tages to thefe kingdoms. The fubject of India affairs was again and again recurred to; the benefits to be derived from the territorial poffeffions, and the attention to be paid to the reftraining of abufes, particularly noticed; and it was concluded, that the bufinefs would be refumed and completed at their next meeting. The ufual declarations, of wishing the reftoration of the public tranquillity, and of endeavouring to bring back the deluded subjects in America to the happiness and liberty they for

merly enjoyed, were now made. But, though peace was the earnest wifh of his majefty's heart, he declared, that he had too firm a reliance on the fpirit and refources of the nation, the powerful affiftance of his parliament, and the protection of a juft and all-powerful providence, to accept it upon any other terms or conditions, than fuch as might confift with the honour and dignity of his crown, and the permanent intereft and fecurity of his people.

CHRO

JANUARY.

December 30. 1780. THE Bishop of Ofnaburgh left Buckingham Houfe, accompanied by Colonel Grenville, on his way to the Continent. Nothing could be more affecting than the parting between the prince and the reft of the royal family. Their majefties both wept feverely: and the Prince of Wales, in particular, was so much affected with the miffortune of being deprived, for fo long a period, of the fole companion of his youth, that he flood in a ftate of entire infenfibility, totally unable to fpeak, or to exprefs the concern he felt fo ftrongly.

Jan. 1. 1781. His Royal Highnefs the Prince of Wales was declared of age, and appeared at court in his new character.

India Houfe. By a report of the committee of proprietors, appointed to examine the Eaft-India company's accounts, the balance in favour of the company on Wednefday the 20th ult. appeared to be 13.458,8771. including the

value of the Eaft-India Houfe and warehoufes, as eftimated by the company's furveyor in January laft.

Rome, Jan. 3. In a confiftory
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held the 14th inft. the three new cardinals, Mancinforte, Antamori, and Altieri, received the hat from the hands of the Sovereign Pontiff. Cardinal Pamphili died the 4th infant at Verona. Cardinal de Simone died the 16th, at his feat at Terni; and the fame day died at Rome, Cardinal de Boxadors, formerly General of the order of St. Dominic. There are at prefent eight hats vacant, befides three that the Pope had reserved in petto, two in the confiftory of June 23, 1777, and one in that of July 18, 1779.

A fire broke out at the Templehall ale- houfe, in Shire-lane, Temple-bar, which confumed the fame, with the two houfes on each fide adjoining, befides damaging two or three others. Two men, a woman, and a child, perifhed in the flames.

A gentleman was taken 5th. into cuftody for treasonable practices, named Henry Francis de la Motte, which he bore with the title of baron annexed to it. He has refided in Bond-ftreet, at a Mr. Otley's, a woollen-draper, for fome time.

When he was going up ffairs at the fecretary of fate's-office in Cleveland-row, he dropped feve ral papers on the ftair-cafe, which [4]

were

were immediately discovered by the meffengers, and carried in with him to Lord Hillborough. After his examination he was com mitted a clofe prifoner for high treafon to the Tower.

The papers taken from him are reported to be of the higheft importance. Among them are particular lits of every fhip of force in any of our yards and docks, the complement of men they have on board at the time of their failing, with remarks of their being well manned, when short of the regu lated number, &c. He has even gone fo far as to furnish the most accurate lifts of the feamen in the different hospitals at Portsmouth and Plymouth.

In conféquence of the above papers being found, Henry Lutterloh, Efq; of Wickham, near Portsmouth, was afterwards apprehended and brought to town. The meffengers found Mr. Lutterloh ready booted to go a-hunting.

When he understood their bufi

nefs, he did not difcover the leaft embarraffment, but delivered his keys with the utmost readiness. In his drawers were found cash and bank notes to the amount of about 300l. but upon a careful perufal of the notes, it was difcovered they were all drawn payable to the fame perfon, and dated on the fame day with thofe found on La Motte. Mr. Lutterloh is a German, and had lately taken a houfe at Wickham, within a few miles of Portfmouth; and as he kept a pack of hounds, and was confidered as a good companion, he was well received by the gentlemen in the neighbourhood.

In a few days afterwards a third * perfon, named Ryder, was ap

prehended and brought to London, and who is faid to be the perfon from whom Lutterloh derived all his information refpecting the ftate of our marine and dock-yards.

Ryder the laft war performed fignal fervices to his country, by his extenfive knowledge of the foundings on the enemy's coaft; and for his active exertions he was rewarded with a penfion of zool. a-year, which has been regularly paid him ever fince. At the fame time he has been employed in the office at Plymouth; and by being fo capable of giving affiftance to the admiralty, he has been employed by them in contriving fignals; and it has been through his means that the enemy has been furnished fo exactly with our fignals.

On the preceding day, a man named Rougee, and a woman named Dobrey (with whom he cohabited) were apprehended at their lodgings in Greek - ftreet, Soho, in confequence of an information lodged against them, charging them with having conveyed various packets of intelligence to France, by way of Margate and Oftend. After a long examination both were committed to prifon.

Admiralty Office, Jan. 10. Captain Dacres, of his majefty's fhip Perfeus, and the Fortune floop, arrived on the 7th instant in the Downs, with the Catherina Wilhelmina, a Dutch Eaft-India fhip of 900 tons, from Rotterdam to Batavia, laden with large mafts and other naval ftores, and having on board one hundred and thirty thousand dollars in fpecie.-The Perfcus has alfo taken and fent into Portfmouth the Friendship, a Dutch