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fand, and the goods fpoilt. The ground in general was fo exceffively dry, it drank up the water fo faft, that, excepting in the town of Woburn, little or no damage was done by the rain." NOTTINGHAM, Aug. 23.-George Caunt, hair-dreffer, having been fufpected of stealing feveral articles from the lodgings of a Gentleman in this town, an order was iflued for his apprehenfion on Tuesday fe'nnight, but he found means to escape from the perfon who had him in custody, and concealed himself at the houfe of his father until Saturday evening last, about the premiles of whom three conftables had been watching till about twelve o'clock, at which hour Caunt came out (as is fuppofed) in order to quit the town, but with a determined refolution to defend himfelf against any perfon who fhould offer to fecure him. On his approach out of the paffage leading to the treet, George Ball, one of the conftables, endeavoured to feize him, but in the attempt he received the contents of a large horfe piftol, with which Caunt had provided himfelf, into his body, and, after reeling a few paces, he dropped down, and inftantly expired, and in the hurry and confusion Caunt efcaped. The body of Ball was foon after conveyed to the Town Hall, and the next day a Coroner's Inquest was held titereon, the verdict of whom was, Wilful Murder against Caunt.-Information having been received of the road the murderer had taken, proper officers were dispatched after him to Alfreton, where he was taken in a room, just ready for going to bed, with a bottle in his hand, the contents of which he endeavoured to fwallow, but was prevented by friking the bottle out of his hand. On their return to Nottingham, they itopped on the road to get fome refreshment; the fervant had incautiously left a fork upon the table, which Caunt inftantly feizing, endeavoured to plunge into his body, but by ftriking against his breast bone, this act of defperation was prevented; but it is fuppofed he had fucceeded in fwallowing a quantity of the deadly draught, as he continued in a torpiditate, regardless of every thing around him, and at times feeming ly convulfed, until Wednesday morning, about five o'clock, when he expired. Another Inqueft was therefore held, and brought in a verdict of felo de fe. Between leven and eight o'clock the fame evening, he was taken in a

cart, and interred on the Sand Hills in a cross way.

SEPT. 14. This evening notice was given to the Magiftrates, that two bills of a moft inflammatory kind had been pofted on the Monument. They were in writing, and both apparently in the fame hand; and their contents as follow:

BREAD WILL BE SIXPENCE THE QUARTERN, If the People will affemble at the Corn Market on Monday.

FELLOW COUNTRYMEN!

How long will ye quietly and cowardly fuffer yourselves to be thus impofed upon and half starved by a set of mercenary flaves and Government hire. lings? Can you still suffer them to proceed in their extenfive monopolies, and your families are crying for bread? No! Let them exift not a day longer; we are the Sovereignty; rife then from your lethargy. Be at the Corn Market on Monday.

Thefe infamous provocations to popular outrage induced the Lord Mayor to take the neceflary measures of precaution to fecure the public peace. He collected all his Civil Officers, and received an affurance from the Volunteer Corps of the Tower Ward, Langbourne Ward, Bridge Ward, and Billingsgate Ward, that they would await his orders.

This

It was not difficult to collect a mob, under a promife of fo great a reduction in the price of bread. At ten o'clock the rioters began hiffing the mealmen and cornfactors going into the market, Some they huftled, others they pelted with mud. The Quakers were the peculiar objects of their wrath. body of tradefmen, who employ their fkill and capital only in thofe manufactories and commodities which are unconnected with war (and who, confequently, are, of all other men, the leaft to be fufpected of having contributed to the fcarcity of bread, fince, if we all had acted upon their maxims, the taxes, which have enhanced the price of every article of life would not have been incurred), deferve, more than any other, the bleffings of the poor, from the fimplicity of their lives, and the example which they give of moderation in all their dealings. Vulgar prejudice, however, marked them out as the authors of the fcarcity, by withholding from the market ftores which they had accumu

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lated. The riot increasing, the Lord Mayor went to Mark lane about ten, and addreffed the populace, recommending them to go peaceably to their homes. The mob heard him with complacency, and began to difperfe. There were only a few ftragglers; and thus, in the firit inftance, the market was protected.

The Lord Mayor,however, had scarce. ly reached Guildhall, when a meffage was brought him from the Marshal and Conftables he had left on duty, that the mob had re-aflembled. The Lord Mayor on his arrival again addreffed them in terms moft conciliatory and temperate, but in the molt decided manner. He was joined by Sir William Leighton, and Sir John Eamer, and fupported by his Constables. He defcended into the street among them; and finding at length that all intreaties were ineffectual to make them difperfe, and that feveral of his Peace Officers were wounded with brick-bats and ftones, he read the Riot Act. The mob then difperfed, and before five o'clock there were only a few idle fpectators. Towards evening the populace, how. ever, again affembled in very large bodies in Mark-lane, and broke the windows of feveral inhabitants, particularly thofe of Mr. Bollard. But being difperfed by a few of the Volunteers and Conftables, they proceeded to Whitechapel and Shoreditch, and broke the

windows of fome bakers' fhops; and about twelve at night, they went to the houfe of Mr. Ruby, in the Blackfriars Road (who was fome time fince convicted of regrating), which they com pletely gutted an act of the most dif graceful injuftice, fince Ruby is now awaiting the fentence of the law for his offence.

In confequence of the above riots, the Lord Mayor ordered the following hand-bill to be poited on the walls of the metropolis :

COMBE, MAYOR.

Manfon House, Sept. 17, 1800. Whereas the peace of this city has been, within thefe few days, very much difturbed by numerous and tumultuous affemblies of riotous and diforderly people, the Magiftrates, determined to preferve the King's ace, and the perfons and property of their Fellow Citizens, by every means which the Law has entrusted to their hands, particularly request the peaceable and well-difpofed inhabitants of this city, upon the appearance of the Military, to keep themfelves away from the windows; to keep all the individuals of their families and fervants within doors; and, where fuch opportunities can be taken, to remain in the back rooms of their houfes. By order of his Lordship,

W. J. NEWMAN, Clerk.

man of much knowledge of the world, and poffefled of no inconfiderable degree of genius. He was a moft eccentric chaJader, and in the courte of his life had experienced every viciffitude of fortune. In his latter days, his improvidence had helped to fink him into obfcurity, though formerly his wit and humour had rendered him generally known as an appendage in every convivial company. He was the perion who kept the inn at Canterbury when the Duke de Nivernois came over to negotiate the peace of 1763, and was charged by Parker for his entertainment what was confidered as an enormous fum.

AUGUST 20. At Bandon, in Ireland, Enfign John Spencer Peacocke, of, the third regiment of foot guards.

Francis Martin, efq. of Charter-Housefquare, late fecretary to the Bank of England, aged 73.

21. In Down-ftreet, Mrs. Gunning, widow of the late General Gunning, formerly Mifs Minifies, and author of leveral novels.

At Stone Houfe, Warbleton, Suflex, in his 720 year, the Rev. Henry Harcourt, rector of the parishes of Warbleton and Crowhurst,

22. Mr. Thomas Winckworth, flourfactor, Broken-wharf, Thames-Itreet. Mr. James Mundell, printer, at Edinburgh.

23. Mifs Blair, eldeft daughter of the late Rev. Dr. Blair, prebendary of Westminster.

John Purling, efq. of Portland-place, aged 8 years.

Manwaring Clegg, efq.

At Fraferburgh, William Troop, efq. captain of the Fraferfburgh volunteers, and late in the East India Company's ervice.

Lately, at Limerick, Richard Lane,

M. D.

gue. (an account of this Lady in our next.)

Alexander Peter Allen, efq. at Mill, green, in Eflex.

At Liverpool, in his 58th year, Captain James Johnlon, teacher of navigation, lunar obfervations, &c.

At Chatham, Lieut. A. M. Houfton, of the 35th regiment.

26. In child-bed of her 16th child, Mrs. Hilliard, wife of Edward Hilliard, efq. of Cowley-houfe, near Uxbridge.

At Putney, Samuel Lund, etq. aged 80 years.

Lately, at Coningsby, in Lincolnshire, in the 88th year of his age, the Rev. Gilbert Boyfe, who for fixty-two years filled the paftoral office of General Baptifts of that place.

27. At Edinburgh, in his 81ft year, Mr. Alexander Grey, many years stampmaiter for that city.

Lately, at Newry, in Ireland, in his 25th year, Lieut. Colonel Tompkins, of the 6th dragoon guards.

28. At Hackney Wick, Mrs. Beaufoy, wife of Colonel Beaufoy.

At Exeter, Mrs. Buller, widow of Dr. William Buller, late bishop of Exeter.

Lately, at Southwell, Nottinghamshire, the Rev. Thomas Porter, M. A. rector of Blankney and Waltham, vicar of Scopwick, and prebendary of Southwell.

29. At Woodford, Mr. James Green, of Spital-fields."

At Cheltenham, Zachary Bayly Edwards, efq. of Chalcot Houle, Wilts.

30. John Jenkins, efq. many years clerk in the fecretary of State's office for foreign affairs.

A Witham Frealy, Mr. Benjamin Muffell.

At Coleraine, in Ireland,. James Fletcher, efq. late of Bengal.

3** Mr. John Abraham, of Tottenham, Middlelex, in his 50th year.

Mr. Perkins, banker, and alderman of Huntingdon.

SEPT. 1. At Speenhamland, Edward Sheppard, efq. one of the deputy lieutenants of the county, and many years adjutant of the Berkshire milica.

In his 8ft year, the Rev. Dey Seyer, D. D. recter of Keddington and Wratting, in Suffolk. He was of Caius College, B. A. 1742, M. A. 1746, and D. D. .1767.

2. At Muncafter Houfe, John Raymond, eiq. of Bedford-square, in his 87th year.

William Brymer, efq. Gower-street, Bedford-fquare.

At

At Langton, in Yorkshire, Leonard Smelt, eiq. lately appointed by his Majefty to the deputy rangerfhip of Richmond-park.

The Right Hon. Mary Lady Walfingham, relict of the late William Lord Walfingham, lord chief juftice of the common pleas.

3. Albany Wallis, efq. of Norfolk ftreet, Strand, in his 87th year.

General Ruffell Manners, colonel of his Majesty's 26th regiment of light dra

goons.

At Chelfea, Richard Capper, efq. a

bencher of Lincoln's inn.

Lately, Mrs. Weftley, wife of Mr. Weftley, late treafurer of Drury-lane Theatre.

4. At Lancton-grange, near Durham, the Right Hon. Grace, countess dowager of Darlington.

5. At Ely-place, Holborn, Matthew Cowper, fen. efq. late of Gibraltar.

At his chambers in the Middle Temple, Jacob Applebee, efq. in his 80th year.

Lately, the Rev. Mr. James Penn, vicar of Clavering, in Effex, a living in the gift of the governors of Christ's Hofpital.

Mr. Penn was formerly under grammar mafter of Chrift's Hospital, and was author of

(1) A Sermon preached at Chrift Church, zit September 1756, before the Lord Mayor and Governors of the feveral Hofpitals of the City. 4to. 1756.

(2) Two Sermons. The first preached at Chrift Church, on the first Sunday in Lent, before the Lord Mayor; and the other on the last day, 17th February 1758. 4to. 1758.

(3) A Sermon preached at Chrift Church, before the Governors of the City Hospitals, September 21, 1761. 4to. 1761..

(4) The Farmer's Daughter of Effex, a Novel, 12mo. 1767.

(5) By Way of Prevention, a Sleepy Sermon calculated for the Deg Days, with an Address to the Clergy, and another to the Laity of the City of London. 8vo. 1767.

(6) A Caution to the Liverymen of London against the General Election: being a Sermon on Drankenness; shewing it both a Sin and Felly. To which is prefixed, An Addrefs to the Livefy, and another to the Candidates. 8vo. 1767. (7) The Reasonableness of Repent

ance, with a Dedication to the DEVIL, and an Addrefs to the Candidates for HELL. A Sermon. 8vo. 1768.

(8) The Fair Sex vindicated from Folly and Extravagance. 8vo. 1769.

(9) The Surrey Cottage. A Novel.

12mo. 1779.

(10) Remarks on Thelypthora, with a Dedication to the King and Queen, and an Addrefs to the Author. 8vo. 1781.

9. At Holyport, near Maidenhead, in his 85th year, James Hayes, efq. a bencher of the Middle Temple, and formerly one of his Majefty's juftices for North Wales.

At Morpeth, Mr. John Hebron, formerly a captain in the Northumberland militia.

16. At Barn Elms, Lady Heare, reli&t of the late Sir Richard Hoare, bart. 11. Mr. Richard Hayward, late ftatuary in Piccadilly.

12. John Davenport, efq. of the Adel. phi.

The Rev. John Calland, rector of Bentworth, in the county of Hants, prebendary of Chichester, and chaplain to Lord Le Defpenfer, in his 38th year.

13. Mr. John Anthony, of Beaconffield, Bucks, aged 64.

14. The Rev. Thomas Marsham, of Hatfield, in Hertfordshire.

Lately, at Hull, Mr. William Kirkby, formerly an eminent attorney.

17. Lady Danvers, of South Audley. ftreet.

DEATHS ABROAD.

MAY 24, 1800. At Trinidad, Mr. William Backhoufe, only ton of Mr. William Backhoute, of Sedbergh, Yorkfire.

JULY 7. At Amfterdam, Lewis William Boode, elq. of Poever Hall, in Chefhire.

In the Inland of Jerfey, Peter Bonomy, efq, aged 77.

At Paris, at the age of 8 5, Monf. Ailty, the friend of Franklin, and the counsellor of Turgot.

In March, at Madras, Dr. John Ewart, phyfician to the British establishment at Ceylon, and third fon of the Rev. Mr. John Ewart, late minifter of Troquet, in Scotland.

JUNE. At Montego Bay, in Jamaica, Robert Jackion, eiq. one of the judges of the fupreme court of judicature, and formerly one of the members of the affeinbly in that iẞand.

BUNNEY GOLD, Sher-kane, Fiest-Brest, kanden.