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esq. much respected.— At Treban, 68, John 
Jones, esq. deservedly regretted. 
At his seat near Montgomery, /Vhitshead 
Keene, esq. at the great age of ninety. 
Mr. Keene was a native of Ireland and 
born to asmali fortune. He came to Eng- 
land early in life and married Miss Eliza- 
beth Legg, daughter of Viscount Lewisham 
and sister to William, Earl of Dartmouth. 
By the interest of this family he was first 
elected M.P. for Wareham in Dorsetshire, 
but afterwards for the town of Montgo- 
mery, aud has sat for both places nearly 
forty years. He was for one parliament 
the father of the House of Commons. As 
early as 1770, he was appointed secretary 
to the Lord Chamberlain of his.Majesty’s 
household, and for some years was one 
of the lords of Trade and Plantations, 
but from this he retired on a change 
ofadministration. From the office of se- 
cretary he was promoted to be surveyor- 
general of the board of works. He often 
spoke in parliament, particularly on India 
affairs. Myr. Keene has had several chil- 
dren by his lady. 
SCOTLAND. 
Married. Spencer Boyd, esq.:of Penhill, 
Ayrshire, to Miss Margaret Loth, of Point 
Pleasant, Newcastle-—Alexander Sharp, 
esq. of Dunbartonshire, to Miss M. Barclay, 
of Brompton. 
Died.| At Edinburgh, 79, the Rey. Dr. 
J. Thomson. 
At Dumfries, 77, the Rev. James Kirk- 
patrick. 
At Dumbarton, 58, John Dixon, esq. pro- 
prictor of the extensive glass works there. 
IRELAND. 
The riotous transactions of the south in 
the last month have been appalling: ri- 
gour on the unfortunate people seems 
to have acted but as fuel to fire. The 
Insurrection Act has been put in force. 
The special commission, under this act, 
commenced at Limerick, on the Ist inst. ; 
and, out of seventeen individuals arraigned 
fur “ unlawfully and tumultuously assem- 
bling,” and “ being idle and disorderly,” 
thirteen were found guilty. Some of them 
had strong circumstances against them; 
Scotland—Treland. 
[April 1, 
and several were forthwith sentenced to 
seven years’ transportation, and immedi- 
ately sent to the hulks. The severity and 
promptitude of these proceedings made a 
strong impression upon the populace. 
In the county of Cork, several execu- 
tions have taken place, under circum- 
stances which present a striking picture 
of public feeling: scarcely a man ap- 
peared as a spectator. 
A late number of “ the Irishman” has 
the following sensible paragraph, which 
places the cause of the evil in its true 
light.. “ However it is, we may,” says the 
intelligent editor ; in common with every 
friend. to, humanity, deplore the dreadful 
merciless devastations and outrages which 
the journals of the south are almost daily 
presenting to our view, yet we do now 
conceive it the first duty of an honest press 
to place before a wise and parental govern- 
ment the real causes which haye thus 
driven Ireland to madness. All the civil 
authorities of our country, from the Mar- 
quis of Wellesley to the humblest retainer 
in power, seem now inclined to place to 
the true account all the miseries of the 
present times. Thank God, the dreadful 
scenes we have read are not aggravated 
by the painful consideration that there is 
any thing of a political or religious na- 
ture mingled in their disgusting features. 
Great privations, almost bordering on 
actual want, have been the fruitful parent 
of mischief.” 
The latest accounts accounts describe 
the continuance of murders, burnings, 
floggings, and outrages; while General 
Rock, asthe desperate people are called, 
seems unappalled by the vengeance of the 
law. 
Married) Hugh Massy Ryves, esq: of 
Limerick, to Mrs. Lane, of the Grange Ley- 
ton, Essex.—Henry Lloyd, esq. of Castle- 
ing, county of Tipperary, to Harriet Ame- 
lia, daughter of the late Sir J. C. Carden. 
Died.| At Dublin, H. Metcalf, esq. M.P. 
for Drozheda.—Mary, wife of Major G. 
Wulff, of the Artillery.—Mr. D. Graisberry, 
printer to the University. 
TO CORRESPONDENTS. 
The variety of poetical articles in the correspondence has led to the omission of 
the usual poetical article. 
The Stephensiana also gave way to the life of Nunez. 
We have given .the inscription in Selden’s House, literally, without presuming to 
correct or improve it. In our next we propose to give Newton's House, at Wolstrope. 
Many valuable papers which came to hand dfter the 10th, are unavoidably deferred ; 
and interesting as are our contents, we have more similar matter in our drawers, than 
we can assort with temporary pieces for the next three years. ! 
The article relative to the new mode of raising water, and its engraving, will appear 
in our next. 
Communications of all kinds frem South America, from Spain, Portugal and Greece, 
are much coveted, and will command our preference. 
The patriots of those countries 
are unaware of the eagerness with which information is sought, and how much their 
cause suffers in foreign nations from ignorance of their transactions. , 
Many of our subscribers have omitted to order the last Supplement. 
