Rutlandfhire. of Hambledon. Efq. Shropshire. Cha. Walcot, of Birterley, Efq. Tob. Hippefley, Somerfetfhire. James Ireland, of Suffolk. William Middleton, of Suffex. William Frankland, of Yorkshire. Sir John Ingilby, of South Wales. Brecon. Joshua Mor Flint. The Hon. Thomas Fitzmaurice. Merioneth. Wm. Humffreys, of Maerdû, Efq. Montgomeryshire. Henry Tracy, of Maefmawr, Efq. The cafe of Hevey, tried laft feffions at the Old Bailey for forgery, and, under a special verdict, was referved for the determination of the twelve judges, has been brought before them, and the law finally fettled on that fubject.The cafe was fummarily this: He uttered a bill of exchange, indorfed B. Macarty," and faid that his name was Macarty, and that the indorfement was in his own hand-writing. On the trial it was proved, and the jury found, that the indorsement was not the hand-writing of Hevey, but of Macarty; it followed of course that the indorsement was not forged: the difficulty therefore was whether, by having perfonated the indorfer, he had brought himself within the statute against forgery. The judges have determined in the negative, fo that the man's life is fafe; but he remains to be tried for a confpiracy, in having fet up, in conjunction with divers others, pretended banking-houses in Bath and London, with an intention to defraud. By the Hampden packet4th. boat, arrived at Falmouth from Lifbon, advice is received of the Spanish fleet, confifting of 30 line of battle ships, and several frigates, being cruizing off Cape St. Vincent. The faid packet, on her paffage, fell in with a Portugueze fhip, which had been detained by the Spanish fleet for feveral days, in order to prevent her giving intelligence. Lord Mansfield gave the unanimous opinion of all the judges on the appeal from the adjudication of the high court of admiralty, relative to the capture made on land on the 2d of February, 1781, by by the forces under the command able to effect. At length fhe found a method of getting away, hired a veffel, and came over. Her mother had paid for her fu neral about fixteen years ago to a principal merchant who fupported her when at school. Her name is Du Merick: fhe has a brother, a lieutenant in our fervice, and a coufin, who commands his Majefty's fhip Repulfe, of 64 guns. of Admiral Sir George Rodney and General Vaughan, at St. Eu ftatius; when the judgment and jurifdiction of the admiralty were confirmed, and the rule fet afide: their judgment was discharged. The purfer of the Bel5th. mont Eaft Indiaman arrived at the East India houfe, with the news of the above flip being fafe arrived at Plymouth on Saturday laft. He brought the following account: That they failed from St. Helena the 2d of November, in company with the Prime, under convoy of Commodore Johnstone's fquadron. Soon after they failed, feveral heavy gales of wind came on, which lasted for fix weeks; and that on the 23d of January they parted company. Several of the commodore's fhips were much damaged. A bomb-ketch of Com6th. modore Johnston's fquadron, arrived at Plymouth, brings information of the Hannibal having captured two of Monf. Vaudreuil's tranfports, one of them carrying 22 guns, and deeply laden with stores. This day the lord mayor held the feffion at Guildhall, when the attorneys concerned for the feveral plaintiffs who fued the city for the damages fuftained by the tumults in June, 1780, claimed, on behalf of their employers, the fums due; and the court made an order to pay 27,000l. which had been collected, amongst the dif ferent plaintiffs; and that the fu ture collections should be refponfible for the fum of 400l. which still remains due to those verdicts. 8th. This being the day appointed for a folemn faft, the fame was ordered at court; their Majesties attended divine fervice at the chapel-royal, and heard a fermon preached by the Rev. Dr. Kaye, fub-almoner. confternation, by a very fatal accident which happened in the Grove-room of the Mufic-hall, in Fishamble-street. A meeting was held there of the corporation of stationers, cutlers, &c. to confider of a proper perfon to reprefent this city in the room of the late Dr. Clements. The meeting was very numerous; and in the midst of some of the fpeeches the floor unhappily gave way, and fell with more than four hundred perfons, above twenty feet, on feveral others who were below. The confufion occafioned by this fur prife was inexpreffible, and the thrieks and groans of the nume rous perfons wounded, were heard throughout the whole neighbour hood. "Amongst twenty-one unfortunate perfons hurt, are the three candidates. Mr. Hartley, Mr. Pemberton, and Alderman Warren, wounded, but not dangeroufly. Sir Edward Newenham's collar-bone broke," &c. On Saturday a question of confequence, relative to the Anglefea militia, was brought before the court of king's bench, by way of mandamus, to declare the commiffions of the major and captains ferving in that militia void. It appeared, that four volunteer companies raised in Ireland as regujars, attefted for the 1orft regi ment, with Irish officers, were added to the Anglefea militia, without qualifications, in that county. The court, on Mr. Bearcroft's fhowing caufe againft the mandamus, made the rule abfoJute, to declare all their commiffions void. Yesterday was tried, be15th. fore the Earl of Mansfield, in the court of king's bench at Guildhall, a cause of general concern.-A merchant of Flufhing brought an action against a merchant of this city, for the recovery of the amount of three bills of exchange given by the defendant for tea fold by the plaintiff, and delivered at Oftend to the defendant's order; the defence was, that the tea never came to the defendant's hand, but was feized as run goods, therefore the plaintiff was liable to the lofs: the defendant went upon two other points of law, namely, that the plaintiff could not apply for juftice, as the act of felling the tea was a fraud upon the revenue; alto, that if the tea had actually been delivered, the plaintiff was not entitled to recover. The noble judge, in his charge to the jury, remarked, that Flushing and Oftend were the most famous ports for fmuggling. If the jury confidered the tea to be fold for the purpose of being fmuggled to England, they would find for the defendant. He obferved, that the East India fhips were the only bottoms of conveyance of tea to England: befides, it was proved, that the plaintiff kept boats and horfes to convey tea to the coast of England. The jury found for the defendant, and thereby made the notes void. At the court at St. James's, the 15th of February, 1782, prefent the King's most excellent Majefty in council. It is this day ordered by his Majeftv in council, that an embargo be forthwith laid upon all fhips and vessels laden, or to be laden, in any of the ports of the iflands of Jerfey, Guernsey, Alderney, and Sark, with beef, pork, or any fort of falted provifions; and that the faid embargo do continue and and remain upon fuch ships and veffels until further order. W FAWKBNER. At this feffions two women were MARCH. Friday, March 1st. Being St. Rev. Rob. Carter Chel wall, ditto treaturer Right Hon. Earl of Ply- Right Hon. Earl of Go- bles Total L. S. 105 50 0 20 20 The Right Hon. Lord Vernon, prefident, and many gentlemen of rank and fortune, flewards for the year enfuing. Alm. Office. By letters from 2d. Commodore Johnstone, dated on board the Dian, at Portf mouth, Feb. 28th, there is advice of his arrival, and that he has brought with him from Lisbon, Lieut. rican prifoner. Sir Guy Carleton's com4th. miffion, appointing him commander in chief in America, paffed the great feal. rith. The river Clyde rofe higher than has ever been known in the memory of man. In Glafgow the waters reached half way up the Salt Market. Lieut. Reid, of the Romney, who fince by Mr Laurens, the Ame commanded the Dankbaarheyt, one of the prizes taken in Soldanha Bay, with ten others who were faved from the faid prize. They report, that the Dankbaarheyt, after lofing all her mafts on the 28th of January, near the Channel, had her pumps choaked on the 29th; that he gradually filled with water to the upper deck, and was on the point of finking on the 30th at dark, when they left her in a little boat in a hard gale of wind; that the crew had prepared a raft, and taken every precaution with coolness and intrepidity, but from all circumstances there is little hopes that any of thofe brave men could furvive. The boat was obliged to keep right before the wind, and after running 80 miles to the fouthward, they were taken up by a Swedish brig, who, for a premium, landed them in the Tagus. Lord Charles Fitzgerald, of his Majesty's fhip La Prudente, acquaints the board of his having taken the Eagle French ftorefhip, bound to the East Indies, laden with naval and military ftores. She failed for Breft on the 11th inftant, with Count de Guichen. Captain Inglis of his Majefty's fhip Squirrel, acquaints the board, that he has taken the Furet brig, of 4 guns, and 36 men, quite new, and had taken nothing. An order was iffued from 3d. the privy council, for the enlargement of Meff. Gouverneur and Curzon from their confine ment, on condition of their giving bail for their appearance, fimilar to that entered into fome time Cooper Hall was capi12th. tally convicted at Nottingham affizes for robbing the mail of the Newcastle bag. His trial lafted between feven and eight hours, in which time 52 witnesses were examined. 13th. The following malefactors were executed at Tyburn: Edmund Harris for bur, glary; John Lucas, for robbing on the highway, and fhooting at Mr Ellingham, and wounding him in the back; and John Coleman, for robbing Mr. Devanes, in the foot-path leading from Pancras to Kentish Town. 14th. Adm. Office. Capt. Pafley of the Jupiter acquaints the board that he had captured the Bologne privateer of St. Maloes, of 16 carriage guns. She had taken nothing. The Solebay, Capt. C. H. Everett, was unfortunately loft on the fhallows off Nevis-point on the 25th of January. In manoeuvring to avoid three thips that were then chacing, fhe got a-ground. In that fituation two of them brought their broadfides to bear upon her: upon which it was refolved to quit her, which was done without. the lofs of a man after which the was fet on fire, and burnt to the water's edge. The |