poem, 4to. 1768; took the degree of M.A. July 9, 1738; was of Univerfity College; was the author of feveral poems in the 4th and 5th volumes of Dodfley's Poems; and published a fermon, in 1755, on the Caufes of Impenitence confidered, preached May 4, 1755, at Harbury in Warwickfhire, where he was then vicar, on occafion of a converfation faid to have paffed between one of the inhabitants and an apparition in the church-yard there..

At Dublin, in the 66th year of his age, the Right Hon. William Crofbie, Earl of Glandore, Vif. Crofbie, of Ardert, and Baron of Branden, one of his majefty's moft hon. privy council of Ireland. In Nov. 1745, he married Lady Theodofia Bligh, fifter of the prefent Earl of Darnley, and by her, who died in May 1777, he has left iffue one fon and three daughters. His lordship married fecondly the relict of -Ward, Efq; by whom

viz. Alicia Hamilton, for stealing four filver watches, a metal watch, and a coffee-pot plated with filver, the property of Mr. Ward, in his houfe in Hyde-ftreet, Bloomsbury. John Macneal and William Ridgely, were tried for ftealing from an auction-room, lace to the value of 2000l. they were convicted and fentenced to the ballaft-lighters. Three other prifoners were convicted of grand larceny, and the remainder acquitted.

The feffion being ended, the recorder paffed fentence of death on 14 capital convicts.

The feffion of the peace is adjourned to the 14th curt, and the feffion of gaol delivery to the 11th of July next, at the Old-Bailey.

Paris, June 5. All the fhips taken belonging to Commodore Hotham's fleet, are, by order of that court, come into Breft to be fold, and a great number of purchafers are already arrived there. They have all been condemned as good prizes except one, which will be reftored. It had been taken by an English privateer, who had put it under the protection of the efcort of the St. Euftatia fleet. The States of Holland have reclaimed nothing on this occafio the contrary appear Dutch Gazettes have, indeed, bee ers, and a few whofe pretenf admitted by They hav cil of fi the dif

evidence given in fupport of a charge against the prifoner, Lieutenant-governor Mofes Corbett, with that produced by him in his defence, is of opinion, that he, the faid Mofes Corbett, is guilty of the whole charge exhibited against him, and doth adjudge, that he be therefore fuperfeded in his commiffion of lieutenant-governor of the ifland of Jersey."

Laft week, a court-martial 8th. was held at Sheernefs, on the captains of the Ariadne, Fury floop, and London armed fhip, on a charge of not bearing down and engaging three French privateers which they fell in with last fummer, and which, in confequence, elcaped. Capt. Squires, of the Ariadne, was honourably acquitted; but Captain Agnew of the Fury, and Capt. Rains of the London, were fentenced to be broke.

A melancholy accident 9th. happened at Liverpool. The elleit ion of the Rev. Mr. Kirkpatrick, about nine years old, died, convulfed, in confequence of eating a confiderable quantity of the roots of hemlock-dropwort, miftaking them for the earth-nut, the flowers having fome refemblance. He, with four other boys of the neighbourhood, had collected a number of these roots in the fields adjoining to the Leeds canal, of which they had each eat fome, and were affected, in proportion to the quantity taken, with giddinefs and heaviness. One of them was, befides, feized with twitchings for fome hours; but he, as well as the others, having been made to vomit, recovered. Though emetics were given in large quantities to the youth who

died, yet the ftomach partook fo much of the general infenfibility, that thefe produced not the leaft effect, and, in fpite of all that could be done to fave him, he died in about four hours. So fatally certain is the effect of the poifons of this clafs, whofe immediate action is to deftroy the power of the ftomach to expel them, by which means only the mifchief can be put a stop to;whereas many mineral-poifons may be decompofed by an alcali (as pot-afh), and even the danger from drinking fpirits may be greatly leffened, by conveying into the ftomach large quantities of water to dilute them, after the power of vomiting, as well as of Iwallowing, is loft. [See, on this fubject, our vol. for last year; and, in the London Medical Journal, July, 1781, a more particular account of this accident given by Dr. Houlton of that place.]

Oftend, June 11. The evening of the 15th inft. the whole city was illuminated, on account of the publication of the placart, by which his imperial majesty declares this to be a free port.

13th.

Captain Moutray, of the Ramillies, was tried by a court-martial, held on board one of the king's fhips on the Jamaica ftation juft before the departure of that fleet; by which circumstance they were delayed from failing for feveral days. After enquiring into all the particulars of the untortunate capture of the large and valuable outward-bound feet under his convoy, he was, by the fentence of the court, fufpended.

Bruffels, June 14. The emperor arrived here about 11 o'clock on Thurfday night, and fince that [M] 3

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time has been almoft continually employed in attending to the petitions and requests of his people. On Friday he faw only two or three of the principal minifters. On Saturday he received the public bodies, and yesterday and this day he has given audience to every one who demanded it. It is not merely the rich and the noble who find admittance to the imperial prefence; the poor of every denomination are received with equal grace and favour; every claimant has the privilege of telling his own ftory in his own way to the father of his people, who receives them all unattended by a fingle perfon, and lays afide every form which might awe the modeft and the humble from making their wants or diftreffes known to him.

India Houfe. Yesterday 15th. a general court of proprietors of Eaft-India flock, was held at their house in Leadenhall-street, to determine by ballot the following question, viz. "That this court doth approve the report of the committee appointed by the general court on the 10th of April aft, to enquire into the chartered rights of the company laid before the general court, on Thursday the 7th curt. and that the petition therein mentioned be fairly tranfcribed, and fealed with the company's feal, and prefented to the House of Commons." The balloting clofed at fix o'clock, and at feven the fcrutineers made the following report:

For the queftion 258 Against it 127 According to government accounts, the number of prifoners exchanged by cartel with France

fince the commencement of the prefent war, is 44,000, and upwards.

Hanover, June 15. Since the return of Lieutenant-general Faucitt from London, we are raising two new regiments of 1000 men each, for the fervice of Great Britain.

Copenhagen, June 16. On the 7th of this month the chamberlain Beringfchiold was conducted to the citadel under a strong guard, aud confined where the unfortunate Count Brandt was; and it is faid three or four other rooms are preparing for different prisoners of ftate. As to the crime of this gentleman it is not publicly known, but it is faid by fome that he held an illicit correfpondence with the court of Stockholm; whilst others affert, that he endeavoured to render the prefent miniftry odious in the eyes of the pcafants, in order to foment a fedition among them.

Extract of a Letter from Captain Admiralty-office, June 19, 1781. Fanthaw, of the Egmont, to Mr. Stephens, dated at Sea, the 31st of loft Month.

In the courfe of our voyage from Jamaica, the Endymion took the French fhip Le Marquis de la

Galletha, com

mander, 1200 tons, mounting 40 Fayette, guns (pierced for 60), 200 men, laden with arms and cloathing on account of the American Congrefs, and bound to Philadelphia, of about two hours. after a handsome running action

Yesterday a court of 16th. common council was held at Guildhall, at which were prefent the lord mayor, four alder men, the two fheriffs, Mr. Re

corder,

corder, and a great number of

commoners.

Mr. Merry moved, that the adjourned motion of the laft court, That the refolution of the 2d of October, 1780, for the chamberlain not to pay the then lord mayor any more than the fum of 3521. 19s. as the balance due to him of the city's ample allowance for the expences of his mayoralty, be refcinded,' be now agreed to. After a very long debate, in which the old arguments were recapitulated on both fides, the queftion was withdrawn; and another motion made, That 1000l. be paid Brackley Kennet, Efq; in lieu of all demands he may have on this city on account of his mayoralty;' which was agreed to.

Florence, June 23. Several fevere fhocks of an earthquake have for fome weeks paft done great mifchief in many parts of the pope's ftate, particularly in the province of Umbria; the city of Cagli was totally thrown down, and many people were buried in the ruins. It extended on the other part to San Sepolchro, a Town in Tufcany, where, and in the neighbourhood, it caufed great damage. In the last week the great duke fent a confiderable fum to the relief of the inhabitants, who had fled into the country, and ftill live in wooden huts.

Yesterday the Rev. Mr. 26th. Bate, editor of a morning paper, furrendered himself in the Court of King's-bench, to receive judgment for the infertion of a libel in his paper against the Duke of Richmond. Mr. Lee and Mr Peckham feverally fpoke to the enormity of the offence. Mr.Bear.

croft fpoke in extenuation for the defendant. Mr. Juftice Willes pronounced the judgment. He faid, that a gentleman of the defendant's function to employ himfelf in penning paragraphs against the most amiable perfons in this country was very improper. The defendant was fentenced to be in the cuftody of the Marthal of the King's-bench prifon one year.

Bologna, June 29. We ftill continue to feel fhocks of earthquakes; at St. Donat Della Carda, the cu rate and 113 people were crushed, and all the houfes in the neighbouring villages destroyed; feveral thousand perfons are faid to have perished by thofe fad difafters, and for miles together nothing but ruins are to be seen.

DIED, Suddenly, at Bristol Hot Wells, Lady Miller, author of "Letters from Italy, by an Englifhwoman," and of other more glorious works of charity, humanity, and goodness, which will remain more durable monuments of her virtues, and of her lofs. Her ladyship died about the middle period of life, in her chair, and without a groan. The wealthy and the indigent will have equal ́ caufe of regret; for fhe did not ftudy to enlarge' and multiply the elegant entertainments of the former, with more affiduity than The fought occafion to adminifter to the comforts of the latter. Of this thousands who have vifited her villa, near Bath, or who refide near its vicinity, can witness. Her merits excited fome envy, but her heart retained not the fenfe of injuries, and the was not more eafy of accefs, than of conciliation. Few perfons in the county of So[M] 4

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merset could be less fpared, by the fons of riches or poverty, to an early tomb; nor will any be more fincerely lamented by both.

4th.

JULY.

Yesterday Mr. Attorneygeneral moved the court to pafs fentence upon the late printer of the London Courant, on the late printer of the Noon Gazette, on the publisher of the Morning Herald, and on the printer of the Gazeteer, for having publifhed a libel against the Ruffian ambaffador. Mr. Attorney expatiated upon the enormity of the libel, and urged the court to pass fuch a fentence as would prevent the further abufe of the liberty of the prefs.

After hearing affidavits of the different prifoners, the court were pleafed to order, that the original publifher of the paragraph in queftion fhould be fined one hundred pounds, imprifoned for a year, and at the expiration of his confinement be fet on the pillory for one hour. The Noon Gazette printer, for having copied the paragraph, was fentenced to pay a fine of 100l. and a year's imprifonment; and, as he had alfo publifhed a paragraph next day, juftifying what he had done, he was for this fecond offence ordered an additional fix months imprifonment, and to ftand on the pillory. The Morning Herald publifher was ordered to pay a fine of 100l. and to be imprifoned a year; and the printer of the Gazetteer (being a female) was fentenced to pay gol. and to be imprifoned fix months.

5th.

Yesterday Mr. Wheildon, publisher of the Whitehall

Evening Poft, and Mr. Ayres, printer of the Middlesex Journal, were ordered to attend in the Court of King's-bench, for the publication of a libel against the Ruffian ambaffador, and were each fentenced to pay a fine of 100l. and fuffer a year's imprifonment.

11th.

The feffions began at the Old-Bailey, when 22 prifoners were tried, feven of whom were capitally convicted, nine were convicted of felony, one of petit larceny, and five were ac quitted.

This morning came on 14th. before Judge Willes, at the Old-Bailey, the trial of Mr. de la Motte for high-treafon. Mr. Lutterloh, the chief evidence against the prifoner, fwore, that he had been employed by M. de la Motte to procure for the French miniftry the moft authentic intelligence refpecting our naval operations, at 50 guineas per month. A number of papers found in Mr. Lutterloh's garden were produced, and proved to be his hand writing, giving an exact detail of the state of our docks, the failing of our fleets, the number of men on board each fhip, and other ufeful information, which had been obtained through the means of a clerk in one of the public offices in the naval department. Among other circumstances contained in these papers, was an account of Governor Johnstone's intended ope-, rations. The trial lafted 13 hours, when the jury, after a fhort deliheration, pronounced the prifoner Guilty, when fentence was immediately pafled upon him, To be hanged by the neck, but not till dead; then to be cut down, and his bowels taken out and burnt

before