ed, the refult of whose testimony left not the fmallest doubt upon any perfon in Court, of the abandoned character of the profecutrix, of the iniquity of the profecution, and the innocence and honour of the noble Lord.

A great many of the firft characters in the kingdom attended, to give the defendant the most amiable and honourable character, if the cafe fhould require it.

The Jury clearly perceiving the complexion of the profecution, and being convinced of the perfect innocence of the defendant, pronounced him Not Guilty. JANUARY 19.

QUEEN'S BIRTH - DAY. Yesterday being the day appointed for the celebrating the Queen's Birth-day, it was ushered in by the ringing of bells; at one o'clock the Park and Tower guns were fired as ufual, and the fhipping in the river exhibited a most pleafant figure, by displaying their flags of various colours, &c.

At a quarter paft one o'clock, the King and Princefs Royal, in one coach; and the Queen and their Royal Highneffes the Princeffes Augufta and Elizabeth in another, came from Buckingham - houfe to St. James's, where there was a Drawing-room held, which commenced at half past one.

Their Royal Highneffes the Prince of Wales, Dukes of York, Clarence, and Gloucefter, with a numerous concourfe of nobility, attended.

At four o'clock their Majefties and the three Princeffes left the Drawing-room, and retired to the Queen's apartments, where they dined, when the Drawing-room broke up.

DRESSES.

The dreffes worn yefterday at the Drawing-room have little variety to boast from thofe of laft feafon-feathers appear to be more generally used in the decorations of the head-drefs of the Ladies, in which poppy-coloured ribands and flowers feem more used than any other colour. Very few diamonds were worn.

The KING-In fcarlet and gold, enriched with a fplendid embroidery, and beautiful wreaths of laurel, the whole of this country's manufacture; his Majesty wore a loop, ftar, and George, of brilliants.

Prince of Wales-The most elegant drefs at Court; his Royal Highness had on a fuperb cut velvet coat and breeches, the ground was dark, ftriped with green, the front and all the feams were very richly covered over with lace; the pattern is a variety of flowers and leaves reared and intermixed. His Royal Highuefs wore a fhoulder knot of brilliants, the waistcoat of white tiffue, richly intermixed with filver and gold, and embroidered with filver and ftones. The diamonds worn by his Royal Highness were ettimated at 80,0001.

The Duke of York-In a full fuit c regimentals.

The Duke of Clarence-In an Admiral' uniform.

The Duke of Gloucefter--In Corbea ftriped velvet coat and breeches, richly em broidered with gold, with a brilliant shoul der-loop, George and star.

The QUEEN-Was dreffed very plain as is ufual on her birth-day; her body an train were of blue fatin, embroidered, will black and white filks, and a crape petticoat embroidered the fame, with a flounce blond.

The Princefs Royal--Wore a blue an gold fpangled fatin fhape and train, trimme with gold fring, the petticoat of whit crape, embroidered with blue foil and gold.

The Princefs Augufta Had on a t markably handsome diefs-the shape an train of purple and gold, the petticoat er broidered, with purple flowers and gree leaves in foil, decorated with gold, and go fringe.

The Princess Elizabeth Was habit nearly the tame, the only difference bein in the colour, which was blue.

Princefs Sephia of Gloucester-Had on fhape and train like that worn by the Pri cets Royal, a white crape petticoat elegant fpangled with gold, and decorated with go 1prigs and fringe.

Duchefs of Northumberland - A cra petticoat embroidered with filver fparg en vermicella, a dark velvet border repo fenting mofs, out of which grew bouquets. velvet and foil flowers; a broad gold fring round the bottom.

Duchefs of Rutland-A white fatin that and train, embroidered in foils and fo ftones with ipangles, the petticoat of whi crape, with wreaths of poppies in their pr per colours and green foil leaves; betwee each wreath an embroidery of purple foi filver fpangles and foil stones.

Counters of Beverley-Her Ladyship wi evidently the best dreifed woman at $ James's. Her fhape and train were com pofed of a striped tiffue blue, brown an gold, which were particularly rich and beat titul; the petticoat was of white crap fpangled all over with gold, and at equ distances embroidered chains of gold, betwee which were large leaves of green foil edge with gold; a broad border to the pettico of green foil, gold fpangles, and fringe, mad a very handione finish to the drefs.

We have not room to particularize th other dreffes, which were all in the highe degree fplendid and beautiful.

The Minuets commenced as follows.

Prince of Wales-Princess Royal, Priner& Augufta.

Duke of York-Princess Elizabeth, Prinafs Sophia of Gloucetter.

Prince of Wirtemberg-Duchefs of Monte, Lady Lucy Fitzgerald.

Marquis of Worcester--Countess of Dougal, Countess of Aldborough,

Lord Weymouth-Lady Frances Bruce, Lady Mary Coleyear.

Lord Valetort-Countess Glendore, Lady Levtion Gower.

Lord Stopford-Lady Charlotte Thynne, and Sifter.

Lord- Hop. Mifs Towahend, two Mas Eardleys.

Mayer Churchill-Mrs. Rumbold, Mifs Thelwald.

The Minuets terminated at half past ten, when the Country Dances commenced, which were formed of eight couple: three ences only went down, when the Ball coneded. The dancers were, as far as we sembled to retain;

Prince of Wales-Princefs Roval. Dake of York-Princess Augntia, Duke of Clarence-Princess Elizabeth. Duke of Wirtemberg-Princefs Sophia of Clacenter.

Marquis of Worcester-Countess Glen

MARRIAGES.

Captain Bower, in his Imperial Majefty's ervice, to Mifs Geledneki, of Clapham. At Alton, Hampshire, Mr. Cowling, of the Poultry, to Mifs Baverstock, ofthe fame Rice.

At Clifton, Mr. Mark Evill, malfter and brewer, of Bathwick, to Mifs Horwood, of Hot-wells.

Mr. Charies Montague, of Camberwell, to Mifs Elizabeth Smith, of Prince's RifBorough, Bucks

At Edinburgh, Capt. Colby Swendel, of the 5th regiment, to Mifs Catharine Margot Norval, daughter of George Norval, of Deans.

At St. Botolph, Alderfene, Mr Vale, of Fleet-street, perfumer, to Mifs Hannah Abigit Lee, daughter of Mr. Francis Lee, of Linte-Britain.

Simon Lucas, Efq. his Majefty's Interpeter of the Oriental Languages, to Mrs. Tha Griffith.

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At Wandsworth, Mr. Wilkinfon, of the fame place, to Mifs Stevenfon, of Londonwall.

At St. Ann's, Soho, Thomas Stratin, Efq. to Mifs Hervy.

At Walton upon Thames, Mr. James Lidger, of Hesham, Surrey, to Mifs Frances Machell, youngest daughter of Mr. Machell, farmer, of the fame place.

By a fpecial licence, the Right Hon Lord Ducie, of Tortworth-Court, to Mrs. Child, of Ofterley-park. The ceremony was performed in Mrs. Child's house, in Berkeley-fquare, by the Lord Bishop of Bristol.

At Bermondsey church, Mr. John Pref ton, auctioneer, &c. of Rotherhithe, to Mifs Sackett, daughter of Mr. Henry Sackett, of the fame place.

At St. James's church, Piccadilly, Sir John Roger Palmer, of the kingdom of Ireland, Bart, to Mifs Altham, of Effex.

At Alhallows, Staining, in Mark-lane, the Rev. Thomas Roberts, Mafter of the Grammar-School at Chelmsford, to Mifs Robinfon, of Mark-lane.

Mr. William Graftey, of Leadenhall ftreet, to Mifs Sparrow, of Artillery-place, Moorfields.

At Doddington, in Cambridgeshire, Thomas Gowler, aged 24, to Mifs Bragg, aged 58.

DEATH S.

At Waltham-Green, Fulham, Mrs. Mar tha Jeane, after a fhort illness, of a putrid fever and fore throat; lamented by thofe who knew her best, and refpected by all that were acquainted with her.

Mrs. Morris of Clay-hill, Hampstead, in confequence of a fright, which the received during the late tremendous ftorm.

At Deptford, Mrs. Helena Mafcelan, native of Hanover, who came over during the reign of King George the First; the had attained 97 years, and was hardly ever known to have had a day's illness.

In Conduit-street, Mrs. Carpenter, relic of the late General Carpenter, and daughtet of the late Col. Carr. Both the father and hufband of this lady, were, at the time at their respective deaths, First Equerries to his prefent Ma efty,

Mr. John Bewly, attorney at law, of New Inn.

At the Hot-Wells, Bristol, Lieut. William Mitford, of the Royal Fufileers, eldest fou of William Mitford, Efq. of Exbury,

William Bromfield, Efq. of Clare-Hall, Cambridge, youngest fon of the late Dr. Bromfield, of Gerard-ftreet, Soho.

At Berlin, M. Le Bruhn, the celebrated performer on the hautboy.

At his apartments in Gerard-ftreet, Alexander Grey, Efq. Attorney General for the province of Quebec.

At Brunswick, the Rev. Jacob Herdenberg, D. D. and Prefident of Queen's College, in New-Jersey.

Mrs. Didsbury, wife of Mr. John Didfbury, fhoe-maker, of Pall-mall.

At Bath, Mr. Thomas Patrick, tinplateworker to his Majefty, of Newgate-street, and one of the Common-Councilmen of Farringdon Within.

At Bath, Mrs. Hillerfdon, relict of Dennis Hillerfdon, Efq. of Elftowe lodge, Bedfordshire..

Mrs. Brind, wife of Mr. Walter Brind, goldfmith, of Fofter-lane.

At Leghorn, Mr. John Darby, one of the moft reputable English merchants of that city. His death was occafioned by the breaking of a large blood-veffel near the heart.

At Rofidfe-Houfe, Dumbartonshire, Lady Helen Colquhoun, fifter to the late Earl of Sutherland, and lady of Sir James Colqu houn, Bart.

At Laufanne, in Switzerland, Jofeph Gulftone, Efq. a young gentleman of confiderable perfonal property, who was a Ward of the Court of Chancery.

The Lady of Dr. Thomas Dale, of BroadStreet.

At his houfe at Morton-Jeffries, Here. fordshire, Samuel Weftwood, Efq.

At her house in High-street, Marybone, Mrs. Fontaine, widow of the late Rev. Mr. Fontaine..

Mr. Benjamin Froggatt, of Bull-street, Birmingham.

In Paragon-buildings, Bath, Mrs. Fydell, wife of Richard Fydell, Efq.

Mrs. Vince, wife of Henry Chivers Vince, Efq. of Cliff-hall, Wilts.

At Putney, in an advanced age, Mrs. Elizabeth Rofe, a maiden lady, fifter to John Rofe, Efq. of the fame place, and aunt to the Recorder of London.

At her house in Durham, in the 78th year of her age, Mrs. Frankland, relict of William Frankland, Efq. of Richmond, in the county of York, and youngest daughter

of Sir John Webb, Bart. of Canford, in the county of Dorfet.

At Douglas, Ifie of Man, Geo. Parker, Efq. brother to Sir Peter Parker.

At Huntingdon, in the 68th year of his age, Robert Godby, Eiq. fenior Alderman of that Corporation.

J. Harward, Efq. one of the established Clerks in the Treafury, fon of Dr. Har ward, Dean of Exeter.

At Lambeth, Mr. George Butcher, fon of the late Mr. John Butcher, of ScotlandYard, coal merchant to his late Majesty and. the Royal Family.

At Knightsbridge, Mifs Louifa Lloyd, of the county of Cardigan.

Mas. Moffat, of Queen's-fquare, Bloomfbury.

At Newington Butts, John Robfon, Efq. in the 81st year of his age.

At a dance in Alderfgate ftreet, on Saturday evening, with fome young ladies of the neighbourhood, the daughter of Mr. Dervey, grocer, in Sutton-ftreet, Clerkenwell, aged 15. The party the was in company with had fpent the evening at her father's on the day preceding.

Mr. John Ruffell, of Wood-ftreet, Cheapfide.

The Reverend George Carleton, of Bare tholomew-lane, coufin to Lord Dorchefter. At Bruffels, Sir Alexander Jardine, of Applegarth, Bart.

At St. Andrew's, the Rev. Mr. William Brown, Profeffor of Church History in that University.

Aged 90, Mr. Stephen Beverley, many years Sword-Bearer of the Corporation of York, and formerly a Common-Council. man of that city.

Sir James Wemyfs, of Bogie, Bar:. Mr. Edward Atthill, rector of Sparham and Foxley, Norfolk.

Mr. Alexander Stewart, curate of the cathedral of Londonderry.

The lady of the late Thomas Harvey, of Enishowen, Efq.

The lady of John Lateward, of Portmanfquare, Efq.

Kender Mafon, of Hatton-street, Efq. The lady of Robert Lauder, of Moylear, King's-county, Efq.

The lady of John Hanning of Kilerone, Efq.

John McCall, of Belvidere, Scotland, Fíq. William Swinnerton, of Buttertton, Stalfordshire, Efq.

The dowager vicfountefs of Wallingford.

John Jefferfon, vicar of Kings Langley, Hants.

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