that three witneffes had fworn pofitively that these two perfons had fworn falfely, and therefore it was the duty of the court to commit them to take their trial for perjury. They were then both conducted to Newgate.

And this day the admiralty feffion ended, when the following prifoners were capitally convicted, viz. George Hindmarth, for the wilful murder of Samuel Burn Cowie, late chief mate of the merchant fhip called the Fly, in Anamaboe roads, being on board the floop olus, belonging to the faid merchant fhip, by beating and wounding him, and after throwing him overboard into the fea at about one league's distance from Anamaboe, on the coaft of Africa, and received judgment of death to be executed on him on Monday next, and afterward his body to be diffected and anatomifed; alfo Charles Berry and John Slack for piratically feizing and taking poffeffion of a merchant vessel, called the Fairy fchooner, at Tantum-querry-roads, on the coaft of Africa, and firing a blunderbufs at the reft of the crew, who were coming on board in an open canoe, and received judgment of death for the fame; two were acquitted; and two difcharged by proclamation.

Captain Donald Trail, of the Neptune, Botany-bay fhip, furrendered himself at the Old Bailey, and was put on his trial, with William Elrington, his chief mate, charged with ill-treating and murdering one of the convicts on their voyage to Botany bay. Several witneffes were examined; but none of their evidence affecting the prifoners, the jury, without giving the judge the trouble to fum up, acquitted them, and a copy of their indictment was granted.

JUNE 11.

Saturday morning an exprefs arrived at Mr. Dundas' office, in the treasury, from Edinburgh, which mentions that Wednefday night and Thursday morning a riot took place in that city, and that the mob had made an attempt on Mr. Dundas' houfe, in George's fquare, and had broke the windows, after which they endeayoured to get into it, but were repulfed by the military power, who fired on them; by which one man was killed, and feveral wounded. The whole of the mob were nearly difperfed when the exprefs came away.

JUNE 15.

fpeaker addressed his majesty to the following purport:

That his faithful commons, not content with having carried into effect a bill, the principle and tendency of which was highly interefting to public credit, and to the profperity of the kingdom, had also made provision for preventing the future permanent increase of the national debt, by having resolved that on all future loans means should be found for their discharge, which operation it was the hope of the commons no neceffity would ever prevent; as by fuch provifion his majefty's loyal fubjects would be guarded from those difficulties in which they had been involved, and which could only have been fupported by that public fpirit which pervaded all ranks of his majesty's peopie. Other objects had alfo occupyed the attention of the commons, who had the fatisfaction of releafing his majesty's fubjects from feveral of the burdens under which they had laboured. The commons had also taken meafures to promote the commerce, manufactures, and revenue of the empire. He affured his majesty of the determination of his faithful commons to maintain the happy conftitution of the country, from which the people looked for an increafe of their bleffings, and for the fecurity and continuance of thofe which they actually poffeffed. The commons alio trufted that the giving to juries the right of deciding on all cafes of libels, would be highly advantageous, as it gave uniformity to the law, and fecurity to the property, lives, and liberties of his majesty's fubjects. He declared the fenfe of the commons of the enjoyments arising from the prefent form of government, the prefervation of which they were fully convinced was determined to be perfevered in by a great and loyal people. He concluded by faying he held in his hand the national debt future loan bill, to which his faithful commons prayed his royal affent.

The clerk having taken the bill to the table, it received the royal affent, in the ufual forms, as did the Middlefex and Westminster police bill, the Newfoundland judicature bill, the bill respecting juries in cafes of libel, the fervants' character bill, and twelve others. After which his majetty delivered the following fpeech:

My Lords, and Gentlemen, I cannot close the prefent feffion of parliament without returning you my par.ticular thanks for the attention and dili gence with which you have applied your

felves to the dispatch of the public bufinefs, and especially to the important objects which I recommended to your confideration.

Gentlemen of the Houfe of Commons, The readiness with which you have granted the neceffary fupplies, and the fresh proof which you have given of your conftant affection for my perfon and family, in enabling me to provide for the eftablifhment of my fon, the duke of York, call for my warmelt acknowledgements. I have alfo obferved, with the utmost fatisfaction, the measures which you have adopted for the diminution of the public burdens; while you have, at the fame time, made additional provifion for the reduction of the prefent national debt, and established a permanent fyltem for preventing the dangerous accumulation of debt in future.

My Lords, and Gentlemen,. I have feen with great concern the commencement of hostilities in different parts of Europe. In the prefent fituation of affairs, it will be my principal care to maintain that harmony and good underftanding which fubfift between me and the feveral belligerent powers, and to preferve to my people the uninterrupted bleffings of peace. And the affurances which I receive from all quarters, of a friendly difpofition toward this country, afford me the pleafing hope of fucceeding in thefe en

deavours.

The recent expreffions of your uniform and zealous attachment to the established government and conftitution, leave me no room to doubt, that you will, in your feveral counties, be active and vigilant to maintain those fentiments in the minds of my faithful people; and I have the happinefs of receiving continued and additional proofs of their juft fenfe of their numerous and increafing advantages which they now enjoy under the protection and diftinguished favour of Providence.

Then the lord chancellor, by his majefty's command, faid,

My Lords, and Gentlemen, It is his majefty's royal will and pleafure, that this parliament be prorogued to Thursday the 30th day of Auguft next, to be then here holden; and this parliament is accordingly prorogued to Thurfday the 30th day of Auguit next.

The fame day, a privy council was held, when lord Thurlow laid the feals of his office at his majefty's feet, addrefling the king in a moft feeling speech, reprefenting the unftained itate wherein he had re.

JUNE 21.

Mr. James Nappy Tandy was tried, laft week, before the court of King'sbench, in Dublin, for fending a challenge to John Toler, efq. folicitor-general, (See page 317) and acquitted; as the jury were of opinion that the letter's to Mr. Toler did not amount to a challenge. JUNE 23.

A duel was yesterday morning fought in Hyde-park, between Mr. Frizell, and Mr. Clark, both ftudents of the law. Mr. Montgomery was fecond to Mr. Frizell, and Mr. Evans to Mr. Clark.

On Thursday night, the above four gentlemen were in company at the Cecilstreet coffee-houfe, where the deceafed lodged. They drank till one in the morning, when Mr. Frizell declaring he could drink no more, Mr. Clark faid, with fome warmth, it was ufing his friends very ill, but that it was not the first time he had behaved fo, for that at Chatham he had quarrelled with all the officers, and particularly with his friend lieut. Hixon, of the 14th regiment; and that he had got the character of a fighting man. Mr. F. replied, that he did not mean to give offence, but that, if any thing he had faid could be fo conftrued, he was ready to give Mr. C. fatisfaction, and then went to bed.

Mr. C. infifted, that these words were a direct challenge, and appealed to the other gentlemen, who declared that they did not confider them in that light. Mr. C. however, went up to Mr. F.'s room, and infifted on his meeting him in five minutes. Mr. F. immediately dreffed himself, and went down stairs, where he faid, before all the parties, that if Mr. Evans and Mr. Montgomery were of opinion that he had been guilty of any improper conduct, he would apologize for it to Mr. C.; but that gentleman faid he would accept of no apology; that he had not forgot his (Mr. F.'s) ftriking his friend lieut. Hixon, and that he infifted on his meeting him at the ring in Hyde

park in an hour from that time, three

o'clock.

It was then fettled, that Mr. Evans and Mr. Montgomery fhould be the feconds; and after thefe gentlemen had in vain endeavoured to make up the difference between Mr. C. and Mr. F. Mr. Clark, accompanied by Mr. Evans, went out for piftols. Mr. C. procured a brace, which he loaded, and obferving that Mr. F. had not got piftals, gave him one of his. When they got at the ground, they ftood at the distance of ten yards, and toffed up for the first fire, which was won by Mr. C. whofe ball penetrated Mr. F.'s collar bone; he fell, and, as he was falling, his piftol went off. Mr. Montgomery not fuppofing him dead, ran for a Coach to convey him to a furgeon's, but, on his return, found that Mr. F. had expired.

Mr. Clark and Mr. Evans were ftanding by the body, and were furrounded by fome foldiers, who refused to let them go, until their ferjeant came to them. He prefently appeared, and fet them at liberty, when the body was put into a coach, into which they all got, and drove off. In Piccadilly, Mr. Clark and Mr. Evans got out, and have not fince been heard of. James Newman, a ferjeant in the guards, faid, that he was on duty at the magazine in Hyde-park. About twenty minutes after four, yesterday morning, he heard the report of piftols, and faw two men running, one of whom fell on his knee he went up, followed by a corporal and four foldiers, and found two perfons kneeling by the body of the deceased; he faw a perfon running, who, they faid, had fhot the deceased; he found the piftols on the ground, and ordered the men to secure the two gentlemen until his return. He went to Knightsbridge barracks, where he was advised by capt. Hill to let the parties go, and, in confequence of that advice, did fo.

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Mr. F. and Mr. C. were natives of Ireland, as were the two feconds. They were all young men. The coroner's inqueft have fince fat on the body of Mr. F. and brought in their verdict, wilful murder.

JUNE 26.

Yesterday came on at Guildhall the annual election for fheriffs and other city

brazier, was declared by the fheriffs to have the fhow of hands for the office of bridge-mafter, in the room of Mr. John Burbank, deceased; but a poll was demanded in favour of meffrs. Redhead and Wright, which continues till Wednesday, when Mr. Scaiffe and Mr. Wright declined the poll in favour of Mr. Redhead. JUNE 27.

Intelligence was received on Saturday, at the India house, from fir Robert Ainflie, our ambaffador at Conftantinople, the purport of which is as follows: Extract of a letter from lieut. general Stewart at the nizam's durbar, dated Paangul, Feb. 19, 1792.

It is with heartfelt fatisfaction I acquaint you, that I have juft received official notice from the nizam, of the total defeat of Tippoo's army, the night of the 7th inft, and that Azamul Amrah has written to his highnefs, that earl Corn wallis began the attack early in the evening without guns; ftormed the enemy' numerous batteries, after fome delay occafioned by a nulla in front, entered the camp, took all the artillery, tents, and baggage, purfued the fugitives to the Caveri, and before daybreak of the 8th had poffeffion of Scoll Baugh and Shir Gungam, on the island, and early in the morn◄ ing had ordered up the battering-train for the purpofe of commencing the fiege.

Since writing the above, I have feen the minifter's letter, mentioning further, that the fate of Tippoo is not known, and the victory is fo complete as to give the livelieft hopes of the speedy fall of the capital. A falute of 150 guns has juft now announced our fuccefs.'

Countess of Sutherland, a son, at Paris. Lady North, a fon.

Lady of the lord chancellor of Irelaand, a fon and heir.

Counters of Darnley, a daughter.
MARRIAGES.

William Weldon, efq. to the hon. mifs Lucy Cuffe, niece to vilcount Defart.

James

Thomas Rees, of Charlotte-street, in Surry, coal-merchant.

Charles Baham, of Norwich, tobacconist.

Henry Ball, of Liverpool, flater. Elifabeth Jones, and John Farquhar Mac Crumin, of Bridge-ftreet, Weft minster, upholsterers and copartners.

John Walby, of Arundel-ftreet, Strand, mariner.

John Marshall, of Broughton-field, in Yorkshire, corn dealer.

Samuel Saunders, of Dudley, in Worcefterfhire, wood-fcrew-maker.

Thomas Harding, of Wenlock, in Shropshire, innkeeper.

Benjamin Bunn, of Dudley, in Worcefterfhire, butcher.

John Mackenzie, of Manchester, warehouseman.

James Dixon, of Carlisle, dyer. James Stedman, of Langham, Suffolk, dealer.

Richard Fielder, of Lombard-ftreet, throwfter.

Richard Mash, of St. George's-fields, cowkeeper.

JUNE 19. Henry Birkett, of Birmingham, bucklemaker.

Floyd Clay Peck, of Chelmsford, in Effex, druggift.

John Peter Du Roveray, of Great St. Helen's, merchant.

Samuel Daws, of the Strand, grocer. Samuel Bradford, of Sheffield, in Yorkfhire, white-metal-manufacturer.

Lewis John Cole, of Vere-street, Oxford-road, linen-draper.

JUNE 23. James Tilden, of Milton, in Kent, butcher.

Walter Patterson, of Queen-fquare, Westminster, merchant,

Thomas Phillips, of Great Queen-ftreet, `money-fcrivener.

JUNE 26.