Duncan Campbell, the contractor for the hulks at Woolwich; and they were put on board the hulks. A fecond order was fent down to separate them; and they are placed in different hulks at Woolwich; the former in the Prudentia, and the latter in the Stanislaus. They are in irons among the convicts, and were ordered yesterday to aflift them in the common labour, on the banks of the river. Mr. Muir is affociated with about 300 convicts, among whom he and Palmer flept after their arrival. Mr. Muir is rather depressed in spirits; but Mr. Palmer appears to fuftain bis misfortune with greater fortitude. Philadelphia, Nov. 10. The diforder which had fo long prevailed in Philadelphia is gradually abating; and, though fome fmall remaius of the contagion ftill exift, there is a reasonable ground of expectation that it will be effectually eradicated in the course of two or three weeks. Nov. 7th. The king of Spain has ordered that a calculation fhould be taken of the number of inhabitants in the city of Madrid, which are fated as follows: The following statement of the quantity of fweets or British wines made in this country during the laft four years, ending the 5th of July, 1793, may be relied upon as accurate. Number of barrels. Total 16,000,000 The conditions are to pay annual intereft of five per cent. except the United States of America, who promife, at the expiration of ten years, fix and a half per cent. 24th. The number of bankrupts from the 25th of June laft to this day, amounts to 502; a confiderable falling off from the enormous number of failures that happened in the last half year. Found murdered in his chambers in Clifford's-inn, Mr. Slaughter. Having lived fervant in a gentle. man's family, he was an extremely retired man, faw no company, frequented no place of public refort, except a certain club, which met once a week, and which, for many years, he regularly attended. His abfence on the night of meeting was immediately imputed to ficknefs, or fome uncommon accident. Some of the party hearing of the life he led, never fuffering any perfon to make his bed, or clear up his room, agreed to call at his chambers. After repeatedly knocking at the door, and receiving no anfwer, they broke it open, and The lady of Cha. Eafton, col. Fane, a fon. 3. The lady of Wm. Manning, efq. a fon. At Florence, the lady of At Dublin, viscountess 12. Lady Rodney, a daughter. Aug. 21. At Berlin, the duchefs of 22. Lady of Francis Buller Yarde, efq. a daughter. Feb. 3. The lady of Wm. Woodley, efq. a fon and heir. 5. The lady of the rev. Mr. Courland, a princefs. 25. At Dublin-cattle, her ex cellency the countess of Weftmorland, a daugh ter. Twopenny, two daugh- Sept. 29. At his houfe at Bromley Lately, the lady of W. common, in Kent, the lady of George Norman, efq. high-fheriff of that county, a fon and heir. White, efq. a daughter. Oct. 25. Mrs. Cooke, wife of Mr. Lady of lord Le Defpen cer, a daughter. April 1. The lady of Henry-Auguftus Leicester, efq. a fon. At Edinburgh, the marchionefs of Tweedale, a fon. 19. At Vienna, her Imperial Majefty, a prince; who was baptifed, the next day, by the names of Ferdinand, Charles, Leo C. alderman of Grantham, co. Linc. a fon. It has been an ancient cuftom at Grantham, that, if the alderman has a child born to him during his being in that office, the members for the borough ftand godfathers. 28. At Copenhagen, the princefs royal of Denmark, a princefs. pold, Jofeph, Francis, Nov. 28. The lady of Charles Chad Marcellin. wick, efq. a fon and heir. The lady of fir H. Harpur, bart. a daughter. The lady of major Mercer, ⚫a fon.. 1. The marchionefs of Wor cefter, a fon. 2. The queen of Naples, a princefs, fince named Elizabeth. Dec. 4. The lady of Samuel Bod dington, efq. a daughter. 7. The lady of Henry Tim fon, efq. a fon. 10. The lady of Beefton Long, efq. a daughter. 17. The lady of Edw. Grove, efq. a daughter. 18. The lady of Thomas Fauquire, efq. a daughter. 21. The lady of John-Paul Paul, efq. a daughter. 22. The lady of fir Stafford Northcote, bart. a fon. 26. Lady Anne Vernon, a daughter. The countess of Guilford, a daughter. MARRIAGES, 1793. quis of Buckingham, fit Wm. Young, bart. M. P. to mifs Barbara Talbot. May 23. Herbert Newton Jarrett, efq. to mifs Berners. Barwell Browne, efq. to mifs Coffen. 26. Viscount Milfington, eldest fon of the earl of Portmore, to lady MaryElizabeth Bertie, only daughter of the duke of Ancaster. June 18. At Reading, lord Charles Murray, brother to the duke of Athol, to mifs Aynfley, of Littleharle. tower, co. Northumberland. His lordship has obtained his majesty's permiflion to take the name of Aynsley. Jan. 16. Major Wm. Charles Ma- July 1. Francis Dafhwood, efq. to dan, fon of the bishop of Bristol, to mifs Falconer, daughter of the rev. Dr. F of the Clofe, Lichfield: 17. Rev. Thomas Butler, of the University of Cam lady Anne Maitland, fif ter of the earl of Lauderdale. Samuel Eaftwiek, efq. fon of Samuel Eaftwick, efq. to the hon. mifs Hawke, daughter of lord Hawke. bridge, to Mifs Stout, of Aug. 14. Sir Gilbert Heathcote, home department, tolady bart. to mifs Manners, daughter of the late John M. efq. of Grantham. 29. The earl of Pomfret to mifs Brown, of Pall-mall. John earl of Breadalbane, to mifs Gavin, eldest daughter of the late Da vid G. efq. of Langton. Jane Hope, fifter of lord Oct. 24. James Bulkely, efq. to mils Hopetoun. Mr. Pitt act ed as father. The earl of Ancram to lady 21. At the houfe of the mar Hare, daughter of the rev. Nathaniel H. of Hurfimonceaux-castle. Charles Mordaunt, efq. eldest fon of fir John Mordaunt, bart. to mifs Louifa Chefter, fecond daughter Nov. Dec. daughter of the late C. Chefter, efq.. Wylde Brown, efq. to mifs Whitmore, daughter of Thomas Whitmore, efq. M. P. for Bridgnorth. William Hicks, efq. to miss Chute, eldest daughter to the late Thomas Lobb Chute, efq. of the Vine, Hampshire. G. Grote, efq. of Threadneedle-street, banker, to mifs Peckwell, of Sloaneftreet, Chelsea. The hon. Robert Molefworth, fon of lord vifcount Molefworth, to the hon. mifs Jones, daughter of lord viscount Ranelagh. By fpecial licence, David Pennant, efq. to mifs Louifa Peyton, fecond daughter of the late fir Henry P. bart. of Hagbeach-hall, co. Norfolk. PROMOTIONS for the Year 1793. The dignity of a baronet of the kingdom of Great Britain to William Manners, of Handby-hall, in the county of Lincoln, efq. Francis Drake, efq. to be his majefty's minifter at Venice. John Sibthorp, doctor of phyfic, to be regius profefior of botany in his majefty's university of Oxford. Lady Cathcart to be governefs of the princefies. The hon. Thomas Onflow to be deputy ranger of Windfor park. The rev. Dr. Majendie, canon of Windfor, to be one of the deputy clerks in his majesty's closet. Rev. John Garnet, M. A. to be s canon of Winchester. The rev. Edward Walfby, D.D. to be a prebendary of Canterbury. Dr. Latham, to be a physician of St. Bartholomew's hofpital. Mr. John Griffiths to be furgeon of the household to her majefty. Alexander lord Loughborough to be lord chancellor. Robert Graham, efq. to be attorney-general to the prince of Wales. John Anstruther, efq. to be folicitor-general to his royal highness. The prince of Wales to be colonel in the army (his commission bearing date Nov. 29, 1792), and colonel commandant of the 10th or prince of Wales's own regiment of light dragoons. Earl of Weftmeath to be a privycounsellor in Ireland. Elizabeth lady Cathcart to be lady of the bedcamber to the younger princeffes. Molyneaux lord Shuldham, fir Hugh Pallifer, bart. and Matthew Barton, efq. admirals of the blue, to be admirals of the white. Mariot Arbuthnot, Robert Roddam, and William Lloyd, efqrs. fir Edward Hughes, K.B John Evans, and Mark Milbanke, efgrs. vice admirals of the red, to be admirals of the blue. Nicholas Vincent, efq. fir Edward Vernon, knt. Richard Edwards, Thomas Graves, Robert Digby, and Benj. Marlow, efqrs. aud fir Alexander Hood, K. B. vice admirals of the white; fir Chaloner Ogle, knt. and Samuel lord Hood, vice admirals of the blue, to be vice admirals of the red. Sir Richard Hughes, bart. John Elliot, William Hotham, and Jofeph Peyton, efqrs. vice admirals of the blue; |