A new invented machine for the fafety of carrying gunpowder in the field of battle was laid before the duke of Richmond and Mr. Pitt at Richmond houfe, Privy-gardens. This invention is made of copper, refembling a cafk; in the one end of it is a fmall cover, which draws and faftens with a rivet. 22. The forming a diftinct government for Canada in the interior part of that province, which diftrict we may fuppofe will extend from below the Falls of Niagara, even to thofe extenfive regions borderring on lake Superior, or to thofe almost boundlefs tracts which skirt the fouthern fhores of the lake of the woods, the largeft in the world, will, caufe population every year to encreafe, and thofe vaft uncultivated spaces to be come fields of fmiling plenty, abounding in corn and fruits of the earth, and covered over with herds and flocks, which in time muft prove a valuable appendage to the trade of thefe countries, and compenfate Great-Britain for the lofs of her colonies. folk and Oxford, their income has furpaffed the expence of their mainte nance. 28. A melancholy accident happened in the Minories. A foldier having on Monday brought fome gun-powder to his lodging (fome fay about 25lb. weight), and having imprudently left it within the reach of fome children, part of it caught fire, which communicating with the reft, a dreadful explo fion took place. The roof of the houfe was blown up and the walls much fhattered; a woman in the house, with a child in her arms, was killed. The Eaft-India Company made an entry of goods at the Cuftom-houfe, to the amount of 170,000l. which is the lalt great entry that will be made this feafon, as there are only two more ships to fail. Preparations are making at the Mint for a new copper coinage; fifteen hundred tons of half-pence will be the quantity firft iffued. In the houfe of lords a meffage from his majefty, was read by the lord chancellor, and is in fubftance as follows: "GEORGE R. "His majefly thinks it necessary to Edinburgh, March, 24. On Tuefday laft the Lint-mill of Dolphinton, in the county of Lanerk, was burnt to the ground, with a confiderable quanti-acquaint the houfe of lords that his enty of flax therein. The fire was occafioned by a spark taking hold of the Stack-yard, which speedily confumed the flock within the fame, and, by the violence of the wind, communicated the flames to the Lint-mill, a thatched building adjoining, with fuch rapidity, that although the accident happened in the forenoon, while the workmen were employed, the people in the lower part of the mill narrowly escaped the ra vages of the burning. The new economy now introducing into prifons in general may give a turn to bufinefs in feveral places; as in Dorfet gaol in particular the manufacture of hats has lately been established, at which a number of hands from the felons are employed; the women wash linen for the men, fpin flax, hemp, &c. feveral of the debtors work as fhoemakers, taylors, woolcombers, &c. For their encouragement, a fhare of their earnings are allotted them upon their discharge, if their conduct has been orderly; and there, as well as in the counties of Nor A 4112 deavours, in conjunction with his allies, to effect a pacification between Ruffia and the Porte, have, hitherto, proved unfuccefsful. That as the confequences are highly important to this country, as well as to the general interests of Europe, his majefty was defirous to add weight to his future interference, by an augmentation of his naval force; and he hoped that the houfe of lords would concur in defraying the expence of fuch addition, fo that permanent peace might be fecured to this country, and the general tranquillity of Europe eftablished on a folid and lafting foundation." Liverpool, March, 28. The floop Betty and Mary, Capt. Lace, laden with pigs for this port, left Newry on Tuefday laft; about four o'clock on the following afternoon the veffel grounded upon the North-bank, and was left dry, yet without any apprehenfions of danger by the crew or paffengers; but as the tide of flood came on the wind rofe high, and about ten o'clock, when the vellel began to float, the thumped fo very hard HOME NEW S. hard, that in about three quarters of an hour fhe went to pieces, and the v hole of the people on board, 47 in number, viz. the mafter, four feamen, four female and 38 male paffengers, (one only excepted), unfortunately were drowned: The perfon whofe lite is faved is named John Boyd, belonging to the tft battalion of the artillery, who luckily caught hold of a part of the wreck, from which he was taken the rext day at one o'clock; eleven of the fufferers have been taken up and decently interred. The above melancholy circumftance points out, in the strongest manner. the great neceffity of every veffel being pro vided with materials for making fignals of diftrefs, in cafes of danger; for had this vessel had a swivel gun and powder on board, in all probability the whole of the people had been saved, as feveral vefiels were within a few miles and had no doubt viewed her fituation: but not feeing or hearing any fignals of diftrefs, had no intimation of their danger. 221 Since his majefly has converted his tilled ground at Kew into pasture, he has found a great decrease in the number of pheasants: without ftubble, they will not continue on the fame spot. The lawn, however, has been made, preparatory to the royal order for going on with the building plan of the new lodge. If this lodge is erected according to the model executed, it will have four fronts all alike. April 2. There are now in circulation counterfeit guineas, which are a good imitation of the coinage of 1781. They are pale, and weigh as much as a real one: the rim of the fhield is fomewhat broader, and the crown on the arms is larger, though the Irish harp is not fo well executed, nor the milling fo rough: their genuine value is about 10s. Plymouth, April 3. From twelve o'clock laft night til! fix this morning, there was the hotteft prefs ever known, in Hamoaze, Catwater, and Plymouth Pool. Many good failors were picked up, particularly from the colliers; the crew of one, in particular, had conceal 29. About five o'clock in the morning, a fire broke out in the houfe at the back of the Fishmongers-alms-houses, Newington Butts, which confumeded themselves for a fortnight paft, and four new horfes, and damaged two others. Befides frigates, cutters, fire-fhips, &c. &c. there at present in commiffion 32 fail of the line, viz. one of 110, four of 98, twenty-five of 74, and two of 64. Dublin, March, 31. Yefterday his majefly's proclamation, holding forth the ufual encouragement for manning the royal navy, was pofted up in different parts of this metropolis. April 1. The Discovery floop of war, capt. Vancouver, and the Chatham brig, failed from Falmouth for a voyage round the world on difcoveries. 2. The thoughts of building the royal lodge of Kew are again revived. His majefty has in his poffeffion a moft beautiful model of the intended structure: it coft five hundred pounds making. The king has purchased a good deal in the vicinage of his own grounds, to prepare for this fcheme: and the addition of general Fitzwilliam's houfe at Richmond has lately been made to the royal domains. His majefty's new kitchen-garden goes now quite up to the back of general Fitzwilliam's house. flept on board laft night, thinking the bufinefs of preffing was put a flop to. They were all carried on board the Cambridge. Last night advertisements were publithed by the agent victualler for two feparate contracts, each for 1000 quarters of amber-malt, for the brewery at South Down. Large quantities of corn were fent to the king's mills to be ground for baking bifcuit for the fleet; and the bakers have orders to open fix ovens to-morrow, and to bake as many fuites of bifcuit in a fingle day as can poffibly be got done, each fuite of bifcuit weighing 118lb. The fun was visibly eclipfed to the amount of 7 digits, 16-30. It began at 17 minutes after noon, was the most obfcured at 46 minutes after one, and ended nine minutes after three. 4. Earl Stanhope fet off for his country feat, where he is going to try a philofophical experiment on his canal to work a fhip on a small conftruction with fteam. His lordship has expended a confiderable fum on this business, and is not without the hope of fucceeding. The 9. The dispatches from the Cape of Good Hope for government, which were under the care of Mr. Rattray, were unfortunately loft, and never heard of fince. The men who were faved, remained on a large rock, with the fea every moment washing about them, from twelve o'clock at night till eight in the morning. Mr. Rattray had the dispatches with him on the rock, but was obliged to let the papers go, to preferve his life. At two o'clock, at mid-day, as capfain Hardy, of the Light Dragoons was coming along Pall Mall, three men came behind him, pinioned his arms, and took by force ten guineas out of his waiftcoat pocket. He caught hold of two of the inen, but being unable to hold both, he was obliged to let one of them go the other he fecured, and conveyed to Bowftreet. In the morning, between one and two o'clock, a fire broke out at the Three Cups inn, in Bread ftreet, Cheapfide, which burnt very rapidly for upwards of two hours, before the engines could get fupplied with water; the whole of the inn, with the ftabling, and a great quantity of hay, oats, &c. were entirely confumed. Two houfes at the back of the inn in Friday-freet, and three houfes adjoining in Bread-street, have received much damage... A young man, clerk of the coach-office at the above inn, perished in the flames. 13. Admiral Kingfbergen is to command the Dutch fquadron, intended to fail with the British fleet into the Baltic, and that defigned to co-operate with the English fleet in the Black Sea will be commanded by admiral Braham. BIRTHS. 30. The lady of James Williams, of Crosby fquare, efq. of a fon. of April 1. The lady of Charles Bishop, 2. The lady of Richard Reynell, of Reynela, Weftmeath, efq. of a fon. 6. The hon. Mrs. Needham, of a daughter. 7. The lady of James Lindsey Carnegie, of Kinblethmont, efq. of a daughter. 9. The lady of the right hon. the Mafter of the Rolls, of a daughter. The lady of Horace Churchill, of Margaret-street, Cavendish-square, efq. of a fon. 11. The lady of David Murray, of Welbeck-ftreet, efq. of a fon. 12. The lady of lord Leflie, of a daughter. 14. The lady of William Brifco, of Mortimer-freet, Cavendish-fquare, efq. of a fon. 15. The lady of fir Thomas Whichcote, of Afwerby, Lincolnshire, of a daughter. 16. The Marchionefs of Salisbury, of a fon. The lady of James Gordon, of Grafton-fireet efq. of a fon. MARRIAGES. Jan. 4. John Geers Cotterell, of Garnons Pear, Hertfordshire, efq. to mifs Evans, of Hertford-ftreet. Mar. 9. Henry Lagden, of Wentworth, Ifle of Ely, efq. to mifs Smith. Baxter, or Wifbech, St. Peter's, Ifle of Ely, efq. to mifs Gynn. 10. Ferdir.and Marn, of Alton, Hants, efq. to mifs M. Smith. 11. Capt. Philip Gidley King, lientenant-governor of Norfolk Island, to mifs Anna Jofepha Combe. County, efq. to mifs Clara Maxwell, of James Warren, of Killeen, Queen's Grof-Fleet-ftreet, Dublin. March 7. The lady of capt. George Oakes, of Upper Brook-freet, venor-fquare, of a daughter. to. The lady of fir Thomas Dyke Acland, of Holmcote, of a fon. 13. The lady of the rev. Mr. Peters, of the Adelphi, of a son. 20. The lady of capt. Parker, of Queen Anne-freet, West, of a son. 24. The lady of major Blomefield, of Arlington fireet, of a fon. The lady of William Adam, of Lincoln's-inn-fields, efq. of a fon rector of Wordwell, Suffolk, to mifs The rev. Roger Cockfedge, jun. Toozey. David Pavior Price, of Portsmouth, Spitalfields, efq. to mifs Ulmer, of Union-ftreet, fhire, efq. to mifs Horsfall, of Storthes14. Robert Bill, of Farley, Staffordhall, Yorkshire. 16. Sacheverell Pole, of Radborne, Derbyshire, efq. to mifs Mary Ware. 17. The Marriages and Deaths. 11. The rev. T. Gregory, of Greenwich, to mifs Pritchard. W. Pode, of Elford Town, efq, to mifs Lewis, of Plymouth. John Grosvenor, of Oxford, efq. to Mrs. Parfons. Edward Ormby, of Limerick, efq. to mifs O'Brien. James Quin, of Waterford, efq. to mits Baron of Fahagh. Daniel Durrent Scot, of Ingham, efq. to mifs Sarah Burton. Arthur Henry Daly, of Galway, efq. to mifs Ogle of Cawley Park. R. Wilton, of Travellyn, Cheshire, efq. to mifs Hicks, of Kensingtonfquare. 23. Lieut. Trotter, of the goth regiment, to mifs Colhoun, of River-ftreet, Bath. 25. F. J. Browne, efq. member for the county of Dorfet, to inifs Baring. 30. John Sutton, efq. captain in the navy, to mifs Hotham, eldeft daughter to the hon. Mr. Baron Hotham. 31. William Lee, of Alton, Hants, efq. to mifs Pedley, of Reading. April 2. William Richardfon, of Great James-freet, efq. to the countess of Winterton. Walter F. Skerrett, of New-ftreet, Spring Gardens, efq. to mifs Albinia Mathias, of Scotland-yard, Whitehail. Francis Waftie, of Cowley, Oxfordfhire, efq. to mifs A. Earle, of Moorhoufe, Herts. 6. Lieut. col. Gould, of the Coldftream regiment of guards, to mifs Stoney, of Downing-ftreet. Lord Strathaven, to miss Cope. William Buffell, of Alton, Hants, efq. to mifs Mary Barns. 7. Charles Thompfon, of Lincoln'sinn, efq. to mifs Anne Dalziel Thompfon, of St. Chriftopher's. J. O. Hamilton, of Corbilly, county of Antrim, efq. to miss Jackson, of Jackfon-hall, Londonderry. 。 223 11. The rev. Samuel Ingle, rector of Little Shelford, Cambridgeshire, to mifs Sufanna Andrews, of Auberies, in Bulmer, Effex. Thomas Illingworth, of Frith-ftreet, Soho, efq. to mifs Dawfon, of Goodgeftreet, Tottenham-court-road. Edward Greaves, of Culfheath, Lancafhire, efq. to mifs Elizabeth Ann Bower, of Ewerne, Dorfetfhire. 16. Sir James Eyre, knt. lord chief baron of the court of Exchequer, tò mifs Southwell. DEATH S. March 8. Richard Butler, of Nottingham, efq. Henry Spencer, of Dulwich, efq. The eldest daughter of major Metcalf, the Eaft India director. Mrs. Hames, of Croydon, Surrey. Mrs. Ann Hopkins, of King-ftreet, Holborn. Mrs. Bucknor, of Somerfet-ftreet, Portman-fquare. 9. Mrs. Thompfon, of Coley, near Reading. 10. Mrs. Hafted, of the precincts of Chrift-church, Canterbury. The earl of Strafford. James Allen, of Great Tower-fireet, efq. 12. William Withers, of Camberwell, efq. The lady of the late Gilbert Ainslie, rector of Hinderworth, Yorkshire, 13. Benjamin Collier, of Red-lionfquare, ciq. Alexander Gerrard, of Effex-freet, efq. George Alexander Crickitt, of Ipfwich, efq. 14. Mifs Penelope Boothby, of Afhbourn-hall, Derbyshire. 15. Nathaniel Chomley, of Kew, efq. Benjamin Hunter, efq. mafter attendant of his majefty's yard, at Deptford, 16. Pinfon Bonham, of Aldborough 9. William Adair, of Lincoln's-inn, efq. to mifs Harwood, of Sackville-Hatch, Effex, efq. ftreet. John Johnfon Hunt, of South Cumberland-ftreet, Dublin, efq. to mifs Margaret Helen Bomford, of Cuthingtown, Meath. Lieut. Michell, of the Marines, to mifs Jones, of Chatham. I 17. The lady of Thomas Littler, of Berner's-fireet, efq. Mrs. Albinia Gwynn, of Wrington, Somerfetshire. David Ferguson, of Ayr, esq. Thomas Whalley Partington, efq. one of the commiffioners of the lottery. Capt. 224 bart. Capt. William Martin, of Edinburgh. [ of Leamington Haflang, Warwick fhire, Peter Coates of Stanton Drew, Somerfetfhire, efq. 18. The lady of J. Jolliffe Tufnell, of Langleys, Effex, efq. Mifs Anne Mangles, of Great Ruffel-ftreet, Bloomsbury. Edward Wyvill, of York, efq. Lord Spencer Hamilton. 22. The rev. Mr. Acton, rector of Pantworth, Hants. 23. Mifs Mary Croft, of Park-house, Glasgow. Mrs. Umfreville, Canterbury-place, Lambeth. 24. Lady Harris, relict of fir Thomas Harris, bart. 25. Edward Buller, of Port-Looe, Cornwall, efq. 26. Henry Whitfield, of Queenfquare, Westminster, efq. The rev. John Towne, rector of Little Ponton, Lincolnshire. James Walker, efq. marfhal of the The hon. Mrs. Needham, of Datchet. Timothy Mackarel, efq. major in the earl of Fauconberg's regiment. The rev. Richard Pearfon, M. A. fellow of Queen's College, Oxford. The rev. John Mill Clerk, M. A. rector of Barford and Oxhill, Warwickshire. Alexander Baillie, of Inverness, efq. S. Phipps, of Lincoln's-inn, efq. 29. D. Ball, efq. one of the commiffioners of the tax office. 31. Major general fir Archibald Campbell, K. B. April 1. Ralph earl Verney. The dowager countess Ferrers. Robert Harding, of the Minories, efq. The lady of William Congreve, efq. major of the fecond battalion of Royal Artillery. Jonathan Bromehead, of Eckington, Derbyshire, efq. Dr. John Berkenhout, of Beffelfleigh, Oxfordihire. The rev. Richard Ring, M. A. vicar of Wherwell, Hants. Henry Brown, of Savage-gardens, efq. Francis Englefield, a major in the Imperial fervice. 7. Matthew Porling, of Wimpoleftreet, efq. Mifs Harriot Rowe, of Thoby Priory, 9. The vifcountefs St. Afaph. Chriftopher Wayne, of Richmond, efq. 14. John Ward, of Highbury-place, Philip Dafhwood, of Stamford-hill, Nottinghamshire, efq. The youngest fon of the earl of Carysfort. Lieut. Edward Loftus, of the Royal Dragoon guards. The rev. Leonard Beridge, D. D. vicar of Sutterton, Lincolnfhire. The lady of Timothy Topping, of Chiflehurst, Kent, efq. The rev. Mr. Laurence, rector of St. Mary, Aldermanbury. James Young, prevolt of Kair, Kincardinfhire. Sir Harry Burrard, of Walthampton, bart. Lady Margaret Stewart, daughter of Charles, fourth earl of Traquair. |