July 24. During a thunder-form this afternoon, the lightning ftruck a large double barn near Eythorn, Kent, which immechately took fire: two threshers, who were at work at the time, gave an immediate alarm to the inhabitants; but the whole fabric was confumed, together with 55 quarters of wheat, a fow, 15 pigs, and 30 rabbits, and two favourite dogs. The howling of the latter when furrounded by the fire was truly piteous. From the fame form a curent of water was forced through the malthoufe of Mr. Whitmarth, of Brambling, near Wingham, by which 30 quarters of malt were spoiled.-The torrent proved deftructive to the hop plantations in the neighbourhood of Wingham, and did great injury to the turnips.

DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES.
Monday, July 2.

A Common Hall was this day held for the election of Sheriffs, in the room of Thomas Griffith, and J. E. Luke Nelfon, elq. (fee p. 589); when John Lagier La Motte, efq. and James Oldham Oldham, efq. were chofen. Mr. Oldham has fince paid the fine of 6ool. and 20 marks; and Mr. Le Motte not attending to give the ufual bond for the performance of the office, after having been called three times in open court, a new election was ordered to take place.

This morning, a cobler, corner of Wimpole and Queen Ann-Street Weft, faftoned himself in his ftall, and cut his throat. Little hopes are entertained of his recovery.

This day a fine boy, seven years of age, belonging to Mr. Kenedy, of Edgwareroad, unfortunately got entangled between a dray and a coach. The hind wheel of the Coach went over his loins, and killed him.

This day the Middlefex Election Committee reported, that Sir Francis Burdett was not duly elected: that Mr. Mainwaring was duly elected; but that he committed acts of treating, whereby he was incapaci tated to serve in Parliament upon fuch election. A new writ was in confequence ordered to be iffued.

Mr. Allen Perring, from Mr. Parry (an East India Director), stating that he was a Lieutenant Colonel in the Eaft India Volunteers, and being 73 years of age, he trufted the Livery would excufe him.-Mr. Dixon obferved to the Livery, that as Mr. Party found himself young enough to be a L'eutenant Colonel, and could alfo fill the fituation of an Eaft India Director, he (Mr. D.) flattered himself the Li ery would not think of paffing him by. Mr. Parry's name was then announced, and he was unanimoufly elected; as was alfo George Scholey, efq. who has agreed to ferve.-For time immemorial, te e never were known fo many preferred paying the fine to ferving the office-Mr. Party has fince petitioned the Court of Commen Council to allow him to fine 4col. and 20 marks, to be difcharged from the faid office; which has been agreed to.

Friday, July 13.

A fhocking accident happened to a poor wafherwoman, in Market-treet, St. James's market. In hanging fome linen to dry on a line, that projected from the two pair of fiairs of window, by over-reaching, she fell into the street, and fractured her fkdl She was taken up with but little appearance of life, and conveyed to the Middlefex Hofpital.

About nine o'clock this night a woman, with a child in her arms, was ron over by a ftage-coach at the Weft fide of Fleet-market; the child was killed, and one of the wheels went over the legs of the unfort— nate woman, who was taken to the hofpi tal without hopes of recovery.

Monday, July 16.

This day the Freeholders in the intereft of Mr. Mainwaving, jun, met at the Crows and Ancher, to confider on the heft means of exempting him from expence, &c. and, after fome introductory (pcec' es, a fubcription was opened, which amounted in 5,5251. On imparting tins information to Mr. M. juu, he candidly declared, that unlefs the fubfcription amounted to 10,000l. he thould dec'ine the conteft.. The bufnefs of the meeting was then deferred Lill Trefday. On that day the fubfcriptions were increased, and, at the preffing folicitations of his friends, Mr. M. confented to ft nd the content.

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A young woman this evening, croffing the road with a child in her arms, near the Small-pex-hoipital, Pancras, thrown down by a gentleman's carriage that was driving along with great fury. The child died almoft immediately, and the young woman was not expected to live. Tuckday, July 17.

This morning a

hocking accident happened in Dank freet, Mile-end New Town. The houses No. 37, and 34. filled with poor labouring people to the amount of 3, gave way from the fom dutya,, and

tumbled with a tremendous crash on the inhabitants, who were all in their beds. The piteous cries of the fufferers were dreadful. The fro: ts of both houfes fell into the street, but the party-wall between remained standing; the beams which fupported the floors likewife remained without falling; but the roofs, floors, joifts, &c. fell into the cellar. At feven o'clock four or five of them were dug out very much bruised and mangled; while fonie of them remained jammed between the pieces of wood for an hour before they could be extricated. At half past feven the Whitechapel, Mile End, and Spital Fields Volunteer Corps arrived, who cleared away the mob, and preferved what little property remained unbroken. There were upwards of 30 workmen employed in dig ging out the unfortunate fufferers, who were taken in coaches to the London Hofpital. Not one of them was killed; and, though fome of them are dreadfully mangled, all are expected to recover. There were nine of them fent to the work-house; and 14 more were able to go to other lodgings. Thursday, July 19.

This day, the Lord Mayor held a Common Hall, for the choice of a Sheriff, in the room of Thomas Parry, efq. when Thomas Cole, efq. was elected; who has fince paid the ufual fine.

Friday, July 20.

At the Common Hali tor, the election of a Sheriff this day, (John Bleadon, efq. having paid his fine into the Chamber, of 600l. and 20 marks, to be excufed ferving the fame), it was stated to the Livery, that Samuel Dowbiggen, efq. the next in rotation (there being 38 remaining on the lift in nomination) was very old and firm, and not capable of fulfilling the duties of the office, he was therefore palled over; and William Domville, efq. Citizen and Stationer, was by the Livery elected, together with George Scholey, efq. Citizen and Diftiller, to ferve the offices of Suer:ff of the City of London, and Sheriff of the county of Middlefex.-Two gentlemen better calculated to difcharge the important duties attached to the fituation could not eafily have been selected.

Monday, July 23.

His Majefty's frigate Lively was this day launched at Woo wich deck-yard. Her head is ornamented by a beautiful female figure, playing a tambourine, finely carved, and placed upon the cut-water, fo as to accord with her rate. The tern is peculiarly neat, and quarter badges, like thofe of all the river built fir fhips. Above her decks were diftended in the breeze, the British union jack, and the St. George's blue and red Ength enfigus. A great my perfons were on-board, who fhoured with the furrounding multitude, when the veffel rushed into the Thames, on whole

bofom the rested in fafety at some distance from the dock yard. Her Royal Highnefs the Prince's of Wales honoured the launch with her attendance in a magnificent yacht. The Middlefex election commenced this day. So early as 6 o'clock vet crowds of fpectators lined the way along Piccadilly and the road to Brentford. About feven Sir Francis Burdett fet out for that place in his carriage and four, preceded by seven out-riders, carrying large banners of blue filk, on which were written, in letters of gold," Burdett and Independence." The Baronet was hailed in every quarter by the vociferations of the mob. About 10, George Boulton Mainwairing, efq. arrived at the huftings in a chariot and fix, with two poftillions in fcarlet livery, trimmed with filver, followed by 10 carriages filled with his friends, all of whom wore fkyblue favours.-The colours of Sir Francis Burdett are dark blue and ange. Mr. Mainwaring and his friends were in many inftances ill-used by the rabble in the intereft of his opponent, who threw ftones, and otherwife annoyed his refpectable party.- -Peter Moore, efq, member for Coventry, propofed Sir Francis Burdett to the electors for the reprefentation of Middiefex; and was feconded by Mr. Knight. -Mr. Mainwaring was afterwards propofed by Alderman Sir William Curtis, and the nomination feconded by Colonel Wood. Each candidate endeavoured to addrefs the populace; but fcarcely any thing of what was advanced by Mr. Mainwaring could he heard above the inceffant biffing.-The fhew of hands of course was much in favour of Sir Franeis, when a poll was demanded by the friends of the oppofite candidate, which at the cl fe on Monday evening food thus: for Sir Francis Burdett, 611; for Mr. Mamwaring, 528. Thursday, July 26.

This day Mr. Pitt, attended by Mr. Long, Mr. Hulk ffon, and Mr. Sturges Bourne, died with the Company of Grocers. On his appearance a rapturous burst of applause took place. The company then fat down to a moit fumptuous dinner. After a patriotic fong and toaft or two, the Mafter of the Company faid, "That he rofe, not to exprefs the honour he had of having the Chancellor of the Exchequer, but the Right Hon. William Pitt, a Brother Grocer, at his right hand, and to dri k his health with three times three." A fpontaneous burst of applaufe fucceeded throughout the Company, which being fubfided, Mr. Pitt faid, "He thanked his Brother Grocers for the honour they had done him, and in return drank their helis:" which was received with rapturcos app auf.

Turfday, July 31.

Uncommon activity has recently taken place in our military department at home, and we own understand, that, with fome more important arrangements, three encampments are to be formed with al pffible dispatch. The first will be at Coxheath, the fecond at Barham-downs, and the third in the vicinity of Brighton. The encampment at Coxheath is to confit of the following corps: a troop of Royal Horfe Artillery, the rft battalion of Coldftream, and the rit battalion of the 3d regiment of Goards, commanded by Maj. gen. the Hon. E. Finch; the three Yorks, Royal Bucks, Hertfordshire, Eaft and West Norfolk, and tft Royal Lancashire regiments of Militia, under the command of Maj.-gens. Lord Southampton, Baird, and Beckwith. The amount of this force is calculated at 10,000 men.-That at Barham-downs will be composed of the 11t and 3d battalions of the firit regiment of Guards, now ftationed at Chatham, under the command of Maj.-gen. Wynyard, who are to take the ground on Friday and Saturday next; they confiit of 2100 men. A brigade of the line is alfo on its paffage from Newcastle to Leith, confifting of the 18th, or Royal Irish regiment of foot, two battalions; the 53 and the 2d battalion of the 61, who are to difembark at Ramfgate-harbour, and march to Barham-downs. When the whole are affembled they will Lieut.-gen. amount to about 6 co men.

Francis Dundas will have the chief com

mand. Maj -gen. Stuart takes a brigade in this encampment. The encampment at Brighton is to be on a smaller scale, confifting of the 1ft Somerfetfhire Milia and the four battalions of the King's German Legion, who are now on their march from Weymouth; but we learn that the additional force ordered into the above district will amount to 17,000 men. Orders have been la ely fent down from the War-office, for the whole brigade of Guards to morch from Chelmsford to Colchefter barracks, and to proceed next morning over the Thames at Gravefend into Kent:--this fudden movement is fuppofed to arife from the fame caufe which has alfo put the army of Suffex in motion :he reports are various on this occafion :-from the indicatons, it is impoffible to draw any other inference, than that Minifters are impreffed with a full conviction that the attempt at invafion will be immediately made.

A very neat Chapel, in the Gothic ftyle of architecture, calculated to hold upwards of 1200 perfo0s, is erecting in St. George'sfields, annexed to the buildings of the Philanthropic Reform, for the use of that The shell, or truly-Lulable Iuftitution.

car cafs, is already covered in, and its whole completion will be effected as foon as the Society can procure fuffic ent funds for the purpofe, either by gift or by ban:4000l. have been already laid out upon it, and it will require as much more to fit it up.

[HIS MAJESTY'S SPEECH in cur next.]

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GENT. MAG. Fuly, 1804.

GAZETTE PROMOTIONS. Queen's palace,IGHT Hon. William June 27. Drummond, and Right Hon. Charles Arbuthnot, fworn of his Majetty's most honourable Privy Council.Charles Evans, efq. of Trefeiling, appointed fheriff of the county of Anglefea, in North Wales, vice Thomas Parry Jones, efq. of Cefn Cuch.

Dublin caftle, July... Rev. Dr. Chriftopher Betfon, dean of Waterford, promoted to the united bishopricks of Clonfert and Kilmacduagh, vice Right Rev. Dr. Nathaniel Alexander, translated to the bishoprick of Killaloe and Kilfenora.

Queen's palace, July II. Right Hon. John Thyrne, commonly called Lord John Thynne, vice chamberlain of his Majesty's Houfehold, fworn of his Majefty's most honourable Privy Council.

Whiteball, July 11. Right Hon. George Rofe, and Right Hon. Lord Charles-Henry Somerset, appointed paymafter-general of his Maj-y's Forces.

Whitehall, July 13. James Duke of Montrofe and Lord Charles Spencer, appointed poft mafter-general.

Downing-fireet, July 13. Hon. Cecil Jen. kinfon, appointed his Majefty's fecretary of legation to the Court of Vienna.-Don Rofendo Jofef Guiterrez, approved his Catholic Majesty's conful at Gibraltar.

Queen's palace, July 19. Rt. Hon. Granville Levefon Gower, commonly called Ld. Granville Levefon Gower, fworn of his Majesty's most honourable Privy Council.

Downing-freet, July 19 Rt. Hon. Granville Leveron Gower, commonly called Ld. Granville Levefon Gower, appointed embaffador extraordinary and plenipotentiary to the Court of St. Petersburg.

Whitehall, July 21. Francis Seymour, Marquis of Hertford, appointed mafter of the horfe to his Majesty.

Whiteball, July 28. Charles Bishop, efq. appointed his Majesty's procurator in all caufes and matters maritime, foreign, civil, and ecclefiaftical, vice Hefeltine, dec.

ECCLESIASTICAL PREFERMENTS. Moore, third fon of the

EV.

Rev. Henry Sill, M.A. Dean living, co. Cumberland.

Rev. P. N. Jodrell, B. A. Porchester V. in Hampshire.

Rev. Thomas Brown Simpson, Keynfham V. co. Wilts.

Rev. P. Egerton, M. A. Malpas R. in Chefhire, vice Heber, dec.

Rev. George Glover, B. A. South Repps R. Norfolk.

Rev. John Artcott, Rame R. co. Cornwall, vice Baron, dec.

Rev. Wm. Sadler, M. A. Clare V. and Poflingford V. Suffolk.

Rev. James Foulkes, B.A. Croftwick R. co. Norfolk.

Rev. Edward Rogers, to a prebendal stall in Salisbury cathedral.

Rev. Richard Yates, Effa alias Afhen R. Effex, vice Charles Stewart.

Rev. Charles- Auguftus Steuart, M. A. Edmondthorpe R. co. Leicester.

Rev. Edward Turner, Noke R. co. Oxf.

Rev. John Smith, M. A. re&tor of Silkftone, co. York, and one of the ufhers of Weftminster fchool, St. Nicholas V. in Newcastle, vice Carlyle, dec.

Rev. Jonathan Cope, son of Sir Jonathan C. bart. N.Wraxall R. Wilts, vice Still, dec.

THEATRICAL REGISTER.

HAY-MARKET.

July 2. The Spanish Barber-The Enchanted Inland. [the Alps. 3. Guilty; or, Not Guilty?-The Hunter of 4. The Liar-Ditto-The EnchantedIfland. 5. Ways and Means-Dittto-Ditto. 6. Who's the Dupe ?-Ditto-Ditto. 7. The Jew and the Doctor-Ditto-Ditto. 9. John Bull-The Fnchanted Ifland. 10. The Citizen-The Hunter of the AlpsLove Laughs at Locksmiths.

II. The Good-natur'd Man-Ditto-The

Enchanted Ifland. [chanted Island. 12. Guilty; or, Not Guilty -The En13. The Mountaineers-Ditto. [the Alps. 14. The Poor Gentleman-The Hunter of 16. John Bull-The Enchanted Ifland. 17. The Hunter of the Alps-The CitizenDitto. [will Rife.

18. Guilty; or Not Guilty?-Foul Deeds 19. The Good natur'd Man-Ditto-The

Enchanted Island. [Locksmiths-D°. 20. Foul Deeds will Rife-Love Laughs at 21. Ditto-The Hunter of the Alps-Ditto. 23. The Mountaineers-Enchanted Island. 24. The Good-natur'd Man-Foul Deeds

will Rife-Love Laughs at Lock(miths. 25. John Bull-The Enchanted Island. 25. The Hunter of the Alps-The Follies of a Day-Ditto.

don R. Effex, vice Jones, dec.

Rev. Wm. Manning, M.A. Weeting All Saints and St. Mary R. Norfolk, vice Hol den, dec.

28. A Bold Stroke for a Wife-Ditto.

30. The Dramatift-Ditto. [the Wood. 31. The Chapter of Accidents-Children in

Vol

Vol. LXXIV. p. 95. Mr. Vaughan, of Golden grove, South Wales, has bequeathed the whole of his immenfe fortune to Lord Cawdor. He has left feveral natural children in the neighbourhood, without the fmalleft provision for either of them.

P. 485. The late Marquis of Exeter, by his first wife, had only one child, a fon, which died foon after its birth. By his econd wife he had two fons and a daughter, now living, all very young-certainly not married o Mr. Chaplyn. The Duchess of Ham icon's father was not a barone:; that title came to his fon, now Lord Gwydır, on the death of Sir Merrick Burrell, bart. The pictures at Burleigh are made heirlooms by the will of the late Marquis.

P. 601. The bulk of Lady Salusbury's large property is divided between her two nephews, Sir Robert Salusbury, of Llanwein, co. Monmouth, and the Rev. Lynch Salusbury, of Hitchin, Herts, who share a very confiderable sum of ready money, and an income of at least 12,00ol. per annum. The funeral took place July 3, at the family-vault in Hertfordshire.

P. 602. The remains of Mary Bonney, wife of John Auguftus B. attorney, No 4, Percy-treet, Rathbone-place (to whom fhe was married at St. Pancras in September, 1788), were interred at the faid church on Sunday the 1ft of July.—Mr. B. is the agent of Sir F. Burdett, and was lately candidate for the office of coroner.

BIRTHS.

in Ely-place, Dublin,

29. At Inglifmaldy, in Scotland, Mrs. Ogilvy, two daughters.

30. In Grafton-street, the lady of Sir Henry Peyton, bart. a fon.

Mrs. John Schneider, of Finsbury-square, a fill-born daughter.

The wife of Timothy Parker, efq. of Hornby-hall, near Liverpool, her 13th fon, and 16th child.

At Manchester, the wife of Brigademajor Filmer, a daughter.

July I. At his house in Grosvenor-place, the wife of R. H. Cox, efq. a fon.

At Plymouth, the wife of Captain Jennings, of the roth battalion of Reserve, a daughter.

At Bath, the wife of the Rev. W. R. Wake, rector of Great Bromley, twins.

2. At his houfe in Piccadilly, the lady of Sir Francis Burdett, bart. a daughter. In Portland-place, the wife of Henry Browne, efq. à fon.

3. At Hammersmith, the wife of Joseph Wiggins, a labouring man, two daughters and a fon; all, with the mother, likely to do well.

Mrs. T. Woodfall, of the Hay-market Theatre, two fons.

4. The wife of Charles Bofanquet, efq. a fon.

At Worthing, Suffex, the wife of Major Campbell, of the King's dragoon-guards, a fon.

The wife of Edward Jones Roper, of John-Areet, Liverpool, three children.

6. The wife of Mr. George Bennett, of the Norwich Theatre, three children, all

of Ardagh, a daughter.

At Edinburgh, Mrs. Buchanan, a fon. The wife of John Hornby, efq. of Blackburn, co. Lancaster, a fon and daughter.

At Green Hammerton, co. York, the wife of the Rev. Francis Reed, a daughter. In the Circus, Bath, the wife of John Walmsley, efq. a daughter.

At his houfe at Shrewsbury, the wife of Lieut.-col. Chayter, a daughter.

At Bath, the wife of Broderick Chinnery, efq. fon of Sir Brod. C. bart. a fon.

At Heaton, the wife of Matthew Ridley, efq. lieutenant-colonel of the Newcastle Affociated Volunteers, a daughter.

At Broughton-hall, co. York, the wife of Stephen Tempeft, efq. a fon.

In the Inle of Wight, the wife of Jonathan Page, efq. of Great Smith-street, Westminster, a fon.

At Capel-houfe, Enfield, the wife of R. H. Boddam, efq. a fon.

June 8. The Emprefs of Germany, an

archduchefs.

25. At his houfe, Horton-lodge, Epfom, Surrey, the wife of Charles Browning, efq. high-bailiff of Westminster, a daughter.

28. At Westbourne-place, King's Road, the wife of Thomas Pinnock, efq. a fon.

In Upper Wimpole ftreet, the wife of Charles White, efq. a fon.

At Winchester-houfe, Chelfea, the lady of the Hon, and Rev. Tho. de Grey, a ton. 7. At Amport-houfe, Hants, the Marchionefs of Winchester, a fon.

9. The wife of J. Symmons, efq. of Paddington-house, a fon.

II. At Teddington, Middlefex, Mrs. Topham Davies, a daughter.

In Tilney-freet, Lady Mary-Catherine Myers, a daughter.

12. A: Cafwick, near Stamford, co. Lincoln, the lady of Sir John Troilope, bart. a daughter.

13 In Upper Tichfield-street, the wife of the Rev. Mr. Evans, a fon.

In Upper Wimpole-street, the wife of Auguftus Elliot Fuller, efq. a fon.

At Leven, co. York, Lady Charlotte Baillie, a fon.

14. The wife of Gilbert Drifdale, efq. of Green-walk, Black friers-road, a fon.

15. The wife of Thomas Bolton, efq. of Norfolk-street, Strand, a daughter.

On Denmark-hill, Camberwell, Surrey, the wite of George Lyon, efq. a fon.

The wife of the Rev. William Phillpot, of Richmond, Surrey, a fon.

16. The