1793.] Preferments. Theatrical Regifter.-Bill of Mortality. manors in Somersetihire belonging to the duchy of Cornwall, vice Philips. Wm. Robertfon, ef. advocate, appointed (by the Prince of Wales) his Royal Highness's folicitor-general for Scotland,viceWright,dec. George Cunninghame, eiq appointed infpe&tor-general of the customs for Scotland, vice Oborn, refigned. Mr. James Reynall, late deputy-farvevor, appointed furveyor of ftamps, vice Harris,dec. ECCLESIASTICAL PREFERMENTS. EV. John Parkinfon, M.A. Healing R. REV Rev, Archer Thompson, B. A. Thatcham V. with Greenham and Midgham chapels annexed, vice Seth Thompfon, refigned. Rev. Robert Peole, of Armine, Barmleyupon-the Marth and Laxton perpetual curacies, co. York, vier Mallifon, dec. Rev. B. Dacre, Moffley perpetual curacy, co. Lancaster, vice Birch, refigned. Rev. Martin Stafford Smyth, B. D. Fladbury R. near Perfhore, co. Worcester, vice Fotheringham, dec. Rev. John Starr, Stockley-English R. co. Devon, vice Tatchell, dec. The Mountaineers - The First Floor. 8. The Deaf Lover-Ways and MeansThe Children in the Wood. [Ditto. 9. All the World's a Stage-The Prize10. Inkle and Yarico-Royal Clemency; or, The Deserter of Naples. [Ditto. 11. The Humourift-Children in the Wood12. The Bufy Pody-Royal Clemency. 14. The Mountaineers-The Prize. 15. She S oops to Conquer-The Humourist. 16. The Mountaineers-Who's the Dupe? 17. Ways and Means-All the World's a Stage-The Prize. [mak'd. 18. She Stoops to Conquer-The Virgin Un19. The Bufy Body-Children in the Wood. 27. Othello-The Author. 22. The Confederacy - No Song No Supper. 23. The Mountaineers-Children in the Wood 24. The Wonder!- fhe Prize. [Wood. 25. The Bufs Body-Children in the Wood. [Supper. 967 Rev. Tho. Trevethan, Shebbear V. with the chapel of Sheepwath annexed, co. Devon, vice Puddicombe, dec. Rv. Wm. Anwyl, Alley R. co. Stafford. Rev. Chitopher Howe, curate of Newland in Cumberland, Gloffap it. co. Derby. Rev. Charles Juftinian Rayford, LL.B. Alford R. co. Somerfet. cefter, Alvechurch R. co. Worcester, vice Rev. Rich. Kilvert, prebendary of WarSmith, refigned. Rev. Arthur Anneler, M. A. of Trinitycollege, Oxford, Clifford Chambers R. co. Gloucefter. Rev. dalen-college, Oxf. Sanderton R. Bucks. Goldefborough, B. D. of Mag 1. Every Onc has hisFault-The PoorSoldier. 4. Columbus-Love in a Camp. 9. rogance. Hamit-Three Weeks after Marriage, 10. The Belle's Stratagem-Highland Reel. 11. The Clandeftine Marriage-The Mid-night Wanderers. 12. The Beggar's Opera-Harlequin's Chaplet 23. Lovers' Quarrels -- Ditto Harlequin's 24. How to Grow Rich-The Ward of the 26. Love in a Village-The Midnight Hour. 30. Hamlet-The Little Hunchback. BILL of MORTALITY, from Oct. 1 to Oct. 22, 1793. Chriftened. 778 Males Fernales 24 Buried. 1523 Whereof have died under two years old 648 Peck Loaf 28. bit. a DAY'S PRICE OF STOCKS IN OCTOBER, Excheq3 perCt De. 3, Mar. 31 June 30 Eng. Lott Irish Lott. Bills. Scrip. 6 5 11 00 23 1674 2: I pre dif LOND.GAZETTE Bucks-Bury Canterbury 31 2 Coventry, Liverpool 3 Maidaone Manchester 2 Northampton Salibury SCOTLAND Sheffield 2 Sherborne 2 Shrewsbury Stamford 2 For NOVEMBER, 1793 CONTAINING Meteorolog. Diaries for Oct. and Nov. 1793 970 | Henry VIIIth's Wives-Bishop Barrington 1000 Fate of the Hatton and Betfoe Collections 1011 1032 By SYLVANUS URBAN, Gent. Printed by JOHN NICHOLS, at Cicero's Head, Red-Lion Fafiage, Fleet-ftreet; State of Weather in November, 1793. black sky, violent rain all day, high wind 87 54 gloomy, no fun this day 85 57 clear fky, very fine day is gentle 98 59 dark fky, rain in the night rain, clears up and pleafant 57 blue fky, and fine day blue fky, black clouds, and fine day S calm 29,99 56 10 SSE moderate 77 57 S moderate 69 56 gloomy, warm, pleasant day dark sky, no fun in the morning, fine afternoons blue fky, white clouds, fine day dark fky, a little rain dark fky, a fmart shower blue sky, fine day W moderate. 30,35 55 16 W brifk 30 36 rain, fair in the afternoon, no fun this day 17 WNW brisk 20 56 dark sky, fine day, heavy dew 18 WNW brisk grey, fair, but no fun this day 19 W moderate 29,97 54 gloomy, fine day zo W moderate 96 55 gloomy, fine day, little rain in the night 21 W britk 22 ESE calm 23 S calm 29,80 54 blue sky, white clouds, fmart shower, fine day foggy, fmall rain, fine afternoon foggy, clears up, and pleasant 24 53 blue fky, white veil, rain P.M. 25 S moderate 15 56 fmall rain, showers 26 S moderate 56 overcaft, rain 27 S moderate 72 54 blue and white clouds, fine day 28 W calm white upon the blue, fine day overcast, rain [lightning in the night 30 (W brifk blue clouds, hail, heavy fhowers, thunder and overcast, cold piercing air, but fair 31 SW moderate Being out upon the agricultural furvey of the county, the following general obfervations mit fuffice for the prefent month :-The air till the 24th has been remarkably bland and mild; after which, rain fell abundantly: the thermometer did not, however, drop much till the latter end of the month. Wheat principally got in, and in remarkable condition; the grain has quickly vegetated, Potatoe crops almoft univerfally vigorous and heavy. The verdure of the grafs lands uncommonly great for the autumnal feafon. Woodcocks, fieldfares, and thrushes, have appeared more early in the mouth than ufual. The evaporation has been great for the feafon of the year; one inch and an half more than in October of the laft year.-Fall of rain this month, 2 inches 7-10ths. Evaporation, 3 inches 5 oths. Walton, near Liverpool. METEOROLOGICAL TABLE for November, 1793. Height of Fahrenheit's Thermometer. THE (971 Gentleman's Magazine: For NOVEMBER, 1793. BEING THE FIFTH NUMBER OF VOL. LXIII. PART II. Mr. URBAN, I Nov. 9. *XXX MADE a tour laft Antumn through South Holland and a part of the Auftrian Netherlands; and, if you think XXX my obfervations will afford any amusement to your readers, they are at your fervice. CLERICUS Leicefrienfis. On Friday, the 6th of September, I fet out from London to Harwich. The country is in general extremely plea fant, and well cultivated. The roads are good, and they were very much enlivened by the encampments at Warley and Lexden. The ftage from Colchefter to Manningtree is delightful. The approach to the latter, which ftands upon the river Stour, is very picturefque; and, a little way beyond the town is Miley-hall, the feat of the late Mr. Rigby, which commands an extenfive profpect of the river and of the oppofite coaft of Suffolk. I was driven to the White Hart at Harwich, where I paffed the evening with two foreigners who were bound for Holland: one was a Dutchman, and the other a Hanoverian. They both fpoke English tolerably well, and I was indebted to them for much useful information. I role early in the morning to furvey the town of Harwich, which has the honour of fending two members to Parlia ment. It is a dirty ill-built place; but the fituation is charming, commanding a full view of the German ocean, and of the river Stour, with the oppofite fhores of Effex and Suffolk. After feafting my eyes with the fea and the river, I ftept into a circulating-library, which, I was told, had been established under the patronage of the ingenious Mrs. Clara Reeve, and I congratulate the ladies of Harwich on having fo excellent a judge as the author of the Old English Baron to felect books for their inftruction and entertainment. Upon one of the piers I entered into conver fation with a gentleman, who informed me, that there was a frigate of 38 guns upon the flocks at Harwich, and that feveral more frigates of the fame fize were fhortly to be built there. After breakfast I walked to the camp, which ftood to the South of the town upon a dry healthy spot close to the sea, and confifted of three regiments of militia, the Bedfordshire, the West Kent, and the Suffolk. On my return from the camp I began to prepare for my voyage; and I found that various preliminaries were to be adjusted before I could embark. In the first place, I was told that it would be neceffary to wait upon the poft-office agent to obtain a permit; which accordingly did; and, for the fum of twelve fhillings and fix-pence he vouchsafed to give the captain of the packet-boat leave to take me on-board. On my return to the inn, I found a cuftom-house officer waiting to rummage my portmanteau. I told him he was very welcome to take an inventory of my things; but, with much complai fance, he declined giving himself that trouble; and his civility coft me half-acrown. I was then reminded by my hoft at the White Hart, that it would be proper to lay in ftores for the voyage. And here let me caution inexperienced travellers against placing too much confidence on fuch occafions in inn-keepers. Let the price of every article be fettled before it is ordered out of the larder, otherwife they will impofe in a fhameful manner. I recollect that, among other extravagant items in my bill, they charged eight fhillings for a couple of fmall neats tongues; and I was going to give them a lecture upon the fubject of extortion, when I was hurried away by a fummons from the captain, acquainting me that the packet was ready to fail. I was now furrounded by porters and boatmen, who levied fresh contributions upon the paffengers. And thus, as Mr. Peckham fays, in his Tour of Holland, having run the gauntlet |