- difpofe of the Chamberlain's staff; and upon a reference to the learned Judges, whether in the courts below, the claims of Earl Percy and the Duchefs-Dowager of Athol would not be barred by the statute of limitation, they had delivered their opinions that they were barred; even, however, if this had not been the cafe, there were other reafons, which, in his mind, would operate powerfully against their claims to this office: There Lordships would then come down to the cafe of Lady Willoughby and her fifter, and confider what refolution they should adopt upon it. He, for his own part, entirely coincided with the learned Judges in the general tenor of the report they had delivered, but was not quite made up in his opinion, whether or no a commoner of any degree could be legally deputed to the exercife of this employment. The only example which had been adduced of its ever being held by any perfon under the degree of a Peer, was in the inftance of Sir Thomas Erpingham. It did not appear, however, from any specific defeription that was left -upon record, that Sir Thomas could fairly be faid to have ever held this office as principal at all. He had folicited leave of King Henry IV. to adminifter water to him upon his coronation; a requeft which was acquiefced in by his Majefty; and as this was one of the official duties of the Great Chamberlain, an inference -had been built upon this fact, that Sir Thomas must have been at that time in the actual poffeffion of the employment itself, Fourteen years, however, after the period when he had executed this part of the Chamberlain's duty, an occafion arofe to defcribe Sir Thomas with all his true titles and dignities, which defcription had been tranfmitted to pofterity, and mentioned him only as the Deputy Great Chamberlain of England. The effect of this fingle inftance was of course destroyed, and the nature of the office was of that kind, the duties of it requiring the holder to accompany the King into that House, and to affume even precedency among their Lordships, that he was ftrongly disposed to think that the execution of it could not legally be deputed to any individual below the rank of Baron. That, however, would, in a confiderable degree, depend upon the will of his Majefty, whofe approbation constituted a neceflary effential in the appointment. His Lordship concluded with informing their Lordships, that be would propose a motion to them, in reply to the meffage which had been fent them by the King, for affifting him in the decifion upon this fubject, which, he said, would confift principally in recommend. ing it to his Majefty to be directed by the opinion which had been delivered upon this fubject by the learned Judges, decreeing the office to defcend to the coheireffes of the late Duke of Ancaster; but the immediate holder, nevertheless, fubject to the pleasure of his Majesty. Sir Peter Burrel, Kt, was appointed by the co-heireffes to exercise the office; and the appointment was approved of by his Majesty [447.] SCOTLAND. On Monday, Dec. 17. there was held a meeting of the Royal College of Phyficians of Edinburgh, in confequence of a letter from the Lord Provost to their prefident, defiring him to take the sense of the college, how far the health of the inhabitants of this city may be affected by continuing the flaughter-houses where they are at prefent. After having fully confidered the feveral circumstances, the college defired their prefident to report to the Lord Provoft, as their opinion, that the continuing the flaughter-houses in their prefent place may prove prejudicial to the health of the inhabitants of this city. The grounds upon which this opinion proceeded, were, that the flaughtering-houfes are placed in the centre between the Old and New Town; that their fituation, which is low and moift, on the fide of a marih, tends to promote putrefaction; and that, from the late rapid increase of the city, many more cattle are flaughtered now than formerly. A fimilar letter was fent to the College of Surgeons. Their anfwer was to the following purport: That they had no difficulty in declaring, that all nuifances must be, in fome measure, injurions to health; and that the flaughtering-boufes in particular, from their tendency to corrupt the different kinds of meat hauging in them, are noxious, not only to thofe in the neighbourhood, but to all the other inhabitants. The fociety of Writers to the Signet, at their meeting held on the 21ft, were alfo unanimoully of opinion, that the butchers fhould be removed from their prefent fituation. [673.1 САР App. 1781. Captures and Infirmary Table. CAPTURES. [670.] By British men of war. By the Crocodile, King: The Active, Cunningham, from Jamaica for London, retaken, carried into Portsmouth. By the Nimble cutter: The Loyalty, Pa. ton, from Jamaica for Belfast, retaken, carried into Weymouth. By the Aurora: The Three Sifters, Corniefon, laden with plank, for Brest, carried into Penzance. The Rofignol, from Martinico for Breft. She was first taken by the Nimble cutter, retaken by a French privateer, and a third time captured by the Eolus frigate, and carried into Plymouth. By the Bellona: The St Paul, from Rouen for Brest, with flour, carried into Portsmouth. By the Veftal frigate: The N. S. de Los Lores, a Spanish privateer, carried into Waterford. By British privateers, &c. By the Fame, Moore: The Young Eagle, from Marseilles for St Domingo, carried into Leghorn. By the Jupiter of Bristol: The Nancy, Cook, from Jamaica for London, retaken. By the crew: The St Francis, Nicols, from Newfoundland for Portugal, retaken, carried into Newfoundland. By the York of Jerfey: The Eliza, Forfter, from Jamaica for Glasgow, retaken, carried into Plymouth. By a Guernsey privateer: The Little Porgy, from Newbury for France, laden with tobacco, fugar, and cotton, carried into Guernsey. By the Amazon of London: The Princefs Royal, carried into Barbadoes. By the French, &c. The Ifabella Magdalena, from Oflend for the Straits, carried into Toulon. The Speedwell, Resolution, and Collector cutters, all three bound to Gibraltar, carried into Spain. The Union, Lamport, from Corke for The Sufannah, of Pool, Tavernor, from The Emulation, Symonds, from Quebec The Bee, Beazant, from Newfoundland for Portugal, carried into Vigo. The Bee, Milling, from Liverpool for Africa, carried into Breft. The Lark, Riely, from Newfoundland for Portugal, carried into Vigo. VOL. XLIII. 713 The Eerfton, Thompson, from Oftend The Commerce, Forrestall, from Water- The Nevis Planter, Hunt, from Bristol for The Sufannah, Pine, from Tinmouth for The Major Pierfon, Withall, from London for New York, carried into Egg har bour. The Badger, Wood, for Newfoundland, carried into Vigo. The Fury cutter, from Liverpool for Gibraltar, carried into Vigo. The Squid, Hollohan, from Newfoundland for Topfham, carried into Morlaix. The Polly, Colhorne, from Newfoundland for Poole, carried into St Maloes. Taken, but whither carried not mention ed: The Two Friends, Crouch, from Newfoundland for Portugal; the Maria, Chrifie, from Jamaica for London; the Thomas and Betty, Liddle, from Jamaica for Leith; the Eliza, Fofter, from Jamaica for Glafgow; the Friendship, Thomson, from Barbadoes for Newfoundland; the Elifabeth, White, from Barbadoes; the Lockhart-Rofs, Rennie, from Newfoundland. Taken, but ranfomed: The Chichester, Parfony, of Poole, for 100 guineas; the Henry Elifabeth, Shuttle, from London for Blakeney; the Fanny, Andrew, from Wyburg for London; the Two Sifters, Hamilton, from Sunderland; and the Willingmind, from London for Newcastle, for 500 guineas each; the Medway, Burches, for 6co guineas. General Rate of the patients admitted into and In the hospital, Jan. 1. 1981 Died 181 2025 1514 relieved by defire 222 129 as improper 5952037 for irregularities with advice In the hofpital Jan. 1. 1782. 169 A great number of perfons not included above, receive advice and medicines as outpatients, for which daily attendance is given. 4 X The The LONDON General Bill of Christenings and Burials, from December 10. 1780, to De- Christened {Males 8774 Females 8252 2 and 5 1640 70 and 80 5 and 10 882 50 and 60 1649 90 and 100 201 I Mortification 184 nant, fcarlet, fpot- Palfy Pleurify 6 129 7 Quinfy 45 Scurvy Between Difeafes. Abort. and Stillb. 581 Fever, ditto malig- Aged Ague 1189 Apoplexy and Sud. 234 Afthma and Phthi- fick 215 French Pox 7 Gravel, Stone, and Burften and Rupture 6 Grief 78 Headach Chicken Pox Cold Confumption 4516 Jaundice Convulfions 55 Rheumatifm 53 Small Pox Sore Throat 45 Sores and Ulcers Swelling Teeth 2 Thrush 3 Executed s Found Dead 3500 Frighted 4748 Lethargy Cough, and Hoop- Livergrown 3 50 ing-Cough 165 Lunatic 13 11 Killed by Falls, and 3 3 Murdered 2 Overlaid 468 Poisoned 115 Scalded Shot 14 Starved 60 Males.,Femal., Total. Fanuary 48 45 93 81 March 29 36 65 10 & 20 30 34 July August Between 30 & 40 31 40 & 50 42 September 70 & 80 38 OЯober 80 & ' November December Befides thefe, ma ny persons who die 303 39 13 - British land-forces in 85 Carolinas, operations in 24 Clinton, Gen. attempt of - – Haynes, Col. retaliation for - - Vermont, eftablishment of - Virginia, operations in 251. -Kingsbridge, action at 464 Letters, intercepted, from Lloyd's Neck, French re- Loyalift, Affociated, re-- Witherspoon, Dr, a letter - New Jerfey, taxes in 468 4 X 2 Gen. By Adm. Gen. Clinton's offers to the lative to the fettling of mi- Johnstone 547. Ancient wig, travels of 147 Mr Affleck appointed to be Carew, an Irifh officer, invia- of a chapel of ease dismissed Church, St Andrew's, account Anecdotes: Of King Arthur Bank. See England 40. Of a cock 87. Of Dr Barbadoes, difputes between Commercial fubjects, Frank- 118 Common-place book, excerpts See trials for troops 34. Hardships fuffered Blackbird, history of 288 681 British conftitution, changes 143. 265. See Education. British court, anfwer by 10 Apes, hiftory of 417. 475 Addick |