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smical honours. 
Yiffertations, on tle Origin of Ro- 
antic Fi¢tion in Europe, and on 
e Introduction of Learning into 
England.” 
_ Mr. W. engaged, as might natu- 
rally be expected, in the Rowleian 
controverfy ; and his “ Enquiry into 
the Authenticity of the Poems attri- 
buted to Thomas Rowley, 1782,” 
carries conviction with every unpre- 
judiced mind. ; 
His lait publication was, “ Poems 
on feveral Occafions, Englifh, La- 
tin, and Italian, with Tranflations, 
by John Milton; with notes criti- 
eal and explanatory, and other il- 
luitrations, 1785,”? 8vo. 
Mr. Warton’s “ Hiftory of Kid- 
_ dington Parifh,” to the rectory of 
which he was prefented in1771, by 
the earl of Litchfield, printed for 
private ufe, 1781, and afterwards 
“made public, is an admirable {peci- 
men of patuchial hiftory, and of his 
general idea of fuch hiltory, which 
jerves but to make us regret that 
he had not opportunity to execute 
more of {uch a plan. 
In the afternoon of May 27th, 
-his remains were interred in the 
ante-chapel of Trinity college, near 
thofe of Dr. Huddesford, their late 
prefident, with the higheft acade- 
The vice chancel- 
lor, the heads of houfes, the profef- 
fors, and the prottors, had previ- 
‘oufly requefted permiffion of the 
prefident and fellows, to attend the 
funcral. 
In digging Mr, Warton’s grave, 
at the depth of about fix feet, were 
found fome few remains of a body, 
which appeared to have been inter- 
red with his boots and other appa- 
re], though they had been evidently 
inclofed in a coflin.s A_ girdle- 
buckle, about the bignels of a 
crown-pi¢ce, was alfo dug up; and 
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there were found about the middle 
of the body fome fine filver thread, 
which might probably have belong- 
ved to the fringe of the girdle; but 
no conje¢tures can be formed either 
as to the date or perfonage. 
JUNE. 
Yefterday the feffions at the | 
Old Bailey ended, when the a 
following convicts received fertence 
of death, viz. Thomas Hopkins, 
Richard Turner. Elizabeth Afker, 
Henry White, William Read, and 
William Jenkinfon; two were fen- 
tenced to be tranfported for four- 
teen years; thirty-eight for feven 
years; five were fined, and to be 
imprifoned in Newgate; one in 
Wood-ftreet Compter;. four in 
Clerkenwell Bridewell; ten to be 
publickly whipped; and thirteen 
were difcharged by proclamation. 
This being the king’s birth 
day, when his majefty entered Coke 
the 53d year of his age, there was 
a very numerous and brilliant draw- 
ing-room at St. James’s palace. 
A duel was lately fought at Brid- 
lington, between Mr. Macduff, cap- 
tain’s clerk of the Racehorfe floop 
of war, and Mr. Prince, midihip- 
man, in which the latter was killed, 
This day the parliament 
was diffolved by proclama- 
tion, 
During the courfe of the 
two laft and of the prefent 
months, the ftreets of the metropo- 
lis were infefted by,a villain of a 
fpecies that has hitherto been nan- 
defcript. It was his practice to fol- 
low fome well-dreffed lady, whom 
he found unaccompanied by a man, 
and fometimes after ufing grofs lan- 
guage, fometimes without faying a 
rt ~word, 
12th, 
13th. 
