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ato] ANNUAL REGISTER, 1790. 
doétors, profeffors, &c. in their re- 
{peftive robes, who conducted him 
to the fenate-houfe, where his royal 
highnefs prince William Frederick, 
being introduced by Mr. Manel, 
the public orator, was admitted to 
the degree of matter of arts. 
- The company affembled upon the 
occafion was exceedingly numerous: 
among others prefent were Mr. 
Pitt, the marquis of Huntley, earl 
of Eufton, earl of Hardwicke, lord 
George Thynne, bifhop of Ey, 
matter of the rolls, &c. 
The junction of the Birmingham 
and Coventry canals being com- 
pleated, boats are preparing to pafs 
twice a week between London and 
Birmingham. The eftabliihment of 
water-carriage between places that 
have fuch an extenfive trade, muft 
greatly affift the commercial intereits 
of the kingdom. 
In a peat-bog at Donnadea, near 
the feat of fir Fitzgerald Aylmer, 
bart. was lately difcovered the fe- 
pulchre of fome Irifh chieftain, at 
the depth of feventeen ‘feet below 
the furface of the giround.—In it 
they found a coffin, 10 feet 4 inches 
in ‘length, containing a fkeleton 
® feet 22 in length, with a fpear 
7 feet long by the fide of it; but 
the handle mouldered away, when 
expofed to the air, and touched. 
‘There were befides in the coffin 
two {mall urns of brafs, on which 
were engraven the figures of the 
fun and moon, of exquifite work- 
manfhip, though very antique. This 
fepulchre is fuppofed to have been 
built, and the coffin depofited in it, 
before the introduction of Chriftia- 
nity into Ireland. 
Two duels have lately been 
foight near Dublin; one between 
two lieutenants of the 56th regi- 
ment of foot; and the other between 
a gentleman of Rathfarnham and 
his attorney. No life was loft in 
either; but one of the parties 
in each rencontre was feverely 
wounded. 
This day the feffions at the 
Old Bailey ended, when one 
capital convict, viz. John Dyer, for ~ 
forgery, received fentence of death. 
At this feflion, John Stymack was 
indicted, upon the profecution of 
his own father, for felony —Adam 
Stymack, the father, faid, his fon 
had often robbed him, and he felt 
himfelf under the painful neceffity 
of bringing him before the court, 
to fave him, if he could, from the 
gallows. 
At this feflion was tried alfo Ro- 
bert, Jaques, for a mifdemeanor, in 
having entered into a confpiracy, 
with one Stanley and others, a- 
gainft the warden of the Fleet pri- 
ion, by having the faid Stanley ar- 
refted for a fictitious debt of 800 /, 
and afterwards affifting him to make 
his efcape. He was convitted on 
the cleareft evidence; and the crime 
appeared fo heinous, that the judge 
pronounced fentence upon him with 
peculiar energy : “ Robert Jaques, 
you have been convicted of the 
blackeft crime that ever came be- 
fore a court of juftice under the 
denomination of a mifdemeanor, &c. 
&c.: therefore the fentence of the 
court is, That you be imprifoned in 
his majelty’s gaol of Newgate for 
three years, and that, during that 
time, you do ftand in and on the 
pillory for one hour, between twelve 
and three in the day-time, at the 
Royal Exchange.” 
This evening, two young ss the 
gentlemen, having engaged ; 
a boat at Vauxhall to take’ them to 
London Bridge; about twelve at 
night, when they entered the boat, 
they 
roth. 
