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JUNE 24.

OME perfons in the neighbourhood of Brigham, Yorkshire, found a toad on

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Good Friday, 1790, which, from a whimfical curiofity, they placed in a pot with a flate upon the top of it, and buried it three feet deep in the earth, in a fituation to pre- vent it's receiving any moisture from the rains, &c. thereby to determine whether the wonderful relations refpecting the fubfiftence of that reptile were true in any degree. The fpot was marked, and it was refolved not to open it till the Good Friday in 1791. cordingly a great number affembled on that day, and the pot, with it's contents, was carefully dug out, when the toad was found not only living, but greatly improved in fize. It was viewed for fome time, to ob. ferve whether it feemed affected by it's expofure to the air, after so long a confinement, but no change was difcovered; it was afterwards fet at liberty.

JUNE 25.

Yesterday a Common-hall was held at Guildhall for the e ection of Sheriff, ChamBerlain, and other officers ufually elected for the year enfuing on Midfummer-day.

The Lord Mayor, thirteen Aldermen, and Melfrs. Macaulay and Glynn, the two Sheriffs, were prefent. At one o'clock they went upon the Huftings, and after opening the Hall, the Auditors made their report on the ftate of the City and Bridgehouse accounts, which, upon a motion made by the Auditors, were ordered to be by the Lord Mayor laid before the next Court of Common Council. The Aidermen Anderfon and Combe, who had not ferved the office of Sheriff, together with

Robert Mackreth, Efq. Vintner,

Thomas Davies, Efq. Merchant Taylor, Edward Nairne, Efq. Spectacle-maker, John Blackall, Efq. Musician, Parker Hatley, Efq. Skinner, and. Thomas Cope, Efq. Plaifterer, were put in nomination for the faid office, when the election of the Livery was declared to have fallen upon

John William Anderfon, Efq. Alderman and Glover, and

Harvey Chriftian Combe, Efq. Alderman and Fishmonger.

Mr. Alderman Wilkes was then put in nomination for the office of Chamberlain, with the unanimous approbation of the Livery. He addreffed them upon the occafion, and was heard with the utmost attention, and with great applaufe.

Mr. Cowley then came forward to addrefs the Hall, and offer himself as a candidate, but was not permitted to be heard. The

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JUNE 30.

Early on Monday morning, the remains of the late Countess of Huntingdon were removed from her dwelling-house in the Spa Fields, in order for their interment in the family vault near Lutterworth, in Leicef tershire. The proceffion was preceded by nine horsemen; a hearfe with fix horfes, containing the body, was attended with three coaches and fix, with the family mourners,' befides a number of others, occupied by her Ladyfhip's friends, who accompanied the funeral as far as St. Alban's. The Rev.

Mr. Jones, of the Spa Fields Chapel, is to inter the corpfe, and preach the funeral fermon at the place of deftination.

The Countess of Huntingdon, by her own defire, was interred in the fuit of white filk, which the wore upon the opening of a chapel in Goodman's Fields.

JULY 5.

On Tuefday fe'nnight an Inqueft was held at Shobdon, in Herefordfhire, on view of the body of a lad of 14 years of age, who was found in an outbuilding belonging to Lord Viscount Bateman, with a dreadful wound in the thigh dividing the principal artery, which occafioned his death in a few minutes. From the evidence delivered,' and other concurring circumftances, the Jury brought in a verdict of wilful murder against his father-in-law. A fcythe was the inftrument with which the wound was evidently effected. And on the fame day the offender was committed to the county gaol upon the return of the Coroner's Inqueft... JULY 6.

The late exceffive cold winds proved fatal to a number of theep in various parts of the kingdom that had been newly thorn, particularly in the north; at Glenlivir, in Scotland, a farmer loft 32 in one day by the fe verity of the weather.

On Thursday fe'nnight a curious race was run at Carlow, in Ireland, between an. old woman, aged 60, and a young man of

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24, which was won by the former. The distance was fix miles, from Carlow to Caftledermot, and the old woman gained half a mile's advantage in the courfe. The number of spectators were incredible, and the loudeft acclamations proved their fatiffaction at the veteran's fuccefs.

An infallible and fimple remedy has lately been difcovered for curing cattle that have overfed themselves by ftraying into clover; the quantity of an egg-fhell full of gar, forced down the throat of the animal, gives immediate relief.

A confiderable check upon horfe stealing is expected from a laudable expedient now adopting in feveral capital towns, where every stranger who brings horfes for fale, is obliged to produce vouchers. In default of

thefe, two horfe-itealers were apprehended laft week.

No less than feven perfons fell down, and died fuddenly in the streets, near Soho, in the course of the last week.

On Sunday afternoon as four men were drinking at a public-houfe at Chelfca, a difpute arofe concerning their reckoning, when one of them ftruck an old man, a penfioner of the College, on the temple, which occafioned his death in a few minutes.

Portfmouth, July 4. As the Duke of Gloucester was going out on Saturday to view the hofpital, with Admiral Roddam and Col. Mulcafter, the barge got aground on the beach; the barge-men went out into the water, and, with the affiftance of another boat's crew, they were got off, without any other injury than the Princess being a good deal frightened.

They afterwards went through Wevil brewery, &c. and on board the Royal Willam.

Yesterday they went in the CommifGoner's barge to the Isle of Wight, and returned in the evening to the Fountain.

Though the fleet at Spithead is now completely manned, yet preffing and entering feamen goes on as brifkly as ever, which caufes much fpeculation.

There being a strong gale the whole of laft night and this day, all the fhips at Spithead have ftruck their yards and topmaits, and very few boats have ventured out.

Lord and Lady Barwell are on a vifit at Lord Hood's, and the town is remarkably full of company.

JULY 7.

COURT of KING'S BENCH-Arfon. Yesterday Mary Doran, who had been tried and convicted for wilfully fetting fire to her house in Ruffell-court, Drury-lane, was brought from Newgate to receive fentence.

Lord Kenyon faid, the prifoner had been convicted upon the cleareft evidence of a crime of great magnitude.

The Counfel for the profecution obferved,

Mr. Juftice Afhurst pronounced the fentence of the Court. He informed the prifoner that, had it not been for a particular conftruction of law, the would have been found guilty of a capital offence; but tho her life had not become forfeited, that circumftance did not abate the enormity of her crime. It did not clearly appear to the Court what motive could urge her to the commiffion of an offence fo horrid in it's nature, and fo dangerous in it's confequences; but the prefumption was, that her object was gain, the house being infured.The learned Judge then pronounced fentence, which was, that the prisoner be imprifoned in Newgate for the term of two years, and at the expiration of her imprisonment to find fecurity for her good behaviour for five years, herself in, 100l. and two fureties in gol. each.

The convicts on board the Albemarle transport, on a voyage to New South Wales," rofe upon the officers and crew, on the 9th of April last. They were, however, foon fubdued, and two of the ringleaders were hanged.

JULY S.

A few days fince a young lady called at an Inn in Sunderland, and ordered a chaile to Durham, which was immediately coms plied with. She paid the fare, and defired the driver to fet her down at a certain house in that city; on their arrival, the lady was found dead in the carriage; her name and place of abode are not yet known.

On Tuesday afternoon, as a boy about fifteen years of age, fervant to a Mr. Moore, farmer, of Winthill, near Burton upon Trent, was fitting fideways on a blind mare on Burton-bridge, looking at fome people that were fishing, a load of thorns came by, one of which ftruck the mare over the face; which caused her to start fo fuddenly, that fhe fell over the bridge fide, and the boy holding faft by the halter went with her, The mare was inftantly killed, her back and many of her bones being broken; but very providentially the boy, though much bruised, efcaped without broken limbs, and is likely

to do well.

JULY 15. Yesterday, being the Anniversary of the French Revolution, was celebrated by a dinner at the Crown and Anchor Tavern in the Strand, which was attended by about a thousand gentlemen. George Rous, Efq. prefided at this meeting, at which an Ode, fuitable to the occafion, was recited, and feveral patriotic toafts were drank.

The company feparated very peaceably about eight o'clock, but at night fome riotous perfons proceeded through the city, calling for lights, which appeared in the houfes of fome of the principal freets.

JULY 22.

By accounts from Birmingham we learn, that the most dreadful riots have taken place in that town and neighbourhood, which commenced on the 14th of this month, in confequence of the commemoration of the French revolution. Both the Prefbyterian meeting-houfes are burnt or deftroyed, together with thofe gentlemen's houses that were fuppofed to belong to diffenters. On the arrival of the military, however, the town was restored to quiet.

Dr. Priestley's houfe, furniture, library, and philofophical apparatus, fell a facrifice to the rage of the mob; as did thofe of Meffrs. Ryeland, (late Baskerville's) Humphries, Taylor, Hutton, Ruffell, Hanks, Hobfon, Budd, Hawks, and Harwood, with many others in the neighbourhood of Birmingham.

Mr. Taylor's loffes are computed by himfelf at 40,000l. No dwelling-houfes in Birmingham have been deftroyed-only two Meeting-houfes were burnt in the town, and the windows of the Hotel broken. The greatest damages have been fuftained in the environs of Birmingham.

Lord Aylesford and the Magiftrates had been particularly active in their exertions to fupprefs the riots.

The lofes fuftained, and which the county will have to repair, muft be felt feverely, as the most moderate calculation eftimates them at near 400,000l. sterling.

Information received by the latest expreffes from Birmingham, report tranquil- . lity to have been perfectly restored in that neighbourhood; the mob is difperfed, and one dozen of the principal rioters are in custody.

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At St. George's, Bloomsbury, by the Bihop of London, William Farrington, Efq. of Shaw-hill, in the county of Lancaster, to Mifs Wilbraham Bootle, daughter of Ri chard Wilbraham Bootle, Efq.

At Battersea church, William Patterson, Efq. of Devonshire-place, Wimpole-street, to Mifs Vardon, eldest daughter of Thomas Vardon, Efq. of St. John's Place, Batterfea Rife.

At Southam, in Warwickshire, the Rev. B. Thickins, B. D. of Rofs, Herefordshire, to Mifs Weftley, of Southam.

At St Paul's, Covent-garden, the Rev. Jofeph Stennett, to Mrs. Straphan, of James

street.

Le Chevalier de Freire, Minister from Portugal, and Chargé des Affaires at the Court of London, to Mrs. Lochyer, at the Portuguese Chapel, in South-Audley-strees, Grofvenor-fquare.

Granville Penn, Efq. of Spring-gardens, to Mifs Forbes, daughter of Colonel Gardon Forbes, of Ham-Common, Surrey.

At St. Helena, Effex, Henry Bond, Efq. Captain of the Royal Admiral Eaft-Indiaman, to Mifs Mary Young, of that island."

At York, the Rev. John Forth, A. M. Chaplain to the Earl of Carlifle, and FelJow of Jefus College, Cambridge, to Mifs Woodhoufe, niece to the late James Woodhoufe, Efq. of that city.

At Finningley, Mr. R. Dunhill, fon of John Dunhill, Eiq. Mayor of Doncaster, to Mifs Ann Smith, of Hayfields, near that

town.

At Worting, near Basingstoke, Hants, Edward Lane, Eiq. of Worting-Lodge, in the fame county, to Mifs Allen, daughter of Captain Allen, of the royal navy.

Liberty Taylor, Efq. brother to the Member for Maidstone, to Mifs Allen, of Maidftone, daughter of the late Captain Allen, who was nearly related to Lord Amherst.

The Rev. Henry Hatton to Mifs Pepperell, eldest daughter to Sir William Pepperell. Bart. of Harley-street.

At Palmerton-houfe, near Dublin, by Special licence, Thomas Smith, Efq. of the Inner Temple, to the Hon. Mifs Mary Hely Hutchinfon, daughter to the Right Hon. the Secretary of State of Ireland, and fifter to Lord Donoughmore.

At St. Andrew's church, Holborn, Charles Worthington, Efq. of Lincoln's-Inn, to Mifs Elizabeth Maude, daughter of the late James Maude, Efq. of New Broad-street-buildings.

The Rev. Henry Wakeham, fecond fon of the Rev. Dr. Wakeham, Dean of Bocking, to Mifs Jane Nottidge, third daughter of Jofiah Nottidge, Efq. of Bocking.

Francis Wenell, Efq. of Welt-Malling,

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to Mifs Lucy Perfect, fecond daughter of Dr. Perfect, of the fame place.

At Edinburgh, Capt. Alexander Cunningham, of the royal navy, to Mifs Jane Scott, daughter of the deceafed Dr. John Scott, of Coats.

At Dublin, Capt. Saunders, of the 4th regiment of dragoons, to Mifs Smith, daughter of Alderman Smith.

At the feat of the Right Hon. John Berefford, in Ireland, William Reynell, Efq. eldeft fon of John Reynell, of Caftle Reynell, in the county of Westmeath, Efq. to Mifs Montgomery, daughter of the late Sir William Montgomery, Bart.

At Hull, Mr. John Green, merchant, and one of the Elder Brethren of the TrinityHoufe, to Mrs. Moore, widow of the late Mr. Moore, fen. merchant of that town.

In the parish church of Wakerley, in Northamptonshire, the Right Hon. Lord Sherrard, only fon of the Earl of Harborough, to Mils Eleanor Monckton, youngest daughter of the Hon. John Monckton, of Fineshade, in the fame county.

At Crathorne, in the county of York, James Burchall, M. D. to Mifs Ann Brigham, daughter of John Brigham, Efq. of Richmond.

The Rev. J. Davenport, D. D. Vicar of Stratford upon Avon, to Mifs Webb, only daughter of the late John Webb, Efq. of Sherborne, near Warwick.

At Dublin, Conyngham Jones, Efq. of Dollardtown, county of Meath, Lieutenant in the 4th regiment of dragoons, and Aid de Camp to his Excellency the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, to Mifs Shawe, eldest daughter of Lieutenant-Colonel Shawe.

At St. Mary-la-bonne church, John Chardin Mufgrave, Efq. eldeft fon of Sir Philip Mufgrave, Bart. to Mifs Filmer, daughter of the Rev. Edmund Filmer, Rector of Crundale, Kent, and niece to Sir John Filmer, Bart.

Sir Nelfon Rycroft, of Calton, in Yorkfhire, Bart. to Mifs Read, youngest daughter of the late Henry Read, of Crowood, in Wilts, Efq.

The Rev. George Turnor, Rector of Panton, in Lincolnshire, to Mifs Hanmer, daughter of the late Sir Walden Hanmer, of Hanmer, in Flintshire, Bart.

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At her house in the Spa Fields, at the very advanced age of 84, the Right Hon. the Counters Dowager of Huntington, mother of Francis, late Earl of Huntingdon, and the prefent Counters of Moira, and grandmother to Lord Rawdon.-Her Lady

fhip's religious principles have been long fince known, and her unbounded benevalence bore the beft teflimony of the purity of her intentions; having, in the courfe of her life, expended above 100,000l, in public and private acts of charity. By her death the Right Hon. Lord Rawdon, her grandfon, gets an addition to his fortune of 22001. a-year; and on the death of his mother, the prefent Countess of Moira, he gets a further addition of the fix following baronies- Haftings, Hungerford, Newmarch, Botreax, Molins, and Moëls. The above Lady was daughter to the fecond Earl of Ferrers, and married Theophilus, Earl of Huntingdon, June 3, 1728.

In the 85th year of her age, Mrs. Hall, widow of the late Rev. Weftley Hall, ard laft furviving fifter of the Rev. John and Charles Wesley.

At Sheffield, Mr. Nathaniel Burton, of that place, aged 89. He was found dead, fitting upon a stone, at the bottom of the moor, on which he used to reit every day în returning from his garden.

At his farm near Newington-green, in the 75th year of his age, Mr. Ludgate, one of the oldest inhabitants of the parish of Inlington.

At Berwick St. John, Wilts, the Rev. Edward Rolle, B. D. in the 89th year of his age. He had heen Rector of that parish near 36 years, Vicar of Morclinch, in Somerfetfhire, and for feveral years one of the Prebendaries of the church of Salisbury.

At his father's feat in Scotland, Lord Downe, eldest fon and heir of the Earl of Moray.

John Edwards, Efq. many years Senior Clerk of the Chamberlain's Office, Guildhall.

At Chatham, aged upwards of 70, Mr. William Payne, formerly Purveyor of that Yard, and afterwards Mafter Caulker and Builder's Affittant.

At Portsmouth, William Hadett, the oldeft hipwright in the yard, having been in that fituation above 67 years.

At Ripon, Yorkshire, in a very advanced age, the Rev. Francis Wanley, D. D. Dean of the Collegiate church of Ripon, Rector of Stokelley, and Prebendary of the churches of York, Southwell, and Hereford.

At her house in Great Marlborough-street, aged 65, the Right Hon. the Lady Anne Hamilton, relict of the late Lord Anne Hamilton, youngest fon of James, 4th Duke of Hamilton. Her Ladyfhip was daughter and fole heirefs of Charles Powell, Efq. of Pen-y Bont, in the county of Carmarthen, South Wales.