Updated package dependencies

[aranyadan]

Updated npm package dependencies to use the latest versions.

Updates:
@babel/core: "7.2.2" > "7.18.13"
@babel/preset-env: "7.2.3" > "7.18.10"
@types/chai: "4.1.7" > "4.3.3"
@types/ethereumjs-abi: "0.6.1" > "0.6.3"
@types/mocha: "5.2.5" > "9.1.1"
@types/node: "10.12.18" > "18.7.11"
@types/webpack: "4.4.22" > "5.28.0"
@types/webpack-node-externals: "1.6.3" > "2.5.3"
big-integer: "1.6.40" > "1.6.51"
chai: "4.2.0" > "4.3.6"
cross-env: "5.2.0" > "7.0.3"
file-loader: "3.0.1" > "6.2.0"
husky: "1.3.1" > "8.0.1"
lint-staged: "8.1.0" > "13.0.3"
mocha: "5.2.0" > "10.0.0"
prettier: "1.15.3" > "^2.7.1"
rimraf: "2.6.2" > "3.0.2"
ts-node: "7.0.1" > "10.9.1"
typescript: "3.2.2" > "^4.7.4"
web3: "1.0.0-beta.37" > "1.7.5"
webpack: "4.28.3" > "5.74.0"
webpack-cli: "3.1.2" > "4.10.0"
webpack-merge: "4.1.5" > "5.8.0"
webpack-node-externals: "1.7.2" > "2.5.3"

Removals:
@types/webpack-merge: Deprecated, types available in webpack-merge
awesome-typescript-loader: Dropped in favour of ts-loader
tslint-microsoft-contrib: conflicts with updated typescript versions

Additions:
buffer: Added for webpack support
ts-loader: replaces awesome-typescript-loader for better webpack support

Notes
Tslint has been deprecated. Should be removed in favour of Eslint