white uniforms, and parted different roads. Their number was about one hundred and fifty.

In the Belfaft paper of the 21ft, no lefs than 14 veffels are advertifed for carrying paffengers, redemptioners, and fervants to America, viz. 10 for Newcastle and Philadelphia, whose burthens amount to 4450 tons; for Philadelphia only of 400 tons; 1 for New-York, and 1 for Annapolis and Maryland, each of the fame burden. How confiderable must the emigrations be, to form fuch a branch of

commerce!

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Mrs. Mary Knight, widow of the late rev. Dr. Knight, rector of Omagh, has bequeathed, by her last will and teftament, dated the 11th of November, 1774, the following charitable legacies: To the poor children of the French school, belonging to the French church, 100l.to the Afylum, 50l.-to the foundling hofpital, 100l. to the poor clergymens widows, 100l. to discharge poor prifoners, confined in the city marfhalfea for fmall fums, 100l.-alfo to the poor children of St. Ann's, in which parifh fhe died, 100l.and 201, to the aged poor thereof. And after feveral legacies, debts and funeral expences are paid, the remainder of her effects, and intereft money due at the time of her death, to be difposed of in charitable uses, as her executors thall think proper.

John Birch, who was executed at Stephen's-green pursuant to his fentence, behaved with great penitence and refolution, and declared that no part of his paft bad courfe of life gave him fo much concern as his ill ufage to his father and mother. He told father Auftin, who attended him at the place of execution, that he murdered a watchman in Mary's-lane, about five years fince; that he gave a young woman who lived with his father a blow which broke her gall, of which fhe died; that he had no hand in fhooting the fervant on Effex quay; and that he cut but one foldier.

24.] Laurence Coleman for houghing corporal John Swayne in Barrack-Itreet, on the 10th of January laft, and cutting the finews of his left leg, quite a-crofs, whereby he is totally difabled, was this day tried and found guilty, at the adjournment of the commiffioners of Oyer and Terminer, and ordered to be executed on the 20th of May, the commiffioners for both county and city, then adjourn ed to the 15th of July next.

Laft Sunday an exhortation was read by the Romish clergy in the different chapels of this city, recommending a

peaceable demeanour to the lower clafs of people, particularly diffuading them from the barbarous and inhuman practice of cutting and maiming the foldiers of this garrifon.

BIRTH S.

Feb. 21. IN Mary

the

John Steward Hamilton, Efq; M. P. for the borough of Strabane, of a fon and heir.-At Waterford, the Lady of maj. Tho. Sankey, of a fon and heir.-At Wexford, the Lady of Wm. Todd Blake, Efq; of a fon.March 2. In Dawfon-street, the Lady of Joshua Paul, Efq; of a fon.-4. At Newpark near Callan, the Lady of the Rev. Tho. Sheppard, of a dau.—In Cavendish-street, the Lady of Wm. Brabazon Ponsonby, Efq; of a dau.-7. In Frederick-fireet, the Lady of Hugh M'Guire, Efq; of a dau.-13. In Grafton-street, the Lady of Folliott Warren, of the Co. Kilkenny, Efq; of a dau.— 15. At Kilboy, Co. Tipperary, the Lady of Hen. Prittie, Efq; M. P. for the bo. of Gowran, of a fon and heir.-At Carlow, the Lady of the Rev. Benj. Hobbard, of a fon.-At Ballaghide, Queen's Co. the Lady of Darby Brennan, Efq; of a fon.-22. In Dominick-ftreet, the Lady of Edward Vernon, Efq; of a fon.-At Rathdrum, co. Dublin, the Lady of Daniel Mills, Efq; of a dau.-In Henrietta-ftreet, the Lady of Edw. Crofton, Efq; of a dau.—April, 3. At Wexford, the Lady of Capt. Colclough, of a fon.-8. The Lady of the Rt. Rev. Lord Biflop of Ferns, of a fon.-20. In Palace-row, the Lady of Gorges Lowther, Efq; of a fon.

Feb. 22.

MARRIAGES.

Drumcarin, Co. Wex

Aford, the rev. Geo. Cary

Hamilton, to Mifs Newburgh, eldest dau. of Wm. Newburgh, Efq;-At Cork, the rev. John Beamish, to Mifs Purcell.-23.Jn. French Efq; to Mifs Daly.—March 2. Rich, Gorges, Efq; to Mifs Meridith, dau. of the late Arthur Meridith, of Dollarstown, Co. of Meath, Efq;-3. Tho. Walth, of Clonmell, Efq; to Mifs Pope, of Cuffe-ftreet.-4. Morris Graydon Brown, of Glanmore, Efq; to Mifs Ormby of Great Britain-ftreet.6. Fred. French, Efq; bar, at law, to Mifs Steward of Palace-row.-8. John Burden, of Lisburn, Efq; to Mifs Blow, of Belfait.-13. Pat. Nagle, of Annaneffy, Efq; to Mifs Sheehy, of Dromcolfher, both in the Co. of Cork.-14. Nich. Brown, of Mapestown, Co. Westmeath, Efq; to Mifs Drake, of Drakerath, Co. Meath.-15. At Youghal, Rich. Uniack,

Efq;

Magrath, of Co. Limerick, a gentleman lineally defcended from archbithop Magrath, one of the first prelates who embraced the reformation in this kingdom. April 3. The lady of Henry Webb, of Britain ftreet, Efq;-At Carlow, Power Lalor, Efq;-4. At his feat in Co. Galway, Patrick D'arcy, Efq; in the 94th year of his age.-Mrs. Parry, aged 83, mother of Francis Parry, Efq; deputy mafter of the rolls-6. In Kilkenny, Mrs. Carden, relict of the late John Carden, of Templemore, Co. Tipperary, Efq;-Mrs. Margaret Nugent, lady of Jofeph Nugent, of Longfield, Efq; ---7. At Limerick, Capt. William Guthrie. and Mrs. Purcell, relict of John Purcell, Efq;-12. At Caftlecor, Mat. Freeman, Efq; high theriff of the Co. of Cork.-11. At Clontarf, Co. Dublin, William Jeffop, of Doory, Co. Longford, Efq;-In London, Charles James Downall, Efq; of this kingdom.-18. At his house in Clarendon-ftreet, John Smyth, Efq; architect to the city of Dublin, and to the right hon. the commiffioners of his Majefty's revenue. He has left many monuments of his fame behind him, but particularly the grand and fuperb light-houfe on the fouth firand, at the end of the piles, by which many lives and flips have been faved.-The rev. Rich. Lloyd, rector of the parish of Rathcornuck. At her houfe in Dorfetfreet, the right hon. lady Trimbleton. 20. William Griffith, of Baliytivnan, Co. Sligo, Efq-In Dorset-ftreet, the Rt. Hon. Lord Trimbletion.

JOHN

PROMOTION S. OHN WARBURTON, Efq; to be clerk of enrollments in bankruptcy.Benjamin Chapman, jun. Efq; elected a governor of Dr. Steven's hofpital.-John Heatly, Efq; to be furveyor of land carriage offices, (Fra. Evelyn, Efq; deceafed.)-Tho. Tenifon, of Fortress, Efq; to be a juftice of the peace for the Co. Rofcommon.-Sam, Bristow, of Antrim, Efq; to be high fheriff for the Co. of Antrim for the enfuing year, (Rob. Mor. Jones, Efq; dec.)-John Gahan, of Watefrord, Efq; to be a juftice of the peace for the Co. Kilkenny.-Kilner Butler, Efq; to be agent for tranfmiffion of deferters, (Major Jofeph Sirr, ref.)-The rev. Tho. Sneyd, to the rectory and vicarage of Knock bride, in the diocefe of Kilmore, vacant by the refignation of the

rev. John Caulfield, preferred to the union of Manor-hamilton.-Rob. Freeman, of Ballinguise, Efq; to be a justice of the peace for Co. Cork.-Edw. Willy, Efq; to be lieut. of the 8th dragoons. Art. Pomeroy, Efq, to be capt. lieu. of the 9th drag.-Rob, Grant, Efq; to be major of the 24th reg. foot.-Rob. Carr, Efq; to be lieut. col. of the 35th reg. foot.-Wm. Woulfe, Efq; to be capt. of the 4th reg. foot.-Wm. Haflewood, Efq; to be capt. of the 63d reg. foot.-Pierce Harvey, Efq; to be capt. Lieut. of the 63d reg. foot.-Wm. Knox, of Kilcadden, Efq; to be a justice of the peace for the Co. Donegal.-Tho. Ellifon, of Caftletown, Efq; to be a juftice of the peace for the Co. Mayo.-Hopton Scott and John Wallis, Efqrs. elected governors of the Foundling hospital.The right rev. Dr. Jemmett Brown, bifhop of Elphin, tranflated to the archbifhoprick of Tuam, with the united biflioprick of Enaghdoen, and also in commendum the bishoprick of Ardagh, vacant by the death of his grace Dr. John Ryder.

The right rev. Dr. Charles Dodgson, bishop of Offory, tranflated to the bifhoprick of Elphin.-The right rev. Dr. Wm. Newcome, bishop of Dromore, tranflated to the bishoprick of Offory.and the rev Dr. James Hawkins, dean of Emly, to the bithoprick of Dromore. -The rev. Dr. Evelyn, rector of Trim, to the deanery of Emly.-George Stannard, of Woodville, in the barony of Ferroy, Efq; to be a juftice of the peace for the Co. of Cork and Wexford.-John Dyke Ackland, Efq; to be capt. in 33d reg. foot.-Erafmus John Philips, Efq; to be capt. lieu. in 35th reg. foot.-Wm. Bamford, Efq; to be capt. in 40th reg. foot.-Edw. Hubbard, Efq; to be capt. in the 45th reg. foot.-Matthew Humphrey, of Ruthevan, Efq; to be a justice of the peace for the Co. Carlow.

BANKRUPTS.

JONAS SMITH, of the city of Cork, builder. Rich. Martin, Att.-Wm. Overend, of Portadown, Co. Armagh, merchant. Sam. Eaftwood, Att.-Skiffington Smyth Jamefon, late of Larne, Co. Antrim, merchant. James Groves, Att.-Dan. Allt, of Renelagh, Co. Dublin, Dealer, John Byrne, Att.-James Daly, of the city of Dublin, grocer. Henry White, Att.

"If to her fhare some female errors fall, "Look on her face, and you'll forget them all." POPE,

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F the various actresses who now grace the English and Irish ftages, there is not one in her particular walk who gives greater delight, or is more worthy of the notice of the public, than Mifs Catley. She has long been their favourite, unequalled in many characters, excelled in none in which he has appeared. On these accounts her memoirs, drawn freely and impartially, must be interefting to a people particularly curious in theatrical anecdotes: But if we confider her in another light, a light in which no one that I know of has yet viewed her that of a daughter-we must be affected ftill more ftrongly; and what was before fimple efteem, or at beft but a faint kind of admiration, will rife into juftly acquired praife.

Mifs Catley cannot boast a long train of illuftrious ancestors, whofe virtues as well as fortunes fhe inherits. Her father is neither more nor lefs than a Publican in Gray's-Inn-Lane, London, who alfo letts out hackney-coaches; a man, who though in a low fphere of life, yet fills it with propriety and decorum, and by a conftant rectitude of conduct has obtained the good will of all to whom he

May, 1775.

is known, and that nobleft of appellations the best of ethic writers gives to an honeft man, that of being the "nobleft work of "God."

In her earliest years our Heroine difplayed a vivacity of difpofition that furprized, and a fweetnefs of temper that charmed every one. Her understanding too appeared far above her years. She learned every thing that was fet her almost instantaneously; infomuch that her knowledge appeared, not fo much the effect of study as intuition. Her memory too was fo tenacious, that what the once learned, she never after loft.

It was on thefe accounts, that when he had arrived at her twelfth year, and her father was defirous of placing her out in the world to learn fome profellion, by which the might gain a better fupport than his limited circumftances would permit him to allow her; that he was induced, by the perfuafion of a friend, to place her, as an apprentice to Mr. Bates, an Organist in London, well known for his abilities in the mufical profeffion, and for his dexterity in making money of his female apprentices. To this ftep indeed qur Heroine's natural sweetness of voice greatly contributed; for Bates had no fooner heard her "warble a few native wood-notes wild," than he affured her father, fhe would in a few years arrive

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With this gentleman therefore fhe continued fome years; but without making those rapid approaches to perfection he had predicted. Her fellow-apprentice at this time was Mifs Slack, (now Mrs. Brown;) who in her very youthful years, had been introduced on the stage at Covent-Garden Theatre; and meeting a confiderable degree of approbation, gave Mifs Catley a very favourable idea of that kind of life.

At length in the year 1762, fhe was engaged in Covent Garden Theatre; fhe only fung as one of the witches in Harliquin Sorcerer, and performed fome trifling characters; and the greatest part fhe was permitted to play during the whole feason, was Meriel in the revived opera of the Jovial Crew, or the Merry Beggars.

In the fummer of the year 1763, her mufical powers encreased, and fhe fung at Marybone Gardens, but without any extraordinary fhare of applaufe; which perhaps may have been owing, partly to her voice not having reached its height of excellence, and partly to her being deprived in that place of exerting her abilities as an actress as well as a finger.

It has been obferved, that there are fome minds, as well as foils, that do not difcover their properties and excellencies on a fudden. While fome difplay the most beauteous flowers, and bear the richest fruits in the earliest season, others feem quite worthless, and incapable of producing either. But we are not hence to conclude, that this is actually the cafe. Dean Swift fhewed no extraordinary figns of genius till he was full five-andtwenty; yet after that period, what a fine, rich foil do we find his mind was! and what beautiful flowers and rich fruit was he not continually producing!-So too was it with Mifs Catley: For after her performing at Marybone Gardens, on her return to the ftage, fhe difplayed charms that pleased, and powers that afionifhed. Her voice had attained the higheft pitch of excellence. It was clear, ftrong, and melodious. Her action too was jutt and natural; her deportment, free, graceful, and eafy. She was now confidered as one of the brightest ornaments of the theatre, and her falary was greatly encreased.

It was at this period that the fhewed herself in the moft amiable point of view imaginable. Her father had met with loffes incident to men of trade in general, but to which thofe in his fphere of life

are particularly expofed. His daughter could not fee his distresses unmoved. She flew to him-bade him be comforted-and putting into his hand a purse with twohundred guineas in it, affured him, it fhould foon be followed with the like fum. The difconfolate father lifted up his head-embraced his child-dropped a tear, and-funk on the floor. She raifed him with the tenderest affection; foothed his forrows; fpoke comfort to his defpairing foul; and at length was so happy as to fee his wonted chearfulness return. Since that period fhe has conftantly administered to his relief with a moft bounteous hand; and has fhewn, that whatever appellations may be beftowed on her as a woman, that pure-eyed

TRUTH will record her in the annals of FAME, as a molt dutiful and affectionate daughter.

The great degree of vivacity Mifs Catley has ever poffeffed, joined to a pleafing perfon and moft lively wit, has led her into fome scenes, the relation of which, though perhaps, not quite reconcilable to the fevere rules of Biography, may yet be very confiftent with thofe of Memoir-writing. Among a multitude of thefe, we fhall mention only three; one of which being pretty well known, fhall therefore be but lightly touched on.

There is a fpecies of people in the world, more particularly among those that call themselves the Great, to which Mifs Catley was ever averfe. She could fcarce endure their fight or company; and fome persons cannot bear a greater antipathy to cheese, or a cat than she did to these. What fort of people these are that the thus detefts, I will not name; but only obferve, that it was one of these titled beings, whom the employed in the high and honourable office of twirling a duck,fufpended by a string at her kitchenfire; and then called in many of the wicked wits of an adjacent coffee-house, to view him in the culinary employment for which he seemed fo well cut out,

Another anecdote we fhall mention is, that in order to take a view of life in its variegated fcenes, fhe has frequently ap peared in the drefs of the other fex, and with a wit and vivacity equalled by few, has attacked some of thofe nymphs that boafted their virtue was impregnable, and they would never yield to any man. Our heroine, however, has foftened their hard hearts, and forced them to own they were made of penetrable stuff. The common run of females, if unaccountably fo happy to obtain a conceffion of this kind, would be puzzled how to bring themfelves

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