the people on board, 500 in number at least, could have been saved-the entire coast between Boulogne and Portel was covered with waggons and soldiers, clearing away the wrecks, and an immensity of small boats were engaged in searching the bottom for different articles. In the space of fifty yards, close under Portel, there are a gun-brig and four luggers completely dashed to pieces. The few brigs that succeeded in getting into Boulogne, seem to be much damaged in their masts and rigging; indeed, from the amazing surf when getting in, it is impossible it could be otherwise. Altogether the loss of the enemy, on Saturday morning, has been the most severe they have met with since the commencement of the war, and it is highly probable that the soldiers will not be so sanguine for the expedition, after having had such convincing proofs of the danger attending it, and having seen our ships ride out gales of wind in perfect safety, when they have invariably suffered, both in men and

vessels.

August 3. Yesterday morning lieutenant Bagnall, who was apprehended on Monday night for attempting to discharge a brace of pistols at the populace assembled on the outside of the Crown and Anchor tavern, in consequence of sir Francis Burdett and his friends dining there, was brought before sir Richard Ford, for re-examination; when it being proved to the satis faction of the magistrates, that he attempted to discharge one of the pistols at a young man of the name of Johnson, he was fully committed for trial under lord Ellenborough's late act, for attempting to fire a pistol loaded with powder and ball at his majesty's liege subjects.

Yesterday morning, a girl about ten years of age, of the name of Davis, nursing her brother, about two years of age, near the Horse-ferry, Westminster, the infant crying very much, the girl, in a passion, threw it from her arms into the Thames, and ran away. This was observed by several persons, who secured the girl, and went to the water

to save the boy, who sunk twice. The usual method was resorted to in cases of suspended animation, when he was happily restored to perfect health. The girl refused to tell where she lived; but the mother, who is a poor woman in the Almonry, Westminster, came up, and satisfied the inquirers.

Lewes, Aug. 6. A strong building, intended as a depôt for ten thousand stand of arms, has been ordered, by the Board of Ordnance, to be immediately begun on an elevated situation, on the northern part of Horsham common, and a com pany of builders at Horsham have contracted to get it completed by Lady-day next. The above intended depôt is meant for the expeditiously arming the peasantry, to be assembled at that place in cases of emergency.

Brentford, Aug. 10. Yesterday the poll for a member for Middlesex ended here, after having continued fifteen days, when the numbers were

For sir Francis Burdett 2,823 For George Bolton Mainwaring 2,828

The sheriffs then proceeded to examine some deferred votes on both sides, and when they left off sir Francis had a majority of one; but this morning Mr. Mainwaring's counsel objecting to the examination, as illegal, the sheriffs acquiesced in their arguments, and returned Mr. Mainwaring duly elected, according to the numbers at the close of the poll.

Lendon, Aug. 14. A most shocking accident occurred on Saturday last to a private of the third West York militia, encamped at Coxheath. Whilst the officers were at mess, he was in the room beneath, drawing water from a well 120 feet in depth; in attempting to lay hold of the bucket, he was precipitated headlong to the bottom. The question was instantly put Who will descend and search for him?' Mr. Hardy, the surgeon of the regiment, immediately threw himself across the bucket, and was let down; after several fruitless attempts, the body was at length found and brought up, but perfectly lifeless, and mangled in a most shocking manner: his skull was very much shattered, his thigh broken, and otherwise much injured. The coroner's verdict was-accidental death.

Aug. 15. A young lady was observed about one o'clock on Monday by the guard at Buckingham-gate, to throw her. self into the canal in St. James's Park.

Assisted by a waterman, who happened also to see her, the guard took her out, and carried her to the Hoop and Grapes public-house, in Queen-square, where every method that could be devised was ineffectually exerted to restore animation. Mr. Pye, the magistrate, being informed of the circumstance, procured the aid of a medical assistant to the Humane Society, but his efforts were equally in effectual. A coachman who was present stated, that she engaged his coach near George-street, in the Minories, and or dered him to drive to Buckingham-gate. Her body is now lying at the abovementioned public-house. She appears to be between eighteen and twenty years of age, is very tall and beautiful, finely shaped, and a delicate skin, auburn hair, and blue eyes; she had on a muslin gown, chip hat, with a pink handkerchief about it: a red coral necklace with a gold locket, and silk stockings marked M. C. and has a moie under her left breast. We understand she belonged to a very respectable family in the city. Several of them went yesterday to see her. The coroner's inquest will sit upon the body this day.

Wednesday the first regiment of the Tower Hamlets militia had a grand fieldday at Blackheath; and in the course of the firing exercise, one man unfortunately loaded his musket five times; four times had it missed fire, but on the fifth attempt at a discharge, it burst: the fragments of the piece flew off in all directions, and the unhappy man, most de sperately wounded, was conveyed to the hospital in an artillery waggon, where he soon after died, notwithstanding every medical assistance. Seven of his companions, all severely wounded, were also carried to the hospital.

Dablin, Aug. 18. On Tuesday last, while a great concourse of people had proceeded to a funeral of Mrs. Vaughan, in the county of Clare, a young fellow named Scanlan, assisted by four or five others, rushed into the house of Mr. Hogan, of Belkelly (no person being at home but Mrs. Hogan and miss Vaughan, the niece of the deceased): they seised the young lady, and in spite of her cries, and the efforts of Mrs. Hogan, carried her off, forced her into a boat, and conveyed her to an old castle which stands in the river Shannon, accessible only by a beat, and is only to be entered by means of a

ladder, there being from six to ten feet of water close to the walls, and the door being ten feet above the water. They were pursued by those persons who had attended the funeral, but without e fect; they were deaf to the entreaties of the friends without, and the cries of the lady within; to the expostulations and commands of the magistrates they were equally inexorable-and it was therefore determined to blockade them. All the boats in the neighbourhood were col lected and brought on shore by major Purden, to cut of the means of retreat— and at day-break on the morning of Wednesday, all major Purdon's, capt. Brady's, and capt. Martin's corps of veomanry proceeded to the shore to effect the rescue of the young lady-but in the middle of the night capt. Brady had prevailed upon Scanlan and his followers to release the lady, who was handed out es the ladder to her friends. The party, however, remained in the castle closely watched until five in the evening; when, hopeless of escape, and destitute of either food or ammunition, they surrendered, and are now in custody. The promptness of the magistrates and yeomanry have thus rescued the young lady from falling a prey to lawless outrage.

It is believed that the earl of Ennis. kitten and lord Caledon will succeed lords Dysart and Leitrim in the represen tation of the peerage.

London, Aug. 21. Yesterday morning, about two o'clock, a young lady of great personal accomplishments, and daughter to a respectable merchant in the city of London, in a fit of despair threw her self out of a two-pair of stairs window, at her father's house, and was literally dashed to pieces. On the fatal news being communicated to her family, her mother, with whom she had ever been a

favourite, instantly snatched up a knife which lay near her, and, horrid to relate, stabbed herself in such a manner that her life is despaired of, and the unfortunate father now lies under the influence of mental derangement.

A melancholy accident happened yes terday about two o'clock: a young lady about twelve years of age, crossing the way near Temple-bar, was run over by a horse; her back, an arm, and a leg were broken, and she was taken home to her disconsolate parents without 207 hopes of recovery.

of G. C. Ricketts, esq. of Ashford-hall, Salop, to miss Harriet Loftus, second daughter of general Loftus.

At St. Dunstan's church in the West, London, Mr. John Partridge Blakemore, eldest son of Thomas Blakemore, esq. of Westbromwich, Staffordshire, to miss Barber, daughter of Stephen Barber, esq. of Walsall.

7. At Edinburgh, Mr. John Lidingham, merchant, Leith, to miss Christian Cold stream, daughter of the deceased Mr. Alexander Coldstream, Crieff.

At Edinburgh, Mr. Charles Stewart, merchant in Dingwall, to miss Margaret Kemp, eldest daughter of the deceased Mr. Alexander Kemp, late writer in Dingwall.

At Darlington, James Agnew, esq. of Howlish, lieutenant in the 65th regiraent, grandson of the late general Agnew, to miss Bowes, daughter of Thomas Bowes, esq. of Darlington.

At Sutton Veny, Nathaniel Barton, esq. of Warminster, to miss Elizabeth Thring, daughter of the reverend Dr. Thring, rector of Sutton.

At Rougham, R. W. Pickwead, esq. of Egham, Surry, to miss Pogson, eldest daughter of John Pogson, esq. of Rougham-place, Suffolk.

9. At St. Paul's, Covent-garden, John. Easton, esq. of Blandford, Dorset, to miss Brodie, of Henrietta-street.

At Clare, Suffolk, Mr. James Reynolds Ray, banker, to miss Stammers, only daughter of Mr. Thomas Stammers, of Clare.

At St. Alban's, Christopher Puller, esq. to miss King, of Lower Seymour-street.

Hubert Thomas Dolphin, of Turoe, County Galway, esq. to miss Greham, daughter of Peter Greham, of Ormondquay, Dublin, esq.

At the parish church of St. Saviour's, Southwark, William Bourne, esq. of Elford, near Litchfield, to miss Frances Elizabeth Swaine, second daughter of the Lute Mr. William Swaine, hop-merchant in the borough.

At Nash, near Newport, Mr. William Arney, at the advanced age of eightyone, a celebrated Welsh poet, to miss Anne Francis, of the same place, aged nineteen.

11. At Dawlish, sir John Hawkins, bart. of Kelston, in the county of Somerset, to miss Surtees, eldest daughter of William Surtees, esq, of Newcastle-uponTyne.

19. At Fawsley-park, Northamptonshire, the seat of sir John Knightly, bart. Juha Kingston, jun. esq. cldest son of the

July 13. At Bath, the rev. Thoma Collins, late second master of Winchester-college, rector of Graffham and Combe, in the diocese of Chester, and a prebendary in that cathedral-a gentleman well known for his literary attain. ments. He had fixed his residence at Bath since the death of his late daughter, Charlotte viscountess Bolingbroke.

19. At Dover, ensign John Hamilton Dandas, of the royal staff corps, second son of John Hamilton Dundas, of Duddingstoun.

At Aberdeen, James Strachan, esq. sheriff substitute of Kincardineshire.

20. At Bonnington Brae, Robert Strong, jun. esq. merchant in Leith.

29. At Gwynne - house, Woodfordbridge, in the twelfth year of her age, miss Louisa Burmester, second daughter of Henry Burmester, esq.

24. Peter Garforth, esq. jun. of Castlefields, near Bingley, Yorkshire.

25. At Kensington, Mr. William Forsyth, gardener to his majesty at Kensing ton and at St. James's.

30. At her lodgings, in Bath, the right hon. dowager viscountess Kilwarden.

At Farnham, Dorsetshire, the lady of sir W. Oglander, bart. of Nunwell, Isle of Wight.

At Newington, Surrey, in the twentysixth year of her age, Mrs. Dixon, wife of Mr. Dixon, surgeon.

At Hampton Court palace, aged seventy-eight, Mrs. Dorothy Bagster, widow of the late captain John Bagster, of the