Sir Geo. Savile's motion for a lift of penfions and penfioners to be laid before the houfe, was loft by a majority of two, viz. 188 to 186. The debate upon it ended with an altercation between Col. Barré and the attorney-general. The lord-advocate of Scotland was very warm in defence of his learned friend, and among other things faid, he was furprized to hear the hon. member talk of independent members. when every one prefent knew who fent

him there.

A caufe was tried before Lord Mansfield at Westminster-hall, by way of indictment, against a Middlesex justice, for committing a freeman of London, and a member of the fellowship of ticket-porters, to the Savoy, under the authority of the imprefs act, thereby declaring him to be an idle and diforderly perfon, whereas it appeared, upon trial, that the profecutor was an induftrious fober man, of extraordinary reputation; and the juftice was found guilty. Wednesday 23.

Being the birth-day of Prince Octavius, his majefty's 8th fon, their majefty's received the ufual compliments on the occafion.

At a meeting of the proprietors at the India-house, the former articles of agree ment with government being rejected, eight other articles were propofed; but as thofe too will probably meet with oppofition, we fhall defer inferting either till the agreement is finally fettled.

Thursday 24.

At the femons at the Old Bailey, a publican being found guilty of receiving fix bushels of coals, knowing them to have been ftolen; Judge Buller, (before whom the indictment was tried) before he paffed fentence upon the prifoner, obferved, that the crime of which he was found guilty, was of all others the most dangerous: it was always his opinion, that the receivers were worfe than thieves; he therefore thought himself bound to make an example of the prlfoner, as, in this great city, his offence had become alarming, by the frequency and opportunity of committing it; he therefore fentenced him to three years hard labour on the river Thames. The jury withed his lordship to mitigate this judgment: they agreed in the enormity of the crime, but as they apprehended it was the first crime the prifoner had done against the laws, and in confideration of his family, they begged to interfere. judge anfwered, that he fhould be always glad of paying attention to a jury, when it was not incompatible with public justice. In the prefent inftance, he confidered it impoffible; for the prifoner had added to his own guilt by the feduction of two fervants of the coal-merchant, who were drawn in to fell him the coals; the jury then intreated, that inflead of three years,

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That large aids having been granted to his majefty in fupport of the prefent war, have caufed a confiderable increase of the public debt, and fubjected the people of this realm to many burthens and inconvepiences.

That farther grants and burthens may be ftill neceffary, and it is the duty of the reprefentatives of the commons of the land that due care should be taken, by a reduction of unneceffary charges, by introducing a better order into the management of the expences of his majefty's civil eftablifhment, by rendering the public accounts more eafy, by a farther fecurity for the independence of parliament, and by applying the monies, which are not now fo properly hufbanded, to the public fervice; to afford all poffible relief to the people of this realm, thereby adding strength to his majesty's go

their dependencies-for abolishing the board of works, and for appointing a furveyor or comptroller of his majefty's buildings and gardens, and for providing for the expences attending the fame by contract--for declaring that all falaries and charges of his majetty's houthold fhall be paid at the exchequer-that the furniture and moveables of his majefty's houshold shall be purchafed by contract for declaring that his majefty's ftables fhall be fupplied by contract-that the offices of mafter of the buck hounds, foxhounds, and harriers, be abolished, and the duty performed by the fenior equerry, and to be provided for by contract--for making regulations in the body of yeomen of the guards, and band of gentlemen-penfioners for abolishing the office of paymafler of the pensions, directing that all penfions fhall hereafter be paid at the Exchequer-for limiting the fum to be appropriated to the penfion lift-for regulating the private lifts of penfions-to limit the fum of money to be iffued for fecret fervice in one year for regulating the iffuing of money for foreign and fecret fervice-for regulating the method of ffuing money for the purpose of special fervice for claffing the order of paymen s of his majesty's civil establishment, and for applying the balance of fuch accounts.

The bill fets forth,

That there having been great delays in paffing the accounts of paymafler-general and treasurer of the navy,

The bill directs,

The method of iffuing the money for the ufe of thofe offices refpectively to the Bank of England.

There are claufes,

For carrying the falaries, fees, and other fums of money, faved by virtue of this act, to the finking fund-to declare that no office fhall be created in the nature, or for the purpofes of thofe abolished by this act— for appointing commiffioners to hear the reprefentations of perfons aggrieved by this act; and for giving perfons difplaced by this act a right to the fucceffion to vacant offices. Therefore the bill enas

What shall be the falary of certain offices of the Exchequer, after the lives of the prefent poffeffors and grantees in reverfion. The bill fets forth,

That the conftitution of the Mint is expenfive, and that the coinage ought to be of none or little expence to the nation;

Therefore the bill enacts.

That the office of the Mint fhall be abolifhed.

There are claufes,

The bill alfo fet forth,

In order that no reformation made by this act should operate as a retrofpeétive renalty, and to put an end to fuits between the public and private perfons.

Therefore the bill enacts,

That commiffioners may be appointed by his majefly, to call before them feveral accountants, against whom balen es are returned, in order to examine and to proceed in fuch manner as in the bill is mentioned.

The bill further fets forth,

That feveral of the chief offices in the Exchequer being held for life, and having been granted as an honourable provifion for the perfons or families of those who have ferved the flate, and which the law of the and hath infured to them, and that it is equally expedient that the crown fhould not in tuture be debarred from the means of making an honourable provifion for thofe

who ferved the flate.

The bill fets forth,

pay.after or army agents.

Brief Account of the Proceedings in the Court of King's-Bench against Mefirs. Stratton, Brooke, Floyer, and Mackey. Continued from p. 96.

On the 5th inftant, Lord Mansfield, Sir William Afhhurft, and Sir Francis Buller, took their feats on the bench. The court was much crouded. No lefs than five counfel were heard in fupport of the rule; and the attorney-general was four hours on his legs, in reply.

The court feemed to be of opinion, that there was no fubftantial proof which fupported the inference or intention of the defendants, either as to the charge of difobeying the orders of the company, or the putting Lord Pigot to death.

Lord Mansfield expreffed his doubts, whether the verdict, which clearly drew the inference contained in the count, was fupported by the evidence on the trial: if fo, the defendants might move for a new trial; if not, the court would proceed to judgment on the Thurfday following.

Judge Afhhurst was of the fame opinion, had

had ordered Lord Pigot to be arrested, whethat the facts proved, by no means came up to the verdict, which found the inference, as well as the fact, to be true.

Sir Francis Buller contended, that the intention of the act grew out of the act itself; the fact charged was, that the defendants ther that amounted to an intention to defeat the objects of his commiffion; or, in the event of a rescue, the putting him to death, was another matter; if it was, it was matter of great aggravation, and called for the moft fatisfactory proof.

On Thursday the 10th, Sir William Afhhurst, being the judge appointed to pafs fentence, before he proceeded, went through the heads of the evidence, both for the profecution and the defence. He made feveral remarks as he went on, in which he obferved, that if Fort St. George had belonged to the crown, the depriving Lord Pigot of the prefidency would have been high treafon; but as it was under the Eaft-India Company, it was only a misdemeanour. He took notice that the defendants had imprisoned Lord Pigot for difmiffing feveral members from the council, yet they themselves had done the like in three inftances; but he could fay, that while they held the reins of government, every thing fucceeded, both in trade and in the army; and that the prefidency of Bengal, to whom the whole of the bufinefs was referred, gave an opinion in their favour. He then proceeded to the fentence as follows:

"Meff. Stratton, Brooke, Floyer, and Mackay,

"Gentlemen,

"You are now called upon to receive fentence for an offence which you have committed, and been found guilty of; but, as there is no diftinction in your cafes, but are guilty alike, you are fentenced each of you to pay a fine to his majesty of 10001. and to be imprifoned until that fum is paid."-The fines being immediately paid in the court, they were of courfe difcharged.

MISCELLANEOUS OCCURRENCES.

M. Gerard, the late French plenipotentiary to Congrefs, arrived at Cadiz in the Aurore; the French fhip that convoyed the French fleet to Martinique, ten of which fell lately into the hands of Adm. Parker.

Accounts from Paris take notice that Dr. Franklin, the American plenipotentiary to that court, has afked and obtained his difmiffion, and that he will foon fet out for Philadelphia, where the chevalier de la Lucerne, the new French minister plenipotentiary, is already arrived.

Gen. Sullivan has fent his refignation to Congrefs. He had been fent in conjunction with Col. Broadftreet on an expedition against the favages, which not proving fo fuccessful as Congress had reafon to expect, other

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detachments had been fen to fecure the tranquility of the frontiers. Probably this might give disgust.

A new gold coinage is now making in the Tower of 78. pieces, on one fide of which is the head of his prefent majefty, and on the other the regal creft, a lion pafiant on the crown. A confiderable quantity of the above convenient and very beautiful pieces are already delivered into the bank.

A mifunderstanding of a very ferious nature is faid to have arisen between the courts of France and Spain. The people of Madrid, diffatisfied with the prefent war and the conduct of it, have rifen in a tumultuous manner, and burnt the leaders of it in effigy.

In an edict lately published by the French king, the following paffage is worthy attention: "We have been obliged to extraordinary resources for carrying on the war; but we have for that purpofe augmented our revenue by ceconomy, improvements, and reformation, introduced into every department. of our finances; and, according to the ftate of them laid before us, there fubfifts, by virtue of these regulations, an exact balance between our revenues and our fixed and neceffary expences."

There have been very warm debates in the affembly of the States of Holland, on the fubject of the capture of the Dutch convoy lately carried into Spithead; and Adm. Byland is faid to have been recalled. In the mean time, very preffing requifitions have been made to their High Might ineffes for the fuccours ftipulated by treaties.

The court of Spain have called in queftion the authenticity of the accounts published in the London Gaz. concerning the fort of San Fernando d'Omoa, representing the fame as of little or no importance, though the bare attempt to leffen its confequence fhews the high opinion the people entertain of it, or it would not have been thought worth the notice of the court.

Sixteen failors are lately arrived in the river from Amfterdam, on board the Lætitia, Capt. March. They were taken out of the hold of a Dutch Eaft Indiaman by the captain of the Kingston privateer, who having loft fome of his people, gained fome information of their fate from a mufic-girl, and had fpirit, enough to board the hip and fearch her. The poor wretches were all chained down in the hold, and, but for this fortunate difcovery, would have been carried to perpetual flavery,

On Saturday morning, the 26th infant, a violent hurricane arofe, by which a number of fhips were driven from their moorings in the river, and forced on fhore, and fome of them greatly damaged.

SHERIFFS appointed by his Majefty in
Council for the year 1780.
Berkfh. John Grant, of White Waltham.
Bedfordfh. W. Thornten Attell, of Everton.
Bucks,

Bucks, Ifaac Eeles, of Amersham.
Cumb' Henry Aglionby, of Nunnery.
Chefh. Samuel Barrow, of Shippenhall.
Camb' and Hunt' T. R. Hall, of Hilderfham.
Cardigan, Henry Jones, of Tuglyn.
Carmarthan, Tho. Howell, of Fynnon Velin.
Cornwall, F. Gregor, of Trewarthenick.
Devonsh. Th. Winfloe, of Collepriest.
Dorfetfh. Peter Beckford, of Steepleton.
Derbyth. Nigell Bowyer Grefley, of Drakelow.
Denbigh, William Thomas.

Effex, Henry Hinde Pelley, of Upton.
Gloucesterfh. Sir Onefiphorus Paul, bart.
Hertfordfh. J. Hunter, of North Mimms.
Herefordfh. Bell Lloyd, of Prefteign.
Kent, Robert Burrow, of Holwood Hill.
Leicefterfh. Sir Tho. Cave, of Stanford, bt.
Lincolnfh. Sir Cha. Buck, of Hanby, bt.
Monmouthfh. T. Hooper, of Panty Goytre.
Northumb' A. R. Bowes, of Benwell.
Northamptonsh. B. Kidney, of Knuston,
Norfolk, Sir Tho. Beauchamp Proctor, of
Langley.

Nottinghamfh. C. V. Dashwood, of Stanford.
Oxfordsh. Robt. Langford, of Enfham.
Pembroke, James Lloyd, of Kilruch.
Rutlandfh. Ned. Chefelden, of Manton.
Shropsh. Edw. Horne, of Hales Owen.
Somerfetfh. Edw. Elten, of Long Ashton.
Staffordsh. Ralph Floyer, of Hints.
Suffolk, Samuel Ruth, of Benhall.
Co. of Southampton, T. South, of Boffington.
Surry, Charles Eyre, of Clapham.
Suliex, Sir John Bridger, of Coomb, knt.
Warwickfh. Henry Wife, of the Priory.
Worcesterth. Rich. Amphlett, of Hadzor.
Wilts, Paul Cobb Methuen, of Cumberwell.
Yorkh. Wm. Bethell, of Rife.

Jan. 28.

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BIRTHS.

HE lady of Sir H. Trelawney, a fon and heir.

Lady Baget, a daughter.

Feb. 12. Dutchefs of Beaufort, a fon.
MARRIAGES.

Lately, at Birmingham, Tho. Whit

more, efq; member for Bridgenorth, to Mifs Foley, of Stockton,

Guftavus Brander, efq; of Chrift-church Priory, Hampfh. to Mrs. Eliz. Lloyd, relict of the late Jn. Lloyd, efq; vice-adm. of the blue. Rev. R. J. Wynne, rector of Gumly, to Mrs. Johnton.

At Dublin, the Right Hon. Arthur earl of Arran, to Mifs Underwood, dau. of the late Rich. Underwood, efq;

At Wefbury, Wilts, Wm. Temple, efq; of B ihoptrow, to Miis Gistord, only dau. of Tho. Gaisford, efq; of Bittam.

Feb. 1. Rev. A. F. Eyre, one of the canons refidentiary of York, to Mifs Wolley.

7: Rev. Carrington Garrick, vicar of Hendon, to Miis Eliza Battifcombe.

17. Tho. Stanhope Batcock, efq; to Mils Buckle.

21. Mr. Fischer, to Mifs Gainborough. 23. At Bath, Capt. Savage, of the Bath vo.ucers, to Mifs Evans.

24. James Bowen, efq; of Cardigan, to Mifs Lloyd, dau. of Dav. Lloyd Morgen, efq; Merionethfh. David Roberts, of Tan y Gaer,

Staines Chamberlayne, jun. efq; of Ryes in Effex, to Mifs Brocket, of Spanes-Hall.

Alex. King, efq; of Fenchurch-street, to Mifs Noble, of the Poultry. DEATHS.

Lately, w Dublin caftile, the Rt. Hon.

Tho. Waite, fecretary, and one of the privy council of Ireland.

The lady of Sir Al. Gilmour.

At Mill-hill, Billericay, Mrs. Martha Davis, fifter of the Rev. Mr. Davis of that place.

- Strutt, efq; eldeft fon to the member for Malden.

John Knowles, efq; fecretary to the Speaker.
Mr. Ifaac Ladvocat, jeweller, aged 70.

In an advanced age, John Vaughan, of Court field, efq; a man of strict fimplicity of manners, universal benevolence, and true old English hofpitality.

At Weybridge, Surrey, Lady Catherine Bacon, fecond dau. of earl Winterton. Near York, John Abbot, efq;

At Buftail, Sam. Whitfhard, efq; aged 100. At Newbury, Robt. Keens, aged 108, who worked as a porter in the market till within a few years of his death.

At Saville, in Orney, Tho. Traill, efq;

At Bleak-Hall, Caernarvonshire, aged 67, Robt. Williams, efq; in the commifiion of the peace.

At Pwll-y-crochen, near Conway, Mis. Williams, mother of Holland Williams, efq;

Jan. 16. Cilbert Ochterling, efq; a very amiable youth, aged about 16. He died at the house of his father Ifaac Heard, efq; in the college of arms. [The eighth line in our laft, p. 1. col. 2. is a mistake.]

25. At Folkftone, Jn. Jordan, efq; aged 94. 26. Gafcoigne Frederick, efq; barrister at Jaw, and late treafurer to the Inner Temple. 27. Mr. Poulden, deputy comptroller of Weymouth custom-houfe.

28. Geo. Perrot, efq; late one of the barons of the exchequer.

Lady Jane Boyle, fifter to Richard earl of Burlington, and the last of that noble family. At Bath, the Rev. John Frank.

29.

Carver, elq; captain of a com→ pany of foot now in America. See p. 69. 30. Leonard Crawley, efq; of Hill-house, Bucks.

Charles Cæfar, efq; aged 87.

At Warrington, Dr. Pemberton, phyfician.
Richard Combes, efq; aged 82.

Mrs. Jeffreys, mother of the late Lady Can den.

Mrs. Hayter, filter to the late bifhop.
31. Cornelius Percival, efo; aged 84.
Aged 73, Mrs. Newbery, relict of the late
Mr. John Newbery, bookteiler.

Mifs Martha Abdy, dau. of Sir Anthony.
Feb. 1. Mrs. Arabin, relict of Gen. Arabia.
Dan. Merfe, elo; Weft India merchant.

Lady

Lady Foulis, relict of Sir William.

2. Tho. Bladen, efq; aged 82, father to the countess of Effex. He formerly reprefented Old Sarum, Steyning, and other places, during feveral feffions.

3. Fred. Vander Meulen, efq; aged 76. 4. Dr. Rich. Richmond, bp. of Sodor and Man.

Sir Wm. Harding, kat.

5. Lady Lambard, relict of Sir Multon. Charles Hudíon, efq; of Staple's Inn. Francis Bowyer, efq; one of the entering clerks of the high court of chancery.

At Bury St. Edmund's, where the owned the fcite of the abbey, in her 85th year, Lady Davers, mother of the countess of Bristol, and of Sir C. Davers.

6. At Combe, Jofeph Ekins, a labouring man, aged 103, who never knew a week's illness; and for the laft 40 years fubfifted entirely on bread, mi k, and vegetables.

7. Ralph Hopper, efq; barrifter at law. At Bothwell Caftle, Lady Lucy Douglas, wife of the Hon. Mr. Douglas, and daughter to the duke of Montrose.

At Hammersmith, Jas. Tomlinfon, M. A. Mr. John Wood, of Princes-ftreet, aged 76. He was father of the upholders company.

9. At York, aged 81, Mrs. Fairfax, reile of the late Tho. Fairfax, efq; of Newton.

10. Advanced in years, at Tatton-park, in Cheshire, Samuel Egerton, efq; one of the worthy reprefentatives in this and the three preceding parliaments, for that county; whofe memory will ever be revered for his inflexible integrity and upright conduct in his publick ftation: and in his private character were united all the good qualities of a chriftian, friend, and benefactor. He was the fecond and only furviving fon of John Egerton, efq; grandfon of John carl of Bridgewater, by Lady Elizabeth Cavendish, daughter of John Duke of Newcastle. Mr. Egerton, dying without iffue, has, we hear, entailed his large and real estate on his nephew William Tatton, efq; and his iffue, and has given many confiderable legacies to his relations and friends.

12. Sir Tho. Worrall, knt. aged 78. Mrs. Willes, lady of John Willes, efq; At Burntwood Lodge, Yorkih. Capt. Fr. Marsden, of Col. Harvey's reg. of militia. He was one of those who efcaped with their lives (though dangerously wounded) in the action at Bunker's Hill, in America, being then a captain in the 5th reg. of foot.

13. At Chinkford, Solomon Carpenter, efq; William Turner, efq;

At Reading, Tho. Michaelfon, M. D. Dr. Edw. Venn, phyfician in Ipfwich. 14. Sir William Blackstone, knt. one of the judges of the court of common pleas, author of the most admirable Commentary on the Laws of this country, and of many other learned and useful publications. Independent of his profeffional abilities, he was a great and able tcholar, and was art cularly happy

in his investigations of the beft writers of our own country. The works of Shakspeare in particular had been an object of his attention, and we are happy to inform our readers that his obfervations on that incomparable Dramatist will foon be given to the world.

Nicho. Towgood, efq; of Shaftesbury, formerly one of the greatest clothiers in England.

17. Lady Catharine Pelham, ranger of Greenwich Park. She was fifler of the late duke of Leith, and married, 1726, to the late hon. Henry Pelham, by whom the had two fons, who died young of an epidemical fore throat within a day of each other, and fix daught, of whom two furvive unmarried.

18. Tho. Fuller, efq; of London, merchant. 19. Wm. Julius, efq; of St. Kitt's.

Mr. Nafton, furgeon, in Ratcliffe Highway. Mrs. Marfon, renter of the Marfhalfea prifon, and a great dealer in hogs. The principal part of her fortune the has left to Sir Jof. Mawbey and Mr. Lilly, her two executors.

At Upton in Effex, Mrs. Mascale, hofier, in Aldgate High-ftreet.

20. Peter Batts, efq; a commiffioner of the land tax for the county of Surrey.

In the Middle Temple, James Whalley, efq; one of the benchers of that society.

Tho. Stanton, efq; of Margate-green, near Boxley, Kent.

21. Mr. Stanley, timber-merch. Barbican. In Chandos-ftr. Mr. Settree, Glk-mercer. Cha. Bertie, efq; of Uffington, Lincolnsh. At Edinburgh, Mr. Dav. Loch, infpectergeneral of the fisheries in Scotland; and author of "A tour through the trading towns

and villages in Scotland, Edinb. 1778,". and "Efays on the trade, manufactures, "and fisheries of Scotland, in 3 vols. 1779." In confequence of his obfervations, fheep have been introduced with fuccefs into the Highlands.

22. At Clapham, Sam. Paterfen, efq; At Finchley, Paul Stephenfon, efq; Tho. Browne, efq; Garter principal king of arms, and an eminent land-furveyor.

Rich. Andrews, efq; merch. of Wood-ftr. 23. Mrs. Jones, upwards of 40 years a wax-chandler in the Poultry.

Hill, efq; of Paradife Row, Chelfea, brother to Serjeant Hill.

24. In College-ftr. Weftm. the Rev. Mr. Bowden, formerly one of the affiftants at Eton-fchool.

Francis Walkern, a carpenter, aged 104, who till within a few days of his death was never troubled with fickness, or any diftemper whatever.

Mr. Mofs, indigo merch. in Mincing-la. Fenchurch-street.

The lady of Nath. Milward, efq;