At a veftry at Lambeth-church, came under confideration the propriety of charging the Archbishop of Canterbury to the poor's rate, &c. when there appeared 61 for it, and 65 against it.

The prizes of fifteen guineas each for the beft compofitions in Latin profe, annually given by Richard Croftes, Efq; and the Right Hon. the Marquis of Granby, members of parliament for the university of Cambridge, were this year adjudged to Mr. Sandiford, of Sidney-college, fenior bachelor; and to Mr. Mathias, of Trinity-college, and Mr. Seal, of Chrift-college, middle bachelors.

Canine Madness.

As, when perfons have been bit by a dog, that is apprehended to be mad, the dog is generally killed before any one has afcertained his condition; in confequence of which the perfons bit continue in a cruel uncertainty; M. Petit, an eminent furgeon in France, has published the following expedient for putting an end to this uneafinefs. He rubs the throat, the teeth, and the gums, of the dead dog, with a piece of meat that hath been dreffed, taking care that there be no blood to ftain it; and then offers it to a living dog. If the living dog refufes it with crying and howling, the dead dog was certainly mad: but, if the victuals are well received, and eaten, there is nothing to fear.

The mistress of the Crown alehoufe, in St. Paul's church-yard, was delivered the 27th inftant of two girls and a boy, all living.

Was lately married, viz. the 27th inftant, Mr. John Scott, of Dents

hole, Northumberland, aged 60, four times married; to Mrs. Eleanor Hood, aged 50, thrice married, and mother to 14 children.

DIED lately, viz. the 4th inftant, in Hatton-ftreet, Mr. - Houfton, the most eminent mezzotinto engraver in England.

The 12th, The Rev. and learned M. de Miffey, preacher at the French chapel, St. James's.

The 18th, at Evesham, Worcefterfhire, Mr. Jofeph Barnes, and Mr. Anthony Warrand, two of the greatest gardeners in Europe.

The 24th, in his 91st year, Mr. Green, of Mount-ftreet, Southwark. He had been in 21 battles, and had received 11 wounds in the fervice of his country.

The 26th, at Iflington, Mr. James Burgh, formerly mafter of an academy at Newington-green, and author of the Dignity of Human Nature, Political Difquifitions, and feveral other works.

The 28th, Alderman George Faulkener of Dublin, remarkable for having been the favourite printer of Dean Swift, and the printer of the Dublin Journal; and for feveral oddities, all innocent, and fome of them of the most beneficial

fenfes to the laft; and has left children and grand-children 28, the eldest 82 years old.

SUMMER ASSIZES.

At Oxford, for the city, three; and for the county, two; were capitally convicted.

At Northampton, two were capitally convicted; one of them for forgery, was executed; and the other reprieved.

At Winchefter, three were capitally convicted.

At Worcester, fix were capitally convicted; one for murdering his own child, an infant about a month old, the iffue of an unlawful commerce with a girl, whom the parish-officers afterwards forced him to marry, a cuftom, which muft fometimes be productive of much mifery, by adding difcontent to poverty. The murderer and two of the others fuffered; the other three were reprieved.

At Chelmsford, feven were capitally convicted; one of them was Lambert Reading, of whom we have already fpoken; and another was Chapman, the coachman to Mr. Conyers, who directed the attempt. He was taken the day Reading was tried, and next day carried to Chelmsford, where he likewife was tried, and, being convicted, received fentence of death.

At Hull, a game-keeper, for fhooting at another man, was capitally convicted; but reprieved.

At York, nine were capitally convicted; but all reprieved except two, one of whom was Geo. Bulmer for the murder of his wife, and another for robbing the mail.

It was on the 16th of June Bulmer committed the horrid deed. As his wife lay afleep in bed, he ftrangled her by means of a muflin handkerchief which he had twisted in the manner of a cord for that purpofc. The handkerchief with which the unhappy woman had been flrangled was untwifted, and left round her neck. The perfons about her difcovering a mark on her neck beneath the handkerchief, which appeared to have been done by fome violence, examined the body more carefully, and difcovered the whole to be uncommonly black. Alarmed at this and other fufpicious circumstances, they fent for the Coroner. In the mean time the husband cut his throat, but miffed the windpipe: and a furgeon being procured, fewed it up. He afterwards attempted to break the ftitches, but was prevented, and properly fecured: the Coroner's Jury brought in their verdict Wilful Murder. Previous to this, Bulmer had confeffed the fact, and the manner of perpetrating it, as before defcribed. He was upwards of 60 years of his wife was not much above 30. The caufe he affigned for committing this horrid crime was, that he had become connected with another

woman.

age;

The man convicted for having robbed the mail, acknowledged, that about ten years ago he had wilfully fet a barn on fire; and, while the family was employed in extinguishing the flames, robbed the houfe of 5o1.

The Hertford, Bedford. Carlisle, and county of Nottingham afizes, proved maiden.

At Gloucester, five were capitally convicted.

At Oakham, two were capitally convicted.

At Huntingdon, two were capitally convicted.

At Monmouth, five were capitally convicted, but were all reprieved.

At Maidstone, two were convicted of murder, and executed. Another was also capitally convict ed, but reprieved.

At the above affizes, a bill of indictment was found against twelve fhip-wrights, who lately belonged to his Majefty's yard at Woolwich, for unlawfully confpiring and combining together, in order to get their wages increased.

At Nottingham town, two were capitally convicted, but reprieved. At Derby, two were capitally convicted, but reprieved.

At Leicester, one was capitally convicted, but reprieved.

At Coventry, two were capitally convicted.

At Bury, four were capitally convicted; one of whom, for the murder of his wife, and two for burglary, were left for executionthe other reprieved.

At Warwick, one was capitally convicted.

At Norwich, for the county, three; and for the city, one; were capitally convicted, but were all reprieved.

At Newcastle, two were capitally convicted, and both reprieved. At Lewes, one was capitally convicted.

At Shrewsbury, two were capitally convicted.

At Durham, three were capitally convicted.

At Croydon, ten were capitally convicted, two of whom were re prieved. Among those acquitted,

was Mrs. Jane Butterfield, accufed of having poisoned William Scawen, Efq; and, as the cafe was very curious and interefting, we fhall give fome account of the trial in our appendix.

At the fame affizes, a trial came on between Mr. Cawfey, haberdafher, of Guildford, and Sir Jofeph Mawbey, Bart. to recover the fum of 1171. 6s. for ribbands, faid to be delivered by Mr. Cawfey, during the late general election in 1774, to Sir Jofeph Mawbey's voters; the counfel for the plaintiff were, Mr. Lad, Mr., and Mr. Martyr; for the defendant, Serjeant Glynn, Serjeant Kemp, and Mr. Lucas. Three young ladies were called on the fide of the plaintiff, who fwore they tied up the cockades, and believed that there were 1996 tied up the first day, and that a letter was accordingly fent the first evening of the election to Sir Jofeph, acquainting him with the fame. The plaintiff called feveral other people who had ribbands of him, but as they could not prove that any orders were gi ven by Sir Jofeph, their evidence was but of little effect. The plaintiff's witneffes likewife fwore, that 350 cockades were delivered the fecond day, which made in the whole 2346, which, at is. each, amounted to the fum charged; they likewife fwore, that, after all the rib. bands were used in Guildford the first night, they fent to Farnham, and purchafed all in that town, for which Mr. Cawfey paid 51. 125. 6d. Mr. Serjeant Glynn remarked on their evidence with great judg ment and feverity, and obferved, that, as Sir Jofeph's voters did not amount in the whole to more than

1400, the greatest part of whom

came

came from the Borough, Rotherhithe, Lambeth, &c. and all thofe provided with ribbands in town, it was improbable to think, that 2346 ribbands could be distributed at Guildford, when Sir Jofeph's voters in that town did not amount to more than thirty; he then fhewed, that propofals had been made to Mr. Cawley, either to leave it to three indifferent tradefmen in the town of Guildford, voters against Sir Jofeph Mawbey; to pay him for as many ribbands as he had in two years, to be proved by his books; or to take 30l. which, valuing the ribbands at 9d. each, would be more than in reafon could be imagined to be expended, and which fum he had paid into court; all which propofals were refufed on the part of Mr. Cawfey. That, as to the idea of his having ribbands fufficient in his fhop to make up 1996, it was prepofterous, as the whole town of Farnham had not more than amounted to 51. 12s. 6d. The evidence on the fide of the plaintiff could by no means be pofitive, either to the stock of ribbands they had in the shop at the time they began, nor the number delivered, as they very frankly owned they were taken away fo faft, that they took no account until the fecond day; (yet they knew the number on the first day to be 1996). The jury were out about half an hour, and brought in their verdict, that 291. was full fufficient.' Lord Mansfield therefore acquainted the court, that, as Sir Jofeph had paid 301. into court, and a verdict given for only 291. the verdict of courfe was for the defendant; which faddled Mr. Cawley with all the costs.

At Abingdon, three were capitally convicted.

At Hereford, a farmer of confiderable property in the neighbourhood of Cardiff, was capitally convicted of plundering a wreck on the Glamorganfhire coaft, and received fentence of death.

At Cambridge, John Stickwood, for the wilful murder of Andrew Nunn, was convicted and executed. James Stickwood, the brother, was admitted evidence for the King, and his depofition circumftantially correfponded with his examination taken before the coroner. The criminal, after his condemnation, made an ample confeffion of the fact, and folemnly protefted, that his brother James, whom he faid he fincerely forgave, was the first inftigator of the robbery and murder; that he was equally culpable, and helped to ftrip the body of the deceafed. James, however, was difcharged by proclamation.

At Exeter, one was capitally convicted for murder, but recommended for mercy.

At Wells, Reginald Tucker was capitally convicted for the murder of his wife, one of the finest women in that country; and fuffered accordingly.

At Lincoln, William Farmery was tried, condemned, and executed, for the murder of his own mother. All that he would confefs was, that his fpite against his mother was because the corrected him when he was a little boy. However it appears, that having fome words with his mother in the morning on which he committed the fact, he went out, and whetted his knife very fharp; and then, coming into his own room, where

his mother was making his bed, he fuck her in the throat, as a butcher dos a fheep, and then left her weltering in her blood. Upon his examination he owned the fact, and even that he had determined to murder her three years ago. He faid further, that, while he flept in the round-houfe (where he was at firft confined), he felt fomething move within him, and, when he awaked, his mother's fhade paffed before him. The above unhappy criminal was twenty-one years of age; and had been put apprentice to a fhoe-maker at Leafingham.

At Wells, an action brought against the returning officer at the late general election for Taunton, came on in the morning, and lafted till four the next morning; when the jury, which was fpecial, withdrew for about an hour, and

then delivered a verdict at the judge's lodgings in favour of the defendant.

At Salisbury, three actions came against an agent to one of the candidates at the late Hindon election, who gave money to the electors through a hole in the wall; when the charge being fully proved in every inftance, the defendant was fined 1500 1. conformable to the fta

tute.

At Stafford, four were capitally convicted, but afterwards reprieved. At Dorchester, Mr. Mortimer profecuted the following perfons, for notoriously bribing, and endeavouring to bribe, at the laft election for members for Shaftefbury, and recovered damages in every action; viz. Mr. P. Brown 5001. Mr. John Good 1000!. Mr. J. R. Everett 500l. Mr. R. Hunt, 5001. Mr. R. Gough 5001. Mr. R. Buckland 1500l. 9

In the course of the evidence, the whole ftory of Punch and his affociates was rehearsed, and afforded great entertainment.

Four actions were entered again ft Mr. Mortimer's friends, one of which was tried; when, a verdic being given for the defendant, Mr. Parker, the records of the other three were withdrawn.

Four perfons who had been fubpoenaed to give evidence did not appear when called upon, and were fined 100l. each.

Mr. Mortimer had many more actions of the like kind to bring, but faid he would not trouble the county with them,

SEPTEMBER. Five horses in a waggon, drawing home a load of 5th. barley, at Windrush, in Gloucefterfhire, about four miles from Burford, in Oxfordshire, were ftruck dead by lightning. The boy that drove the team, and a woman upon the mow in the barn, were truck down, but efcaped further injury. The flashes of lightning were continued, and extremely tremendous, the thunder uncommon, ly loud, and the rain which accompanied the ftorm was fo heavy as to be productive of many fudden inundations; there being immediately a flood both on the Cherwell and Ifis. The river Cherwell overflowed all the paftures near Mariton, Sufcot, Wood-Eaton, flip, and many other places. Magdalen College water-walks, Merton fields, Christ Church Meadows, Hinkfey, lfley, Kennington, Standford, &c. were one entire fcene of water. In the parish of

St.