All the above have received contufions, or are hurt in different degrees. Maiter's mate-Henry Haywood, not hurt. Marines Benjamin Hollinworth, Robert Mansfield, John Kenton, William Collar, Charles Moorhead, James Stanly, Thomas Cooper, Thomas Cranston, William Wheelin, George Adams, Jolin Beufoy, Michael Freney; Boatswain-Henry Montanden; Have received contufions, or are hurt in different degrees. There may be a few more faved, who were fuppofed to be on fhore, but their names have not yet been procured. SEPTEMBER 27. SEPTLMBER 26. Plymouth, Sept. 23. Yesterday, at four o'clock, the Amphion frigate of 32 guns, captain Ifrael Pellew, lafhed alongfide the Princeffa hulk, blew up with a dreadful explosion. The fhock felt was like an earthquake. In a moment the fore part of the thip was fcattered in 10000 fhivers, and nothing but wreck to be feen. There were near 300 men, women, and children on board when this fhocking accident happened. The returns this morn. ing are, captain Pellew, one lieutenant, one purfer, one midshipman, one mate, one boatswain and mate, and 33 feamen and marines faved: feveral of thefe badly wounded. The reft, fhocking to relate, configned to eternity! About 4.2 bodies were picked up, and carried to the bonehoufe of the royal hofpital, and placed in coffins, among which are fix young women. How this accident happened, is as yet unknown. Captain Pellew, captain Swaffield, of the Overyffel of 64 guns, and a lieutenant of the Amphion, were dining together; hearing fome bustle, captain Pellew and the lieutenant ran into the quarter-gallery, and the ship inftantly On Friday the 16th, John Sellers, Eliblew up forward. Captain Pellew was fabeth Jones, and Richard Footner, were blown on the hulk, and the lieutenant into tried for the wilful murder of Thomas the water. Both were faved. Captain Yates. The question on which the whole Pellew wounded in the face, and the lieute-trial, with refpect to Sellers, turned, was,nant in the leg. Poor captain Swaffield, a Mr. Spry, jun. upholder, of Dock, and his fon, were all funk with the wreck. A ferjeant of the North Devon was alfo blown up, with feveral other perfons vifiting their friends, it being the anniversary of his majesty's coronation. The matter, gunner, carpenter, and mates, lieutenant Campbell, of the marines (nephew of colonel Campbell) are among the unfortunate fufferers. Admiralty-office, Sept. 26. A lift of men faved from the Amphion, tranfmitted by admiral fir Richard King, commander in chief of his majefty's fhips and veffels, at Plymouth, to Mr. Nepean.. Captain-Ifrael Pellew. Lieutenant-James Muir. Armourer-James Harry. On Wednesday, the 14th inft. at the Old Bailey, Thomas Brown and Matthias Parke, were indicted for forging and uttering a promiffory note for five guineas, dated Rydone, in Shropshire, April 23, 1796, figned Thomas Brown, for Self and Co. payable in London. After a long trial, they found the prifoners guilty-fubject to the opinion of the judges upon a point of law referved. whether he fired the piftol maliciously, or On Saturday, Sept. 17, William Clerk Several witneffes were called to prove that fufficient warning had not been given of the approach of the mail coach; but it was not dearly afcertained whether the noife of the perfons affembled had not prevented the blowing of the horn from being heard. Several witneffes proved the general good character, fobriety, and good nature of the prifoner. He did not know of the accident having taken place till he was ten miles out of town, and had expreffed much forrow upon the occafion. Mr. Bolton, coachmafter, bore teftimony to the prifoner's character, and likewife faid, that the contractors for the mailcoaches were obliged to reach the place of their destination in a given time, which made it neceffary to drive with great rapidity. Similar teftimony was given by other perfons. The jury withdrew, and were out of court upward of two hours. When they returned, they pronounced the prifoner, not guilty; but the foreman, in the name of them all, faid, they thought that any party driving at the rate at which this coach was driven, would be highly reprehenfible; they fubmitted that opinion to the learned judge, and wifhed to hear a declaration upon that fubject from the bench; for it was a fubject in which a great part of the public was deeply interested. Mr. baron Thompson faid, it was the judgment of the jury to acquit this man. He could not make a stronger obfervation upon the impropriety of this furious driving than had already been made by the jury. The prifoner had been very fortunate, indeeed, in this acquittal. He hoped he would never drive again with the fame fury in the streets. He hoped alfo, that this would be a leffon to others, by which they would be taught to be careful. There was no excufe for fuch driving. The contracts of, individuals were not to fet at defiance the law of the land; nor were the lives of mankind to be put in danger in order to fulfil any contracts. He hoped that in future all mail-coachmen, as well as others, would be cautious how they drive in the public ftreets. The prifoner was then difcharged. On Monday the 19th, David Scott was found guilty of a rape on Mary Holmwood, a child of twelve years old, on the 26th of May lalt. This day, the feffions ended, when five capital convicts received fentence of death; 29 were ordered to be tranfported beyond the feas for the term of feven years; 24 to be imprisoned in Newgate; 11 to be imprisoned in the house of correction for the county of Middlefex at Clerken well, four to be fined 1s. each and difcharged; and three to be publicly whipped. William Dean, John Williams, James Petty, Robert Simmons, William Chadwich, Michael Robinson, John White, Anthony Chandler, Jofeph Salmon, Alexander Colesworth, John Saunders, James Hardwick alias Auftin, William Miller, William Collins, James Vandercum, James Abbott, John Sharp, John Jacques, Richard Appletree, and Thomas Smith, prifoners who have been capitally convicted, but their judgments respited by his majefty during his royal pleafure, received fentence to be tranfported to the Eastern coast of New South Wales, or fome one or other of the islands adjacent, for the term of their natural lives. Among the prifoners ordered to be imprifoned in Newgate, is John Sellers, whofe fentence is to be imprifoned fix months, and fined is. The recorder faid, that the prifoner had been tried for the wilful murder of Thomas Yates. That he had been found guilty of manflaughter. The jury had found him a trespasser, who had been guilty of negligence; and very grofs negligence, in the use of a most dangerous weapon. It was much to be lamented that by the indifcretion of any man, fo dangerous a weapon fhould have been fent to a houfe filled with ftrife, the occupiers of which were fo much at variance, and had fhewn a disposition which led to the disturbance of the public peace. To that indifcretion which could not be too much reprobated was to be attributed the crime for which the prifoner had to anfwer. If he had a proper fenfe of his fault, he would never be guilty of a like, offence in future; and he should remember, that if he should commit another manflaughter, the punishment of the law for that offence would be death. The feflions being ended, the fame was adjourned until Wednefday, the 26th of October. This day the feffion of parliament was opened by a coinmiffion from his majesty, but no bufinefs, further than fwearing in the members, and choofing a speaker, will be done this week. On Monday evening next, the king's fpeech will be read at the Cockpit, Whitehall, and on Tuesday, his majefty will deliver it from the Throne. MARRIAGES. REV. Dr. Delany, prebendary of St. Patrick's, Dublin, to mifs Deering, daughter of fir Edward Deering, bart. Robert Dundas, efq. ton of the right hon. Henry Dundas, to miss Saunders, daughter of the late admiral fir Charles Saunders. Sir Thomas Parkyns, bart. to mifs Boultbee, of Leicester. Sir John Davie, bart. to mifs Lemans, daughter of fir William Lemans, bart. DEATH S. DElves Broughton, efq. adeft fon of the rev. fir Thomas Broughton, bart. Richard Benyon, efq. M. P. for Peterborough. David earl of Mansfield. John Afkell Bucknall, efq. uncle to lord Grimfton. Sir Jofeph Brooke, bart. Sir Alexander, Mackenzie, of Coul, bart. major-general in the fervice of the Eaft India company? Hon. Thomas Lyon, uncle to the earl of Strathmore. Sir John Dauvers, bart. John Fothergill, D. D. provoft of Queen's college, and prebendary of Dur ham. John Harding, of Great Titchfieldftreet, Marybone, earthenwaremman. John Fade, of Langton, in Yorkshire, dealer. Thomas Thornton, of Broad-ftreet, St. George in the Eaft, dealer. Edward Roitron, of Southwark, Surry, hop-merchant. SEPTEMBER 13. William Evans, of Fleet-ftreet, haberdafher. Philip Dalby, of Bishopfgate-street, linen-merchant. James Kebbell, of St. Pancras, tile maker. John Fielder, and Henry.Railton, of Newgate-ftreet, wholefale linen-drapers. Edward Tanner, of Berkhampstead, in Hertfordshire, fhopkeeper. John Baughan Clark, of Witney, in Oxfordshire, blanket-weaver. Elifabeth Bennett, of Kennington, in Surry, linen-draper. Anthony Kington, of Bath, carpenter. James Brodie, of Rood-lane, London, wine-merchant. SEPTEMBER 17. Richard Martin, and James Bain, of Fleet-ftreet, bookfellers. Henry Johnfon, of Purley, in Berks, merchant. John Houndle, of Cable-ftreet, Whitechapel, carpenter. Mofes Hart, of Bermondsey-ftreet, in Surry, merchant. Thomas Bates, of Bedfordbury, Covent-garden, man's-mercer. John Shore, and John Walton, of Manchester, cotton-manufacturers. William Compton, of Paiugton, in Devonshire, merchant. Thomas Duxbury, of Blackburn, in Lancashire, cotton-manufacturer. AVERAGE PRICES or CORN, September 17, 1796. George Spink, of Birmingham, fteel- By the Winchefter Quarter of 8 Bufhels. watch-chain-maker. Inland Counties. Wheat. Rye. Barley. Oats. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. 156 5135 5130 519 6 65 434 028 9 18 Hertford 57 30 Bedford Huntingdon Northampton 160 437 6 020 18 I 62 Rutland 65 Leicester Nottingham Derby 35 74 2134 74 Stafford Salop Hereford Worcester 167 740 036 825 3 420 10 223 3 per C reduced. 58-1 3 per C. 5 per C. Long Short confols. confols. Ans. Ans. PRICES of STOCKS, from AUGUST 27, to SEPTEMBER 27, 1796, both inclufive. By ANTHONY CLARKE, Stock-Broker, No. 13, Sweeting's-Alley, Cornhill. 4 per C. confols. India South Sea Old Stock. Stock. Ann. New Ann. Navy Bills. 30 144 56455 76 86 31 142 141 54455 74 85 553456 74 를 84 654 16 180 9fdir. 11 196 10 5 19 0 5 19 O 11 175 14 16 1/ 175 In the 3 per cent. confols. the highest and loweft Price of each Day is given; in every other Article the higheft Price only, the Long and Short Annuities excepted which are given within a fixteenth of the highest Price. In the different Funds that are fhut, the Prices are given with the Dividend till the Days of Opening. |