INTELLIGENCE. IS Serene Highness the Hereditary Prince Stadtholder has propofed to their High Mightinesses a plan for putting the land forces of the Republic upon a new footing. After agreeing to this project their High Mightineffes thanked his Highness for this proof of his zeal for the defence and fupport of the State, and for his cares for the prefervation of the army, and bave refolved to communicate the faid plan to the refpective provinces, advifing them to take it into confideration as foon as poffible, and make L their report upon it. According to this plan the Paris, Feb. 11. By the accounts which have BRITISH INTELLIGENCE. LONDON, Feb. 15. AST Wednesday, Mr. Brown, a farmer at Speldhurst in Kent, 70 years of age, undertook for a wager of tol. to walk 35 miles in 12 hours, which he performed with ease in 10 hours and a half. He fet off from the Greyhound on Langington-green, in the parish of Speldharft, at fix in the morning, and walked to London-bridge, where he arrived about after four in the evening. The knowing ones were fo fare of winning, that they refufed to let Mr. Brown off his bet, which he very much wished, on account of his wife being very ill at the time appointed for the performance of the task. The following is the present diftribution of his Majesty's forces in Great Britain and its depen. dencies. In GREAT- BRITAIN. 18 Regiments of cavalry and dragoons. 2 Battalions of artillery. 7 Battalions of guards. 15 Regiments of foot-viz the 7th, 8th, 12th, 224, 230, 29th, 31ft, 33d, 34th, 35th, 38th, 39th, 41, 55th, and 58th. 17th, in Jerley and Guernsey. In IRELAND. -Befides the 12 Regiments of cavalry and dragoons. 1 Regiment of artillery. 21 Battalions of infantry-viz, the ift battalion of the ift, the 13th, 15th, 16th, 20th, 21ft, 24th, 27th, 28th, 40th, 43d, 46th, 47th, 51ft, 56th, 6ift, 62d, 63d, 64th, 69th, and 70th. 1 At GIBRALTAR. 1 Battalion of artillery. 9 Battalions of foot-viz. the 2d battalion of the it, the 2d, 11th, 18th, 25th, 32d, 50th, 59th, and 68th. In AMERICA. 12 Battalions of infantry-viz. the 4th, 5th, 6th, 26.b, 37th, 42d, 53d, 54th, 57th, 60th, (two battalions) of the 65th, In the WEST INDIE 6. 11 Battalions of foot-viz. the 38, 10th, 14th, 19th, at Jaroaica; the 9th, 30th, 45th, 48th, 49th, 66th, and 67th, in the Leeward iflands. There are allo in the West Indies fome companies of artillery from the battalion RationMarch, 1788. ed in America; and the 3d and 4th battalions of the 60th, newly raifed, are going there from Chatham. In the EAST INDIES. 1 Regiment of dragoons. 5 Regiments of foot-viz. the 36th, 52d, 71ft, 72d, and 73d. Befides which, the new raifed corps, numbered the 74th, 75th, 76th, and 77th, are going there. In the inland of Jamaica, there are on duty the 3d, 10th, 14th, and 19th regiments of foot. According to the laft returns, the number of commiffioned and non-commiffioned officers in each corps, amounts to fifty-three, while the rank and file of the 3d regiment, confifts of only 229; that of the oth, of 220; that of the 14th, 315; and that of the 19th, only 283. 19] Yefterday evening, at half past five o'clock, the inhabitants adjoining WestminsterHall were fuddenly alarmed by a fire, which broke out in a building adjoining to the back part of the Court of Common Pleas, fet apart for the melting of wax for the ufe of the Great Seal, Privy Seal, and other public offices. From the wonderful cloud of black smoke which afcended for upwards of twenty minutes, it was for fome time believed, the building in Weftminster-Hall was in flames that it was in great danger was certainly true but most fortunately, feveral gentlemen of the Board of Werks, and many of the workmen were in the hall, ad, by immediately applying themselves to cut away and remove a platform near the building in flames, and by having instant recourse to the engines on the Ipot, the fire was, within an hour, totally got under. A party of the horfe and foot guards came foon after the alarm, and kept the mob from breaking into the building. The Rev. Dr. Horley kiffed his Majefty's hand on his promotion to the Bishoprick of St. Da vid's. As did the Bishop of St. David's, on his translation to the fee of Oxford. ་ B. to Mifs Eliz. Adair, daughter of Robt. A. chefter on the 23d, and died in about 18 hou Efq; of Stratford-place. DE A T H S. Fan, 27 Aftreet, fincerely lamented, Lien- he affumed the title of King of England. 1788. tenant-General Tryon, Colonel of the 29th regiment of foot, late Governor of the province of New York, and commander in chief of his Majelly's forces there.-30. Sir Afhton Lever, Knt. fue poffeffor of the Mufeum in Leicester fields. He was taken ill as he fat on the Bench at Man A DOMESTIC Limerick, March 1, 1788. H after.-31. At Rome, about half paft 9 o'clock Prince Charles Edward Lewis Cafimir Stuart.Since the death of his father, in the year 1765 was commonly known on the Continent by th name of the Chevalier de St. George, and h England by that of the Young Pretender.-F. 12. In Lombard-ftreet, oppofite White-hart T court, Mrs. Gardiner, wite of Mr. Gardiner perfumer. INTELLIGENCE. Dreadful accident happened this afternoon, at the Market-houfe, which had nearly proved fatal to a great number of persons. One of the floors being overloaded with a g eat quantity of corn, fuddenly gave way, and overwhelmed several of the poor people who fell meal underneath, Providentially this difafter hap pened at a time when the confequence could not be fo fatal as they must have been during the market hours. Nine perfons were buried under the ruins, and continued in that terrible fituation for a confiderable time. Their lives howe ver were miraculously preferved, though they are all grievously wounded, and the limbs of many badly fractured. Sheriff Hunter, attended by a military guard, did every thing that bumanity could fuggeft or activity effect to refcue the milerable fufferers from their pitiable circumftances, and fucceeded in fome time to prélerve them from death. Most of them have been fent to the hofpital, and it is expected will all be restored to fociety. Limerick, March 10. The commiffioners of his Majefty's revenue have fent a letter of thanks to the commandant of the 27th regiment, quartered in this city, highly applauding the fpirited conduct of the officers and privates who fup. preffed the illegal diflillery, in the caftle of Ogo nelly, fituated on the Shannon, near Scariff, and ordered ten British fhillings to each private, one guinea to each corporal, and two guineas to each ferjeant-an attention to the military and the public fervice, which does honour to the commiffioners. Dundalk, March 1. This day, Francis Smith, therwife Cullen, was apprehended near the fea, about three miles from Dunleer, and lodged in his Majesty's gaol of Dundalk, by Robert Johnfon, Elq; furveyor to the General Poft-office, for robbing his Majefty's mail on the north road, on the night of the 27th ult. Naas, March 6. This day was opened the new county of Kildare Canal. His Grace the Duke of Leinster, and the other gentlemen of the company, aifembled this morning on board the Millecent packet, where an excellent breakfat, mufic, &c. were provided. They proceeded with ftreamers flying, and the difcharge of feveral pieces from Sallins up their own line, through the company's bridge, the Leinfter and Wolfe Lock, &é. On entering the now line, they were received with loud and repeated acclamations, and as foon they entered the Leinster Look, the populace feized the track line, and drew them in timph to the excavation of the third lock at Oldtown. They paffed through each of the locks in rather lefe than three minutes. The perfect execution of the works, the curving line of the Canal, the variety and beauty of the adjacent country, interfperfed with antient and modern buildings and improvements, all embellished by the fineness of the day, and enhanced by the confideration of the utility of the work to the comfort and industry. of the inhabitants of the large tra of country, through which it is to pals, filled every breaft with a glow of fatisfaction. It was likewife a matter of pleafing observation, that they appeared on this occafionin one of the boats of the Grand Canal Company; a circumftance indicative of that harmony, liberality, and co-operation which do honour to both companies, embarked as they are in undertakings fo much calculated for the common good and infinite advantage of the country." DUBLIN, February 17. This morning fome fellows attempted to enter Foot Mount houfe, near Rathfarnham, but fortunately the fervants being alarmed, fired among the villains, who immediately made their efcape without their intended booty. It is fuppofed that tome of the fellows were wounded, as a great quantity of blood was difcovered fome time af ter. 18] This morning at nine o'clock, at the commiffion of oyer and terminer for the county of Dublin, before the right hon. Mr. Juftice Kelly, came on the trial of Charles Dempsey, who formerly lived with his Grace the Archbishop of Dublin, (as poftillion) charged with the murder of Margaret Tishe, a maid fervant, and James Gardener, employed in the fituation of gateporter, at the Archbishop's palace, Cavan-ftreet, in the month of December laft. A number of witnesses were examined, who eftablished, by circumftances, the strongest proof of guilt; one evidence was called in his defence, to give the pritoner a character; and the judge, with that cuttomary humanity for which he is fo remarkable, proceeded to charge the jury, and after the hour of fix o'clock in the evening they retired, and returned a verdict-not guilty.-The prifoper, Dempley, was acquitted. Letters patent have paffed under the great feal, containing a grant to the right hon. the Lord Chief Baron, of three fairs to be held respectively, on every 27th day of June-7th of September, and 31 of December, in every year, and alio a weekly market on every Friday, at the town of Cappernane, Cappernine, otherwife Cranston, in the barony of Carra, in the county of Mayo-for ever. 20. James Doyle, and another, were found guilty of forgery; and one of the gang, who robbed Mr. Callage's houfe, was alfo convict ed. 21.] In the Court of King's Bench, Echlin, or Achlio, was found guilty upon the charge of robbing the mail, and fentence of death was paffed on him. Dempfey, who had been tried and acquitted en Tuesday for the murder of a man and woman at the Archbishop of Dublin's palace, and attempting to burn the fame, was tried for a robbery of the value of 45. 9d, and found guilty.— Ordered for transportation. Cooley, on the charge of robbing a negro man of a bank note and other articles of value, found guilty, and fentence of death pronounced Go him. The Court then adjourned to the next Commiffion on the 21ft April next. This morning between the hours of four and five o'clock, the fhutters of the fhop window of Mr. Kavanagh, chandler, Fifhamble-ftreet, was forcibly broke open by a number of villain, (cot withilanding there is a Police man ftationed oppofite faid house) and took thereout the till, containing fome cath, with which they made an uninterrupted escape. The Queen's Birth-day was celebrated at the Caffle. The levee was attended by all the great officers of state. The levee-room began to fil about half past two, and at near four it was quite empty. The noblemen and gentlemen, from the levee room, went to St. Patrick's-hall, where an Ode was performed by the Choir, to a brilliant, but thin audience. The fashionable circle began to come in at the Caffle, about twelve o'clock-before twelve, the hall confifted of about 200 ladies, and not lefs than 150 of the male nobility and gentry. At twenty minutes after nine, their Excellencies the Marquis and Marchiones of Buckingham made their appearance. His Excellency was dreffed in a fuit of uncut velvet- lilac ground fpotted with white, of Irish manufacture. The whole fuit reflected the highest credit on Irish ingenuity and manufacture. Her Excellency's drefs was a gold tiffue fiped with green, trimmed with gauze and ornament ed with foil; her train white gauze, richly figured with fol; her head thinly powdered, ornamented with jewels, and a plume of plain white feathers, the emblem or herself, unspotted mo defty. Neither of their Excellencies joined in the dance, bat remained in S. Patrick's-hall till fix minutes after twelve, and then retired to the fupper-inom. The ladies principal dreffes were compofed of white fattins and tabinel, ornamented with flowers, and figured toil. The gentlemen, for the most part, Carrick ratteen lined with fattia and caloured buttons, with embroidered waistcosts. Secretary Fitzherbert wore a fcarlet tabinet, with black and white chinee! The rest of the nobility and gentry perfectly, plain. Above 20 minuers were walked and only two country dances, to the airs of Patrick's Day and Shann Buoy. The fupper and wines were wor thy of the magnificence of the Viceroy; and the most of the company remained till the fun made its appearance in the morning. There were but very few new carriages; the only ones worth particular notice, were, a molt elegant carriage of Lord Valentia's, made by Collier, cream-coloured ground, a border upon a blue fillet, flowers twining round a ribbon, with silver mouldings round the frame-and a very handsome carriage of Lord Delvin's, datmon-cole ground, plated framings round the frame, with large mantles upon the pannels. The Lord Chancellor, Lord Earlsfort, the Speako of the Houfe of Commons, and the Lord Mayor, went in their ufual gala carriages; but they had nothing of novelty to recommend them. The Ball Room was full, but by no means filled with high ton-fome few drelle were very elegant, but the generality of the Ladies were by no means attractive of notice; amongst the ver few of fashion and taste, we must remark the following Mrs. Fitzgibbon in s light purple, velvet bodyand train, with a petticoat of gauze and filver richly trimmed, and her head and breaft orna mented with very fine jewels. Lady Anne and Lady Catherine Meade, were much admired for their elegance of drefs, being habited alike, in white. The drefs of Mrs. Price was very particularly admired, and. elegantly fancied; her body and train were orange velvet, trimmed with royal purple fattin, and her petticoat was gauze with wreaths of purple and orange, flowers remarkably beautiful, her head ornamented with feathers, very fine jewels and flowers. The Countefs of Carrick, and her beautiful niece, and Hon. Mits Butler, had dielfes mucit alike, of white and purple, and flowers with foils. Lady Crofton's petticoat was juftly admired, being much eariched with foil. Her head hudornaments of flowers and jewels. Lady Sudley in white and filver, and flowers very elegant. The rest of the ladies were chiefly dressed in clothes not very deferving of particular notice. The gentlemen were exceedingly shabby in general,- The only clothes at all worthy of obfervation, were worn by Lord Sudley, Mr. Price, Mr. Bligh, and Mr. Hatton. Lord Sudley's was remarkably fine; Mr. Price wore dark green velvet lined with rofe-coloured fattia, Mr. Bligh appeared in brown velvet, and Mr. Hatton in a beautiful fancied cloth. her mift Excellent and Sacred Majefty Queen CHARLOTTE. WHAT fhepherd will the dance decline, What nymph avoid the fportive ring, What voice the fong refuse to join was in support of the most laudable institution of charity. The illuftrious house of Leinster difplayed its hofpitalities last night in the ufual file of elegance. Besides the Marchionefs of Buckingham, When grateful hearts to CHARLOTTE fing? upwards of two hundred of the nobility and gen On her the duteous ftrains await, On her, that's worthy, as the's great. Sweet miftrefs of this feftal day, try appeared at tupper. Several tables were covered with the richest viands, and all the delicacies the feafon afford, combined to add luxuriance to the scene-while conviviality and a hearty welcome, added pleasure to feftivity, and the converfation of the evening excited a mental banquet, that rendered the refined pleasures of the evening truly complete. This night the Northern mail was flopped, about the hour of twelve o'clock, at a place called the Forty-acres, a mile on this fide of Drogheda, by two men with their faces blackened-which contained no less than FIFTY-SIX Bag-every one of which they carried off.. And 27 At night the Northern mail was again ftopped, between Drogheda and Dunleer, and plundered of FIFTEEN Bags.It is appre hended that there is fome object in view by the free-booters befides the acquifition of whatever Bank-paper the letters might contain. March 1. Died, Elizabeth Babington, aged 116 years, one of the widows of the Alms house of S. Andrew's parifh. It is a little remarkable that, at the time of her infancy, being at nurse, at fome diftance from the village of DunshaughJin, county Meath, (the place of her birth) her mother, Elizabeth Hopfon, having received an account of the death of her child, fet off to fee her before interment, but not arriving till the child was laying down in the grave, the infifted upon having fight of her, and on opening the coffin, figns of life appeared on the child-the happy mother took her infant to her bofom, and being at that time engaged as a wet nurie to fome neighbouring gentleman, immediately offered the breaft to her own infant; when, after a few trials, it was able to imbibe fome nourishment. This woman was remarked for often using the old faying, "Daughter arife, go to hy daughter, for your daughter's daughter has a daughter," but added the, happy to have feen the day arrive, when this laft daughter can blefs me, with the fight of her fon."--She was remarkably healthy, and poffeffed a vigorous appetite until about a month before her death; and the gentlemen of the parish wherein the refided, whofe beneficence is ever remarkable, gave her, for fome years pat, a double allowance. The fifth generation, who, feveral years ago, was found murdered in from herself, produced the unfortunate Howe, a fack, near Stoney-batter, at which time he was not less than 25 years of age. At the ROTUNDA 26.] This night the rooms were opened about fix o'clock, and at eight, their Excellencies the Marquis and Marchionefs of Buckingham, made their appearance. The Marquis was dreffed in a dark brown ftriped velvet, and the Marchionel's in a triped puce coloured fattin, her head sprink Jed with diamonds, a turban cap, and white fea. thers. The whole of her prefence was striking ly beautiful, and had its effect on the numerous company attending. After taking a round or two, their Excel encies visited the tupper-rooms, which were laid out with great tafle, and fupplied with all the feafon could furnish, of viande,conte&tionary, &c. They afterwards took tea, viited the card room, and retired about eleven. The com. pany was more numerous and brilliant than we ever remember. All the people of quality and fashion of both fexes were prefent which are now Echlin met his fate with great fortitude and in town, to the amount of at least fix hundred refignation he made no dilcoventes at the place Hughes deferved a great deal of credit for the of execution, and after praying in the mit ferfapper, and the manner in which it was convent manner for a confiderable time, and conver ducted, and the whole of the ball afforded ang with the clergyman who attended, he was brilliant fcene the more grateful to the eye, launched into eternity. as it --- Charles Echlin, who was found guilty at the commiffion, of having robbed the North mail, on Friday night, the 21st of September latt, was executed at the front of Kilmainham gaol, purfuant to his fent-nog. 6.] This 6] This day, John Matthews, who keeps a public-houfe at Duleek, in the county of Meath, and Patrick Gogarty, a farmer, who lives near the hill of Bellewtown, were committed to the New Prifon, on very trong fufpicion of being concerned in the late frequent robberies of the mail. What led to the apprehenfion of the above perfons was, one of them (Mathews) called at Mr. Henry Caddel's woollen draper, in Francis Areet, on Wednesday evening laft, and bought goods to the amount of 21. 61, for which he paffed a five guinea bank note, and received the change; the next morning Gogarty called, and wanted to buy fome cloath, and defired to know if they would give him change out of a ten pound New ry bank poft bill, payable, at Mr. Maziere's, in Mary's-abbey. Mr. Caddel's fon, who was in the shop, fent the bill up ftairs to his father, so know it he would like it; Mr. Caddel on seeing the bill, immediately fulpected it was taken out of the mail, and having defied that the man fhould be detained on fome pretence or other, he went over to Mr. Maz.ere, who informed him, that the identical bill had been taken out of the North mail. Mr. Shaw, of the Poll-office, was immediately fent for, and in the mean time, Mathews, who was lurking in the ftreet, was fecured by Mr. Caddel. On Mr. Shaw's coming, they were brought to the Poft-office, where they underwent a very long examination, and were committed to the New Prifon on the trong eft fufpicion of being concerned in the rob bery. 71 The Right Hon. and Right Worshipful Francis Lord Viscount Glerawly, Grand Master of free and accepted Mafons in this kingdom, at tended by the Right Hon. and Right Worshipful the Earl of Antrim, Grand Mafter of antient Mafons in England, was inftalled with great pomp and folemnity at the Taylor's hall, in. Backlane; and Richard Magennis, Efq, fenior Grand Warden; Francis Fetherstone, Grand Secretary; Halt Waring, Efq; Grand Treasurer, received the ufual falutes on fuch occafions, according to ancient custom, Five armed villains attempted to break into th; houfe of Dowell O'Reilley, Efq;, Abingdon, near Laughlinftown, between one and two o'clock they were fired at by one of the domeftics, and from the quantity of blood fhed, 'tis fuppofed mortally wounded one of them. Sheriff appointed by his Excellency the Lord Lieutenant for the year 1788, viz. Chriftopher Knight, of Limerick-Leitrim, Lan- A Lift of Penfions placed on the Civil Establish Frances Benton, and Mary her (a) Earl of Westmeath his wife on tool. to Cath. Emer. Co. Antrim, Henry Wm. Shaw, of Ballytweedy . 500 50 6 33 6 66 13 2 3000 0 800 200 |