Mr. Davidfon, pawn-broker, in Bishopfgate-ftreet; William Kent, for robbing Henry Otto, one of his Majesty's meffengers, of his watch and money, on the highway, near Gunnerbury-lane; Hugh Mulvey, Benjamin Fetter, John Wiley, and John Woolmore, for a burglary in the dwellinghoufe of Mr. Farley in Coldbathfields, and ftealing fome wearing apparel, &c.; nine were ordered to be kept to hard labour for the benefit of the navigation of the river Thames, four to be kept to hard labour in the Houfe of Correction, and 13 difcharged by proclamation. Laft week a court of 12th. Common Council was held at Guildhall, to re-confider the order of the committee appointed to confider what mark of refpect is most fit to perpetuate the memory of the late Earl of Chatham; when after fome debate it was agreed to erect a ftatue in Guildhall over the Huftings, facing Alderman Beckford's; and it is to be executed by Mr. Bacon, at an expence not exceeding 3000l. The thanks of the Court were also voted to feveral peers for their fteady behaviour and fpirited conduct in the Houfe upon all occafions for the good of their country. One evening laft month, a car penter going accidentally through the tranfept of Ely cathedral, faw the chamber adjoining to the lantern on fire; he got affiftance, and they tore up the flaming boards, and threw them down into the octagon; and thus faved that beautiful part of the building the lantern, and poffibly the whole church. The fire is fuppofed to have been occafioned by the ufual carelefinefs of plumbers who had been repairing the lead. On Wednesday morning, the 15th, a barbarous murder was committed, in a copfe at Goodwood, in Suffex, the feat of his Grace the Duke of Richmond, on the body of Thomas Hewitt, one of his Grace's grooms, by one Burnett, a poacher, in company with three others, who on the fame morning had been destroying game in the above copfe, and who, on meeting with the deceased and two of his Grace's park-keepers, immediately fell upon them, and befides killing the above unfortunate man, they fo unmercifully beat one of the keepers, that his life was in danger for feveral days. Hewitt, we are informed, had thrown Burnett feveral fucceffive times, and it is believed would have fecured him, (as Burnett hath fince hath fince acknowledged) had he not unfortunately in the fcuffle fallen backward over a wheeltrack, in which fituation his inhuman antagonist feized him faft by the throat, and never quitted his hold till he had killed him, when the murderers immediately fled, leaving behind them fome of their hats, and a bag containing three brace of pheasants. Coroner's Inqueft fat on the body of the unfortunate Hewitt, and brought in their verdict Wilful Murder; in confequence of which, two of the criminals, James Burnett and George Dilloway, who were foon afterwards apprehended and taken, were committed to Horsham gaol, to take their trial at the next affizes for the faid murder. The other two offenders, Charles Dilloway The and Daniel Shepherd, are ftill at large. 20th. This day came on before Lord Mansfield, Mansfield, in the Court of King's Bench, Weftminfter, a trial on an information ordered by the Houfe of Commons, in the course of last feffions, against Meffrs. Stratton, Brook, Floyer, and Mackey, for the arrett and imprisonment of Lord Pigot, when governor of Madras. The cafe was ably and pathetically opened by Mr. Wedderburne, in fupport of the charge, and as ably answered by Mr. Dunning, in favour of the defendants. After the Judge had delivered his charge, the Jury found the defendants guilty. See Appendix. z3d. His Majefty gave the royal affent to the following bills, viz. for granting a free trade to Ireland; for preventing the clandeftine conveyance of fugar, &c. from America into Great Britain; for indemnifying officers of the militia who have not qualified themselves, &c.; and two private bills. The Houfe of Peers adjourned to the 27th of January, and the Houfe of Commons to the 24th of the fame month. Bristol, Dec. 25. The want of a fupply of American tar has given us a difcovery of the utmoft utility, and which will be a great faving to this country; fome gentlemen of Bristol having fet up works for extracting the oil out of pitcoal, ufed for making lampblack; this oil is alfo boiled down to the confiftence of tar, which it exactly refembles in colour and quality, and is with difficulty diftinguished from real tar; feveral fhips in this port have had their bottoms payed with it, and though it is found to be a more excellent prefervative against the worms, it has the happy advantage of being rendered at nearly half the price of real tar; it may be also used with fuccefs in every cafe in which tar is employed. The oil is alfo boiled down to the confiftence of pitch, which it is also used for, and is found an excellent fuccedaneum for that article. After the oil is extracted from the coal, the refiduum is a very good coke. In the account given last year of the number of hips cleared at the Custom Houfe in the year 1777, it is to be understood of fhips cleared at the Custom Houfe, Newcastle. -We have been favoured with the following Lift from an obliging correfpondent at that place, to whom we are alfo indebted for the above-mentioned correction. Ships cleared outwards at the Custom Houfe, Newcastle, including their repeated voyages. Coaftwife. Foreign. Total. Year 1777-4410-403-4813 1778-4140- 285-4425 1779-3670-230-3900 From the above it appears, that 1779 has fallen fhort of 1778, 525 hips!-and of 1777, 913 hips! Thefe numbers differ a little from those in the Register of 1778, which may arife from the different terminations of the year;-theie are from 5 Jan. to 5 Jan.—and those may have been taken from 25 Dec. to 25 Dec. 5 and 10 703 The Queen of Naples, of a prin cefs. The Princess of Afturias, of an Infanta, at the Pardo, Madrid. The Princefs Louifa Henrietta Carolina, fpoufe of his Serene Highness the Hereditary Prince of Heffe Darmstadt, of a Princefs. February. The Lady of Sir James Langham, Bart. of a fon. The Countess of Rofeberry, of a daughter. 23d. This morning, between three and four o'clock, the Queen was happily delivered of a Prince. March. The Right Hon. Lady Melbourne, of a fon. April. The Lady of Sir Watkin Williams Wynne, Bart. of a daughter. The Right Hon. the Countess of Warwick, of a fon. The Right Hon. Lady Boston, of a fon. The Marchionefs of May. the Great The confort of Duke of Ruffia, of a prince, who was baptized by the name of Conftantine. Lady Downe, of a fon. June. Right Hon. Lady Craven, of a fon. The Lady of Sir J. Smith, Bart. of a daughter. July. The Right Hon. Lady Amelia Byron, of a daughter. Right Hon. Countess of Cowper, of a fon, at Florence. Auguft. Right Hon. Countefs of Suffolk, of a fon and heir. Lady of Sir Ch. Douglafs, of a fon. Right Hon. Lady Algernon Percy, of a daughter. Right Hon. Lady Brownlow, of a fon. Right Hon. Lady Anne Foley, of a ion. The Duchefs of Leinfter, of a daughter, in Ireland. The Lady of Sir J. Eden, Bart. of a daughter. September. The Great Duchefs of Tuscany, of a prince. The Princess of Prince Ferdinand of Pruffia, of a Prince. Princess of Mecklenburgh Strelitz, of a princess. The Duchels of Chandos, of a daughter. October. Lady of Sir John Taylor, Bart. of a fon. The Lady of the Hon. Francis Talbot, of a daughter. Lady of Sir Joseph Mawbey, Bart, of a daughter. November. The Lady of the Hon. Col. Fitzroy, of a fon. Right Hon. Countess of Jerfey, of a daughter. The Duchefs of Chartres, of a prince. The Archduchefs, confort to the Archduke Ferdinand, of a prince, at Milan. The Lady of Sir Thomas Beauchamp Proctor, Bart. of a daughter, in Saville-row. Hon. Mrs. Vanfittart, of a fon. December. Lady of Sir Thomas Fowke, Bart. of a daughter. Lady of Sir Wm. Ashurst, of a fon. MARRIAGES, 1779. January. The Hon. Mifs Wrottesley, one of the maids of honour to her Majesty, and fifter to the Duchefs of Grafton, to Colonel Gardner. Sir John William Pole, of Shute, Bart. to Mifs Templer. VOL. XXII. At Dublin, George Powel, Efq; to the Right Hon. Lady Anne Stratford, daughter to the late Earl of Aldborough. February. Mifs Baynton, daughter to Sir Ed. Baynton, Bart. to Andrew Stone, Efq; Hon. Henry Vernon, 2d fon to Lord Vernon, to Mifs Sedley. The Right Hon. Lady Prifcilla Barbara Elizabeth Bertie, eldeft fifter of the Duke of Ancafter, to Peter Burrell, Efq; March. Sir Roger Twifden, Bart. of Bradburne, to Mifs Weldafh, of Chatham. The Hon. Felton Hervey, to Mifs Elville, only daughter and fole heiress of Sir John Elville, Bart. The Right Hon. Lord Viscount Gallway, to Mifs Elizabeth Mathew. The Hon. Barth. Bouverie, 3d brother to the Earl of Radnor, to Mifs Arundell. Sir William Smyth, of Hill Hall, in Effex, Bart. to Mifs Windham. Richard Wilfon, Efq; of Aytone, in Ireland, to the Hon. Mifs Townshend, daughter of Lady Greenwich and the fate Mr. Charles Townshend, Chancellor of the Exchequer, and half-fifter to his Grace the Duke of Buccleugh. April. The Right Hon. Lord Binning, to Lady Sophia Hope. John Hawkins, Efq; eldest fon of Sir Cæfar Hawkins, Bart. to Mifs Colbourne. May. The Right Hon. Hugh Earl and Baron Percy, fon and heir apparent of the Duke of Northumberland, to Mifs Frances Julia Burreil, 3d daughter of the late Peter Burrell, Efq; The Earl of Harrington, to Mifs Fleming, daughter of the late Sir Michael Fleming. June. Right Hon. Lord Forbes, to the Right Hon. Lady Selina Rawdon. Right Hon. Lord Cathcart, to Mifs Elliot. Byron, Efq; Captain in the Guards, and eldest fon of Admiral Byron, to Lady Amelia Conyers D'Arcy. Anthony Chapman, Efq; to the Hon. Mifs Charlotte Carey, daughter to Lord Viscount Falkland. John James Hamilton, Efq; nephew to the Earl of Abercorn, to Mifs Catherine Copley, fecond daughter of Sir Jofeph Copley, Bart. Capt. Duffield, to the Right Hon. Lady Eliz. Birmingham, eldest daughter of the Earl of Lowth. Baron Nolken, Envoy from Sweden, to Mrs. Le Maitre, relict of the Hon. Mr. Juftice Le Maitre. July. The Hon. Henry Stawell Billon Legge, fon and heir to the Right Hon. Mary Baronefs Stawell in her own right, to Mifs Mary Curzon. The Earl of Shelburne, to Lady Louifa Fitzpatrick, fifter to the Earl of Upper Offory. Sir F. Vincent, Bart. to Mifs Muilman. Sir E. Lloyd, Bart. to Mifs A. Yonge. Francis Head, Efq; to Mifs Maria Juftina Stepney, daughter of Sir Th. Stepney, Bart. Thomas Wiggons, Efq; to the Hon. Mifs Kinnaird, daughter to the Right Hon. Lord Kinnaird. Auguft. William Bowles, Efq; to Mifs Dinah Frankland, daughter of Sir Thomas Frankland, Bart. Thomas Horton, Efq; to the Hon. Mifs Stanley, fifter to the Earl of Derby. Rev. Sir Stephen Glynne, Bart. to Mifs Bennet. The Hon. and Rev. John Hewitt, Deane of Cloyne, and fon to the Right Hon. the Lord Chancellor of Ireland, to Mifs Jane More. September. The Rev. Jofeph Smith, of Wendover, to Mifs Julia Bernard, youngest daughter of the late Sir Francis Bernard, Bart. Sir John Berney, Bart. to the Hon. Mifs Neville, only daughter of Lord Abergavenny. Butler, Efq; to the Hon. Mifs Langdale, daughter of Lord Langdale. Auguftus Perkins, Efq; to Mifs Warren, only fifter to Sir John Borlace Warren. Sir Robert Barker, Bart. to Miss Holloway. Tho. Gage, Efq; fon and heir of Sir Tho. Gage, Bart. to Mifs Charlotte Fitzherbert. October. John Inglish Dolben, only fon of Sir William Dolben, Bart. to Mifs Hallet. November. Tho. Hanmer, Efq; eldest fon of Sir Walden Hanmer, Bart. to Mifs Kennyon. Hon. Mifs Sally Pratt, third daughter to Lord Camden, to Nich. Price, Efq; Dec. Sir Richard Clayton, Bart. to Mifs White. John Honeywood, Efq; to Hon. Mifs Courtnay, eldest daughter of Lord Vifcount Courtnay. Charles Smyth, Efq; brother to Sir William Smyth, Bart. to Mifs Vandeput, |