were melted, and the wainscot fhivered in many places. Two balls of tire burst in the house, one in the kitchen among the fervants, and the other in a back-parlour where Mr. Mafters, his lady, and Mr. Miller, the city marshal, were at fupper, who was beat down from his chair by the violence of the explosion, thereby receiving a flight hurt on the fide of his head. It alfo burst into the china clofet, breaking the greatest part of the china; but providentially did no other damage than burning fome of the bed-linen.

In Shoreditch, the roof of an old house was beat in, whereby a poor man, his wife, and a child, were killed.

A veffe off Landguard Fort was also ftruck by the lightning, and all on board, except two, perished.

On Hounslow Heath, seven sheep were struck dead.

BIRTHS.

The lady of Baron Nolken, a fon. Their Majefties food fponfors, by proxy; the Earl of Effex reprefenting the king, and Lady Weymouth the queen.

In Charles Street, Berkley Square, the lady of Lord Hinton, a fon.

In Mansfield Street, the lady of the Right Honourable Lord Stourton, a daughter.

The lady of the Honourable Mr. Walpole, a fon.

The lady of Lord Viscount Duncannon, a fon. Her Grace the Dutchefs of Devonshire, a daughter.

Lady Chewton, a daughter.

MARRIAGES.

At St. Mary Le Bone, Lewis Majendie, Esq. captain in the king's regiment of Light Dragoons, to Mifs Houghton, only daughter of Sir Henry Houghton, Eart.

At St. George's, Hanover Square, the Right Honourable the Earl of Chatham, to the Right Honourable Mifs Townfend, daughter of Lord Sydney.

At Wiftow, in Leicestershire, the Earl of Denbigh, to Lady Halford, widow of the late Sir Charles Halford, Bart.

At York, the Honourable Grenville Anfon Chetwynd, third fon of Lord Viscount Chetwynd, to Mif's Stapylton, only daughter of the late Henry Stapylton, Efq. of Wighill, in Yorkshire. At Coldham, Sir Thomas Gage, Bart. to Mifs Maria Fergus.

DEATHS.

At Brighthelmftone, Lady Catharine Bouverie, daughter of the Earl of Dunmore.

At Hartford Hall, near Barnard Castle, in the 82d year of his age, George Fielding, Efq. one of his Majefty's juftices of the peace for the counties of York and Durham.

In Arlington Street, Lady Viscountess Gage. At Edinburgh, the Right Honourable James Lord Ruthven.

At Pendennis Caftle, Brigadier General Goddard, who had lately arrived there from the Eaft Indies in a bad ftate of health.

In Tooley Street, raving mad, Mr. Caftleton, brewer. He was bit alout three years ago by a

favourite fpaniel, went down immediately after the accident to the falt-water, and never felt any ill effects till three weeks preceding his death.

In the Borough, Mr. Birkinshaw, woollendraper, whofe widow was foon after delivered of twins.

Suddenly, at Newington, Chriftopher Goldfpring, Eiq. About a quarter of an hour before his death he complained of an oppreffion of his ftomach, fo that he could not breathe, and never spoke afterwards.

At her father's houfe, in St. James's Square, (as fhe was prefiding at the tea-table, in company with a large party, when the fell back in her chair without a moment's previous indifpofition, and expired in an inftant) Mifs Lowth, eldest daughter of the Right Reverend the Lord Bishop of London. Dr. Lowth hath been fingularly unfortunate in his family loffes. A few years fince he was bereaved of three daughters in the course of twelve months; foon after he loft a most accomplished fon; and now his only remaining daugh

ter but one.

At Oxford, of an apoplexy, the Reverend Dr. Wheeler, D. D. Canon of Chrift Church, and a prebendary of St. Paul's Cathedral, to which he was lately collated by the Bishop of London, and had been inftalled the week before his death, then in good health.

At Penhow, Monmouthshire, aged 111, Mrs. Tamplin.

At Durham, in his 104th year, William Towfon, formerly a foot-foldier under the Duke of Marlborough.

At Woodford, in Effex, Charles Foulis, Efq. one of the directors of the Sun Fire Office.

At Edinburgh, the Honourable LieutenantColonel Ramfay.

The Honourable Humphry Morrice, Lord Warden of the Stannaries, Cornwall.

At Longford, in Ireland, aged 116 years and fome months, Alexander Kilpatrick, Efq. formerly colonel of an Irish regiment of foot under the Duke of Marlborough.

At Worcester, Deane Swift, Efq. grandson to Godwin Swift, uncle of the celebrated dean. This gentleman was, in 1739, warmly recommended to the notice of Pope, as the most valuable of any in his family. He was first,' says the dean, a student in the univerfity, [Dublin] and finished his ftudies in Oxford, where Dr. King, principal of St. Mary Hall, affured me, that Mr. Swift behaved with reputation and credit: he hath a very good tafte for wit, writes agreeable and entertaining verfes, and is a perfect mafter, equally fkilled in the best Greek and Roman authors. He hath a true fpirit for li-. berty; and, with all these advantages, is extremely decent and modeft. Mr. Swift is heir to the little paternal estate of our family at. Goodrich, in Herefordshire. He is named Deane Swift, because his great grandfather, by the 'mother's fide, was Admiral Deane, who, hav-. 'ing been one of the regicides, had the good for'tune to fave his neck by dying a year or two

before the Reftoration.' Mr. Swift published, in 1755, an Effay upon the Life, Writings, and Character of Dr. Jonathan Swift; in 1765, the

eighth quarto volume of the dean's works; and, in 1768, two volumes of his Le ters.

At Windfor, Mr. Nicholas Ladd, fenior-gentle man of his Majesty's Chapel Royal at St. James's, a member of St. Peter's, Weftminfter, father of the choir of his Majefty's free-chapel of St.George in Windfor Caftle, and a member of the colle giate chapel of Eton.

Thomas Tyndale, Efq. of South Cerney, in Gloucestershire, one of his Majesty's deputy-lieutenants, and captain of the grenadier company of the north battalion of the Gloucestershire militia. His death was occafioned by going into a field to his hay-makers, where he fat down, and unfortunately fell asleep upon a hay-cock, which gave him cold; a fever enfued, and carried him off in a few days.

CIVIL PROMOTIONS.

William Campbell, Efq. to be one of the commiffioners of the navy.

Sir John Dick, Bart. and William Mollefon, Efq to be comptrollers of the accounts of his Majefty's army.

James Earl of Charlemont, Henry Grattan, and Charles Tottenham Loftus, Efqrs. to be privycounsellors in the kingdom of Ireland.

Reverend John Willes, M. A. fellow of Wad'ham College, Oxford, to be warden of the faid college, in the room of James Gerard, D. D. who refigned, on the miscarriage of the bill for enabling the heads of colleges to marry.

Mr. Thomas Morton to be fecretary, and Mr. William Ramfay under-fecretary, to the Eaft India Company, in the room of Peter Mitchell and Richard Holt, Efqrs. refigned.

John Hunt, Efq to be collector of Baffeterre in the Ifland of St. Christopher, in the room of Richard Gamon, Efq, refigned.

MILITARY PROMOTIONS.

War-Office, July 1, 1783.

12th Regiment of Foot. Lieutenant Charles Wale, of the 97th regiment, to be captain of a a company, vice Charles Haftings.

16th Regiment of Foot. Lieutenant John Gordon Cuming, of the 68th regiment, to be captain of a company, vice George Sproule.

20th Regiment of Foot. Captain-Lieutenant John Gafkill, to be captain of a company, vice John Stanley.

25th Regiment of Foot. Captain-Lieutenant John Williamfon, to be captain of a company, vice George Parkhurst.

30th Regiment of Foot. Lieutenant William Minet, from the 14th regiment, to be captain of a company, vice William Rochfort.

63d Regiment of Foot. Lieutenant John Lucas, of the 50th regiment, to be captain of a company, vice the Honourable George Rawdon. 65th Regiment of Foot.. Lieutenant Jeremy. French, of the 94th regiment, to be captain of a company, vice Thomas Barrett.

71ft Regiment of Foot. Lieutenant James Campbell, of the 1ft battalion of the 60th regiment, to be captain of a company, vice Edward Frazer.

72d Regiment of Foot. Lieutenant David M'Culloch, of the ad battalion of the 73d regi

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ment, to be captain of a company, vice Peter Delhofte.

92d Regiment of Foot. Lieutenant William Peers, of the 63d regiment, to be captain of a company, vice George Earl of Crawford.

94th Regiment of Foot. Lieutenant Kennet M'Kenzie, of the 2d battalion of the 73d regi ment, to be captain of a company, vice James Lee.

John Wemyfs, Efq. late colonel of the Suther land regiment of Fencibles, to be captain in the army by brevet.

War-Office, July 8, 1783.

16th Regiment of Foot, Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Craig, of the S2d regiment, to be Lieu tenant-Colonel, vice Alexander Dickfon..

Sad Regiment of Foot. Major the Honour able Colin Lindsay, of the 2d battalion of the 73d regiment, to be Lieutenant-Colonel, vice James Henry Craig.

War-Office, July 12, 1783.1

2d Regiment of Dragoons Guards. Captain Charles Craufurd, of the S2d Foot, to be captain' of a troop, vice James Durham.

Welch, on the half-pay of the 96th regiment, to 6th Regiment of Foot. Captain Thomas be captain of a company, vice Herbert Gwyn Browne.

Durham, of the 2d Dragoon Guards, to be cap82d Regiment of Foot. Captain James tain of a company, vice Charles Craufurd.

War-Office, July 15, 1783.

36th Regiment of Foot. Captain Daniel Paterfon, late of an additional company in the 55th regiment, to be captain of an additional'

2d Regiment of Horfe. Captain Stephen Freemantle, from the 103d Foot, to be captainlieutenant, vice John Dillon; by purchase. Dated April 26, 1783.

5th Dragoons. Captain-Lieutenant John Dillon, from the 2d Horse, to be captain, vice James.Allen, promoted. Dated as above.

.9th Dragoons. Lieutenant William Hunt, from the 8th Dragoons, to be captain, vice Richard Rich Wilford; by purchase. Dated May 24, 1783.

103d-Foot. Lieutenant William Freemantle, from the 105th Foot, to be captain-lieute nant, vice Patrick Stewart Dated as above.

Ditto.. Lieutenant William Douglas, from the 11th Foot, to be captain, vice Stephen Freemantle. Dated April 26, 1783.

War-Office, July 19, 1783. 21ft Regiment of Foot. First Lieutenant Robert Innes, to be captain of a company, vice Frederick Difnay.

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ECCLESIASTICAL PREFERMENTS. The Bishop of St. David's, to hold in commendam, with the faid bishoprick, a canonry of Christ Church, Oxford; and alfo the rectory of Batsford, in the county and diocese of Glou cefter.

The Reverend Edward Pole, M. A. to hold the rectory of Sheviock, together with the vicarage of Eaft Anthony, in the county of Cornwall, and diocese of Exeter.

The Reverend William Aveling, M. A. to hold the rectory of St. Peter Martin, in Bedford, with the rectory of Appleguife, in the county of Bedford, and diocefe of Lincoln.

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The Reverend William Bridge, to the rectory of Ryton, in the county and diocefe of Hertford. The Reverend Charles Tarrant, D. D, to hold together with the rectory of St. George, Bloomf bury, the vicarage of Wrotham, with the chapels of Plaxtol and Stanftead, and the rectory of Woodland in Kent.

The Reverend J. Pridden, B. A. of Queen's College, Oxford, minor-canon of St. Paul's, was collated to the living of Heybridge, in Effex, in the room of the Reverend Mr. Hayes, refigned.

The Reverend Charles Morgan, to hold the rectory of Whitborne, in the county and diocefe of Hereford, together with the vicarage of Lidney, with the chapels of Kilburton, Hewersfield and Saint Brevils, in the county and diocese of Gloucester.

The Reverend Gibbons Bagnell, to hold the vicarage of Horn-Lacey; together with the vicarage of Sellack, in the county and diocese of Hereford.

The Reverend William Wills, M. A. and chaplain to the Right Honourable the Earl of Huntingdon, to hold the vicarage of Edlington, with the rectory of South Somercotes, in the county of Lincoln.

The Reverend Thomas Lloyd, to the rectory of Merthyr, in Caermarthenshire, void by death." The Right Reverend Dr. Burke, archbishop of Tuam in Ireland, tranflated to that fee..

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Benjamin Lofcombe, late of the city of Bristol, merchant and banker.

Cornelius Brown, of Fenchurch Street, Lon don, cheesemonger.

Thomas Mitchelfon, of Blenheim Street, Oxford Road, Middlesex, builder and furveyor. Nathaniel Hayward, of the City Chambers, London, merchant.

William Meggitt, of King's Row, Black's Fields, Southwark, merchant.

Jofeph Daniel, of Penzance, in the county of Cornwall, linen-draper.

Thomas Underhill, of Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, mercer.

Aaron Moody, of Southampton, and Christopher Potter, late of Parliament Street, Weftminiter, merchants and partners.

Thomas Holbeche, of the city of Coventry, butcher.

Daniel Walker, now or late of Newbold Lane, in the town hip of Castleton, in the parish of Rochdale, Lancashire, woollen-manufacturer.

John Crow, of Castlehoward, Yorkshire, inn. holder,

Miles Edward Wilks, of Greenfield Street, Whitechapel, Middlesex, dealer in wines. James Simpfon, late of Vine Court, Spital fields, Middlefex, dyer.

William Edwards, late of Princes Street, in the parish of St. Mary, Rotherhithe, Surrey, timber-merchant.

William Hitchcock, of Birchin Lane, Lon don, printfeller.

Francis Lafnon, late of Great Pultney Street, Middlesex, merchant.

John Wittich, of Harvey Buildings, in the Strand, Middlefex, taylor.

James Amice Lampriere, late of the Ifland of Jerfey, now of Broad Street Buildings, London, and George Lempriere, of Broad Street Buildings, merchants and copartners.

James Roberts, late of Liverpool, merchant. Chriftiana Elfton, now or late of Northamp ton, widow, ironmanger.

Robert Webb Sutton, of New Sarum, Wiltfhire, innholder.

William Hardinge, late of the Adelphi Wharf, Middlesex, coal-merchant.

James Chew, of the city of Bristol, bookseller. John Chriftie, of Northumberland Street, in the Strand, carpenter.

BANKRUPTS.