taken from her corpfe at St. Edmund's Bury, 1784, by the late fir J. Cullum, bart. now fold for SIX guineas.

A piece of carving in wood, reprefenting landfcapes, with views, in which is introduced water with veffels failing, and on land various reprefentations of hunting, with boar, flag, dogs, and men on horfeback the whole executed in a manner beyond defeription, and in the highest prefervation. It was fold to Mr. Webb for 151. 155.

A fmall cameo of fine antique Mofaic, fet in gold as a ring, and turns upon a fwivel. The figure has the wings and feet of a bird, with a human face, and feems to be an hieroglyphic-Sold to Mr. Townkey for 12 guineas and a half.

A precious fragment of an antique intaglio, an exceeding fine cornelian, fet in gold for a ring. It reprefents Hercules as low as the wait, fitting in a fkiff, and a Lion's fkin for a fail; one of the paws is fattened by a ftring, which hangs over the head of Hercules, whofe frength in neck and back is wonderfully expreffed in fo fall a compafs. It was fold to Mr. Jones for 45 guineas.

A cameo of the head of Augustus Cæfar, upon a remarkable fine onyx, the head white, upon a jacinth ground, the workmanfhip of fuperlative excellence. It was found at Malta. - Sold to Mr. Jones for 225 guineas.

The head of Jupiter Serapis, cut out of a green bafakes, a moft inimitable piece of fculpture, of Egyptian workmanship, from the Barberini cabinet; the fize about four inches. The countenance is highly expreffive of fublimity and dignity, tempered with fweetnefs and grace.-Sold to Mr. Humphries for 165 guineas.

The celebrated antique vafe, or fepulchral urn, from the Barberini cabinet at Rome. It is faid to have been the identical urn which contained the ashes of the Roman em

peror Alexander Severus, and his mother Mammea, which was depofited in the earth about the year 235 after Chrift, and was dug up by order of Pope Barberini, named Urban VIII. between the years 1623 and 1644. The materials of which it is compofed emulate an onyx, the ground a rich transparent dark amethystine colour, and the fnowy figures which adorn it are in bafs relief, of workmanship above all encomium, and fuch as cannot but excite the highest idea of the fkill of the ancients. The dimenfions 9 inches high, and 21 in circumference. It was fold to the duke of Marlborough for 10391.

The collection of Hollar's works in 13 vol. confifting of the most beautiful impreffions of many fcaree etchings, including many inedited drawings by that celebrated mafter, 3851.

Eighteen drawings of Hollar's, in one lot, fold for 20 guineas

Two miniatures of fir Walter Raleigh, and his fon, capt. Walter Raleigh, 141.

A portrait of the duchefs de la Valiere, by Petitot, 841.

Two miniatures of Milton and his mother, 341.

A fine miniature head of Christ, by Ifaac Oliver, 20 guineas.

Queen Elizabeth's little Prayer Book, containing fix prayers compofed by her majefty, and written by her own hand in the neatest

and most beautiful manner on vellum; two in English, the other four in Latin, Greek, Italian, and French. On the infide of the cover her own portrait, and that of the duke of Alençon; the binding black

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fhagreen, with enamelled clafps, and in the center of each a ruby. It fold for 100 guineas.

A very fine illuminated miffal, prefented by the duchefs of Bedford, fifter to the duke of Burgundy, and wife of John, duke of Bedford, regent of France, to Henry VI. 1430, with original portraits of the duke of Bedford (engraved among Houbraken's illuftrious heads) and his wife Anne, duchefs of Burgundy, and her deed of gift to the king, bound in crimson velvet, with gold clafps, on which are engraved the arms of Harley, Cavendish, and Holles, quarterly. Mr. Edwards, 2131.

A molt beautiful miftal, fix inches by four, illuminated by Julio Clovio, in the highest prefervation, infcribed by him to the duke d'Alençon, 1537, purchafed by Edward earl of Oxford, from the Arundelian collection, with gold plates, covers, and clafps. It fold

for 1681.

The whole amount of the fale was 11,5241. 45.

Plymouth, June 5. Yesterday morning, the Pegafus, captain his royal highnefs prince William Henry, and the Rofe, captain Hervey, failed for Guernsey, whence they are to proceed to Halifax and Newfoundland.

8. A duel was fought near Kenfington, between lord Macartney and major general Stuart, of which the following account was published by the feconds, col. Fullarton, and col Gordon, the former to lord Macartney, and the latter to the general: "The place and time of meeting having been previoutly fix. ed, the parties arrived about half paft four in the morning, and took their ground at the distance of 12 fhort paces, measured off by the feconds, who delivered to each one

piftol, keeping poffeffion of the remaining arms. General Stuart teld lord Macartney, he doubted, as his lordship was fhort-fighted, he would not be able to fee him His lordfhip replied, "he did perfect'y well." When the feconds had retired a little on one fide, and as the parties were about to level, general Stuart obferved to lord Macartney that his piftol was not cocked his lordflip thanked him, and cocked: when they had levelled, general Stuart faid he was ready: his lordflip answered he was likewife ready, and they both fired within a few inftants of each other. The fe conds obferving lord Macartney wounded, stepped up to him, and declared the matter must rest here. General Stuart faid, "This is na fatisfaction;" and asked if his lord fhip was not able to fire another pilol. His lordship replied, he would try with pleafure, and urged col. Fullarton to permit him to proceed. The feconds, however, declared it was impotible, and they would on no account allow it. General Stuart faid, "Then I mutt defer it till another occafion." On which his lordship anfwered, "If that is the cafe, we had better proceed now: I came here in confequence of a meffage from general Stuart, who called upon me to give him fatisfaction in my private capacity for offence taken at my public conduct, and to evince that perfonal fafety is no confideration with me, I have nothing perional: the general will proceed as he thinks fit." General Stuart faid, it was his lordfhip's perfonal conduct to him that he refented. The feconds then put a flop to a 1 further converfation between the parties, neither of whom had quitted their ground, and general Stuart, in confequence of his fituation, had

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Salisbury affizes, in an action of ejectment, brought to recover poffeffion of a houfe in Salisbury from the defendant, who held it as tenant from year to year, upon giving him half a year's notice, not ending with his year." The point was determined in favour of of the defendant. So that in all cafes where a tenant holds the premifes from year to year, it is neceffary for his notice to end with his year, or an ejectment will not be well grounded.

16. By an estimate delivered into parliament by the accomptant-general of the Eaft India company, the importation of tea fo far exceeds the confumption, that there is the highest probability, if the fhips fhould arrive as expected, that there will remain in the company's warehouses, on the 1ft of December, 1790, twenty-three millions of tea unfold. The confumption of tea of all forts, amounts annually to about 16,000,000 of pounds, according to this eftimate, and the imports to about 18,000,000.

On Thurfday last came on to be tried before Mr. juftice Buller, at Guildhall, a caufe wherein Thomas Thomas, who defcribed himself to be a merchant in Palace-yard, Weftminster, was plaintiff, and Mr. John Vaughan, an eminent fugarbaker, in Thames-treet, was defendant; which action was brought by the plaintiff as the holder or bearer of a cafh note or draft drawn by the defendant, upon the cafhiers of the Bank of England, for 2491. in favour of Richard Neave, efq. and which draft was picked out of the pocket of Mr. Neave's clerk, as he was going to the Bank, and afterwards came to the hands of the plaintiff, who alleged he received it of one Watfon Afhton for a valuable confideration. In the courfe

of the trial it appeared, that the draft was dated the 2d of March, and not prefented for payment until the d of April, and that on the fame being refufed to be paid, the plaintiff and Afhton voluntarily made affidavits before the lord mayor, ftating the circumftances of the receipt of it, and the confi. deration they refpectively gave for it, in order to exculpate themfelves, and to induce Mr. Neave or Mr. Vaughan to pay the money, and which affidavits were read in evidence for the defendant. The judge obferved to the jury, that the only question was, whether the plaintiff was a fair honeft bona fide holder of the draft, and that whatever the opinion of the jury in this cafe might be, credit of paper would not be at all fhaken by it. The jury found a verdict for the defendant, to the entire fatisfaction of every one who heard it.

Tuefday at the adjournment of the feffions at Guildhall, an excife officer and his affiftant were tried for forcibly entering the house of Mr. Parker, filversmith, in St. Paul's Church-yard, to fearch a hamper, under pretence of its containing run goods, which contained a tone jar, and affaulting Mr. Parker, who inftantly charged them into cuftody. The recorder faid, that the proceedings of the defendant were clearly illegal, but if run goods had been found, that would have cured all informality. They were convicted, and fentenced to pay 51. each, and the affiftant, whofe cafe was aggravated by his behaviour, to be imprisoned one month.

On Saturday came on in the court of King's Bench, at Guildhall, a caufe, wherein a cornfactor at Bath, was plaintiff, and Mr. Samuel Ward, bargemalter, defendant; the action was brought to recover 1421. the

value of a quantity of oats which the plaintiff had put on board the defendant's barge at Bristol, to be conveyed to Bath, and which were loft in confequence of the barge being funk at Bristol bridge, occafioned by a piece of timber brought down in the ftream with a great fresh, in the night of the ninth of January laft; an accident which could neither be forefeen nor prevented. The court and jury were clearly of opinion that the defendant was not anfwerable for the lofs, and the latter found a verdict in his favour.

Dublin, June 13. On Thurfday the 8th inflant, a fpecial commiffion was opened at Castlebar, for the trial of George Robert Fitzgerald and others, for the murder of Mr. M'Donnell [See page 9.]

It was first thought neceflary by the attorney-general to proceed on the trial of the perfons who had forced open the gaol of Caftlebar, and violently affaulted Mr. Fitzgerald, while under the protection of the laws. The court agreed to the propriety of this requeft, and accordingly the following perfons, viz. James Martin, efq; Mr.. Andrew Gallagher, Mr. James Gallagher, Charles Higgins, Luke Higgins, and Daniel Clarke, were immediately arraigned, for having broke open the gaol of Caftlebar, and affaulted George Robert Fitzgerald, efq; a prifoner in the faid goal. In the courfe of the trial, no evidence appearing to indentify the perfons of the prifoners, the jury returned their verdict not guilty.

The next day, Mr. Fitzgerald was brought to the bar. The indictment fet forth, that he had procured Timothy Brecknock, Andrew Craig alias Scots Andrew, Ja. Foy, William Fulton, J. Fulton, John Chapman, Wallis Kelly, John Cox,

James Masterson, David Saltry, Phi lip Cox, Archibald Newing, John Berney, Henry George, Michael Brown, John Reheny, and Wm. Robinson, and that he had incited, ftirred up, and provoked the faid perfons to murder Patrick Randall M'Donnell, efq; and Mr. Charles Hipfon, which murder the faid perfons perpetrated on the 21st of Feb. latt.

"To this indictment Mr. Fitzgerald pleaded Not Guilty.-The attorney-general then proceeded in an examination of the witneffes on the part of the crown; and the facts being clearly established, and the evidence on both fides closed, Mr. Fitzgerald made one of the moft able defences that had been ever heard. He spoke for three hours with an aftonishing degree of compofure and ftrength of imagination. The lord chief baron then gave an excellent charge to the jury, who withdrew, and in a few minutes brought in their verdict guilty.

The next day, the lord chief baron informed the attorney-general, that the reafon why fentence of death, and execution, were not awarded against George Robert Fitzgerald, had been owing to his recollection how the law of murderers ftood in England; for that the criminal there had the benefit of the fabbath His lordship, therefore, thought it a good precedent to go by, particularly as he had confulted with his brother judge (Mr. baron Power) who was of the fame opinion.

John Fulton, William Fulton, Archibald Newing, John Reheny, and David Simpson, were this day tried for the fame murder, and found guilty; and ten others were acquitted.

Mr. Brecknock was tried on Monday, and found guilty. When this trial was over, Mr. Fitzgerald be