28. At Blackheath, aged about 50, Tho. Bowles, efq. for niany years a confiderable ftationer in Newgate-ftr. He was one of the gentlemen nominated in 1787, as a proper perfon to ferve the office of fheriff of London; and paid the ufual fine to be excufed. To ftrong natural abilities, a lively imagination, found judgement, and a muft extenfive memory, aided by a claffical education, he had added more reading than might be fuppofed compatible with an extenfive bufinefs (conducted with uncommon application and the nicest integrity), which rendered him a most entertaining and pleaf. ing companion;-learned without pedantry, and inftructive without affectation. His lofs is fincerely lamented by all who had the happinefs of his acquaintance; but it will be more particularly felt in the circle of his private friends, to whom he was liberal without oftentation, and difpenfed his favours from the purest of all motives, that of doing difinterested and effential good. D GAZETTE PROMOTIONS. R. Benj. Mofeley, appointed physician to the Duke of York and his houfhold. Rt. Hon. Hugh Lord Fortefcue, appointed lord-lieutenant of the county of Devon, vice Earl Poulett, dec. Lieut. Gen. Wm. Auguftus Pitt, Rt. Hon. James Cuffe, Ponfonby Moore, John Handcock, and Rob. Langrishe, eiqrs. and Col. David Dundas, together with the Hon. Geo. Jocelyn, Geo. Rawfon, and Charles-Henry Coote, efqrs. appointed coinmiffioners and overfeers of barracks, &c. in Ireland, vice James Cavendish, Fitzherbert Richards, and Ralph Ward, efqrs. Sir Geo. Yonge and Admiral Sir Alexand. Hood, created Knights of the Bath. Rev. John Brereton, Stoke Abbot R. co. Dorfet, vice Crowe, refigned. Rev. Tho. Waddington, B.A. Kelshall R. Herts, vice Robins Elliis, dec. Rev. Tho. Brand, Brifley R. co. Norfolk. Rev. Mr. Weddred, appointed minor canon of Peterborough Cathedral. Rev. Tho. Carr, M.A. Bugthorpe V. co. York, vice Bracken, dec. Rev. Rich. Bathurst, minor canon of Rochefter Cathedral, appointed chaplain to the Arrogant guardship at Chatham. Rev. Edw. Heber, M.A. Kirkby Wharfe V. near Tadcaster. Rev. Francis Metcalf, M.A. Heflington curacy, co. York. Rev. John Rogers, Durweston and Brianfton RR. co. Dorfet. Rev. Tho. Adnutt, M.A. Croft R. co. Lei cefter, vice Chambers, dec. Rev. Cha. Fynes, of Oriel Coll. Oxf. LL.D. Rev. Geo. Bethune, of Baliol Coll. Ox. B.L. Ge.Scawen,efq.fell. of St. John's, Ox. LL.D. Rev. E. Palmer, B.A. Stoke Gurcey V. co. Somerset, vice Rev. Mr. Chilcote, dec. Rev. Henry Jackson Close, B.A. Hitcham R. co. Suffolk, vice Bernard Mills. SAAC Jackfon, Norwich, beer brewer. J. Williams Walcot, vintner and chapm. James Green, Bethnal-green, dealer and chap. Edward Robinfon, Spalding, dealer and chap. John Leach, Blackburn, dealer and chapman. Benjamin Dadley, Birmingham, dealer and chapman. Jeremiah Bryant, Biggleswade, draper and woolftapler. George Wright, Sheffield, dealer and chapm. Jofeph Arnold, Wallingford, dealer and chap. John Syeds, Mincing la. dealer and chapm. Thomas Greatrex, Kingston upon Thames, dealer and chapman. Wm. Boston, Knowle, dealer and chapman. John Robinfoa, Dudley, dealer and chapm. Francis Thompson, St. Paul Shadwell, dealer and chapman. George Mattocks, Liverpool, dealer and chap. Frederic Lander, Shelton, dealer and chapm. Thomas Glifton, Deretend, Afton, fallow chandler. AVERAGE PRICES of CORN, from May 12, to May 17, 1788. 563 012 5 8 02 82 23 5 Durham 5 104 30 02 04 Northumberld. 5 33 52 61 103 34 03 22 24 94 6 3 52 10 6 90 Cheshire 6 64 5 40 02 91 113 Nottingham 5 103 62 62 03 Derby 6 010 02 30 6 5 Monmouth Somerset Devon 7 Cornwall Dorfet II Hampshire Suffex Warwick 5 5 7658 02 72 03 62 03 I 212 100mm + N 4 May 1. The Winter's Tale-Mayor of Garratt. 2. Conftant Couple-Richard Cœur de Lion 3. The Regent-The Lyar. 5. All for Love-Catherine and Petruchio. 6 Rule a Wife, &c.-Too Civil by Half. 7. Seeing is Believing-Tit for Tat. 8. The Heirefs-The Waterman. 9. Artaxerxes-The Humourist. 12. The Heirefs-Comus. 13. The Regent-The Sultan. 14. Way of the World-Duke and No Duke. 24. The Regent-The Romp. 5 80 02 52 5 80 WALES, May 5, to May 10, 1788. North Wales 5 1014 33 21 104 5 South Wales 5 84 912 101 73 REGISTER. May COVENT GARDEN. 1. The Padlock-- Animal Magnetism--Farmer 2. The Rivals-Love and War. [Camp. 3. Poor Soldier-Winter's Tale-Love in a 5. He would be a Soldier-Tom Thumb. 6. Rofina-Animal Magnetism-Farmer. 7 Such Things Are-Poor Vulcan! 8. Fontainbleau-Love in a Camp. 9. Artaxerxes-Animal Magnetism. 12. Tit for Tat-The Nunnery-Royal Chace 13. Robin Hood-Animal Magnetism. 14. Castle of Andalusta-The Minor. 15. The Foundling-Midas. 16. Cymon-The Royal Chace. 17. The Grecian Daughter-The Deferter. 19. Alexander the Great-The Poor Soldier 20. Rofina-Animal Magnetifm--Farmer. 21. Caftle of Andalufia-The Poor Soldier. 22. Marian-The Maid of the Oaks-Animal Magnetifm. 23. The Jealous Wife-Love in a Camp. 24. She stoops to Conquer-The Two Mifers. 26. Marian--Majd of the Oaks--Anim. Magn. 27. The Mourning Bride-Midas. 28. Fontainbleau-Tom Thumb. [Farmer. 29. Marian-Three Weeks after Marriage30. The Brothers-Love and War. 31. Love makes a Man-The Poor Soldier. BILL of MORTALITY, from May 6, to May 27, 1788. 1 New 3 per C 4perC1. Exche Lottery 1751 Navy. Scrip. Scrip Bills. Tickets. EACH DAY'S PRICE OF STOCKS IN MAY, 1788. Anu 1777 Ditto 4 per C5 per Ct Long Short Ditto India India India S. Sea 1778 Stock. Ann. Bonds. Stock. 1726 Confel. Old New 3 per C Ann. Ann. Sunday 84 94 942 74 744 75 75 94 113 77 74 77 44 77777 555 in in 87 173 86 74 11 Sunday 94 114 221 [N.B. In the 3 per Cent. Confols, the highest and lowest Price of each Day is given; in the other Stock the highest Price only. 79 69 29,95 cloudy 58 95 rain 61 59 30, rain 63 65 63 cloudy 66 29,87 fhowery W. CARY, Mathematical Inftrument-Maker, oppofite Arundel-ftreet, Strand. 69 72 64 SW W SW NW Weather in July, 1787. clouds, funthine, ftill evening. a bright morning, hot and fultry. cloudlefs, hot fun, clofe evening. overcaft, bright and hot. warm night, fleecy clouds, very hot heavy clouds. [and clofe. bright, cooler, brifk fhower. clouds, brifk wind louring, fun, rain. heavy clouds, rain. b bright morn', cloudy, rainy even". clouds, thunder, dark evening.c cloudy morning, thowers, thund. thady, bright fun, ftill evening. cloudy morning, fun, fhowers. d fhow.brifk w.heavyshow.cold even. rain at night, bright, fhowers. dark morning, fun. cloudy morn. fm. rain, dark even.e louring morning, rain, forms. 18 66 19 63 67 20 59 66 58 63 58 956666 9356 mooc Rain ..2 . 16 a Solftitial chafers (melolontha folftitialis) abound; in their grub-ftate they have destroyed much turf. Rooks fhould have great merit with the farmer, as they prevent thefe pernicious infects becoming numerous. Wheat much beaten down in fome places.- Cherries and wood-ftrawberries very fine; rafps and whi e corinths ripe.-d Firft broods of fwallows come out. Bloom of lime-trees hang in beautiful taffels, and are highly fragrant.-/ Tremell. noftoc in great abundance. Young red-breafts (motacilla rubecula), afecond brood. -Some young partridges begin to fly. Rooks retire in vaft flocks to the deep woods about 30 clouds, brifk wind, rain, thund. clouds, fun, fhowers. 55 heavy clouds and rain. g .. 2 [faft. .. I 14 |