church of St. George's parish, on the 5th of Dec. laft.

A previous marriage had taken place in Italy, where the parties became firft acquainted.

The fuit now inftituted to diffolve the marriage, has been commenced at the exprefs inftance of his majesty.

The perfons who have been examined on this bufinefs are - lady Dunmore; lady E. Murray; a coal merchant and his wife, who live in South Moulton-ftreet, where the lodgings were taken, to complete the refidence of one month in the parish of St. George, Hanover-fquare; and the clergyman who married the parties.

Some difpatches of recent date were received yesterday from the Mediterranean; admiral Gell remains off Genoa; lord Hood, with a principal part of the squadron, is at the island of Hieres; admiral Colby is on a cruize, and fome thips are fent to Gibraltar to repair. The port of Toulon is blocked up, Genoa closely watched, and all the alled flates of Italy are completely guarded.

30 Two natives of India, faid to be perfons of very great diftinction, came to the India-houfe; they have made a very circuitous journey from Bengal, over land. The object of their journey has not yet tranfpired.

Edinburgh, Feb. 1. In the late ftorm above 50 trees, oak and fir. were tore. up by the roots in Kenmore Park, Dumfriesshire, on Saturday morning. Some of the latter, of a very great fize, were broke through the middle as if cut by a faw.

A naval officer arrived at the Admiralty with dispatches from rear admiral Hood, dated Hieres Bay, Jan. 12; they contain a positive contradiction of the French accounts of feveral English veffels being captured in the harbour of Toulon, which had been blocked up by our frigates ever fince the evacu ation. His lordship ftates, that he is in great want of ftores for refitting his fquadron: and that it will be neceffary, on that account, to fend fome of the largest ships home. He further adds, that rear-admiral Gell had obtained his permiffion to return to England for the recovery of his health.

Count Zenobio and the ci-devant bishop of Autun in France, and two

other French nobleffe, took their departure for Holland, having received orders to quit this country.

3. A dreadful catastrophe occurred on gaining admiffion to the Haymarket theatre, which was the next day inveftigated by the coroner's jury of St. Martin's in the Fields. It appeared in evidence, that upwards of 60 people had been admitted into the pit before any accident happened. The dreadful cry of murder! and overbearing numbers crowding to the pit door, induced the attendants, in order to abate the preffure, to cry out, "There is no room, the pit is full!" This checked

the admiffors.

At this inftant, however, a gentleman fell at the bottom of the flairs Capram Garbutt.) Though a very powerful and lufty man, he was unable to recover himself; and by this the fatal and rapid confequences are suppoted to have their origin. The doorkeeper got him into the lobby, but not time enough to fave his life, nor to prevent thirteen others fuffering the fame fate by being trampled upon.

The violent preffure prevented the bar being loofed, fo as to afford a relief for thofe under foot, by admitting inftantly the crowd that was upon them. The growing torrents were abated in fome degree, by one of the door-keepers jumping out of the pit upon the flage, from thence through the boxes to the outer door, and by the affiftance of the conftables and guards, preserved, no doubt, the lives of many, by cutting through the mob immediately at the entrance.

The following were feven of those who suffered, and on whom the jury gave their verdict of "Accidental death by fuffocation and being trampled upon at the pit door of the Hay-market theatre." Mr. Brandram, nephew of Mr. Brandram, white-lead manufactory, Horley-down. Mr. Brook, of the herald's office, Doctors Commons. Mr. Robinfon. farrier, ClerkenwellClofe. Captain Garbutt, Well-clofe Square.

Mrs. Gwatkins, Bartlett's Buildings. Mifs Williams, daughter of Mr. Williams, copper-plate fmith, shoe-lane. Mifs Charlotte Bufhmall, niece to Mr. Norton, coachmaker, of Berner's-Itreet.

The following fufferers were recog

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nized

nized by their friends, and taken, the evening of the dreadful calamity, to their afflicted families. Mrs. Alice Willis; E. S. Willis; Mr. Pingo, herald's office: Mrs. Brandram, wife of Mr. Brandram ; Mifs Brandram, daughter of Mr. Brandram; Mrs. Ann Spencer, of St. James's market. Exclufive of the above lamented victims to this accident, and who were all refpectable and wealthy perfons, near twenty others fuffered material injuries; but we are happy to announce they are rapidly recovering.

4. The total amount of the French emigrants appears not, from the mufter returned to government, to amount to 14,877 men, women, and children, brought off by the British fleet from

Toulon.

5. The arrival of the Swallow packet at Torbay, with the moft noble marquis Cornwallis, and part of his fuite, col. Rofs, private fecretary, and capt. Apfley, aid-du-camp, on board, was announced at the India-houfe.

Whitehall, Feb 6. The king has been pleafed to order a congé d'elire to pafs the great feal, empowering the dean and chapter of the cathedral church of Peterborough to elect a bifhop of that fee, void by the death of doctor John Hinchliffe, late bishop thereof: and his majefty has been pleased, by his royal fign manual, to recommend to the faid dean and chapter the right rev. father in God doctor Spencer Madan, now bishop of Briftol, to be by them chofen bishop of that fee.

A fquadron of twelve fhips of the line is to fee admiral Gardner and the Eat-India convoy through the Bay of Bifcay.

7. Orders were fent off from the Admiralty to Portsmouth, for the ships of admwal Gardner's fquadron to be ready for fea on the fhortelt notice.

The Balingstoke canal is now open for navigation to that town; the firft loaded barge from London having arrived in the bason there on Tuesday, and the fecond on Friday laft.

pect of the object of his embally being obtained.

One of the advice boats belonging to Guernsey, a few days fince, took a peep into Cherbourg, and there faw between 70 and 80 fail of veffels, fuppofed to be transports, besides several men of war.

The Ceres, Baker, is taken off Adfeenhead, by the General Dumourier French privateer, of 22 guns, belonging to the Mauritius; the captain of the privateer reports, that twenty-two other privateers were fitted out there; fix are said to have gone for the Ray, four for the Streights of Sunda, four for Malacca, and the rest for the Gulph of Perfia, Red Sea, and Malabar Coaft. Some of their privateers are faid to

carry 40 guns.

after ;

The Egalité, French privateer, joined the General Dumoureur a few days hefides fome previous captures, their prizes were, the Polly, Taylor; Induftry, Budden; Flora, Parkinfon and George, Hinds; the Egalité, and her prize Polly, had fallen in with the Bombay fleet, three Indiamen, and nine country fhips, on the 9th of Auguft, off Adfeenhead; the Dumourier and Egalité ftood away to the eastward. intending, as they faid, to attempt the plunder of Pulo Pinang, or Prince of Wales's Ifland; they talked also of going down the Bay towards Bengal.

8. The judges met and chofe their feveral circuits, viz.

Home circuit. Hon. Mr. Juftice Gould, and hon. Mr. Baron Hotnam. Oxford circuit. Hon. Mr. Juftice Grofe, and hon. Mr. Juftice Rooke. Weflern circuit. Hon. Mr. Baron

Perryn, and hon. Mr. Justice Buller.

Norfolk circuit. Right hon. Lord Chief Juftice Eyre, and hon. Mr. Juftice Afhurft.

The king has been pleafed to appoint John Hunter, efq. to be captaingeneral and governor in chief of the territory of New South Wales, in the room of Arthur Philips, efq. refigned.

Laft night at eight o'clock his royal highness the duke of York arrived at Whitehall from the continent.

Sheriff

efq.

Leicestershire-George Moore, of

Appleby, efq.
Lincolnshire-poftponed.
Monmouthshire-John Rose, of Duf-
frain, efq.

Northamptonshire-Richard Booth, of Glendon, efq.

Northumberland-Charles John Clavering, of Bitchfield, efq.

Norfolk-John Richard Dafh wood, of Cockley Clay, efq. Nottinghamshire-John Bridgeman Simpfon, of Badworth, efq. Oxfordshire-Samuel Gardner, of Hardwicke, esp.

Rutland hire-Thomas Forfyth, of Empingham, efq.

Shropshire-William Yelverton Davenport, of Davenport House, esq. Somerfetfhire-Charles Knatchbull, of Babington, efq.

Staffordshire-Matthew Bolton, of Soho, efq. Suffolk-poftponed.

NORTH WALES. Anglefea-Hugh Jones, of Carrog, Carnarvon―Richard Lloyd, of Trefbedlig, efq.

efq.

Merioneth-Owen Ormfby, of Glynn,

eíq.

Sheriff appointed by his royal highness the prince of Wales, for the year 1794.

County of Cornwall-Edward Archer, of Trelask, efq,

Whitehall, Feb. 11. On Sunday the 9th inft. the right hon. Henry Dundas, one of his majesty's principal fecretaries of ftate, received dispatches from the lieutenant governor of Jamaica, dated the 15th of Dec. 1793, containing in telligence, that major Grant, commander at Cape Nichola Mole, had accepted the furrender of the parishes of St. Marc and Geraives, in St. Domingo, to his majesty, upon the fame terms and conditions which have been

fort, efq.

Surry-Charles Bowles, of Eaft Sheen,

esq.

BIRTHS.

MARRIAGES.

Jan. 11. Charles Garnier, efq. of the royal navy, to the right hon. lady Elizabeth Delme.

The rev. Thomas Cattell, rector of Berkfwell, Warwickshire, to miss Mills, of Barford, in the fame county.

Dr. James Jeffray, profeffor of anatomy in the university of Glafgow, to mifs Mary Brisbane, daughter of the late Walter Brifbane, of the fame city, efq.

13. The rev. William Bradley, B. D. vicar of Harftead Norris, and of Weft Hendred, Berks, to mifs Mary Badger, of Ginge Houfe, in the fame county.

15. John Thomas Batt, of New Hall, Wilts, efq. to mils Sufan Neave, daughter of James Neave, of Nunton, efq.

Capt. Richard Colnett, of the King George Eaft Indiaman, to mifs Matlauran, of Greenwich, eldest daughter of the late capt. Maclauran, of the royal navy.

25. William Jones, of Manchester, efq. to mifs Cordelia Pollard, of the fame place.

27. William Thomas Darby, of Sun

Capt. Briggs, of the first regiment of foot.

James Collyer, of Winchester, efq. 20. The hon. Mrs Coker, of Mote, near Maidstone.

Lieut. col. Powney, M. P. for Windfor.

Dr. Biddulph, one of the phyficians of St. Bartholomew's hofpital.

The viscount Mountftuart, eldeft fon of the earl of Bute.

25. Sir Edward Boynton, of Pofton Court, Herefordshire, bart.

28. The countess of Abington.
The earl of Pembroke.

Feb. 3. Marriot Arbuthnot, efq. admiral of the blue.