fingfloke, in Hampshire.-7. At Richmond, in Surry, Percival Seaumont, Efq. fteward of Chelsea College, to Mifs Smith, of Richmond.-11. At St. George's church, Hanover-fquare, Alexander Leith, Efq. member of parliament for Tregony, in Cornwall, to Mifs Cope, of Grafton-street. only daughter of the late lieutenant general Sir John Cope, Knt. of the Bath. 14. At St. Andrew's church, Holborn, John Grey, Efq. next brother to Sir Henry Grey, Bart. of Howick, in Northumberland, to Mifs Wickett, of Dorfet-court, Parliament-freet. 17. At St. George's, Hanover-fquare, by the bifhop of Bath and Wells, Sir Philip Hales, Bart. member of parliament for Downton, in Wiltfhire, to Mifs Smith, of Shrewsbury.-20. The Rev. Mr. John Cayley, rector of Terrington, to Mils Fanny Cayley, youngest daughter of Sir George Cayley, of Brompton, in the North-Riding of Yorkshire.-24. At his houfe in Portman-square, Colin Wallace, Efq. to Mifs Briggs, daughter of Sir GEORGE Collins, of King's Lynn, in Norfolk, Jofeph Briggs, of Wooborn, in Bedfordshire. bridge, and one of his majefty's preachers at Whitehall.-At Bath, the Rev. Dr. Ashton, late preacher at Lincoln's-inn,and rector of St. Botolph, Bishopfgate.-At Kilburn, in Scatland, the right hon. John Earl of Glasgow. -20. Of an apoplectic fit, the right hon. George Earl of Bristol, groom of the ftoke to his majefty: his lordship died without iffue, in the 53d year of his age, is succeeded in titles and eftates by his next-brother, the right hon. Auguftus Hervey, commander in the navy.-21. Mr. Samuel Boyce, author of feveral poetical pieces.23. At Briftol, where he went for the venefit of the waters, George Willmot, Efq. father to Sir Robert Wilmot, Bart. and first clerk in the lord chamberlain's office.-24. At her houfe in Tilney-street, May-fair, the right hon. Lady Milton, daughter to the late Duke of Dorfet, and fifter to Lord George Germaine, Feb. DEATHS. T Nice, in Italy, the Rev. Dr. A John Ryder, Archbishop of Tu 4. am, in Ireland, in the 78th year of his age. He was created bishop of Killaloe in 1741 ; was tranflated from thence to the fee of Down and Connor in 1743, and from thence to the archbishoprick of Tuam in 1752.-6. At the fame place, where he went for the benefit of his health, the Right Hon. William Dowdeswell, Efq. one of his majesty's moft honourable privy council, and knight of the fhire for the county of Worcester.-March 2. Mr. Thomas Cole, fteward of St. Thomas's Hofpital.-5. Lady Chriftian Bruce, daughter of the deceased Thomas Earl Kin BANKRUPTS. merchant. Jofeph Willon, of Highfield, in the parish of Sheffield. in Yorkshire, merchant. Ellen Whytell, of Liverpool, beer brewer. Thomas Jones and David Jones, of Fokenham, in Norfolk, merchants and copartners. Giuseppe Paganucci, otherwife called Jofeph Nuch, of Hart Street, Covent Garden, merchant Samuel Bayton, of Bearbinder-Lane, London, fishmonger. Edward Collins, of Norris-Street, Hay-Market, cheefemonger. John Kirby, of Ratcliff Highway, baker. Charles Webb, of Cold Afhton, in Gloucesterthire, victuailer. John Dunbabin, of Liverpool, bookfeller and ftationer. John Bucke, of Framlingham in Suffolk, brewer, of Bride Street, apothecary. William Kinleúde, late of Mark Lane, but ance COUNTRY.NEWS. St. Columb, in Cornwall, Feb. 13. ESTERDAY morning, between four cardine. At his feat at Efher, in Surry, Ri-Yand five o'clock, all the inhabitants of chard Barwell, Efq. late high fheriff of the county of Surry.-7. At her feat in Hackham, in Norfolk, the countess of Leicester. -12. Aged upwards of ninety, at his houfe in Bloomsbury-fquare, the right hon. Sir John Rufhout, Bart, a member of his majefty's most honourable privy council, and many years reprefentative in parliament for the borough of Evefham. He is fucceeded in title and estate by his only fon, now Sir John Rufhout, member in the laft and prefent parliaments for the fame borough.-14. At Dublin, Thomas Lehunte, Efq. reprefentative in parliament for the borough of Newnton, and one of the oldest members in the Irish houfe of Commons.-17. At his houfe in Duke-ftreet, Weftminster, in the 88th year of his age, William Lowndes, Efq. one of the auditors of his majesty's court of Exchequer.-19. At Catherine-hall, Cambridge, the Rev. Mr. Thorpe, fenior fellow of that fociety, vicar of Harfton, in Cam this town were alarmed by an awful and uncommon clap of thunder, attended by light ning, acting with such extraordinary violence, that the eaftern pinnacle of the tower (a ftrong and well-built ftructure) was torn and fhattered to pieces, and the timber, &c. of the church much damaged. The ftones of the pinnacle, of very confiderable weight, were thrown upwards of 300 yards on every fide of the tower, fome over the houses Into the fields and gardens, and others into the ftreets and extreme parts of the church-yard. Leeds, March 7. A few days ago, as a farmer at Morton-Banks, near Bingley (tenant to Henry Wickham, Efq. of Cottingley hall) was making a drain in a field, he fortunately difcovered a copper cheft, about 20 inches below the furface, containing nearly 100 weight of Roman filver pieces, coined at 15 different periods, fome of which are of fo early a date as Julius Cæfar. They are about the fize, but nearly three times the thicknes thickness of a fixpence, and the impreffions are very perfect. There was alfo in the cheft a filver image, about fix inches long. Reading, March, 11. This day was committed to our gaol, by the mayor of Windfor, one of the overfeers of the poor of a certain parish, charged on the oath of John Bye, a pauper in the workhouse of that place, with caufing one Howard(another pauper)to be put into bridewell, belonging to the faid workhouse, where he was allowed nothing but bread and water for his fupport, and where he remained from the 5th of February to the 3d inftant, when he died, as it is conjectured, through the extreme hardships he underwent, and for want of the common neceffaries of life. Extra of a Kilkenny, Feb. 25. "The spirited affociation of the inhabitants of Ballyragget, lately entered into against the White Boys, together with the clofe purfuit made after them about ten nights ago, had irritated this lawless banditti to fuch a degree, that they vowed revenge, and fwore they would murder the people, and burn the town for daring to oppofe them. At length they received authentic information, that the general attack would be made laft Tuesday night. The principal inhabitants, with their wives and families, affembled in the houfe of their landlord Robert Butler, Efq; for their mutual defence and felf-prefervation. About night-fall the rioters began to affemble at the Fair Green of Rathbeagh, within a mile of Ballyragget, whither they came in great numbers. When they had fettled their plan of operations, they marched on towards Ballyragget, their numbers computed to be about 300 horfemen and 200 on foot, all dreffed in white uniforms (except their leader) with a white sheet or table cloth faftened to a long pole, for colours, feveral forts of lights carried before them, and fome with lighted fods of turf, threatening fire and devastation to the whole town, About three o'clock on Wednesday morning they arrived at the bridge of Ballyragget, where they fired several shots, and challenged the inhabitants to come out and fight them; thofe on horseback then advanced into the town, leaving the foot on the other fide the bridge, with orders to follow them if they made any delay, and turning off to the left in the Fair Green, they came down in full gallop to the house of Mr. Buller, which, at the word of command, they fronted three deep. The captain then called out to the gentlemen in the house to come and fight them, that they were a pack of cowardly coundrels, and repeatedly dared them to fire out of the windows; at length he fired a fhot thro' one of the windows; this fhot was fucceeded by four others, which happily did no mifchief; and was immediately returned from the houfe by the difcharge of five mufquets charged with flugs, and two charged with ball, every one of which did fuch execution that the White Boys retired with the greateft precipitation. The captain attempted to rally his scattered forces, but in vain; thereupon he took a book out of his pocket, and fwore he would return that night fe'nnight, and burn the whole town. In this attack feveral of those daring rioters were killed and wounded. Patrick Butler and Michael Travers, of Freshford, were killed on the spot, and their bodies found in the ftreet; fix horfes were killed, and fome guns and pistols were thrown into the river by the White Boys, and found the next morning." AMERICAN AFFAIRS. Bofton, Jan. 6. About a week ago 130 of the town of Marshfield entered into General Ruggles's affociation against the liberty plan; when this was known at Plymouth, the faction there threatened to come down in a body, and make them recant, or drive them off their farms; on this the Marfhfield affociators fent an exprefs to General Gage, to acquaint him with their fituation and determination, and to beg his support; this was readily granted them, and a captain, three fubalterns, and 100 private men, were immediately detached on board two fmall veffels to Marfhfield, where they landed very quietly laft Monday, and when the laft accounts came away, there was no appear. ance of the Plymouth rebels. The detachment carried with them 300 ftand of arms, for the use of the gentlemen of Marshfield; 150 more having joined the firft affociators, on advice of the Plymouth threatenings; the whole 300 have folemnly engaged themfelves to turn out in cafe of an attack. New York, Feb. 2. Laft Monday the hon. house of affembly unanimoufly agreed to a motion to ftate the complaints of the colony, and ordered a petition to his majefty, a memorial to the house of peers, and a reprefentation and remonftrance to the houfe of commons, to be forwarded to England. We hear from Brookhaven, Suffolk County, that Major General Floyd found, on a ftrict enquiry, 100 good men in the company of that township to fupport the king and his government. All the above perfons figned a petition to the General Affembly, expreffing that they will entirely abide by the old conftitution, viz, the Governor, Council, and Ge neral neral Affembly of this province, without any regard to the proceedings and determinations of the continental congress. FOREIGN AFFAIRS. ETTERS from Conftantinople mention, LETTERS from Confrom Bagdat, confifting of 1500 laden camels, going to Damafcus, was plundered near Palmyra by Sheck Tyawr, chief of the Amizy Arabs; 600 Perfians who accompanied it, going to Mecca, were likewife tripped, amongst whom were fome perfons of diftinction. It is faid 200 perfons died of the cold after the caravan was plundered. The lofs of this caravan is faid to be very great, and falls heavy on the merchants of Bagdat, Buffora, Damafcus, Aleppo, and Conftantinople. On the 12th of last month, his Sardinian majesty declared the intended marriage of his royal highness the prince of Piedmont with the princess royal of France. There was a grand gala at court on Sunday, Monday, and Tuefday, and the whole town was illu minated. Authentic advices from Paris mention, that the plans laid by Mr. Turgot meet with great difficulties, and notwithstanding all his care and economy, the expences of the court are fo great, that they have been obliged to draw upon the farmers general, who have already paid two years revenue in advance. It is now certain, that on the 14th of February, Cardinal Brafchi was unanimously elected pope. He has now affumed the name of Pius VI. The following is faid to be the true character of the new pope. Jean Angelo Braschi was born at Cefena the 27th of December, 1717; his family is one of the nobleft of the province of Romania, and have in their arms, the Eagle and the Fleur de Lys. This pontiff, who is a very fine perfon, has a great fhare of fenfe, vivacity, and knowledge. Benedict XIV. who efteemed him much, confided feveral important employments to him, in which he always diftinguished himself by his difinterestedness and exactitude. Though he never poffeffed but a fmall fortune, he knew how to find opportunities to fhew the generofity of his heart, and his tafte for magnificence; befides these great qualifications, he is extremely pious, and poffeffes no fpirit of party. All these virtues united, juflify the univerfal applaufe at his being exalted to the pontifical chair. To our CORRESPONDENTS. HARLEQUIN-Amelia's relation of her unhappy marriage—and other favours of our Correfpondents, were obliged to be deferred on account of the necessary length and prefent importance of the Political Debates, and American Papers.They fhall be inferted in our next, as fhall an account of the Scotch Universities. The Lift of contefted elections for reprefentatives through the kingdom, at the laft general election, with the number of votes for each candidate-and the Lifts of thofe petitions which have been determined in parliament, and of the members returned fince the general election, are pofiponed to next month, in order to make them more complete. The number of new plays which have been produced this feason, the Prologues and Epilogues of which, we thought would be welcome toour fubfcribers, we hope will be a fufficient apology to our poetical correfpondents for the omitting many of their original Effays. We all now be able to gratify them in their turn. W. Farley's verfes on Friendship are received-and alfo Chriftian on perfecution and liberty of confcience, and the letter figned T. Palmer. Juvenis's lines on Valentine's day, shall be remembered against the next approach of it.-T. B's obfervations are good for nothing. A Conftant Subscriber does not appear to have well confidered the invention and defcription in our Magazine for February. His propofed improvements bad fuggefted themselves to the inventer, but as fimplicity, cheapnefs, and ufe are to be jointly confidered, the present plan was adopted. The proposed method of fixing the down-balter would prevent fo ready an affiftance being given to the lower as well as upper apartments-The iron hoop and claw renders it needless to cut the foot of the pole. Any further bints tending to render this machine more complete will be thankfully received and candidly confidered. S. Peppin's favour is come to band. An accurate MAP of the COUNTIES OF FIFE and KINROSS, Engraved by KITCHIN. LONDON, printed for R. BALDWIN, at No. 47, in Pater-nofter-Row. Of whom may be had complete Sets, from the Year 1732 to the prefent Time, ready bound and ftitched, or any fingle Volume to complete Sets. 854/ 144 88 88 PRICES of STOCKS, &c. in APRIL, 1775. Scu. Sea. Old S. 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