HISTORICAL numerous meeting of the nobility and fashionable world. At a wardmote held at the public Hall, in Chrift's Hofpital, for the election of an Alderman for the ward of Farringdon within, in the room of Henry Kitchen, efq. dec. Wm. Newman, efq. citizen and currier, was chofen; Jofiah Dornford, efq. the other candidate, after the fhew of hands, declined. Friday 10. Came on in the Court of K. B. before Lord Mansfield, and a very crowded Court, the trial of 13 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 (fee vol. LV. p. ).The indictment was laid against them for a confpiracy and mifdemeanour; and, after a very long trial, they were all found GUILTY. They have all, fince, received fentence: the four principal ringleaders to be confined in Newgate three years; three of them to find fecurity for the fame term, after the expiration of their imprifonment; fix to be confined in Surrey Bridewell for two years; and three in the House of Correction for the fame term, and to find fecurity for their good behaviour for two years. Saturday 11. About one in the morning a most barbarous and extraordinary murder was attempted on the body of Mr. Walter Horseman, milkfeller at Kentish Town. While afleep in his bed, with his little girl of four years old by his fide, his full was split afunder with an iron window bar, and one of his eyes beatout; in this difmal ftate he continued to breathe eight days, though without the leaft hope of recovery.-A wretch of about 18, who from motives of humanity had been brought up in the family from a child; but who lately had been turned off for idleness and ill behavionr, is taken up on fufpicion, and very firong circumstances feem to put it beyond all doubt that he was the culprit.The wife of Mr. Horfeman was on the next floor with a fick child; and his fon, two men, and a boy, were on the fame floor. Monday 13. At the Court at St. James's, the 13th of February 1786. Prefent, the King's moft Excellent Majefty in Council. SHERIFFS appointed by bis Majefty in Council for the Year 1786. Bedfordshire. Matthew Rugely, of Potton. Berkshire. William Poyntz, of Midgham. Bucks. Thomas Wilkinfon, of Wefthorpe. Camb. and Hunt. John Drage, of Soham. Cheshire, Hen. Cornwal Legh, of High Legh. Cumberland. Sir Jas. Graham, of Netherby. Derbyshire. Robert Dale, of Athborne. Devoníh. Alex. Hamilton, of Toptham. Dorfetth. Hen. Wm. Portman, of Bryantone. Effex. John Jolliffe Tuffnall, of Great Walt ham. GENT. MAG. Feb. 1786. Glouceft. Charles Cox, of Kemble. Hertfordfh. Jeremiah Mills, of Pithiobury. thalton. Suffex. Francis Sergifon, of Cuckfield. Warwickth. John Taylor, of Borderley. Wiltfh. Seymour Wroughton, of Eaftcort. Worcefterfh. George Perrott, of Perfhore. Yorkth. Rd. Langley, of Wikeham Abbey SOUTH WALES. Brecon. Edw. Watkin, of Llandilorvane. Pembroke. William Knox, of Slebetch. Anglefea. Arth. Owen, of Bodowyr Iffa. The five following maletactors were executed before the debtor's door, in Newgate; viz. William Cowell Davis, for forging and uttering an Order for the payment of 641. 7s. 6d. on Sr William Leman and Co. bankers, purporting to be the order of James Branfcombe, with an intent to defraud him. William Shovell and William Collier, for a burglary in the houfe of William Smith, and fiealing a crown piece, and two dollars, a guinea, and four table ipoons, William Fox, alias Jagger, for stealing, in the dwel ling-houfe of Samuel Leffey, in Carolinacourt, Saffron-hill, feveral filver fpoons, two filver falts, 12 thirts, and other apparel. And John Callahan, for robbing James Hales on the highway, at Saltpetre Bank, of a hat and handkerchief. About half past 8 o'clock, was executed, a Execution-dock, William Shaw Hines, fou guilty latt Admiralty feffions, for piratica leizing the Swift cutter, on the high feas Thurfd y 17. The Ticket No. 40,229, drawn this day a prize of 20,cool, was the property of Mr. Lemprere, a native of Guernsey, formerly a Money-broker in the Royal Exchange, where he tailed in bufinefs. It is to the hoyour of this gentleman, that he no fooner fund him.felt thus favoured by Fortune, than he lodged the ticket in a Banker's hands, and defired it to be appropriated to the use of hs cced tors, till their remaining claims viere Flly latisfied. The dividend of his former rop ry being but fmall, it will require 16,0051, to make good the deficiency. With the remaining four thousand he will be fllowee by the eficem of every man of boner and probity in the kingdom. Mindy 20. Mr. Brent, from the tax-office, attended at the Houle of Commons, and prefented, according to order, an account of the total foms affled in Great Britain for horfes and connages, heretofore under the management of the Commiffioners of Excife, for waggons, wains, and other carriages, and for male and female fervants, and for thops. And alio, The total of fums affeffed upon all inha bited houses, as far as the fame can be nade up in complete periods, diftinguishing e.cn persed and each affeffment. The titles were read, and the accounts ordered to be Friday 24. The Court of Common Council this day proceeded to investigate the matter in difpute lative tothe charges brought by Mr. Dornford againil M. Alderman Clarke, lave Loid Mavor, which tended to infinuate that Mr. Clarke had not appropriated the money voird by the Court for the ufe of the prifoners in the feveral Compters, &c Alderman Clarke Lought feverzi tasefmen as witnedes, by whofe evidence it was clearly proved, that be had not only ufed the sol. ordered by the Cper, but more, and that the Sheriffs had allo greatly exceeded the fums voted for the fame purpose. The cenfure of the Cou:t was then moved for aga nit Mr. Dornford, who, in his place, produced fome letters from the different gaols, by which it appeared that he had acid throughout the bufiuels E on prefumption and misinformation. He expreffed himself very much concerned for what he had done, and the Court confented to withdraw the motion of cenfure, on his making a proper acknowledgement, which, after fome dipote, he agreed to, and read it twise to the Court, who, in confequente thereof, withdrew the motion of cenfure. The Court of Directors of the Eaft India Company met, to take into confideration the appointment of a proper perfon to fucceed to the vacant Governoup of Bengal; when, after a mature deliberation, Eari Cornwall.s was unanimoufly appointed to that very high and important station, Jofeph Richards, about 18 years of age, was tried for the wilful merder of Walter Ho: feman, a firmer aid milkinan, at Kenteh-Town, to whom he had been fervant, by wound ng hin on the head and face about three in the mo mg of the 19th init of which he langa:thed ont 1 Sunday the 19th, and then died. H. 1-ceived fentence to be exccuted as near to the houfe of M. Horfe man as convenient. Monday 27. Richards was executed at Kentish Town. The following paflage is taken from a letter written by an English gentleman, dated at Roc elle, Jan. 18, 1786. “In the courfe of my tour, the most active preparations for war were carrying on in all the ports of France and Spain; the Emperor is: daily recruiting his army; and it is the general opinion, that Europe is on the point of being involved in the calamities of war; and that the death of a great Northern Monarch will be the figual for the commencement of it." By an account obtained by government, the Poor's Rates, on a medium of 20 years, have amounted annually to the Honishing fum of 2.173,000l. METEOROLOGICAL REMARKS. From the 1 day or Jan. 1-85, to the r day of Jan. 1786, there have been 89 days of frof; in which the mercury in Fah-* renheit's the mometer, expofed to the open air, in a noito afpect, has been from 1 to 14 degrees below the freezing point, at 9 o'clock A. M. And the mercury has never vifen alove 83 at three o'clock P. M. during the fummer, in the thade. There have been during the year, 154 bright days; 45 fa r; 35 variable; 5 cloudy; 40 rainy; and 10 nowy; 191 days in wujch the wind was from the Weft; 126 from the Eafi; 22 from the South; 13 from the North; 13 calm; 6 times thunder; only 9, violent formy and wind. Thefe remarks were made at BromptonRow, Kaighbridge, 3 quarters of a mile wet of Hyde Park-Corner. Average 179 Average Prices of Grain.-Theatrical Regifter. COVENT GARDEN. REGISTER. DRURY LANE. Jan. 31. The Diftreffed Mother-The Vir- Jan. 31. A Trip to Scarborough- Hurly gin Unmask'd. Feb. 1. The Follies of a Dy-Ditto. 2. Rule a Wife and Have a Wife-The Sultan. 3. The Dithrefs'd Mother-Poor Vulcan. 4 The Provok'd Hutb.od-Omi. 6. The Diffrels'd Mother-The Virgin Unmafk'd. 7. As You Like it-The Country Wife. 10. The Beaux Stratagem-Three Weeks After Marriage. 11. The Man of the World-The Country Wife. 13. Love in a Village-ifs in Her Teens 14. The Grecian Daughter-Omai. 15. Love in a Village-Mifs in Her Teens. 16. Which is the Man -The Poor Soldier. 17. The Roman Father-Love in a Camp. 18. The Merchant of Venice-Love à la Mode. 20. Romeo and Juliet-Love in a Camp. 21. Beggar's Opera--Omai. 22. The West Indian-Love in a Camp.. 23. Theodofius-Ditto. 24. The Comedy of Errors-Omai. 25. Venice Preterv'd-Three Weeks after Marriage. 27. The Merchant of Venice-Love in a Burly. 13. The Strangers at Home- The Romp. 14. The Heirefs-The Virgin Unmak'. 15. The Fair Penitent-The Humban. 16. The Heirefs-The Romp. 17. The Country Girl-Harly Burly. 18. As You Like it-The Projects. 20. Jane Shore--Who's the Dope. 21. The Strangers at Home-The Romp. 22. The Heirefs-The Virgin Unmafk'd. 23. Ifabella-The Gentle Shepherd. 24. The School for Scandal-The Romp. 25. The Heirefs-The Virgin Unmalk`d. 27. The Country Girl-The Critic. Mr. 180 Births, Marriages, and Deaths of eminent Persons. Mr. Jeacocke (fee p. 84,) published a pamphlet, intituled, "A Vindication of the moFal Character of the Apostle Paul from the Charge of Infincerity and Hypocrify brought against him by Lord Bolingbroke, DA Middleton, and others," 8vo. MARRIAGES. Newbury, mafter of the free fchool there, and curate of Newhaven, to Mrs. Penrofe, relict of the rev. Mr. P. Mr. John Seton, of Red Lion-fquare, to Mifs Mary Hughes. July 1, 1785. At Bengal, George Bellas, efq; eldeft fon of the rev. Dr. B. of Bafildon, Berks, to Mils Williams, dau. of W. efq; banker. Jan. 26, 1786. David Robertfon, efq; of Palmer's Green, to Mits Eliz. Lankefter. Feb. 1. James Young, jna. efq; of the Minosies, to Mifs Thompfon. James Price, fen. efq; of Goodman's Fields, to Mrs. Arnott, 4. Mr. M. Staples, banker, of Cornhill, to Mifs Bates, dau. of the late Ald. B. Lieut. Col. Paulus Irwin, to Lady Eliz. Laurance, dau. of Lord Howth. 6. At Southampton, Tho. Middleton, efq; to Mifs Jane Stapleton. At Bath, Zachary Bayly, efq; captain of the 59th reg. to Mifs Clutterbuck. 7. F. Edward Holyoake, efq; of Warwick, to Mrs. Tharrot. 15. Mr. John Sturt, in the Eaft India Company's fervice, to Mifs Dawfoa. Thomas Chitten, efq; of Kinnersley, to Mifs Wood, of Batheaton. 16. Mr. William Tuck, farmer, of Ed monton, to Mifs Weft. 18. Robert Brace, efq; to Mifs Fisher. 21. Hon. Fred. Lumley, to Mifs Boddington. Lewis Buckle, efq; captain in the Blues, to Mifs Batchelor. By fpecial licenfe, Benjamin Partridge, efq; of Oxford-ftr. to Mifs Eliz. Crofts. 22. Mr. Farmillo, to Mifs Gordón, of Mount-ftreet. Mr. Humby, to Mifs M. Gordon. 23. By fpecial licenfe, John Pardoe, jun. efa; M.P. for Plympton, to Mifs Oliver, of Layton, ce. Ellex. Mr. Usborne, of the India-houfe, to Mifs Mary Downing. Sam. Moody, efq; of Queen-fquare, to Misa Paterson. DEATHS. fhire, John Mackie, farmer in Campbell, aged 103. His head was laid in the grave by his eldest fon, aged 70, affifted by 13 other fons, 30 grandfons, and 20 great grandfons. At Beefton, Weftphalia, M. Cloofter, aged 125. He ferved as an officer in the armies of the Emperor and the Kings of Sweden and Denmark near a century. At Birmingham, Mrs. Ward, grandmother of Mrs. Siddons. At the extraordinary age of 110 years, 8 months, and 14 days, in the full enjoyment of every faculty except ftrength and quickuefs of hearing, Cardinal de Salis, Archbishop of Seville. He ufed to tell his friends, when afked what regimen he obferved, "By being old when I was young, I find myself young now I am old. I led a fober, studious, but not a lazy or fedentary life. My diet was fparing, though delicate; my liquors the best wines of Xerez and La Mancha, of which I. never exceeded a pint at any meal, except in cold weather, when I allowed myself a third more. I rode or walked every day, except in rainy weather, when I exercifed for a couple of hours. So far I took care for the body; and as to the mind, I endeavoured to preferve it in due temper by a fcrupulous obedience to the Divine commands, and keeping (as the Apostle directs) a confcience void of offence towards God and man. By these innocent means I have arrived at the age of a patriarch with lefs injury to my health and conftitution than many experience at forty. I am now, like the ripe corn, ready for the fickle of death, and, by the mercy of my Redeemer, have ftrong hopes of being translated into his garner." "Glorious old age !” said the King of Spain. "Would to heaven he had appointed a fuccefior; for the people of Seville have been fo long used to excellence, they will never be fatisfied with the best prelate I can fend them.”—— The Cardinal was of a noble house in t'e province of Andalufis, and the last furviving fon of Don Antonio de Salis, hiftoriographer to Philip IV. and author of the Conquest of Mexico. Dec... At the estate of the Countess de Hilfen, in Lithuania, where he was fuperior of the Jefuit Misionaries, the famous Jefuit of White Ruffia, Father Rothe. This Monk has established his reputation by feveral important miffions: he dwelt in America twenty years, during which he converted a great number of the Indians to the Catholic religion. He tranflated feveral books into their language, and amongst the rest the Catechifm; in short, he established an Indian printing-houfe, which contributed very much Obituary of confiderable Perfons; with Biographical Anecdotes. to fpread knowledge among those people. Mrs. Carthew, wife of the rev. Mr. C. minifter of Woodbridge, Suffolk. 18. At Antigua, the hon. Thomas Jarvis, prefident and chief judge of the faid ifland. 29. At Leicester, aged 69, Mrs. Mary Noble, who had kept her bed for 51 years and 8 months, and during that space ate no meat, nor drank any thing but tea and water till within the last year, when nature feemed nearly exhaufted, he was compelled to take fomething rather better, though the quantity was very fmall. She ufed to smoke a great deal, but for fome time paft was not able to light her pipe. Jan... At Chadwell, co. Derby, the Lady of Brabazon Hallows, efq; in the commiflion of the peace for that county. The Lady of Charles Anderfon Pelham, efq; at his feat at Brocklefby-park, co. Linc. At Newnham, near Oxford, Mr. Charles Blizard, farmer, aged 107; one of the most corpulent men in the county. At his parfonage at Rilby, advanced in years, the rev. Thomas Gough, rector of Rifby and Fernham St. Geneveve, both co. Suffolk. At Colchester, Mrs. Pickard, relict of Geo. P. efq; of that town. 2. At Leicester, aged 87, Mrs. Phipps, relict of the late Ald. P. At Cambridge, Mr. Robert Johnson, printer, fon of Mrs. James, formerly printer of the Cambridge Journal. 9. At Vienna, aged 77, M. de Sternbeg, Count of the Holy Roman Empire, Knight of the Golden Fleece, &c. 12. Aged 68, Mrs. Anne Bland, of Kippax park, daughter of the late Sir John B. and the laft of that ancient family. 14. At his houfe near the King's Mews, Mr. Cipriani, the celebrated artift, of a rheumatic fever. Of this gentleman we hope for a further account. 20. At Langron on the Wolds, aged 109, Efther Richarafon. 22. At Ravenftone, co. Leic. advanced in years, Thomas Ball, 56 years clerk of that parish, who in accurate reading, ftrength and melody of voice, was excelied by few. He was an ingenious man; a good engraver of tomb-ftones, houfe-painter, gardener, and wool card-maker; and, in his youthful day, had been the beft hedger, ditcher, and mower, in the parish. He might be faid to die in his profeffion; for he lost his life by a cold which he caught in a grave made for one of his grand-daughters. In his 70th year he' married a young woman of the parish for his third wife, by whom he had one child. He had a numerous iffue by his former wife, who attended him to the grave with his old friends and neighbours. 24. At her house at Wormley, Mrs. Pool, only daughter and heires of the late Mr. Millar, mercht. 2d wife of the rev. Mr. Pool, minifter of Little Stanmore, alias Whitchurch, Bear Edgware, and vicar of Hernehill, Kent, 181 and to whom her very handfome fortune devolves, 26. At Hatfield, Herts, Mr. John Palmer, late wheeler to the Earl of Bristol. Being 100 years of age on Michaelmas-day last, his birth-day was celebrated at his Lordship's expence. In Bedford-row, aged 82, Mrs. Eliz. Afhurt, of St. Julian's, co. Herts. nearly related to the patriot Mr. Thomas Hollis, and reli of William Ashhurst, efq; of Cattle Hedingham, co. Effex, by whom he had one daugh ter and heiress, who was the first wife of Sir Henry Hoghton, bart. of Hoghton Tower, co. Lanc, and left iffue Elizabeth, fole danghter and heirefs, married, July 15, 1783, to Capt. Lewis Majendie, of the 15th regiment of Light Dragoons, fon of the rev. John James Majendie, D.D. Canon of Windfor, by whom the has a fon and a daughter. 27. At North Yarmouth, aged 81, Mrs. Lydia Woodbine, aged 81. 28. Aged 69, Mr. Edw. Nah, late of Mitcham Mills. At Durham, Thomas Watham, M.D. Mafter Lake, fon of William L. esq; and brother to Sir James L. 30. In the Tower, Richard Hardwicke, efq; of the Cuftoms. Hon. Eliz. Langdale, fifter to the late Lord L. of Holme, co. York. At Barras, the lady of Sir W. Ogilvie, bart. 31. Mr. Thomas Peacock, bottle-glafs manufacturer and merchant. Mifs Charlotte Maria Cooper, eldest daughter of the rev. Dr. Cooper, minifter of Great Yarmouth, not only to the inexpreffible grief of her parents, but likewife to the unfeigned regret of every one who knew her. To thofe who never enjoyed rhat happiness, the bare enumeration of her excellencies would appear as the mere panegyric of blind partiality, or perhaps only as "Fancy's coinage." The more exact the delineation were, the more it would be deemed a defeription of that faultlef monster, which, it is faid, "the world ne'er faw." But no one can really form the leaft idea of her character, who does not join to every accomplishment which could render a yonng lady moft truly lovely and amiable, the affemblage of all thofe affections and virtues, whofe union conftitutes the utmost perfection of the chriftian. Feb... At Ludlow, aged 95, Alexander Stuart, efq; oldest aldermant of that corpora tion. He was formerly a captain in the army, and governor of Ludlow cale. At Bath, after long and fevere illness, Jas Phipps, efq; M.P. for Peterborough. At Tetbury, aged 162, Anne Davis. This woman had the perfect ufe of her faculties till the laft minute. She had not been out of her room for upwards of thirty years, nor ever during that period, even in the most extreme cold weather, would fuffer any fire in her chamber. At Benwick, co. J. Burgefs, efa; poffelfd |