grants have got across to the English coaft within this laft fortnight; they have been feen on the roads from Dover, Hastings, Eattbourne, and Brighthelmstone, coming up to London in all poflible ways, on coaches, waggons, fish carts, &c. Some came walki, attended by a cart, which they afcended by turns as they were over fatigued. The streets of London new [warm with them; and as many of them are in abfolute diftress, fubfcriptions have been opened by our benevolent countrymen for their relief. new County Gaol; when a farmer, whe had been confined for feven years for a debt incurred by a lawyer's bill, on his knees prefented a petition, stating the particulars to his Majesty. His Majefty was most gracioufly pleated to pay the money (2201.), and the man was immediately liberated.-His name is Pitfield,* Accounts from the North are of the most lamentable kind, concerning the immenfe lofs of theep by the floods, and the miferable state of their corn, laid flat by the rains, and the little hopes of its ripening fit for the fickle. Weftmoreland, Lancashire, and the fine county of Nottinghamshire, along the Derwent, have fuffered exceed ingly. A Mr. Herbert has obtained, in Ireland, a verdict of 15,000l. against Major Duff, of the 38th regiment, for a criminal converíation with his wife. 17. A Court Martial commenced on board the Duke, in Portmouth Harbour, on Wednesday the 12th inft. on a charge of mutiny on the 28th of April, 1787, on board his Majesty's armed veffel Bounty, for running away with the fhip, and deferting his Majefty's fervice, against Jofeph Coleman, Charles Norman, Thomas Mackintoth, Peter Haywood, Ifaac Morris, John Milward, William Mufpratt, Thomas Birkett, Thomas Ellifon, and Michael Byrn. The evidence for the profecution closed on Friday night the 14th inft. and the Court indulged the prifoners till Monday to give in their defence, and on Tueday took the whole into their confideration, when they were pleafed to pafs fentence of death on Haywood, Morris, Millward, Mufpratt, Birkett, and Ellifon, the two fuft of whom the Court recommended to mercy. Coleman, Norman, Mackintosh, and Byrn, left arm, bit him upon the pit of the Romach, were acquitted and discharged. 19. The Seff ons ended at the Old Bailey, when the following capital cor vićts received fentence of death, viz. Thomas Crump, John Dean, William Wane, Thomas Kirk, Robert Wallace, Thomas Sticks alias Wood, Thomas Cook, John Cook, Richard Stanniforth, James Auikin alias Allkin, Mary Burgefs, and John Smith alias Irefon. The judgment upon If ac Moore, a lettercarrier, convicted this feffion, is refpited for the opinion of the Judges, Whether ftealing bulf a a Bank-note is felony ? 21 The Royal Party lately rode out from Weymouth to Durchetter, and furveyed the JOHN 21. Mr. Paine, author of "The Rights of Man," is elected a Member of the National Convention of France, by the district of Verfailles, and alfo by that of Calais. Mr. Paine in confequence fet off for Paris on Monday laft. As a young man, named Thomas Forfter, fon of an eminent gardener of Mickleton, in Gloucesterthire, was walking in their own garden, he saw an adder; he laid hold of a garden-rake, and ftruck it; upon which, with a fudden spring, it faflened round his and then dropped off The place bitten began fwelling immediately, with an uncom、 mon degree of pain, which baffled every effort of an experienced furgeon for the space of fix hours, when the young man died in the most excruciating and tormenting pain. The American Honey fuckle, which bears fo pretty a flower in moft gardens in this kingdom, after its bluffom clofes, inftead of going to feed, the pod ripens into very fine cotton, which it produces in abundance.This is a circumstance which, if not worthy the attention of the cotton manufacturer, at leaft merits notice from the curious. PROMOTION S. OHN SHORE, efq. to be Governor General of Bengal, &c. vice Lord Cornwalls. Major General Sir Robert Abercromby, the prefent Governor of Bombay, and Commander in Chief of the forces in that Prefidency, to be Commander in Chief of the Compeny's terces in India. The Rev. Willam Buller, D. D. to be Zi. fhop of Exeter, vice Dr. John Ross. The Rev. Robert John Sayer, A. M. to a Prebend in Winchester Cathedral. Lieut. Gen. Sir William Fawcett, K. B. from the 15th foot, to be Colonel of the 3d reg. of Dragoon Guards, vice Lieut. Gen. Richard Burton Phillipfon, dec. Major Major Gen. James Hamilton, from the sift Foot, to be Colonel of the 15th, vice Lieut. Gen. Sir Wm. Fawcett. Lieut. Col. Archibald Campbell, from the 29th Foot, to be Colonel of the 21, vice Major General James Hamilton. Major John Callow to be Lieutenant Colonel of the 3d reg. of Dragoons, by purchafe, vice Cathcart Taylor, who retires; and Capt. Wm. Waller, to be Major. William Andrews, gent. to be Coroner and Town Clerk of Reading, vice Henry Dianc, gent. William Douglas Brodie, cfq to be his Majefty's Conful at Malaga, vice Mark Gregory, efq. dec. George Nayler, efq. to be Genealogift and Blanc Courier Herald of the Moll Honourable Order of the Bath, His Grace the Duke of Leeds to be Go vernor of the Turkey Company. MARRIAGES. AT Chiswick, Lady Margaret Affleck, tillery, to Mifs Gwernap, daughter of Capt. widow of the late Sir Edmund Atfleck, bart. Rear Admiral of the Blue, to Major John M'Kinnon, of the 63d regi ment. Thomas Raymond Arundell, efq.youngest fon of the Hon. James Everard Arundell, of Afhcombe in Wilts, to Mifs Smythe, daughter of the late Sir Edward Smythe, of Acton Burnell, Salop, bart. The Rev. B. Tinley, of Hickling, Nottinghamshire, to Mifs C. F. Watson, fecond daughter of Major Watson, of the former place, and grand daughter of the late Sir Thomas Samwell, bart. William Earle Welby, cfq. jun. of Carlton-house, Nottinghamshire, to Mifs Spry, only daughter of the late William Spry, efq. Governor of the Island of Barbadoes. The Rev. Thomas Hind, Rector of Arnley, Oxfordshire, to Mrs. Lane, relic of the late Richard Lane, efq. of Mili-end, Hambledon, Bucks. Capt. Edward Wood, of the Royal Ar Gwennap, of his Majelly's Navy. Thomas Weiten, efq. of Clay-hill, Middlefex, to Mifs Forbes, daughter of the late Major Hugh Forbes, of the Royal Regiment of Horfe Guards. John Newport, efq, banker, of Waterford, Ireland, to Mifs Mary Campart, of Buckden, Huntingdonfhire. At Bath, Thomas Ahmuty, efq to Mrs. Quin, fifter of Sir Henry Cavendish. Edward Grofe Smith, efq.of Hatton-street, to Mifs Heathfield, of Dartford. Thomas Chriftic, cfq. of Devonshire fquare, merchant, to Mifs Thomson, of Somerfham, Huntingdonshire J. H. Yorke, efq. Captain in the Royal Regiment of Artillery, to Mifs Phipps, daughter of the late Thomas Phipps, ciq. of Little Green, Suffex. Mr. Roffer, of Cheapfide, perfumer, to' Mifs Warren, daughter of the la e Mr. Warren, perfumer, of the fame place. MONTHLY OBITUARY for SEPTEMBER 1792. of gentleman was of Emmanuel College, Cambridge, where he took the degree of B. A. 1749, and M. A. 1758. He was the Author Remarks upon the Natural Hiftory of Religion, by Mr. Hume. With Dialogues on Heathen Idolatry and the Chriftian Religion. By S. T." 8vo. printed for Dodfics, 1758, 15. The Rev. Talbot Harris, M. A. Rector of Upton Warren, and Vicar of Povick, in the county of Oxford. Mr. John Attwood, near forty years writing-mafter of Chrift's Hofpital. 16. Lady Clavering, wife of Sir Thomas Clavering. 17. Mr. John Horwood, land-fleward to General Lake, the Member for Aylesbury. 18. Lieut. Gen. Richard Burton Philipfon, Colonel of the third regiment of dragoon guards, and Member for Eye, Suffolk. 19. John Bertles, efq. King's-ftreet, St. James's Square. Mr. Kimpton fenior, master of the Tottenham, Edmonton, and Enfield, Hage-coaches, At Gloucefter, Mr. Lindley, of York, a diftinguished performer on the violin. John Brown, efq. Alderman of Lincoln, aged 69 years. 20. Lieut. George Younghusband, of the Royal Navy. Lately at Redruth, in Cornwall, Mrs. Joan Harrington, aged 110 years. 21. Mrs. Long, rel &t of Mr. Deputy Long, of Bishopfgate Street. At Leeds, Capt. William Elliott, of the Royal Navy. 23. Ferdinando Collins, cfq. at Betterton, Berks, aged 80 years. The Rev. George Robert Wadsworth, Rector of Howe and Kirstead, in the county of Norfolk At Wells, aged 84, Mr. James Everdel, many years clerk to Mr. Juftice Gould. At We Hey, Herefordshire, aged 70, Thomas Legge, elq. At Madley, Herefordshire, Robert Sayer, M. D. in his 8th year. John Hurtle, efq. Juftice of Peace for the county of Worcester. 24. At Swaffham, in the county of Norfolk, folk, in his 62d year, William Clark WoodLine, efq. At Leigh, Captain Thomas Miller, late of Colonel Tarleton's light dragoons. At Inverness, Simon Frazer, eiq. of Famelian. Lately Col. Browning, of Mufwell Hill, near Highgate. 25. Mr. William Ward, jun. eldest fon of Mr. Ward, of Sheffield, printer. In Park-treet, Edinburgh, Capt. John Lockhart Nafith, of the Royal Navy. The Rev. Arthur Branthwayt, rector of Still key, St. John and St. Mary with Marfon, and alfo of Hethel in Norfolk. Lately John Bullock Loyd, Efq. Juftice of Peace for the county of Brecon. 26. Mr. Shaw, mufician at Covent Garden Theatre. At Merrion Square, Dublin, John Crampton, efq. Mr. Stringer, attorney, at Doncaster. 27. Mr. Nunn, mafter of the White-hart Inn, Romford. Lately at Ludlow, Lady Cotterel, reli&t of Sir John Cotterel, of Garnons, Herefordshire. 28. Mr. William Gibfon, Chelfea, formerly partner in the house of Carr, Ibbetfon, an Co. meicers. Mr. Jon Billet, merchant, at Perth. Lately at Tamworth, in Staffordshire, Wingfield Wildman, efq. 29. At Tunbridge Welis, John Hankey, elq. of Mincing Lane. J. England, clq. of Dorchefter. near Norwich. John Wal inge, efq. of Mill End, Hambledon, Bucks. In St. George's New Road, Capt. Robert Gibbon, aged 77 many years commander of a ship in the St Kitt's Trade. 31. At Bandirran, Capt. Patrick Drummond, of the Royal Navy. SEPT. 1. Charles Stanley, efq. of Moor Hall, Lancashire, in his 77th year; brother to Sir John Stanley, bart. Metcalf Proctor, elq. of Thorp, near Leeds, father of the late Countefs of Eflingbam. At Chelmsford, Mr. Aljohn Stokes, atBorney at law. Mr. Lawrence Inglis, Deputy Clerk of the Bills, Edinburgh. 2. At Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, aged upwards of 80, John Smith, M. D. formerly of New College, Oxford. At Alton, in Staffordshire, aged 31, the Rev. James Pratt, B. A. of St. John's College. 3. At Fulbeck, in Lancashire, in his 88th year, the Rev. Mr. Hill. At the Welth School, Grays-Inn-lane, Richard Jones, efq. many years treasurer of that charity. Mr. John Pettis, of Down-ftreet, Pic cadilly. 4. Peter Loubard, efq. at Canterbury. At Edinburgh, Mr. Ewen Sutherland, fecond fon of the late Lieutenant Col. James Sutherland, of Uppal. John Smith, efq. Baker-freet, Portman fquare. Joha Eyre, efq. Farnham, Surrey. At Harley Green, Mr. Goodall, of Walton. At Durham, Chriftopher Wardell, efq. 6. At Lochnaw Caftle, Scotland, Andrew Agnew, efq. only fon of Sir Stair Agnew, bart. Mrs. Backhoufe, widow of the Rev. George Backhoufe, vicar of Wootten, Bedford fhire. Lately in Jamaica, Col. Gardiner, of the Light-horfe. 6. Jofeph Hetherington, efq. furveyor of the King's Warehoufe. At Hendon, in his 82d year, Mr. Elias White, many years one of the attorneys in the Office of Pleas in the Court of Exchequer. At Rochester, Ifaac Wildafh, efq. in his 85th year. Lady Caroline Egerton, fifter to the Duke of Bridgwater. 7. Mr. Richard Goodall, Chapel Yard, Spital fquare. Richard Taylor, efq. Charlton-house, near Sunbury. In Park Street, Dublin, the Right Hon. Thomas Nugent, Earl of Weftmeath, Vif count and Baron Deivin, Knight of St. Patrick. 8. Mr. William Jones, of Bristol, mer. chant. At Raby Cafile, the Right Hon. Henry Vane, Earl of Darlington, Vilcount Barnard, Governor of the Cattle of Carlisle, Lord Lieut. and Vice Admiral of the county of Durham, and Colonel of the Durham Militia. At Terrington, near Caftle Howard, the Rev. John Prowde, A. M. in his 45th European Magazine, For OCTOBER 1792. [Embellished with, 1. A PORTRAIT of MOSES MENDEZ, Efq; And 2. A View of ASHBURN in DERBYSHIRE. CONTAINING Page Some Account of Mofes Mendez, Efq. 251 Voyage, Curious Account of the Execution of the Earl of Effex, now first printed, Sterne not the Writer of a Letter erroneously attributed to him in our Magazine of March last, Account of Ahburn in Derbyshire, 252 254 255 256 257 An Account of the late Dr. John Morgan, 262 Droffiana, No. XXXVII. Anecdotes of 267 The Pleasures of Memory. A Poem in Mergui Archipelago, lying on the East 279 Bolwell's Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. 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