and committed on a strong fufpicion of being part of the fame gang. MARRIAGES. L Shafto, cfq; of Hexham, xo. Northum ATELY, at Eaftby, co. York, Charles land, to Mils Martha Theakston, fecond daughter of Marmaduke Teakston, efq; of St. Martin's, near Richmond,co. York.-Nov. 24. By fpecial licence, at Birdfall, one of the feats of the feat of the right hon. lord Middleton, Richard Langley, of Wykeham-Abbey, efq; to the hon. Mifs Willoughby, lord Middleton's eldest daughter.-Major Charles Boyd, nephew to the earl of Errol, to Miis Halliburton.-25. At Bathford, M. Lloyd, efq; M. P. to Mrs. Prowfe, relict of George Prowie, efq; late of Yeovil, co. Somerfet, and fole heiress of W. Bragge, efq; of Hatfield-Peverell, co. Effex-At St. George's church, Hanover-fquare, Chriftopher Bernard, efq; to Mifs Fanny Clarges, niece to lord vit. Barrington.-29. At Wells, Thomas Bovet, efq; of Wellington, to the hon. Mifs Seymour, daugh ter of the right hon, and rev. lord Francis Seymour, and niece to the duke of Somerset.-Dec. 12. Capt. Thomas Wells, of the royal navy, to Mifs Freemantle, daughter of John Freemantle, efq; of Elton Abbotts, Bucks. DEATH S. Derby, Dec. 16. The Society of Antiquarians, having had undoubted information, that the remains of King Alfred the Great, who died in the year 901, were depofited in the parich, church of Driffield, about 20 miles from Hull in Yorkshire, deputed two of that learned body (accompanied by fome other gentlemen) to take up and examine the fame: Accordingly, on Tuesday the 20th of September last, the above gentlemen, with proper affiftants, entered the church for that purpose, to be directed to the identical fpot by a fecret hiftory; after digging for fome time, they found a ftone coffin, and, on opening the fame, difcovered the entire skeleton of that great and pious prince, together with most part of his steel armour, the remainder of which had probably been corroded by ruft, and length of time.Afly drowned in attempting to ford Negrii river in ter fatisfying their curiofity, the coffin was cloted as well as the grave, that every thing might remain in the fameftate as when found. In the hif tory above alluded to, it appears, that king Alfred being wounded in the battle of Stamford Briggs, returned to Driffield, where he languished of his wound twenty days, and then expired, and was interred in the parish church thereof; during his fickness he chartered four fairs at that place, which are now annually held. SCOTLAND. Edinburgh, Nov. 20. A fervant maid of Mr. Penman of Eafter Murden, near Kelto, in a fit of phrenzy, murdered his master's daughter, and beat and abused the mother and another child in a moft cruel manner. On his examination, he faid, the devil had been buty with him for tome time, and he had twice intended to make away with himself, but had been prevented by a great black dog. Glafgony, Dec. 8. Four of the banditti, who have lately agreed to fhare the plunder of the four roads leading to this city, were lately fecured by means of a blacksmith, a carter, and a mastiff dog. The villains, under pretence of being weary travellers, had gained admittance into the blacksmith's house, where they began without ceremony to pick the locks; and on being reprimanded by the black fmith, they knocked him down, but the man recovering, and get ting to the door, whittled his dog, and the carter fortunately hearing the cries of the family came feat nably to affift; and being foon reinforced by the neighbours, they all together overpowered the villains, bound, and fecured them till a warrannt was procured for committing them to prifon. Soon after three foldiers were apprehended, Kingston, Jamaica. He was unfortunate the parish of Westmoreland.-At Nice, captain King, the companion and friend of the late celebrated captain Cook, and the excellent author of the III. volume of the late voyages.-08. 24. At his feat at Altrop, co. Northamp. Joha Willes, efq; eldett fon of the late lord chief juftice Willes. He ferved many years in Parliament for the boroughs of Aylesbury and Banbury; and by his death the office of Filazer in Common Pleas for the county of Middlefex becomes vacant.-Dec. 3. At Ludford, Herefordhire, fir Francis Charlton, bart. formerly treafurer to the General Poft-office.-11. At Edinburgh, Mils Mary Grant, daughter of the late fir L. Grant, bart.-A little before feven in the evening, without a pang, though long before oppreffed with a complication of dreadful maladies, the great and good Dr. Samuel Johnion, the pride of English literature, and of human nature. Religion has loft her fincereft volary, and her firmest friend; learning her greatest boast and ornament; mankind their trueft benefactor-their guide to happinets prefent and eternal. Never till now was the Sophoclean fentence of our fweet bard fo aptly applied; We ne'er fhall look upon his like again! 17. Advanced in years, at his houte in Highgate, George Hayter, efq; one of the Directors of the Bank of England, and brother to the late lord bishop of London.-18. At Ofborn's hotel, Adelphi, fir John Chichefter, bart. of Youlton, co. Devon, of which county he was high theriff in 1754 and in which county he diffused the bleffing of a liberal fortune with an unfparing hand; his attachment to literature being excelled only by his humanity. He is fucceeded in title and eftate by his only fon, now fir John Chi chefter, bart.—11, Mr. Francis Gentleman, weil known a few years ago as an actor and dramatic writer. He was born in York-ftreet, Dublin, oa. 23, 1728, and received his education in that city, where he was fchool-fellow with the late Mr. Moffop. At the age of 15, his father purchaled him a lieutenancy in the fame regiment wherein himself was major; but making an exchange to a new-railed a mpany, he was difiniffed the fervice by his regiment being reduced at the conclufion of the peace in 1748. On this event he indulged his inclination for the stage, and accordingly appeared at Smock-alley, in the character of Aboan in "Oroonoko." Notwithstanding an unconfequential figure, and uncommon timidity, he fucceeded beyond his moft fanguine expectations; but having fome property, and hearing that a legacy had been left him by a relation, he determined to come to London, where he diffipated the little fortune he poffelfed. He then engaged to perform at the at the Haymarket with Fonte, and continued with him three feafons, till a time of peculiar embarraffment to the manager. He next engaged at the theatre in Crow-ftreet; but being afflicted with a rheumatic diforder, he never appeared with any fuccefs afterwards; and for the laft feven years of his life ftruggled under sickness and want, to a degree of uncommon mifery. He was author of 11 dramatic pieces.-25. In Redlion-street, Clerkenwell, Mr. Wm. Wildman, formerly an eminent butcher and falefinan, and face well known to the gentlemen of the turf. His eldeft fon was apprenticed to his father's original bufinefs; but on his death comes into a confiderable fortune. His daughter Theophila, relict of the late Mr. Green, was marred in 1781, to John Schreiber, efq; who comes f age early next year. PROMOTIONS. RINCE afterwards Britain; and at Manchester, Liverpool, Chester, and other ot Ulter, in Ireland.-Right hon. George earl places. Growing tired of public life, he fettled Nugent, created marquis of Buckingham.at Malton, co. York, where he married, and Right hon. William earl of Shelburne, created had fome expectation of being provided for by vifcount Clane and Canston, co Wilts, earl Wythe marquis of Granby, to whom he was re- combe of Chepping Wycombe, and marquis of commended by a gentleman who entertained a Landfdown, co. Somerfet.-Right hon. Charles friendship for his father. With this hope he re- lard Camden, lord prefident of the privy council. moved to London, but foon had the mortifica--Charles earl Cornwallis, conftable of the tower tion to find all his profpects clouded by the fud- of London, and lord lieutenant of the Tower den death of his patron. In 1770 he performed Hamlets. AR INTELLIGENCE. DOMESTIC Clonmel, January 3. BOUT three o'clock on Friday morning, the 24th ult. fix men armed broke, into the houfe of John Millet, Efq. of Profpe&t Hall, near Drangan, in this county. Mr. Millet is an old infirm man about 70 years of age, but, upon hearing the crash occafioned by the breaking in of one of the lower windows with a fledge, he immediately jumped out of bed, and placed himlelf at the head of the ftairs, determined to oppofe the villains. Accordingly when they came to the bottom of the ftairs, he fired on them.→ They then called out to him to furrender, elfe they would ute him as Power had been used (meaning the late Ambrofe of Barrettown, Efq. who had been inhumanly murdered by the White Boys in the year 1775.) He told them he would not submit, and fixed a fecond time. They then thought of an expedient which had the defired effect; one of them held a gridle before him as a fhield, and made a fervant boy of Mr. Millet's go before him, and then called out to him to do his beft: Mr. Millet, perceiving that he could not fire again without endangering the life of the boy, told them he would not murder an innocent perfon, and therefore would furtender. They treated the poor old gentleman with great barbarity, and frequently threatened to murder him; however they defifted, upon his informing themwhere his money was. They robed the house of cafh, two watches, and fire-arms, to the amount in the whole of 1411. Mr. Millet bad fold his wool and fat cattle a thort time before, and was prevented by the feverity of the weather from lodging it in a place of fafety. From fome circumftances, there is reafon to fuppofe, that thofe villains came from the country towards Fe thard, and it is hoped, that every honest man will exert himself to difcover and apprehend the perpetrators of fuch an outrage. In confequence of the above horrid tranfa&tion, Mr. Millet died laft Saturday, and was interred the day following. Extract of a letter from Kilkenny. "A detachment of the army, ordered to be ftationed at Callan, in this county, has produced the most falutary effects already; for on St. John's day, two of the villains that are known to affociate, (with feveral others) in white shirts, as their ringleaders, went to the houfe of Michael Lonergan, an honeft, inoffenfive man, broke open his houfe, and with horrid imprecacations dragged him from his bed, in which his unhappy wite lay, (a poor helplefs woman, of 70 years of age, that about eighteen months fince received a ftroke of the pally) they brought Lonergan nearly two miles from his house, and then told him, that as he was connected with tythe-proctors, he should be buried, and his ears foxed like an horfe. They were proceeding to put their threats in execution, when an alarm came that the military were ordered in pursuit of them; the confequence was, the villains fled with great precipitancy, but not before they had grofly abused Lonergan.” Kilkenny, Kilkenny, Jan. 8. On Wednesday the fpecial commiffion for the county ended; when in confequence of the profecutor having abfconded, the trial of the prisoners were put off till next alfizes. Council for the pritoners, argued on the legality of admitting them to bail, but were over-ruled by the court. A few days ago, an eagle of a vaft fze fhot at the Two-mile-hill, which had but the moment before taken a hare in its talons, at which the young man who shot the eagle had been about to fire. The hare escaped. On Friday the 14th inft. a party of the Ormond Union, commanded by Heary Pritte, Efq. went to a house at Ballycahil, near Nenagh, in the county of Tipperary, where they apprehendMathew Slattery and Patrick Clancy, who were both commited to gaul, on a charge of bu glary and robbery.-On fearching the houfe, the following articles were found and taken up, en ftrong futpicion that they were ftolen, viz. a light coloured body coat of fuperfine cloth, which appears to have been altered from a furtout.Stveral pewter plates and difher, with a quart, half pint, and three naggins of the fame metal; all of which had the marks fcraped off. A cop per kettle, a patch work quilt, two pieces of cloth, one blue, the other a dark green; two pieces of ftamped linen, fit for aprons, a fcarlet cloak, a plain filver watch (maker J. Garnet, London, No. 1719) 21 finall pieces of filver, confifting of a pair of clafps, with A. W. engraved on each, the rim of a knee buckle, the reft broken fhoe buckles. The above, with feveral other articles, taken up at faid houfe, are now in the town of Silvermines, where any perlon who may have loft fuch things, will have full liberty to view them. At one o'clock in the morning of the 20th inft. the brig Rebecea, of Bristol, Thomas Williams, master, laden with gold duft, elephants teeth, logwood and other dyestuffs, from the Coaft of Guinea for Briftol, having loft her anchors, was driven on shore at Clarefield, near Kilrush, in the county Clare.-And lafl night, Sexton Baylie, Efq. furveyor of this port, with a guard of 20 men trom the 47th regiment, proceeded to the place where the veifel was itranded, to prevent its being pillaged by the country people; and, it is expected, with their alliftance, the will, in a few tides, be got off, with lule injury. Galway, Jan. 24. Laft Friday was commit ted to the county gaol, by Jonathan Cope, Efq. Thomas Cufack and Patrick Creanan, charged upon oath with being feen in the street of Ballinaloe, on Thursday night, the 7th of October laft, about eight o'cock, in company with the late Patrick Bellew, Efq. being the night the faid Bellew was murdered. Dublin, January 1. A croft-poft from Belfast to Antrim, and an additional poft in each week to Ballymena, and from thence to Derry, will be eftablished after the 5th of this month. Monday laff, the right hon. John Fofter arriv ed from England. Laft Monday night, feven armed villains broke into the house of Owen Bradley, the king's carter, at Donnycarocy, and after treat ing the poor man and his wife, who is pregnant, in a very barbarous manner, carried off all the linen, clothes, and a quantity of pewter plates and dishes belonging to the unfortunate lufferers. By the activity of Juflice Graham, the pewter and a part of the apparel have been recovered and rettored to the owners, and diligent fearch is making alter the villains. Bradley has been fince carried to the Inn's-quay infirmary, but from fevere injury received, about the head particularly, is not expected to recover. The following charitable legacies were bequeathed by the late David Dick, Efq; to be difpofed of in manner following: 100l. to the truitees of Strand-street meeting-house, to be laid out in the most advantageous mode for the fupport of the clergyman of laid house; 50l. to be laid out in like manner for the fupport of the charity school of faid houfe, and 201. for the use of the poor of the lame; 50l. to the charity fchool of St. Michan's parish, and 201. for the poor of faid parish. A few days nce, a lady near Stephen'sGreen, afflicted with a fcurvy in her face, fent to an apothecary for a pennyworth of arfenic, a weak lolution of which, tome quack had informed her, would by external application extirpate the diforder; fhe, at the fame time,.ient for fome cream of tartar, which the was alio advised to take in honey; neither of the papers were marked, and the wallowed the arfenic inftead of the tartar: immediate remedies were applied, and tho' the ftill lives, her life has not been pronounced without danger. 4.] Thuriday last, John Maiterion was brought before Gorges Lowther, of Kilrue, Elq. for attempting to break open the dwelling-houle of John Willon, Eiq. of Ruth, in whole neighbourhood he, with his accomplices, had lately commuted various robberies; during the exami nation of one of Mr. Willon's fervants, the pri foner feized a charged gun, which the fervant had left carelesly near him, and inftantly fhot one James M'Mahon, herd to Mr. Wilfon, who, with feveral others, were left to guard him, of which he languifhed four hours, and died in the greatett agon.es. So hardened was the villa, as to declare, that he had now committed an act worthy of being fent to gaol for. He was el corted to Trim with a ftrong guard. About five o'clock on Friday evening, four villains entered the houle of Mr. John Brennan, of Kilmacud, while two more of the gang stood centinels at the outlide; they tied Mr. Brennan and his domeftics, and carried off thirty-five gui neas and lome filver, feveral promiflory notes, and fome articles of plate. 13.] Yefterday, William Waible, a foldier, convicted fome time fince of a robbery in the Phoenix-park, was executed at Gallows-hal, purluant to his fentence. He confcfled the crime for which he fuffered, and feemed fincerely penitent. John Berry, who was to have been executed for the fame offence, it refpited until further orders. At the county quarter-feffions yesterday, Cromiey, a chairman, was found guilty of ftealing two cows laft autums, off the lands of Saggard, the property of Mr. - Biennan. Same day, Michael Highland, Michael Quig, Peter Flanagan, for stealing five grates, to be publicly whipt. ley, and Laurence Cravey, were tried for burglariously entering the dwelling-houfe of Corne. Hus Eaton, at Newland Commons, in the county of Dublin, and assaulting and feloniously robbing him of feven fhillings. The trial lafted five hours, at the expiration of which they were acquitted, but the judge put them under a rule of bail for their future good behaviour. 15.] Thursday laft, at the quarter-feffions for this city, Davis and Hickey were capitally convicted of the robbery of Mr. M'Donnel, but were recommended by the jury as fit objects of mercy; and Doran, for breaking into and robbing the public-houfe, on the Lowground, was alfo capitally convicted, and ordered for execution this day fe'nnight.. A man for felony, and two women for fhop-lifting, were likewife convicted, and ordered for tranfportation. Same day, at the quarter-feffions held at Kilmainham for the county of Dublin, Doyle was tried and capitally convicted, before the Chairman and Jaftices, for burglariously entering the house of Mrs. Nafh, with feveral other perfons, armed, and feloniously carrying away a confiderable quantity of goods.- This Doyle is faid to be a noted offender, and belonging to a banditti of robbers in the county of Wexford. 18.] On Saturday laft, the right hon. the lord mayor gave his final opinion on the complaint of John Nixon, linen and cotton manufacturer, against Charles Carr, for employing a workman without a certificate. Though the defendant employed an able attorney on the occafion, his lordship wifely feeing the juft neceffity of enforcing the a&t, with a degree of fpirit, that does honour to him as a magiftrate, and a friend to the tifing manufactures of his country, fet his face against every effort of the defendant and his powerful agent, and ordered a fine of 51. to be paid by the defendant to the complainant. It is hoped in future, manufacturers will be more cautious how they employ itinerant workmen without certificate or recommendation, as it is evident, fuch practices have injured our infant manufactures. On Saturday last, the quarter-feffions for the county of Dublin ended at Kilmainham, when the undernamed perfons received fentence: John Crowley, for ftealing two cows, the property of Mark Byrne, on the 27th of September iaft, to be executed. Edward Doyle, for entering the houfe of Christian Nash, of Kimmage, and taking thereout a quantity of wearing apparel, to be hanged on Saturday next. James Ferrall, for taking out of the houfe of Patrick Bryan of Terrenure, two pieces of filver coin, value 10s. and one broad cloth coat, value 5s. ordered for execution. Roger Matthews and James Egan, for entering the houfe of Thomas Murphy, of Nutstown, and thereout taking two fuits of clothes, value 31. to be hanged with Doyle on Saturday. Michael Delany, for taking out of the coachhoufe of Graves Chamney, Efq. at Templeîtreet, one saddle, and two fide glasses of a poltchaife, to be executed. Owen Byrne, for affaulting James Gamble, inspector of nuilances; and, Patrick M'Cann, for stealing a jarr of fnuff, to be tranfported. James Ward, for ftealing coats from the right hon. the Lord Chancellor at Dunleary. BIRTH S. 'N Cavendish-street, the lady of Arthur DawBaron Dillon, of Lifmullen, of a daughter.The lady of James Donegan of Charleville, Efq; M. D. of a fon and heir.-In Peter-ftreet, the lady of Richard Fleming, Efq. of a daughter.At Danesfort, county Kilkenny, the lady of James Wemys, Efq; of a fon and heir.-At Wexford, the lady of Arthur Meadows, Elq. of a fon- -At Landscape, county Dublin, the lady of Sir George Ribton, Bart. of a daughter. MARRIAGES. ICHARD Hudfon of the city of Dublin, Risto Mifs Nixon, of Nixon-Hall, in the county Fermanagh.-At Galway, James Blake of Quarrymount, Efq; to Mis Monica M'Donnell.-At Cullen, county Tipperary, Anthony Brady of Raheen, county Clare, Efq; to Mifs Dwyer, daughter of Thomas Dwyer of Cullen, Eiq-At Dunmore, Queen's County, Samuel Jacob, Efq; to Mil Staples, daughter of Sir Robert Staples, Bart.-At Cattle connell, Lambert of Mill Lodge, county Clare, Efq; to Mifs Eliza Benn, daughter of John Benn of Raheen, county Limerick, Efq;-Richard Lloyd of Ballincolig, Efq; to Mifs Maria Austin. IN DEATHS. 'N Fifhamble-ftreet, in an advanced age, that extraordinary genius, Larry Grogan.—The revd. Dean French, moft fincerely regretted.In James's-ftreet, the rev. Williain Delahunte. -Mrs. Jane Ogle, lady of William Ogle, of Newry, Elq;-At Suir Caftle, county Tipperary, the right hon. lady Madley, lady of Lori Mailey-In Drogheda, Mr. John Fleming, an eminent printer and bookfeller.-In Limerick, Mrs. Johns, relict of the late alderman Joseph Johns-At Ballinrobe, Mr. Peter Joyce, aged 98.-At Cork, Philip Stubbeman, Efq;--In Newry, Mifs Mercer.Near Larne, Jaines M'Cleverty, Esq. PROMOTIONS. HEFFINGTON Thompson of Rathnally, County Meath, Efq; to be a juftice of the peace for the county Antrim.-The right hon. the Earl of Glandore, to be one of his Majefty's moft honourable Privy Council.-The rev. Francis Beflonet, K. B. to be profeffer of the French and German languages in Trinity College, A. Defca, Efq; deceased. |