Inde flight fecurities, prove how much that part of his character was mittaken. He had early conceived an indignation of the corruptions of power and rank; and of the little mean paflions and diftinctions, which too often difgrace them. This gave a colour to all his political opinions, in which no man ever difplayed more conftancy. pendence was his peculiar characteriftic; and no motives of perfonal intereft, ambition, or dilappointment, ever intruded themfelves in the formation of his opinions. Simplicity and nature were his idols; and he let the grafs every where fuperfede the plough, and his fences and divifions fall, through his extenfive domains, that his immenfe and increafing herds of cattle might have a wider range. By thefe means, and an uniform and unoftentatious life, he died poffeffed of a large property in addition to his he reditary eftates. He was author of feveral political pamphlets at various periods of his life; and was much looked up to by the party in his county whole cause he efpouted, the primate's patent. He is fuc- pure benevolence, and on very ceeded in titles, and part of his large eftates in Kent, Yorkhire, and Cambridgeshire, by his nephew Morris Robinfon, laté M. P. for Boroughbridge, and now third lord Rokeby. His fifter, Mrs. Montagu, died 25th of Augufi laft, aged 80. Lord Rokeby was a man of very vigorous understanding, and who thought upon all occafions for himfelf, and 'acted with unexampled confiftency up to his own principles, which gave him the appearance, and perhaps the reality, of fome eccentricities, of which the relation has been fo exaggerated, as to amount to a tiffue of the moft grofs and ridiculous fallehoods. His folitude, though not interrupted by the intercourle of formal vifiting, was conftantly enlivened by a fucceffion of cafual fociety; and his houfe, at which nothing was facrificed to cold and infipid ceremony and oftentation, conftantly afforded all the liberal plealures of ancient hofpitality. His addrefs was happy, his manners were caly and attractive; his fentiments were enlarged, candid, and full of philanthropy; and his convertation was original, energetic, and often highly eloquent. He never failed to fet the fubjects he difcuffed in a new light; and if he did not always convince, he always interefied and entertained. Though fingle himfelf, he never loft the most lively anxiety for the welfare of every member of his family. And though the idea of his wealth, added to the hatred of oftentation with which he lived, impreffed many with an opinion of his fondness for money, yet the numberless poor neighbours as well as others, whom it now appears that he affifted with loans, through DECEMBER. 2d. R. Tighe, efq. of the county of Weltmeath, obtained a verdict, and 10,0007, damages, in the court of King's Bench, Dublin, against a Mr. Jones, for crim. con. 3d. His majefty in council, in compliance with the requeft of the two houfes of parliament, iffued his royal proclamation, exhorting all perfons who have the means of procuring other food than corn, to ufe the firictel economy in the afe of every kind of grain, abftaining from patiry 1 patry, reducing the confumption of bread in their refpective families, at leaft one-third, and, upon no account, to allow it "to exceed one quartern loaf for each perfon in each week;" and alfo all perfons keeping horfes, efpecially thofe for pleafure, to reftrict their confumption of grain as far as circumftances will admit. 4th. This day, came on the clec tion, in the prince's chamber, houfe of lords, of a Radcliffe travelling phyfician; when Dr. Vaughan, of All Souls college, in Oxford, was elected, Dr. Athe, of Hollesfreet, made the prefent vacancy, There are two only of thefe medical travellers belonging to the Univerlity of Oxford; who hold the appointment for ten years, the first five of which they are required to pend in medical purfuits abroad. No one can be a candidate, who is not a graduate of the University of Oxford, There are two fpacious fuites of apartments in Univerfity college, belonging to the Radcliffe phyficians, who become, by the appointment, fellows for the time be ing. Dr. Turton and fir Francis Millman, formerly travelled under this appointment, which is reckoned the moft honourable fituation that can be held by a phyfician, in this or any other country. It often requires more intereff 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 bithops of London and Winchefter. 9th. The recorder paffed 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 Cakes, 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 ftolen fugar, was fentenced to be tranfported for 14 years. Twenty-eight perfons were ordered to be transported 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 2007. 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 flamped, 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 mug gling vellel, was fentenced to be hanged, and to be afterwards, anatomized, for the wilful murder of H. Glynn, late a boatfwain belonging to his majesty's cultoms at Piymouth, and who was hot, whilt 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 Shooter's Shooter's Hill and Blackheath, whom they robbed to nearly the amount of 100. Mr. Taylor, of Crayford, happening to pals on horfeback immediately after, at the request of the gentlemen, pursued; 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 fearch of the offenders, who were foon fecured without refiftance, having first depofited their booty and fix brace of piftols in a ditch, where they were found by one of the gunners. When ftripped of their difguife, 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 fkull fractured, which afterwards caufed 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 pafied in his carriage to the Opera. The explosion caufed much damage, and feveral lives have been loft. 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. The ma It appears, by the adjutant-general's returns, that the number of troops in the pay of Great Britain, on the 24th of December, 1800, amounted to 168,082. rines being in the admiralty department, are not included; but that corps, confifting of 23,570, encreases our effective military force to 191,452, exclufive of the nume rous volunteer corps, which do not receive pay from government. The military establishment of Ireland, as ftated by lord Caftlereagh, on the 10th of February, confifts of, regulars 45,839, militia 27,104, and yeomanry 53,557; amounting to 126,500; which makes the military eftablishment of the united kingdom 317,952 men. Taking the naval establishment, exclufive of marines at 100,000 men, our force will be found to contift of 417, 952 men. 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 ftyle, paffed 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 Robinfon, the once celebrated Perdita. She had been several 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. Countess of Mansfield, a daughter. 15th. Lady M'Lean, 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 Caithnefs, a fon. 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. Reverend Robert Moore, fon of the archbishop of Canterbury, to Mifs Bell. Lieutenant-colonel Henry Chinton, to the honourable Mils Sufan Charteris. Sir Charles Mills, bart. to Mifs October 7th. At Madrid, the Morehead. princefs of Peace, a daughter. Feb. 6th. Colonel Charles Crau 24th. Countess of Dalkeith, a ford, to her grace the duchefs dowdaughter. 25th. The honourable Mrs. Gun Jan. 1ft Colonel Lake, to lady Graham. Sir John Smith, bart. to Mifs Morland. ager of Newcastle. March 7th. Sir William Bagenal Burdett, bart. to Mifs Maria Reynett. 24th. Earl of Westmoreland, to Mifs Saunders. Major-general Edward Morrifon, to lady Caroline King, daughter of the late earl of Kingston. April. Sir Hew Dalrymple Hamilton, bart. to Mils Duncan, daughter of lord vifcount Duncan. Henry Slaughter, efq. to the dowager lady vifcountefs Montague. In America, the eldest fon of the honourable Thomas Erfkine, to the niece of the late general Washington. May. Lord Bantry, to Mifs Hare. The prince of Hohenzollern Heckingen, to a princefs of Cour land. 25th. Duke of Somerset, to lady Charlotte Hamilton. July 8th. Right honourable George Canning, M. P. to Mils Scott, youngest daughter of the late general Scott, and fifter to the mar chionefs of Titchfield. |