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order to be amenable to the laws of his country. The principal witneffes are fummoned upon this occafion.

On the 12th) inft. the Prince of Wales came of age, when he received the compliments of the nobility; but his birth day is not to be publicly celebrated till the 4th of April.

Letters from Chelmsford in Effex mention, that the proposed advance in the price of commiffion for the fales of corn made by the cornfactors, is univerfally efteemed unprecedented, unreafonable, and oppreffive; the farmers have convened meetings in feveral towns in that county, and are determined, if the cornfactors perfift in their demands, to make their future confignments to new agents. The Rev. Henry Bate has fhewed the utmoft fpirit and attention in oppofing this impoft, in which he has been fupported by the most diftinguished gentlemen in that part of the kingdom.

The cornfactors hitherto had a profit of fix-pence on every quarter of corn they difpofe of; and have now, without confulting the farmers, laid on an impoft of three-halfpence more on each quarter tep that muft affect the lower part of mankind, in an eminent degree.

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A few days ago the caufe depending between Mr. Sutherland, judge of the admiralty at Minorca, plaintiff, and gen. Murray, governor of that ifland, defendant, came on to be tried in the Court of Exchequer, Guildhall, when, after a full investigation of the matter, the jury found a verdict of Sobol. damages for the plaintiff,

On the 5th inft, at twelve o'clock, a gentleman unhappily put an end to his existence at a coffee-houfe in the Strand, by cutting his throat with a razor His rathnefs is imputed to a temporary melancholy, to which he had often been fubject. The coroner's inqueft brought in their verdict lunacy.

Laft Tuesday night as a gentleman was coming out of Holborn to Carey-street, he was knocked down under the wall of Lincoln's-Inn garden by two footpads, who robbed him of eight guineas and his watch.

On Friday morning a well-dreffed man applied to the turnkey at Newgate, to fee the condemned prifoners; but being told that in confequence of the late difturbances in that jail, they could not admit any strangers, he perfifted in his requeft, delaring he was the Hon. Mr., brother to the Earl of -; during this altercation, Mr. Lewis, jeweller, on Ludgate Hill, came up, and charged him with taking from his shop a pair of brilliant knee-buckles, on which this Hon. Gentleman 'was carried before a magiftrate, who committed him to the Compter.

At Chelmsford affizes on the Nifiprius fide,

a new and interesting game caufe came on to be heard before Mr. Juftice Gould, and a fpecial jury, wherein a ftage coachman was profecuted for the recovery of the several penalties of 51. each, for carrying twelve unfranked hares in his coach to London. The jury, without going out of court, found him guilty of the offence, and confequently gave a verdict with 6ol. damages and cofts of fuit."

On the 14th inft. in the afternoon, a clover-ftack took fire belonging to Mr. Edwards, baker at Potton in Bedfordshire, which communicating to both fides of a large ftreet, raged with fuch dreadful and uncommon violence, that we are informed upwards of an hundred houfes were totally destroyed, and the inhabitants reduced to the extremeft mifery; few or none being infured.

On the 2nd inft. the feffions at the Old Bailey was finished, when Mr. Harrison, the deputy-recorder, paffed fentence of death, on the following capital convicts, viz. William Wynne Ryland, (feparately) for forgery; and then the following in a body; Thomas Burges, fcr a foot-pad robbery; John Edwards, for forging a failor's will and power, with intent to cheat him of his prize money; William Smith, alias Leveridge, Edward Elfon, William Strong, Jacob Ringrove Atkinfon, and George Gohagen, for highway robberies James Bowen, for a burglary; James Brown, alias Oatley, for houfe-breaking; William Harper, for horfe-ftealing; James Rivers, alias Davis, for a robbery in a dwellinghoufe; and John Lloyd, for ditto.

The 9th inft. eight malefactors, convicted at a former feffions. were executed at Tyburn pursuant to their fentence.

Canterbuy, July 30. On Saturday last a perfon of Egerton, who for feveral days has been confined at Smarden, made his efcape from his keeper, and went to his own houfe at Egerton, where an infant was afleep in a cradle, which he took up and threw into a pond the distance of ten rods, where the child was fuffocated before affiftance could be procured.

Major Alexander Rofs to be deputy-adjutant-general in North-Britain, with the rank of lieutenant-colonel in the army,

ECCLESIASTICAL PREFERMENTS.

The Rev. Mr. Boult, to the livings of Ancroft and Tweedinouth in the bishopric of Durham.

The Rev. Richard Haughton, clerk, to hold the rectory of Bolnhurit, Bedfordhire, with the rectory of Long-ftow, in Cambridgeshire.

The Rev. Walter King, M. A. to the rectory of Eafington, Yorkshire.

The Rev. John Towers Allen, to the vicarage of Barwick in Norfolk.

The Rev. Thomas Vincent, A. M. to the prebend and vicarage of Gatton, Somerfetfhire, worth 330l. per annum.

The Rev. Richard Philips, rector of Ringwold, to the perpetual curacy of Ath in Kent.

The Rev. Horace Hammond, to the rectory of Penthorpe in Norfolk.

The Rev. John Ruffel, B. D. to the rectory of Helmdon, in the county of Northampton, and diocefe of Peterborough.

The Rev. George Strahan, M. A. by difpenfation to hold the vicarage of Iflington, in Middlefex, with the rectory of Thurtock Parva, otherwife Little Thurrock, in Effex.

BIRTH S.

Of a daughter, lady Lincoln, at his lordship's houfe in Dover-ftreet.

Of a daughter, the lady of the lord bishop or Gloucefter.

Of a fon, the lady of Barnard Turner, Efq. at Wifbeach in Cambridgeshire, in their way from the North to London.

MARRIAGES.

The earl of Denbigh, to lady Halford, widow of Sir Charles Halford, Bart.

The earl of Eglingtoune, to Mifs Twifden, daughter of the late Sir William Twifden, Bart. of Roydon Hall, Kent.

Sir George Armytage of Kerklees, Yorkhire, Bart. to Mifs Harbord, eldest daugh ter of Sir Harbord Harbord, of Gunton, Norfolk.

Sir Thomas Gage, Bart. to Mifs Maria Fergus.

Mr. Tritton, banker, Lombard-ftreet, to Mifs Barclay, of Camb. Heath, Hackney.

Dr. Chorley of Leake, Staffordshire, to Mifs Peggy Crewe, daughter to the late Rev. Dr. Randall Crewe of Warmingham, Cheshire.

Morton Eden, Efq. his majefty's envoy extraordinary to the court of Saxony, to Mifs Henley, youngest fifter to the earl of Northington.

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William Gore, Efq. lieutenant-colonel of the Oxfordshire militia, to Mifs Langton, heirefs of the late Jofeph Langton, of Newton Park, Somersetshire.

John Rodgell Sandon, Efq. of Chefhunt, Herts, to Mifs Vincent, of South Mimms.

DEATHS.

Right Hon. Humphry Morrice, lord warden of the ftannaries of the county of Cornwall.

In Great Ormond-street, the Hon. lady Hawley.

Sir Rowland Hill, Bart. of Hawkfton hall, in the county of Salop, father of the Rev. Mr. Rowland Hill, of St. George's road, Surry.

The Rev. John James Magendie, D. D. canon of Windfor, prebend of Salisbury, and rector of Stoke Prior, Worcestershire. The Rev. Charles Reeks, rector of Stratford in Wilts.

At Oxford, of an apoplectic fit, the Rev. Dr. Wheeler, canon of Chrift church; this gentleman was the week before in town in perfect health to take poffeffion of one of the prebends of St. Paul's.

At Rotterdam, Rachael Solomons, a jewefs, aged 110 years.

At Kidderminster, the Rev. Job Orton, formerly a diffenting minifter at Shrewfbury.

Suddenly, at the White horfe, Fetterlane, aged 73, after a journey from Chatham that afternoon, Mr. John Hick, attorney at law, at Rochefter.

At Knightsbridge, the lady of the Rev. Mr. Wyvill, fifter of Sir Marmaduke Wy

vill.

George Dawson the younger, of Sunderland,

merchant.

James Thompfon, of Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, failcloth-weaver.

Adam Hall, of Blackburn, Lancashire, and Thomas Yates, of Huncoat, Lancashire, cotton-manufacturers.

John Charlton, of Stoke, Staffordshire, wharfinger.

John Mingham Gill and James Stuart, both formerly of the city of Leghorn, in Italy, and late of London, merchants, carrying on trade under the name, stile, and firm of Gill, Stuart and Co. John Ball, late of the city of Chester, warehouseman and carrier. Christopher Owfton, late of Wapping-wall, Middlefex, merchant.

Bernard Schmedes and John Hanner, of Bufh-lane, Cannon-ftreet, London, wine and brandy-merchants.

Samuel Chandler, of Great Ruffel-street,
St. Giles, London, grocer.
John Piper, of Pickering,
dealer and chapman

Yorkshire,

Samuel Eaton, of Friday-ftreet, London, and Ptricius Goodhall, of the town of Nottingham, hofiers.

James Barrar, of Wribbenhall, in the parish of Kidderminster, Worcestershire,

mercer.

William Underhill, of the parish of Sedgley, Staffordshire, ironmonger. Benjamin Slade, the younger, of Alderf gate-freet, rectifier and diftiller of spi

rits.

William Miles of Snow-hill, leather-cutter. Nathaniel Cotes and John Crompton, of

Coventry-street, Middlefex, filk mercers and copartners.

Stephen Bennett, late of Merton, Surry, tea-dealer.

Stephen lieck, of Bell-dock, Wapping, brazier.

Thomas Philpot and Francis Dorset, of Bedlington Furnace, Durham, merchants and copartners.

Cudbert Kitchen and Peter Smith, formerly. of Hamyard, Westminster, but late of Cecil-court, horfe dealers.

Robert Spooner Haddelfey and Thomas Harris, of High-ftreet, Southwark, haberdashers and partners.

David Evans, of the town of Havefordweft, fhopkeeper.

William Rawlence, of Bewley, Hampshire, fhopkeeper.

Patricius Goodall, of the town of Nottingham, hofier.

James Sheen, of Holborn-bridge, London, cheesemonger.

William Swanborough, of Holborn-bridge, London, linen-draper.

John Burnett, of Portfmouth-common, Hampfhire, victualler.

Amelia Adams and Samuel Denton Penlington, of Panton-ftreet, near the Hay-market, Middlefex, filk mercers and copartners.

Thomas Chambers, late of Leed› Yorkthire, grocer.

John Taylor, of Hummerton, in the parish of Hackney, Middlesex, broker. George Hewitfon, of Eaft-Ham, Effex horfe-dealer.