divided into two tenements, and occupied by Jonathan Cook and Allen Punt, both labourers, which being a thatch-roof, was food in flames, and totally destroyed, together with, all their furniture. Punt and his wife were at fupper by the fire-fide at the time. The ball entered the houfe at the chimney, melted fuch parts of the fire-trons as flood in its way, ftruck the poor man on one fide, burnt his arm in a fhocking manner, and made feveral holes in his it cking. His wife received no hurt. 1 he roof of Punt's dwellinghoufe was blown off, and falling upon Cook's fet it on fire. The chimney was much damaged, and the houfe was filled with fulphurecus fmcke. (Farther particulars of the effects of this form int various parts of the country in our next) Ang. 7. The workmen made preparations for taking down the cross erected to the memory of queen Eleanor 1293, in the par fh of Cbfunt, in order to remove it into the grounds of George Prefoot, efq. lord of the manor, for its better preservation; but, after removing the upper tier of stone, finding it too hazardous an undertaking, on account of the decayed ftate of the ornamental parts, the fcaffold was removed on the 20th; and we hear the proper meafures will be taken to repair this antient memorial of conjugal affection. The like attention has been Lately paid to that near Northampton, by replacing the steps round its base. ·Manchester. Auguft 17.. A difturbance broke out in Salford, which for a long time feemed to portend very ferious confequences, and which continued fome hours before it was quelled. The caufe of this riot was occafioned by fome perfons hanging up the effigy of Paine, near the dwelling-houfe of one of his difciples, who, not approving of feeing his mafter in fo exalted a fituation, took the freedom of conveying the fame into his house. The perfons who had fufpended the effigy, feeing the object of their fcorn and detetta tion thus daringly removed, ifted upon having it returned, when an altercation enfued, which was ultimately the caufe of blows. In a fhort time a great number of people were collected, who, hearing the caufe of the difpute, inmediately proceeded to demolith the windows of this advocate for anarchy, which was speedily carried into effect. All is now quiet. Brighton, dug 21. Laft Sunday the Rev. Dr. Knox (a gentleman known in the fiterary world as the author of several Effays, &c.) preached at Brighton church. He took his text from St. Luke-"Glory be to God "the highest, and on earth peace and good"will towards men!" In enlarging upon this fubject, he spoke in very strong terms of the calamities of a war, and fid, that the unfel of military porade was but a poor compensation for the innumerable miferies which were the too fure attendants upon a was but little heard amid t the roar of an ftat of warfare; that the voice of Region deur of victory. In another part of his difnon, the fhours of conquerors, and the splencourfe, he faid that religion and philofophy feemed to have but little weight in the coun cils of the rulers of the world There were feveral military gentlemen in attack upon the Constitution of the country, the church, who thought the termon was an and that it co tained improper reflections upon the profeffiots which they belonged. At Laft night Pr. Kuox and his family were in one of the boxes at the theatre; there were alfo feveral officers in the houfe. Knox by the hox-keeper, frating, that it the end of the ply a note was handed to Dr. fet that he thouid withdraw. was the defire of feveral gentlemen then prehad no fignature; and Dr. Knox took no The hote notice of it. Several officers then stood up, and infifted on his leaving the house immediately. which Dr. Koox endeavoured to addrefs himA fcene of much confufion enfued, in felf to the company: he fait his fermon had been misunderstood--that he did not mean to convey any reflections upon the Conftitution of the country, or to speak difrespectfully of the army in general, or of any indi vidual in particular belonging to it. The tumult, however, ftill continued; and Dr. Knox was compelled to leave the house. HISTORICAL CHRONICLE. expence of his widow, to the memory of An elegant monument is erecting, at the Brigadier General Hop, Lieutenant Governor of Quebec, who died in 1789. It is by Abbey, on the Weft fide of the fcreen of the Bacon, at the North door of Westminsterand the benevolent Jonas Hanway, immetranfept, between thofe of Sir Eyre Coote diately behind that of Lord Chatham. On the Eaft fide, next to Lord Chatham's, which has been erected 7 years, and now is a magnificent monument by Nollekens, fcription has been kept from the fight of the about to be opened, but for want of the inpublick (the donors of it), to the memory of thote brave men who died in confequen.ce 1782, of which hɖlow is a copy: of our glorious victories of the 12th of Apid, "Capt. W. Bayne, Capt. W. Blair, Capt. Lord Robert Mumers, were mortally wounded in the courte of the naval engagement under the command of Admiral Sir George Bridges Rodney, on the ix and xit of April, MDCCLXXX. In memory of their fervices, the King and horfe, with other figures, naval trophies, &c; &c; and in the center is a column. having Under the center window, in the North Accurate Lift of the Board of Agriculture.- First Lord of the Treasury; First Lord of Sir John Sinclair. Bart. Prefident; The Board is empowered to nominate an infinite number of Honorary and Correfponding Members, the fumer of whom are intitled to be prefent at the deliberations of the Board, but have not the privilege of voting in any question agitated there. DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. Monday August 5. Chamberlain, the fotpad, terminated a life marked by many ftrange viculitudes. He was found guilty, at the last Croydon affizes, of having fome time fince committed a footpad robbery, attended with many circumftances of cruelty, upon Capt Bellamy, near Epfom; and was this day hung on Kenaingnton Common, with a coiner of the name of Vernon. in Leadenhall-market, dying while he was His father, a burcher young, left him to the care of a mother, teo fooluhly fond to ex rcife any control. Having no inclination for bufinefs, he was allowed to pafs his time idly, and his mother gave him a regular annual fupply of CHRONICLE. man. 763 200l. to enable him to live like a gentleShe alfo occafionally paid his debts, which he was by no means fparing to con tract. To fu ply, however, extravagance with greater prodigality, he had 'recourfe to robbery, and was twice capitally convicted, first conviction he was permitted to transport but had the good chance to get the punishhimself, which he did, to Ireland, till part of ment commuted for transportation. On the he alfo got off the second fentence; and his his time was expired, and the rest retted; mother, dying about the fame time, left him 10,000l. He was now feriously advised to retrieve his character; and. that he might not have the temptation of want, the execu tor of his mother'e will fuffered him to draw upon him at difcretion. But fo indifcriminate a ufe did he make of this indulgence, that, in less than three years, nearly all the money was exhaufted. He has for fome time exited by depredations, and was taken for a house robbery Bellany (fee p. 571) recognized him; and, -While in prfon, Mrs. bery committed two years before, after fquandering a refpectable fortune. at the age of 23, he fuffered for a robmeaned himfeif decently at the gallows; and his body was taken away in a hearse. He deWednesday 7. ་ mingham. Sunday 11. alfembled to hear a female Enth fait, late a At Bourton on the Water, Gloucestershire, it is fuppofed more than 100 people were Methodist, but now aming the Quakers; the neighbourhood were exceedingly alarmed, and the people very noify and clamorous. It is hoped the Quakers, as a refpectable fociety, will prevent thefe popular tumults, by interdicting the future wanderings of this ignorant and reless innovator. Friday 17. inst. having noticed a rencontre in which off off his horse; but he received the Prince's fire in the shoulder, which disabled him; and this we understand to be the man whom his Royal Highness carried off a prifoner. Lieut. Col. Linfing in the mean time came up to the Prince's relief. Tuesday 27. Extract from difpatches this morning received by the Right Hon, Hen. Dundas. Camp near Dunkirk. Aug. 24, 1793. His Royal Higimefs marched from Furnes on the evening of the 22d, with the befieging army, to attack the camp of Ginvelde, and approach the town of Dunkirk. He advanced in three columns, the cavalry along the frand, a column of infantry upon the road which leads by the canal directly upon Ghivelde, and a third to the left. The advanced pofts of the enemy were driven back, with the lofs of two or three men wounded; and, night coming on, the ene my halted within a short distance of the vil lage of Ghivelde. The enemy abandoned their camp in the night; they afterwards quitted a redoubt in which they left four iron guns, and the army took up its ground within a league of the town. There was a great deal of firing in the evening at the advanced posts in the gardens and inclosures, which are in front of the camp and upon the Dunes, in which the regiment of Starray and O'Donnel ( Austrian) have had upwards of 50 men killed and wounded; the enemy were driven back, and this morning every thing is quiet. The army will this day ap proach nearer to the town, and take up the ground which it is to occupy during the hege. The enemy have made an opening in the dyke of the canal between Dunkirk and Bergues, by which means they can inundate a great part of the country from the fea. The inundation made confiderable progrefs yesterday, but it made little in the night, Field Marshal Freytag has taken two of the enemy's pofts, with four pieces of Cannon, and 60 prifoners, with very little lofs; and he will transmit an account of his operations as foon as his other important occupations will permit. It is aid the enemy are fending confiderable reinforcements from J. MURRAY. Life to the camp at Caffel. Wednesday 28. Lefferinck's Hocke, Aug. 26, 1793. His Royal Highness intended upon the 24th to attack the enemy, who were still pofted at fome diftance from Dunkirk, in order to get poffeffion of the ground which it was neceffary to occupy previous to the fiege. They haftened the execution of his defign by attacking the out-posts between the canal of Furnes and the fer. Lieut. Gen. Dalton advanced with the referve, which was ncamped upon that fide, to their fupport, The enemy were repulfed, and driven with lofs into the town. One piece of cannon and a few prifoners were takeu. The ardour of the troops carried them further in the purfuit than was intended, so that they came under the cannon of the place, by which means a confiderable lofs has been fuftained. This was likelier to happen, and more difficult to be prevented, from the nature of the country, which is covered with trees and trong enclosures. Lieut. Gen. Dalton was killed with a cannon fhot towards the conclufion of the attack. The lofs of this excellent officer must be feverely felt. The cou rage and ability, which he has difplayed in the courfe of many campaigns, raised him to the highest rank of estimation in the army in which he ferved. His Royal Highnets has likewife to lament that of Col. Eld, of the Coldstream regiinent, and of other valu able men. The troops behaved with their ufual courage. The two British battalions which were engaged were come manded by Col. Leigh and Major Mathews, and the grenadier battalion of the Heffians by Lieut. Col. Wurmb. His Royal Highness is particularly fenfible of the exertions of Major Gen. Abercrombie and Major Gen. Verneck, who were with the advanced guard, as likewife of thofe of Lieut. Gen. Wurmb. The army have taken up the ground which his Royal Highness intended they should occupy ; the advanced poft within a short distance of JA. MURRAY. the town. P. S. In the hurry of making up the laft difpatch, the names of the two posts taken by Field-Marshal Freytag, and of the bridge, could not be inferted. Thofe of the foriner are Warmarthe and Eckelfbech, and the lat ter Lefferinck's Hocke. The return of the Austrian killed and wounded has not yet been received, but is fupposed to be about 170 men. Friday 30. The pofition taken by the Duke of York is the moft judicious imaginable, and the most favourable to the befiegers. It is between the canal leading from Dunkirk to Furnes and the fea-fhore; where approaches may ba made clote to the fortifications of earth lately thrown up on the Eat fice of the town, Saturday 1. A well-informed English gentleman, who arrived last Sunday from America, where he has refided several years, and lived in habits of intimacy with the Prefident and many of the most distinguished members of the United States, fays, that nothing is more diftant from their intention, or more repugnant to their withes, than a war with this country, Secure in the bofom of Peace, and happy in their agricultural and commercial purfuits, their defire is to live in anity with all nations. They are perfectly femble of the runous confequences even of a successful war, and know that, in their present fitnation, they are not in a capacity to commence hoftili, ties. P..381. F. 381. Mr. Fofter Powell, so celebrated for the celerity with which he performed his pedestrian excurfions, was born at Horfeforth, near Leeds, in Yorkshire, in the year 1784. He came to London in 1762, and articled himself to an attorney in the Temple, with whom he (erved his clerkship. In 1764 he undertook to go 50 miles on the Bath road in feven hours, which he accomplished in the time, having gone the first ten miles in one hour, although encumbered with a great coat and leather breeches. We are affured that he vifited feveral parts of Switzerland and France, where he walked 200 miles beyond Paris, and gained much praife there. In 1773 he travelled on foot from London to York and back again (a diftance of 402 miles) in 5 days and 18 hours. In 1786 he walked 190 miles on the Bath road in 23 hours and a quarter, coming in three quarters of an hour before the expiration of the time agreed upon. In 1787 he went from Canterbury to Londonbridge and back again in 24 hours. The following year, 1788, he engaged to go his favourite journey from London to York and back in fix days, which he executed in 5 days and 20 hours. After this he did not undertake any journey till the year 1790, when he fet off to walk from London to York and back again. He was allowed fix days to do it, and accomplished it in 5 days and 18 hours. He performed the fame journey in 1792, in 5 days 15 hours and a quarter; and this is fuppofed to have oceafioned his death.-Powell feems to have confidered his wonderful agility as a circumstance from, which he derived great glory. He defpifed wealth; and, notwithstanding his many opportunities of acquiring money, forty pounds was the largest fum he ever made at one time, and then it proceeded from the generofity of his friends, who raised it among themfelves by fubfcription. P. 480. His Majetty has been pleased to fettle a penfion of 661. per annum on the eight children of the late Mr. Flint, the mel fenger, who was unfortunately killed abroad by the verturning of a post-chaife; likewife 661. per annum on Mrs. Fluit. P. 484. The will of the late Earl Talbot is dated March 29, 1788; and there is a codicil dated March 18, 1790. The Countefs has all the jewels, diamonds, and perfonal ornaments, which were in her poffeflion at the time of his death, or in that of any other perfon for her ufe, or which were ufual'y worn by her. She has alfo all the houts hold furniture, plate, and pictures (-xcept family-pictures), in the houte at Stratfordplace and the privilege of refiting there for one year after his death, without paying rent In money the has a legacy of icecl. to be paid out of the firft fums arifing to the executors; and an anno ty or life of 5cl. payable to herfett or her affigns, in addition to her jointure. The young Earl has the Mr. leafe of the house in Stratford-place, and the furniture of all other houses. The Hon. John Talbot, his Lordship's fecond fon, has an annuity of 10,000l. in addition to the fortune provided for him by the Earl's mar❤ riage-fettlement. Colonel Talbot, of the guards, and the Rev. Mr. Talbot, his Lord hip's brothers, have each an annuity of 3001. for life, and a legacy of 5ool. The Hon. Mrs. Frances Chetwynd, his Lordfhip's aunt, has a legacy of 300l. Tower, of the Weald, in Effex, and Mr. Wills, of Staffordshire, the executors, have zool. each. The Earl's intereft in certam eftates in Staffordshire, which were charged in his marriage-fettlements with the pay➡ ment of 1550l. annually to the Countefs, as part of her jointure, he leaves to his eldest fon and his heirs, with remainder to his younger fon, and fo on to the heirs of his other estates for ever. Several of his Lordthip's fervants have small legacies. codicil states, that whereas his brother, Col. Talbot, is indebted to him in the fum of 2500l. and whereas the Earl was joint-fecu→ ri'y with him in a bond for 6ool. received for his ufe, it is his Lordship's intention, that the 'bequests of the legacy and the an nuity before-mentioned thall not take place till the debt of 2500l. fhall have been dif charged, and the bond given up to his Lordship's executors, to be destroyed. The P. 577. For "Mr. Dickinson," read "Monkhouse Davidson, efq. partner with the late Sir Thomas Rawlinfon, in which house he got a great fortune.” P. 676. The late Dr. Nicholas Boscawen married Mrs. Hatton, the widow of a linen-draper in Newgate-ftreet, daughter of Mrs. Woodward, who long kept au eminent boarding-house at Eton, and fifter-in-. law to Dr. Thackeray, whom Dr. B. ferved as curate at Haydon in Cambridgeshire, where he married the faid widow. See p. 703. P. 677. Mr. Preston, the late celebrated brewer of Oxford-street, properly caited "the firft ale-brewer of the age," was regularly brought up to the brewing bunness, from the age of 13, in the houfe of Stace and Price, by his uncle, Mr. Price. Mr. Fretton did not furvive all his partner, a Mr. Stace, at the age of 75, is now living, retired from bufinefs, at a fine house on the edge of Suffex, near to Lamberhurit, in Kent. On the death of his uncle, in 1776, Mr. Preston, who never had any connexion with diftillers, fucceeded to the bufinefs of the boute, which, bý s own perfonal abilities, has fince be come the first in London. His fucceis in the manufacture of what is called AMBER, Of which there is fo great a confumption under the name of PURL, equaled his kill in brewing that fine ale which has long been fold in the public gardens under the deomnation of BURTON and RINGWOOD; and which, we un teritand, will continue to be carried on in the name of his two daugh terse teis. Mr. P. is fupp f-d to have died worth 40,000). An only nephew and eleve of Mr. P's Mr. Phillips, well known as painter of "The Leicester Bedd, and as a book felJer, whofe bities nd active spirit, b, ftr king out an enre new line of bufinef, have roodered I'm particiarly confpicuous in Leefterthie and the net hbouring counties. P678. The prefent Dr. Laufax, of Leedscafth, is the fon of Frances the late Lord's fi, who married Mr. Martin, of Loofe, and had two fons, M.jr Moron and the Rev. Denny Martin, mentioned above. Mr. Martin hd the Iving of Leeds in Kent, and took the nam of Fat Ex fome years ago. Lately, in Eccles ftret, Dublin, the Lady. of Col. Cowley, a daughter. At Stepheus-green, Dublin, Viscountess Mounterfhe', a fon. In Holles-itrect, Dublin, the Lady of Robert Thorp, efq. a daughter. In Great George ftreet, Rutland-square,. Dushn, the Lady of Arthur-Henry d'Eilerre, efq, a daughter. Ja Temple-Street, Dublin, the Lady of Wm. Newenham, a fon. At Brook-hill, co. Mayo, in Ireland, the Lady of Jofeph Lambert, efq. a fen. At Mount Mafcal, in North Cray, Ireland, the Hon Mrs. Maddocks, a daughter. At Bally clogh, the Lady of the Hon. Geo. Maffey, a daughter. At Ballychane, the Lady of Godfrey Maffey, efqa fon. At Portfmouth, the Lady of Capt. Otway, of his Majesty's fhip Boyne, a daugh er. At Tunbridge wells, the Lady of Sir Tho. Dyke Ackland, bart. of Kellerton, a fon. At his feat at Sulliamstead, near Reading, the Lady of Geo. Morgan, efq. a fon. At his feat at Fredville, Kent, the Lady of John Plumbtree, efq. a daughter. At his feat at Myftole, in Kent, the Lady of the Rev. Sir John Fagg, bart. a daughter. In Park Street, Grofrenor-fqua. the Lady of J. Prinfep, efq. a fun. At his houfe in Low r Berkeley-Areet, Manchester-fquare, the Lady of Michael Blount, efq. of Maple Derham, a fon. The Lady of Bartholomew Rudd, efq. of Gower-freet, B dford-fqua. a fon and heir. At his houfe in Lower Seymour freet, the Lady of George Poyntz Ricketts, efq. a fon Mrs. Tierney, of Upper Harley-street, a daughter. Aug. 2. At Florence, the Grand Duchefs of Tutcany, a princess. 9. At his Lordship's houfe in Hanoverfquare, Lady Viscountess Mount@uart, a fon. 9. At his house in York, the Lady of the Rev. Robert Benfon, vicar of Heckington, Co. Linn. a (n. 13. At his houfe in Bolton-treet, Picca 3 July A 22. MARKIAGES. T Mansfield, Rev. Jn. Parfons, to 25 Kev. Charles Coates, vicar of Preston and Ofmington, co Dorfet, to Miss Knight, of the Forbury, Reading. By fpecial licence, Hon. James Caulfield Browne, eldest fon of Lord Kilmaine, to the Hon. Mifs Cavendish, daughter of Sir Henry C. bart. of Doveridge, co. Det by. 28. At Micklebam, in Surrey, Alexander d'Arblay, efq. a French gentleman, to the celebrated Mifs Burney, daughter of Dr. B. 19. Charls Conftable, efq. youngest foħ of Wm. Maxwell C. efq. of Everingham, to Mifs 5. Stanley, fister of the late Sir Wm. S. Wm. Lifter, M. D. of New Bridge-ftreet, to Mifs Soliv, fecond daughter of Ifaac S. efy. of St. Mary-Axe. Mr. Wm. Coare, of Newgate-street, wine and brandy merch. to Mifs Amelia Redhead. 30. Sir Edward Aftley, bart. to Mrs. Bullen, of Weymouth-street. 31. Rich. Glede, efq. of Mayfield-place, Orpington, Ken, to Mifs Martha Olderfhaw, youngest daughter of the late James O. efq. of Leicester, and fitter to the ferrior fellow of Emanuel-college, Cambridge, and. to the lady of Rev. James Douglas, F.S.A. Aug. 1. Mr. Haworth, jun. of Hull, merchant, to Mifs Spofforth, of Howden. 3. Felix Whitmore, efq. of Lambethmarth, to Mifs Rolls, of Bermondfey. 5 Francis Burdett, efq, of Foremark, Derby, to Mifs Sophia Courts, youngest daughter of I hon as C efq. banker, in the Strand. 6. At Huntingdon, Rev. Tho. Trollope, to Mifs Trollope, of the fame place. 8. At Shawbury, co. Salop, Moreton Aglionby Slan y, efq. of Shiffnal, to Mifs Corbet, only daughter of the late Richard Prynce Cefq. of High Hatton, and niece to Andrew C. efq. of Shawbury park. 10. Mr. John Latham, of Romsey, Hants, to Mifs Porter, of Chertfey, Surrey. 11. At Chelfen, Rob Crautuid, efq. eldest fon of Sir Hew C. bart. of jordanhill, to Mits Mufhet, only daughter of the late Dr. M. of York, formerly phyfician-general to the Britith forces in Germany. 12. Mr. Slack, of Manchester, to Miss Ironmonger, of Derby. 13. Mr. |