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1500l. per aun. to Lord Macartney, as a con fideration for the unexampled integrity and ability difplayed by that Nobleman during his adminiftration at Fort St. George.

Same day the Court of Directors of the India Company made the following arrangement of their fervants at Bengal and Madras, in confequence of the new India Bill having received the Royal Affent, viz. Earl Cornwallis is appointed Governor-General and Commander in Chief. - General Sloper recalled, and to receive an annuity of 1500l. for life.-The Bengal Council to confilt of Earl Cornwallis, Meffrs. Macpherson, Stables, and Stuart ; — and Mr. John Shore to fucceed to the first vacancy in the Supreme Council. The system of uni in; the chief, civil, and military authority to take place at each Presidency; of course, Governor Sis Archibald Campbell is appointed Governor and Commander in Chief at Madras.-General Dalling alfo recalled with an annuity of one thousand pounds a year for life.The Madras Council to confift of Sir Archibald Campbell, Meffrs. Daniel, Davidfon, and Caflamajor.

Same morning was executed before the debtors door, at Newgate, Henry Thomp

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WILLIAM Lord Craven to be Lord Lieutenant of the county of Berks. Sir Guy Carleton, to be Captain-general and Governor in Chief in and over the Province of Quebec, in America, vice Sir Frederick Haldimand, K. B.

Sir Guy Carleton to be Captain-general and Governor in Chief in and over the Province of Nova Scotia, including the Ilands of St. John and Cape Breton, in America, vice John Parr, Efq. and of the Province of New Brunswick, in America, vice Thomas Carleton, Efq.

Sir Guy Carleton to be General and Commander in Chief of his Majefty's forces in the above-mentioned Provinces and Islands, and within the Ifland of Newfoundland,

Lieutenant Colonel Chriftopher Horsfall to be Lieutenant Colonel of the 58th Regiment of Foot, vice Gavin Cochran; and Brevet Major Browne to be Major, vice C. Horsfall.

The Rev. William Collier, B. D. Hebrew Profeffor in Cambridge Univerfity, elected into a Senior Fellowship of Trinity College, in the Room of Dr. Bentley, dec.

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Henry Crofdale, Efq. to be Lieutenant of his Majesty's Yeomen Guards, vice Nathan Garrick, Efq. refigned.

Bamber Gascoigne, Efq. to be Receivergeneral of the Cuftoms, vice William Mellith, Efq. refigned.

Lieutenant General Thomas Hall to be Colonel of the 3d Regiment of Foot, vice William Style.

Major General Sir George Ofborn, of the 3d Regiment of Foot Guards, to be Colonel of the 71ft Regiment of Foot, late the 2d battalion of the 42d.

Thomas Irving, Efq. to be Infpector-general of the imports and exports of Great Britain, vice John Pelham, Efq. dec.

The Honourable Lieutenant-general Sir William Howe to be Colonel of the 23d Regiment of Light Dragoons, vice Sir John Burgoyne.

Major-General Richard Grenville, of the Coldfiream Regiment of Foot Guards, to be Colonel of the 23d Regiment of Foot.

Gen. M'Arthur to be Governor of the Bahama Ilands, vice Colonel Maxwell, refigned.

MARRIAGES,

EPTIMUS Hodfon, M. B. of Caius College, Cambridge, to Mifs Affleck, da. of the Rev. Mr. Affleck, of Stamford.

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The Rev. John Camplin, jun. M. A. Minor Canon of Bristol cathedral, to Mifs Williams of Bristol.

At Brinkworth in Wilts, Mr. Potter, aged 21, to Mrs. Wiltshire, aged 86; the amiable bride was with difficulty conducted to the altar between the bridegroom's two fifters.

The Hon. Lady Horatia Waldegrave, fecond daughter of the Duchefs of Gloucester, to Captain Conway, 2d fon of Lord Hertford. At Madras, John Chamier, Efq. Military Secretary to the Presidency of Madras, to Mifs Grace-Georgiana Burnaby, filter of Sir William Burnaby, Bart.

Richard Long, Efq. jun. eldeft fon of Richard Long, of Rood-Afhton in Wilts, Efq. to Mifs Florentina Wrey, filter to Sir Bourchier Wrey, Bart.

At Bruffels, the Right Hon. Lord John Ruffel, only brother to the Duke of Bedford, to the Honourable Georgiana Elizabeth Byng, fecond daughter of the Right Hon. Lord Vifcount Torrington, his Britannic Majefty's Minister Plenipotentiary at that

court.

The Rev. Chriftopher Taylor, of Blashford, Hants, to Mifs Lifle, of Moyles Court.

George Powell, Efq. of Belton in Rutlandfhire, to Mifs Hartop, daughter of the late Edward-William Hartop, Efq. of LittleDalby in Leicestershire.

Thomas Smith Barwell, Efq. of Clargesftreet, to Mifs Unwin, of Wootton-Park, Staffordshire.

Somerset Davies, Efq. of Wigmorstre, to Mifs Hammond, of Bloomsbury-square.

The Rev. William Stratford, of Corpus Chrifti College, to Mifs Bridgeman of Iflip, Oxon.

The Rev. William Haggitt, rector of Armthorpe in Yorkshire, and Bromley in Kent, to Mifs Chambers, of Paddington.

The Rev. John Symonds, of Bere-court, to Mifs Jane May, of Pangbourn, Berks. James Slantey, of Lincoln's Inn, Efq. to Mifs Cornwall, daughter of John Cornwall, Efq. of Portland-place.

William Mills, Efq. of South-Audleyftreet, to Mifs E. Digby, daughter of the late Hon. Wriottefly Digby.

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At Calcutta, Capt. William Kirkpatrick, Secretary to Gen. Sloper, to Mifs Maria Seton Pawfon, daughter of the late George Pawson, Efq. wine-merchant, of London.

The Rev. Mr. Luxmore, Rector of Queenfquare Chapel, to Mifs Elizabeth Barnard, daughter of the late Rev. Mr. Barnard, Fellow of Eton College.

Ifaac Lloyd, Efq. of Great Marlow, Bucks, to Mifs Maria Johnstone.

John Bacon Fofter, Efq. of Northumberland, to Mifs Sarah Beaver, daughter of the late Peter Beaver, Efq. of Farnham.

The Rev. Mr. Jones, Fellow of New College, Oxford, and Rector of Witchingham in Norfolk, to Mifs Springer, of Lyndhurst.

William Boscawen, Efq. fecond fon of the late Gen. George Bofcawen, to Mifs Charlotte Ibbetfon, daughter of the late Dr. lbbetfon, Archdeacon of St. Alban's.

Richard Remington, Efq. of the 26th regiment of Foot, to Mifs Blonel, daughter of the late Plaxton Blonel, Efq. of Duffield, Derbyshire.

John Barritt, confectioner at Lincoln, to Mrs. Barlow, whofe ages together make 134 years. This is the fourth time this couple have attended the altar of Hymen. Mrs.

Barlow's laft husband was buried on the fame day as Mr. Barritt's last wife, about two months fince.

Mr. John Ayton, of Albion-place, to Mifs Eliza Efdaile, daughter of J. Efdaile, Efq. of Beccles, Suffolk

Thomas Wildman, Efq. of Lincoln's-ina, to Mifs Harding, of King's-road, Bedford

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MONTHLY OBITUARY, APRIL 1786.

MARCH 14.

ICHARD WARING, at Colnbrook, Bucks, aged 84, one of the partners in the fail cloth manufactory at Newbury, Berks.

16. At Lisbon, Edward Mayne, Efq.
22. John Grayhurst, Efq. near Mon-

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Marmaduke Browning, Efq. aged 93. He had been in the army upwards of 50 years, and ferved under the Duke of Cumberland at Culloden.

23. At Edinburgh, Col. Gavan Cochran, Lieutenant-Colonel of the 58th regiment

now in the Castle there.

24. Mrs. Reymer, widow of the late Mr. Reymer, late an eminent druggift, of Not tingham. This woman, whofe maiden name was Mifs Afh, of Lincolnshire, had a fortune of goool. She has had four husbands, viz. Mr. Levers, grazier; Mr. Willington, druggift; Mr. Footit, druggift; and Mr. Rey mer, druggift, a German. In 1780 the last hufband left Nottingham fuddenly; in a

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month after the wife followed him, with all the cafh fhe could raise; nothing was heard of her for four years, when fhe was brought by a pass, in the most abject condition, from Bristol. She has since been taken care of by her younger fon by the firft husband, and died of grief in the 63d year of her age. Lately, at High Worfal, Yorkshire, Mr. Marmaduke Angel, aged 101.

25. The Rev. John St. John, Rector of Farley and Hartley, in Hampshire.

Lately, in France, Captain Rumbold, of the guards.

26. Mrs. Mac Nally, wife of Leonard Mac Nally, Efq.

At Lancaster, Edward Norton, Efq. Member for Carlife, third fon of Lord Grantley. At Bath, Dr. Pollard.

Lately, at Bromley, in Kent, aged 84, Mrs. Philippa Maria Stubbs.

Lately, in the Eaft-Indies, Thomas Shadwell, Efq. formerly Secretary to Lord Grantham at the Court of Spain, and fon of the late Richard Shadwell, Efq. Chief Clerk in the Secretary of State's Office,

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27. At Nice, the Right Hon. ville, Earl of Thanet, Hereditary Sheriff of Westmoreland. His Lordship married Mary, the only daughter of Lord John Sackville, and fifter of the prefent Duke of Dorfet.

28. Mr. Gabriel Gouldney, of Clifton, near Briftol, a Quaker, in the 81st year of his age.

At Jamaica, Rear-Admiral Innis, Commander in Chief of his Majesty's fhips upon that station, in the 85th year of his age.

29. At Hampstead, Charles Grove, Efq. formerly a tea-broker in the Poultry.

In Charles-ftreet, Westminster, the Rev. Mr. Shield.

At Doncaster, Bryan Cooke, Efq. At Fingal, in Yorkshire, aged 83, the Rev. Thomas Nelfon, Rector of that parish upwards of 50 years.

In New Inn, John Chalmers, Esq. formerly of the Ifland of Jamaica.

The Rev. John Markham, Rector of Back wall, Somerset.

30. At Rugby, in Warwickshire, Mr. Peter Clare, of Chancery-lane, furgeon. He was author of "An Effay on the Cure of Abfceffes by Cauftic, and on the Treatment of Wounds and Ulcers, with Obfervations on fome Improvements in Surgery," 8vo. 1779.

31. In the Fleet Prison, Martin Williams, Elg.

Mrs. Lucas, wife of Jofiah Lucas, Efq. of St. Alban's-street, Pall-Mall.

Lady Hanham, of Dean's-Court, Dorfet. The Rev. Jofeph Payne, of Buckland, brother to the Countcfs Dowager of Northampton and Lady Frances Seymour.

APRIL 1. In Argyle-street, William Campbell, Efq. formerly Captain of a Company in the 3d regiment of guards.

2. The Rev. Mr. Barrell, fen. Rector and Patron of Lethering fett, in Norfolk.

3. In Ireland, the Rev. Walter Shirley, brother to the Earl of Ferrers.

4. Mifs Louifa Burgoyne, daughter of the late Sir John Burgoyne, Bart.

At Stoken Church, in Oxfordshire, Mrs. Mafon, relict of John Mason, Esq. in the tooth year of her age.

At Clare, in Ireland, Jonathan Beresford, Efq. aged upwards of 107 years. He was an Officer in the rebel army in 1715, and after the defeat he efcaped to France, where he continued till the first year of the reign of George II, when his friends obtained his pardon, and he afterwards lived retired.

5. Mrs. Kipling, widow of Henry Kipling, Efq. deceased.

At Leicester, Mr. Waters, of London. He had been the Northern circuit, and the day before married, at Burton upon Trent, Mifs Holland, daughter of the Rev. Mr. Holland, of that place. The fame morning the newmarried couple fet out for town, intending to Aeep at Leicester; but the fudden hand of death came upon the bridegroom, and before the next morning he left a widowed bride, and was himself no more. [We cannot upon this melancholy occafion but point out to our readers a beautiful paffage from Hervey.→ "What a memorable proof is here of man's "frailty in his belt eftate! Look! Oh! look on this event, ye gay and careless! The

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nuptial joys were all he thought on, and "fuch the breathings of his enamoured foul! "Yet a little while and I fhall enjoy the ut"most of my wifhes; I fhall call my char"mer mine; and have in her whatever my "heart can crave. In the midst of these " enchanting views had fome faithful friend "reminded him of an opening grave, and the "end of all things, how unfeasonable would "he have reckoned the admonition!-Yet "though all warm with life, and rich in vi

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fionary blifs, he was then tottering upon "the brink of both. Dreadful viciffitude! "to have the bridal feftivity turned into fu"neral folemnity! to be fhipwrecked in the very haven, and to perish in the fight of "happinefs."]

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Lately, on Hampstead Heath, Hugh Anderfon, Efq.

6. In Conduit-ftreet, Hanover-square, Prince Peter Gagarin, a Ruffian noble

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At Lynn, Scarlet Brown, Efq. formerly an eminent folicitor and town-clerk of that place.

At Eaft-Sheen, Zachary Taylor, Efq. At Bath, Hamilton Gorges, Efq. of the kingdom of Ireland.

9. Mr. Wright, banker, in Henriettaftreet, Covent-garden.

Mrs. Gibbons, widow of the late Rev. Dr. Gibbons.

Lately, on New Foreft, Hampshire, Charles Strudwick, Efq. in the 102d year of his age; he acquired a confiderable fortune in being agent for prifoners in the reigns of Queen Ann, George 1. and II.

Lately, at Middle, the Rev. Mr. Clarke, Rector of Moreton Corbet, in Shropshire. Lately, at Horwich, near Bolton, Rich. Pilkington, Efq. aged 92.

12. Lady Henrietta Vernon, relic of Henry Vernon, of Hilton Park, Staffordfhire, and one of the Ladies of the Bedchamber to the Princefs Amelia.

Lately, Dr. Bolton Simpfon, Vicar of Milford, near Lymington, and late Fellow of Queen's College, Oxford.

13. John Marfden, Efq. of Gower-freet, Bedford-fquare.

Jofiah Martin, Efq. late Governor of North-Carolina.

Samuel Ireland. Efq. of Hoddesdon, Herts At Brecon, in the 84th year of her age, Mifs Joan Gwynne, a maiden lady.

Lately, at Paddington, Benj. Haliburton, Efq. lately arrived from Jamaica.

15. Mrs. Hartley, wife of Winchcomb Henry Hartley, E'q.

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16. At Ham Common, Charles Fofter Holte, Efq.

At Clay-hill, Epfom, Edw. Knipe, fq. 17. Mrs. Ellen Short, of the Tower, aged 90.

18. Mrs. Athawes, wife of Mr. Edward Athawes, of Cordwainers Hall.

Mr. Wilcox, book feller, near the end of Charterhouse-lane, St. John's-freet, who four months fince came into poffeffion of 7000l. bequeathed to him by his godfather.

Mr. John Saunders, farmer and grazier, of Mackworth, near Derby, aged 100. He was able to go about the farm and do bufinefs until within a few days paft, when he was feized with an ague, which carried him off.

Mrs. Bland, wife of Mr. Bland, Swordcutler to the King,

21. In Budge-row, Mr. William Greenwood, merchant.

Lately, at his houfe in Bolton-row, of a diforder in his liver, the Hon. John Byron, Vice-Admiral of the White. He was born Nov. 8, 1723, and was caft away in the Wager man of war, one of Lord Anfon's fquadron, and after fuffering most extreme hardships (of which he published a narrative) for almost five vears, he returned to England, and on Dec. 30, 1746, was appointed Captain of the Syren. In 1776 he became Rear-Admiral of the Blue, and in 1778 Vice-Admiral of the White. In August 1748 he was married to Sophia, danghter of John Trevanion, of Carhays, in the County of Cornwall, by whom he has left feveral children.

BANKRUPT S, APRIL 1786.

ENRY Page, of Great Queen-Arget, St. Giles's in the Fields, fadlers ironmonger. John Marshall, Gerrard-freet, Soho, money-fcrivener. John Williams, Swanfea, fhopkeeper. Stephen Beck, Wapping, brazier. Richard Nicoll, Ware, Hertford fhire, malt-factor. Thomas Taylor, Lapworth, Warwickshire, dealer. John Wilcock, Brindle, Lancashire, cotton-manufacturer. James King and Jofeph King, Newcastle upon Tyne, potters. Robert Martland, Wapping-wall, grecer and tobacconist. Robert Jones, Little Minories, merchant. Francis Barraclough. Old Malton, Yorkshire, miller. John Mofuan and Win. Buine, Newcaitle upon Tyne, fpiritmicichants. Thomas Bland, Cornhill, hat

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Bennett, Hindon, Wilts, mercer. James Ewing, Bath, brewer. John Thacker, Wisbech St. Peter's, Ile of Ely, Cambridge, mer chant. Thomas Newman, Little Brickhill, Bucks, lace-dealer. Juftina Sherwin, Louth, Lincolnshire, milliner. William Tobias Greaves, Bristol, haberdasher. Henry Tay lor, Berwick-upon-Tweed, paper-manufac turer. Samuel Gilderdale, Thorne, York, factor. Jofeph Mackrell, Rye. Sullex, apothecary. David Bowen, Lyllendy, Carmarthen, dealer. John Arnold, Princes-freet, Lothbury, merchant. Ebenezer Geary the younger, Bafinghall-ftreet, merchant. George White the younger, of Nouingham, linendraper. Richard Taylor, Manchetter, cote ton-manu!acturer. Richard Collins, Whapload, Lincolnshire, grocer, Ifaac Moor and Thomas Moor, Tilbury, Effex, dealers. Francis Hathway and John Preflon, Carey lane, hofiers. James King, Newcastle-up on Tyne, glais - manufacturer. Richard Mapp, Droitwich, Worcestershire, mer, chant.

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[Embellished with, 1. A Striking Likenefs, engraved by HOLLOWAY, of the Rt. Hon, WM. EDEN, Efq. 2. A Perfpective View of the late M. DE VOLTAIRE'S CHATEAU at FERNEY. And 3. and 4. A SECOND Plate of ADMISSION TICKETS so the Dramatic Performances at Sir W. W. WYNNE'S THEATRE at WYNNSTAY, from the Defigns of H, BUNBURY, Esq.]

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Great-Britain including Lords Debates on a paper refpecting theCivil Lift 360 Commons Debates on Mr. Haftings' Petition to be heard in Perfon against Mr. Burke's, Charges-Mr. Powys's Motion on Canadian Act-Substance of Mr. Haftings' Defence-Examination of Evidence on Mr. Burke's Charges--Mr. Sheridan's Motion against Mr. Pitt's Bill for reducing the National Debt-Mr. Pitt's Motion for changing the Duties on Wine 353 Poetry; including La Partenza, by Mrs. Piozzi-On the Pleafures of Poetry, by William Parfons, Efq.-Prologue and Epilogue to the Roman Father Sonnet to Mrs. Smith, on reading her Sonnets lately published-Epitaph'on Dr. Jolinfon, by Soame Jenýns, Efq. The Month of May, &c. &c. 368 Theatrical Journal: including Epilogue to Shirley's Bird in a Cage, by Captain Topham Epilogue fpoken by Mrs. Pope at her Husband's Benefit-Occafional Addrefs, by Horatio Edgar Robfon, Efq. for the Introduction of Miss .Thornton at Covent-Garden, at her Sifter Mrs. Martyr's Benefit-Prologue, .written by Mr. Colman, jun. to Capt. Topham's-Small-Talk-Prologue and Epilogue, written by George Keate, Efq. for the Reprefentation of Cymbeline by the young Gentlemen of Mr. Newcombe's School at Hackney, &c. 368 Foreign Intelligence

Lord Lieutenant of Ireland's Speech on clofing the Seffions of Parliament, May 8, 1786

Country News

Monthly Chronicle, Preferments, Marriages, Obituary, Bankrupts, Barometer and Thermometer, Prices of Stocks, Grain, &c.

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