16. What is the fize and nature of the in- fix weeks; fo that it may be undertaken by elofures?

17 Whether inclofures have increafed or their own, without much inconvenience. decreafed population?

Profit, however, must not be the object of
those who undertake fuch an employment;
nor could fuch a Board wish to be concern-
ed with any one, who would not willingly
make fome facrifices for the public good,
and indeed who would not take a pride
in having anv fhare in promoting fo useful
an undertaking.

P. S. If the diftri&t is remarkable for its orchards, for its cider, for its dairy, for its cheele, for its butter, for its breed of theep, cattle, horles, hogs, &c. or the culture of woad, liquorice, &c. particular attention is requested to thofe articles, or to any other in which it may excel. Drawings alfo, and exact defcriptions, of the different breeds of theep, cattle. and horfes, in each district, would be particularly defireable; the quantity railed of each fort of crop, in the different parts of the district, and the quantity of milk produced by the different breeds of cattle, or of wool by the different breeds of theep.

953

Great Britain to a very high degree of perfection.

The

"Should any perfon appointed by the Board fifting them in the profecution of their ento take thefe furveys apply to you, your afquiries will be efteemed a favour. Board will have the pleature of tranfmitting may print and circulate, fhould you exprefs to you the first copies of fuch papers as they that it will be extremely defirable for them a wish to that effect. I need scarcely add, of thofe proprietors or farmers, in your neigh to have the names, defignation, and address, borhood, who have diftinguifhed themfelves improvements, and are the most likely to by their zeal and energy in promoting rural become ufeful correfpondents on fubjects of

that nature.

"No pains or exertions on our part will be wanting to make this inftitution productive of as much public utility as poffble; and we flatter ourselves, that the binefits refulting from it will foon be felt, and univerfally acknowledged in every corner of

Circular Letter transmitted to the Members of the kingdom. both Houses of Parliament.

Board of Agriculture, Aug. 31, 1793. "I have the honour to inform you, that his Majefty has been graciously pleafed to inftitute a Board of Agriculture, for promoting the internal improvement of the kingdom; and I take the liberty to inclofe a lift of the members named in the letters patent for that purpofe.

"In conducting a plan of fuch magnitude, the Board looks with confidence to your affiftance, and to that of every individual, diftinguished by public zeal, and poffeted, of afeft information; and they have already received indifputable proofs, that a fpirit for promoting the objects of this inftitution does exift, in a very high degree, throughout the country.

"The nature and advantages of agricultural furveys will be fufficiently apparent from the inclofed paper. Among many points of public utility, to which the attention of the Board will naturally be directed, the obtaining fach furveys muft certainly claim their earliest attention. I have much pleasure in acquainting you, that there is every reafon to believe, from the measures which have been adopted, that the space of a few months will procure very fatisfactory accounts of the ftate of agriculture in every district throughout the island; and, as above fifty perfons of intelligence and ability will be employed upon the occafion, whofe reports will afterwards be fubmitted to the confideration of those who are the most likely, from their local knowledge, to correct and improve them, there is every reafon to expect, that not only much ufeful information will be accumulated, but that a foundation will be laid for bringing the hufbandry of “Grxt. Mag. October 1793.

II

"I have the honour to be, with great refpect, "Your faithful and obedient humble fervant."

DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES.

Monday, Sept. 30.

ficians, in Warwick lane, Sir George BaAt a meeting of the Royal College of Fhyker, Bart. was elected Prefident of the College; and Doctors Afh, Smyth, Moore, and enfuing. Sir George Baker, Bait. Doctors Hunter, were elected Cenfors for the year Cadogan, Millman, Saunders, 2nd Baillie, licences to perfons keeping houfes for the were appointed commifiioners for granting reception of lunatics. Sir Lucas Pepys, Hervey, Register, Bart. was re-elected Treafurer, and Dr

Tuesday, 08. 1.

dined at the London Coffee houfe, LudgateYesterday Mr. Pigott and Dr. Hudfon hil'. Shortly after their dinner, they were giving toafts to each other in fo loud a manner as to be taken notice of. Pigott gave aloud, "The French Republic," which was immediately refented by a gentleman prefent, who gave "The King." Mr. Leech, vioufly taken notice of their improper conthe matter of the Coffee-houfe, had prefrom the Poultry Compter, who took them duct, and foon after fent for a conftable into cuftody. They were yesterday examined before 'Mr. Alderman Anderson, at Guildhall, who remanded them, in order to be brought again before him. man, of Newgate ftrect, and a Mr. Vaughan, the maiter of the Coffee-houfe, Mr. NewMr. Leech, of Briftol, were examined; and it was provery difaffected manner, and had given the ved in evidence that they had spoken in a following toafts,-" The Syftem of Equality," May the Republic of France be triumphant

CHRONICLE

triumphant over all Europe! The Lord
Mayor was talked of in most opprobrious
terns for his public conduct, The King
was fpoken of in an improper and feditious
manner; as was alfo the Prince of Heife
Caffel, whom they called a Swine-dealer.
The Miniftry were denominated Robbers,
and Highwaymen. The contable, who, ac-
companied them in the coach to the Poultry
Compter, depofed, that on their way thither
they called from the coach-windows to the
people," The French Republic!" and "Li-
berty while you live!" This morning ey
were again brought before the fame magif-
trate, when Dr. Hudson made an able fpeech
in defence of himself and his fellow prifoner.
After the whole of the evidence had been
heard in fupport of the charge, the Alderman
felt it his duty to commit both the prifoners
for trial. They were accordingly commit-
ted to the New Compter, their bail not being
ready; and it being neceffary, in this cafe, to
give notice to the Solicitor of the Treasurer,
of the perfons intended to be offered as bail.
Saturday, Oct. 5.

Mr. Pigott and Dr. Hudfon were brought
by a Habeas Corpus before the Hon. Mr.
Juftice Gould and Mr. Baron Ferryn, at
Serjeants-Inn, at the request of Mr. Mar-
The warrant of com-
tin, their attorney.
mitment being deliberately read by Mr.
Harrison, at the request of the Judge, Mr.
Pigott hoped that Mr. Martin might state to
his Lordfhip the grounds of their objection
to the commitment. Mr. Martin was heard
for the prisoners, in a fpeech which took up
near half an hour. His principal aim was
directed to the illegality of the commitment;
and he truffed, that, as the precife words
were not specified in the warrant, the gen
lemen would be difcharged. The Solicitor
General made a fhort reply; when Judge
Gould ftated at fome length the Act of Par
liament which guided him in this bufi-
nefs. He did not fee that there was any t-
legal ftep in the commitment, and quoted
feveral authorities to confirm it. Baron Per-
ryn stated that he knew nothing of the cir-
cumftance till that moment, but entirely
agreed in opinion with his brother Gould.
Mr. Pigott and Dr. Hudson both addressed
the Judge, who gave them the greatest at-
tention. Dr. Hudfon alfo ftated, that he
had no reason to complain of Alderman
Anderfon's conduct; oe the contrary, he
believed he had done no more than his duty.
Mr. Martin, the attorney, begged to be
heard again. He faid he differed from his
client in his fentiments with regard to the
Alderman's conduct; and was proceeding
with fome invective, when he was stopped
by the Judge. Mr. Pigott: "My Lord, the
Bill of Rights ftates that exceffive bail thall
not he demanded." Judge Gould: "You
are premature. Yon do not know what
bail I may demand. I fhall be fatisfied with

. Where are your bail ?" Mr. Martin:
"My Lord, from the objections I have
made, I did not think of bringing any; my
clients would much fooner fuffer the great-
eft feverity the law can inflict, than put in
fuch heavy bail, fo contrary to Magna Char-
ta." Mr. White, of the Treafury, laid he
should be contented with bail of 2501. for
each of them; and very liberally obferved,
that they fould not be detained a moment
by him after they informed him of the re-
fpectability of the bail. Judge Gould: "You
muft give 24 hours notice to the Solicitor
of the Treafury, that he may enquire as
to the refpectability of the bail; but, as your
have no bail to put in, I must do my duty,
and remand you to prifon.

Wednesday, 30.

A plan has been laid before the Prince of W le, and approved of, to raise two battallions of Highlanders, of 1oco men tach, for the fervice of the enfuing campaign, the Prince to be conmander in chief. Small is to command one of the battalions.

Col.

Colonel Rofs, lately arrived from India, has brought with him a new-invented guncarnage, the peculiar excellence of which is, that it raifes the piece above the parapet of a fort or battery over which it is fired, and is imediately after brought under cover by the recoil. This carriage is fuppofed to be one of the greatest improvements in the fciences of artillery and fortification ever yet made.

His Majefly has given orders for apartments to be repaired, and a room to be built, in Engine court, St. James's, for the purpose of accommodating the officers of the guards on duty. It has been the cuftom, for a feries of years, for the colonel of the guard for the day to give a dinner, at fome one of the Coffee houses in St. James's itreet, to the officers on guard with him; at the fame time permitting them to invite one or two guests. The confequence has been, that the dinner has generally coft the colonel of the day from This treat, which has been fanc15 to 2yl tioned by custom to the prejudice of many officers who have arrived to that degree of rank, has proved injurious to the fortunes of many gentlemen. His Majefty, to remove this burthen, has been pleased to give orders that a daily table, of nine covers in the first courfe, and nine in the fecond, with a defert, wines, &c. thould he provided, for which his Majesty is to allow 7000l. a year out of his privy purfe.

The houfe lately deftroyed by fire in Rathbone-place was one of the first houfes built on the other fide of Oxford-road, and was occupied by the proprietor of the Soho fields, where Soho-fquare now lands; which was conftructed of a date fo recent as the reign of Charles II. and, in compli ment to his Majesty, at that time called King's (quale.

P.656.

P.696. Inthe engraved infcription, recording the wonderful prefervation of Mr. Richard Withington, three fma!! errors of the burin appear Judenly for fuddenly; rust for f; and a colon after the word killed, instead of a period, or a note of admiration.

P. 857, col. 2, 14, for Sun tead Earth. P. 861, col. 2. The jointure faid to be fettled on Mrs. Benfield, the lady of Paul B. efq. fo well known at Madras, is 3000l. ayear, befides 5col. per annum for pin-money. Each of their children is to have 10,000; and his Hertfordshire eftate, worth 4000l. a-year, is alfo fettled on their eldest fon. His houfe in Albemarle-ftreet is alfo given to Mrs. Benfield after his death; and

well knew his ftrong legal fenfe, and the integrity and firmness of his character. No one indeed thought more highly of that fu pereminently great aud virtuous Judge than did Mr. Barnfather.-There is a gentleman (it is believed) now living (Thomas Gorman, efq.) of much mercantile and commercial experience, to whofe opinion Lord Mansfield paid great deference. Mr. Gorman, it is faid, always waited upon his Lordship on his buth-day with a bouquet, which he received with his ufual well bred manners; and this culom Mr. G. continued to the very laft year of his Lordship's life.

The has taken two of her fifters, to bring up Sept. A

under his immediate care and protection. Befides this, a few days before his marriage he prefented his intended bride with a diamond ring from off his finger, of the value of 3000 guineas

P 363. Early in life Bishop Thomas was an affiftant at the academy in Solo-fquare, whence he became tutor to the fons of Sir Lambert Blackwell*, by whom he was prefented to the living of Bletchingley, in Surrey, which he held till his elation to the fee of Rochefter, 1774. Aug. 13, 1742, he married his first lady, Anne, daughter of Sir William Clayton, bart. and relic of Sir Charles Blackwell, bart. One of his pofthumous benefactions was 1ool to the Middlefex-hofpital, of which he had been for a long time joint governor. From Sir Joshua Reynolds's portrait of him, in the robes of the order of the Bath, a mezzotinto engraving has been made. Of his Charge on his firft vifitation fee vol. LVI. p. 332.

P. 869. Some circumstances refpecting the death of the late Colonel Moncrieff are not generally known. The uniform of the Britifh engineers is fo like that of the French troops, that our officers, to enable their own men to diftinguish them, wear white handkerchief tied round the arm. Col. M, who had neglected this precaution, though frequently reminded of it, was taken for a French Democrat by the Auftrians, in whofe Mands he was found by Col. St. Leger and feveral officers of the guards, wounded and ftript. It is generally believed that his death was occafioned by this mistake; for it is not certain that he fell by the fire of the enemy.

BIRTHS.

This house at Bromley-common, in Kent, the Lady of George Norman, efq, high-fheriff of that county, a fon and heir.

Mis. Goode, wife of Rev. Wm. G. curate of St. Anne, Black-friars, a fon and daugh. 30. At the viceregal lodge, in the Phonixpark, Dublin, Laly Charlotte Lenox, a fon. Lately, at Rochefter, the Lady of Lieut.col. Avarne, of the marines, a daughter.

The Lady of the Lord Chancellor, a fon. Mrs. Franklin, one of the ingers last feafon at Vauxhall, a daughter.

At his Lordship's houfe at Richmond, the
Countess of Hardwicke, a ftill-born fon.
At Stobbs, the Lady of Sir William Elliott,
bart. a fon.

08. 1. At Buchanan, in Scotland, the Duchefs of Montrofe, a daughter.

2. Mrs. Annelley, a fon and heir to the noble family of Valencia.

3. Hon. Mrs. Allen, wife of Rob. A. efq. of Broomgrove-hall, co. Warwick, a fón and heir.

4. The Lady of George Blackman, ely. of Chatham-place, a fon.

6. Mrs. Key, wife of Mr. Thomas K. furgeon, in the Borough, a fon.

12. The Lady of Lewis Cage, efq. of Combs, a daughter.

14. At Bury-hill, Surrey, Mrs. Shum, of Bedford fquare, a daughter.

24. At the house of her father, Ld. Eardler, in Arlington-street, the Hon. Mrs. Culling Smith, a daughter.

28. Ladyof Rawson Hart Boddam,esq. a dau.

MARRIAGES.

T Bengal, Lieut. John Fleming,

18-0, 1. 48. Mr. Ladbroke's fifter Mary fan. A quarter-mafter of artillery, to

married the Rev. James Weller, rector of Clandon, and of the united parithes of the Trinity and St Mary, Guildford.

P.1. The late Mr. Barnfather filled the office of magiftrate with the highest credit to himself and effential fervice to the community. He not unfrequently experienced the confidence and prane of Lord Mansfield, when ferving on juries; for his Lordship

*So it fhould be corrected in the former account.

Mifs Emilia Pierce, daugh. of the late Capt.
P. of the Halfwell East Indiaman.

March 3. In the Eaft Indies, Lieut. Geo.
Hayter, of the royal corps of engineers, to
Mifs Johanna Adriana Dormeux, eldest dau.
of Philip D. efq. refident for the Dutch East
India Company at Negapatnam.

Sept. 11. Mr. James Dillamore, to Mifs Sarah Baker, both of Weft Smithfield.

Mr. Wingfield Turner, jua. stock-broker, toMisTyce, da.of Mr.T.chemist, Fleet-mark.

12. At the Quakers' meeting at Chelmsford, Mr. John Meffer, of London, to Miís Patience Doowra, ot Kelvedon.

14. Mr. Clay, attorney, of Stamford, to Mifs Sharwool, daughter of S. S. efq. of Charter-houfe-(quare, London.

17. Robert Williams, efq. of Winkfield, Berks, to Mifs Jane Cunningham, of Witlan, co Effex.

Mr. Thomas Hamilton, furgeon, of Alder (gate ftreet, to Mifs Berthon, of New North-street, Red-lion-square.

Mr. Hole, jun. of flugton, to Mifs Jack-fou, of Highbury-teriace.

Mr. Tho. Ifaac, jun. of Witham, to Mifs Pattifon, youngest daughter of Jofeph P.efq. of Maldon, Ellex.

At Loughborough, Mr. Fofbrooke, furgeon at Rugby, to Mifs Rebecca Blunt, daughter of Mr. B attorney.

19. At Burton Daffe', co. Warwick, Rev. Wm Harding, of Eydon, co. Northampton, to Mifs War, eldest daughter of the late Mr. W. of Burton-Daffet.

Rev. Mr. Coultharft, vicar of Hallifax, to Mifs Whitacre, of Woodhoufe.

Mr. Iho. Abbott, of High-street, Bloomf bury, to Mifs Smith, of Brompton.

At Croydon, Edward James Mafcall, efq. of Camberwell, to Mifs Juliana-Anne Dalzeli, eldest daughter of Robert D. efq. of Tidmarsh, Berks.

21. At Breadfall, Mr. John Simpson, grocer, of Derby, to Mifs Anne Beard, young. dau. of late Rey. Tho. B. of Kirk Ireton.

23. Benj. Agar, efq. of Stockton, co. York, o Mifs Beatrice Sufannah Irwin, of Dublin, daughter of the late Lewis Francis I. efq. of Tanrige, co. Sligo.

Mr. Lacey, attorney, to Mifs Toone, both of Loughborough, co. Leicester.

24. Mr. Vindr, merchant, of Birmingham, to Mifs Martha Watson, of Leicester.

25. At Great Cogg-fhall, Elfex, Mr. Michael Pigot, of the Chapel inn there, to Mifs Eliz. Fordham, of the fame place.

James Jackfon, efq. of Bedford-fquare, to Mifs Bruce Chisholm, of Seymour-ftreet.

Mr. Mitchell, hofie, to Mrs. Walfall, both of Leicester.

26. At Netherfeal, co. Leicester, Charles Brifcoe, efq. of Walthamstow, to Mifs Mary Jervis, 2d datt, of Philip J.efq. of Netherfeal. 28. At Barnstaple, Devon, Mr. Rich. Jarman, of Tiverton, to Mifs Anne Gibbs,

· Lately, Wylde Brown, efq. of Coley, co. Salop, to Mifs Whitmore, daughter of Tho. W. efq. M.P. for Bridgnorth.

At Beckenham, in Kent, Gea. Grote, efq. banker, of Threadneedle-freet,to Mifs Peckwell, of Sloane-street, Cheifea.

John Rix, efq. of Henham-lodge, Effex, to Mra Hewitt, of Dulwich, Surrey.

Mr George Davis, of Bermondfey, to Mifs Netherlle, dau of Mr. N. attorney, Dover.

Mr. Wm. Clark, to Mifs Greaves, both of Liverpool.,

bank, of York.
Rich. Lodge, efq. of Leeds, to Mifs Ew.

Mr. F. Laking, ftationer, of Curzon-str. to Mifs M. Slater, of Fleet-ftreet.

Wm. Duff, efq of Nicholas-line, to Mifs Catharine M'Guffog, of Jamaica.

Rev. Charles Fowler, to Mifs Hackett, both of Southwell.

At Dublin, Hon. Robert Molefworth, fon of Lord Viscount M. to the Hon. Miss Jones, daughter of Lord Viscount Ranelagh.

At Launceston, Mr. George Cough, to Mifs Frances Martin, fecond daughter of Mr. M. organift there.

chefter-fqua. to Mifs Tomlinfon, of North-
Wm. Dove, efq. of Adam-street, Man-
row, Grofvenor-fquare.

Independent meeting-houfe at Ipfwich, to
Rev. Charles Atkinfon, minister of the
Mifs Deborah Notcutt.

Mr. Thomas Cooper, brewer, of Epfom, to Mifs M. Stone, of Leatherhead.

Mr. M. Chown, of Exminster, to Mifs Eliz. Browning, of Coomery.

Mr. Jofeph Gattey, jun. of Cloak-lane, to
Mifs Afhby, of lfleworth.

At Golden-grove, King's county, Ireland,
Ld. Mountjoy, to Mifs Wallis, eldest dangh-
Springmount, in the Queen's county.
ter of the late Hector W. efq. formerly of

Mr. John Randell, of Queenhithe, to Mifs
Brooks, of Wandsworth.

Mr. Wm. Field, jun. of Old Swan, merch. to Mifs Paine, of Chelsea.

Fleur de Lis inn, to Mrs. Carter, relict of
At Sandwich, Mr. D. Clarebut, of the
Mr. J. C. of the royal navy.

Mr. Howard, of Eflex-street, to Mifs
Kennedy, of Patrick-ftreet.

Mr. Hufband, of Ludgate-ftreet, to Mifs Wanftall, of Lower Tooting.

Mr. John Foulger, grocer, of Harleston, to Mifs Harmer, of Beccles, Suffolk.

Mr. Thomas Roper, merch. of Ipswich, to Mifs Sarah Ranton, of Sproughton.

Mr. Thomas Webiter, to Mifs Rooth, both of Chefter field.

field, to Miss Gillott, of Brighton.
OF. 2. Mr. T. Pearson, bookfeller, Shef❤

3. Rev. Dr. Chandler, of Bruton-street, to
elq. of Portman fquare.
Mifs Attwick, fecond daughter of Wm. A.

Beard, of Long-acre, London.
4. Mr. Ewer, of Hill-farm, Herts, to Mrs.

5. At Harpford, co. Devon, Mr. G. C. Deagen, Jun.of Exeter, merch.to Mils Bishop. 7. At Sherborne St. John, Hants, War. of Wilcombe-park, co. Gloucester, to Mifs Hicks, efq. eldeft fon of Sw Howe H. bart. Chute, eldest daughter of the late Thomas Lobb C. efq. of the Vine, Hants.

At Stroud, near Rochester, David Day,efq. to Mrs. Willes, relict of Capt. W. of Stroud. Mr. Stephen Perry, to Mifs Barron, both of Falmouth.

Mr. Wm. Allatt Wright, of Leicester, to Miss Wallace, of Thorney, ifle of Ely.