infulted by what had fallen from the noble Lord, fent him a challenge a few days fince; on which a meeting took place in the Phonix Park, where each difcharged a cafe of piftols. The Duke was grazed by a ball in the fide, and Lord Blaney had part of his hat fhot away by the fire of his antagonift. The feconds then interfered, and an amicable explanation took place. The Duke De Fitz-James became indifpofed fhortly after, and was politely vifited by Lord Blaney. The latter nobleman ferved on the continent, under the Duke of York, and received a flight wound in one of the engagements in Flanders.

At Mr. Trumbull's fale of picfures, Mr. Weft made feveral purchafes for the King. Among thefe were Deijenara and the Centaur, 5881. A Landfcape, with figures and cattle, by Berghem, 9451. and the Virgin, Chrift, and St. John, by Raphael, 8921. The whole collection, containing 91 pictures, fold for 8,2171. 178.

On Friday evening, about seven o'clock, a dreadful fire broke out in a warehouse near the Old Dock, Liverpool, belonging to Mr. Walton, which, with the whole of its contents, confifting of a large quantity of manufactured cotton goods, was totally destroyed in about two hours; but, by the very great exertions of a number of gentlemen, and others, aided by the affiftance of the firemen, the adjoining drugwarehouse of Meflrs. Welsh and Sinclair, the roof of which had at one time caught fire, was preferved, with little damage.

Mr. Colquhoun, in his Treatife on the Police of the Metropolis, ftates, that there is a class of female arpers, who dress elegantly, per

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fonate women of fashion, and ever go to St. James's." The wife of a well-known fharper, now upon "the town (fays he) is faid to have "appeared at court, dreffed in a "ftyle of peculiar elegance, while "the fharper himself is fuppofed to "have gone in the dress of a cler

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gyman. According to the infor"mation of a noted receiver, they "pilfered to the value of 17001. on "the King's birth-day, in 1795, "without difcovery or fufpicion.”.

Sir Godfrey Webfter obtained a fentence of feparation against his wife, in Doctors Commons, on Thursday, for adultery with Lord Holland. The charges upon which the divorce was founded, and to which L. Webfter made no defence, were in fubftance as follows:

"That Sir Godfrey and Lady Webfter, in the beginning of the year 1795, were at Florence, together with their three children, and that Lord Holland visited them, in common with others, until the month of February, at which time Sir Godfrey had occafion to return to England, in confequence of the death of Richard Vaffall, Efq. his father-in-law, leaving Lady Webfter behind him, who, from being with child, could not travel:-That Lord Holland continued his vifits to Lady Webfter during the abfence of Sir Godfrey, who did not return again to Florence, but remained in England: That Lady Webfter made feveral excurfions in the abfence of Sir Godfrey, to Padua, Vienna, &c. &c. in which fhe was accompanied by Lord Holland; and in June 1796 they arrived at Cruxhaven, on their way to England: That,they lived together at the fame inn at Cruxhaven for fix days, carrying on adulterous intercourfe, and took their paffage home

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by the fame veffel: That they arrived at Yarmouth in the fame month, and immediately proceeded to London. On their arrival there Lady Webster ordered her coachman to drive to the house of a lady in Albemarle-ftreet, where the faw Sir Godfrey, and where the remained fome time, but refufed to fleep with him: her maidfervant constantly slept in her room, who depofed that during her lady's ftay in Albemarle-street, neither Sir Godfrey nor any other perfon flept with her: That on her quitting Albemarle-ftreet, fhe went to refide in ready-furnished apartments in Brompton-row, and flept in a two-pair of stairs room in which there was only one bed: That Lord Holland vifited Lady Webfter at thefe apartments, flept in the fame bed with her, and they lived together in this place in all refpects as man and wife until the month of Auguft laft, at which time they removed to Brompton-Park, where they have ever fince refided: That on the 6th day of November last, Lady Webfter was delivered by Dr. Crofts of a full-grown infant, at Brompton-Park: That Lady Webfter had frequently acknowledged the child to be Lord Holland's, and that Lord Holland had paid the ufual fees to Dr. Crofts, and had ever fince maintained the child as his own.

Sir Godfrey has fince obtained 60001. damages against Lord Holland; who, immediately after the divorce had taken place, married Lady Webster.

Last week a moft fhocking murder was committed on the body of Mr. Wood of Brownhills, near Newcastle, in Staffordshire, by a Mr. Oliver, an apothecary in Burflem, near the fame place. It ap

pears that the latter paid his ad. dreffes to one of Mr. Wood's daughters; but having been difmiffed the houfe by the old gentleman, formed the defperate refolution of fhooting him. On Friday laft he went to Mr. Wood with a brace of loaded piftols, faying, "I am come to die with you," and immediately fhot him in the body: he then attempted to shoot himself, but was prevented. Mr. Wood died in great agonies on Monday; and Oliver is committed to Stafford gaol to take his trial at the next affizes.

DIED. Ift. Shot himself in the weft porch of Weftminster-Abbey, Col. Frederick. The coroner's jury on the 3d returned a verdict of Lunacy. On the 6th, at noon, his remains were brought in a hearfe to St. Ann's, Soho, attended by two mourning coaches. Several gentlemen attended in the church, and followed the bier to the grave. The body was depofited at the west end of the church, close by his father, King Theodore. About an hour before the folemnity, a refpectable perfon defired that the following character, in a fair handwriting, might be placed upon the church wall:

"Here lie

the flattered remains of Col. Frederick, fon of Theodore King of Corfica.

In his deportment he was a finished gentleman;

In honour, honesty, and truth, he was princely; he was poor in circumftances, but rich in the poffeffion of a most liberal heart.

The greateft diftress he laboured under, was the want of ability to relieve the diftreffes of others. God be with him." 3d. Shot

3d. Shot himself, at his houfe at Debbenhall, Effex, Richard Mullman Trench Chifwell, Efq. member of parliament for the borough of Aldborough, in the county of York. This melancholy fuicide was occafioned by a chain of unfuccefsful fpeculations on Weft India eftates, &c. at the commencement of the war. Previous to his unfortunate entrance into parliament, and the connections thence arifing, Mr. Chifwell was confeffedly worth near a million fterling. Ábout a year and a half fince, there were unfavourable rumours upon 'Change refpecting his paper credit; fince which time his fpirits were evidently deprefied. On the morning of the catastrophe, he deftroyed fome particular papers, and then fastening his dreffing-room door, difcharged a brace of balls from a piftol through his head. His valet hearing the report, immediately forced open the door, and found him expiring. Mr. Chifwell has left a wife and an only daughter, now the widow of the late Sir Francis Vincent, Bart. a few years fince ambaffador at Venice, by whom fhe had one fon, now Sir Richard Vincent Bart. an accomplished youth, about feventeen years of age, who was in an adjoining room when the fatal accident happened. Mr. Chifwell poffeffed a landed eftate in Effex of near 20001. per ann. He has left a will, in which he makes Mrs. Chifwell fole executrix. A coroner's inqueft, compofed of the principal gentlemen in that quarter of the county of Effex, fat on the body a few days fince, and, after confiderable deliberation, brought in their verdict Lunacy.

19th. At Bilton, near Rugby, in the county of Warwick, Mifs Addifon, only furviving daughter of the

celebrated Jofeph Addifon, Efq. born juft before his death, in 1718, by Sarah Countefs-dowager of Warwick, daughter of Thomas Dafhwood Efq. alderman of London. Mifs Addifon was buried at Bilton, on the 10th of March. Many years fince fhe made her laft will in favour of the third fon of Lord Bradford, who now comes in for her eftate. There are left at her late house at Bilton feveral portraits of Mr. Addison and his friends, with his library, which, it is prefumed, contains many valuable books and MSS. She inherited her father's memory, but none of the difcriminating powers of his understanding: with the retentive faculties of Jedediah Buxton, fhe was a perfect imbecile. She could go on in any part of her father's works, or repeat the whole, but was incapable of fpeaking or writing an intelligible fentence.

At his houfe in Pall-mall, in his 74th year, James Dodfley, Efq. many years a very eminent and refpectable bookfeller. He was brother, partner, and fucceffor in the bufinefs of the late ingenious Mr. Robert Dodfley. Robert very early invited his brother James (who was 22 years younger than himself) to assist him in business. Their father kept the free school at Manffield, in the county of Nottingham; and, being very much refpected, had alfo many other scholars of neighbouring farmers and gentlemen. He was a little deformed man, and married a young woman of 17 at the age of 75, and had a child by this union at 78. Befides Robert and James, he had many other children. Mr. James Dodfley became an active and useful partner to his brother; in conjunction with whom he published many works of the first celebrity; "Col

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lection of Poems," "The Preceptor," &c. &c. and commenced, in 1758, "The Annual Regifter." Robert, who quitted bufinefs early in 1759, died Sept. 28, 1764, at the age of 1; James perfevered in acquiring wealth by the most honourable literary connections. In 1782 he communicated to the Rockingham administration the plan of the tax on receipts, which, though troublesome to the trader, has been productive of confiderable revenue to the ftate. A few years after, (1786) he was nominated as a proper perfon to be fheriff of London and Middlesex; in excufe for which he cheerfully paid the customary fine. It is worthy noticing, as a literary anecdote, that he fold no lefs than 18,000 copies of Mr. Burke's famous "Reflections on the French Revolution;" with confiderable advantage both to himself and to the author; to whom he made a very handsome compliment for the profits. His property (which is estimated to be about 70,0001.) he has given principally to nephews and nieces, and their defcendants: to fome of them 80001. 3 per cents each; and to others 4 or 5000l. each, in fpecific fums, or in higher funds: to each of his executors 1000l. These are Mr. Tho. Tawney, of Brooks-place, Lambeth, who married a daughter of his brother Ifaac; Mr. J. Walter, of Charing-Crofs (with whom he had been in habits of friendship, Mr. Walter having ferved his apprenticeship with his brother Robert); and Mr. G. Nicol, his Majefty's bookfeller, in Pall-mall. To his attorney, Mr. Webfter 1000l.; to Mr. John Freeborn, who had been for feveral years his affiftant in business, 4000l.; to his maid-fervant 5001; to his coachman 5001.

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and alfo his carriage and horfes; to the poor of St. James's, Weftminiter, 2001. 3 per cents; and to the company of ftationers nearly 4001. By a habit of fecluding himself from the world, Mr. James Dodfley (who certainly poffeffed a liberal heart and a strong understanding) had acquired many peculiarities. He at one time advertised an intention of quitting trade; but in lefs-than a fortnight, repenting the refolution, again advertised that he fhould continue in business, and refolicited the favour of his friends. For fome years paft, however, he kept no public fhop, but continued to be a large wholesale dealer in books of his own copy-right. Of these a part, to the amount of fome thouland pounds, was burnt by an accidental fire in a warehouse which he had not prevailed on himself to infure; but the lofs of which be was philofopher enough to bear without the least apparent emotion; and fold to a gentleman the chance of the fragments of waste paper that might be faved, for a fingle hundred pounds. This agreement was not fulfilled, but the whole remainder was afterwards fold for 80 guineas. He kept a carriage many years, but ftudioufly, wifhed that his friends fhould not know it; nor did be ever ufe it on the eastern fide of Templebar. He purchafed fome years fince an eftate with a fmail houfe on it, between Chiflehurst and Bromley. On the house he expended in incredible fum, more than would have rebuilt one of twice the fize, which afterwards he rarely vifited, and at length let, with the estate, on a long leafe, at a very lov v rent. Though he has often expre fed his apprehenfion that the law (if he fhould die inteftate) would not difpofe of his property as he could

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wifh, he never could perfuade himfelf to make a will till he was turned of 70; fince which he has made four: the last of them on January 4, 1797, not long before his decease. He left every legacy clear of the tax, and appointed fix refiduary legatees.

MARCH.

Ift. A very fevere affray took place this evening in Market-lane, Pall-mall. An order had imprudently been given to the foldiers guarding the entrance of the Opera-house in that lane, to turn out the fervants of the nobility who flood in the lobby; which the fervants refifted, and the chairmen taking their part, attacked the foldiers fo violently with their poles, that it was found neceffary to call in the affiftance of the guard at the front of the houfe to quell the riot. Several of the fervants were much wounded in the affray.

3d. Public rejoicings took place in London, on account of the victory of Admiral Jervis over the Spanish fleet; and a fubfcription was entered into at Lloyd's for the relief of the widows and orphans of the brave men who fell on that occafion.

4th. Twenty fhilling notes were iffued by the Bank of England.

8th. This day was obferved as a general faft throughout the king

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10th. Spanish dollars were this day iffued from the Bank, at four fhillings and ninepence each.

11th. At the police-office Marlbro'-ftreet, Lady Buckinghamshire, Lady E. Lutterell, and Mrs. Sturt, were convicted before N. Conant and T. Robinfon, Efqrs. in the penalty of 501. each, for playing at

the game of faro; and Henry Mar tindale was convicted in the fum of 2001. for keeping the faro-table at Lady Buckinghamshire's house. The witneffes were two ci-devant fervants of Lady Buckinghamshire. There were informations against

Mr. Concannen and Mr. O'Burne for fimilar offences. Both the defendants were found guilty, and paid the penalty.

Thomas Muir, tranfported by the British government to Botany-Bay, reached Cadiz about the beginning of this year. The veffel in which he failed carried him only to Nootka Sound, from whence he travelled nearly the whole length of the weft coaft of America, and reached Panama, the governor of which fhewed him every civility. He croffed the isthmus of Darien, and went in a Spanish frigate to Cuba; but the governor not thinking it proper to fuffer a man of his principles to be at large, confined him on the north fide of Cuba till a proper opportunity occurred to fend him to Spain.

A boat, in which were two midfhipmen and fix failors, belonging to the Europa Ruffian fhip, at Chatham, coming from Sheernefs, was overfet by a fquall of wind; by which unfortunate accident one midshipman and four men were drowned; the others were taken up by a failing barge, and put on fhore in the marih, near the Folly-houfe; but not knowing the direct road, and the tide approaching very faft, overwhelmed the remaining unfortunates, who alfo fell victims, except the midfhipman, the only furvivor left to relate the fhocking circumftance: and he now lies dangeroufly ill on board the Archipelago Ruffian frigate.