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Have received contufions, or are hurt in different degrees.

There may be a few more faved, who were fuppofed to be on fhore, but their names have not yet been procured.

DUBLIN.

Sept. 18. This day a number of per fons, charged with the crime of high treason, were brought to town from Belfast. They were next day brought be fore Mr Juftice Boyd, and, after a long examination, were remanded to prifon, where they remain in close confinement. Government having received information of the treasonable practices of the above perfons, two meffengers were difpatched on Thursday to take them into cuftody. The messengers having communicated their bufinefs to the Marquis of Downfhire and Lord Caftlereagh, the two regiments quartered at Belfast were under arms early on Friday morning, and took their stations at the ends of the streets which lead from the town. Some of the perfons accufed meant to go to the country, but finding their retreat obftructed, made a virtue of neceffity, and furrendered themselves. A man of the name of Weir was taken into cuftody by the Earl of Westmeath, and lodged in Carrickfergus goal. Several others have been taken up in different parts on fimilar charges.

EDINBURGH.

Aug. 28. Accounts from various parts of the country inform of the commencement of the barley harvest.

On the 29th of Auguft, about 11 o'clock as Mr George Bathie, brewer in Dundee, was feeing fome friends go on board a fhip bound for London, the night being very dark, he unfortunately stepped over the pier, and was drowned. Sept. 3. A great number of meal-dealers in Glafgow were fined for expofing meal to fale, which was fpoiled by having been too long in their poffeffion.

In confequence of orders from the Treafury, the Board of Customs at Edinburgh have given directions to the feveral ports in Scotland to prevent all Spanifh fhips, which may be in any of the ports, from proceeding on their voyages, until further orders upon the fubject.

14. This day at a meeting of the Lord Lieutenant of the city of Edinburgh, the Field Officers, the Captains of Companies, and Committee of Management of VOL. LVIII.

the Royal Edinburgh Volunteers, the Lord Lieutenant called the attention of the meeting to the present fituation of public affairs, and requested their advice. The officers and committee having deliberated accordingly, came to the following opinion: "That we view, without the fmalleft apprehenfion, the acceffion of ftrength which France has received by the junction of Spain; an event which we think will be attended with confequences fatal only to the deluded government which has allowed itfelf to be feduced, or rather terrified, into fuch an unnatural alliance; But, as this apparent increase of strength mufc mies, it is highly expedient to how give additional confidence to our ene them, that this country is capable of the force brought against it. That it is increasing its exertions in proportion to of great importance, that the exertions of the country should be attended with as little expence to Government as pof fible, and fhould leave at its difpofal for foreign fervice the regular armies of the Crown. That in thefe views an augmentation of the Volunteer Corps apwill further fhow our enemies that our pears to be a moft defirable object, as it conftitution cannot be overthrown but by the extirpation of the people. That the corps of Royal Edinburgh Volunteers was originally limited to 700 only, becaufe that number was deemed fufficient for the exigency of the moment.. That it appears to be proper that the number of the corps fhould now be increafed, leaving it to be afterwards confidered by the Lord Lieutenant, whether, in point of neceffity and expediency, the Royal Edinburgh Volunteers fhould be formed into two battalions."

The Lord Lieutenant having confidered the above opinion, highly approves of it; and invites all well affected inhabitants of this city and fuburbs, capable. of bearing arms, to enrol themfelves amongst the Royal Edinburgh Volunteers.

JAMES STIRLING, L. L.

18. At a Juftice of Peace Court held here, a great many private ftills were condemned, and heavy penalties awarded; and a woman named Mary John fton, alias Robertfon, refiding in the Abbeyhill, was convicted in the penalty of 30l. Sterling, but not being able to pay down the penalty, fhe was fent to the Bridewell for fix morahs, Another person was fined in rool. 4 X

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An elegant monument is erecting in the Canongate Church-yard to the memory of George Drummond, Efq; who repeatedly filled the office of Chief Magiftrate of this city, greatly to his own honour, and fo much to the fatisfaction of the citizens.

We are informed that feveral gentlemen at Liverpool have already fubfcribed fixty guineas for the relief of the family of Robert Burns the Poet.

On the evening of the 20th curt. as a fervant of Colonel Gordon was travelfing north with two horfes, he was attacked, within four miles of Stirling, by three men on foot, who demanded one of the horses. The fervant, refusing to comply with their unreasonable demand, was beat in a cruel manner, and robbed of his watch, &c. The robbers intention was undoubtedly to carry off both horfes; and they would furely have ef fected their purpofe, but for the unrulinefs of the horses, who kept the fellows at bay till the fervant recovered, who feeing the horfes difengaged, feized the opportunity, mounted, and got off.

21. This evening Thomas Urquhart, late deputy poftmafter of Kirkwall, was brought here and committed to prifon, on a charge of having abftracted letters and money from the Poft-office of that place.

On Tuesday the 27th, the camp at Dunbar broke up. The Windfor Forrefters marched for Perth barracks; the Perthshire Fencible Cavalry marched for Kelfo, &c. on their route to England; and the Rutlandfhire to Hamilton barracks.

On the night between Wednesday and Thursday laft, a floop belonging to Cramond, laden with kelp from the Highlands, the mafter's name Falconer, was wrecked near Dunbar, and every person on board perifhed. One family in Cramond had three fons on board.

It is a curious fact, that ever since the acceffion of George I. to the throne of these realms; or rather, fince the Duke of Berry, grandfon of Louis XIV. afcended the throne of Spain, in every war in which Great Britain has been engaged with either France or Spain fingly, the has had to contend with both before the conclufion of hoftilities. Even at one period, when France quarrelled with Spain, and England entered into an alliance against the latter, the Court of Verfailles fuddenly made a peace with the Spaniards, and both united against ritain,

The following gentlemen have received their degree of M.D. at the Univerfity this year

SCOTLAND

De Phitbifi.

James Hare,
John Barclay,
James Bell,
John Heddle,
J. A. Bannerman, De Dyfenteria.
Robt. Lidderdale, De Imaginatione.

De Anima feu principio vitali.
De Apoplexia bydrocephalica.
De Variola.

Wm Woolcombe,

ENGLAND.

Tho. Archd. Murray,

Tho. Stokes Salmon,
William Webb,

John Yelloly,
Tho. W, Routh,

Charles Mogan,

De Peritonitide puerpe

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WALES.

De Podagra.

IRELAND.

John Beamish,
Tully M'Hugh,
Andrew Galbraith,

James Kirby, Savage Donovan, Samuel Adams,

De Pueumonia.

De Podagra.
Quædam de erroribus evi-

tandis in Studis Medir
cinæ profequendis com
plectens.
De Typho.

De Synanche maligna. De Phibifi pulmonali. Francis Macartney, De Variola. Bartholomew Carter, De Infantibus tractandis. James Sheehy, De Hydrocephalo interno. Peter Maclouchlin, De Oculo bumano.

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we have had at different times pretty fharp frofts in the mornings. The butcher market continues unusually high for the feafon, beft beef and mutton 5d. veal 6d. per lb. and the fupply of fith has been fcanty. The affize of bread is coming faft down, the houshold loaf being now 74, and is foon to be lowered to 64.

THE English report for Auguft ftates, that perhaps at no period have the operations of nature fo completely aided the induftry of the hufbandman as in the prefent feason. A more abundant crop, and more favourable weather for getting it in, has fcarcely been remembered. It is additionally fortunate for the public, that our cultivators of the earth, tempted by the great prices of grain during the laft year, were induced to fow an unufually large proportion of their lands with wheat. Importations to a very great extent have alfo taken place, which, with our own fuperabundant produce, can fcarcely fail to make grain far more plentiful than it has been for many years. Such is the general result of a correfpondence through nearly twenty districts of Great Britain: The particular reports of fingle districts, it is believed, will not confiderably affect it. In this place it may be interefting to mention the average prices of wheat in corresponding months within the last ten years.

In 1786, July 37 6 August 39

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The average in Mark-lane, in the four weeks of July and Auguft, in the prefent year, has been 67s. 8d. and 44s. 6d. In the northern districts, the barley and oats and beans are very far fhort of expectation, though the late warm weather has much aflifted them. The peafe promife to be a better crop. The crops of this grain have proved very full and luxuriant in the eaftern and midland, and particularly fo in the fouthern and western districts. Stock of all kinds, however, ftill continue at high prices, and little variation has yet taken place in any of the fairs or markets. The season throughout has proved highly favourable to Fallowing: Indeed the ground never appeared in a better fate of culture. Hops promife varioufly. Com. plaints are made in Kent of the shortnefs of bine, and in Worcefterthire of the mould.

LISTS.

MARRIAGES.

guffon, Efq; of Balyoukan, to Mifs Ifabella Sept. 1. At Balyoukan, Alexander FerWatfon, only daughter of Dr E. Watson, Leicester-ftreet, London.

2. At York, Sir Charles Turner, Bart. M. P. to Mifs Newcomen, daughter of Sir William Newcomen, Bart. Ireland.

5. At Balharry, George Kinloch, Efq; of Kinloch, to Mifs Helen Smyth, daughter of John Smyth, Esq; of Balharry.

James Adams, Efq; M. P. to Miss Hammond, fifter-in-law to the Rt Hon. Henry Addington.

9. Mr Thomson, Naval Officer, Leith, to Mifs Fyers, daughter of the late Thomas Fyers, Efq.

15. At Aberdeen, Mr Alexander Forbes, late of Jamaica, to Mifs Eliza Lumfden, daughter of the Rev. Robert Lumfden, late

minifter of New Machar.

19. At Edinburgh, Archibald Campbell, Ann Erfkine, daughter of the late Rev. Mr Efq; of Clathick, Advocate, to Mifs Mary William Erfkine.

merchant, Edinburgh, to Mifs Mary Ma26. At Greenock, Mr Robert Tweedie thie, only daughter of the late Captain Mathie of that place.

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Efq, merchant in Greenock, to Mifs MarAt Port Glasgow, Alexander Dunlop, garet Colhoun, daughter of Wm Colhoun, Efq; of Kenmuir.

BIRTHS.

Aug. 31. The Lady of Sir William Auguftus Cunningham, Bart, a daughter.

Mrs Stuart Monteath, a fon. Sept. 5. Mrs Molle, of Mains, a daughter. 7. Mrs Dirom, of Mount Annan, a daughter.

8. Mrs Lawrenfon of Inverighty, a daughter.

10. Mrs Watson, spouse to Mr John Watson writer, Merchant-ltreet, a daughter. 11. Lady Charlotte Hope, a daughter. 14. The Lady of Francis Sitwell, Efq; a daughter.

15. Lady Augufta Clavering, a fon. 16. Mrs Dewar of Vogrie, a daughter. 17. The Marchionefs of Tweeddale, a daughter.

Mrs Maclean of Lochbuy, a daughter. 22. Lady Catheart, a daughter. Scott, Bart. a daughter. 24. At Ancrum, the Lady of Sir John

Mrs Campbell of Barcalden, a fon. 25. Mrs Cameron of Locheil, a fon. 29. Lady Grace Douglas, a fou.

DEATH

DEATHS.

On the 10th July, in the 64th year of his age, David Rattenhouse, the Newton of A merica. He fucceeded Dr Franklin, as Prefident of the Philofophical Society, and is fucceeded by Dr Prieûley.

At New York, Mr David Briggs, merchant, younger brother of Mr Alexander Briggs, wine merchant, Dalkeith.

On his paffage to Bombay, Lieut. George Forbes, of the Madrafs cavalry, fecond fon of the late Charles Forbes, Efq; of Acher nach.

At Port-au-Prince, Capt. Lewis, of his Majefty's fhip Hannibal.

At Jamaica, Colonel Lewis, from St Domingo; he held the office of Quarter-mafter General to his Majesty's forces.

At Cape Nicola Mole, Lieut. olonel Mackenzie, of the 21ft light dragoons, cldest fon of Mr Alexander Mackenzie, W. S. At Calcutta, Mr John Chalmer, eldeft fon of the late William Chalmer, Efq; of Dalry.

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At Jamaica, Lieut. John Maxwell Taylor, of the 3d West India regiment, fon of the Rev. Dr William Taylor, one of the minif-1 ters of Glasgow.

In Berkeley county, Virginia, Mr CharlesRoberts, at the uncommon age of 116 years. In the Weft Indies, Lieutenant Colonel Mafan, of the 32d regiment.

At St Domingo, Lieut. Colonel George Legard, of the 69th regiment of foot.

At Martinique, Lieutenant Philip Anftruther, of the royal navy, fon of Sir Robert Anftruther of Balcafkie, Bart.

Lately, Mr Williant Windrefs, aged 110, of Gatang, Lancashire.

At Lifbon, where he had gone for the recovery of his health, Capt. John Conyngham, of the 43d regiment of foot.

At Bath, Robert Ferguffon, Efq; aged 91, formerly an eminent merchant at Cork.

Aug. 23. At his houfe in the county of Iladdington, Alexander Burn, Efq.

24. At Barnes, Surrey, Rear Admiral John Stanton, aged 67.

28. Mifs Alexandrina Elphiufton, youngeft daughter of the late Alexander Elphinfton, Efq; Advocate.

31. At Craigbarnet, Mrs Anne Stirling, fpoufe to John Stirling, Efq; of Craigbarnet.

At Lundie houfe, Lieut. Col. Duncan of Lundie, fucceeded by his brother the Admiral.

Sept. 1. Rt Hon. David Murray, Earl Mansfield, Viscount Stormont, Knight of. the Thiftie, Prefident of his Majefty's Moft Hon. Privy Council, Heritable Keeper of the Royal Palace of Scoon, and joint Chief Clerk of the Court of King's Beach. His Lordship fucceeded his father in 1748, and his uncle in 1793, vol. 55. p. 154. He married first Henrietta, daughter of Count

Bunan of Saxony; and 2dly, Louifa, fister to
Lord Cathcart, Countefs of Mansfield in
her
own right, who furvives, and is fucceed-
ed in titles and estate by his fan David Wil-
liam, born 1777. His Lordship was appointed
in 1755 his Majefty's Ambassador to the King
of Poland, Elector of Saxony; afterwards, in the
fame character to the Emperor and Emprefs of
Germany; and fince then to the French
King. He filled the office of Juftice General
in Scotland for feveral years, which he lately
refigned to his Grace the Duke of Montrofe;
and after ferving in feveral of the Princi-
pal Offices of State, died Prefident of the
Council. His Lordship had reprefented the
Scots Peers in the higher houfe of Parlia-
ment ever fince 1754, and was the only one
alive of the fixteen, except Lord Findlater,
who was then elected ; and what is fingular,
in last Parliament he fat in a double capacity,
as Viscount Stormont, reprefenting the Scots
Peers (no new election taking place, as in
the cafe of Duke of Queenfberry and Lord
Abercorn, v. 49. p. 153) and as a British
Earl, by the title of Earl Mansfield.

PREFERMENTS. !

Francis James Jackson, Efq; to be Ambaffador to the Ottoman Porte.

Sir Wm Faucitt, to be Governor of Chelfea Hospital.

Colonel Jeffery Amherst, to be Governor of Upnor Caftle,

Lord Mulgrave to be Governor of Scarborough caftle.

Maj. Gen. T. Mulgrave to be Governor of Tilbury and Gravefend.

Col. Wm G. Strutt, Deputy Governor of Stirling Caftle

The Earl of Chatham, to be President of the Council.

The Hon. Lloyd Kenyon, Clerk to the Court of King's Bench.

Brook Watfon, Efq; Lord Mayor, Stephen Langfton and William Staines, Efqrs Sheriffs of the city of London for the ef fuing year.

Thomas Hay, Efq; Chamberlain of the city of Edinburgh, in room of Hugh Buchan, Efq; refigned,

Prices of Grain at Haddington, Sept. 30. Wheat, 335. Barley, 25s, Cats, 178. 6d. Peafe, 215. 6d. No old barley in the market,

Edinburgh, Sept. 30, Oat-meal, 18.`rd.
Bear-meal, Is. Peafe-meal, Id.

PRICES OF STOCKS.
Sept. 5.
Bank Stock

3 per cent, red. fhut
3 per cent. conf. 54 54.
4 per cent. 733 724
India Stock
India Bonds-

Lct. Tick.

Sept. 28 fhut fhut

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