Charles Gibbs of Charter-houfefquare, a correfpondent of that gentleman's afferts, that he has difcovered a method of fquaring the circle, which has hitherto baffled the efforts of the greatest mathematicians.

gth. A fubfcription was opened for carrying Mr. Brindley's plan into execution for making a navigable canal, from Birmingham through the principal coal works, to join the Worcestershire and Staffordshire canals.

A fire happened at Beer, near Blandford in Dorfetfhire, which in an hour and a half destroyed above 14 houses. In the fame week was a fire at Ower near Dorchefter, which confumed 8 houfes.

About three weeks ago a bricklayer's labourer at Mary bone fold a woman, whom he had cohabited with for feveral years, to a fellow-workman for a quarter guinea and a gallon of beer. The workman went off with the purchafe, and fhe has fince had the good fortune to have a legacy of 200l. and fome plate, left her by a deceased uncle in Devonshire. The parties were married last Friday.

Five of the malefactors 10th. who were condemned at the laft feffions but one at the Old Bailey, were executed at Tyburn.

Came on at Guildhall, be16th. fore Lord Mansfield, and a fpecial jury of merchants, a trial between Meffrs. Dalbiacks, filk weavers, of Spital-fquare, plaintiffs, and the proprietors of a patent manufactory for painting filk, defendants: the caufe of action was to recover a fum of money for

damage on 91 pieces of filk which the defendants had fpoiled in painting, containing 5767 yards and upwards; when, after an hearing of fix hours, the jury, without going out of court, found a verdict for the plaintiffs of 2633 1. 18 s. being the full value of the filks.

A caufe came on in the 17th. Common-pleas, wherein a gentleman of Norwich was plaintiff, and the commiffioners of one of the London fire-offices defendants: The action was, that the gentleman had formerly infured his houfe at Norwich in the faid office to the amount of 500l. and at the time of the riots there, his house was wilfully fet on fire, and burnt, on which he applied to the office to make good the infurance, which they refused, as it was not deftroyed by accident; and after a hearing of feveral hours, a verdict of 400l. was given in favour of the plaintiff; but a point of law arifing, it is to be decided by the opinion of the twelve judges.

The eftates of the late Percival Lewis, Efq; at Tooting, were fold by auction by Mr. Langford and fon for 24,9251.

The maid-fervant of one Mr. Wilfon, with his child in her arms, went to view fome fheep washed in the Tweed, from Kelfo-bridge; when, forgetful of her truft, by a fudden motion, the child fprung out of her arms from the lodging, and dropt down into the water. The young woman, in order to fave the child, inftantly flung herfelf over after it, and both perished in the Tweed.

At Covent-Garden market common cherries, and but few of them ripe, fold at 4 s. a pound. Three [G] 2

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years ago, at this feafon, finer cherries were fold at zd. a pound. Laft week at a chriftening at Widaker, near Whitehaven, of the 21ft child of Mr. Wright, by the fame woman, the company came from 21 parishes, and the entertainment confifted of 21 pieces of beef, 21 legs of mutton and lamb, 21 gallons of brandy, three times 21 gallons of ftrong ale, three times 21 fowls roasted and boiled, 21 pies, befides feveral hams, a great number of puddings, &c. &c.

At a court of common-council held at Guildhall, the freedom of this city was voted to be prefented to the right hon. Charles Town fhend, chancellor of the exchequer, in a gold box, for acknowledgment of his kind and fuccefs ful endeavours to ferve them in their application to parliament for the feveral improvements to be made in the metropolis.

At the fame court alfo a motion was made that a piece of plate of 200 guineas value be prefented to deputy John Paterfon, Efq; as a mark of the court's gratitude for the many services rendered the corporation by that gentleman, but more especially for his late excellent plan which was adopted by the city of London, and now lies ready for the royal affent, having paffed both houses of parliament.

The report made laft December, relating to London-Bridge, was taken into confideration; when Mr. Milne, the furveyor, being examined, it was after a long debate agreed, that the proprietors of the London-bridge water-works, fhould be allowed the fifth arch of the faid bridge, agreeable to the terms contained in the ity lands report, but under the

exprefs conditions, that fhould this grant be hereafter found prejudicial to the navigation of the river, the city fhould have liberty to revoke their grant, upon paying the faid proprietors their whole expence occupying the said arch.

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The empress queen, who had got the small-pox by her close attendauce on her daughter-in-law, the emprefs confort, is now entirely out of danger.

One Mr. Nathaniel Jardine, a linen-draper at Cambridge, was feized with a fit, as he fat upon a bench by his door, from which he fell, and received a violent cut upon his head, that rendered him fenfelefs; he was immediately blooded, which fomewhat recovered him, and he was carried, by his own defire, to the house of Mr. Clay, grocer, in Trompington-ftreet, where he died on Wednesday morning. His brother, a few months ago, was taken much in the fame manner, but died inftantly. There is fomething fo fingular in the lives of these two brothers, that we should not do justice to our readers, if we paffed it by unnoticed. They were about fixty years old, had lived together from their infancy, and had, for more than forty years, kept a linendraper's fhop: during which time, we are informed, they never had their house cleaned but once, which was when their mother died, whom, to fave expences, they laid out themfelves; they feldom admitted any perfon beyond their fhop or ftore-room; and it is afferted that they had no bed, but ufed to lie upon fome old packing cloths, that their goods came in; and fo continually disturbed, left any of their effects fhould be ftolen, that they frequently watched alternately. So

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miferable were they, in order to amafs wealth, they did not even allow themselves the common ne ceffaries of life, not a whole joint of meat having been known to enter the house for twenty years paft. Thus pinched for want of fuftenance within, and through neglect in their linen and apparel, pestered with vermin without, no wonder they always carried a very meagre afpect. It is fomewhat remarkable, that if a publican or other perfon laid out a few fhillings with them, they would enquire their place of abode, and frequently go a mile or two to fetch a quart of beer, yet cautious that they fhould not be feen, left others might be offended. On the death of their father, they found upwards of 1000 guineas concealed in his bed; and at the decease of the first brother, the furvivor found a confiderable fúm of money that had been fecreted from him. It is not certainly known what he died poffeffed of, but it is generally fuppofed from 6 to Soool. the whole of which, except a legacy of 2o1, he has left by will to the above Mr. Clay; who, it feems, had lately fhewn him fome civilities, by now and then fending him a comfortable dinner, &c. The deceafed had often declared, he did not know of any relations.

Letters juft received from Rome mention, that an exprefs was arrived there from Civita Vecchia, with advice, that fifteen Catalan veffels, escorted by three armed xebecks, were arrived there from Barcelona, with five hundred and feventy Jefuits on board; the pope, though with reluctance, confented to their being landed, and ordered them to be conducted to Ferrara,

The archdutchefs, intended confort to the king of Naples, is expected in that city by the beginning of November; and the marriage ceremony of their majefties will be performed on the 4th of that month, the feftival of St. Charles, whofe name the king of Spain bears.

An edict of the empress queen has just made its appearance in Bruffels, prohibiting the admiffion into that country of any of the jefuits expelled from Spain, or exiled from France; it matters not whether they are fubjects, by birth, of her imperial majefty, or whether or not they wear the habit of their order.

They write from Madrid, that a treaty is negociating with Ruffia, and another with fome of the German princes, for allowing a number of their fubjects to fettle, with their families, in Spain, in order to cultivate a barren track of ground called, Serra Molenos. They are to be allowed the expences of their journey, and, on their arrival in the Spanish territories, are to receive the king's pay, and be provided with neceffaries for a year. They are alfo to be furnished with materials for building, and tools for husbandry; but, after the expiration of the abovementioned term, they are to maintain themfelves with the produce or revenue of their refpective lands, which will be granted to them as their full property, befides an exemption from all taxes for ten years to

The court of Common

26th. Pleas ordered an attachment against an officer of the fheriff of Middlefex, for arrefting a gentleman at his houfe late at night, without notice, for a debt of 6ol. due to his coachmaker, and refufing, though the coachmaker was prefent, and bail offered, to wait, but forcibly carried away to, and detained him illegally till next morning in a fponging-houfe, contrary to the laws of this realm

There was a very great council at St. James's, to which, it is faid, no less than 106 members were fummoned.

At the general court of the EaftIndia company, held at Merchant Taylor's Hall, it was unanimoufly refolved to grant a penfion of 1,500l. per ann. to Gen. Lawrence, during his life, for his many great fervices to the company; the faid grant to commence from Christmas laft, The general enjoyed an annuity of 500l. a year before; and the above grant of 1,500l. is an addition thereto. I was alfo moved, to grant the company's fervants certain gratuities, for their refpective

fervices.

Was found in the mackarel-nets off Folkftone, a ftrange kind of a fifh: It measures in length about thirteen feet; its fore-fins are about two feet long, and the body refembles that of a porpus; it has a broad thin tail, about fix feet long. The fishermen declare they never faw fuch a one before.

Application having been fome time ago made to the miniftry, to intercede with his majefty to fpare the life of one of the convicts under fentence of death in Newgate,

fhould fuffer the amputation of a limb, in order to try th. efficacy of a certain ftyptic prepared by Mr. Pierce; and one John Benham having been reprieved, as it was imagined, for that purpose, Mr. Pierce waited upon the fecre tary of ftate, when he was informed that the intention of trying his ftyptic upon John Benham, a convict in Newgate, was entirely laid afide, his majefty being of opinion that it was quite improper to try fuch experiment.

A Jew was carried before the lord mayor, charged with hawking hats for fale in this city, contrary to law, which fubjects all hawkers who presume fo to do in any corporation to the penalty of 121. or to be committed for a certain time to hard labour in Bridewell. The fact being proved, fecurity was given for the Jew's appearance to anfwer the above charge before a court of judicature.

The duty of 6d. per chaldron on coals is granted to the city for 46 years, to redeem the tolls on the bridges, embanking the river, repairing the Exchange, and rebuilding Newgate,

A vein of copper ore has lately been difcovered near Glasgow, which, upon trial, promifes fair to produce confiderable profit. It lies not above three feet deep, and is fuppofed to lead to a confiderable mine.

The prizes of 15 guineas each, given annually by the members for Cambridge. were adjudged to Mr. Stevenfon of King's, and Mr. Ward of St. John's College, fenior ba chelors; and to Mr. Arnald of St. John's and Mr. Clewes of Trinity College, middle bachelors. A gen

A gentleman of Derby has lately been into the Downs to make trial of a new marine furveyor, The machine confifts of an open tube four inches diameter, and two feet long; on the outfide is fixed an oblique plane like a fcrew; upon which the water acts fo as to turn it round fwifter or flower, in proportion as the machine is drawn through the fea with greater eafe or lefs velocity.

Letters from Pomerania advise, that the cattle there have been inoculated with fuccefs, for the contagious illness that has for fome time reigned in that country.

Her imperial majefty of Ruffia has particularly recommended to the royal academy of fciences at Petersburgh, to make exact obfervations of the next tranfit of Venus over the fun's disk, in the most proper places throughout her domi

nions.

Six or eight acres of the great bog above the lough of Loughcorpute in the county of Galway, (part of the estate of Mr. Nettervil) fell fuddenly into the lough, and made fo prodigious a noife, that it extremely terrified the inhabitants for many miles round. The water of the lough has overflowed the grounds all about; the paffage from the lough through Mr. Nettervil's ground, is quite fhut up, and the courfe of the water totally changed.

On the third instant the deputies of the republic of Venice, entertained the reigning duke of Wurtemberg, with one of the finest courfes of gondolas that has ever been seen there. There were five divifions, each confifting of five gondolas, moft magnificently painted and adorned, and all the rowers

were in uniform. The machine, which ferved for the butt, repre fend the palace of Neptune. There was an incredible number of foreigners of diftinction at this feftival, which terminated with a fuperb fupper, and a ball, given by his ferene highness.

The annual produce of the mines. in Sweden amounts to 400,000 fchipfonds, each weighing 400 French pounds; and the number of workmen employed in them is 25,600, who are thereby enabled to maintain their wives and children.

From Lisbon we hear that the French conful there has received fome difpatches from the king his mafter, addreffed to his Portuguese majefty, and accompanied with fome prefents for the prince of whom the princefs of Brazil was lately delivered, and for other perfons. The prince's prefent is a cockade fet with brilliants, the button in the form of a rose. Don Juan de Braganza, high admiral, has received the king of France's picture fet with diamonds: the prince's governefs a pair of earrings with a gold-box; the patriarch a diamond crofs: and the nurfe a gold fnuff-box.

There are now 160 looms eftablished in the cambrick manufactory at Dundalk, where, in the fhart fpace of one year only, above 70,000 yards have been made, the greater part already at market, or fold; and it is obfervable, that this quantity has been made between May, 1766, and May, 1767, which fhews that this important manufacture is in an improving ftate, and will be of the utmost national advantage, which is already obvious from the gradual diminution of [G] 4

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