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EARL OF ROSSLYN. On Warlesslay last, died at Baylis, near Salt Hill, soddenly, ALEXANDER WEDDERBURN, Earl of Rosslyn, Baron of Loughborough, in Leicester, and Berm Loughbfirough, in Surry. Ilia Lordship was in his 72d year, having been born Feb. 13, 1733, and married Dec.:;', 17(4% BVTt Y ANNE, dßUghter and vale heiress of ions Da sysoN. Esq. of Morley, i s Yorkshire, by whom, who died in 1781, he had no issue ; and September 12, 1782, he married CHARLOTTE CONKTNIY, youngest daughter of WIL L IAM Viscount Couwr say, and aunt to the present Viscount. by whom he had a son, born Oct. 1. 1;93, since dead. Ilis Lordship has been long E:' , Wr to the gout, and in a delicate state of health. es,ded at his seat at Baylis, near Salt Hill, for the benefit of the air: but for some weeks past he was so much recovered as to visit round the neighbourhood ; and, on Tuesday night, accompa nied the Countess to Her NI *artry's fete at Frog snore. On Wednesday morning his Lordship rode on horseback, to visit several of the neighbouring gentlemen, and of er his return to Baylis, went in Ns carria:e to Bulstrode, to visit the Duke of Poax r. as 0 , aad returned home, apparently in perfe& health. After dinner, his Lordship complained of a violent pain in his head, and very abruptly arose from table, saying he was almost distraCted, and desired immediate medical assistance to be sent for. He Was put into bed, and expresses sent for his physicians, but at ore o'clock the ensuing morn ing his Lordship expired in the greatest agony. Sir Jaws SINCLAIa ERSEINE, Bart. succeeds to the titles and estates. He was nephew to the late Earl ; and Miss Essitiose, sister to the present Earl, who lives with the Countess of Rossi. v Iv, is, by His Maassrv's sign manual, tohave place, pre-eminence. and precedency. as the daughter of an Earl of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. His Lordship was appointed Solicitor General, Jan. 20,1771, and Attorney G-neral, June 10,1778. On the 14th of June, 1780. he was created Baron Lover' aostoron, made Chief Justice of the Com mon Pleas, and called to the Privy Council ; in 1783 he was appointed First Commissioner for keeping cf the great seal ; and on January 27, 1793, Lord High Chancellor of Grcat Britain. He was created, by a second patent, Ott. 31, 1795, Baron Loon is- BOROVII, with remainders, severally and successive ly, to Sir JAMES Sr CI AIR ERSKINE, Bart. and to Jests ERSKINE. Iris brother; and by patent. April 21, 1801, Earl of ROSALYN. PASIIIO.YABLE MARRIAGES. Report states that the Hon. Mr. HA ft soap, son of Lord Sure ci.u, will, in a fen days, lead tho bc.tu tiful, accomplished, and Honourable Miss LAMB. daughter of Lord M es. sou en a, to the Hymeneal Altar. The nuptial knot, it is said, will be tied, early in the nest month, in the Temple of Hymen, between the eldest (laughter of the Marquis of Aasaco aid, and the Marquis of %VAT earosu. Lord Dtm-atsisou, eldest son of the Earl of Bassotouots, it is also said, will be shortly honour. ed by the fair hand of Lady MARIA HAVILTON, youngest daughter of the M.irquis of ASERCOIN. Yesterday morning, about nine o'clock, His Ma i !stilt attired at the Qures's House from Kew. About eleven o'clock, His MAJESTY gave an audi ence to the Duke of YoRK, and at one o'clock set off for Blackheath,on a visit to the Princess of WA "es. In the evening, His MAJESTY returned to Kew. Yesterday morning, Prince WILLIAM of GLOS.- CUTER, and the Princess Sore' A i visited Her Ma .IaSTY and the Nieces's'. Yesterday the Dukes of Kist, CAU 'RIDGE, and Sums, dined with Her MAJT4TY. In the evening. Eler 11e,rury had a wird party to tea. We are sony to say. the Princess AMELIA is slightly indisposed. The Last arrivals at Bath arc— Earl of Scarborough, Lidy C. F;rummonil, Dowager Lady Ashburton, Lads Mars Slims, Right Ho.i. J. Monett Miss.', Right Hon. William Duniiits, Hun. A. C. Bradshaw, Sir %V. Woolsey, Sir G. Ymmge, Sir Joseph Andrews, Sir John and Lade Aubrey, Captain Sir R &Lulus., MajouGetteial and Mrs. iChainpagni, General Hilton, General Delancey and Fannie, Dean of Wells, Colonel Massey and Family, and Colonel Belson. Mr. Lewis has an excellent pats in Mr. Moe voe's new Comedy. The Hungarian language contains one word that has hresiri, meanings. The Lawyers must thrive well in that country. . A contemporary print mentions a statesman who has an hmStreill knowledge of politics. Of course he is well acqii.liated with the iebitr, usages, and test iers* of Their I;; P; ill AL MAJ ESTI ts have permitted the , frvice end toilette presented to them by the city of Paris, to be publicly exhibited at the Hotel-de-Ville lord Joan THYPINC purchased an elegant house Upper Brook -street. on Monday. I'he Honourable Cavanaiso Baansitaw ar tired in town yesterday from Ireland. Pamir Fesucts Esq and family, returned to town at Wednesday for the season, to their house in St. James's-squarr. Sir J. Howe and family nee:pelted in town on ruesday next, from his seat at I lortlands. near Ka- LI )elt. in Ireland. The Earl of C•%1111106 returned :o town yesterday, transalted business at his office, and dined with a large party of fashionables at his house in Arlington rect. The junior Dowager Countess of Bocittsion•w sit us will, in a few days, retire into Norfolk, where she intends to pass the remainder of the season. The two amiable Mi‘i Ce 41111t111 left Arlington street on Friday to past the New Yaw's Day with their mother, Lady Coomitt, at her SC,I: Lear Dover. The hair. ..nnamented with white pearls, pcs:l necklace and ear.rings, white satia rttbe. trimmed uith white pus, and all the warns covered with a narrow eJgong of silk perk, white gloves. stockings. wnd slippers, are the winter resteme sit a Parisian elegant*. 'lle Fulham, the Chiswick. the E a ling. t h e . Arnett. Jll4 the lkwisforil Volunteers, will he !psi led on lii , :rsstay ern. iw ths Duke of /Avow . ' 'Si', nt AAAAA Gtr aL Chiswick. .611. ~: WESTMINSTER SRSSIONS. ---.--- Yestcrlay the General Quarter Sessions of the Peace for the City and Liberty of Westminster commenced at time :iessions before WILLI* m MAINWARING, Esq. and the Justices of the Peace for the said City and Liberty. Join We ston was indiaed for an assault upon John Southwood. It appeared that the Prosecutor and the Drfentl ant were journeymen boot and %hur-makers, and had worked for r. Carr in the Strand. 'I he Deteadant was conneftea with the parties who were concerned in the combination which was tried at the Lae Clerkenwell Sessions, of which vie have already • given a particular account. Tice Prosecutor, Southwood, had lived in the country, and, or, eorA- ing up to town, was hired by Nlr. Carr, in opposition to the journeymen engaged in that combination. He consequently became an objet of jealousy to those persons, who sought to insult and injure all individuals of the trade who were not joined along with them in their illicit praCtices. One evening the Prosecutor happened to be at the Swan Public house in the Strand, when the Defendant came in. Ina short time the latter began to abuse the former in a most gross manner, call him a repo and scab, and various other abusive and insulting epithets, in consequence of which a quarrel ensued, and the Defendant knocked the Prosecutor's head against the chimney-piece, in a most violent manner ; upon which the Prosecutor turned round, and, facing the Defendant, held out his finger in a menacing pos. cure, declaring at the same time that he would pro. mute him fit the assault 3 he had scarcely made this declaration, when the Defendant seized the uplifted finger between his teeth, and almo s t bit it off. On the part of the Defendant, it was endeavoured to be proved, that the assault had originated with the Prosecutor, and that the Defendant had never struck a blow ; but, an the contrary, had condudted himself peaceably and quietly ; and, as to the biting the finger, he said the Prosecutor voluntarily put his finger into his mouth. The CHAIRMV., in summing up the evidence and charging the Jury, observed, that this was one of the most impudent defences he had ever witness ed, not supported by evidence, or even probability ; and the Jury, after a short consultation, found the Defendant Geilty. The CHAIRMAN, in paying the sentence of the Court, adverted to the late convidions at the Clerk enwell Session, upon some of the journeymen boot and shoe-makers, which offence, he observed, was OW of the most daring and shameful outrages Against the laws of this country, and subversive of public tranquillity, as well as being the inin of pri vate and social enjoyment. He could not possibly avoid conneaing the present case with the one he al luded to ; and it was essentially necessary that some example should be made of persons engaging in such illicit praaices, in order that it might be a warning to persons in future, against such enormous offences. He then proceeded to pass the sentence of the Court, which was—that the Defendant be im prisoned Three Calendar Months. John Hinehclif ard John Hankia were tried upon three several indiaments for assaults, upon Messrs. Moessard, Davis. and another. It appeared that the Defendants were the serv ant; of a brewer in the city, and, nn the Ath of Oaober last, had been sent to carry away some empty barrels from the cellar of the Prosecutor, Mr. Moessard, who is a confetclioncr, residing in the Strand, next door to the Crown and Anchor Ta vern. A dispute arose about one of' the barrels. which the Defendants insisted on carrying away, and the Prosecutor in vain attempted to convince them that it belonged to himself, and that be had paid for it; high words followed, and the Defendants beat him in a cruel manner ; one of his men came to his assistance, whom they also beat. At last a constable was called in, and they proceeded to fur their violence upon him. These faSs being proved, and the Jury having found the Defendants Griku, upon the three several indielments, the Court sen tenced them to two months imprisonment upon each indittment, the period of each cnnfinement to be reckoned from the erpirAtion of the former. Michael Nozzlan was tried upon two indiftments for assaults upon Mr. Griifitls Maurice and Mr. Thomas Burt. In this case Mr. Color, as Counsel for the Prose cution, observed that the Defendant had been guilty of a gross misdemeanor. and had committed a breach of the peace and of good order and decorum in a great degree. After some further preliminary observations, he proceeded to state the case. which we give from the evidence, nearly as follows: it appeared that Mr. Maurice, the Prosecutor, is the proprietor of the Navy Coff.e.h4use, in New castle-street, Strand, and also an officer in the West. minuet Volunteers. On the night of the SI st of August last, he was returning. after dining and spending the evening with the l'ommittee of Finance of the Corps to which he belonged, in company with Mr. Burt, who was also an officer in tlw same corps, between ten and eleven o'clock at night ; turning nut of St. Martin's-lane, into New-street. just by a noted gin-shop, they saw two persor.s stand.ng together, in that part where two per* can scarcely pass on the Mags, wt.o afterward+ turn ed out to be the Defendant. and the watchman of that beat. The Prosecutor and Mr. Burt bad just passed them. when the latter receiv ed a blow on the head, which k locked him down. The Prosecutor faced about. and Saw the Defendant. Nowlan, who squared at him, and struck bum a violent blow undue note. which immediately spouted blood, in peat qaantity. He then attacked the irefendant in his own defence. who crick! nut " Murkier I thieves! robher• Upon which. a crowd et watchmen gathered Arran hero—he was seired, and dragged 'o the watcl.- house. en a violent manner ; he requested to be al lowed to walk quietly, bat they stsU p isitted in dandling hum roughly. lie was roaditaed to the watch-huase, and there met one of the wat:htnen's wives, who behaved herself with very little deco. rum. anti swore he struck her. After vone tints, the panics offered to compromise the matter. if he would give thee a guineas bat be Prvroirt"rolt m inted may such thing. Two Gentlemen or the names set Moody and Johnston were present dorsal a greater part of the Dallfabglle anti cans failtali -; 4 to give evidence of what they had witnessed, on the part of the prosecution. Mr. ALLIV, for the Defendant, stated, that if he was rightly instrueted, he should be able to prove, that the Prosecutor and Mr. Burt were the first ag gressors ; that hills of indiament were Aetnally tottn.l against the Prosecutor and Mr. Burt, befoie any indiament had been preferred by them ; he then, in an animated speech, observed upon the duties of the watchmen and constables of the sight. John Shee, the watchman, stated, that the Pro- secutor, without any provocation whatever, had knocked the Defendant down twice, and behaved very unruly otherways. On his cross examination, he said, he knew the Defendant, but had not been drinking with him that night, only as far as a glass of gin. Locke, the Constable of the Night, also stated. the Prosecutor and Mr. Bur had treated the De fendant ill, And condueted themselves otherwise very improperly. Mrs. Pilgrim, the wife of the watch house-keeper, said, that she was doing her duty in the absence of her hus!sand, at the watch-house door, when the Prosecutor was brought in : she swore, that without any provocation he struck her a violent blow, upon which his friends interfered, and severely chided him. These persons were contradiaed by the former evidence of the Prosecutor's witnesses, some of whom were again called to deny the fact. The CHAIRMAN, in addressing the Jury, ob served, how very shocking it was that persons, who were to be the Guardians of the nights and to pre serve public tranquillity, should coadat themselves in such a way as the witnussos for the Defendant had done ; as to the watchman, he was positively con tradiaed ; and he must lasow he was a perjured man ; but, with regard to the bills of indiftment, they were very easily accounted for ; people in the situation of the Defendant, and his party, well knew that the first blow was half the battle, and being well acquainted with the underlings about the Courts, it was readily supposed they could contrive to have their bills of indictment preferred first. The Jury, having deliberated for some time, de clared they were not satisfied who gave the first of fence. The CHAIRMAN then addressed them a se cond time; and went through the whole of the evi dence in the most precise manner ; after which, the Jury, having had a short consultation, found the Defendant Guilty. The CHAIRMAN, in passing the sentence of the Court, observed, that some good might result from this trial, to the public—at reast, he would recom mend it to the parish of St. Martin never to em ploy the watchman in future ; aad he also consider ed the constable almost as had. He then, after a Wholesome admonition to the Defendant, declared the sentence of the Court to he, imprisonment for the space of on: month upon each indiament, the sentence on the.second to commence at the expira tion of the first. The indictments against Mr. Maurice and Mr. Burt were then read, and the Jury immediately acquitted both the Defendants. YR di Ae,l two d the Ca• renty high may oat Capt. itaaJ •. P' . Wirt rcvc , . d•.iS ft iry 0 1% the fit HAM •. In, • A W.. till'. th• e. du• cox Y at era- imbhb, tad Men to the oven apturc tar a. Waal 4 En- Dte. th I vv. PHILANTHROPY. Tuesday night, about 12 o'clock, two Gentle men, having just kit the Cock public.house, a little beyond Kilburn Wells, the landlord went nut to fasten the stable-dine, where he beheld an old man, stooping and fumbling about with his stick ; by his side were two decent dressed children. The land lord spoke to the old man, who did not answer him. He then brought them into hi. kitchen, and placed them at his fire-side, when he enquired from the children where they lived ? who innocently answer ed, in London, but what part of it, they could not tell ; their grandfather had taken them to chapel, and, coming over the fields, he had fallen don n, and lay on the round a considerable time, laughing. The good land lord, after refreshing and warming his guests, proposed to his wile, that he should ac company them to London, and endeavour to find out their residence. Her beast, as benevolent as her husband's, acquiesced in the proposition ; and he immediately set of to conduel the poor wanderers to their home. When they arrived at Ilanway-yard, Oxfurd-street, one of the little ones exclaimed, u Her 14.111)MA had bough t a kettle there," and she undertook to lead them to her house. Between two and three o'clock on Wednes day morning they arrived at a house in Woburn court, Cleat Russell-street, Bloomsbury, where they found the wife of the old man, and his daughter (the mother of the children), who had beets the whole night in search of them, and were so exhaust ed with fatigue and anxiety, that on the appearance of their los t family they fainted. When the land lord had recovered them, we mug envy him the gra tification he enjoyed from the scene that followed. The father of the children had not retnrr.eti from his pursuit. Had this happened the preceding night, which was a severe frost, they must have perished, as it was a fit in which the poor old man had fallen. Kilburn Wells, and its neighbourhood, have been long, recorded for beauty of situation and the scene of conviviality; but we have now to congratulate it on being the seat of gasoline unsoplii.ti.ated bene volence and philanthropy. On Saturday last. a gesitlt MACS of Whit:.haven shot a most beautiful Km: Frier t its plumage little inferior to that of the peacock. Yesterday morning the Inquests of several Wards in the Uity met for the first time since their elec• tions. They chose their respettive formica, and proceeded with the ward and parish beadles to every house within their respettive distritls. Part of their duty is to make diligent enquiry.according to the tenor iit their oath. and see that no shall carry on trade in the City, who is not a f reem a nthereof ; that persons in trade shall keep no fraudulent weights and mean/v*ond that they keeptiMet and well governed houses t they have also power and authority to de mand that a copy of the freedom of each citisen be shewn to them, and ascertain by what right and privilege they carry ou such business. and, in default thereof. they are 10 present the parties to the first Coen of Aldermen ot Guildhall. They also apply, at this season oldie year, to all respell/Able house. keepers for some small dosesioo in mosey. which they afterwards dimrelone sawn poor homehrepoes, who haw tarp famdiey sod want swistmiat. We medentsad sins of the hmsests onte uncosunrilly 1111101.11111 in their soliviSissw. ..,.~, , M ` ~ 7F -.7 IRELAND. DUBLIN, DEC. Yesterday evening, Mr. Secretary Nepean for England. We are sorry that we are yet unable to announce the safety of His Majesty's ship Thunderer. last account from Bantry is as follows : Castktowri (Bantry Ray), Doc 24, IL_ " On the 20h inst. His Majesty's ship Theinderer t Capt. Pidford, arrived in this bay about A a. on. drove on shore on Bere Island at five p. tn. " Yesterday arrived His Majesty's shin P. Road, en board of which a great quantity of Thundeeee's stores, guns, and shot, were put • this day arrived His Majesty's ship Go/4h, ._ frigate, name unknown, with an empty transport, to take out the remaining . guns and stores. " It is the general opinion, that when the ' doer is lightened she will be got off." WATF.RFORD, DEC. ... We have heard that five regiments of infantry, and one of cavalry, now in this country, have ceived orders to hold themselves in readiness r bark for foreign service. Tne iirst division of the s(ith Regiment, a fine body of men,.marched into Cerk last Sunda; morning, on their route from Loughrets to Kinsale, where they are to embark for Portsmouth, and thence for the East Indies. They were to placed at I.oughrea by the 92d Regiment, the division or winch had arrived there. The 21st, Royal Scotch Fuzileers, are also quartered town. We understand Admiral Lord Gardner has plied to have his squadron augmented to ten • the line ; a number which would be barely tent to INerfoim the service proposed. The . Already nominated to his Lordship's flog, are II rhernia, Perncelt Royal, Goliah, Thuiderer, Prince of Orange. On Friday laidied.Trid year of her Mrs. F. Causes, who had lived fifty years same cottage at Honington, in tiuffolk. which she gave birth to that admired Rural ROBERT BLOOMFIELD, Author of The Farmer's &c. which Poem was first written with the sole of pleasing his mother. by the recital of scenes passed ; but, by its unprecedented success, on made known to the world. he was enabled to ca., tribute much towards the comfort of her declining years; and, on hearing of her last illness, wl-a- true filial piety, which breathes throughout productions, he went down from London, and unwearied patience, watched her rapid deca., death closed the melancholy scene. The Gentlemen of the Curahedaad Hunt , ciety being now dissolved), having disposed property of the society, on settling their acct., have, with a liberality which does them gee , noun, devoted the sum of one kondred posieds ratable purposes. Of this, a donation of . made last week to the Whitehaven Dispensary ; we understand that the like sum has beets given the Workington Dispensary ; to a similar institution at Carlisle ; and to the poor of the township of Egremont. Yesterday morning, about nine o'clock, Tito uPSOS. in the Newcastle trade, residing Gravel-lane, Wapping, who had been confined home with a fever, in the absence of his - threw himself, in a fit of delirium, out - par of stairs window into the stte.n, and was on the spot. A few days since, a Gentleman, r.f Oxford -street, who bad been on a visit to Plaistow, walked lase in the evening, and lost himself in the ' lie was missing for three days, when lie w. dead near the Abbey Mill with part of 1 nose, and cheeks, eaten off, as is supposed, 'flee Coroner's Inquest brought in a verdia dental Chalk; after which the corpse was to the friends of the deceased. An ancient story tells us, that al when . opened her box of plagnes, Hoe was found bottom." What a much better stoiy ran for tell at the present am ! when she . two boxes, called Lottery Wheels?—they contain only Hope, but a host of concomitant transporting ideas: and, instead of plagues eying out, re stantial ble , :sings of many Thousands of ' sterling daily issue from them, to banish the of an empty purse, and a myciad other 1 . which flesh is heir to."—A full illustration these truths will commence on so near a -- next Monday three weeks. They who a possess a chance of participating of these when Fortune so kindly invites, deserve to, without kir, with her frowns during lie. The highest Prise in the last Lottery 6,791, entitled so C 7,0201. as first drawn eighth day : this Ticket was sold in Swirr's Office, in the Poultry ; and also entitled to 10,0001. as 4rst drawn on the day. The Scheme of the present small gives a Price for the first drawn Ticket and has also fifteen other Capitals to be of the Whe.l. The toutpads who have robbed lately of pertain MAT Clapham and Stockwell, , Croydon road, and who have been particular !Or their Cifil behaviour. stab pursue then .a tiona, in cona-quence of what) a large party troles are stationed in that quarter to piaaices in future. A part of Clews Wood, near Canterbury, fire on Monday morning last, and, bet. are it itself. consumed above SO acres of furs:: Mr. Most, of Doi os's' Commons, ha.i robbed a few nights since of plate, to the , 10001 value, shale the family were in the two female servants, who admitted the pair of noaurnal lovers the eveniug that I was committed, have been taken up, and several justiciaty interrogatories on this sod are recommitted for further examination. A few days ago, Mr. Titaxsact Mace longing to the itie,6lBoll4W A rsom, of s was unfortunately killed by a fall from in Cork harbour. A Letter from Newcastle, dated January es The weather, for these three days past,' yea j cold, and the frost more intense than ea:permuted here fur some time past. has (Aka beret hot we hear. that lathe ' quantities of wow have fares. so as _ roads very heavy. Ilse Mail did not arrive Friday till after three o'clock." • 29. sailed wunce The 1804. neerer, is. and 'rincelt 41. of the t: and and a nsp‘rt, 3 Than* . 29. Ifantry, ire re. to em- a very Sunday . r (insale, id from l .t „.. be re. the first 21st, or in that has ap- n sail of compe- te ships are the -et, and her age I . ; t in the and in al Poet, : • Boy, gale view TICS long on being to con- leclining with tSat ut all his : and with lecay till 4 F • t (tl.e so- f ted of the acc:,dats, great ho. Od t() Cha. 251. was terry ; and • a given to institution woship of t Captain ing in Old Jnfined at his nurse, of a one v..ai killed r. rord-street, • talked out e Marshes. was found f hi; ears, d, by rats. ift 01 Acer- delivered en Pe , ,dors Yawl at the an Madam • opens her contain not ronsporting t, real sub- of Pounds , the Plagues er plagues istration of a period as negira to e blessings, o befrigred ry was No. two on the ; 4 ', Shares at o No. 97364 the seventh tall Lottery every day, e drawn out ' r a number • V 1, and on the articulatised 1,1 1 / *it depreda- party of pa- t .4 o stop their bury, caught • e it exhausted and heath. • a,i his house lie amount of f the country I C visits of st the robbery ad undergone this occasion. (nation. c on* a Let, b. • Whitehaven. nn the vessel, , , nary 1, MY% '- past, has been than has been 'I Little snow f *South great to render thst A olive here on '