And fpurning with indignant frown, Swell the terrific blaft of destiny and death. III. Shrinks Britain at the found? tho' while her eye examining one or two witneffes as to facts, and others to character. From these it appeared, that the foldiers were put into the hold, and the hatches clofed at their own defire to prevent the water coming in; they were knee-deep even with that precaution; they were warned of the risk of fuffocation, but faid, they would rather be ímothered than drowned.The ship was in great danger, and by the foldiers rolling to one fide of the hold, it was nearly She mourns the dreadful scene of war and woes overturned. It was at this time W. Mitchell Yet if the foe misjudging read Difmay in pity's gentleft deed, And conftiuing mercy into fear, The blood-ftained arm of battle rear; As proudly to the ambient sky, In filken folds, her mingled crofles fly; At the late admiralty feflions held before fir James Marriot, Mr. juftice Buller, &c. &c. John and William Mitchell were put to the bar, and arraigned for the wilful murder of Colin Franklin, on the high feas. The circumstances of this cafe, as they were ftated by the counsel for the profecution, were marked with the greatest enormity. It appeared that the prifoners were, one master, and the other owner of the floop John and Elizabeth, and were employed to take a confiderable number of the Somerfet fencibles, who were discharged at Jerfey from that place home to Great Britain. They fail ed from Jerfey on the 26th of December laft, and op their paffage a violent form arofe, fo that it became neceffary to order all the paffengers under the hatches into the hold, which was defcribed as a moft dreadful place, there not being room for a man to stand upright; there were to the number of one hundred crowded together, and for want of water and air, and the rolling of the ship dashing them against each other, they became almost delirious. They called for water, but, except in one or two inftances, they were refused it. It also appeared, that the deceafed, Colin Franklin, was thrown from the deck into the hold among the others, as was fuppofed, from his being refractory upon deck. One of the witneffes fwore, that he faw Michell come down and after fpeaking to him, go to the place where Franklin lay, and ftruck him faveral blows. When the form abated the hatches were opened, and it appeared that 49 men and three women were found dead; Franklin was among the deceafed, and his body exhibited feveral marks of violence, as did thofe of others. The above was the fubftance of the charge as offered by the profecutors. The defence made, chiefly confifted in cross went down apparently with a view to put matters to rights; it was fo dark, that he could not have diftinguished Franklin from the reft. The foldiers bad water while the good weather continued, but they could not procure it for them while the ftorm lafted, as they were obliged to attend the helm, &c. It was proved they were indulgent to a pregnant woman paffenger, and left their own cabbin for her; they had alfo made efforts to restore one of the deceased men, when the hatches were opened, who was not quite dead. They had very good characters, and were not men of cruel, or ill-natured difpofition. The jury without hesitation, acquitted them both. T Corregio. Two Pictures, A Picture, Spagnolet. Paul Veronefe. Fiamingo. Spagnolet. - Corregio. Lud. Caracci. Poccaccini. A clergyman of the diocefs of Chester, not yet 39 years of age, has married 780 couple, baptized 3750 children, buried 2850 corpfes, read the church fervice 6570 times, and preached near 2000 fermons; to which he adds, the registering of this immenfe labour, the vifiting of at leaft 6oco fick perfons, and administering 6000 private facraments; and his falary never exceeded sol. per annum ! HIS was an action brought by the plaintiff that he knew of no refolution of the corpora against the defendant, to recover the fum tion to spend the depofit of the lofing candidate ; of five pounds thirteen fhillings and nine pence, that he was not invited to dine by the plaintiff; being fo much money received by the defendant and that no fuch refolution was entered on the for plaintiff's ute. books of the corporation. Mr. McNally opened the pleadings-and Mr. Whiteftone itated the plaintiff's cafe, as follows: That on the 34 of November last, being the day appointed for electing two perfons to reprefent the corporation of glovers and skinners in the common council of this city, according to the antient ufage of faid corporation, (that each perfon who fet up as a candidate to reprefent them houls on the day, and previous to the election, Jodge in the hands of a treasurer five guineas to bind the fuccefsful candidates to the providing a dinner for the corporation on the election day); -his client, Mr. Willis, who declared himself a Candidare, deposited five guineas with the defendant, under the exprefs condition, that if he did not fucceed it must be returned;-he did not fucceed and to his great furprize when he applied for his money the defendant refufed to refund, alledging it should be spent ; that it was not for the mere recovery of the five guineas the plaintiff brought this action, but to try whether officers of corporations could act in this arbitrary manner with impunity. Mr. William Egan, jun. examined by Mr. McNally, proved that he went with the plaintiff on the morning of the election to defendant's house in whole hands he depofited five guineas; that defendant took the money on condition that if plaintiff did not fucceed in his election it was to be returned that he never heard it was the custom to spend the depofit of the unfuccessful candidates; that the plaintiff, in the hall, previous to the election, refuted to allow his money to be spent unless he should fucceed; that he [Mr. Egan] Mr. Simpfon, examined by Mr. McNally, proved, that he was once a candidate, and loft his election, which he now confidered a very fortunate circumstance; that his five guineas was returned to him by Mr. Tudor, who was, fince he became a freeman, (which was about 18 years) generally treasurer on thofe occafions, and not the mafter; that he never heard of any lofing candidate's money being spent but in the year 1792, when it was a private agreement between the candidates;-the corporation had nothing to do with it; he did not dine with the corporation; he never heard that the plaintiff had agreed to have his money spent if unsuccessful. FOR THE DEFENDANT, Mr. Tudor, examined by Mr. Egan, fwore, he had often been treasurer at elections in the corporation-that he was a very old freeman and never knew the loting candidate's depofit to be fpent but in one inftance, in 1792; that it was then a private agreement amongst the candidates themfelves, and not a rule of the corporationthat there was no fuch refolution that he ever heard of in the corporation-that there was fome altercation about the spending the money in the hall on the day of election. Mr. Evans, examined by Mr. Efpineffe, fwore, that on the quarter-day preceding the election, he believes it was the 5th of Oct. plaintiff had been requested, when he declared himself a candidate, to depofit the five guineas, which he refused until the ufual time--that witnefs applied to him him felf felf, and after an hour's very earneft folicitation on his part, plaintiff faid he might as well do it with a good grace, that he would lodge the thoney before the election.-That the corporation on that day came to a refolution to spend the whole of the depofits that he believed there was no fuch refolution on the books of the corporation, it was a converfation that on the day of election plaintiff never objected to the spending of his depofit, nor was there altercation in the hall about it. any Mifs Wills being produced, refuted to be examined until the was paid her expences in coming from Belfait and waiting in town for the trial; he was paid five guineas by defendant.-She faid he was in defendant's parlour one morning in November that there was fome people in the hop talking, he did not know what it was about the did not know Mr. Willis; counsellor Egan fhewed him to her where he flood in court, fhe declared to her knowledge he had never feen him letore, nor did the know any thing about the five guineas in question. Lord Carleton fummed up the evidence, and gave, a molt impartial charge to the jury, who without hesitation found a verdict for the defen daut, with cots. When the plaintiff had concluded his evidence, the council for the defendant attempted to eft.if a non fuit, but after the point of law was argued by the counfel on each file, the judge over-ruled the objection. 4 Being the anniversary of his majesty's birth-day, who then entered into the fifty-ninth year of his age, there was a levee at the Castle, which commenced at half past four o'clock. In the evening most of the nobility who were in town, the great officers of state, and a great number of perions of distinction, were elegantly entertained at dinner by his excellency, earl mden. After the levee the following ode was performed in St. Patrick's Hall : OD E. RECITATIVE ACCOMPANIED. DISCORD, avaunt! thou demon fell, Thy crafty fares and menac'd mifchiefs spread, CHORUS. That realm, whereto a virtuous prince is giv❜n, May boat the fairest boon of fav`ring heav'n. AIR. Indulgent time thy course renews, The fpitit of Hibera's ine; DUE T Protracting thus Imperial Brunftol's days, Thou breath it within our hearts the fong of love and praife. AIR. Deluded Gallia, turn thine eyes Thy defolated fields around; Within thy cities what remains? Tho' here fome restless fpirits toil To fow diffention's noxious feed, With difcontent's unwhole fome weed! Unnumber'd spotless bosoms still remain, Who with their native purity maintain, Who no malignant influence w own, While virtue is the root of England's throne, CHORU S. A wife obfervance, Gallia, here employ, And learn from what Britannia's tons enjoy, Thai realm whereto a virtuous Prince is giv❜n, May boaft the fairest boon of tav'ning heav'n. A tremendous fire broke out at the great fisur mills of Ballymahon, in the county of Wetmeath, which, in a few hours, burned it to the ground, together with all its fixed machiney, &c. and eight hundred barrels of corn, and three hundred lacks of flour. Counsellor Sk-t, of the co. Galway, agl➡" tated by the preffure of fome domestic crcumitances on his mind, put a period to his exiftence, at his lolgings in Stafford-itreet.-The circumfances et this melancholy affair, as nearly as we could collect, are as follow: Mr. S. was married to the widow of a Mr., B, the quondam antagonist of the late Mr. Dennis Daly, of elegant memory. By this lady he had feveral children, and fome time hace em ployei a ci-devant French officer as a family tutor. During the abfence of Mr. S. in Dublin, fome unfortunate difpute arifing between the childca and their mother, the lady quit her house in Galway, and retired to her villa at five miles distances elcorced by the tutor, who remained there with her, and wrote to Mr. S. in Dublin, acquainung him with the circumstance. Mr. S. who was a gentleman of the most dullcate feelings, and extremely nervous, took fa much of thock and alarm in refecting on the ci cumitances, that a fettled melancholy feired ca his mind, and he was unable to exit under his reflections. He dined with the family of the house where he lodged on Saturday, and retired, as he faid, to write fome letters, which he did in his chamber, one to his wife, another to his friend at Galway, and a third to a gentleman, his particular friend in town, in all of which he deliberately avowed his dreadful intention, and in the last of which he said he should have wrote to his attorney, but that his paper was exhausted. He then arranged fuch written papers as he had, and his clothes and linen, and locked them up in his trunks, and taking off his coat and fices, and putting on his night cap, went into bed, and perpetrated the melancholy catastrophe with a piftol, which, it is imagined he must have placed close to his torehead, as no explosion was heard by any of the family, and the ball paffed through his head, and was found in his night cap on Sunday morning, when, and not before, the difalter was difcovered. A coroner's inquelt was held on the body, who brought in a verdict of lunacy. Wedne day morning, about one o'clock, a defperate gang of ten robbers broke into the houfe of a Mr. Fletcher, a refpectable farmer near Dunshaughlin, and after many acts of violence, and laying Mr. F. on the fire to compel him to difcover his money, plundered the house of every article of plate. call, houfe-linen, and every kind of proviñons they could find or force him to difcover. On their departure with this booty, Mr. F. called on a neighbour, a Mr. Haughton, for his aid to recover fome part of his property. Both thefe gentlemen followed the traces of this banditti towards Dublin, and luckily overtook one of the party near Caffienock, with a large bundle of the pillage in his poffeffion. This ruffian, on finding himfelf detected, and all hope of efcape vain, is down his burden, and initantly drew out a large pistol, and prefented it at Mr. F. with furious menaces; Mr. H. perceiving his danger, inftantly attacked with his only weapon, a crab flick, knocked him down, wounded him feverely, difarmed and fecured him. It being now daylight and the alarm fpread, feme neighbouring gentlemen warmly efpoufed their caufe, and after a very clofe puriuit of fome hours, apprehended three others belonging to this gang in the Phoenix Park and in Stoneybatter, on one of whom, the ringleader, was found Mr. F.'s watch and fundry articles of the plate; and with the attive zeal of a party of the 9th dragoons, who instantly turned But in the chale, they were all fecured, and conveyed under a guard to the earl of Carhampton to be examined, who, we hope, will on this occafion, ferve the general good by his ufual exertions to difcover the remainder of this dangerous knot, and let them abide the punishment due to fuch crimes and fuch outrages on offended justice. A few days fince, a little boy fell into the river, nearly oppolite Lower Liffey-street. He funk at once, and would in all probability have perifhed, but that a fervant man paling by, faw the accident, and jumped in to fave him. He caught the buy on his rifing by the hair, and held him with difficulty, until fome gentlemen put off in a boat and rowed to his alliance. The boy was fpeschlefs when taken out, but foon re covered; his deliverer was offered a guinea by a gentleman prefent, which he refufed, faying, he was fufficiently rewarded by faving the life of a fellow creature. A colonel of the army, with a captain, ferjeant, and three privates, who were failing in a fall boat at the Cove of Cork, by the rapidity of the current, were driven athwart the nawier of his majesty's tender, Margaret, captain Martin, by which the boat uplet: the colonel held fast by the cable, and by the exertions of fome feamen, was rescued from the impending danger; the captain and privates stuck to the boat and were faved; the terjeant got into the water, and was drifting with the tide attern of the fhip, and muft have peried but for two failors in the main chains, who, with the fatit which ever characterizes British fe men, fprung into the water, fwam after him, and kept him above water til one of the ships' boats came to their afhitance, by which means his life was faved. At the last term came on in the court of king's bench, the trial of Theophilus Swift, efq. at the profecution of the provoft and fellows of Trinity College, on a charge of livelling that body in a publication intitled 4 Animadvertions on the Fellows of the College." The extracts particularly ftated by the folicitor general on the parts of the plaintiffs, charged the fellows with pride, pecu lation, stupidity, violation of oaths, &c. &c. &c. This picture he reprefented as tending to fap the foundations of that refpect and fubordination upon which the morals and education of the youth of the country depended, by rendering this learned body despicable and hateful to their pupils, thus diffolving every tie of duty and obedience. After a trial of great length, the jury returned a verdict of Guilty. Extras from the Stamp AG of laft Seffions. SECTION LI. AND be it enacted, That the whole fum for which any receipt fhall be given, fhall be really expreffed in fuch receipt, and all perfons who fhall give or accept any receipt in which a lefs fum fhall be expreffed than the fum actually received, with an intent to evade the duties, or fhall divide the fum actually paid in divers receipts, or fhall, by any general acknowledgment, or ufe of the word lettled" or fuch like words, endeavour to evade the duties, år be guilty of or concerned in any fraudulent contrivance, to defraud his majesty of any of the duties on receipts, fuch perfon or perfons to giving or accepting fuch receipts or general acknowledgment, or fo receiving a lefs fum than thall be expreffed in fuch receipt, fhall forfeit twenty pounds; one moiety thereof to be paid to the informer who fhall firft fue for the fame, and the other to his majefty." LIV. "And be it enacted, That all uhtamped receipts not amounting to ten pounds, and which hall by the infertion of the words " in full of all demands," or otherwite, be given as a general acknowledgment of all debts being difcharged, may be given in evidence, and may be available in law for fuch fum fo expreffed, but not as a ge neral acknowledgment of all debts being difcharged." a impreffed with a stamp of Twopence, in which any money amounting to two pounds and not amounting to twenty pounds, fhall be expreffed, and which fhall, by infertion of the words "in full of all demands," or otherwife, be given as a general acknowledgment of all debts being discharged, may be given in evidence, and may be available for fuch fum fo expreffed, but not as a general acknowledgment of all debts being discharged." LVII. Provided always, That all duties payable on receipts for rent fhall be paid by the perfons entitled to and receiving fuch rente." LVIII. "And provided alfo, That every perfon receiving fuch rents, who fhall, upon demand, refufe to give a receipt for the fame, thall forfeit the fum of twenty pounds; one moiety thereof to the informer, who fhall firft fue for the fame, and the other moiety to his majesty." IN BIRTHS. [N Hollis-ftreet, the lady of the right hon. and rev. lord viscount Lifford, of a ton.-At St. Stephen's Green, the lady of the rev. Thomas Quinn, of a fon.-In Granby-row, the lady of William Franks, efq. of a daughter. MARRIAGES. T Limerick, John Connery, of Cahircon N town, co. of Kildare, efq. member of parlia ment for the borough of Kildare; most deservedly lamented.At Limerick, George Weiler, eiq. Arthur Ormsby, of Ballygrenan, co. Limerick, efq-At his houfe in Harcourt-place, Merrionfquare, the right hon. William Burton Conyngham, uncle to lord viscount Conyngham, one of the lords comm ffioners of the treasury, member of his majesty's most honourable privy council, vice admiral of the province of Ulfter, and a reprefentative in parliament for the borough of Ennis-The hon. William Henn, late one of the judges of his majefty's court of king's-bench.At Ballinrobe, co. of Mayo, John Harvey, esq. captain in the Wexford regiment of Militia.At Lifmore, Mr. Henry Smith, at the great age of 106 years and 6 months.-In Molefworthftreet, Thomas Samuel Lindsay, efq. major of the South Mayo regiment of militia.-At Caftle Connell, James Badham Thornhill, of Thornhill Lawn, co. Cork, efq.-In Capel-ftreet, Sackville Gardiner, efq. uncle to the right hon. lord vifcount Mountjoy.-John Quinn, of Rofsbrien, co. of Limerick, efq.-James Blakeney, of Ballycormick, co. Carlow, efq.-At Briftol, Mr. Talbot, lady of William Talbot, of Castle Talbot, co. Wicklow, efq.-George Sandes, of Kilcavan, Queen's co. efq.-In Camden-ftreet, Mrs. Hawkins, lady of John Hawkins, efq.—In Great Alih, efq. to Mifs R. Philips, daughter of George's-street, Mrs. Mary Hogan. Samuel Philips, of Oakhampton, co. Tipperary, efq.-At Kinfale, William Haly, efq. captain in viic. Walsh de Serrant's regiment of lith Brigade, to Mifs Reddith, daughter of the late col, Reddish. -John Corneille, efq. barristerat law, to Mifs Ormiby, daughter of J. Ornby, of Dawfon-freet, efq. alío Daniel Corneille, efq. to Mifs Stewart, daughter of Charlefs Rofs Stewart, efq. of the Eaft India company's fervice.-Robert Hillas, efq. barrister at law, to Miss Hutchinson, daughter of Robert Hutchinfon, of Dorfet-treet, efq. -At Ennis, Robert Dowling, efq. to Mifs Diana Dixon, fifter to William Dixon, of Fountain, efq.-Richard Martin, of Dangan, co. of Galway, efq. to Mrs. Hofketh, daughter of doctor Hugh Evans, of Cathell.-At Limerick, Francis Drew, of Drewfcourt, efq, to Mifs Langford, daughter of the late Lloyde Langford, efq.-Robert Alexander, of Sackville-street, efq. eldest fon of alderman William Alexander, to Mifs Wallis, daughter of James Wallis, efq. of William-ítree, barrister at Law. - Peter Holmes, jun, efq. eldeft fon and heir of Peter Holmes, of Peterheld, co. of Tipperary, efq. meraber of Parliament for the borough of Kilmallock, to Mifs Hamilton, daughter of the rev. archdeacon Hamilton-At Fairy-mount, co. Rofcommon, James M.Donnell, of Liverpool, efq. to Mifs Alicia Mills, daughter of Edward Mills, late of Mount-prospect, in faid co. eiq.-Mr. Finn, an eminent printer and bookfeller in Kilkenny, to Mils Williams, daughter of the late James Williams, of Dame-ftreet, efq. -William Hart, of Coolrufs, co. Limerick, efq. to Mils Mahony, only daughter of James Mahoney, of Batterfield, ca, of Kerry, eiq. PROMOTIONS. M of Trinity College, Dublin.-The right ESSRS. Lloyde and Nath, declared fellows hon. Samuel lord Hood, of the kingdom of Ireland, to be viscount Hood, in the kingdom of Great Britain.-The dignity of a baron of the kingdom of Great Britain, conferred on the fullowing noblemen of the kingdom of Ireland, and their heirs male, viz. To the right hon. James earl of Courtown, the dignity of Baron Salters ford.-To the right hon. George earl Macart ney, the dignity of baron Macartney.-To the right hon. John Chriftopher lord viscount Downe, to be baron Dawney.-To the right. hop. George lord vifcount Middleton, to be baron Broderick, with remainder to the heirs male of his late fa ther George vifcount Middleton, deccafed.-To the right hon. Alexander lord Bridport, to be baron Bridport.—Col. John Francis Cradock, to be a brigadier general, in Ireland only.-The right hon. earl of Farnham, and the right hon. Sackville Hamilton, (worn of his majesty's most honourable privy council.-Hugh C others, eiq. elected an aiderman of the ci y of Dublin, (aiderderman Henry Hart, deceased. )—Edward Cooke, efq. to be under lecretary, in the civil depart ment of the chief fecretary's Office, (right hoa Sackville Hamilton, reigned.) — William Elliott, eíq. to be under fecretary in the military depart ment, of chief fecretary's office, (Edward Cooke, efq. promoted.)-The rev. doctor Lamilliere, to be archdeacon of Cork, (rev. dean Withan, deceased. |