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This day was publifsed, Price aL 21. to Subfcribas, and :I. its. 6d. to Non-Salicribers, Tle Firlt Volume of - RURAL 6PORTS. By W. B. DANIEL. Embellithed with Engraving. from Paintings by Stubbs, Gilpin, Reinagle, Chalon. S. Elmer, dm. Gentlemen who with to injure good Imprethons of the Plates, are requefted to apply as early as pothble to the Publilhers, Mars. BUNNEY and GOLD, Shoe-lane, London : Or to the under-mentioned Bookfellers. viz. Mr. White, Fleet-fireet ; Longman and Rea. Pater •nnttcr•row ; Mars Cadell and Davies. Strand ; Mr. Rolifon, and. Mr. holder, Bond-area ; Mr. Fgerton, Charing-crofs ; Mr. Payne, Mews-Gate; Mr. Sewell, Cornhill; and Mr. Ri ithardfoo, Royal Exchange ; where Specimens of the Plates may be fan, sad at the Shakefpeare Gallery, Pall-Mali. er The Subfcribers are refpea fully informed, that their Copies are ready for delivery at Meths. Bunney and Gold's, Showlant. LONDON. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 26. Er. ST Ern z N.—No btdincfs done at the Stcck Exchange. COURSX OF EXCHANGE. Harnhargh 32 It U. Leghorn Mona - 31 0 s U. Naples Whoa - Genoa .Cadiz - 281 in paper Venice Ditto - 394 effeCtive LlS:gm 161 , drid - Oporto in paper °port Lino - 5 effective Dubbin - - 5 2 - - 47 . - 361 . - 66 . - 67 - _ Dustin, Decrunin sz. 5 per Cents. 961—itoyall Cual 6 per Cent. 95. Cow* of Exchange--Dublin on Londoo, to a taki. On Sunday laft the Right Rev. the Lord Bifhop of EVITFt held an Ordination in the Chapel of the Bleffed Virgin Mary, within the Palace, at Exeter. The meeting of the Bookfellers and Printers at the Crown and Anchor Tavern, on Tuefday bit, was very numerous and refpeeable. It was uua nintoully rcfolved to petition Parliament for the re peal of the laft duty impofed op all Paper, Palle board, and Millboard. We find that the Mostitair of the t tth of No vember, which happens to be wanting on our file, Rates, that the Marquis CORNWALLIS was intro duced to the Ft RST CONSU L on the 9th by the Mini fier of Foreign Affairs, and had a private audience. Had he any other meeting with the FIRST CON SUL ? Where are all the breakfafts, dinners, and entertainments with which certain prints have been entertaining their Readers Lord CNOL MONDE LEY has at this time in his ler vice, a man of the name of Durham, who bas been in his family upwards of 86 years. He is now 96 years old, and what is rather fingular, has had nn bodily infirmity for upwards of 6o years pall. He is in the habit of walking from London to . flanip. ton Court and back again in one day, three times a week, without the leaft apparent fatigue. Lord CHOLMONDELIT has, in confideration of the long Cervices of this venerable man, fettled an annuity on him. He has alfb added his portrait to his numerous and valuable collation. The clergyman who on Thurfday fe'nnight mar ried Colonel WOOD to Lady C. STEWART, conceiv ed that, from the (pedal licence which had been obtained, he was at liberty to perform the nuptial ceremony without any application for permiffion to the Reiftor of the parills (St. James's). Doi!tor PARKER, on being made acquainted with the cir cumilance, fent to the Reverend Gentleman, but not receiving a fatidietory anfwer, ordered a fait to be inftituted againft him in the Spiritual Court. Our poor King JAMES the Firft thought he did a great feat in 11014 the Loin of Beef ! What would his Majefty think of the Nobility of the whole Ox, and the illutlrious Pedigree of niodern Mutton ? I'he Coort martial, for trying Capt. B. HAL LOWELL, of his Majeay's late kip S', - .rxsusr, was held on board his Majetly's (hip GEWER EAU X, at Mahon, on the igth of Augua, 18ot, for quit ting his convoy, put under his charge by Lord KEITH ; and alfo for the lots of the fhip, when, after a minute inveaigation into all the circum. (lances, the Court palled the following fentence on Capt. HALLOWELL, and his (hip's company : " The Court were of opinion, and it appeared to them, from the narrative of Capt. HALLOWELL, fupported by the belt potTible evidence to be ob tained, that tile convoy, under Capt. HILLow ELL's charge, was of very little importance in any point of view ; that his determination to leave e laid convoy, and join Sir JOHN WARREN, was dietated by round judgment and zeal for the fervice of his kin g and country : and the Court was farther of opinion, that the 106 hf his M.l . Jelly's late flap Stviirrstisz was unavoidable, and that the con. Jud of Captain HaLLowst.t., his Officers, and comp Any, in defence of the SWIFTSUAE, was lin:bly niciitotiout, and that Capt. HALLO. great judgment in the mode he adopted, to avoid fo fupetior a force, and equal gallantry in the execution of the plan fo formed; they did therefore adjudge, that they be honour ably acquitted, aid they were honourably ac quiiied accordingly." FECV r V.—The following remarkable in (lances of family increafe, in tile year 1742, are ;ion undo:lb:ea record ; viz. March 3. The w , fe of a Mr. Crolby, of Birmingham, had three for.t, du:lL:bed by the names of Abraham, Ileac, and all of whom lived. Jum . a i. A WrAVCell wife, at Rhinflintou7b, tear Leyden, wa or tour daughor., three of whom lived. 4. 1 lit: ifr of Godfrey.of Millhank, Wcllminfter, ed two I.ns 1::d 1)::C dauili!tr, nil well. Oetoke aft. ihe %yd.• of ore I I.irrowin, a poor weaver, at F,rwi-h, of three d.nhters, called Sarah, n eaeccab, sod Ju dith, all alive. Ditto, the wife of a Mr. Gilth.m, of Kio;4/on Mill, Lod. of two Pius, at the ag, of S a, 011;y married to month.. Novena, r f. The wite of a (ierlll,llll, in GC:if .11111•1.01 C, t:.tee daughters ar.il one fon, alive. Dec, nice ao. Th. 1.a.6 of Alexander Nairn, of Drundirl- Do. in ! . .ecitland. of three d-ue beer. they were ha t uifed by the moo. 6of James Agra Chalk* FMII4, and Henry Margaret, motiv. i, not Rated. _ . Mr. M. G. I..Lwis, Author of 71,. M Corp, Spear., tke. had a very fcv'te i.ll horn hi., boric nn Wed:lced:ly, is Sh..l:le !ircct—!x %vas fur fcveril hours 4.4..%::d of his NAUTICAL INTELLICANCE. MAILS THIS DAY.—WIND S. S. E. •IRIVRA. DVL o • French, o Kunburgh, ; Dublin, I o Waterford, • Donnagbadee, e FALMOUTH, Dec. a3.—The wind has blown hard all this day from the Weft, which prevents any Ihips getting to fea from this port. The LADY HOBART packet. with the Leeward lllands Mail, and the WALSINGHAM, with the Mail for Lilbon, are ready for fea. and will fail as foon as the wind admits. PORTSIN;OUTN, DEC. 25.—Arrived the DRUID, of 32 guns, Capt. ALrHnRr, and the WINCHEL SEA, of 32 guns, Capt. HATLEY, from Egypt.— They are both put under quarantine. SHEERNESS, DEC. 25.—Sailed the MONKEY gun brig, Lieut.CoacELLlS; SPARKLER gun brig,Lieut Dice; and MARINER gun-brig, Lieut. WI wrists, for Harwich.—Lall night it came on to blow a hard gale from the S. W. with rain, and conti nued molt part of this day; at prefent it has abated a little, and we hope will continue fo, as this place is nearly under water. The inhabitants in- Read of eating roall beef and plumb-pudding, have been employed in pumping and bailing their kit chens, and other low houfes. DEAL, DkC. 25.—Arrived, and failed for the Creek, the Flying-fifo, AFFLECE, from * Smyrna. Wind S. W. blows hard. GRAVESEND, DEC. 25.—Paffed bv, the Dart, —, from Minorca; Society, —, from Altona; King George, —, from Calais ; Hcbe, —; and Eliza, BALLARD, from Hambiirgh ; Union, BROWN ; and Cybele ' GREY, from Gibraltar; Charlotte Ann, —, fiom Petertburgh ; Colum bia, —; and Aurora, Havyrom, from Malaga. Sailed the Peggy, SINCLAIR, for Tobago ; Ann and Mary, WATSON, for Leghorn; Cygnet, FISHER, for Jamaica; and Conttantia, —, for Gottenburgh. Poot.a, Dac. 24.—Yefterday morning the Mary, CHRISTOPHER Lvca matter, of and from London, bound to Fayal, laden with brand y, bale goods, and empty wine pipes, ran alhore on the Hook Sand, at the entrance of this harbour, the mailer having unfortunately miftaken the land for the Culvers. She wiR be totally loft,.being bilged and now full of water. If the weather continues moderate, Tome part of the cargo may be faved. The vtlrel failed from Portfmouth only the day before, and had got down off Portland, when the was obliged to bear up again. Fortunately no lives were loft, all the crew having been brought on flume laft night at Brownfea, where Mr. STE/Rl' gave them lodgings, and fomething to eat and drink. Sailed the Prince, KEArES, and Lively, WALKER, for Cherbourg. Livalrooa, Dsc. La.—The Diana, Sem Eur z, from hence, arrived at Swinnemunde on the .13d ult. after being on Anholt Reef, and lvft an an chor and cable. The Dallant Tower, CnßisTop nERSON, (errone ously Rated in Lloyd's Lift, as being on fhore) was at Beaumaris, on Wednefday laft, all well. The Neptunus, GRAWITZ, from Dantzick, for this port, is loft on the coat! of Holland. ARRIVED—The Perfeverance, Icemonger, from hence at Dublin; the Cornelia Elconnra, Hi' ,h:s, from Mlle.: at Bre men; the John, Parr; the Ann, Bull; and the Mary Pike, from hence at Litbon ; the Hope, Milward, from bence at Newfoundland; the Hazard, —, from hence at Wilmii:gton ; the Nancy, Nicholfon, from hence for Jamaica at Cork; the Cambridge, Nivea, from hence at New York ; the Bath, Thrather, from hence at Portland ; the F.agle„Shaw, fro' n hence at Portfmoutb ; the Rover, Stacey, fi or. hcace at boffin' the Elizabeth, Alkin front hence at Wilmin g ton; the Farina, Hi:lmes, from hence at Peterfburgra ; thz Coaunerct, De Souza, from Oporto for this port, at Waterford. Dost.im, DEc. 22.—0 n the zd inft. the floop New Thompfon, of and from Dungar van ' Ht G. GINS mailer, failed for Youghal, laden with culm ; 1 next day a great fog came on, the itruck on the bar, tort her rudder, and drifted tothe fhore. The mate (icing nothing before him but death, jumped over. board to fave his life by fwimming, but the break ers drove him on the rocks, and he unfortunately perfthed. Four of the crewafcended themaft head at 12 at noon, and remained there all night, the tea running over floop and men, neither at times to be Peen. Next morning it was difcovcred that a young man perifhed at the maft head, and fell into the Pea, his body being found. A great number of peo -1 plc affembled to render every affiflance, and when tt e d, ifted near lhore, a body of them join ed hand in hand till they reached her, and brought the three furvivors on lhore alma. dead. Two of them are fomewhat recovered, but the third it is Teal ed will lofe a leg from the rubbing of the mall. Too much praite cannot be given to the worthy Ma.,•cor,and to the principal inhabitants of Yollol.'l, in fending out b.• is to the atliitance of their tel low beings in dittrefs ; but the breakers ran lo that they ware of little ufe. Tar barrels and tag gots were lighted near the rock, and every cote taken of the three refcued from the Deep.. It is expeeted the bull will be laved. ARRIVED. At Dover—Weymouth, W'cldon, from Leghorn -mil ;Conn. At Liverpool.—Withelmina, lircusen; and At:rora, from Stettin. The I.Tom man of war, with the Chin.t (Let, failed from Rio Janeiro the tBth of Augml. The Freden, Kw. tour, front Cnpenhrgen to the Eaft Indies, was well on the 12th of Novern• bcr, in lat... 29. N. 1,41 g. :2. W. The Erni Spencer, from London to Cadiz, it pot into Cnwcs, leaky, and will be obliged to dif chatge part of her cargo. The Gcorge,WA t.rF Pt, of Philadelphia. i. 1.41 on the Bony:ad-find ; part of thc cargo floated on thc itland ot'Schonen. The Peggy (of 1)ni:c), BRAWN, W2S loft on the a 7th initant, near litintley-toot. The William Pitt, —, from nedelict.Radt to Weymouth, a loft on do: coaß of Holl.m 1. Flmitrant, Fort go from Dantzic r0u1,4% on Chore on liondwich flat, but bs,:,rot I FIELD-MARSHAL COUNT DE LASCr. Field-Martha] Count de LASCY, who died on the 24th of fall month, at the age of 77, was a Knight of the Golden Fleece, Grand Crofs, and Knight of the Military Order of Mary Thereflt, Privy Conn fellor of the Est 'Lao& ' Miniller of State and Con ference, General Field Marfhal, and Proprietor of a Regiment of Cuirafliers. He was horn at Peterf burgh on the zitt of Oft. 1725, and was defccnded from one of the °idea families in Normandy, oncof thole who followed WILLIAM the Conqueror to England. A century after, and under the reign of HENRY 11. the family of' LASCY fettled in Ire land, where fume individuals of it rcfe to the firft Offices of Government. PETER of Laser, Count of the Holy Roman Empire, left Ireland in 1691, with JAM. s li. and entered into the French fer- v i ce , which he quitted in 1698, in order to go to Ruffia, where he died a Field Marfhal and Governor of Livonia. His fon, FRANCIS Murales, the fubjea of this article, left Raffia in 1735, and went to finifh his education at Vienna, where hay ing had the honour to be prefented to the Em prefs Queen of Hungary, he was appointed by her, in 7741, Chamberlain, and in 1743, he en tered the Auftrian fervice as a Cornet. He tinted his firft campaign in t 744, was Adjutant to Count littown, and was made a captain after the battle of Velitri, where he diftinguifhed himfelf in a particular manner. In the following campaigns againft Pruflia, he was prefent at the battles of Strigau, Trautnau, Reffeldorf, and in 5746 in Italy, at the battle of Placentia ; then at the taking of Genoa, and afterwards at the battle of Raucous. In 1748 he found himfelf fhut up in Maeflricht, and was freed horn that dif agreeable lituation only by the peace. In 1753 he was promoted to the rank of Major General, as a reward for the fe'vices which he had rendered during the war. In 175$ he was appointed Lieu. tenant Field Marfhal, after having relieved the town of Olmutz; and the fame year he received the grand trots of the order of Maria Therefa. In 1760 he commanded at the battle of Torgau, and in 1766 was made Field Marfhal and Prelident of the Council cf War, &c. The part which this able General took in the late campaigns againft France is well known ; it is fufficient to add, that his mi litary knowledge was equal to his bravery, and that his life was a (cries of glorious deeds or vir tuous adtions. As a fplendid teftimony of the fer vices he rendered to the Houfe of Auftria, the Emperor JOSEPH 11. canted his burl to be placed in the Hall of the Chancery of the Council of War, with the following infcriptiou :—M4rheirri Ges r, fumed ce . tfirewum Prsfai, qua be& degree ac foci: artilme tiaras, illir vimere, Lie peariam iniviawa redelere donde, fui infiientier militari legit:dons el amid, 7osrrHus AuGusrus, grail artionifui ;nommen:um hoc pnihlt— Aso In the Journal des &yaw for the year 1693, there is the defcription of a fkeleton nearly fimilar to the above. All the vertebra were anchylofed, fo that the whole fpine formed only one bone. TALLEY/LAND lately allied the CHIEF CONSVL. as a perfonal favour, to erafe three pei Cons from the lift of emigrants, one of whom was his brother. The favour was granted. At Paris, or. the 15th ult. a petit piece, entitled, " Peace in the Channel," was brought out at the Theatre du Vaudeville; it was received with great applaufe. The following is the fubjeft Bekcn, an Englifh officer, who had been a long time a prifoner at St. Valery, forms an attachment to an amiable young Lady of that place. Reftored to his country, but Ilia the captive of Agatha, who has not fought to exchange him, he imprudently returns to France, and comes at night to ferenade her under her windows. A fignal of alarm is given, the uniform of Bekaa is found in a fmall boat upon the fhore, and a cry of treafon refounds through the town. An Englifh failor, who attend. ed his officer, is taken up and examined. He is pronounced a fpy and fentenced to be hanged ; bat Belton takes the whole offence upon himfelf. A general furprife and tumult are the refult. Agatbe rufhes among the crowd, and undertakes the defence of her lover. Her heroifm excites a lively intereft in the breaft of the audience, but has no cffeel upon the magiftrates. At this mo ment the cannon of Peace refounds in the port, and the fira biding of the Peace fo long defired is the conjugal union of the French Lady with her Englifhman. Among the couplets which excited moll fenfa tion we remarked the following : Boidouillet, a .-;-(k-Jant owner of a privateer, re lates his adventures : AIIt-DE LA PIPE DE TABAC. Sava-you, par qucllc aventuu, Jc WA pu s I.it fortune encor D'un valffeau je Es la capture, Et je le croyois chars,' d'or; Jugez un pro do ma furprife, En m'elancant fur le tillar; Jr tn'appercois que Bette prife Kelt qu'une prift de tabae. This pinch of finilf having made a perfoa in the pit, not much pleafed with the juke, hits very vio lently, a loud clapping was intlantly heard from every part of the bottle. PARISIAN PA lONS.—The fulldrefs head-drefres are Rill the exclufive work of the Coleurs. They in general come down pretty low upon the nape of the neck, in the tot ban thape, leaving the left tem ple viable, and inclining a good deal to the right cheek. Some of them have for a foundation an embroidered mob. This mob is fumetimes black, or red poppy colour. Sky.!due has fucceeded to rote-colour, in the works of milliners and mantua makers. Flowers are little worn. The fquare cal rimer, or cloth Ih.twls, embroidered in filver or gold, contend for precedence with the long cache :Mit !haw's. A white feather is worn with the black velvet h.rts. A few Elegantrs have appeared with canary-coloured feathers. The ilecscs are ,liott in all full ;:rds robes. CORK, DEC. 17. Meehan, who has been for fome years a tern to the neighbourhood of Tipperary, and to oftc 'eluded the vigilance of the army and yeoman, has been lately apprehended by fix country nse: and is now fairly lodged in the Bridewell t h, town. There was found upon him a blundtrbuf ammunition, and part of a rebel fong. On Friday night halt a number of villains into the houfe of THOM• 11 WHALEY, near Tipp: rary, whom they robbed of is guineas, after whit/ :hey beat him and his brother molt unmercifully- What renders the conduit of thife wretche s tl molt aggravating is, that W HALEY b ears the mot unblemilited chars ter. Tuefday fe'nnight, }inlay SARGFNT, Efq. ol4 of his Majefly's Jullices of the Peace for the cony of Waterford, held an inqueft on the body of M. Redmund M'Grath, of Carrick-on-Suir, who was found drowned at the ifland of Kean, near Tra. morn, when the jury brought in a verdift of acci. dental death. He had (pent the day at a Gentle. man's houfe in the neighbourhood, and the nig ht being c:tremely dark when he was returning born is fuppofed to have been the occaficn of the me . 1 lancholy cataltrophe. DUBLIN, DEC. 22. Vile Earl of Dosouc H MORE, it is laid, is to take his place at the Revenue Board, as Chief Com m it: fioner in the room of the Right Hon. Joua Lif 1135.1 FORD. The Right Hon. RICHARD ANNESLIY, it isalfo Girl, is to take the Ration at the Board of Sir H. CULES LANCRISHL,who likewif e retires. The Penfioners of Kilmainham Hofpital are, it is faid, to be placed on a fimilar ellabliihment with thofe of Chelfea, in England. The change is to take place from the if of January. The poor old veterans will receive better food by it, and each man a new fuit of clothes every year, and a com fortable jockey coat every third year. Barris, who was to have been executed on Sa turday lafl, for felling forged bank notes, is re. fpited until further orders. NAASSPICIALCOMMISSION.—The following per. font were tried laa week before thr. Hon. Julhces DOWNES and CHAMUERLAINL, in Naas, at the fpecial commiffion. yaws Mathews was conviaed of ro!)bing Wm, Keon, Efq. late of York-freer, on the ilt of N. vember, at Cappahill, of his watch and a confider able quantity of call', at the hour of twelve o'clock in the day. He received (entente to be executed on the 28th infant. Barth. Mooney and john Mooney, father and fin, were convided of robbing the mail on the sth of March laft, at Knocknagee, county of Kiidare; they, with John M‘Grntit, (who was tried fir the fame offence in Augiat lalt, at Kildare aflizes, found guilty, and executed) and four or five others, 1 sy in ambufh for the Cork mail coach, at Knock. nagee, and when it came up, fired upon it, and the efcort being obliged to fly, the offenders 14 felled themfelves of the mail. Thefe defperadoe: have been tsroug:tt to juftice by the adivity and vigilance of two of the chief peace officers of this city, Meflis. Logan and Wilfon. The Mooneys received fentenc.: to be executed. _ Tbomas Mxrpby was convitted of receiving a bag of letters of the above mail, well knowing that tile f.4me was a robbery, and received faitenco of death. M44becv Verde's Rnil Thema. Bs.llesi were cnnvic. ted of }torte gutliib Ryan, con vieted of receiving Itolen rods, was fentenced to be privately whippeJ, and prifoned lix months. Several other perfohs were tried for leiter offences. it is curious enough to find that authors, Thn have been nonfuited in a Court of Critic fn, lhould conceive themfelves entitled to afk any thing in Equity./ The Chancery Proceedings in the Drury Law Caufe, we think might fuggeß hints fora giu,d Pantomime, if it were permitted to jell with filch ferious matterso—Harlequin and his Companion purfued by a parcel of Attornieu, inflead ni the Enchanter or the Vice, would afford room for many whimfical metamorphofes.—Scene, a labyrinth. Mrs. SIDDON 9 is loon to come forward in Belvi• dere:. It is one of her bell characters. Coots, the aifor, was taken ill at Bath, on Sv turday evening laD, in confequence (As Dated in the Batb Cbronicle,) of having imprudently drank a quantity of roll water, while over-heated by his exertions in the part of !ago, which produced fpafms in his Romach, and confined him to his bed on Sunday and Monday. By the timely al fißanct of medical (kill, he was, however, fiffic;• ently recovered to perform Shylork and Sir Ard.r Malrctfa on Tucfday evening. in a tide of finillied excellence, to an overflouing and deight• ed audience. Ili& indifpofition ec,.a!ioned I . eV Cri difamx)intment at on Monday tail, where every place in the boxes was taken, in expeltation of feeing him perform /ago. An eminent phyfician, who is equally the dn. ciple of slums and Efculapius, and very remark. able for continuing his vitas to his rich patient+, after he haX turned their diforders oat of doors, attended a Laity of tome celebrity in the world of wit, for three months after her recovery, and le. gularly Raid with her Rill he received his difmiffing tee of five guineas. Weary of his expenfive de• voirs, and concluding that to lelfen the fee would b: to lofe the vifitor, the ventured to give him four guineas, at the conclution of his next call. He looked anxiotifly in his hand; then on the carpet. And Rood fomc time in evident e mbarraffment. — " Have you 101 l any thing ?" enquired the LAdi very kindly. " Why, Madam, 1 thought I had dropped a guinea." " It is only a mißake in the perfon, Sir," rejoined the fair patient, " it is who have dropped the guinea." The Daher el courfe dropped his vifits. One of the unfeeling villains who plundered the property of the (hip-wrecked mariners calf :ANT war Abetthaw, ClamorLanlhire, is committc4to Cardiff *si iid ~ is VI hid• ince d kits Th thi It Pk 0 ad t fid ham Mori the d tbt 1 16 11 1 MI a I Cam