paftry, reducing the confumption of bread in their respective families, at least one-third, and, upon no account, to allow it to exceed one quartern loaf for each perfon in each weck;" and alfo all perfons keeping horfes, especially thofe for pleasure, to restrict their confumption of grain as far as circumftances will admit.

4th. This day, came on the election, in the prince's chamber, house of lords, of a Radcliffe travelling phyfician; when Dr. Vaughan, of All Souls college, in Oxford, was elected. Dr. Afte, of Hollesfreet, made the prefent vacancy, There are two only of thefe medical travellers belonging to the Univerfity of Oxford; who hold the appointment for ten years, the first five of which they are required to 1pend in medical purfuits abroad. No one can be a candidate, who is not a graduate of the Univerfity of Oxford, There are two fpacious fuites of apartments in Univerfitycollege, belonging to the Radcliffe phyficians, who become, by the appointment, fellows for the time being. Dr. Turton and fir Francis Millman, formerly travelled under this appointment, which is reckoned the most honourable fituation that can be held by a phyfician, in this or any other country. It often requires more intereft to obtain this, than to become a member of parliament. The following great perfonages are the electors, by virtue of their office; viz. the archbishop of Canterbury, the lord chancellor, the chancellor of the univerfity of Oxford, the two lord-chief-juftices of the King's Bench and Common Pleas, the two principal fecretaries of ftate, the mafter of the rolls, and the bishops of London and Winchester.

9th. The recorder pafled fentence

of death, at the Old-Bailey, on J. Coward, for ftealing three heifers; Elizabeth Deering and J. Mills, for ftealing in a dwelling-houfe; John and Mary Oakes, and Margaret Miller, for highway robheries; J. Reynolds, W. Barnes, and D. Lawley (a boy) for burglaries; J. Fisher, for ftealing fugar off a wharf; and G. Thomas, for forgery. D. Grant, for receiving stolen fugar, was fentenced to be tranfported for 14 years. Twenty-eight perfons were ordered to be tranfported for 7 years; 27 to imprifonment, whipping, and fines; and Mary Ann Bellows, a girl 11 years old, was ordered to the Philanthropic Society. B. Pooley, a letter-carrier, found guilty, at September feffions, of having taken a bill for 2001. out of a letter, and whofe cafe, in confequence of his counfel having objected to the indictment, on the ground that the note not having been duly ftamped, he had not stolen any thing of value, had been referred to the twelve judges, was pardoned; but he was ordered to be detained, to anfwer other charges.

10th. The admiralty feffion was held, at the Old-Bailey, when T. Potter, one of the crew of a fmuggling veffel, was fentenced to be hanged, and to be afterwards, anatomized, for the wilful murder of H. Glynn, late a boatfwain belonging to his majefty's cuftoms at Plymouth, and who was hot whilst rowing towards the fmuggler, for the purpofe of boarding her, in the execution of his duty, He was executed on the 18th.

13th. Between nine and ten o'clock three footpads ftopped a poft-chaife, in which were three gentlemen, on the road between

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Shooter's Hill and Blackheath, whom they robbed to nearly the amount of 1007. Mr. Taylor, of Crayford, happening to pals on horseback immediately after, at the requeft of the gentlemen, purfued; and, having watched the robbers into a wood, between Charlton and Woolwich, rode off to inform the commandant of that garrifon of the circumftance, who immediately ordered detachments of the royal horfe artillery to furround and patrole the fkirts of the wood, while parties of the foot artillery entered it, in search of the offenders, who were foon fecured without refiftance, having firft depofited their booty and fix brace of piftols in a ditch, where they were found by one of the gunners. When ftripped of their disguise, they were of good appearance, the eldest not more than 23 years old. Eleven of the piftols were loaded, and feveral cartridges, balls, and flugs, were found upon these fellows.

This afternoon, about five o'clock, as one of the Chatham coaches was coming to town, through Woolwich, with a guide, (the coachman having, it is fuppofed, loft his way), the coach overturned in paffing through a cart-rut. One of the infide passengers, a lady from Canterbury, had her tkull fractured, which afterwards caused her death. The coachman had his collar-bone and arm broken, by the fall from his box, and several others were hurt.

22d. St. Thomas's day falling this year on a Sunday, the annual election of common-council-men, for the city of London, was held this day; when fewer changes took place than has been for many years remembered. There was no poll in any of the wards.

29th. This day, a very extraordi

nary attempt is laid to have been made on the life of Buonaparte. A combuftible machine, it appears, placed in a cart, was fet fire to as he pafted in his carriage to the Opera. The explofion caufed much damage, and feveral lives have been lost.

By a diary of the weather, kept during the year 1800, at Norwich, there appears to have been 214 dry days, viz. 20 in January, 23 in February, 14 in March, 7 in April, 23 in May, 16 in June, 28 in July, 16 in Auguft, 14 in September, 17 in October, 15 in November, 21 in December. In 1799 there were only 173 dry days.

It appears; by the adjutant-geheral's returns, that the number of troops in the pay of Great Britain, on the 24th of December, 1800, amounted to 168,082. The marines being in the admiralty department, are not included; but that corps, confifting of 23,370, encreafes our effective military force to 191,452, exclufive of the numerous volunteer corps, which do not receive pay from government. The military eftablishment of Ireland, as ftated by lord Caftlereagh, on the 10th of February, confifts of, regulars 45,839, militia 27,104, and manry 53,557; amounting 126,500; which makes the military establishment of the united kingdom 317,952 men. Taking the naval establishment, exclufive of marines at 100,000 men, our force will be found to confift of 417, 952 men.

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From the first day of March last there has been a difference of 12 days between the old and new ftyles, instead of 11, as formerly, owing to the regulations of the act for altering the style, passed in 1752; according to which, the year 1800 was only to be accounted a common

year,

year, and not a leap-year, as it otherwife would have been. In confequence of this alteration, Old Lady-day will be April 6; Old Mayday, May 13; Old Midfummer, July 6; Old Lammas, Auguft 13; Old Michaelmas-day, October 11, &c; and will continue fo for 100 years.

DIED. At her cottage, on Engle field-green, Mrs. Mary Robinson, the once celebrated Perdita. She had been feveral months in a declining ftate of health, which worldly troubles greatly aggravated. As the author of feveral popular novels and poetical pieces, many of them under the fignature of Laura-Maria, fhe was well known to the public. Her laft work was a tranflation of Dr. Hagar's "Picture of Palemeo," just published. She was interred, in a private manner, at Old Windfor.

BIRTHS in the Year 1800.

Jan. 6th, Lady Sondes a daugh

ter.

8th. Countofs of Mansfield, a daughter.

15th. Lady McLean, a fon. 20th. Countess of Oxford, a fon and heir.

31ft. Lady of fir Samuel Fludyer, bart, a fon.

Feb. 3d. Lady of Sir Henry Mildmay, bart. of her ninth fon. Right honourable Lady Charlotte Carr, a fon and heir.

11th. Countess of Berkley, a fon. 18th. Lady Elizabeth Talbot, a fon.

22d. Countess of Yarmouth, a fon and heir.

24th. Countess of Caithness, a fon.

March 9th. Countess of Derby, a fon.

19th. Lady of Sir H. Harpur, bart. a fon.

April. At Conftantinople, the countefs of Elgin, a fon and heir. May 5th. Lady of fir William Rowley, bart. a fon.

8th. Lady of fir John Trolloppe, bart. a fon and heir.

14th. Lady Arabella Ward, a daughter.

25th. Dutchefs of Rutland, a daughter.

Lady William Beauclerc, 2 daughter.

June 8th. Lady Porchefter, a fon and heir.

17th. Lady of the speaker of the houfe of commons, a daughter. 26th. Countefs Mount Edgecombe, a daughter.

July 10th. Lady of fir James Saumarez, a daughter. 15th. Lady Harvey, a fon. Lady Rous, a fon. Lady Malley, a fon.

Lady Harriet Gill, a daughter. Auguft. Lady Louifa Hartley, a fon. 5th. Marchionefs of Članrickarde, a daughter.

ter.

Dutchefs of Manchester, a daugh

September 3d. Lady Mulgrave, a daughter.

10th. Lady of fir Francis Ford, bart. a daughter.

16th. Vifcountefs Garlies, a fon. 24th. The lady of fir Charles Cotton, bart. a fon.

October 7th. At Madrid, the princefs of Peace, a daughter.

Reverend Robert Moore, fon of the archbishop of Canterbury, to Mifs Bell.

Lieutenant-colonel Henry Clinton, to the honourable Mils Sufati Charteris.

Sir Charles Mills, bart. to Mifs Morehead.

Feb. 6th. Colonel Charles Crau

Earl of Clanrickarde, to Mils

Coutts.

October 2d. Lord Folkftone, eldeft fon of the earl of Radnor, to lady Catharine Pelham Clinton.

20th. Lord viscount Corry, to lady Juliana Butler.

Sir Wharton Amcote, bart. M. P. to Mifs Amelia Campbell.

The honourable and reverend lord Henry Fitzroy, to Mifs Caroline Pigott.

Nov. 11th. Lord vifcount Aughrim, to Mifs Eden.

John Simon Harcourt, M. P. to Mifs Henniker, grand-daughter of lord Henniker, and great niece to the duchefs-dowager of Chandos.

9th. Ebenezer Maitland, jun. efq. to Mifs Ellis, grand-daughter of the late William Fuller, efq. of Lombard-ftreet.

23d. Admiral fir Hyde Parker, to Mifs Onflow, daughter of admiral Onflow.

VOL. XLII.

Jan. 1. His majefty has been pleafed to appoint lieutenant-colonels William Gooch, Henry Chaytor, Stapleton Cotton, Samuel Dalrymple, William Johnston, George Fred. Koehler, Fred. Wm. Wollafton, Rowland Hill, Wm. Stewart, hon. William Stapleton, Danzell Onflow, John Murray, William Twifs, hon. Charles Hope, Richard Mark Dickens, fir George Pigot, bart. Frederick Maitland, John Levefon Gower, Martin Hunter, John lord Elphinstone, Richard viscount Donoughmore, John Abercrombie, Richard William Talbot, George Charles Braithwaite Boughton, Carr Beresford, John Eveleigh, Orlando Manley, Alexander Shand, George earl of Dalhousie, Thomas Baker, George Porter, James Erikine, Henry Williams, hon. George Napier, Francis earl Conyngham, hon. John Vaughan, Charles Baillie, hon. Alexander Hope, John Thomas Maddifon, Peter Heron, Robert Lawfon, Thomas Peter, Robert Montgomery, Edward Fage, hon. Montague Mathew, John Ramfay, William earl Bulwer, John Delves Broughton, William Dyott, Donald Craufurd Fergufon, Andrew Gammell, Robert M.Farlane, Peter John James Dutens, Samuel Achmuty, James Thewles, John Guftavus Crofbie, to be colonels in the army.

Majors Rowland Edwards, Henry Baird, hon. Alexander Murray, William Cullen, R. Sacheverell Newton, John Wingfield, William Charles Fortefcue, Andrew Rofs, Gerrard Goffelin, Richard Lee, H. Lewis Dickenfon, William Pearce, William Alexander, lord Henry Murray, Andrew Hay, Thomas Robinfon Grey, Frederick E

Philip