others, was a witnefs of the name of Toombs, who ftated that, on his refufing to fing, feveral perfons infulted him; and that the prifoner Dunn even went fo far as to tear his coat, on which he went down, and brought up three watchmen. On their coming into the room, and one of them propofing to fecure the door, they all, to the amount of twenty-five or twenty-fix, began to attack the watchmen. Dunn knocked one of them down, and they were glad to get out of the houfe, in doing which they were followed by the whole that were in the room.

From one Harris, another of the Club, it appeared, that when they got into the street, they miffed one of their party, whereupon they returned to the Sun, and, finding the door faftened, Dunn and Ryan got in at the window, and then opened the door for the reft; but not finding their companion, one of them fuggefted he might be taken to the watch-houfe, to which Dunn went first, Williams next, then Arnold, and the reft followed. Another witnefs and the deceased Brewer, feeing them coming, fhut to the upper part of the door, it fhutting with a hatch; this they foon forced open, and three of them entered; when two women fwore to feeing one of them ftrike Mr. Brewer over the head, and another punching him on the fide. They then came out, and being met by another party, Dunn faid to them, "Damn him, I've cut his bloody eyes out." Dunn at this time had a knife in his hand, which, as he came out of the watch-houfe, he was noticed to wipe on his coat; Arnold alfo had a knife in his hand; and it was proved by feveral witneffes, and two accomplices, that the whole party proceeded in a riotous manner, knock ing down feveral watchmen, and that Dunn in particular kept his knife in his hand, and feeing one of the patrole at the corner of the street in their way, he ran up to him, and cut him under the chin, and his coat behind; and after this he made a thruft at a gentleman whom they met as he was turning up Saffron-hill.

After they left the watch-houfe, Mr. Brewer came to the door, wiping his face, and ftanding, as the witneffes termed it, in his blood; he was after wards taken to St. Bartholomew's Hofpital, and on the Saturday evening he expired; previous to which, however, he faid to one Willey, and to Coleman, that he was a dead man, and that he believed the man whom they brought to

the watch-houfe the night before with a knife, was one of them that had cut him, and the cutting drover another.On being asked if they meant Arnold, they faid, Yes.

The Surgeon defcribed Mr. Brewer to have received three wounds, one at the top of the head through the skull; another in the left temple down to the chin, which went the whole length to the bone; and a third under the bladebone of the right shoulder, three inches long, and one inch deep; thefe wounds brought on an inflammation, that inflam mation a fever, and were confequently the caufe of his death.

Arnold was taken the next day in Smithfield, Ryan a few days after on board the Sans-Pareil at Spithead, and Dunn in the neighbourhood of CowCrofs.

Being called upon for their defence, Ryan faid, confcious of his own innocence with refpe&t to the murder, he fhould leave it with his Counsel.

Mr. Justice Grofe then fummed up the evidence, and explained the law upon the cafe, particularizing the different points as far as they were corroborated against either or all the prifoners; obferving alfo the difference, as it appeared to him, there was in the guilt of the prifoners.

The Jury, after remaining out of Court about twenty minutes, brought in their verdict-Dunn and Arnold, Guilty-Ryan, Not Guilty.

As the Recorder was proceeding to pafs fentence on them, Dunn faid he had a favour to beg of the Court, which was, that as but one life had been loft, the law would be fatisfied with one as an atonement. He fought not to fave his own life, for he had unfortunately for the laft ten years committed innumerable offences; and therefore, if mercy could be fhewn, his fellow-fufferer was more deferving of it than himfelf: all he could hope for was the indulgence of a little more time than was commonly allowed in thefe cafes, to make his peace with God.

The Recorder declared that it was not in his power to grant either, and then pronounced the fentence to be, that they be executed on Monday following, and that their bodies be delivered to the furgeons for diffe&tion; which was executed accordingly.

It is a curious fact ascertained by Dr. Heberden the younger, in a paper prefented to the Royal Society, that the excefs of the mortality in January 1795, above that of January 1796, was 0002

not

not less than 1352 perfons. A number," fays the Doctor, "fufficient furely to awaken the attention of the most prejudiced admirers of a frofty winter." The January of 1795 was a very fevere month, and that of the prefent year fo remarkably mild, that most people complained of the unfeafonableness of the weather, and apprehended dreadful effects relative to health; apprehenfions which this interefting fact feems to refolve into mere vulgar prejudice. What renders this fact more ftriking, is this following remark, to ufe the Doc tor's own words: "Though I have only ftated the evidence of two years, the fame conclufion may univerfally be drawn; as I have learned from au examination of the weekly bills of mor. tality for many years. These two feafons were chofen as being each of them very remarkable, and in immediate fucceffion one to the other, and in every body's recollection."

CORRESPONDENCE between Lord MALMESBURY and C. DELACROIX, the FRENCH MINISTER for FOREIGN AFFAIRS.

(Continued from Page 388.) Note from LORD MALMESBURY to the French Minifter of Exterior Relations. THE Court of London, informed of what paffed in confequence of the laft Memorial fent by their orders to the Minifter of Exterior Relations, do not find there is any thing to add to the anfwer given by the underwritten to the two questions which the Directory thought proper to addrefs to him.

The Court of London thus ftill expects, with the greatef intereft, the explication of the fentiments of the Directory refpecting the principle proposed on their part as the bafis of the negociation, the adoption of which appears the moft proper means of accelerating the progress of a difcuffion fo important to the happiness of many nations. The underwritten has in confequence received orders to renew the demand of a candid and precife anfwer on the fubject, in order that his Court may know exactly, and with certainty, whether the Directory will accept of the faid propofition, whether they wish to make any changes or modifications whatever in it, or lastly, whether they would propofe any other principle to anfwer the fame purpose.

MALMESBURY.

(Signed) Paris, Nov. 26, 1796.

Answer from the Minifter of Exterior Res lations to the Note of LORD MALMES

BURY.

In answer to the Note delivered yefterday, 26 Nov. (O. S.) 6 Frimaire, by Lord Malmesbury, the underwritten Minifter of the Exterior Relations is charged by the Executive Directory to obferve, that the answers made on the 5th and 22d Brumaire (26 Oct 12 Nov.) included the acknowledgement of the principle of compenfation, and that, to do away all pretext for further difcuffion upon that point, the underwritten, in the name of the Executive Directory, again makes a formal and pofitive decla ration of the fame, in confequence of which Lord Malmefbury is again in vited to give an immediate categorical anfwer to the propofal made to him on the 22d Brumaire (12 Nov.) and which is conceived in thefe terms: "The underwritten is charged by the Executive Directory to invite you to point out, without delay, and nominally, the objects of reciprocal compenfation which you propofe.'

(Signed) CH, DE LA CROIX. Paris, Frimaire 7. Aufer from LORD MALMESBURY 10 the Note from the Minifter of the Exitrior Relations, of the 7th Frimaire. The under mentioned Minister Ple. nipotentiary from his Britannic Majefty, in answer to the Note dated this morning, and which was delivered to him en the part of the Minister of Exterior Relations, haftens to affure him, that he will not delay a moment to communicate the fame to his Court, from whence he must neceffarily wait further orders be fore he can explain himfelf upon the important points contained in the faid Note, MALMESBURY,

Paris, Nov. 17, 1796.,

Saturday, Dec. 24, was announced the total failure of the million of Lord Malmesbury, by the arrival of Mr. Brookes, the Messenger, at the Secretary of State's Office, with dispatches from his Lordship, containing the intelligence, that the anfwer of the French Minifter Delacroix to the laft Note prefented by him demanded of his Lordhip immediately to quit Paris; in com. pliance with which he proceeded to make the neceffary preparations for his departure.

Paris Journals of the 21ft inft. ftate, that Lord Malmesbury had been required, by the Executive Directory, to

5 per cent. on the amount of

the prefent Custom duties now payable upon all goods imported and exported not aftermentioned.

too per cent. on the amount of

the prefent Cuftom duties on the importation of brimstone, hemp, iron in bars, or unwrought, common oil of olives and ftaves, imported from any part of Europe. Prize goods, wine, and coals excepted from the two laft-mentioned ar ticles of duty.So much of the drawback allowed on the exportation of British plantation coffee

and cocoa nuts, as exceeds the drawback on any other coffee and cocoa nuts to be repealed, and no longer paid.

2 in the pound to be paid on all fales by auction of eftates, stock, ships, &c.

3 in the pound to be paid on all fales by auction of furniture, goods, plate, and merchandize.

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2

6

9

O

2

I

per lb. on the importation of plantation cocoa nuts.

per lb. on the importation of foreign cocoa nuts.

per lb. on the importation of coffee.

per cent. on all tea fold by the East India Company, (when fold at or above the price of 2s. 6d. per lb. without duty, allowing a drawback on exportation.

per gallon of wash brewed from corn for diftilling fpirits in England.

per gallon of wash made from cyder, &c. for ditto.

1 per gallon of wash made from molaffes, for ditto.

per gallon of wash made from foreign refufed wine, for ditto.

2 84 for every 96 gallons of wash produced by Meffrs. Bishop, of Maidstone, from a weight of malt. sper gallon on fpirits imported from Scotland, of a trength to 10 over hyd. meter proof.-An additional Excise duty on all Scots fpirits im ported, in proportion to the furplus ftrength. The fame additional duties on the Scots fpirits in hand.

Above 30 miles, not exceeding 60, 38 and fo in proportion, 1 ounce is. 8d.&c. Above 69, not exceeding 100, 6d. I ounce 2s. &c.

Above 100, not exceeding 150, 7d. 1 ounce 2s. 4d.

All above 150, 8d. &c. 1 ounce 25. 8d. Upon every fingle letter to Scotland, id.

(the rates of poftage remaining the fame); on double letters, 2d. &c. I ounce 4d. &c.

That the prefent rates of postage between London and Portugal, and between London and British America, do cease.

From any part of Great Britain to Por

tugal, exclufive of inland postage, every fingle letter is. double 25. every

ounce 4s.

The fame to and from British America. The inland poftage upon faid letters according to the distance.

10 per cent. upon the Affeffed Taxes granted by the 24th of his present Majefty, called the Commutation Act, viz.en windows and inhabited houses; alfo on the Act of laft Seflion, granting a duty on horfes; and alfo by the Act granting a duty on dogs. 1ol. on Affeffed Taxes, granted by the

24th Geo. III. on horfes and car. riages; and alfo by the 29th Geo. III. on horfes and, carriages; and alfo by the laft Acts on horfes and dogs. So that horfes and dogs are to be an addition of 20 per cent, on the prefent duties.

A duty of one-eighth of the toll paid by all goods conveyed by inland navi. gation.

A duty upon stage coaches, id. per mile additional.

A ftamp duty of 2d. upon all parcels by land carriage.

OBITUARY.

At Amphinton, near Exeter, Benjamin

efq. Comptroller of the Customs, at Borrowftounefs.

11. At Durham, Sir William Appleby, in his 54th year.

13. Thomas Burgefs, efq. the petitioning candidate for Bridport.

Lately at Landovery, Carmarthenshire, Arthur Davies, efq, aged 69.

Lately Francis Penrofe, of Bicefter, Oxfordshire, furgeon, aged 50.

16. At Hackney, in his 71ft year, Mr. Bowler Miller, chief clerk in the office of the 3 per cents. at the Bank.

17. Her Imperial Majgly the EMPRESS OF RUSSIA. She was born 1729, and afcended the throne in 1762.

at Gibraltar.

Lately at Prees, in the county of Salop, Richard Jackson, D. D. senior prebendary of York, Litchfield, and Chefter.

Lately in the Isle of Wight, R. Worsley, efq. 18. Mr. John Croule, aged 58, upwards of 35 years printer of the Norfolk Chronicle. William Bacon, efq. late of Maryland Point, in the county of Effex.

The Rev. William Kendall, rector of Norton, in the county of Suffolk.

Captain Matthew Pitts, of the engineers. Sir William Dick, bart. at Durham, Major of the Mid-Lothian fencible cavalry quartered there.

12. At