and do not in the least doubt but your Lord- Lordships will readily redrefs them, as far as fhips will comply with our defires, which are every way reasonable. The first grievance which we have to complain of is, that our wages are too low and ought to be raised, that we might be the better able to fupport our wives and families in a manner comfortable, and whom we are in duty bound to fupport as far as our wages will allow, which we truft will be looked into by your Lordships, and the Honourable House of Commons in Parliament affembled. We, your petitioners, beg that your Lordfhips will take into confideration the grievances of which we complain, and now lay before you. Firft, That our provisions be raised to the weight of fixteen ounces to the pound, and of a better quality, and that our measures may be the fame as thofe ufed in the commercial trade of this country. Secondly, That your petitioners, requeft your honours will be pleafed to obferve there fhould be no flour ferved while we are in harbour, in any port whatever, under the command of the British Flag; and alfo that there might be granted a fufficient quantity of vegetables of fuch kind as may be the most plentiful in the ports to which we go; which we grievously complain and lay under the want of. in your power, to prevent any difturbances. It is alfo unanimously agreed by the Fleet, that from THIS DAY, no grievances fhall be received; in order to convince the nation at large, that we know when to ceafe to afk, as well as to begin, and that we afk nothing but what is moderate, and may be granted without, detriment to the nation, or injury to the fervice. Given on board the Queen Charlotte, by the Delegates of the Fleet, on this 18th day of April 1797. [The grand fleet, under the comniand of Lord Bridport failed, May 17, on a cruize in the Bay of Bifcay, all difputes being fettled-The fequel of the mutiny will be given in our next.] "Upon information of the meetings of certain perfons, ftiling themselves United Irishmen, for the purpose of concerting plans for the fubverfion of the Conftitution, and of the cftaolifhed Government of this kingdom, two commit tees in the town of Belfaft have been ar refted, and their papers feized. They to the public welfare, that I have directcontain matter of fo much importance ed them to be laid before the House of Thirdly, That your Lordfhips will be pleafed ferioufly to look into the itate of the fick on board his Majesty's fhips, that they may be better attended to, and that they may have the use of fuch neceffaries as are allowed for them in time of their ficknefs, Commons, and I recommend it to them and that these neceffaries be noc on any ac. to take the fame into their ferious confideration. count embezzled. Fourthly, That your Lordships will be fo kind as to look into this affair, which is nowife unreasonable, and that we may be looked upon as a number of men standing in defence of our country, and that we may in fome wife have granted an opportunity to tafte the fweets of liberty on fhore, when in any harbour, and when we have completed the duty of our fhip, after our return from fea; and that no man may encroach upon his Iberty, there fhall be a boundary limited, and those trefpaffing any further, without a written order from the Commanding Officer, fhall be punished according to the rules of the navy, which is a natural requeft, and congenial to the heart of man, and certainly to us, that you make the boast of being the Guardians of the Land. Fifthly, That if any man is wounded in action, his pay be continued until he is cured, and discharged; and if any ship has any real grievances to complain of, we hope your VOL. LIX. "I tha! in the mean time, purfue thofe meafures which have received your fanction and approbation with unremitting vigour, and employ the force entrufted to me in the most efficient manner for the protection of his Majefty's faithful fubjects againft all treafonable defigus, and for bringing to condign punithment thofe who are endeavouring to overturn the Constitution, and betray this country into the hands of her enemies.' A fecret committee was appointed to inquire into the caufes and confequences of the meetings which his Excellency's meffage pointed at, and to inveftigate the feveral papers which had been feized, and which he would lay before them. from the Secret Committee, which was May 10. Mr Pelham prefented a report ordered to be read by the clerk. The and went into fuch minute, various, contents were exceedingly multifarious, 3 D and and extenfive information, that we can He believed the majority of the turbugive but a flight abftract of its contents. lent in the north would be quieted by The report flated that papers to which fuch a conceffion. Mr Pontonby conit related, correfponded with the rife cluded by moving feveral refolutions and progrefs of the fociety called United (which he wished to refer to a commitIrifomen, from the foundation of that tee of the whole Houft) to the followfociety by T. W. Tone to the prefent ing purport: That all difability in relitime; that their objects were evidently gious opinions fhould ceafe for ever; the overthrow of the prefent conftitu- and for that purpofe it was neceflary tion and government of this kingdom, and the erection of a Republic on their ruins. The report alfo ftated, that fome time in the month of April laft, Colonel Barber feized the papers of three feveral focieties, then fitting in a houfe at Belfalt, and from the minutes of their proceedings (read at great length by the clerk), it appeared that a fecret army of vaft numbers was organized, regularly officered, and as regularly armed as the circumftances under which it was formed would admit of; that magazines were forming, the deficiencies of regular arms made up with pikes, and fubfcriptions affiduously promoted. From the different focieties throughout the kingdom there are delegates appointed, and from thefe again committee men, to form financial, military, and execu. tive departments. The number of men enlifted under this revolutionary fyftem in the north, appears from the report to be more than 124,000, and thefe are armed with mufkets and bayonets, fwords, pistols, and pikes, befide a large magazine of ammunition, together with fome pieces of artillery. It appeared from the report, that this force was fo conftituted as to be called into action at one day's notice, and to encét this the original papers run in thefe words; "that no time is to be loft, for our friends are hourly expected." the Catholics fhould be eligible to Parliament, and to all civil offices: That a complete reprefentation of the people thould take place; and for this it was neceffary that all boroughs fhould be thrown open, and the kingdom divided into diftricts, each diftrict to contain goco houfes, and to fend three members to Parliament at moft. At a quarter past five in the morning, the Houfe divided upon the queftion of adjournment. Ayes 117-Noes 30 Majority 87. It decidedly appeared to the committee, that reform has hitherto only been a colourable object, to deceive the people-and the fubvertion of the conftitution is the real principle of these focieties. The report being read Mr Pelham, after a thort but impref. five appeal to the loyalty, patriotiim, and the leffer, but more immediate feelings of the Houfe, moved that a copy of the report be fent to the Lords Secret Committec-and alfo moved that the report be printed.-Agreed to. 15. Mr Panjonby rofe to make his promifed motion for reform. He confidered a complete reform in the reprefentation of the people, and restoring the conftitution to its original purity, as the meaare likely to tranquillize the country. EDINBURGH. May 10. This day the Duke of Buccleugh, accompanied by a number of gentlemen, went to Newhaven, where the fishermen of that district were convened together. His Grace addreffed them in a fuitable fpeech, and then invefted their boxmafter with a handfome filver medal and chain, which had been voted by the county. On one fide of the medal is the following infeription: "In teftimony of the brave and patriotic offer of the Fishermen of Newhaven, to defend the coafts again the enemy, this honorary mark of approbation was voted by the county of Mid Lothian, November 2. 1796." On the other fide is a Scots Thifle, above which are these words, NEMO ME IMPUNE LACESSET; and under it, AGMINE REMORUM CELERI. 16. William Stewart, Efq; of Ardvorlich, one of the Depute Lieutenants for Perthshire, appeared at the head of 2co tout clever young men, clothed in a hand fome uniform at their own expence, confifting of a blue cloth fhort coat, with a fearlet neck, and 424 regiment tartan philibeg and plaid. This corps was railed in a few days. Their decent and cheerful appearance in their uniform clearly manifefted, that the martial fpirit of the Highlanders is not yet extinct, and alfo pointed out the influence country gentlemen may pofiefs among their tenants and neighbours, by perional refidence, and a kind attention to the welfare of the common people. 17. This day the first battalion of the fecond regiment of Royal Edinburgh Volunteers received their colours in Burntsfield Links. His Grace the Duke of Buccleugh, their Colonel, gave the word of command, and the colours were prefented by his Grace's daughters, Lady Caroline and Lady Harriet. The regiment then formed a hollow fquare, when the Rev. David Ritchie, their Chaplain, in a fuitable prayer, confecrated the two ftandards. On this occafion the first regiment of Royal Edinburgh Volunteers attended, and likewife the Royal Edinburgh Volunteer Light Dragoons in their drefs uniform. Edinburgh has now a defenfive phalanx worthy of the metropolis of Scotland;-including cavalry, infantry, and artillery, it amounts nearly to 3000 men. About 70 privates of the Monaghan militia have acknowledged themfelves guilty of taking the test of the United Irishmen. The ftorm of thunder and lightning which happened on the 19th, by various accounts, feems to have extended over all the northern parts of England. The peals of thunder fucceeded with fuch rapidity, that the flates on the roofs of houfes were, for several minutes, agitated by a tremulous motion. This tremendous roll of thunder lasted for more than 20 minutes; the fall of rain during that period, being only to be compared to the bursting of a water fpout, and the lightning was inceffant, and very bright. which fome of the latter, we are forry to hear, were hurt and wounded. The cavalry have left the town, and the Montrofe Volunteers do duty in their room. CIRCUITS. (Continued from p. 287.) April 5. The Court was opened at Jedburgh by the Right Hon. Lord Juf tice Clerk. Ifobel Fleming, accused of child-murder, was banished from Scotland for life, upon her own petition, with the confent of the Advocate-Depute. 11. The Circuit Court was opened at Dumfries by the Right Hon. Lord Juftice Clerk and Lord Craig. John Muir, accufed of beating and bruifing John M'Farlane, being found guilty, was fentenced to one month's imprifonment in Kircudbright jail; to find caution to keep the peace for three years; and found liable to pay 8ol. in name of expences, and 70l. to the faid John M'Farlane, in name of damages. 15. The Circuit Court was opened at Ayr by the Right Hon. Lord Craig. John Reid and James Miller, weavers in Beith, accufed of robbery, and William Fulton, innkeeper, accufed of obftructing and deforcing a meffenger at arms in the execution of his duty, were all fugitated for not appearing. 22. The Circuit Court was opened at Stirling by the Right Hon. Lord BKgrove. Janet Moodie, wife of Robert Black, mariner, accufed of administering poifon to her husband, was outlawed for non-appearance. Two other indictments, for affault and battery, had been taken out for this Circuit; but these matters having been fettled before the Court arrived, there was no other buli 19. Colonel Corbet, in prefence of the committee of management of the Royal Glasgow Volunteer Corps, prefented Mr Mark Reid, Quarter-matter nefs. ferjeant, with an elegant fword, for his, very useful and diligent attention to that corps. The Mid-Lothian fencible regiment of cavalry were landed on the 21ft, at Dublin, after a tedious paffage from Liverpool. 23. This day the gold medal given by the Society of Golfers to the beft player of the Edinburgh Club, was played for over the Links of Leith, and gained by Mr Robert Allan. 25. The House of Lords have declared the Earl of Errol duly elected a Scots peer. At Montrofe on the 26th, being the fair day, an unfortunate quarrel happened there, between the Rutlandshire Fencible Cavalry and the inhabitants, in 26. The Circuit Court was opened at Glasgow by the Right Hon. Lords Efkgrove and Methven, with the trial of Alexander Campbell, for the murder of M'Leod, cotton-fpinner, on one of the streets of that city, by ftabbing him with a knife, on the morning of the 17th October. The Jury returned a verdict, finding, by a plurality of voices, the libel not proven; whereupon he was affoilzied from the bar.-Janet M'Dougall, accused of child-murder, was fugitated for non appearance.-John Pollock, portioner of Flender, in the parish of Mearns, and David Hunter, fervant to Adam Reid, eurier betwixt Glasgow and Ayr, accufed of having been the caufe of the death of William Arbuckle. The Jury returned a verdict, unanimouf 1 ly finding the pannels not guilty, who were therefore affoilzied and difmiffed. --Elizabeth Setter, fometime refidenter in Paifley, accused of theft, was, upon her own petition, banifhed from Scotland for fourteen years, under the ufual certification.--Donald Martin, alias Cameron, fometime refidenter at Netherfeld, Duncan Martin, alias Cameron, fometime labourer at Rutherglen, and John M'Donald, alias Kennedy, fometime refidenter at Weft Quarter, were brought before the Court, accufed of theft; but on account of fome material eviience which could not at prefent be brought forward, the diet was deferted pro loco et tempore.-No bulinefs before the Court at Inverary. The cold weather during April continued till the 12th or 14th of May, when a favourable and agreeable change took place; on the 17th obferved the firft, (wallow. The Thermometer has been from 40 to 60. Some favourable fhowers have brought forward the hay crop exceedingly, fo that there is great great profpect of abundance. Indeed every crop looks well, though not in great forwardBefs. The markets, which is very remarkable, rather higher than laft month: Best beef 7d; beft mutton gd; veal and lamb proportionably dear. LISTS. MARRIAGES. Company's fervice, to Mifs Mary Campbell, Efq; younger of Chilbokic, to Miss Sarah May 1. Earl of Derby to Mifs Farren the celebrated actress. II. At London, the Rev. Wm Holwell, to Lady Charlotte Hay, daughter of the late Earl of Errol. 12. Major Dive, of the Fifefhire fencibles, to Mifs Rollefton, of Carrickfergus. 17. Andrew Thomfon, Efq; of Banchory, to Mifs Helen Hamilton, daughter of Dr Hamilton, Marifchal College, Aberdeen. ford, to Mifs Catharine Macdougall, daugh, 19. At Yefter, Henry Scott, Efq; of Belter of Allan Macdougall, Efq; W. S. BIRTHS. April 24. Mrs Hay of Mountblairy, a daughter. May 1. Mrs Stewart, Dalguife, a daughter. 7. Mrs Grant of Rothemurchus, a daughter. Lochgary, a daughter. 12. Mrs Colonel Macdonel, younger of 13. Countess of Northefk, a daughter. daughter. 18. Mrs Captain Sutherland of Uppat, a 19. Lady Nafmyth, a daughter. 26. Mrs Col. Hay, Queen fireet, a daughter. Charteris, Efq; a fon. At Inverek, the Lady of Francis DEATHS. At Potterells, Hertfordshire, aged 85, Mrs Grant, relict of Duncan Grant, Efq; late of the island of Antigua. At Port L'Orient, in France, the Right Hon. Lord Viscount Kingfland, of the king dom of Ireland. (Remainder delayed till next Number.) THE English report for April states, that this month has been lefs favourable to Agriculture than the lait. The rains which fell at the beginning of it brought forward the Lent corn very fuddenly; the barley, in particular, looks uncommonly well; and the wheat much better than could have been expected. In the northern counties, the cold easterly winds have, however, much checked the influence of the rains; the frolty nights of the 14th, 15th, and 16th, were felt univerfaily, but not in a degree fufficient to do any confiderable damage. Upon the whole, the face of the country has feldom worn a more favourable appearance than it has during the last month. Clovers and artificial graffes promife good crops, and in fome places they have been ftocked nearly a fortnight. The prices of cattle and theep have confiderably fluctuated in various diftricts. In Smithfield market, beef fetches from 3s. 8d. to 48. 6d; and mutton 4s. 4d. to 5s. per ftone; in the other London markets, from 8d. to 1od. per lb. Grain of all kinds continues to fali in value. The average for England and Wales of Wheat is 50s. ; barely 328. Horfes, Bank Stock as well as pigs, are low; the latter is cheap- 3 per cent red. 474 er than any other butcher's meat. The 3 per cent. conf. 483 wool bufinefs is wholly at a ftand. 4 per cent. 61 60 India Stock 6d. Prices of Grain at Haddington, May 26. Edinburgh, May 30. Oat-meal, 1od. Bearmeal, 8d. Peafe-meal, 7d. PRICES OF STOCKS. ERRATA Pag. 269. col. 2. firt line of India Bonds 34s. difc. aft flanza, for ifratled read lamented. May 24. 474 48 60술. difc. 17. This day the first battalion of the fecond regiment of Royal Edinburgh Volunteers received their colours in Burntsfield Links. His Grace the Duke of Buccleugh, their Colonel, gave the word of command, and the colours were prefented by his Grace's daughters, Lady Caroline and Lady Harriet. The regiment then formed a hollow fquare, when the Rev. David Ritchie, their Chaplain, in a fuitable prayer, confecrated the two ftandards. On this occafion the first regiment of Royal Edinburgh Volunteers attended, and likewife the Royal Edinburgh Volunteer Light Dragoons in their dress uniform. Edinburgh has now a defenfive phalanx worthy of the metropolis of Scotland ;-including cavalry, infantry, and artillery, it amounts nearly to 3000 men. About 70 privates of the Monaghan militia have acknowledged themfelves guilty of taking the teft of the United Irishmen. The ftorm of thunder and lightning which happened on the 19th, by various accounts, feems to have extended over all the northern parts of England. The peals of thunder fucceeded with fuch rapidity, that the flates on the roofs of houfes were, for feveral minutes, agitated by a tremulous motion. This tremendous roll of thunder lasted for more than 20 minutes; the fall of rain during that period, being only to be compared to the bursting of a water fpout, and the lightning was inceffant, and very bright. which fome of the latter, we are forry to hear, were hurt and wounded. The cavalry have left the town, and the Montrofe Volunteers do duty in their room. CIRCUITS. (Continued from p. 287.) April 5. The Court was opened at Jedburgh by the Right Hon. Lord Juftice Clerk. Ifobel Fleming, accused of child-murder, was banished from Scotland for life, upon her own petition, with the confent of the Advocate-Depute. 11. The Circuit Court was opened at Dumfries by the Right Hon. Lord Juftice Clerk and Lord Craig. John Muir, accufed of beating and bruifing John M'Farlane, being found guilty, was fentenced to one month's imprifonment in Kircudbright jail; to find caution to keep the peace for three years; and found liable to pay 8ol. in name of expences, and 70l. to the faid John M'Farlane, in name of damages. 15. The Circuit Court was opened at Ayr by the Right Hon. Lord Craig. John Reid and James Miller, weavers in Beith, accused of robbery, and William Fulton, innkeeper, accused of obftru&ing and deforcing a meffenger at arms in the execution of his duty, were all fugitated for not appearing. 22. The Circuit Court was opened at Stirling by the Right Hon. Lord Ekgrove. Janet Moodie, wife of Robert Black, mariner, accurfed of adminiftering poifon to her husband, was outlawed for non-appearance. Two other indictments, for affault and battery, had been taken out for this Circuit; but these matters having been fettled before the Court arrived, there was no other bufinefs. 19. Colonel Corbet, in prefence of the committee of management of the Royal Glafgow Volunteer Corps, prefented Mr Mark Reid, Quarter-matter ferjeant, with an elegant fword, for his 26. The Circuit Court was opened at very useful and diligent attention to Glasgow by the Right Hon. Lords Elkthat corps. grove and Methven, with the trial of Alexander Campbell, for the murder of The Mid-Lothian fencible regiment of cavalry were landed on the 21ft, at Dublin, after a tedious paffage from Liverpool. 23. This day the gold medal given by the Society of Golfers to the beft player of the Edinburgh Club, was played for over the Links of Leith, and gained by Mr Robert Allan. 25. The House of Lords have declared the Earl of Errol duly elected a Scots peer. "At Montrose on the 26th, being the fair day, an unfortunate quarrel happened there, between the Rutlandthire Fencible Cavalry and the inhabitants, in M'Leod, cotton-fpinner, on one of the streets of that city, by ftabbing him with a knife, on the morning of the 17th October. The Jury returned a verdict, finding, by a plurality of voices, the libel not proven; whereupon he was affoilzied from the bar.-Janet M'Dongall, accused of child-murder, was fugitated for non appearance. John Pollock, portioner of Flender, in the parish of Mearns, and David Hunter, fervant to Adam Reid, carrier betwixt Glasgow and Ayr, accused of having been the cause of the death of William Arbuckle. The Jury returned a verdict, unanimous ly |