form the court, that he was in poffeffion of the King's fign manual, by which his majefty confented to the prifoner's being difcharged from the gaol of Newgate, upon condition that fecurity was given that he fhould be confined in fome proper place as a lunatic, or in fome other manner taken care of, fo as to anfwer his majefty's moft gracious intentions. Bail were then produced, and the prifoner was ordered to be liberated.

In the afternoon as feveral 12th. young men were fkaiting on the ice on the canal in St. James's Park, two of them fell in; two others endeavouring to rescue them, fhared the fame fate, by the ice giving way; they were in the water more than half an hour, when one, by the affiftance of a ladder, was got out, but three were unfortunately drowned. A boat was brought from Westminster Bridge, but too late; the bodies were taken up, and carried to three public houfes; where the ufual means prefcribed by the humane fociety were ufed, but without the defired effect.

In the morning a moft dread13th. ful fire broke at the fugarhoufe of Mr. Engell, Wellclofe Square, which entirely confumed the fame, together with three houfes contiguous to it. There were about 500 tons of fugar, rough and refined. The conflagration was truly dreadful, and raged with the utmoft fury for upwards of four hours.-The lofs is eftimated at upwards of 30,000l.

Was tried at Guildhall, the 1.4th. caufe of Martin, efq. againft Petrie, Efq. This was an action against the defendant for criminal converfation with the plaintiff's wife.-The damages

were laid in the declaration at 20,000l.

Mr. Bearcroft, on the part of the plaintiff, ftated, that he was the eldeft fon of a gentleman of large fortune in the county of Galway, in Ireland. In the year 1777 he married a lady of beauty and accomplishments, a Mifs Vefey. With her he lived happily for the fpace of fourteen years, having had, during that time, nine children by her. At the end of that period he was under the neceffity of leav ing his wife at Paris, where he had refided for fome time, and of returning to England. During his abfence the defendant was introduced to the acquaintance of his lady, whom he after a short period feduced.

The jury gave a verdict of 10,000l. damages.

21ft.

At half paft eight o'clock, a fire broke out in Mifs Le Clerc's apartments on the fecond floor in Richmond-houfe, Privy, gardens, which was occafioned by a fpark having fhot from the fire to the bed furniture, where the young lady lay asleep. The duke was then writing a letter in the library, where the breakfaft cloth was laid, In a few minutes afterwards, his grace, the duchefs, and Mifs Le Clerc, the duchefs carrying a favourite dog under her arm, left the houfe, and the ladies were escorted to the duke of Buccleugh's by a gentleman, who appeared to be a friend of the family, and who met this party upon the fteps. The duke returned to the yard of his houfe, and there being then no engines, and very little readiness either in the aftonished fervants, or the populace, to afford affiftance, he feemed likely to be, in a very

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fhort time, a witnefs to the deftruc

tion of his entire property there. A gentleman at this time ran up the great ftair-cafe, and prefently afterwards, fome of the populace encouraged by his example and entreaty followed. Eight or nine perfons feemed then to be employed by his direction in lowering furniture from the windows, and bearing it down ftairs. Three lookingglaffes, faid to be worth twelve hundred pounds, were thus refcued; two large cabinets, containing his grace's papers, were lowered from the rails of the balcony by this unknown gentleman. Upon the whole it appears, that the endeavours then ufed for the prefervation of the valuable furniture and effects were fo far fuccefsful, that all the papers in the office fronting towards the garden, and appropriated by the duke to ordnance bufinefs, are faved; all the furniture of the first floor, even to the hangings of the duke's bed; all his private papers, with the letter which he had left unfinished, and the valuable paintings, are faved. One looking-glafs of great value was broken and left behind, the others were carried down the great fair. cafe, The books in the library were faved by being thrown from the windows upon mattreffes, which the ftranger, who feemed to conduct the whole, had ordered to be placed under them. The model of the new houfe intended to be built by the duke at Goodwood, and all the valuable butts from the library, were alfo faved. About one o'clock, the whole roof fell in; three floating-engines on the river played the water on the eat-fide, and a number of engines in the yard played very rapidly; fo that foon after four o'clock they

got it nearly under. His royal highnefs the duke of York, with about 300 of the Coldftream regiment, affifted the watermen, and kept off the mob. During the rage of the fire, a favourite spaniel dog of the duke's was obferved at the window of an apartment, jumping and making endeavours to force his way through the glafs. His grace offering a reward to any perfon that would fave him, a waterman by means of ladders faftened together, mounted to the window,

threw up the fafh, and brought the dog down fafe. The duke gave him ten guineas, and the duke of York one, for this act of humanity and courage. The pictures, and most of the numerous writings and curious books, which his grace poffeffed, we are extremely happy to hear, are faved. At fuch a fire, the lofs of property is not the highest confideration; science often fuffers irreparably. No lives were loft, nor have we heard of any material accident fuftained by the perfons who alifted.

24th.

The Roman Catholic inhabitants of Kerry county in Ireland have presented an addrefs to the lord lieutenant, profefling their loyalty and attachment to the government, with a folemn declaration, that they hold in abhorrence all writings and actions tending to excite fedition or favour faction. The addrefs is figned by lord Kenmare and Gerard Teahan-the former as reprefentative of the inhabitants, the latter as primate of the clergy.

The Fazeley and Birmingham canal, which has proved to advantageous to that feat of industry and arts, on which was expended upwards of 100,000l. a few years

ago,

Lately, Countess of Lincoln, a daughter.

July 4. Viscountefs Bayham, a daughter.

25. Lady of Sir William Foulis, a daughter.

28. Viscountess Valletort, a daughter.

Aug. 3. Lady Charlotte Lenox, a fon and heir.

4. Lady of James Lowther,

efq. M. P. a daughter. 5. Lady of Sir Thomas Rumbold, bart. a daughter. Lady of the hon. Mr. Petre, a daughter. 10. Lady of Sir Gregory Page Turner, bart, a fon. 12. Lady Elizabeth Howard, lady of Bernard Howard, efq. prefumptive heir to the duke of Norfolk, a fon and heir.

13. Lady of Lord Brownlow, a fon.

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Countess of Lauderdale, a
daughter.

12. Lady Saltoun, a fon.
16. Hon. Mrs. Drummond, of
Perth, a fon.

27. Countess Spencer, a fon. Nov. 4. Lady Sufannah Thorpe, à daughter.

6.

Lady of Sir John Sinclair, bart. a daughter.

13. Viscounteis Stopford, a fon and heir.

20. Countess of Harrington, a daugliter.

21. Lady of fir William Wake, bart. a fon and heir.

24. Viscountess Falmouth, a
daughter.

27. Lady Balgonie, a fon.
28. Lady of fir John Frede-
rick, bart. a fon.

Dec. 1. Lady of fir Cecil Bishopp,
bart. a daughter.
Lately, Countefs Poulett,
a fon.

13. Lady of the hon. colonel
Rodney, a fon.

14. Lady of Vifcount Gage, a
fon and heir.
20. Lady Compton, a daugh-

Jan. 5. Right hon. John Charles

Villiers, to Mifs Mary Forbes, daughter of the hon. admiral Forbes. 6. Earl Fauconberg to Mifs Chethyre, daughter of the late J. Chethyre, efq. of Bennington, Herts. 18. Lord Ducie to Mrs. Child.

Sir John Roger Palmer, bart. to Mifs Altham. 24. Sir Henry Tempeft, bart. to Mifs S. Pritchard Lambert.

29. Vifcount Stopford, to lady Mary Montagu Scott, daughter of the duke of Buccleugh.

Feb. 16. Henry Auguflus Leicef-
ter, efq. brother to Sir
John Fleming Leicester,
bart. to Mifs Letitia So-
phia Smyth, daughter of
Nicholas Owen Smyth
Owen, efq. of Condo-
ver, Salop.
Rawfon Hart Boddam,
efq. late governor of
Bombay, to Mifs Tudor,
of St. James's-ftreet.

22. Benjamin Bond Hopkins,
efq. M. P. to Mifs
Knight, fifter of Robert
Knight, efq. of Burrells,
in Warwickshire.
24. Marcus Beresford, Efq.
fon of the right hon.
John Beresford, to lady
Frances Arabella Lee-
fon.

Rev. Miles Beevor, son of

efq. M. P. for Dorfet, to Mifs Baring, daughter of John Baring, efq. 29. John Sutton, efq. captain in the navy, to Mils Hotham, daughter of baron Hotham. 30. William Richardfon, efq. accomptant general to the Eat-India company,

to Elizabeth counte's dowager of Winterton. Apr. 4. Lord Strathaven, to Mifs Cope, fifter to the duchefs of Dorfet.

16. Lord chief baron Eyre, to
Mi's Southwell.

25. Thomas Tyrwhitt Jones,
efq. M. P. to Miss Har-
riet Williams, daughter
of Edward Williams,
efq. of Eaton, Shrop-
thire.
George James earl of
Cholmondeley, to Lady
Georgiana Charlotte Ber-
tie, daughter of Pere-
grine, third duke of
Ancafter.

26. Vifcount Fielding, fon to
the Earl of Denbigh, to
Mits Powys, daughter
of Thomas Powys, esq.
M. P. for Northampton-
fhire.

28. James earl of Cardigan, to lady Elizabeth Waldegrave, daughter of John third earl Waldegrave. 29. Lionel earl of Dyfart, to Mifs Lewis, fifter of Henry Grefwold Lewis, efq.

to Mifs Beevor, daughter of James Beevor, efq. of Norwich.

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cote, bart. to Mifs Baring, daughter of Charles Baring, efq.

16. Henry