pardon, he requefied permiffion to return to his cell, which was granted. Under pretence of fearching for fome neceffaries, in the prefence of Mr. Kirby, jun. he fuddenly drew a knife, and ftabbed himself in the body. He now lies extremely ill, refufes every kind of fuftenance, and declares he is determined to put an end to his exiftence. Dublin. The following are 27th. copies of letters received by the right hon, the lord mayor. "My Lotd, "I am directed by my lord lieutenant to acquaint your lordship, that his excellency has received intelligence from lieutenant-general Dalrymple, ftating, that a fleet had been feen fteering for Bantry Bay, which it was fuppofed was French; alfo, that the Kangaroo floop of war had paffed through the faid fleet the 21ft inftant, and having reported to vice-admiral Kingfmill that it appeared to belong to the enemy, had failed for England, to give information to the admiralty. "Under thefe circumftances, his excellency has thought it expedient to take all precautionary measures, in cafe the enemy fhould attempt a landing, and his excellency has the fullett reliance on the zeal and loyalty of the citizens and inhabitants of Dublin, which have already been fo confpicuous, to fecond and facilitate the measures which, in cale of emergency, it will be neceffary for the government to adopt. I have the honour to be, &c. &c. To the right honourable the lord mayor, Dublin-Cafle, 29th Dec. 1796. My Lord, "The laft accounts from general Dalrymple are by his aid-de-camp, captain Gordon, who left Bantry at ten o'clock on Tuesday, A. M. and arrived here this morning. Seventeen fail of French fhips were at that time at anchor on the lower part of Bear island, but at such a diftance that their force could not be afcertained. A lieutenant of a French frigate was driven on shore in his boat, in attempting to quit his veffel, which was difmafted, to the admiral. He confirms the account of the fleet being French, with hoftile views to this country, but does not appear to know whe ther the whole fleet, which confifted of about feventeen fail of the line, fifteen frigates, and, including tranfports and luggers, amounted to fifty fail, were all to re-affemble off Bantry. General Hoche was on board, commanding a confider able force. only with their lives and fortunes, but alfo with their cattle. To obviate this inconvenience, the mayor has published to the following effect: "The mayor defires that the countrymen will bring in as usual, to the markets of Cork, all kinds of corn, potatoes, milk, and butter, and every other fupply of provifions. He declares and affures to them, their horfes, cars, &c. &c. will not be taken, or be molested in the leaft. "The horfes that have been given, and taken for the ufe of the army, are well fed with hay and oats, and proper attention paid to them, and the owners will be entitled to five fhillings per day for each horfe, and each man one fhilling, while out on duty. "The mayor requests and calls on all gentlemen of the city, who have not already fent their horfes on duty, to fend him in their numbers, that, in cafe more be wanted, he may know where to call for them. Wednesday, December 28." Grofs produce of the revenue of Goodwin the poft-office for three years, to Calvert (F) 83400 97900 121000 96600 The year ending April 5, £. s. d. Calvert (J) 1793, 627,592 13 o Elliot 46700 58200 1794, 691,268 11 9 Clowes 40000 55700 1795 Stevenfon Phillips 39400 45800 705,319 10 9 The grofs produce for the year ending April 5, 1796, as near as can be taken, amounts to 787,3041. The Norwich bills of mortality for the last year ftand thus: chriftened, males 467, females 430; buried, males 477, females 570. Thirty-one fewer births than in the year 1795, and a decrease in burials of fifty-one. 38800 42600 1 ber of brewers was then fifty two. But in the year ending July, 1795, the quantity brewed by only twelve brewers exceeded the above by 1890 barrels. The number of Bankrupts fince the commencement of the prefent war, is nearly as great as during the whole period of the American war. From 1775 to 1782 inclufive, there were 3742; from 1793 to 1796 inclufive, 3608. The difference is therefore only 134. Naval Officers.-The number of officers of his majefty's fleet, under the defcription of admirals, captains, mafters and commanders, and lieutenants, made up to the end of this year, and juft published under the direction of the admiralty board, is, Admirals of different ranks Mafters, and commanders Courland Total 12,113 fhips. From the Sound lift for the years 1792, 3, 4, 5, and 6, it appears that the commerce of Europe to the northern ftates has fluctuated every year for these five years paft; but at last feems to have fo far recovered itself, that, in 1795, it has arrived to the fame pitch as in 1772, there being only one ship more in the latter period than the former. It alfo appears that the commerce of Europe to thofe ftates was lefs by 300 thips in 1795 than in any former year fince 1792, 97 which must be attributed to the 494 hard winter and long froft, which 289 must be feverely felt in the nor1960 thern feas. The British commerce has ftill kept up its profperity, and all the five years is at the head of the lift; while thofe of the Dutch, which used to be next, has dwindled from 2181 to none in 1795, and only one in 1796; and the French, from 128 in 1790, to 25 in 1792, and not one fhip any year after. Total 2840 There has been no promotion of admirals fince June 1795; 52 poft-captains have been made in the courfe of the last year, 92 mafters and commanders, and 225 lieu tenants. The following is a lift of veffels, of different nations, that have paid the Sound duties, from Dec. 31, 1795, to Dec. 31, 1796:— British 4455 Danish 2157 MARRIAGES in the Year 1796. Jan. 6. George Henry Rofe, efq. M. P. for Southampton, and fon of George Rofe, efq. fecretary of the treafury, and M. P. for Christchurch, to mifs Duncombe, daughter and coheiress of the late Thomas Duncombe, efq. 10. Lady Wilfon, relict of the late judge Wilfon, to captain Griffiths of the navy. Feb. 6. Thomas Gardiner Bramfton, efq. eldest fon of Thomas Berney Bramiton, efq. M. P. for Effex, to mifs Blaauw, daughter of William Blaauw, efq. 9. Earl of Powerfcourt, to mifs Brownlow. Robert Lifton, efq. ambaffador to the Sublime Porte, to mifs Henrietta Marchant, of Antigua. 28. Earl of Guildford, to, mifs Coutts, daughter of Thomas Coutts, efq. banker, in the Strand. March 1. Henry Thornton, efq. M. P. to mifs Sykes, daughter of Jofeph Sykes, efq. of Weft Ella, Yorkshire. Lately, James Dalrymple, efq. to the counters dowager of Haddington. 16. Hon. Thomas Parker, brother to the earl of Macclesfield, to mifs Edwards, daughter of Lewis Edwards, efq. of Talgerth, Merioneth. hire. 29. Sir Robert Wilmot, bart. to mifs Grimfton, daughter of the late Robert Grimfton, efq. of Nefwick, Yorkshire. April 16. Earl Temple, to lady Anne Elizabeth Brydges, daughter of the late duke of Chandos. 19. Edward Wilbraham Bootle, efq. M. P. to mifs Taylor, daughter of the rev. Edward Taylor, of Bifrons, Kent. 27. Sir Thomas Henry Liddell, bart. to mifs Maria Simpfon, daughter of the late John Simpfon, efq. of Bradley. 26. Mr. Taylor, furgeon, at Sevenoaks, to lady Louifa Stanhope, daughter of earl Stanhope. Lord Porchefter, fon of the earl of Carnarvon, to mifs Ackland, daughter of Lady Harriet Ackland. Lately, capt. Talbot, to Lady Eli. zabeth Strangeways, daughter of the earl of Ilchefter. May 3. Hon. and right rev. dr. William Stuart, bishop of St. David's, to mifs Fenn, daughter of the late hon. Thomas Penn, efq. proprietor of Pennfylvania. 11. Sir Edmund Head, bart. to mifs Western, of Çokethorpe, Oxfordshire. Thomas Sherlock Gooch, efq. eldest fon of Sir Thomas Gooch, bart. to mifs Whittaker, fifter of Abraham Whittaker, efq. of Lyfton-house, Herefordshire. 14. Hugh Dillon Maffey, efq. eldeft fon of fir Hugh Maffey, bart. to mifs S. Hankey, daughter of the late Thomas Hankey, efq. June 3. George Wright, efq. only fon of fir James Wright, bart, to mifs Maclane, only daughter and heirefs. to the late Charles Maclane, efq. of Okingham. 11. Sir George Glyn, bart. to mifs Catharine Powell, daughter and coheiress of the late rev. Gervas Powell, of Lanhara, in Glamorganfhire. 25. Sir Richard Gamon, bart. M. P. to Lady Amelia Cooke. Sir Nigel Bowyer Grefley, bart. to mifs Garway of Worcester. 27. Rev. Charles Talbot, fecond fon of the hon. and rev. Charles TalE 2 bot, |