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fepply the place of the ambaffador in cafe’ of 
any unfortunate accident. ‘The events of 
this embafiy, which, on the whole, proved 
rather unpropitious, are well known, and 
are given to the public in two quarto vo- 
Jumes, written by Sir George. “When we 
eonfider the thort time he took to compile 
them, added to the fevere illnefs he atually 
feboured under, and with which he was ai- 
tacked foon after his return, we cannot with- 
hotd cur prarfeand approbation. As a further 
proof of the efteem in which the India Com- 
pany held Sir Geerge Staunton, they appoint- 
e@ his fon, who accompanied him in the for- 
myer voyage, a writer to China; and had the 
father’s health permitted, he would, proba- 
bly, again have uttended lord Macartney in 
' 
Provincial Occurrences. 
[Feb pn 
iome honourable and confidential ftation to 
his government at the Cape of Good Hope. 
The memoirs of Sir George, if drawn up at 
full length, would exhibit many inftances of © 
a ftrong and ardent mind, labouring occafion- ~ 
ally under difficulties, yd furmounting dan- 
gers kw patience, talents, ahd intrepidity. 
His conduét inthe feizure of General Stuatt, . 
demonftrates his refolutien and prefence of ° 
mind; and whén treating with Tippoo, he 
had the addrefs to induce M, Sufftein to fuf- 
pend hoftilities, even before he had received 
advice from his court of the treaty of peace 
being figned between Great Britain and France. 
He is fucceeded in his title by his only fon, 
now Sir Thomas Staunton. 
PROVINCG VA CO CoA 2.2 Bee 
WITH att tHE MARRIAGES anp DEATHS, 
Arranged geographically, or in the Order of the Couzties, from North to South. 
£*.* Authentic Communications for this Department are always very thankfully received. | 
NORTHUMBERLAND AND DURHAM. 
"Yhe Agricultural Society for the County 
ef Durham, have offered a number of-re- 
wards (at) their lai meeting at Da arlington, 
Dec. ¥5,) confiiting of a prize of ten gui- 
neas, or afilver cup oi that value; a piize 
of five guineas, or a filver cup of that value; 
cree prizes of three guineas, and.a prize.of 
cwo guineas, for the moft fkiiful mode of 
cultivating ground—for laying down to grafs 
a piece of ground, to have been ufed 2s mea- 
dow or paiture during three years—tfor the 
beit crop of turnips on a piece of fallow land, 
by drill or any other huibandry, to be twice 
hoed, and the quality and quantity of the 
dung to beafcertained—for the greatett quan- 
tity and beft in acahey oi rye grafs feec—for _ 
the cheapeft and mot efectual method of de- 
fraying wild oats—for the cleareft and beft 
crop of winter tares—and the cleaneit and beft 
crop of Rpm Par ss) en a piece of faliow, land. 
The Society have alfo offered three rewards 
ef fpur guineas to the cottager employed in 
bufbandry, whe ihall have educated and-placed 
in fervice the greateft number of legitim ate 
children, without parochial afliftance—and to 
the man and woman fervants, who fhail have 
been conftantly -empioyed in, huibanery,’ or 
as farmer’s fervants, in the conau@iog and 
management of a dairy——ana alfo a, Sonica of 
two guineas tothe cottagers; who. fhall have 
maintained, educated, and placed. in fervicey ; 
the Bexs greatest ‘umber of organ chil-+ 
dren. be ay FA iG 
The. re veards, “fost cattle are sthves df ave 
1 es 
horfes, to be kept in the county, as a ftal- 
lion, at one guineaa marc, for two feafons af-- 
terwards, and to attend Durham Marlset in 
the ufual- manner—and for the beft ftallion-’ 
for getting hunters or road horfes, to be kept 
as a ftallion in the county, at one guinea 2 
mare, for two feafons afterwards, and to at- 
tend Durham Market in the ufual mariner— © 
far the beft bull (not lefs than two years old) 
to be kept in the county for the ufe of cows 
two years afterwards—and aHo one reward of 
two guineas for the fecond beft bull. 
The prizes for cattle in Darlington and 
Stockton Wards, are three of five guineas for © 
the beft breeding cow, in milk or with calf, 
to be kept two years afterwards in the county 
as a breeding cow——for the beit heifer, with 
calf, fubject to the laft mentioned reftrition 
—for the beft tup, to be kept in the county, 
for the ufe of ewes two years afterwards— © 
and for the beft thearing tup, to be kept in 
the county for tle ufe of ewes for two years 
afterwards. 
The prizes for cattle in Chefter or Eafing- 
ton Wards, are four, of five euineas, for the: 
bef breeding cow, in milk or with calf, to - 
be kept two years afterwards in the’county as - 
a breeding cow—forithe deft heifer with calf, 
a bje€t to the laft mentioned reftri@ion—for 
be beft tup, to’ be kept in the’¢ounty for the 
le af ewes twovyears afterveards—and forthe - 
bett fhearing: tup, ste be kept in the: pie 
for thie ufe of ewes two years afterwarde.)°-— 
The different.rewards here offered eal hk BO 
adjudgedand paid at the meeting of thefo- i 
omamiieeh er Glver cups of that.value,, for the , ciety.on the. L5thief September next. imme y vd 
pe%t fallion for getting harnefs or draught 
‘It is in contemplation -to apply to Parlia- 
mene 
