Obituary of confiderable Perfons:-Gazette Promotions.-Mortality. 815 17. In Grofvenor-fquare, Jemima-Eliza beth Marchionefs of Graham, 3d dau. of the Earl of Afhburnham. She was married to the Marquis Feb. 25, 1785. At Stoke, near Briftol, the feat of the D. of Beaufort, the hon. Mifs Cavendith, only dau. of Lord George-Henry C. Mr. Wingfield, hatter, in Brewer-fir. Golden-fq. At Burton, near Aylesbury, the rev. Mr. Shaw, aged 72, upwards of 30 years vicar of that place. Ar Dover, lately arrived from Bengal, Col Watson, in the fervice of the E. 1. Comp. 22. At his brother's heufe at Addington, co. Bucks, lamented by all who knew him, Mr. Thomas Philips, attorney, of Spitalfields, and one of the coroners for Middlefex, to which office he was elected Jan. 29, 1764, after a very sharp conteft, by a great majority, 1840 perions voting on the occafion. In James-fr. St. Luke's, Edw. Hale, efq. 23. In Portman-fq. Mrs. Smythe Stafford, wife of Edward S. S. efq. At Kidderminster, aged 81, Mr. John Spencer, upwards of 27 years poftmatter there. 24. Rev. Robert Markham, D.D. rector of Whitechapel, to which he was prefented by Brazen Nofe coll. Dec. 1768, and one of his Majefty's chaplains in ordinary. See p. 809. 25. Lady Harriet Eliott, 2d dau. to the late Eart of Chatham, and wife of the hon. Mr. Eliott, remembrancer of the Exchequer. 26. Mrs. Finch, wife of Mr. F. clerk of Grocers'-hall. Mrs. Dyke, wife, of Mr. Thomas D. auctioneer, of Alderfgate-ftr. partner with Mr. Alderman Skinner. GAZETTE PROMOTIONS. 18. On Landfdown-hill, aged 83, the hon. John Murray Duke of Athol, a Baron and Charles Hamilton, uncle to the E. of Abercorn. 19. Chriftian Wagnaer, efq; partner with Mef. Adair, Jackson, and Co. merchants. Rev. Paul Hitch, M.A. of Eaft Ham, Effex, and rector of Horton, co. Gloc. At Newcastle upon Tyne, Mr. Ralph Heron, fon of Mr. H. under-fheriff of Northamberland, and of a respectable family.— The catastrophe of this unfortunate youth (who was drawn into the air by being entanged in the cords of Mr. Lunardi's balloon, which, taking fire, burt, and let him drop from a height above the steeple of St. Nicho las's church there, whereby his internal veffels being broke, he continued alive but a few hours before he expired in the prefence of his afflicted parents, fifters, and friends) ought to be a warning to that foolish curiosity which has no fubject of real fcience or utility for its object, but ferves only to amufe the gaping croud, and fill the pockets of an audacious adventurer. See p. 806. 20. At Dulwich, aged 98, Capt. Grant ling, 60 years commander of a ship in the Leghorn trade. At Newington Green, after a long and tedious illness, Mrs. Price, wife of the rev. Richard P. D.D. 21. At Caermarthen, John Lewes, efq. Earl of Great Britain, by the name of Baron Murray, of Stanley, co. Gloc. and Earl Strange. James Earl of Abercorn, a Viscount of G. B. by the name of Vifcount Hamilton, of Hamilton, co. Leic. George Montagu Duke of Montagu, a Baron of G. B. by the name of Baron Montagu, of Montagu, co. Northampt. William Douglas Duke of Queensberry, a Baron of G. B. by the name of Lord D uglas, Baron Douglas, of Amesbury, co. Wilts. George de la Poer Earl of Tyrone in Ireland, a Baron of G. B. by the name of Baron Tyrone, of Haverfordweft, co. Pembroke. Richard Boyle Earl of Shannon in Ireland, à Baron of G. B. by the name of Baron Carleton, of Carleton, co. York. John Huffey Baron Delaval in Ireland, a Baron of G. B. by the name of Lord Delaval, Baron of Delaval, co. Northumb. Charles Jenkinfon, a Baron of G. B. by the name of Lord Hawketbury, Baron of Hawkefbury, co. Gloc. Sir Harbord Harbord, bart. a Baron of G. B. by the name of Lord Suffield, Baron of Suffield, co. Norf. Sir Guy Carleton, K.B. a Baron of G. B. by the name of Lord Dorchester, Baron of Dorchester, co. Oxf. Ditto 14 per C5 per Ct Long Short Ditto India, India, India, S. Sea 1726 Confol. Ann. 1777. 1778. Stock. Ann Bonds. Stock. EACH DAY'S PRICE OF STOCKS IN SEPTEMBER, 1786. Old New 3 per Ct New 13 per Ct 4perCt. Excheq] Lottery Ann. 1751 Navy Scrip. Scrip. Bills. Ann 974 1144 223 144 73% 109spr 77番 97 114 23 23 143 77동 Ticket 14 15 N.B. Ir the 3 per Cent, Confols. the highest and lowest Price of each Day is given; in the other Stock the higheft Price only. 847 857 859 Meteorol. Diaries for Nov. 1785, & Oct. 1786 818 | Danger & Illiberality of National Diftinétions 842 on Dr. Savage and Mr. Benn Hittorical Anecdotes of the Lincoln Club ibu. 860 822 Critical Remarks on "Effay on Old Maids" 851 828 ibid. 861 868 itid. 885-890 890 837 Foreign Affairs-American, Irish, Scotch, Port, 838 Country, and Domestic News 891-904 839 Lifts of Births, Marriages, Deaths, &c. 905-911 840 Daily Variations in the Prices of Stocks 912 Embellished with Views of FLIXBOROUGH CHURCH in Lincolnshire; of G100LESWICK FREE-SCHOOL; a ROMAN PAVEMENT at Leicetter; Four ROMAN ALTARS; a curious SCULPTURE in Ivory; an AMERICAN COIN; IRISH TOKEN, &c. &c. By SYLVANUS URBAN, Gent. LONDON, Printed by J. NICHOLS, for D. HENRY, late of SAINT JOHN'S GATE. 818 for November, 1785; ana October, 1700. Wind. NE 8439 44 49 N NE Weather in November, 1785. rain and wind. fun and showers, leaves fall faft. fun, pleasant rain.2 grey, ftill, and mild,3 grey, fun, gale, pleasant.4 grey, fun, fweet dav, ftill,7 hard froft, fun.9 ice, deep fog, fun, pleasant.18 rain, clouds and wind. rain, harth, formy. fome fnow, fun, pleasant. OBSERVATIONS. grey, fun, pleafant.II rain, fun and clouds.: white froft, fun, fharp wind. hard froft, fun, rain.12 The beechen woods look very dark and rufty, and the maples very yellow.-2 Great fieldfare (turdus pilaris) appears.-3 Grapes in vaft abundance, are dead ripe, and tending to decay.-4 Wild wood-pigeons (columba oenas) appear in a large flock.-5 Leaves much fallen; beechen coppice almoft naked.-6 Scone curlew (charadrius cedionemus) clamours. -7 Premature bloom on the holly.-8 Royston crows (corvus cornix) on the downs.9 No acorns or beechmaft in Hants, probably owing to the particular feverity of last winter's cold in that county.-10 Leaves moftly fallen; vigorous oaks still retain them.—11 The only tree which hath not caft its leaves is a fheltered elm.-12 Laft grapes. N. B. Obfervations all this month were made at a village fifty miles SW from London. Thermometer within door. W. CARY, Mathematical Inftrument-Maker, oppofite Arundel treet, Strand. 24 25 44 546 50 43 30.3 MR. URBAN, *Correfpondent of yours, who figns Obfervator, in a letter of April Magazine, 1786, p. 279, expreffes furprize and XXX displeasure that the fifth A eries on our coafts are not attended to. If, before he wrote that letter, he had made fufficient enquiry, he would have been fatisfied that nothing is lefs to be depended upon than general report. It will, I prefume, give pleasure to Obfervator, to be informed, that in part of last year's fishing feafon, I mean from the latter end of Auguft to November, we had 396 British and Irish veffels employed in the fishery off the North-west coast of Ireland. Of thefe, 40 were Scotch, who cleared 10,000l. The whole number of veffels together were computed to contain about 22,000 tons, and they were all very near completely filled. It is estimated that each ton in bulk contains herrings enough to fill 10 barrels, each barrel containing 400 herrings. 22,000 tons, multiplied by 10, gives 220,000 barrels; and all this (I have it from the best authority) was the produce of only fifteen nights fishing. But, as the boats go out frequently, and at different times throughout all the year, how very confiderable must be the produce of the whole year's fifhery, taken together, were it exactly calculated! The Dutch efteem it a good fishingfeafon if they take 5500 lafs, 14 barrels to a laft, making in all 77,000 barrels, fo that we have taken above double that number in only 15 nights fishing. From the above ftatement of facts, many obfervations may occur. It, in the first place, feems evident, that our fisheries are actually established, and very thriving; and this not a fudden affair, for they have been gradually advancing for a length of time. Next, that though im this branch of commerce be very portant and beneficial, yet it has its limits; it can be carried on to a certain extent, and no farther; and it is abfurd to be continually reprefenting it as an enormous, inexhaustible mine of wealth. The propagating thefe falfe notions does a great deal of hurt. Mens expectations are raifed too high, and then their difappointment throws them into defpondency; they complain, they murmur; and in the end abandon what would answer extremely well, could they be contented with the reafonat le and moderate advantage that the businefs, in its nature, is fufceptible of. It alfo appears, that the herring fishery is by no means a matter of that extravagant profit to the Dusch that I have always heard it reprefented. It is a conveniency to them, and, in a certain degree, gainful; but, we fee, very fort of what it produces under our own management. This confiderable fishery, The British Fishery, is chiefly carried on, at fome distance, along the whole extent of the North-weft coaft of Ireland. Its prefent profperous state is owing, perhaps, principally to the public fpirit, abilities, and unwearied exertions of an individual, the Right Hon. Colonel William Burton Conyngham, a gentleman of the firft character, and honoured and ef teemed wherever he is known. Up N |