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foldiers oppofed to the French must be perfely exercifed to make head against them.5. Lastly, Independent of the above reafons, it is infinitely dangerous, at a time like the prefent, when the French are watching every advantage to innuate their principles, to af femble fuch a mass of men, whofe ideas upon forms of government must be various, and among whom confequently diffentions might arife, difaftrous in their confequences both to the armies and to the conftitution of the Empire.

The accounts from Paris of the 27th of February bring a very melancholy detail of the fituation of that capital with refpect to provifions, particularly butcher's meat. The people are driven to fuch a pitch, that a fupply no fooner arrives in Paris, than the multitude fe.ze on it, and share it among them. A very poor small pullet fel's for ten livres, and the market of Poissy, which used Jately to furnish from 4000 to 8000 oxen, the last market day only produced 200. On the morning of the 21st two large waggon loads of ftinking fowls were expofed on the Quay of St. Valley, but the Commiffaries of the Police ordered them to be thrown into the river. The merchants, no withstanding the Laws, ftill continue to monopolize; vegetables are equally as fcarce; however, from the measures adopted by the Magiftrates they

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hope this fcarcity will shortly ceafe.

meat.

In the Convention both Barrere and Lo gendre have propofed the obfervation of a voluntary Lent, to fave the confumption of Barrere abferved, that under the old fyftem there were about fix months in the year that meat was not eaten, which made a difference of one half in the confumption of that article; befides which, before the war, all the country people lived upon the produce of the earth, and now (,200,000 men eat meat daily; La Vendee furnished a number of oxen and sheep, and now fur. nithes none. Legendre with great earnett, nefs urged the decreeing of the Lent, al. 1-dging that they would otherwise be obliged to fast in fpite of themselves, for the time was at hand when they would have neither meat nor candles; that the oxen killed lately did not afford tallow enough to light each other to their deaths; and that the provincial refources for cattle were exhausted, and the foreign ones totally stopped. It was decreed that the propofal of Barrere should be taken into confideration.

The French Convention have ordered all the pleasure grounds to be tilled, or employed in pasture—and have adopted other meafures to put a stop to the prefent fcarcity of pro vifions.

INTELLIGENCE,

THE Right Hon. W. B. Ponfonby intro

duced his promifed Bill on the fubject of a Parliamentary Reform in the Irish Commons, on which a debate took place. At twelve the Houfe divided on the motion of Sir Hercules Langrifhe, that the Bill be read the fecond time the ift of August-Ayes 142 Noes 44-Majority against the Bill 98.

When the Court met, before the libel was read over, Mr. Gerald objected to the Lord Juftice Clerk fitting on the Bench. Upon this his Lordship rofe, and Lord Henderland took the Chair.

Mr. Gerald then prefented a written minute, containing the fpecific objections to his Lordship's fitting on the Bench, and the facts which he offered to prove in fupport of these objections:-They were, that his Lordship had prejudged his cause, inasmuch as, fome time fince, when in the houfe of Mr. Rochead of Inverleith, he said, “ What would they think of fending Margarot to Botany Bay, and giving him a whipping alfo ?" This minute he defired might be entered on the Records of the Court.

MARCH 10. This day came on the trial of Jofeph Gerald, Efq. late of Bloomsburyfquare, London. The accufation, at the inftance of the Lord Advocate of Scotland, charged him with being a Member of a feditious Affociation, called "THE BRITISH CONVENTION," which met at Edinburgh in November and December laft; and that, on the 21 and 28th of November he made Addreifes of a feditious nature to the Members of the faid Convention.--(Thefe Speeches are given at length in the indictment.) The indiment alfo charged Mr. Gerald with being prefent in the Convention when the Magif-influence upon a Judicial Procedure? Would traces and Sherff went to difperfe the Mem- it be proper to give force to fuch a charge, bers. The libel was reftricted to an arbi- founded on a few loose words, and not at all trary punishment. connected with the proceedings of the Court,

Their Lordships in general were of opinion, that the objection was not well found. ed, for the words alluded to were merely part of a converfation at table; and could any man fuppofe, that fuch language could have any

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nor delivered in the capacity of a Judge ? If fuch objections were to be tolerated, they might be attended with the most dangerous confequences. It was throwing an indignity upon the Court, and was intended as a foul afperfion upon the character of that refpect⚫able and learned Judge who was Vice Prefident of the Court, and who added honour to the Bench. Suppofe that fuch words really had been fpoken, how could they tend to prejudice the caufe of Mr. Gerald, when it remained with a Jury to try him? One of their Lordships remarked, that the charge against the defendant, if true, was highly aggravated by the ill-founded charge he had now made upon that respectable Judge; and, if a verdict were found against him by the Jury, be would not say but he might confider Fourteen Years Transportation as too small a "punishment to be inflicted. In the cafe of Mr. Margarot, he hesitated much whether fourteen 'years ought to be the punishment, or whether one more fevere fhould be impofed; for, he confidered the conduct of that perfon, in the course of his trial, as highly reprehenfible. The accufation which the defendant now made might originate in molice.

Their Lordships refumed the confideration of the objection, and were of opinion that it was irrelevant, and ought to be rejected. Upon this Lord Chief Justice Clerk was called to the Chair. The indictment was then read over, to which the defendant pleaded-Not Guilty. Mr. Gillies then addreffed the Court in defence of Mr. Gerald.

13. The High Court of Jufticiary met agreeable to adjournment of Monday, on the trial of Jofeph Gerald, for Sedition.

The pleadings on both fides continued till eleven o'clock at night, when the Jury withdrew, and brought in a verdict next morning at eleven o'clock, unanimously finding the Pannel Guilty, when the Lords paffed fentence of Banishment beyond Seas for Fourteen Years, &c. *

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The Diet against Sinclair is deferted pro loco & tempore, on account of the imbecility of his mind.

ANECDOTE OF THE LATE QUEEN OF
FRANCE.

In Paris, which the Conventionalists affect to call the feat of Liberty, the press is so en

flaved, that far from venturing boldly to speculate in politics, it dares not fo much as state facts, but is obliged to fupprefs them whenever they would tell against the existing Government. Of this we have a ftriking inftance in the cafe of the late Queen, whofe trial no man has dared to publish in an ungarbled state,

All the accounts of that extraordinary trial which have been published in Paris fay, that when the Prefident of the Revolutionary Tribunal asked her whether he had any thing more to say in her defence, her anfwer was -"Nothing;" and that when she had uttered this word he was removed from the bar, and carried back to prison.

In this account the truth was fhamefully fuppreffed, hecause it was feared, that if told it would make fuch an impreflion upon the people, as might prompt them to rescue this luftrious victim from the fury of the Jacobins. The fact is, that her Majefty gave to the Prefident's queftion-an anfwer that could not be heard without emotion by any fet of men who still poffeted a particle of sensibility, and therefore it was fuppreffed by those guardians of Liberty, who had every thing to fear if the prefs was left unfettered.

The Queen's answer was as dignified as it was pathetic.

When the Prefident of the Bloody Tribunal afked her whether the had any thing more to say in her defence, her answer was

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Nothing-I was a queen and you dethroned me-I was a wife and you murdered my husband-I was a mother and you tore me from my children.-Nothing now is left me but my blood-Frenchmen, 'drink it-glut your felves with it! All I afk is, that you will not keep me long in pain, but put a speedy end to my fuf'ferings.'

More than five hundred perfons heard this anfwer, and were fo affected by it, that few of them were able to refrain from tears; many of them applauded it, and shouts of bravo! bravo! re-echoed from every part of. the hall. Yet though there were fo many witneffes of this fact, there was not in all Paris one fingle paper that dared to state it. Such is the Liberty of the Prefs in France.

* As the fortune of this young gentleman arrests at the prefent period a confiderable share of the public curiofity; the following anecdotes cannot be unacceptable to our readers.

He was born in the Weft Indies, where he inherited confiderable property. His first refidence in this country was under the roof of Dr. Parr, with whom he remained for a number of years.

When he left the care of his learned instructor, he returned to the Weft Indies, where he married, and where his wife now refides. By this lady he had two children, who are now alive, and at fchool in this country.

Mr. Gerald is at this time no more than 34 years of age.

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PROMOTIONS.

HE Right Rev. Dr. Madan, bishop of Britol, to the fee of Peterborough. The Hon. and Right Rev. Dr. Cornwallis, bhop of Litchfield and Coventry, to the deanery of Durham.

The Hon. and Right Rev. Dr. Sutton, bifhon of Norwich, to the deanery of Wind for.

The dignity of an Earl of the kingdom of Inland to the Right Hon. George Vifcount Macartney, Knight of the moll hon. erder of the Bath, and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the name, file,

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and title of Earl of Macartney in the county of Antrim.

The dignity of an Earl of the fame kingdom to the Right Hon. Charles Vifcount Loftus, and the heirs male of his body law. tully begotten, by the name, ftile, and title of Earl of Ely, in that kingdom.

Soulden Lawrence, efq. one of his Majef ty's ferjeants at law, to be one of the justices of his Majelly's court of common pleas, vice Sir H. Gould, deceafed, with the honour of knighthood.

MARRIAGES.

DWARD Harvey, Esq. of Twickenham, only fon of the late Edward Harvey, eiq. Governor of Por: fmouth, &c. to Mifs Harben, daughter of Thomas Harben, Efq. of Lewes.

James Lockhart, jun. Efq. of Pall Mall, to Mifs Coxe, daughter of Daniel Coxe, Efq. of John Street, Berkeley-Square.

William Jones, Efq. banker, of Manchefter, to Mifs Cordelia Pollard, of Hallifaxplace.

Henry Hichens, Efq. of Poltair-houfe, in Cornwall, to Mifs Emma Rebow, fecond daughter of the late Ifaac Martin Rebow, Eq. of the Park, near Colchefter.

John Shepherd Killick, Efq. of Gould

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íquare, to Mifs Hamerton, daughter of Charles Hamerton, Efq. Sheriff of Middlefex,

John Day, jun. efq. of Norwich, to Mis Woodville, eldest daughter of Mr. Woods ville, merchant, Liverpool.

Lewis Mackenzie, efq. eldeft fon of Sir Roderick Mackenzie, bart, to Mifs Lockhart, daughter of the late Thomas Lockhart, efq. commiflioner of excife in Scotland.

John Bonamy, captain in the royal American regiment of foot, to Mifs Helen Edgell, daughter of C Edgell, efq. of Clifton hill.

The Right Hon. Edward Earl of Oxford, to Mifs Scot, daughter of the Rev. Mr. Scot, of Richmond, Yorkshire.

MONTHLY OBITUARY.

JULY 31, 1793.

T Futtigar in the Ealt Indies, Peter Cullen, efq. fon of the late Dr. Cul len of Edinburgh.

Feb. 7, 1794. The Rev. J. Shebbeare, fon of the late Dr. Shebbeare.

13. At Edinburgh, the Hon. Baron Rutherford of Fairmington.

Sis Join Fnn, knight, M. A. F. A. S. at
Eat Dereham, Norfolk. He ferved the of-
fice of Sheriff in 1791. In 1787 he pub-
Jibed the Pafton Letters, in 4 Vols. 4to.
14. At Chatham,
Bunbury, efq.
Enign, of wounds received in a duel with
Lutenant Ford on the 8th.

At Parmborough near Doncafter, the Rev.
Anthony Eyre, one of the Residentiaries of
York Cathe, ral.

75. At Wivenhoe near Colchester, Daniel Harvey, formerly command r of the WivenBee Cuftoin houle curter Bation d at that pher, and sh.

Lately at Beverley, John Feather stone,

M. D.

Lately at Coventry, James Soden, efq. who had served the office of mayor of that city five times.

Mr. Thomas Deeble, Old Fish Street Hi, in his oth year.

Hugh Jones, clag. Hertford-freet, Fizroy-lquare.

In Merrion-fquare, Dublin, the Rev. Thomas Hattings, LL. D. Archdeacon of Dublin, Vicar General of the Diocefes of Dublin and Clogher, Rector of St. Peter's &c.

18. Erafmus Saunders, efq. Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford.

19. At Newcale, in his 89th year, Mr. Gilbert Grey, Bookbinder. He ferved his apprenticeship with Allan Ramfay the poet. Mr. John Gerard, auctioneer, LitchfieldAreet, Suho.

Sir William Burnaby, bart. of Broughton
in Oxfordshire, a Captain in the Navy.
Sir Francis Drake, bart. in St. James's
Place.

At Northampton, in his 66th year, the Rev. William Hughes, Vicar of All Saints in that town, and of Spratton in that county.

George Middleton, efq. comptroller of the cultoms of Leith.

Lately Henry Tombes, efq. of Hardley, near Southampton, one of the verdurers of New Foreft.

20. Mr. John Skutt, attorney, and one of the Comm:thioners of the Court of Requeas for the Tower Hamlets

21. In Upper Bronk-street, Thos. Brand, efq. of the Hoo, in Hertfordshire.

The most noble Henry Duke of Newraftle. He was born April 20, 1720; fuc

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teeded his brother as Earl of Lincoln 1730, and his uncle as Duke of Newcastle in 1768. He married the 3d O&. 1744 his cousin Catherine, eldest daughter of Henry Pelham, efq. She died July 27, 1760.

22. At Woolwich, in his 96th year, Dr. Irwin, Surgeon General to the Ord

Bance.

At St. Martin's, Stamford Baron, aged 84, he Rev. Michael Tyfon, Dean of Stamford, Archdeacon of Huntingdon, Rector of Gretford in Lincolnshire, and of Wittering in Northamptonshire.

Mr. Richard Bott, Lower Thames-ftreet. 23. Sir John Sebright, of Beachwood, Herts, a General in the Army, and Colonel of the 18th reg. of foot.

At Edinburgh, Mr. James Playfair, architeft in London.

Lately, in Frederick-street, Dublia, Thos. Coghlan, efq. of Strawberry Hill near Clog han, in the King's County, member for the borough of Angher.

24. At Royden in Effex, in the 728 year of his age, Mr. Edward Bickerstaff.

25. At Hindon near Hereford, the Rev. Mr. Williams, fon of Mr. Williams of Landfdown Road.

26. The Right Hon. Countess of Digby. Mr. Jofeph Ahwell, of Church-street, Birmingham, aged 89.

27. Samuel Chamberlain, efq. of Drakefreet, Red Lion-fquare, and formerly of St. Anne's, in the Inland of Jamaica, aged 80 years.

Mr. L. Wilkinson, Bookfeller, at Apple

by. March 1. At Eardley-houfe, the Right Hon. Maria, wife of Lord Eardley.

At Bath, Samuel Stephens, efq. of Tregenna Caftle, Cornwall.

2. John Morant, eq. of Brockenhurthoufe, Hants.

At Falmouth, Michael Terence M'Donough, many years commander of the Packet Boat, Tankerville.

3. At Edinburgh, Lieutenant Col. Dalrymple, of Fordall. He was the perfon who formed and took Fort Omoah.

Lately, at Cork, Lieut. Col. Robert Gibbins, formerly in the fervice of the Eaft India Company,

4. Mr. Stephen Bourne, Melkfham, Wilts. At Haverford weft, Edward Waters, efq. Mavor of that town, and Justice of Peace for the county of Pembroke.

Mr. John Hayward, carpet and floor-cloth manufacturer, Newing on Caufeway, Sur

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Major Gore, Deputy Lieut. Governor of the Tower.

Lately, in Magdalen Hall, Oxford, P. Perkins, efq. ftudent there.

6. Near the Low Glafs Houfes, Newcaftle. Mary Creighton, and Ann Brown (widow lifters). They were found dead in Their ages together amounted to

their bed.

203 years.

7. At Dunstable, James Tomlinfon, efq. of Dorfold, Cheshire, in his 8gd year. Lately, Charles Ambler, eiq. Attorney General to the Queen. He publifhed volume of Reports.

9. Mr. Benjamin White, late Bookseller in Fleet-ftrect.

10. Charls Ellys, efq. Captain in his Majefty's Navy.

James Woolley, efq. of Wellclofe fquare in his 79th year.

At Coole, in the County of Wexford, the Rev. Daniel O'Conner. He had just escaped from France.

La'ely, at Newport, in the Ifle of Wight, the Rev. Wiham Dickenfon, Rector ok Yarmouth, &c. in that Iland, Mafter of the Free Grammar School, and Mayor of that Borough,

11. William Brummell, efq. private Secre tary to the Earl of Guildford, during the

whole of his Adminift:ation.

Mr. John Browning, partner with Mr. William Nott.dge, woolftapler, Five-foot Lane, Surrey.

At Deal, Edward Thorley, efq. Captain and Adjutant in the Eastern regiment of Effex Millitia.

12. At Bath, Lady Charlotte Madan, wife of the Bishop of Peterborough, and filler of the Marquis Cornwallis.

At Padd ng on, William Drewitt Smith, apothecary, formerly of Philadelphia, North

America.

Mr. Larkins, one of the East India Ship Owners.

13. Mr. Rowland Lickbarrow, of the Inner Temple, attorney at law.

Charles Brown, efq. of Stor ington, Suf sex.

Mr. Thos. Chippendall, of Blackburn.. Lately, the Rev. Sampion Newbery. B. D. Rector of Bulhey, Herts, and late Fellow of Exeter College, Oxford.

14. In the Vintners Alms Houfes, Mileend, Mrs. Bridget Haynes, aged 105 years,

one month.

16. In Hatton Garden, Mrs. Charlotte Andree, reli&t of the late Dr. Andree.

17. William Bond, efq. Park-bil, Croydon.

Peter Mallard, efq, of Phistow.

19, Licur. Gen. James Murray, Colonel of the 72d or Highland reg. of loor, and uncle to the Duke of Athol.

20. Robert Cooper Lee, efg, of Bedford=” fquare.

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