This arm countenance and refolute answers gave no room to doubt that his plan had been long concerted. He denied nothing—acknowledged the pists and the poignard—confessed that the poignard was intended to murder the King, and the pistol to shoot himself as soon as he had accomplished his design; but that he had been prevented by his confusion, and was only sorry that he had not succeeded better. Being interrogated if he had accomplices, he perfused in denying that he had any, solemnly protesting that he alone was concerned—that being distinguished with life, he had wished to terminate it by a glorious action, and to serve his country by delivering it from a Prince who was its bane.

The person who delivered the note to the King's page has been also discovered, and by means of his depofition the person who wrote it. He is a Major of the Regiment of Guards, named Lilienhorne, and has been taken into custody.

The King, after returning to his apartment, remained almost half an hour reclined in a sopha, conversing with apparent ease with several foreign Ministers on the effects

WELDON INCLOSURE BILL.

Eight long days has a Committee of the
House of Lords been occupied with this
business, which besides being of deep con-
cern to the Rev. Rector, is of very gene-
ral importance to the CHURCH, because the
Rector maintains that he was never confented to
commute his tithes but on conditions which
are not complied with, and therefore the
Bill cannot pass. The Peers who have
principally taken a share in the examination
of this matter are Spiritual, the Bishops of
Durham, Bangor, St. David's, and Lin-
coln; Temporal, the Dukes of Norfolk and
Bridgewater; Marquis Townshend; Earls
Spencer, Kinnoul, Aylesford, Fitzwilliam,
and Lauderdale; Lords Hawke and Cath-
cart, and Viscount Stormont.

On Tuesday, after Mr. Bofwell and Mr.
Graham had done with crofs questioning
the witneffes for the Bill, and tendered some
witneffes in rejoinder, which were rejected,
the Hon. Mr. Perceval began to fum up for
the Bill, and ended on Wednesday. He did
himself great honour by his eloquence; and
then Mr. Graham replied for the Rector.—
The Lord Bishop of St. David's moved an
adjournment till Tuesday, that there might
be time for a conference of parties, which
was agreed to.

CHATHAM GARRISON, MAY 19.

The plan of an encampment has this done. been received by Colonel Fox, commanda here, which will be formed on Bagsho Heath early in July, under the command of the Duke of York, and which will be composed of the following regiments :

Second, or Queen's Royal, 3d, or Buff 14th and 29th Regiments of Foot, two Regiments of Light Dragoons, two Battalions of Artillery, and one Company of Artificers.

This Camp will be formed for the purpose of trying every experiment upon the new adopted Prussian exercise in the manoeuvring of an army, which has hitherto been on, and practised by regiments.

BASSETERRE, APRIL 12, 1792.

On Saturday night last we were visited by one of the most dreadful calamities that has ever been experienced in this island during the memory of man. We had for several days frequent showers of rain, but on that night it fell so heavy, that it appeared to come down like sheets of water. About ten o'clock a prodigious flood came down Co

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1792

ALDERMAN CURTIS'S
ANNIVERSARY DINNER.

On Tuesday last the friends of Mr. Alderman Curtis, to the number of above two hundred and fifty, assembled at the London Tavern, to celebrate the anniversary of that Gentleman's election as one of the Members in Parliament for this City.

As soon as dinner was over, Mr. Alderman Macauley (who was chairman of the day) gave the King, which was most cordially drank with three cheers, accompanied by a full chorus of "God save great George our King!" Then followed the Queen, Prince of Wales, Dukes of York and Clarence, and all the Royal Family. After the toast of the Duke of Clarence and the Navy, the same gentleman who fung "God save great George our King," fung "Rule Britannia," which was like-wife chorused by the whole company.

Several friendly and patriotic toasts were afterwards drank, accompanied with some good singing, and though the company was so numerous as to fill every part of the great ball room, the whole exhibited a picture of unanimity, friendship and loyalty, that not only did honour to the company, but gave the best impression of the times.

Upon the anniversary toasts being given of the four thousand three hundred and forty-six independent Livery, who voted for Mr. Alderman Curtis, Mr. Boswell ascended on one of the forms, and fung his anniversary song upon that occasion, with an appendix, given in our paper of yesterday, both of which were received with universal approbation.

Mr. Deputy Birch moved a resolution for the next annual meeting, with a nomination of Stewards, which was unanimously agreed to; after which the company parted, evidently in the happy recollection of seeing their friend's cause so honourably and numerously supported.

The Public

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VOLUME the SECOND.
Containing many new Anecdotes relative to the French Revolution, and the present state of French manners.
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*On the Second of July will be published,*
(To be continued Monthly)
Price One Shilling and Sixpence,
Number One, of the
NATURAL HISTOR OF BRITISH INSECTS;

Explaining them in their several states, with the periods of their Transformations, their Food,&Cc. together with the History of such Mirty Insects as require Investigation by the Microscope.
The whole illustrated by COLOURED FIGURES,

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For the Public Advertiser.
PARODY.

[?1793]

THREE SAGES, in one happy æra born,
Thy honour'd Isle, oh! Britain, now adorn:
PATENCE, sublime, by daily puffing fed—
VANBUTCHEL, fam'd by puffing, and the DEAD*—
Lo! Boswell tow'rs o'er both in praise of self.
And by the DEAD † gains notice and the self.

TRIMBUSH.

* See his Pickled Wife.

† Vide his Biographic Annals.

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TUESDAY

that all such as may claim Out Pensions, are the
real Persons entitled to receive the same.

To the End that the said Commissioners for the
Affairs of the Hospital, may be satisfied, that they
are the same Persons who have passed their Exami-
nations, the Pensioners are hereby further direc-
ted, that such of them as have served in, and been
discharged from any of the Regiments or Indepen-
dent Companies of Invalids, are not to mention in
their Affidavits, such Regiment or Company of In-
valids in which they served, but the Regiment,
from which they

The late luxuriant crop of Doctors at Oxford, we hope, portends a proportional increase of learning.

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> Qui docet indoctrinos licet indoctrissimus effect,
> Ipse brevi reliquis doctor et sequeat.

Let us watch, and observe whether the effect will be Gradus ad Parnassum.

Two Doctors in one family, and these Father and Son, may be considered as an extraordinary phenomenon. This, however, the ancient house of Langton, in Lincolnshire, now exhibits, Bennet the father, and George the son. It happens well that the Father is the Senior Doctor, that he may keep his due precedence; but both will take place of all Squires, &c. &c. &c. who are not of a rank so high as that of Doctor.

## VERSES ON THE ABOVE,

Langton as ancient as Milešan,
And to the bargain,—an old Grecian;
A Cavalier too, valiant he,
As e'er supported Monarchy,
Or puritanic rascals drubb'd,
By Oxford was a Doctor dubb'd.
His eldest son no slow debater,
Has also by this Alma Mater,
Been honour'd with the like degree;
So Doctors both—they cry, “brave we!”

were first discharged, and recommended and received to Chelsea Hospital.

And as the General Payments in Great Britain, and Ireland, at the End of the ensuing six Months are chiefly regulated by the Places of Residence mentioned by the Pensioners who are mustered at Chelsea in Person, and in the Body of the Affidavits of such as live at a Distance, it is hereby ordered and directed, that no Pensioner who shall change the Place of his Abode given at his Muster, or specified in his Affidavit aforesaid, and who may apply for his Pension, except to the Officers of Excise nearest such Place of Abode, shall receive the fame, unless it appear by the Certificates of respectable Persons, that such Removal was thro' some unavoidable Necessity, which he or they could not foresee or prevent.

Lastly, it is notified, that none will be entered upon the PayLofts of the said Hospital, or be thought entitled to receive any Benefit therefrom, who shall not act agreeably to these Orders and Directions

SAMUEL ESTWICK,
Secretary and Register.

## SEA ENGAGEMENT.

MESSRS. WOODFALL and FREE-MAN, Printfellers to his Majesty, propose to publish, in conjunction with the Artift, two Prints of the late gallant action between his Majesty's Frigates LA NYMPHE, commanded by Captain EDWARD PELLEW, and the French Frigate LA CLEOPATRA, commanded by Monsieur MULLON; to be engraved from Original Pictures, by ROBERT DODD; painted at Portsmouth from the real ships, and under the immediate inspection of Sir Edward Pellew and his Officers, to whom those Prints are respectfully inscribed.

CONDITIONS.

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OXONIANA.

IN this Paper of the ninth instant, there is a wondrous story of two Doctors of one family, namely that of Langton, and Alma Mater of Oxford is flyly lugged in for a joke on that notable supposition. Unluckily, however, for the poetical wit the supposition is erroneous; the senior Langton is a Doctor it is true, and a Doctor of long standing (as all who have seen him must own), but the junior Langton is only a Master of Arts. I believe no harm was meant. But on the principle of Tit for Tat, pray take

VERSES ON THE ABOVE.

A Rhymefter has had mighty trouble,
*Supposing* Langtons Doctors double;
And thence, forsooth, producing fun
From Doctor Father, Doctor Son:
The man I am afraid is bilious,
And should be trimm'd by terræ filius;
BENNET's a Doctor we agree;
Magifter Artium GEORGE we see;
Each therefore in his place is found,
Sure as the mighty Tom's loud found;
And BENNET trust me fears no ill,
For GEORGE is Mafter Langton still.

Almost all the Bakers in London are Scotchmen. They cannot get employment in their own country, but come here for it, and make a most grateful return for their means of livelihood. An English Baker, on Sunday last, baked as usual, in the neighbourhood of Hatton-Street; and some Journeymen threatening informations, he told them he would have them taken into custody, if they did not depart immediately, and they accordingly went off.

Originally, housekeepers were their own Bakers, for the word pistor, which we find in ancient authors, signified a person who bounded or ground meal in a mortar or mill, in preparation for baking. Many people, in the country, now bake their own bread; but as it is impossible for individuals in London to do it, 'tis hoped that if the Bakers perform in their present resolution, public Sunday Baking-houses, under Legislative Authority, may be instituted, for the relief of the ordinary classes of society, who are the best support of the State.

A barren-minded, cothive-brained, self-important Pulpit Coxcomb, on Sunday last, in a certain Meeting-House in the City, strongly vindicated the present conduct of the journeymen Bakers; but his defence of them did not meet with general approbation.—This stiff-rump'd Systematist never felt dif-

Mr. Boswell is nearly recovered from the
dangerous wounds received from the street
robbers.—It is all the fame to the New police,
whether the victim of these depredators, is a
man of Genius or a Blockhead; not so to the
World, though both are entitled to protection.
Mr. Boswell's death would have caused a vacancy
in the mirth, as well as the instruction
of the nation.

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company of foot.

John Buller, Captain of an independent company of foot.

James Colquhoun, Lieutenant in Captain Ogle's independent company of foot. Soon after 9 July 1793

## HOSPITAL STAFF.

Dr. Donald Monro, Dr. John Hunter, and Surgeon John Boone, to be Physicians to the Forces in Great-Britain.

Surgeons Everard Home, Richard Huddlestone, and Thomas Rundell, to be Surgeons to the Forces in Great-Britain.

Surgeons Joseph Venour, William Robertson, and William

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