| cles; the ftri& ceconomy of his ex- 
 pences, with the regularity of his 
domeftic arrangements, and that he 
feldom dined. without company, 
with whom he was remarkably plea- 
fant and chearful. 
‘A Portuguefe woman, who, fome 
‘days before her death, had attained 
the age of 109. 
- Lately, at, Rome, aged 43, Bro- 
ther Barnabas, of St. Nicholas, a 
religious queftor, of the order of 
the barefooted Auguftines. A great 
multitude of people vifited the con- 
vent where his body was expofed 
for four days. A number of mira- 
cles are faid to have been performed 
| by him both before and after his 
| death. 
Aged 128, John Jacob, the cele- 
| brated patriarch of Mount Jura, 
| who came to pay his compliments 
| “to the national afiembly lait year. 
Aged 104, at Cropton near Pic- 
kering, Mrs. Mary Jackfon. 
_ At Lean Cadwallader, in the 
“115th year of his age, the cele- 
brated Hugh Llewellyn, well known 
‘in the neighbouring counties for 
his mufical fkill, particularly on the 
_ Welfh-harp, which he played until 
within a fortnight of his death. 
FEBRUARY. 
The two annual premiums 
of 25/: each, bequeathed by 
_ the late Dr. Smith, of Cambridge, 
_to the two junior bachelors of arts, 
who fhall appear to be the beft pro- 
ficients in mathematics and na- 
tural philofophy, were, on Friday 
the 2gth, adjudged to Mr, Bridge, 
of Peterhoufe College, and Mr. 
_ Wrangham, of Trinity-Hall. 
The printer of The Times 
% 54. was brought up from Newgate 
. 
of -€HR OWN I CLE: 
_Lr95 
to the king’s bench to receive judg- 
ment for two libels of which he had 
been convicted. He was fentenced 
for the firft, which was on the prince 
of Wales and the duke of York 
(charging their royal highneffes 
with having fo demeaned them- 
felves as to incur the juft difappro- 
tion of his majefty) to pay a fine of 
roo /, and be imprifoned in New- 
gate one year after the expiration 
of his prefent confinement ;—and 
for the fecond, which was on the 
duke of Clarence, he was fined. 
100/. ; 
The libel againft the duke of 
Clarence afferted that his royal 
highnefs returned from his ftation 
withoat authority from the admi- 
ralty or the commanding officer. 
His royal highnefs the prince 8th 
of Wales had a ftate levee, for x 
the firft time, at his palace of Carl- 
ton-houfe. 
Sir Jofhua Reynolds, who 
has honourably filled for 22 
years the chair of the royal acade- 
my, formally notified to the councif 
his refignation as prefident. 
Aman of the name of Edward 
Derick, who either is, or, affects to 
be, a maniack; went to St. James’s 
this evening, and defired the mar- 
fhalmen to introduce him to his 
majefty ; he was of courfe informed. 
that his requeft could not be com- 
plied with. He then faid, that he 
had letters of the utmoft import- 
ance for the queen, and mu/? be ad- 
mitted. The marfhalmen ftopped 
him; and his behaviour in confe-, 
quence was fo riotous, that they 
were under the neceflity of taking 
him into cuftody. He fays he was 
born at Caldecot in Chefhiréy and 
that he flept on Tuefday near Rum- 
ford in Effex, He is about 24 years 
[V2] eae! 
toth. 
