicuous than in the lile of Man; a robbery, or even fmall theit, having been fearce heard of, in a courfe of many years, especially at a diftance from any of the fea-ports. This icems furprizing to the inhabitants of populous cities and great kingdoms, which fwarm with villains of every ipeces. But it is no lefs true than ftrange, that for above one hundred and fifty year, two per fons only have fuffered death, both of whom were Englishmen and pirves. Laft January, a Scotch merchant, nained Mitchell, was ftopped on the road, between Dowglas and Peel, by four men armed, who robbed him of his purse, watch, and faddle-bags, containing fome necelfaries. On arriving at the latt mentioned town, he proclaimed his lofs, and made oath before a magistrate of the particulars. The whole country turned out, and fearched every bufh, and hiding place, for feveral miles, without effect. Two days after, the gentleman was agreeably furprized by a note from the magiftrate, who presented him with ninety-fix pounds, being the amount of his lof, which the diftrict had levied by a voluntary cefs on themfelves, to evince their abhorrence of fuch an act. A rare in ftance of primitive virtue and national integrity!

8] Friday Sheriff Leet apprehended in Brideftreet, and committed to Newgate, a noted gang of robbers, whom he had for many days been in purfuit of, and who have rendered the ftreets and environs of this city dreadful for many months pait.-There were fix of them, one a boy of about twelve years old, whom they kept for the purpose of making entry into fuch houles as became the objects of their depredations. Four of the above fellows are part of a gang that ftole out of the Sun-Inn yard, in Thomas-street, a parcel of good, among which was fome plate fending to the country, the property of Mr. Tifdall of Moor-street, to whom the Sheriff gave a large waiter or falver, which he found in Francis-street, being part of the plunder. It is not doubted but the remainder of this gang will foon be apprehended, as the active Magiftrate is ufing endeavours for that purpose.

9.] Laft week, the parish chapel of Glynfk, in the county of Galway, was burned to the ground, occafioned by the omiffion of a man who kept school there, and, on giving leave for the day, left a fire unextinguished, which communicating with fome adjoining combustibles, inmediately confamed the whole building,-no

19.] Thuriday last three contables had the temerity to flop the Athlone itage, in Barrackftreet, in which were Mers. L brothers, of the County of Rofcommon, and another gentleman; on their attempting to make good a caption, one of them fired, whereby two of the conitables were feverely wounded. The geatleman immediately jumped out of the coach, and with a piftol in his hand, walked off unmoletted, but the brothers taking refuge in a neighbouring houfe, were taken by a party of too', and lodged in the New-prifon."

The houfe of Darby O'Reilly, Efq; at Dunbike, near Donnard, in the county of Wicklow, was lately entered by eight armed robbers (while feven more flood on the outfide) who plundered it of cash and plate to a confiderable

amount.

The monstrous Fish, by fome called a SunFish, war caught fome time ago in Poolbeg, has been purchated by Mr. Bell, oil merchant of Nicholas-treet; the antifceptic quality of this animal is worthy of remark, for though it had been for two months lying in an open yard, on George's-quay, expoled to all the viciffitudes of the weather, and appeared when cut up for blubber, perfectly freth, without the leaft lymptoms of putrefaction.

The following receipt may be depended on as an effectual remedy to cure the caban thuey, and which has cured that difeafe in its worlt ftage poflible.

Take two pounds of tobacco half a pound of verdigrenie, half a pound of flour of brimstone, five gallons of Imall lees, boil them well, and afterwards ftrain them; then add one point of fpirits of turpentine. Only by breaking the fcab, and wetting with this liquor, it cures at one d effing wherever it is ufed, and requires no other care than to let the sheep be dry when the medicine is appiled and the wool grows alterwards as well as ever.

A few days ago, a gentleman who lived in Percy-ftreet, Rathbone-place, was found dead in his room by the people of the house. In one hand he grafped bank notes for 60,000l. and in the other fecurities to a very confiderable amount. The people, after holding a confultation, not knowing any of his relations, refolved to communicate the matter to Earl Man field, which they accordingly did, and his Lordship ordered his Secretary to make a fchedule of the property, and take it into his poffeffion. Some of the relations have put in their claim. The deceated