158 Chamberlain's Office, Guildhall deftr. Trial of danger. Confpirators. Mrs. Pierce, that in her most frantic fits the frequently declared her diffraction would never abate till the body of her husband was found. As foon as that news was brought to her, her griefs grew calm, and have continued fo ever fince. We are affured, that a member of the Houfe of Commons means to move a propofition for reducing the legal intereft of money, as a measure due to the landed interest. It is now feventy-two years fince any alteration in refpect to the legal intereft of money has been agitated, and every man of sense must be aware, that a variety of circumftances have occurred of late years, that render fome al-. teration abfolutely neceffary. Out of a fleet confifting of thirteen fail of Swedish merchantmen, laden with naval ftores, configned for L'Orient, in France, only two have reached the destined port; the other eleven having been wrecked in that heavy gale of wind, a thort time fince, that proved fo fatal to the Halfewell Eaft-Indiaman. The coaft of Effex has been covered with the fpoils of this unfortunate fleet. The difcipline on board the shipping of the Eaft India Company, is to be put under new regulation and reftraint: For it is a fact not to be controverted, that the mutinous conduct of the Halfewell's crew, was the chief apparent cause of the melancholy accident which followed. The following paffage is taken from a lefter from an English gentleman at Rochelle, dated Jan. 18: In the course of my tour, the most active preparations for war were carrying on in all the fea-ports of France and Spain. The Emperor is daily recruiting his numerous army: and it is the general opinion in this country, that Europe is on the point of being involved in the calamities of war; and that the death of a great Northers Monarch will be the signal for the commencement of hoftilities." 11. Came on in the Court of King's Bench, before Lord Mansfield and a very crowded Court, the trial of thirteen prifoners for debt, in the King's Bench Prifon; who fome months fince were committed to the New Gaol, for attempting to blow up the walls of the faid prifon. The charge and the evidence against the prifoners appeared to be to the following purport: Mr. Walker the Marshal of the King's Bench, and who was corroborated by the evidence of Lewis, the turnkey of the prifon, and one Humphrey's a watchman, and Ward a conftable, depofed, that for near a fortnight before the attempt, the prifoners had been exceedingly riotous; and there had been muta talk in the prifon of escaping: That about two o'clock in the morning of the 14th of August laft, being a Sunday, the watchm on the outside of the wall of the prior, heard a noife of fome perfons knocking and boring in the wall, on which he immediately went and alarmed the Marthal, who with fome others went cautiously towards the place where the no fe proceeded from; and fent the turnkey, Lewis, up to the top of an adjoining building which overlooked the place, and from thence he could, by the light of a candle which was held by one of the prifoners, ditcern another of them (one Boyton or Bacon), at work with a Bricklayer's hammer in his hand, cutting a hole in the wall: That they continued at this till they had made an open7. Between three and four, a fire broke out ing of two feet depth, two in width, 18 inghes in a new room which was building clofe to the in height; they then proceeded to put in a Chamberlain's Office, Guildhall, and notwith-large apothecary's mortar full of gunpowder Information on the late tax-acts for the penalties are now come to fuch a height, and are rendered fo injurious to the community, that the whole of this fyftem muft come under the revifal of parliament-The public will be aflonished when they hear that there are no lefs than seven hundred actions for penalties, from two hundred to five hundred pounds each, now depending, under the aufpices, and at the inftance of men who have been tried at the Old Bailey for horfe-ftealing, and other offences, and who are the most abandoned charafters that the prefent corrupt age can exhibit! standing speedy afistance, burnt fo furioutly for fome time, that the whole of the Chamberlain's Office was deftroyed, together with the house belonging to the fame Office, and all the books of accounts, feveral bonds, Bank notes, and a quantity of cash, which had been paid in fince Thurflay laft. It damaged alfo a part of the Court of King's-Bench, but at lait was got under without doing any further damage. The lofs of the city books will create great confufion; and a quaatity of cath is buried in the ruins, which was only received there on Monday. The court of Alderman met yeflerday, and gave foch directions as were thought immediately neceffary; and the bufinefs of the Chamber will continue with very little interrupion. into the hole, and clofe it up again with dat and bricks, placing fufees, or cartridges with tin pipes, for the purpofe of fetting it a light. Lewis ftaid till they had nearly completed is being then about four o'clock, when he came down, and, on giving notice to the Marshal and the attendants, they ruthed on them, and foon fecured the thirteen prifoners, every one of whom were identified by fome or all of the witneffes amongst the most active was ore Boyne, who had formerly been in the army. The mortar and several implements were pro duced in Court: two watchmen, who had been fet to watch the infide of the prifor, were inveigled away by three or four of the prifoners to the Brace, a public houfe withia the prifon, where they were detained till the detection by the Marfhal: and during their being there, faw feveral of the prifoners come in and fit down as if tired, to rell themselves, and obferved their shoes were all over brick-ty) been brought up in the family from a child, dult and mortar. out the leaft hope of recovery. A wretch of about 17, who had (from motives of humani⚫ This was the amount of the evidence on the part of the profecation, and which was very weakly combated on the part of fome of the prisoners, by evidence of their being engaged in drinking, or, in their terms, out of the way of mischief. Lord Mansfield, in fumming up to the Jury, obferved, that it was perfly right that fuch daring offenders fhould be brought to punishment. He remarked, that it is not neceffary to prove an a&iual confpiring and confultation together of the prifoners; if they concurred in the act, that was a confpiracy. The weight of the evidence of each fide he left to the Jury. After going out of the court for about a quarter of an hour, the Jury brought in their verdict Guilty; as to every one of the prifoners. They were remanded, and are to come up next term for the judgment of the court. In Anderfon's Chrorological Commerce, there is given an estimate of the number of inhabitants in feveral of the principal cities of Europe, as they were computed on the first of January. 1696, just a hundred years ago-a correfpondent has favoured us with an eftimate of the fame cities, as they fand at prefent from the best modern authorities, which we fhail fet in contraft with Mr. Anderfon's calculation: Inhabitants of 1786 1,000,000 800,000 241,000 but who had lately been turned off for idleness and il benaviour, is taken up on fufpicion, and very frong circumftances feem to corrob orate his being the murderer. He is to undergo another examination this week at Hicks's Hall. A widow with three helpless children in indigent circumstances, being thus awfully deprived of their head and only fupport, will doubtless be remembered by the charitable and humane, who, amidst all the depravity of the prefent day, thank heaven, are not wanting in this guilty land, Mr. Horfeman was univerfally refpected by all who knew him, as a most honeft induftrious man, and a moft peaceable, obliging, inoffenfive neighbour, 12. Being the last day of Hilary Term, the thirteen perfons, convicted last week of attempting to break the King's Bench prifon, were brought into court, to receive their fen tence; The four principal ringleaders to be con fined in Newgate for three years: three of them to find fecurity for the fame term after the expiration of their imprisonment. Six to Surrey Bridewell for two years, and three to the houfe of correction for the. fame term; and to find fecurity for their good behaviour for two years after their imprisone ment. An authentic efiimate of the revenue attached to the feveral Bishopricks of England and Ireland, per annum. ENGLAND. 100,000 Canterbury 6200 Landaff 1686 London 696,000 8000 St. Afaph 1500 7000 Carlile 2800 1600 98,000 Durham $700 Peterborough 1700 150,000 Winchester 7400 Gloucester 2200 Ely Lift of the hips which paffed the Sound at Worcester 3400 Litchfield & C. 2800 Elfineur in 1785. Americans, 20 Imperalifts, 5000 Chetter 2700 Bremeners, 176 Lubeckers, 79 Lincoln 3200 Oxford 2800 Courlanders, 25 Prufians, 1358 Hereford 3000 Exeter 2700p Danith, 1789 Portuguese, 28 2400 Dantzickers 1500 British, 2535 Potockers, 110 IRELAND. French, Dutch, 20 Swedish 1571 Spanish, Hamburghers, 61 Venetians, Total, 15,263. At one o'clock, the most barbarous and. furprising murder was committed on the body of Mr. Walter Horseman, Milkfeller, at Kentish Town, adjoining the old Chapel, while a fleep in his bed, with his little girl of four years old by his fide; his wife, with a fick child being on the next floor, and his fon, two men and a boy, on the fame floor. His fkull is fplit afander with an iron window bar, and one of his eyes beat out, in which dif. mal ftate he ftill continues to breathe, with terprize of effecting an eftablishment in the Ifland of Madagascar, had been moidered with all his fuite, by the barbarous natives of thofe inhofpitable thores. Dublin, Feb. 2. A letter from Roscommon, dated the 6th inft. informs us, that O'Connor fill con inves to keep poffeffion of Mr. Brch's fate in that county, and has even extended his dominion over a ta of land not less than 20,000 acres, in the fame neigh bourhood. Fame, agreable to her general cuftom, has magnifier Mr. O'Connor's afoci. ates already into a body of 18,900 perfons, however, not the too cred lous,fel eve they may amount to upwards of 2000. It appears that advice had been received of the determination of Government to proceed a ainst thofe delinquents as foon as the civil power tould declare its incapacity to reduce them to a fenfe of due retpect for the laws. The letter concludes with lamenting the want of thefe Volunteer Bodies who would have put an end to the bufinefs without any other interference, and pre-. vented an occurrence which may ferve as a pretext to our rulers to adopt or continue fome measures not approved of by the people. Bath, Feb. 13. About four o'clock on Toefday morning the inhabitants of this city were alarmed by one of the most awfull and tremendous thunder forms ever remembered, and the terrors it occafioned were beightened in no trifling degree by its prox imity, the distance being fo fmall that fearce ly two feconds elapfed between the flashes of lightning and the succeeding thunder claps. The tower of the venerable church of St. Mary Redcliff, in Briftol, received confider. rable injury, and narrowly escaped total demolition. The first effect of the lightening appears outwardly, a ftone being broke over the centre of the window or opening on the North fide of that part of the tower where the bells are hung; from whence it feems to have run down the outfide of that w ndow or opening, about one third of its length; and from thence to about ten or twelve feet below; the ftones of the building, though of confiderable magnitude, are either much difplaced, or materially injured. An iron wire, which ferv d to keep it from the bell when ringing, was melted at about twelve feet from its extremity, as was the loop in which it terminated; but, as far as we have learned, the further progress of the electric matter cannot be traced.- -The ftorm continued about an hour, and was attended with very violent guils of wird. A large body of American prifoners, now in flavery at Algiers, have peritioned our Conful there to re relent their miferable fituations to the court of Great Britain, in order to obtain rel ef from the fate of flavery and hunger which they are reduced to by the Dev, whom they emphatically flyle the King of Cruchies. 23. Holland was very juttly termed by Mr. Waller the "Outgard upon the Continent," of this country, and has ever been looked upon as its bulwark there, and that if it should fall into the hands of France, it would render her fronger at fea than all Europe befides. By the late treaty between France and Holland, the power of the latter is in effect as much in the bards of the former as if it was a province belong to it. The determination of the King of Preffia to refore his kipiman to the princely privileges he is entitled to, opens a fair occafion for us to prevent the certain reinoes confequences to this kingdom, which muft inevitably enfor, if the treaty abovementioned fhould be carried into effect. King O'Conner, the new difci vered monarch, it feems, has been tolemnly crowned at the town of the Elarney; a mot fell and fatisfactory account is published in the Oppofitien Gazettes, with Father O'Leary's inauguration fermon, who is appointed Primate of all Ireland, in confequence of former fervices, and the warm recommendation of testain wordby gen tiemen on this fide of the water. By the account of the fems ar fing from the doties on houfes, in the different counties and cities of this kingdom, in the year 1785, it appears that the city of London pays onefourth of the tax. An account of the total fums arifing from taxes impofed in the year 1785, which have been paid into the receipt of his Majefty's Exchequer, previous to the 5th of January 1786; diftinguishing the produce of each tax, Stamp duties, fince 1 of Anguft 1785 Game Licences, fince 5th July 1875 Poft Horfes, an. 1785 Medic ne duty, fince the ift of an. 1785 Exchequer, Feb. 8, 1786. 17,382 0. 73,260 0. 17,481 O 2,342 O 608 108,249 2 8 6000 Q o 1,900 0 867,222 2 8 JOHN HUGHSON, MARRIAGES. Feb. 4. Mr. M. Staples, Banker, of Cornhill, to Mits Bates, of Great James Strect, Bedford Row, daughter of the late Alderman Bates. 6. At Southampton, Thomas Middleton, E'q. to Mils Jane Stapleton, of Crediton, Devonshire. 7. At St. George's, Hanover Square, Fran cis Edward Hollyoak, Efq. of Warwick, to Mifs Tharrat, of Halfmoon Street, Picca dilly. 11. At St. Martin's church, Clement Fancis, Efq. to Mifs Charlotte Burney, daughter of Dr. Burney. 13. At St. James's, Mary-le-bone, the Rev. Dr. Kearney, S. F. Trinity College, Dublin, to Mifs Saunderlon. Laft week, at Barrow, the Rev. William Uppleby, B. A. Vicar of Wroton, Lincolnhire, to Miis Margaret M dgely, of Beverly, Yorkshire. 14. By foecial licence, at his houfe in Greivenor Square, the Hon. Mr. Petre, fon of Lord Petre, to Mifs Howard, the prefumptive herefs of the dignities of the Dukedom of Norfolk. 16. At Lambeth church, Dr. Hyde, to the fecond daughter of James Sheilds, Efq. both of the fame par:fh. 19. At Compton Chamberlaine, in Wilts, Dr. Grove of Salisbury, to Mifs Ackland, of Fairfield. Laft week, in Guernsey, Mr. William BenBell, jun. or Totnes, to Mifs Veal, daughter of Mr. Veal of Plymouth. By a fpecial licence, at Lady Robinfon's in Colworth Street, John Perry, Eiq. Trea furer of Lincoln's Inn, and Member for Carnarvon, to Mifs Simpfon, niece to Lady Ro brafon. 20. At St. George's Church, Queen Sq. Henry Crawford, Elq. to Mifs Elizabeth Venner, of Canterbury. At St. Marybone church, Edward Long, fun. Efq. of Wimpole Street, to Mifs Tomlinton, of East Barnet. 21. Lewis Buckle, Efq. Captain in the Bloes, to Mifs Batchelor. Same day, the Hon. Frederick Lumley, of Lumley Castle, in the county of Nottingham, to Mifs Boddington of Bedford Square. A few days ago, at St. James's church in Norwich, Mr. William Fofter, Attorney in Norwich to Mrs. Mary Pofile, widow of Jehofaphat Poftle, late of the fame place, Efq. 22. At Marybone church, Samuel Gamble, Eiq. to Mifs Jane Mathew. 23. At Teddington, Middlelex, William Mills, Efq. to Mrs, Kent, At Burton, the Rev. Mr. Wilcock, of Blackburn, Lancashire, to Mifs Peel, only daughter of Robert Peel, Esq. of that place. Laft week, at Gretna Green. Capt. Hooper of the army, to Mifa Gambier, daughter of Admiral Gambier, of Bath. Lately, Dr. Sims, of Lawrence-lane, London, to Mifs Ann Stock, daughter of Thomas Stock, Efq. of Birch-Anger, in the county of Effex. At Woodford, Jofeph Lyon, of Gray's Inn, Efq. to Mifs Winder of Woodford. A very remarkable marriage took place a few days fince at Weftham, between a farmer of confiderable property in the county of Effex, aged 92 years, and a young woman of Ilford, aged 18. The marriage, it fhould be added, was celebrated partly for the purpofe of endowing the female with all the old gentle, man's worldly wealth. A few days fince, Captain Harcourt Wood, houfe, of the Hon. East India Company's fervice, to Mifs Sholdham, of Great Dunmow ; alfo Lieutenant William Bond, of the 2d battallion of the 3d regiment, to Mifs Sarah Shuldham, of the fame place, both daughters of Mr. William Shuldham, late of Norwich. A few days ago, D. Blieth, Surgeon, of Great Ruffell Street, Bloomsbury, to Mifs Lucy Bigs, of Hatfield, Herts. 24 Egerto Brydges, Eiq. of the Middle Temple, to Mifs Bylche, daughter of the Rev. William Byrche, of the Black Friars, Canterbury. BIRTHS. On Saturday the 4th of February, the Right Hon. the Countess of Mexborough was fafely delivered of a daughter, at Methley Park, his Lordship's feat in Yorkthire. The Lady of the Right Hon. Lord Macdo nald, was tafely delivered of a foo, the 4th inti. at his Lordship's houfe in George-ftreet, Hanover Square. 6. The Lady of Sir Watkyn Williams Wynne, of a daughter, at his house in St. James's Square. DEATHS. Jan. 21. At Edinburgh, the Right Hon.' Lady Katherine Charteris. A few days ago, Anthony Bacon, Efq. formerly a me chant in Copthall Court, Threadneedle-ftreet. A few days ago, at his houfe near Newbu ry, in Berkshire, Mark Bafket, Efq. On the 9th inft. at Paris, in the 84th year of her age, Mademoiselle Le More, who, in her time, was looked upon as the most eminent hoger at the opera. She was contemporary with the much celebrated Madame Camargo. On the 20th init. in her 69th year, Mrs. Ann Bland, of Kippax Park, daughter of Sir John and Lady Frances Biand, and the last of that antient family. Same day, at Langton on the Wolds, in York county, aged 109 years, Ether Richardfon, who retained her tacuities till within a few days of her death, Lately in Ayrethire in Scotland, John Mackie, farmer in Cambell, aged 103. His head was laid in the grave by his eldeft for, aged 70, affifted by 13 other fons, 30 grandfons, and zo great grandfons. Lately, at Hilfarance mills, near Taunton, the widow Deer, aged 82, who had never slept out of the boufe in which the was born, and who used to fay, the had never known what it was to dream, Lately at Salisbury, Francis Powell, Eiq. only fon of the late Sir Alexander Powell.; 22. Daniel Garrault, Efq. of Bull's Cross, near Enfield. 23. At his houfe in Scotland Yard, Richard Ripley, Efq. of his Majesty's Board of Works. Same day, at Chifwick, George Townley, of Leighton-hall, in the county of Lancaster, Efq. Same day, at Lancafter, Henry Rawlinson, Efq, late Member for the Borough of Liver pool. 24. In Worcesterthire. Mrs. Foley, aged 92, widow of the late Rev. Dr. Foley, of Shelley, in that county. At his house in Grofvenor Square, John' Spooner, Efq. 26. Were deposited in the vault of St. John's, Horfleydown, the remains of Edmund Dawfon, Efq. an eminent brewer in Stoneylane, Southwark ; a character fo universally refpected by every defcription of people who knew him, that it is needlefs to fay more, than that he was an honour to human nature. By the most unremitting attention to bufinefs, for upwards of 50 years, he acquired a fortune, it is fuppofed, of upwards of 150,000l. with acharacter that will ever make his memory Ievered by his trades-people and friends. Thomas Southov, Efq. at his houfe in Charlotte-freet, Bedford Square. At Fevertham, in the county of Kent, in the 90th year of his age, Mr. George March, greatly refpected by all his acquaintance. At Vienna, on the 9th init. in the 78th year of his age, M. de Sternbeg, Count of the Holy Roman Empire, Knight of the Golden Fleece, &c. Laft week, in Norfolk, Mrs. Chad, wife of George Chad, Efq. of Thursford, in that County. On Saturday, at his father's house in Char lotte-freet, Rathbone Place, Mafter Lake, fom of William Lake, Efq. brother to Sir John Lake. At her houfe in Bedford Row, aged 82, Mrs. Elizabeth Ashurf, widow of the late William Athurfi, of Heddingham Caffle, in Effex, Eiq. Lately at Newmarket, in Cambridgeshire, Mr. Anthony Wheatley, who was many years the favourite jockey on the turf, and efteemed the bett rider of his time; he was allo well known among the sportimen in that part of the country. A few days fince, at Gladwell in Derby fhire, the lady of Brabazon Hallows, Efq. one of his Majefty's Juffices of the Peace for the faid county, and High Sheriff thereef in the year 1769. 27. At Berlin, in the 87th year of his age, General Van Z ethen, Knight of the large Black Eagle, &c. This officer entered into the fervice of Pruffia in 1715, and gave early proofs of his erfoual courage and knowledge in military affairs; and in all the campaigns from 1740 to 1763, the name of General Ziethen is mentioned with the highest praifc. He was all his lite honoured with very diftinguishing marks of the royal favour, not only from the King, but from every branch of the royal family; he was not lefs effetmed by his equals than his fuperiors, and he was perfectly adored by thote who were under him. At Windfor, John Chefhire, Efq. 28. At Bath, Mifs Wilkinton, of Henlow, in Bedfordshire. On Sunday, at Dalton, near Hackney, Mr. Bode, one of the principal Clerks beJonging to the Generai Post-Office, in the goth year of his age. The 28th inf. at Durham, Thomas Witham, Efq. M. D. On Sunday, the 29th inft. in New Boad Street, James Windfor Heneage, Efq. of Cadby, Lincolnthire, a fincere chrikian, a true friend, a most affectionate husband, and tender parent. 30. At his apartments in the Tower, of the gout in his head, Richard Hardwick, Elq. of the Cuftoms, aged 37. On the 30th ult. at her house in Edinburgh, in the 64th year of her age, Mrs. Margaret Murray, widow of the Hon. James Murray, Efq. many years Prefident of his Majelly's Council for the Province of North Carolina in America. On the 30th ult. at her houfe in Great Ormond Street, Queen Square, the Hon. Elizabeth Langdale, hfer to the late Lord Langdale of Holme, in the county of York, in the 734 year of her age. Feb. 2. Lately at Beefton in Weftphalia, M. Cloofter, aged 125. He had ferved as au officer in the armies of the Emperor and the Kings of Denmark and Sweden near 100 years. Laft week Mr. Zachariah Aldridge, of Lacy's Green, in the parish of Prince Rifborough, Bucks, and was buried on Saturday laft with more pomp than is ufual on fnch occafions: the King and his retinue, with feverai of the nobility and gentry attended. He was interred in linen, and the bells tolled in different parishes.As he had been fond of planting and digging, at the defire of his difconfolate widow, an excellent fermon was preached from the following text of fcripture: "A certain man planted a vineyard, and fet a hedge about it, and digged a place for the wine vat, and built a tower, and let it out to hotbandmen, and went into a far county." Mark XII. ver. 1. 3. At Poplar, Capt. Barnion, aged 110, upwards of 60 years in the Leward Islands trade. On the 25th ult. at his houfe at Banff, (Scotland) Sir William Dunbar, of Durn, Bart. On the 30th ult. Dr. David Spencer, Phy fcian in Edinburgh. On the 24th ult. Alexander M'Leod, fon of Capt. Norman M'Leod. Last week at Birmingham, in her 76th year, Mrs. Ward, grandmother to Mrs. Sid dons. On Wednesday the rft inft. at Bruffels, George Beauclerk, Duke of St. Albans, Earl of Burford, Hereditary Regifter of the Court of Chancery, Lord Lieutenant and Cuftos Rotulorum of the County of Berks, and High Steward of the Corporation of Windfor. His Grace having died without iffae, is focceeded in his titles and eftates by his fecond coufin, George Beauclerk, Lieutenant in the third regiment of foot guards. 4. In the 83d year of his age, much lamente ed by all who were honoured with his ace quaintance, |
