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13th of December laft, with a fine freight of animals to ftock the new colony; there were on board a score of horned cattle, including two young bulls, with horfes, theep, and goats.

The total amount of the produce of the excife, customs, ftamps, and incidents, for the week ending March 26, 1790, as delivered on Friday, is 337,0731. Is. 34d.

with one of his great-grand-children.
He remembers Charles the Second per-
fectly well, and once travelled from
London to York with the facetious Kil-
ligrew. He eats but little, and drinks
nothing but milk; he enjoys also an un-
interrupted flow of fpirits. The third
wife of this very extraordinary old man
was an illegitimate daughter of Oliver
Cromwell, who gave with her a portion
amounting to about five hundred pounds. 30. A court of common council was
He has in his poffeffion a fine portrait of held at Guildhall, prefent the lord
the Ufurper, by Cooper, for which the mayor, ninete: n aldermen, and a num
late Mr. Hollis offered him three hun-ber of commoners. When it was re-
dred pounds, but was refufed. Mr.
Hartop lent the great Milton fifty
pounds foon after the Reftoration, which
the bard returned him with honour,
though not without much difficulty, as
his circumftances were very low. Mr.
Hartop would have declined receiving it
again, but the pride of the poet was equal
to his genius, and he fent the money
with an angry letter, which is extant
among the curious poffeffions of this
venerable man.

In the business of election, the city of Dubin has fet an example, which it would be creditable to all the electors in the three kingdoms to adept. The freemen of Dublin, affembled in the halls of their different companies, have refolved not to accept of any entertainment whatever from the candidates, directly or indirectly; but that meeting at their refpective halls, they will thence proceed to the huftings, and vote for thofe candidates whom they fhall think it most fafe to appoint the guardians of their liberties.

27. Mr.Preston and several of the other owners of Eaft India fhipping have made a propofal to the court of Directors for their fhips making fix voyages to India, as by that plan they will be enabled to reduce the price of freight to the fame terms as other perfons have offered fhips to the company; it is ne ceffary to obferve, that it is at prefent an invariable rule of the company's fhips only to go four voyages; but as the fhips are now all copper, and make their paffages in fo fhort a time to what they ufed to do, this measure is become very proper.

29. The Guardian 44 gun fhip, now on her way to Botany-bay, weighed anthor at the Cape of Good Hope on the

ferred to the navigation committee "to confider the beft method of exercifing for the public benefit, the powers and authority of the city of London, for regulating and improving the navigation of the river Thames, and to confider when, and in what manner, it may be proper to apply for other powers for thofe purpofes, and to report from time to time:" and the court requested the reprefentatives for the city, and the other members of the court who were members in parliament, to declare in their places the readiness of the corporation to concur with parliament in any measures which they in their wisdom may propofe to remove the great and increafing inconvenience in the navigation of the river Thames eastward of London-bridge

The rev. John Pridden, M. A. one of the minor canons of St. Paul's. prefented a petition to the court, with a plan annexed, for rendering the pailage from Newgate-ftreet to Holborn-hill, lefs dangerous than the defcents and afcents of Holborn and Snow-hills, upon a level, and almoft in a direct line, to the northweft corner of St. Andrew's church-yard in Holborn, by erecting a bridge over Fleet-market; ftating, that the plan then offered to their cognizance was not collected from erroneous maps, but effected by fedulity and actual menfuration; and he had no other view in prefenting it but that of humanity, to prevent the accidents that the induftrious and laborious poor are liable to, and to relieve the over laden and excoriated animals, which are conftrained to pafs that narrow and dangerous defile. The court confidering the plan to contain great merit, paid much attention to the fame, and referred it to the com

mittee

mittee of city lands, to confider of the practability thereof, and to report their opinion.

31. The Porter, capt. John Mentrup, arrived fafe at Koningburgh on the 28th of February, all well, after a paffage of only ten days from Hull. This is the first veffel from Great Britain that has arrived at any port in the Baltic, fince the commencement of the year 1790; and it may be a doubt whether memory can recollect a fimilar inftance at this period of the year.

About twelve o'clock fifty-three men and as many women, attended. The fub-almoner prefided at dinner, when a piece of beef and ale was diftributed to each perfon by the king's ale-porters. After dinner frefh herrings, dried falmon, and falt fish, were distributed.

At three in the afternoon cathedral fervice was in part performed, and a piece of cloth and a piece of linen were diftributed to each man; and a piece of linen, a pair of fhoes and stockings to each woman. The fervice was again

Capt. Roberts will not fail in the Dif-refumed, covery till the month of June. A brig is to accompany him, as it has been found impoffible to make room for the timbers of a new veffel, which was intended to be taken out and be put together in fome of the Southern countries.

and an anthem, by Dr. Boyce, was fung by Guife, Bellamy, and Gore. A goblet of wine was afterwards diftributed, and the sub-almoner and the people drank" the king and his bounty." Two fhillings and two filver two-penny pieces in money were then The Discovery will be unufually well diftributed to each perfon. Another appointed. There will be three lieute-goblet of wine fucceeded, and a folemn nants, the chief of which was two voy-bleffing from the fub-almoner finished ages with captain Cook. The applications the ceremony. for midshipmens' births are out of number. Mr. Menzies goes out as botanift. April 1. About nine o'clock at night a fire broke out at No. 7, Great Wildftreet. Several engines attended, but notwithstanding every effort that could poffibly be used, water was fo difficult to obtain, and the wind was fo very high, that the whole was confumed, together with fome extensive concerns backwards. What makes this circumstance more melancholy, is, that the poor lodgers were not only deprived of their home, but the midnight plunderers, taking advantage of their terror and confufion, were robbing them of what miferable furniture they were endeavouring to fave from the flames.order to prevent the interruption of Some of thefe vile mifcreants, however, have been apprehended.

And yesterday morning, about fix o'clock, a pawnbroker's, at the corner of the fame ftreet, was difcovered to be in a blaze; occafioned, as fuppofed, by the fparks from the neighbouring fire. The upper part of the house was confiderably damaged; but the flames were prevented communicating to the adjoining buildings.

The ufual annual charity was diftributed at Whitehall Chapel. This inftitution is of a very ancient date, being above 200 years old, and is diflributed every Thursday preceding Good Friday.

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Dublin, April 1. His excellency the lord-lieutenant of Ireland,. attended by the commiffioners of the board of works, the commiffioners for making wide and convenient streets, and the commiffionnes for paving, cleanfing, and lighting, all habited in mafonic uniforms, and efcorted by the regiments of horse in garrifon, proceeded, at nine o'clock, from Dublin Cafile, to Ifland-bridge, where his excellency laid the first stone of the new bridge to be erected there. From thence they proceeded to the foundation' of the new bridge, near the Lower Ferry, of which his excellency alio laid the firft ftone, when the great iron boom was thrown across the river, in'

fhipping to the work. The conclufion was announced by fignal-rockets, which were answered by three rounds from the falute-battery in the Phoenix Park, and as many vollies from the troops in garrifon.

In the houfe of lords, the royal affent was given by commiflion to forty-one public and private bills.

The commiffioners who fat in their robes were the archbishop of Canterbury, the lord chancellor, and the duke of Leeds.

4. Being Eafter Sunday, was obferved as an high feftival at court. At noon the king, queen, prince of Wales, and

three

Births, Marriages, and Deaths:

Colonel Loftus, of the fame regiment, to lady Elizabeth Townshend.

The hon. Edward Foley, to mifs Hodgetts, of Preftwood, Staffordshire.

Breakefpear, efq. of Henleyupon-Thames, to mifs S. Hayward. April 3. James Smith, efq. of Ely Place, to mifs Diana Lang, of Bath. The rev. Jofeph Townshend, of Bath, to lady Lydia Clerke.

three eldeft princeffes, preceded by the
duke of Roxburgh, bearing the fword of
fate, heralds at arms, purfuivants, &c.
went into proceffion to the chapel royal,
St. James's, where they heard divine
fervice and a fermon by the archbishop
of York, lord high almoner. After
fermon their majelties, the prince, and
the princeffes, came from their gallery
to the altar, where they received the
holy facrament, and made the ufual
offerings. Being collar-day, the king,
prince of Wales, and knights attendants,
wore the collar and infignia of their ref-to
pective orders.

Edward Bromley, efq. of Windfor. | Gaisford Gibbs, efq. of Heywoodhoufe, Wilts.

Lady Browne, of Hind-ftreet, Manchefter-square.

Stayner Holford, efq. F. R. S. of Portman-fquare.

Richard Kent, efq. of Liverpool. Thomas Dutton, efq. of Camberwell.

The lady of the late fir Sydney Stafford Smythe.

The lady of the late Gerard Vander Gucht, efq.

Mrs. Brockhurft, of Southamptonftreet, Bloomsbury.

Charles Winter, efq. of Uppingham.. Alexander Olney, efq. of Saffron Walden.

John Barrett, efq. of Launceston, Cornwall.

Henry Chauncey, efq. of Canterbury. Thomas Bird, efq. of Marlborough. Bryan Blundell, efq. of Bavington Buth, Lancashire.

27. Mifs Spence, of Marybone. The rev. William Wade, of Jefus College, Cambridge.

The lady of William Manbey, efq. of Stratford Grove, Effex.

Griffith Williams, efq. colonel en fecond of the fecond battalion of the royal Artillery.

The lady of John Ives, efq. of Yarmouth.

Woods, efq. of Halefworth. George Shannon, efq. of Belfaft. Edward Wife, efq. of Wokingham, Berk.

Mrs. Winflow, of Caffle-ftreet, Holborn.

Philip Andrews, efq. of Coventry.
Henry Rogerfon, efq. of Hammerfaith.
April 3. The lady of the late Samuel
Harding, efq. of Edgware, Middlesex.
Mrs. Bedford, of Chippenham.
The countess of Fauconberg.
E. Dicey, rector of St. Bartholomew
the Lefs.

Richard Whalley, efq. of St. Alban's.
Henry Weft, eiq. of Manchester.
The lady of P. Buchanan, efq. of
Gower-ftreet, Bedford fquare.
Ivirs. Joye, of Queen-treet, Weft-
miifter.

Henry Boyde, efq. of Berwick. Edward Brewfter, efq. of Iflington. Richard Cornish, efq. of Grantham, Lincolnshire.

Capt Edward Broadley Burrow, of the 1ft regiment of life guards.

Thomas Thoresby, efq. of Bartosi Mills, Suffolk.

The rev. Mark Anthony Stephenfon, M. A. Fellow of Clare-hall, Cambridge.

Robert Le Grys, rector of Morton,

Norfolk.

Phillp Mason, efq. of Tadcafter.
William Field, efq. of Northamp

.ton.

William Sarrant, efq. of Lincoln. The lady of Dr. George, laté Deari of Lincoln.

Edward Lloyd, èfq. of Shrewsbury.
Mrs. Ray, of Sudbury.

The lady of capt. John Clark, in the
Eaft India Company's fervice.

Anthony Deane, esq. of Whittington,
Worceftershire.

Ifaac Elton, efq. of Briftol.
Robert Rainsford, efq. of Chefter.
Thompfon, efq. of Craven-

ftreet, Strand.

The lady of the late Thomas Pringle, efq. of Symington, North Britain.

William Douglas, efq. of Pinkerton. 10. James Bernard, efq. one of the knights of the fhire for the county of Cork.

Robert Richards, efq. of Carrickma< crofs, Ireland.

Lieut. John Leflie, of the navy.
The lady of John Allen, efq. of

Dublin.

Robert Campbell, efq. of Menzie, North Britain.

The lady of the late commodore
Wallingham.

Thomas Boggis, efq. of Colchefter.
Mifs Mary Jones, of Bow.
Mifs Martha Stratton, of Hackney.
Mrs. Clofe, of Ipfwick.

James Dugdale, efq. principal clerk in the receipt of the ftamp duties.

Mr. Waterworth, vicar of Brading, Ifle of Wight.

John Stevens, efq. of Chislehurft, Kent.

Ms. Ravenscroft, of Shrewsbury

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