HOME particularly fpecified by the law for the above folemnity, in confequence of which the fame commiffioners will go on that day to the fame churches, to receive the oaths of thofe ecclefiaftics doing public duty, who have made their declarations on that fubject. The municipal corps notify to the citizens of Paris that the law only requires the oath be taken by the ecclefiaftics doing public duty; that they do not oblige any one to take it; and that those who, according to the 5th article of the law of the 16th of December, think they ought to refufe to take it, are only reputed to have refigned their office, the law not having annexed any punishment to a refufal to take the oath. Hague, Jan. 15. The emperor of Morocco has requested the fenate of Venice to fend him an ambassador extraordinary; that is, to fead a purse of fome thouland fequins, by the hands of fome perfon who will deliver it to him. The fe ate have thought it prudent to com ply. Hague, Jan. 19. den has refolved to the nation, and to The king of Sweconvoke the diet of requeft fome new fupplies, for enabling him to keep up a In the mean time the repairs of the All the eastern parts of Pruffia, the fortifications of Pillau efpecially, have been put in a state of defence, and at the latter place several new forts have been built towards the fea. Paris, Jan. 20. The trial of the confpirators of Lyons is expected to come on very fhortly here. Every poft brings accounts of new difturbances in the provinces, which, though but of little confequence in a political view, generally end in foine scene of cruelty. The fleet deftined for the West-Indies will fail foon after the 20th inft. M. M. d'Artois and Condé have forfeited their penfions. Mirabeau, in his new office of commander, food fentry over their majefties at the Louvre. A HOME Jannary 11. Report from Mr. Rafp, relative to another tour made by him in the Highlands, was laid before the Highland fociety of Scotland, at Edinburgh, with fpecimens of eleven different kinds of marble from quarries in the islands of Icomkill and Tirie, on the coaft of Argylefhire, which were opened, with every profpect of fuccefs, by a refpectable company, who have refolved to make the necessary establishments, and to give their marbles an actual trial in the markets of Europe; and these fpecimens were lodged with the fecretary for the inspection of fuch as are defirous to encourage the productions of their own country, at a period when a tafte for elegance in building renders it an important object to obtain any quantity that may be wanted at a moderate expence, without the neceffity and addi NEW S. tional expence of importing from foreign marble quarries. It rofe Bath, Jan. 14. The great quantity of rain that fell on Wednesday night occafioned an uncommon overflow in the river Avon yesterday. about fix feet above the ufual height, covered the meadows to the east of the South parade, over which boats were failing, entered the lower parts of the houfes on the parades, and laid abont fifty yards of Horfe-ftreet under water. The flood has not been fo great for many years, and, it is probable, that it has done a great deal of damage to the country through which it has paffed. Lord and lady Romney, who arrived yefterday to dinner at their apartments on the parade, found a good flock of beer, which they had ordered to be laid in the cellar, diffused in the overflowing of the Avon, 5. All 15. All the workmen employed included by that government with the the king's theatre in the Haymarket Mahrattas, and the Nizam; and that were fumptuously regaled at Brompton, lord Cornwallis had received from the by the proprietors of this magnificent comte de Conway, governor-general building. Their number amounted to of the French poffeffions to the Eastward fix hundred and thirteen; and to fee fo of the Cape of Good Hope, the inoft roany indufirious men all decently unequivocal affurances of perfect neucloathed, rejoicing in the accomplish-trality. ment of their work, was a very grati fying spectacle. About one o'clock they moved in proceflion from the Opera houfe, through Pall Mall, flopping for a little in front of Carleton houfe, to cheer the prince of Wales, the illuftrious friend of the undertaking. At St. James's they alfo flopped, where the band of mufic played God fave the king." In their progrefs they paid their compliments to the earl of Buckinghamshire, the founder, and to lord Cholmondeley, one of the committee. The leaders of the different trades carried the emblems of their respective profeffions, decorated with ribbons, and three flags were borne; the first was a ftreamer; the fecond, the royal arms; and the third exhibited a Phoenix rifing from the flames, with the words "The new opera houfe.” 18. A remarkable circumftance hap. pened this evening, in the ball-room at St. James's: Haydn, the celebrated compofer, though he has not yet been introduced at our court, was recognised by all the royal family, and paid them his filent refpects. Mr. Haydn came into the room with fir John Gallini, Mr. Wills, and Mr. Salomon, The prince of Wales first obferved him, and upon bowing to him, the eyes of all the company were upon Mr. Haydn, every one paying him respect. Whitehall, Jan. 22. It appears by the advices from India, brought by the Houghton, one of the company' fhips, that major-general Meadows had taken the command of the army which had been collected in the Carnatic, and had marched into the dominions of Tippoo Sultan; and that Caroor, Daraporam, and Coimbetour, had been taken by him without refiftance. Major Maitland, who is arrived in the Houghton, also brings an account of the furrender of Dingigul. The letters from the government of Bengal contain the information, that treaties of alliance had been finally con em 24. Among the fatal difafters which have attended the late hurricanes, we are forry to learn that a new-raifed independent company, which were barked laft week in a light collier at Dover, for the coaft of Sufex, were fhipwrecked, and every foul on board perifhed. The captain being called up to the War Oface, fortunately escaped; but his wife and three children are numbered among the victims to the fury of the elements. In confequence of the late difcovery of ambergris being found in the bodies of whales, the whalers will in future be inftructed to feek out fuch fituations, as from certain fymptoms thefe diseased fish may be fuppofed to refide in. The ambergris found there is confidered as a phyfical imperfection in the fish, though the moft productive part to the proprietors. The marshes from Greenland-dock, Rotherithe, to the New Road, Kentstreet, Southwark, are wholly under water from the long and repeated rains, which form the appearance of a large lake. In the year 1780 there was a fimilar occurrence; at that time, however, a smart frost succeeded, and the lovers of fkaiting were highly gratified by a large field of ice, where the sport was by no means dangerous. 26. A public meeting has been called of the gentlemen in the county of Huntingdon and its neighbourhood, to confider of forwarding, by their application to parliament, the long talked of meafure of a tax upon dogs; the produce thereof, if the idea thould be carried into effect, to be appropriated towards diminishing the poor-rates in thofe counties. 28. The judges met in lord Kenyon's chamber, Westminster-hall, and chose their circuits for the ensuing Lent affizes as follow: Northern-Right hon. lord Kenyon. Hon. Mr. Baron homfon. Norfolk.-Right hon. lord Lough borough, Hon. Mr. Juítice Afhurit. Midland HOME NEW S. Midland.-Right hon. lord chief Wefern.-Hon. Mr. Baron Perryn, Feb. 2. The Thames rofe to an amazing height. At about half an hour palt one o'clock in the afternoon the water was full twelve inches higher than it has been for twenty years paft. New Palace Yard and Weftminster Hall were overflowed, and the lawyers were actually conveyed to and from the courts in boats. This has happened several times before, viz. in the years 1235, 1730, February 9, 1735, December 24, 1736, October 14, 1747, and February 9, 1762, but not fince. The whole of Milbank-row, Vineftreet, and Market-ftreet, &c. was overflowed, so that the boats came into them. The meadows and fields from thence up to Ranelagh and Chelsea were laid under water. The water rofe through the fhores, and overflowed privy-gardens, great part of Scotland-yard, and fome part of St. James's Park. The cellars and kitchens in that neighbourhood were nearly all filled with water, particularly at his majesty's flationary-office, the lottery and exchequer offices in Palaceyard,, the houfes of the late duke of Montagu, &c. &c. 103 lated fares, the fees infifted on by the watermen were univerfally complained of as exorbitant. Naravich, Feb. 5. The violent form of wind, thunder, and lightning, which was experienced at this place early on Wed-' nefday morning laft, was felt with a greater degree of feverity at Yarmouth, it having occafioned fuch a prodigious fwell of the water, at the flow of the tide, as to inundate the town, by which, and the violence of the wind, many of the veffels lying in the river were driven on the quay and much damaged. The town was flooded to a degree never before remembered by the oldeft inhabitants. The quay was quite under water, whereby many of the houfes and fhops fuftained confiderable injury; on the well fide of the bridge boats were rowed, and the coach coming from London was furrounded with the flood, fo as to be fixed to the spot till the ebb of the tide. The jetty was also much damaged. Canterbury, Feb. 4. On Tuesday evening the wind began to blow with great violence from the North-Weft, which increased during the night to a perfect hurricane, accompanied with Atrong flathes of lightning. In the morning of Wednesday it was flood tide along the fea-coaft of Kent, full two hours before the ufual time, which came on with fo tremendous a furf, as to threaten defiruction to every thing opposed to its fury. The fea-walls and The damage done in the warehoufes banks at Seafalter were in feveral places on the wharfs on both fides the river is broken down and washed away, and in immenfe; they were overflowed almoft confequence the marfh-lands inflantly without exception. The ground floor overflowed to a great depth, fo that the of the Albion mills was covered, and a fheep and other flock were driven off great quantity of flour wetted. A with the utmost difficulty. At Whitlarge quantity of tea was wetted in a ftable one of the ftorehoufes on the beach warehoufe at the Old Swan. The wawas washed down, and the water ter overflowed the cuftom-houfe quay, poured in fo furioufly as to rife to the Tower wharf, Bankfide, Queenhithe, height of three feet in many of the great part of Tooley-ftreet, Wapping-houfes of the inhabitants. At Deal, the high-freet, Thames-ftreet, &c. and filled all the adjoining cellars; moft of the gardens and fields between Blackfriars road and Weftminfter bridge were overflowed. The water was fo deep in feveral streets, that boats were used to remove the inhabitants. In new Palaceyard the fcuffle for boats was fo violent, that feveral gentlemen of the long robe were thrown into the water; and Weftminfter-hall not being in the lift of regu inhabitants were seriously alarmed at the violent and unexampled manner in which the waves affailed them; they burft over the fea bank into Beach-street, which in many parts was quite under water. Fortunately this ftorin happening to come on in the day time gave an opportunity to remove many boats, timber, &c. to a place of fecurity. It is generally allowed that the tide rofe conliderably higher, and was more violent, than than that in the remarkable form | morning. He advanced about twelve which happened fome years fince on the ft of January. Powderham Cafle, Feb. 5. Yefterday evening a moft alarming accident occurred at this venerable feat, which had very nearly proved fatal. As the hon. mifs Courtenay was tanding near the drawing-room fire in earneft converfation with another lady, her cloaths unfortunately caught the blaze, and the was almost instantly enveloped in flames. Lord Courtenay, who was happily in the room, with wonderful prefence of mind, threw his terrified relative down, and inftantly rolled the carpet round her, and with the timely affiftance of the company, foon extinguished the flames. Mifs Courtenay is however dreadfully burnt in the face, neck, and arms. lordship's hands and face are likewife much injured. It is but two years ago that a beloved fifter of his lordship's was burnt to death in London by her cloaths taking fire, whiift fhe was dreffing to go to St. James's on her majefty's birthday. His 14. Five foreigners have been apprehended, and are now in cuflody in the two city compters, in whole poffeffion the greater part of the very valuable jewels, ftolen from the houfe of Madame du Barré, had been found. The circumstances attending their apprehenfion, which have been miflated in feveral papers, are as follow: Soon after the robbery of Madame du Barre's jewels, the lift of the jewels, which had been published in all the foreign papers, was fent over to Chriftie in Pall-Mall, with a requeft, that he would communicate it, with fuch further defcription as he might himself be enabled to give, to our dealers in diamonds. This meflage was fent to Chriftie in particular, because he was very well acquainted with the whole collection, having feen it at different times at the houfe of the duke de Briffac, in the place de Louis Quinze at Paris, where he had been introduced by Mr. Forth, formerly fecretary to lord Stormont, for the purpofe of purchasing it. The intelligence was communicated, among others, to Simons, a Jew dealer, to whom it happened that fome of the diamonds had been tendered that hundred pounds to the holders of them, and got a confiderable quantity into his poffeffion, which he immediately carried to Mr. Forth, who obtained a warrant from the Secretary of State, backed by the lord-mayor, for the apprehenfion of the perfons fufpected. It appears, that this Simons, who had been referred to with fome obloquy, has acted very properly in the affair. The greateft part of the collection, which is worth between fifty and fixty thousand pounds, has thus been recovered. The reward offered was two thoufand louis d'ors. Biths, Marriages, and Deaths. 15. The lady of C. W. Coxe, of great Cumberland-street, efq, of a daughter. 31. The lady of Thomas Shirly, of Coleman-ftreet, efq. of twins. MARRIAGES. Thomas Flood, of Chester, efq. to mifs White. 17. The rev. Thomas Roberts, of Chelmsford, Effex, efq. to mifs Robinfos, of Mark-lane. Philip Knight, of Harwich, efq. to mifs Bell. 18. Sir John Roger Palmer, of the kingdom of Ireland, bart. to mifs Altham. John Morton, of Dublin, efq. to mifs Rebecca Ingram." 19. Lieutenant Neate, of the East India Company's Madras eftablishment, to mifs Westmacott, of Malborough. Mr. Edward Lewis, rector of Portefkewitt, Monmouthshire, to mifs Freke, of Hannington. Thomas Ketteriche, of Eaft Molefey, Surry, eq. to miss Elizabeth Chudlight Perfect. Capt. Morden, of Stoke, near Guildford, to mifs Rawlins. 26. Mr. John Hunt, rector of Welford, Gloucefterfhire, to mifs Catharine Lucas, of Budge-row. Valentine Atkinson, of Dublin, efq. to mifs Lumbard. 27 Harman, of Gravefend, efq. to mifs Beckett. Edkins, of Shipton-upon-Stour, Worcestershire, efq. to mils Parry. 29. James Field, efq. of the 33d regiment, to mifs Jane Cazalet, of Bath. Lord Stopford, to lady Mary Monta gue. 31. Lieut. John Richardfon, of the Marines, to mifs Ann Sewel, of Sturton, Suffolk. William Claxton, of Enfield, efq. to Mrs. Thorne. John Judd, of great Totham, Effex, efq. to mifs Elizabeth Poole, Richard Mafon, of Weltham, efq. to mifs Catharine Blackwood, of Van Lieutenant colonel Campbell, of Lo-burgh's-fields, Blackheath. cheil, to lady Ramsay. Barry Denny, of Dublin, efq. to mifs Morgell. Capt. Cofby Swendel, of the 55th regiment, to mifs Catharine Margaret Norval, of Deans, Scotland. James Lidger, of Hefham, Surry, efq. to mifs Frances Machell. Lord Ducie, to Mrs. Child, of Ofterley-park. Combe, of Alton, Hants, efq. to mifs Stone. William Sheriff, of Edinburgh, efq. to mifs Mary Hart, of Kirkenner. John Dodfworth, of York, efq. to mits Harriot Heyden, of Guildford, Surry. John Haughton James, of the island of Jamaica, efq. to mifs Halton. Feb. 5. Capt. William Auguftus Kellett, of the 39th regiment of foot, to mifs Janet M'Dowall Napier, of Kilernich. The rev. Mr. James Archer, of MidJames Ruth, of Clifton, efq. to mifsdleton, to mifs Haigh, of Almonbury, Dale. Henry Vere, of Gloucefter, efq. to mifs Prince. Wilkinfon, of Wandsworth, efq. to mifs Steveufon. James Parkes, of Rotherhithe, efq. to mifs Longman. Richard Grainger, of Canterbury, efq. to moifs Smith. 20. Captain Pigot, of Chatham, to mifs Proby. -Panger, of Gofport, efq. to mifs Wheatcroft. 24. Sir Henry Tempeft, of Thong, Yorkshire, bart. to mifs S. Pritchard Lambert, of Ledbury, Herefordshire. Luke Fox, of Rathfarnham caftle, Ireland Efq. to miss Anne Annelley. Yorkshire. 15. Peter Lafoffe, of Broad-ftreet, London, efq. to mifs Goodhew, of Deptford. DEATH S. Jan. 7. Lady Helen Colquhoun, of Rofe fide-houfe, Dumbartonshire. 12. The lady of the late Dennis Farrer Hillerfdon, of Elveftowe Lodge, Bedfordfhire, efq. Mr. George Cooke, rector of Darfield, Yorkshire. The rev. Mr. William Brown, of the the University of St. Andrews. Mrs. Saint, of Charles-fquare, Hox ton. James |