fex. Benjamin Honey was comvicted of felonioufly killing and flaying Richard Hobbs. They were both bargemen, had quarrelled on board, and agreed to decide the matter on hore, in which the deceased, by a fall, received a concuffion of the brain, of which he died the fame day.

A man for publishing a certain inflammatory hand-bill, intitled, "England in Blood," and recommending a certain paper, then fhortly intended to be publifhed, called," The Thunderer," and tending to inflame the minds of his majesty's fubjects, against the peace and good government of the kingdom; and which bills were, to a great amount, diftributed in the afternoon of the 6th of June, 1780, at the time the rioters were proceeding to deftroy the gaol of Newgate, and, perhaps, if not providentially ftopped, the whole metropolis; was fined five fhilJings, and fentenced to be imprifoned one year in Newgate.

Being the anniversary of the inftitution of the Royal Academy, a general affembly of the academicians was held at the Royal Academy, Somerfet-place, when P. J. De Loutherbourg was admitted an academician, and received his diploma figned by his majefty: three filver medals were given, one to Mr. Peter Holland, for the best drawing of an academy figure; one to Mr. Charles Roffi, for the best model of an academy figure; one to Mr. Geo. Hatfield, for the beft drawing of architecture, being the front and fpire of St. Giles's in the Fields, done from actual measurements.

The affembly then proceeded to elect the officers for the year en

fuing, when Sir Joshua Reynolds was re-elected president.

Council.

Geo. Barret, Nat. Hone, G. M. Mofer, Tho. Sandby, Edw. Burch, Charles Catton, P. J. De Loutherbourg, Jof. Nollekens, Efqrs. Visitors.

Charles Catton, Nath. Dance, Benj. Weft, John Zoffanii, James Barry, J. B. Cipriani, P. J. De Loutherbourg, Jer. Meyer, Efqrs. Rev. Mr. William Peters.

11th.

Yesterday there was a numerous meeting of electors, and other inhabitants of Weftminfter, at Weftminster-hall, to confider of fuch measures as may be thought advifeable in the prefent fituation of the kingdom. The committee having taken their places on the fteps leading up to the Court of Common- Pleas, Mr. Fox opened the business in a long fpeech, the purport of which was to draw a comparifon of the management of public affairs during the adminiftration of Lord Chatham, and fome prefent perfons in office; this he did in a variety of inftances, proving, as he faid, that the former had raised us to the higheft pinnacle of reputation and glory, as a magnanimous, free, and independent people, while the latter had reduced us to diftrefs. After fome other gentlemen had delivered their opinions, an humble petition and remonftrance, in fubftance the fame as that agreed on at Guildhall, London, was produced, which being read, was received with burits of general applaufe, and a committee appointed to prefent it to his majetty.

At a meeting of the inhabitants of Southwark it was alfo refolved,

that

that an address be presented to his majefty, to the fame purport with that of the city of London, by a committee. 13th.

A few evenings ago, when the family of Mr. Pickett, goldsmith, of Ludgatehill, who refides in Harpur-ftreet, near Red - lion - square, were retiring to reft, his eldest daughter, as the food by the fire fide, was employed in fome little act of dutiful attention to her father, when the fire unperceived caught hold of her clothes, and in an inftant her whole drefs was in a blaze. The father was ftruck motionless on the occafion, but recovering a little, burnt his hand in attempting to extinguish the flames; and the young lady finding no relief, ran from room to room to feek it, but in vain. In her progrefs fhe fet fire to the bed, which was with difficulty extinguished, and where fhe fell the floor was actually on fire. No relief could be given her till her clothes were totally burnt off her back, when her whole body was left as if it had been broiled, or rather burnt on a gridiron. Medical affiftance was foon procured, but it was impoffible for human art to afford the leaft relief; and in this dreadful ftate fhe lay till the next evening, and then expired.

This day, purfuant to 19th. advertisement from the therifis, there was a general meeting of the freeholders of the county of Middlefex, at the Mermaid, at Hackney, when it was unanimoully refolved that a fimilar petition to that of the city of London fhould be prefented to the king by their two reprefentatives in parliament.

At a meeting of the 21ft. Weft-India merchants, Mr. Bailey in the chair, it was unanimoutly refolved, that an humble addrefs and petition be presented to his majefty, reprefenting the dangerous ftate of the Weft-India iflands, and imploring immediate relief, Several other refolutions were alfo entered into unanimoufly, there being no oppofition.

At the above meeting it was declared, by a formal refolution, that what Mr. B. Galcoyne had faid in the house, of their not being under any apprehenfions for the fafety of the Weft-Indies, was des lufive, falfe, and groundless.

Same day a meeting of the freeholders of Surrey was held at, the Spread-Eagle, Epfom, Sir Francis Vincent in the chair, when Mr. Budgen moved for a petition and remonftrance to the fovereign; the motion was fupported by Admiral Keppel, Sir Jofeph Mawbey, Sir Robert Clayton, and others, and carried.

DIED, in Stafford-row, Weftm. aged 79, Mrs. Madan, daughter of Spencer Cowper, Efq. formerly one of the juftices of the Court of Common Pleas, and relict of Col. Martin Madan, who died at Bath in 1756. This lady very early diftinguished herself by her poetical talents, as appears by her "Verfes to the Memory of Mr. Hughes," 1720, printed with his poems; and "The Progrefs of Poetry," in The Flower Piece, 1731. She has left two fons, the Rev. Martin Madan, author of Thelyphthora, &c. and Spencer Madan, D. D. Prebendary of Peterborough. Her eldeft daughter was married to Wm. Cowper, Efq. of Hartingfordbury (her firft coufin), and

her

her youngest to the Hon. Colonel (now Lieut. Gen.) Maitland.

At Halifax, aged 102, Mr. Robt. Butterfield, who, from 40 years induftry as a wool-ftapler, acquired 40,000l.

At Romley, Hants, Mr. Cotton, of that town, aged 91; it is remarkable that he died on the anniversary of his birth.

At the houfe of Mrs. D'Almeida, at North - End, Hampftead (to whofe family fhe had been fervant near fourscore years), Mrs. Filer Foa, aged 110; The retained all her fenfes till within three days of her death,

Sheriff's appointed by his Majefty in Council, for the year 1781.

Berkshire, Ed. Loveden, of Bufcot, Efq;

Bedfordshire, John Harvey, of Northill, Efq;

Bucks, Jofeph Bullock, of Caversfield, Efq;

Cumberland, Tho. Story, of Mirehouse, Efq;

Chefhire, W. Davenport, of Bramhall, Efq;

Cambridge and Huntingdonfhire, John Johnfon, of Leverington, Efq;

Cornwall, Sir J. St. Aubin, of Clowance, Bart.

Devonshire, John Burridge Cholwich, of Farringdon, Efq;

Dorsetshire, Lewis Dymock Grofvenor Tregonnel, of Dorchefter, Efq;

Derbyshire, Samuel Frith, of Bank-hall, Efq;

Effex, Richard Wyatt, of Hornchurch, Efq;

Gloucestershire, John Morris, of Shephoufe, Efq;

Hertfordshire, Thomas Clutterbuck, jun. of Watford, Efq. Herefordshire, E. Pattefhall, of Allenfmoor, Efq;

Kent, John Cator, of Beckenham, Efq;

Leicefterfhire, Edmund Cradock Hartopp, of Newbold, Efq. Lincolnshire, Edw. Nelthorpe,

of Seawby, Efq;

I

Notting.

Nottinghamshire, L. Rollefton, of Watnall, Efq.

Oxford, Rd. Paul Jodrell, of

Lewknor, Efq;

Rutlandfhire, Tho. Sanders, of Mercott, Efq;

Shropshire, Ed. Charles Windfor, of Harnage Grange, Efq; Somerfetfhire, John Ford, of Hadipen, Efq;

Staffordshire, Ph. Keay, of Abbots-Bromley, Efq;

Suffolk, Charles Kent, of Farnham St. Genoveve, Efq; Southampton, Benjamin Smith, of Lys, Elq;

Surrey, William Northey, of Epfom, Efq; Suffex, Wm. Peachy, of Kidford, Efq,

Warwickshire, John Webb, of Sherborne, Efq; Worcestershire, John Darke, of Bredon, Efq;

Wiltshire, W. Hayter, of Newton-Toney, Efq;

Yorkshire, Humphrey Ofbaldefton, of Hunmanby, Efq;

SOUTH WALES.

Brecon, Lewis Williams, of Pentwyn, Efq;

Carmarthen, Sir W. Mafell, of Ifcoed, Bart.

Cardigan, David Lloyd, of Altyroden, Efq;

Glamorgan, C. Bowen, of Merthyrmawr, Efq;

Pembroke, H. Scourfield, of Robefton-hall, Efq;

Radnor, Jonathan Bowen, of Knighton, Efq;

NORTH WALES. Anglefey, Jonathan Bobyckan Sparrow, of Redhill, Efq; Carnarvon, Edw, Carreg, of Carreg, Efq;

Denbigh, the Hon. Tho. Fitzmaurice, of Leweny, Efq;

Duke Ferdinand, of a

fon, at Milan.

MARRIAGES, 1781.

Pinky-houfe, Scotland.

May 5. Right Hon. Lady Kin

naird, a daughter, in

Park-ft. Westminster.

burn, of Ballindean, Bt. to Mifs Dundas, daugh, of the late Col Dundas, of Dundas.

: a fon.

July 12. Lady Cadogan, a daugh

ter.

Aug. 4. Lady of the. Rt. Hon. Sir Richard Worfely, Bt. a daughter.

5. Lady of the Earl of Radnor, a fon, in Graftonftreet.

Lady of Lord Viscount Stormont, a fon. 20. Lady Tancred, of a fecond

fon, at Sir Thomas's feat, at Lyndhurst, New Foreft, Hampshire. Sept. 10. Lady of Rt. Hon. Lord Bagot, a fon.

22. Lady of Hon. John Byng, a fon.

Oct. 10. Lady of Lord Vife. Wey

mouth, a daughter. The Rt. Hon. Lady Paget,

a daughter.

Lady of Sir Harbord Har

bord, Bart, M. P. a fon.

14. Lady of Sir John Pefhall,

Bart. a fon and heir.

borough, to Mifs La

touche.

In Ireland, Duke Giffard, Efq; eldeft fon of Sir Duke G. Bart. of Caftle Jordan, co. Meath, to Mifs Maddock. 25. Sir James Hereford, of Safton-court, co. Heref. to Mrs. Fra. Hopton, of Worcester..

31. At Lambeth-chapel, Geo. Warde, Efq; nephew of Gen. Warde, and capt. in Ld. Amherst's troop of horfe - grenadier guards, to Mifs Madan, daugh. of the Rev. Dr. M. and niece of Earl Cornwal lis.

Feb. 5. Nicolls Raynsford, Efq. of Brixworth, Northamptonshire, to Mifs Souter, of Beaconsfield. Rich. Wilfon, Efq; to Mifs Eliz. Fountayne, daugh. of the Dean of York.

Efq; M. P. a daughter.

26. Countess of Harrington,

a fon,

Dec. 8. Countefs of Shelburne, a daughter.

10. Lady Grantham, a fon and heir.

21. The Lady of Major Kennedy, a fon.

25. Countess Percy, a daughter. Her Grace the Duchefs of Rutland, a fon.

Hon. Lord Althorp, fon
of Earl Spencer, to Mifs
Bingham, daughter of
Lord Lucan.

Sir Tho. Jones, Knt. to Mifs Fitzgerald, daugh. of Lady Fitzgerald. 10. Lord Mahon, to Mifs Grenville, daugh. to the late Right Hon. Geo. Grenville, and fifter to the prefent E. Temple.