building, next to Guildhall, will be erected new Courts of Law, the plans of which have long since been decided upon, and the necessity for which has been very much felt.

Two Warriors of the Island of Owyhee.— Two natives of the Island of Owyhee, in the Pacific Ocean, where Captain Cook lost his life, were lately brought before the Lord Mayor. They were the sons of Chiefs of the Sandwich Isles. Their names are Booze-oh-Hoo and Tuano, and they are the first people of those barbarous nations that ever set foot on English ground. With some difficulty an interpreter was found. The following circumstances came cut in the course of the examination :-The clergyman who officiated on board the floating chapel on the River Thames, observed two foreigners in the apparel of seamen, who were very attentive during the performance of Divine Service, but who gave evident symptoms of never having seen any thing of the kind before. The Rev gentleman made diligent inquiries, and found that they were natives of Owyhee, that they had been brought to this country in an American ship, and had no friend but a Mr. John Tudgay, sail-maker, in Wapping High-street, who had been supporting them about two months. Through the medium of the interpreter it was stated, that the two warriors had been fishing at some distance from the shore, in a canoe, with three others, and that an American schooner, which had touched at the island for some of their valuable produce, bore down upon them, and took them all prisoners, and sailed towards Europe. In the Gulf of California a Spanish privateer captured the schooner, and took the prize and crew into San Josef, where the Spaniards murdered two of the warriors' countrymen, and made slaves of the warriors themselves. The remaining poor stranger contrived to get possession of a small Spanish canoe with paddles, rowed into the ocean, and was never heard of more. After some time, during which they had worked as slaves, an American Captain, who wanted hands, was accommodated with the two warriors. He promised to land them at Valparaiso, from whence they could procure a passage home, but he did not keep his word. He sailed on to England, and in London he left them at the house of the person above-mentioned, who acted with great humanity. Means were immediately taken to provide

for them.

Execution. On the 6th December six individuals forfeited their lives to the laws

of their country. When the Recorder's Report was made to his Majesty, eight were doomed to suffer; but a subsequent humane investigation of the cases of two of them induced the Government to grant them reprieves. The most powerful interest was made for Captain Harnett, who formerly maintained a respectable character in his Majesty's service. Among others who exercised their high influence in his behalf were the Duke of Wellington and the Duke of Richmond. Strict justice, however, made it impossible to listen to their entreaties, and his fate was decided. His crime was that of forging a draft payable at Cox and Greenwood's for £20. He expressed himself perfectly resigned to his fate, and said he should die as became a man. To the last he maintained as much firmness as his extreme indisposition could permit. Exertion was also made to rescue the wretched Anne Price, found guilty of uttering forged notes, from her fate, but with as little success. Her son had already been transported for a similar offence; and she confessed that she had uttered nine notes of the like description. She was 43 years of age. The other sufferers were J. Ellinger for highway robbery; G. Edwards, for a similar offence; T. Webb, for sacrilege; and J. Madden, for uttering forged notes. The latter received consolation in the last few hours of his existence, from the Rev. Mr. Devereux, the Catholic Ordinary of the gaol; and all the former were attended with the most unremitting kindness by the Rev. Mr. Cotton. They met their fate with becoming resignation. Harnett, whose connexions were of great respectability, was attended by an officer of high standing in the army, who interested himself much to console the unfortunate gentleman on the trying occasion.

On Monday, the 12th, Hunt, Hughes, Eaton, Godwin, Scott, Green, Reid, and Gentle, underwent the sentence of the law. Hunt, Hughes, and Eaton, formed part of a band of highway robbers that infested the Edgeware, Harrow, and Acton Roads, and committed numerous depredations. Godwin was leader of a gang of housebreakers. Scott, another of the prisoners, was observed by a watchman, in Dean-street, endeavouring to break into a house; on attempting to arrest him, he drew forth a knife and cut and stabbed the watchman in a dreadful manner. Two of the remaining three of the culprits, Green and Reid, had been guilty of a breach of trust. The preparations were made at an early hour, and an immense multitude

assembled in the Old Bailey to witness the shocking spectacle. At 12 o'clock on Sunday night, each of the poor wretches lay down and slept for an hour. They then rose, prayed, and sang Psalms. All the unfortunate men assisted the officers of the prison in removing their irons. The death bell tolled at a few minutes before eight, and they advanced to the scaffold. Each of them bowed to the multitude upon reaching the platform. They sang a Psalm, and prayed most fervently while the executioner was performing his dreadful office. At 20 minutes past eight the drop fell.

On Tuesday, the 19th Dec. there was a public examination of the pupils of the Westminster National Free School. The present number of scholars, of both sexes, is from 7 to 800. The business commenced at one o'clock, in the new and very spacious school room, in the Great Sanctuary, in the presence of a distinguished and numerous company, the Dean of Westminster in the chair. The junior class first came forward, and exhibited the efficient mode of this invaluable system in its principle; which was followed by the other classes, who evinced its perfection. The actual state of accumulating rewards, which are paid to the pupils when they finally leave the school, was declared by Mr. Higgs, the Secretary; and the Chairman made the distribution of clothes and money, which were immediately given to the children. Prayers were then read devoutly by the head boy, and the whole concluded with a Psalm. The scene was extremely gratifying and affecting.

APPOINTMENT.

His Grace the Duke of Wellington has been appointed Lord Lieutenant of the County of Southampton, in the room of the late Earl of Malmsbury.

NEW MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT.

Sir Manasseh Lopez, Bart. and Philip John Miles, esq. are chosen Members for the Borough of Westbury, in the place of Nath. Barton and Jonathan Elford, Esqrs.

Births. On Sunday December 10, about half-past six o'clock in the morning, the Duchess of Clarence was attacked with a slight indisposition. It being six weeks previous to her royal highness's expected accouchement, the indisposition, at first, was not supposed to arise from the state of her royal highness's pregnancy. At half-past ten Sir Henry Halford was sent for, shortly after whose arrival a premature labour was apprehended; it being finally ascertained that her Royal Highness's delivery would ensue, a number of privy councillors were summoned

to attend instanter, as is customary at royal births. The King being informed of the state of the Royal Duchess, his Majesty sent every hour to make inquiries. Soon after five o'clock in the afternoon, it was announced, to the great joy of the Royal Duke, that his Duchess was safely delivered of a princess, and both were well. The birth was communicated to the King without loss of time, and his Majesty returned a letter of congratulation to his royal brother and sister, and we understand commanded, with the approbation of the royal Duke and Duchess, if it should be deemed advisable, that an carly baptism should take place, and that the infant princess should be named Elizabeth.In Upper Charlotte-street, the lady of A. Trevor, Esq. of a son.-In York-place, Portman-square, the lady of Captain Bathurst, R. N. of a daughter.At Beech-hill, near Guildford, the lady of W. P. Jervis, Esq. of a son.-In Yorkplace, the lady of John Burke, Esq. of a daughter.-The wife of Robert Hanbury, Esq. of a daughter.-At Walnut-treehouse, Kingston, Surrey, Mrs. Harcourt, of her tenth daughter.

Married.]-The Right Hon. William Hay Carr, Earl of Errol, to Miss Eliza Fitzclarence, third daughter of his Royal Highness the Duke of Clarence. The ceremony was performed at Saint George's Church, Hanover-square. His Royal Highness the Duke of Clarence gave the bride away, and the service was read by the Rev. Mr. Fanshaw, the tutor of the noble bridegroom.-At Saint George's Church, W. B. May, Esq. of Hadlow Court Castle, Kent, to Mary Susanna Porter, daughter of the late John Porter, Esq. -At Hornsey, H. Mitchison, Esq. of Canonbury-place, to Maria, daughter of G. Buckton, Esq. of Hornsey.-At Streatham, R. Ware, Esq. of New Bridge-street, to Maria, eldest daughter of John Gurney, Esq. King's Counsel.-At St. Andrew's, Holborn, Mr. Wm. Thomas, of Fairford, to Miss A.E. Kingsley, of Tooting. Captain G. Wyndham, of the Royal Navy, son of the Honourable William Wyndham, and nephew to the Earl of Egremont, to Jane, daughter of the Rev. W. Roberts. -At Putney, Mr. D. Holt, jun. to C. Eliza, daughter of Mrs. Peacock.-At Kingston upon Thames, Mr. S. H. Ryland, to Matilda, second daughter of Richard Muggridge, esq.-At Lambeth, Leslie Finlayson, esq. of Newington, to Anne Maria, only daughter of the late Charles Penneck, esq. of Tregambo Hall, Cornwall. -At St. Mary-le-bonne, T. W. Glanvill, esq. of Stanmore, Middlesex, to C. Moody, second daughter of Wm. Runciman,

esq.-At St. George's Hanover-square, G. Abbey, esq to M. Christiana, youngest daughter of the late J. Price, esq. of Parkstreet, Grosvenor-square.-At Hammersmith, Stephen, second son of Robert Salmon, esq. of Shepherd's Bush, to Mary, only daughter of P. Cowcher, esq. of Alfred-place, Bedford-square.-At St. George's Hanover-square, T.B. Barclay, of Devonshire-street, Portland-place, esq. to Sarah, daughter of Henry Peters, esq. of Betchworth Castle. At Mary-le-bone New Church, Major Chetwynd Stapleton, to Margaret, only daughter of George Hammond, esq.· At St. Pancras, the Rev. S. E. Batten, of Harrow on the Hill, to Caroline, daughter of the Rev. J. Venn. -Major Terry, of the 25th regiment, to Eliza, daughter of Major-Gen. Benjamin Gordon. The Rev. Alex. Waugh, A. M. of the Scots Church, Miles Lane, to Miss Louisa Gordon.-At Newington, Mr. W. Rolph, of Billericay, Essex, to Miss Pryer. -At Carshalton, J. Chapman, esq. to Agatha, eldest daughter of Jacob F. Reynolds, esq.-Fred. Shore Nodin, esq. of Crutched Friars, to Lynnia, daughter of Wm. Atkinson, esq of Grove End, St. John's Wood.-Mr. Fred. Wilkinson, of Wandsworth, to Miss Frances Lolham Plaistow, of Warwick-street, Pall Mall. -Mr. John Cruddas, of High Holborn, to Miss Sophia Leverton, niece of Wm. Leverton, esq. of Forest Gate, West Ham, Essex.-James Casenove, jun. esq. of Old Broad-street, to Susan, daughter of the late Edward Knapp, jun. esq. of Winchester. Edward L. Pemberton, esq. of Mecklenburgh-square, to Charlotte, daughter of Samuel Compton Cox, esq. one of the Masters of the Court of Chancery.

Died.] At Beddington Park, Surrey, Miss Vaughan, of Clapham.-At Carshalton, Surrey, 84, Catherine, widow of the late James Ryley, esq.-At Ryegate, Surrey, Miss Ann Dunkley, of Smithfield, 65.-At the advanced age of 100, at Hallgrove, near Bagshot, Mrs. Sarah Birt. -Mrs. Firth, of Dulwich, Surrey.-In the 79th year of his age, Richard Thornton, esq. of Broad-street, Southwark, a magistrate for Southwark and the county of Surrey.-At Rickmansworth, John Woodbridge Pindar, esq.-In Sloanesquare, George Glenny, esq. 78.-At Hampton, Maurice Jones, esq.-The Countess Dowager of Lincoln, sister to the Marquis of Hertford, and mother to the late Viscountess Folkestone.-At Duncroft Cottage, near Staines, Middlesex, John Finch, csq. 62.-At Chestnuts, Tottenham, Thos. Powell, esq.-At Croydon, Keene Zachary Stables, esq. late of VOL. III. NO. 1.

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At Alfred-place, Bedford-square, Wm. Morris Frye, esq.-In Parliamentstreet, 6, Bowyer Edward, youngest son of J. B. Nichols, esq.-In Upper Cadoganplace, Eliza, daughter of the late Harry Verelst, esq. of Aston Hall, Yorkshire.— In Upper Berkeley-street, Portman-square, Mrs. Anne Rous Dottin, widow of the late Samuel Rous Dottin, a captain in the 3rd Dragoon Guards.

THE EARL OF MALMSBURY.

This nobleman died on the 21st of November, in the 75th year of his age, at his residence in Hill-street. His lord

ship was born on the 9th of April 1746, and entered upon public life as a secretary of embassies. In the year 1771, he was the British plenipotentiary at the court of Spain, until the arrival of Lord Grantham to fill that post. In 1796, he was ambassador to the court of Russia, and

envoy extraordinary and plenipotentiary to the Hague in the years 1783 and 1788; in 1796 and 1797 he went as plenipotentiary to France to negotiate a peace with that country, in which he was unsuccessful. He was made a Knight of the Bath in 1779, and created Lord Malmsbury in 1788. In 1800 he was advanced to an carldom. He married the sister of Sir G. Cornwall, Bart. by whom he had issue. THE HON. J. FITZMAURICE, VISCOUNT KIRKWALL,

Died, on the 23d Nov. at his residence in Hans-place, Knightsbridge, after a few days illness, of an inflammation of the intestines, aged 42 years. His lordship was the son of the late Honourable Thomas Fitzmaurice, only brother of William, first Marquis of Lansdown, by Mary O'Bryen, present Countess of Orkney in her own right, only child of Murrough,

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