Highness Prince William Henry, arrived here. His R. H. after visiting the Admiral and Commiffioner of the Dock, took up his refidence at Mr Winne's, an emi nent merchant of this town. On his paffage his Highness experienced the effects of a very extraordinary phænomenon;-a thunder ftorm broke over the fhip fo violently, as to tear fome of the fails, and shiver the main-maft, so as to render it neceffary for a new maft to be supplied.—The feafon of the year makes the circumftance memorable, and the more fo, as the ftorm was more tremendous on the north coast of France, than at fea. Plymouth, Jan. 14. Laft Tuesday evening at eleven arrived here, in a coach and fix, their Royal Highneffes the Prince of Wales and Duke of York, accompanied by Prince William Henry, who went to meet them. The concourse of people was aftonishing, the illuminations fplendid, and the demonstrations of joy in every countenance pleafing beyond expreffion. The carriage proceeded flow ly through the town to lodgings prepared for the Royal guests in Fore-street. Thefe Royal vifitors spent a few days in infpecting the dock yard, magazines, &c. &c. in and about this place, and then returned to town. London, Jan. 11. Yefterday evening it was given out that Mr Macklin was to appear in the character of Shylock, at Co. vent Garden Theatre. The house was crowded in every part, and his performance exhibited a wonderful fhare of fpirit and vigour, confidering his advanced age, till the fecond act. when, confcious of fome few defects, and with much folemnity, he addreffed the audience nearly in the following words: "Ladies and Gentlemen, Within thefe very few hours I have been feized with a terror of mind I never in my life felt before ;-it has totally deAroyed my corporeal as well as mental faculties. I must therefore request your patience this night—a request, which an old man of EIGHTY-NINE years of age may hope is not unreasonable, Should it be granted, you may depend this will be the LAST night, uplets my health fhall be entirely re-established, of my ever appearing before you in fo RIDICULOUS a fituation." This affecting addrefs from an old favourite of the town, of at least 89 years of age, met with enthufiaftic reception; which feemed to give new life to his drooping spirits. He foon recovered, and the play went on with applaufe to the end. It is recalled to mind on the prefent occafion, that Leveredge, the finger, fung on the stage at the age of 96. London, Jan. 28. This morning Lord G. Gordon was brought up, to receive the fertence of the court of king's bench upon two convictions; 1ft, On an information for libels on the Queen of France and M. Barthelemy; and ad, On the criminal justice of this country. His Lordship did not plead himself, as usual, on this occafion; but trufted his cause to the care of Mr Wood and Mr Dallas, who left nothing unfaid which could in any manner tend to mitigate his punishment; nor did the Attorney-General fay a word more than the duty of his office required, to aggravate it. The court with great perfpicuity pointed out the nature and tendency of the of fences for which his Lordship was to receive judgement, and then proceeded to pafs fentence against his Lordship; which was, for the first indictment, three years imprisonment and for the fecond, two years; at the expiration of which he is, befide paying a fine of 500l. to find two fureties in 2500l. each for his good behaviour for fourteen years, and himfelf to be bound in a recognizance of 10,000l. His Lordship, both in dress and appearance, made a very grotesque figure.-He was wrapt up in a great coat, his hair lank as ufual-his beard at least three inches long-and his countenance folemn and fanctimonious-He received his fentence feemingly with great humility. IRELAND. Dublin, Dec. 9. That immenfe black fog, which began to rife about ten at night, and may be faid to have overwhelmed the metropolis, was fo powerfully thick, that not a lamp could be feen, or had the power of darting a ray at half a yard's distance. On the return that night of his Excellency the Marquis of Buckingham, from dining with Lord Earlsfort, it was found neceffary to carry feveral flambeaux before the hories of the carriage, in order to enable his coachman to fee his way; and hundreds of people in the city were fo immerfed in this fog, that they were not able for a confiderable time to pass from one street to another, much lefs to find the way to their refpective dwellings. Scor SCOTLAND. The Edinburgh New Water pipes, which are made of caft iron, are now completed, from the refervoir at Comie fton, to the ciftern lately erected at Heriot's Hospital. In order, therefore, to afford the inhabitants the benefit of any Toccafional overplus water which might be at Comiefton, a temporary pipe is placed in the Grafs-market, and another at the head of South Frederick-ftreet. The first of these will deliver water until the communicaton is completed to the Caffle-hill; and that at Frederick street at all times (when there is overplus wa ter) until an additional supply of water is procured to that part of the New Town. On Thursday, Jan. 1o. came on at Ho lyrood-Houfe, the election of a Peer to reprefent the Peerage of Scotland, in the room of the late Earl of Dalhoufie. The Earl of Dumfries and Lord Cath cart were the candidates.—The votes were as follows: For the Earl of Dumfries. Peers prefent. Marquis of Tweeddale; Earls of Buchan, Glencairn, Kellie, Ha dinton, Lauderdale, Dumfries, Selkirk, Aboyne, Glasgow; Lord Elibank. Proxy. Lord Sommerville. Signed Lifts. Prince of Wales (Duke of Rothlay); Earls of Craufurd, Elgin, Breadalbane, Aberdeen, Hopetoun; Lords Saltoun, Sempill, Torphichen, Cranston, Kirkcudbright, Banff, Colville (Ochil tree), Ballenden, Kinnaird ;-Total, 27. For Lord Cathcart. Peers prefent. Duke of Buccleugh; Earls of Caithness, Balcarras, Hyndford; Lords Cathcart, Elphinstone, Napier. Proxy. Earl of Eglinton. Signed Lifts Duke of Lenox ; Earls of Morton, Galloway, Findlater, Moray, Leven, Dundonald, Kintore, Stair, Portmore, Bute, Deloraine; Vilcounts Falk land, Stormont, Dumblane; Lords Forbes, Gray, Colville (Culros), Fairfax, Rutherford; - Total 28. Protefts were taken against Visc. Dumblane, Lord Fairfax, Lord Colville of Cuirofs, Earl of Moray, Lord Ruther ford, and Lord Colville of Ochiltree. Vifc. Dumblane (Duke of Leeds) is objećted against, as not having qualified properly-Lord Colville of Culrofs for the fame reafon-Lord Fairfax for having qualified previous to the iffuing of the proclamation-Lord Rutherford, be cause not known, and there being an exprefs order of the House of Peers, 1762, against affuming this title and Lord Colville of Ochiltree is objected to, on the part of Lord Cathcart, as having no right to claim that title. After the election, Lord Cathcart, in an elegant fpeech, returned his thanks to the Peers, for the great honour they had conferred upon him. This election will be brought under review of the House of Peers. On Jan. 1o. the retailers of greens and other vegetables, took poffeffion of that part of the flesh-market of Edinburgh allotted for them. By this improvement, both fides of the street, from the Nether bow to the Tron-church, (where their ftalls have been placed for fome time paft) is relieved of a very great nuifance, while the public at large will reap no in confiderable advantage from having both markets fo close to each other. It is to be hoped the fish-market will likewise be foon accommodated in the same place. The Court of, Seffion met upon Tuef day, Jan. 15. when Thomas Miller of Glenlee, Efq; late Lord Juftice-Clerk, prefented his Majefty's letter appointing him Lord Prefident of the Court; after which he took his feat in the Prefident's chair, and addreffed the Court nearly in the following words: My Lords, Those who know me will readily believe me, that many things are at this time labouring in my mind; but I will follow the example of my prede ceffor, and will make no fpeech upon the occafion. I fhall therefore avoid the danger of saying too little in his praise, and of saying too much, to disparage the choice which the King has been pleased to make of me as his fucceffor. If I cannot bring to this chair his fhining abilities, I hope, and I know, that I bring with me his independency of mind, his love of truth, and his love of juftice; and if to these I can add my utmost application to carry on and dispatch the bufinefs of the Court, then I may hope, that, if I cannot repair, I may at least alleviate the lofs which your Lordships and the Court have sustained by the death of your late Prefident. John Maclaurin, Efq; Advocate, allo prefented his Majefty's letter appointing him one of the Ordinary Lords of Seffion; and having gone through the ufual forms as Lord Probationer, he took his feat on the bench on Thursday, the 17th, by the title of Lord Dreghorn. A Court of Justiciary was held immediately diately after the Court of Seffion rofe on the 15th, when Lord Braxfield was received as Lord Juftice-Clerk, and Lord Swinton as one of the Lords Commiffioners of Jufticiary. On Jan. 21. the High Court of Jufticiary met to give judgement on the informations in the profecution at the inftance of Mr Penrofe Cumming of Altyre, &c. against the Rev. Mr William Leflie. In the month of July laft, on a motion from the counsel for the profecutors, the Court deferted the diet fimpliciter; but, on account of fome difagreement refpecting a compromife that was to have taken place between the parties, the profecutor, having got fome other gentlemen freeholders to concur with him, ferved Mr Leflie with a new indi&ment. The question before the Court therefore was, Whether the profecutors were not barred from bringing a new action, by their defertion of the diet in July laft? and upon this point informations were ordered. Their Lord fhips delivered their opinions at great length; and it was the fenfe of part of the Court, that, for a period of above feventy years paft, no new action had been brought after the diet had been deferted fimpliciter; but that, when profecutors meant to preferve to themselves the right of bringing a new action, the words pro loco et tempore were always inferted. Others of their Lordships were of opinion that the terms were fynonymous. The former opinion was carried by a majority of one. The following is the interlocutor of the Court on the queftion: "The Lord Juftice Clerk, &c. having confidered the objection ftated for the pannel in bar of procedure upon the prefent libel at laft diet of Court, with the debate thereupon, and informations given in for the pannel and profecutors, in obedience to the order of Court, they fuftain the objection offered for the pannel in bar of procedure; and therefore difmifs the libel and the pannel from the bar." Tuesday, Jan. 22. the Commiffioners of Excife moved the court of Exchequer for further time to plead to the declaration of trefpafs on the cafe, filed in Exchequer, at the inftance of Mr Stein, diftiller at Kilbagie, against them, for prohibiting their officers from granting permits for the removal of British spirits, by which the manufacture of geneva in particular, improved at a very great expence, has been totally checked, and the mar VOL.L ket left open to the fmugglers and importers of foreign fpirits, to the latter of whom, as well as for condemned fpirits, permits are granted on demand, although refused for the manufacture of Scotland. The damage is laid at 80,000l. The court, on account of the magnitude of the caufe, and the Commiffioners averring that they were not ready to state their defence, enlarged the order for pleading to the first day of next term, by which the trial of this great and important cause, which was to have come on the Ift of February, is put off; but interim relief is promised to the plaintiff, and the other traders, whofe goods are locked up in their warehouses for want of permits to protect their removal. MARRIAGES. Morrifon, writer in Edinburgh, to Mits IfaDec. 31. 1787. At Glafgow, Mr Eneas bella Weir, daughter of James Weit, Efq; of Greenock. Jan. 1. 1788. At Kinordy, Archibald Grant, Efq; younger of Monimusk, to Mifs Mary Forbes, daughter of Major John Forbes of New. 16. At London, Lord Petre, to Mifs Juliana Howard, youngest daughter of the late Henry Howard of Gloffop, Efq; 13. At Dunsborough-houfe, Ripley, Surrey, the Hon. Sir Francis Drake, Bt, Admiral of the Blue, to Mifs Onflow, only daughter of George Onflow, Efq; many years member in parliament for the town of Gilford. 23. At Edinburgh, Dr James LapЛley of Northwoodside, to Mifs Ifabella Ker, daughter of the late Mr John Ker, minister of the gofpel at Carmunnock. 28. At Springfield, Claud Alexander, Efq; of Ballamyle, to Mifs Eleonora Maxwell, eldest daughter of Sir William Maxwell of Sprinkell, Bt. BIRTH S. Milan, Dec. 18. 1787. On the night between the 13th and 14th inftant the Archduchefs, of a Princefs, to whom the King of France will be sponsor. Pifa, Jan. 11. 1788. On Tuesday night laft, her Royal Highness the Great Duchefs of Tufcany, of a Prince, baptifed Rodolfo Giuseppe Giovanni Ranieri. Lond. Gaz. 18. At Edinburgh, the Lady of Lord Na. pier, of a daughter. phries in the Levant trade, of two boys and 20. At London, the wife of Capt. Huma girl. DEATH S. Dec. 1. 1787. At Dalguife, Grace Steuart, wife of Charles Steuart of Dalguise, Efq; and eldest daughter of the late Robert Steuart of Ballechin, Efq; G 12. At 12. At Neukirchen, in his 115th year, a labouring man named Antoine Zhfapixko. During fo long a lite, he was a total stranger to illness till within a very short time of his death, and bore equally, without being incommoded, the most extreme cold and the greatest heat. 16. At Dublin, George Henry Monck, Efq; By his death, a perfonal fortune of nearly 100,000l. devolves to the Earl of Tyrone. Mr Monck was a very fingular cha racter; and what proves it is, that he never called for the intereft of 10,000l. worth of government debentures, although he had them in his poffeffion above 10 years. 27. At Glagow, Mr Robert Macnair senior, merchant. 28. At Glasgow, George Miller, Efq; merchant. 29 At Arbroath, the Rev. Mr Alexander Mackie, minifter of the gospel at that place. 29. At Eaftend Carmichael of Hazlehead, Efq; near Lanerk, Michael 29. At Edinburgh Mr George Dunsmure, merchant. 29. At Glafgow, fuddenly, Mr John Bryce, bookfeller. 29. At Kilpatrick, the Rev. Mr Archibald Wood, a burgher minifter. 29. At Pittodry, in his 81ft year, William Erskine, Efq; 30. At Kirkhill, Alexander Innes, Efq; late of Cathlaw. 31. At Edinburgh, Mifs Jean Baird, daughter of the late William Baird of Newbyth, Efq; Lately, in St Anne's parish, ifle of Man, aged 110 years, Daniel Teare, labourer. Lately, in the Peak of Derby, aged ror years, John Barnsley. He worked in the lead-mines till within 3 weeks of his death. Lately, at Belton, in Rutland, aged 79, William Kilburn, father and grandfather to 89 children. And three days after, aged 87, Thomas Kilburn, his brother. Jan. 1788. At Renton house, Sir John Home of Renton, Bt. 1 At Queensferry, David Crawford, Efq; of Carronbank, Captain-Lieutenant in the late 83d regiment. 1. At Limecraigs, in Argyleshire, Dugald Campbell, Efq; of Kentarbert. 1 At Bath, whither he had gone for the recovery of his health, Duncan Grant, Efq; Provost of Forres. 1. At Montrofe, Mr David Mudie, fon of Dr John Mudie, physician. 1. At Kilmarnock, in her 105th year, Janet Allan, being born on that day John Nisbet fuffered death at the cross of Kilmarnock in the reign of Charles II. About four years ago her fight returned in a great measure, after it was long dim by reation of age. went to kirk and market within a few days of her death, and retained her fenfes to the Jaft. She Vol. 56. ged 105 years, a labourer named Lehnert. and had four children. 2. At Kirklifton Mains, in his 77th year, Mr Thomas Allan. 6. At Edinburgh, Mrs Mary Pringle, daugh- 7. At Kilfon, in Herefordshire, of an in- 8. The Rev. Mr William Peterkia, onė 9. At Glasgow, Capt. Addison of the 56th 11. At London, Captain James Sinclair, in 14. At Garthamlock, in his 73d year, Mr 14. At Dundee, in his 87th year, John Ballingall, late writer in Dundee. 14. At Dundee, in an advanced age, Capt. Walter Johnstone. 15. At Paris, the Count de Graffe, who was taken prifoner by Adm. Rodney, in the Ville de Paris, laft war. 16. At Rothiemay, the Countess Dowager of Fife, aged 83. She retained all her fenfes and ufual cheerfulness of temper to the last. Having married young, fhe faw and lived with her defcendents to the fifth generation. 16. At Stirling, Mrs Don, relict of the trick Connolly, Efq; 17. At London, Mr Pilon, author of He 17. At London, Andrew Gray, Efq; agent to the Ayr Bank. 17. At Roffie, Mrs Margaret Cheape, daughter of the late James Cheape of Roffie, Efq: 17. In the 67th year of her age, Mrs Margaret Muir, relict of the late Mr Andrew Thomson, Advocate in Aberdeen. 18. At 18. At Leith, Mifs Wilhelmina Middleton, daughter of George Middleton, Efq; Comptroller of the Customs at Leith. 18. At Rutherglen, Gabriel Gray, Efq; Provost of that burgh. 18. At Dumfries, Mrs Henrietta Blair, fifter of the late Provost Blair. 19. At Elcho Castle, Mr John Donaldson. 20. At Duplin, in his 72d year, Robert Watfon, Efq; late of Eafter Rhynd. 21. At Banff, Alexander Dirom, Efq; of Muiresk. 11. At Perth, in her 9ad year, Mrs Elifabeth Logan, relict of the late Rev. Mr James Mercer, of Clevadge. She retained every faculty to the last. 22. At Edinburgh, Alexander Robertfon, Efq; one of the principal clerks of Seffion. 22. At Youngfield, near Dumfries, Mr Ebenezer Young, fecond fon of Thomas Young of Youngfield, Efq; 13. At Edinborgh, Capt. George Robertfon of the City Guard. 23. At Edinburgh, James Home-Rigg, Efq; of Morton. 3. At London, Lt-Col. Hardy, late Quartermaster-General at Gibraltar, and Governor of Dartmouth. 14 At Edinburgh, aged 85, Mr Harry Prentice, who firft introduced the culture of potatoes into this country. In 1784, he funk 1401. with the managers of the Canongate poor-house, for a weekly fubfiftence of 75. and has fince made feveral fmall donations to that charity.-His coffin, for which be paid two guineas, with 1703, the year of his birth, has hung in his house these nine years; and he took the undertaker's written obligation to fcrew him down with his own bands gratis.-The managers are bound to bury him with a hearfe and four coaches at Reftalrig, 24. At Edinburgh, the Rev. Mr Robert Colville, minifter of the gofpel at Dyfart. 24. At Edinburgh, Mrs Mary Sandilands, relict of John Macarthur of Milton, Efq; 14. At Banff, Mr William Ogilvie, merchant. 24 At Southfield, near Glasgow, Alexander Hutchison. Efq; of Southfield. 24. At London, in her 106th year, Mrs Packlington, who uniformly enjoyed a state of perfect health until within a few days of her death. 25 At London, aged 77, Mr Warburton of New Inn-yard, Shoreditch His remains were taken in a hearfe, attended by thirty horfemen, fix mourning coaches, &c. to Glaftonbury, Somersetshire, in order to be interred. This pompous funeral, though Mr Warburton died worth upwards of 30,000l. was not attended by a single rela. tive; the only heir, after much ferutiny, being found to be a poor female child in Marybone workhouse. Mr Warburton, who has ever been a bachelor, was of fo fingu Jar a difpofition, that for a number of years past he refided in a two-pair of stairs back. room, which he rented at 18 d. a-week; always wore a mean habit, and was particu larly fond of converfing with poor people of a religious caft, whom, when he found to be fober, he frequently liberally relieved. The bulk of his eftate is found to confist of lands and annuities. 27. At Edinburgh, Mrs Janet Spens, wife of Mr James Marshall, writer to the fignet. 27. At Dundee, George Maxwell of Bal myle, Efq; 27. At London, Lt Gen. Tryon, Colonel of the 29th foot, late Governor of the province of New York, and Commander-in-chief of his Majefty's forces there. 30. At Edinburgh, Mrs Agnes Waterstone, relict of the deceased Thomas Adinston of Carcant, Efq; Lately, at her lodgings in Cuffe-street, Dublin, Mrs Margaret de la Bouchetiere, daughter of the late Charles de la Bouchetiere, Colonel of dragoons on that establish ment. She was born at Ghent during the Flemish wars, in the year 1696, and retained all her mental faculties. Sir Afhton Lever, Kt, late poffeffor of the Museum in Leicester-fields. He was taken ill as he fat on the bench at Manchester on the 23d, and died in about eighteen hours after. PREFERMENTS. From the London Gazette. The King has been pleased, Jan. 1. to recommend to the dean and chapter of Chester, the Rev. William Cleaver, D. D. and one of the Prebendaries of Westminster, to be by them elected Bishop of Chester, that fee being vacant by the tranflation of the Rt Rev. Dr Beilby Porteous, late Bishop thereof, to the fee of London. 5. to prefent the Rev. Peter Fergusson to the church and parish of Inch, in the pref bytery of Stranraer, and thire of Wigton, vacant by the death of the Rev. Andrew Rofs. Queen's Palace, Jan. 26. The Queen has appointed Dr James Ford to be her Physician in extraordinary; and alfo to appoint Mr Thomas Keate to be her Surgeon in extraordinary. Commiffins figned by his Majesty for the army in Ireland. Staff. Charles Euftace, Efq; to be Deputy Quarterm fter-General in Ireland, and to take rank as Colonel in the army. Dated Oct. 18. 1787. Stephen Freemantle, Efq; to be Deputy Adjutant-General in Ireland, and to take rank |