the emperor, who appointed them a house among the jews at Miccaneffe, with an allowance of two blanks a day, and liberty to walk about. By producing a Mediterranean pafs, after five months they were permitted to go to Sallee, where the Danish conful behaved with great generofity and benevolence, fupplying them with money and victuals. From thence they travelled to Larach, and then to Tetuan, and passed over to Gibraltar, from whence fome came to England, and others entered on board a man of war.

The froft was fo fevere in the province of Dauphiny, that it detroyed the vines, and totally cut off the bloffoms of the early fruit

trees.

A body of tinners assembled near Truro in Cornwall, and rummaged Lambeffa farm for corn, which they feized and paid for; but in searching for the corn, one of their company filched a couple of filver fpoons, which were foon miffed, and application made to the ringleaders to have them returned: these men, with a frankness not to be expected, infifted on an immediate fearch of all their companions, in order to discover the thief, who being foon detected, they caufed him to be ftript, and scourged to fuch a degree that he took to his bed, and it was thought would hardly recover.

Their majefties (accompa 22d. nied by their royal highneffes the prince and princess of Brunswick) were pleased to honour the incorporated fociety of artifts of Great Britain with their prefence, at the great room in Spring Gar. dens; and expreffed their fatisfaction in obferving the feveral genuine

A gentleman in Hamilton-street, Hyde-park-corner, ftabbed himfelf with his fword in feveral parts of his breaft; and afterwards pulled out his pen-knife, cut his throat from ear to year, and immediately expired. It seems the caufe of his fo doing was, his finding himself beginning to be feized with a canine madness, in confequence of his having been bit by a mad dog about five weeks before, and to prevent his growing worse, or doing mischief to others, he thought proper to difpatch himself in the above man

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The concerto at the Thuilleries in Paris, was interrupted by a tragical accident, which has occafioned much converfation. Mr. H-y, an Englifh gentleman, having taken of fence at a French officer's manner of talking to fome ladies that fat next him, made ufe of fome rough language, which the officer refenting, gave a fign for the Englih gentleman to follow him out. In croffing the benches, the Englifhman ftruck the officer with his fift, and the officer inftantly drew his fword, and ran the Englishman through the body. The wound, however, was not mortal; and the French in general feem to be forry that it was not, as the example of ftriking a perfon in a royal palace ought, according to their way of thinking, to be

A machine, of a new construction, for the more expeditious and exact fawing of timber, is now erecting in a timber-yard near Limehoufe; it is to be worked by wind, and is faid to be the firft of the kind erected in this kingdom.

At the feffions at Guild

hall, John Young was tried 28th. for illegally confining Hen-, ry Soppitt, a failor, at a lock-uphouse in Chancery-lane, with a defign to fend him to the Indies, He pleaded guilty; but the court finding the action fo black against him, he was fent to Wood-street Compter till next feffions, when judgment is to be paffed,

Both houfes of parliament met, purfuant to their laft prorogation,

As a waggon load of veal was coming to town from Sadbury in Suffolk, deftined for the London markets, the mob feized and fold it for two-pence per pound to the poor people, when they paid the owners the money received, returned them the cloths the veal was wrapped up in, and went quietly home to their habitations.

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py family of Calas, together with a letter to Monf. de Voltaire upon the fubject, received the following anfwer from that learned man. "Sire, The letter which your majefty was pleafed to honour me with, drew from me tears of tendernefs and joy. Your majefty fets a great example very early. Your benevolence fpreads into countries almost unknown to the relt of the world, and you make all your fubjects who come within the hearing of your benevolent generofity. We muft travel into

the north to learn to think and feel. If my weakness and bodily complaints would permit me to follow the emotions of my heart, I would throw myself at your majesty's feet. When my imagination was alert, Sire, I should have made too many verses in anfwer to your charming profe. Pardon the dying efforts of a man who is not able to exprefs the fentiments which your goodnefs infpires him with. I wish your majefty as much happiness as you will have real glory.

I have the honour to be, &c." They write from Chemnitz in Hungary, that fome perfons of Frauenmarck, in the county of Honten, having chafed for fome time a wild boar, and having followed it into the mountains, farther perhaps than they had ever penetrated before, they faw on the fnow the veftiges of a human creature, which they followed, and which led them to a cavern, where, to their great aftonishment, they found a young girl quite naked, very plump, of a deep brown colour, and to appearance from fifteen to eighteen years of

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age. At first fhe fet up cries, but wept not. She gazed afterwards with furprife on thofe round her, and fuffered herfelf at laft to be led away by them. They carried her to the hofpital of Carpfen, a little royal town, in the county of Atfal, near Chemnitz, where they cloathed her, and made her take nourishment. Hitherto fhe has conftantly refufed all the dreffed meats which have been laid before her, and she feeds only upon raw victuals, the rinds of trees, and other things of the like

nature.

Paris, April 20. By a report made by M. de Roquemont, commandant of the city guard, concerning the manner in which the mufqueteers lately treated the Guet, the marshals of France have ordered, that the mufqueteer, who was fo grievously wounded, fhall be broke, and declared incapable of ferving the king, and be imprisoned four years. The other mufqueteers concerned in that affair have been broke, and condemned to one or two years imprisonment.

A fire broke out in a fawpit in the timber-yard of 30th. Mr. Juftice Quarrel at Redriff, and the flames catching the timber, a dreadful conflagration enfued, which confumed ten dwelling-houses, with vast quantities of timber, fheds, and out-buildings.

At the anniversary meeting of the trustees of the London hofpital, the collection at church and at the hall, amounted to 13361. 3s. The fermon was preached by the bishop of Gloucefter.

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We are forry to take notice, that the affembly of New-York have refused to provide barracks, fuel, &c. for the troops quartered in that city, agreeable to an act paffed for that purpose last year, by the parliament of Great Britain; a refufal which, fhould they perfift in it, may be productive of the moft difagreeable confequences to that pro

vince.

The above-mentioned act has been complied with by the affembly of Philadelphia.

Lieut. Gen. Baron de Goltz, knight of the Ruffian order of St. Alexander Newski, and Marshal of the confederation of the Diffidents for Poland and Polish Pruffia, died at Thorn of a violent fever, and his brother, Major General Baron de Goltz, Starofle of Graudent, is elected marshal of the confederation in his room.

Died, at Hales Owen, Mrs. Elizabeth Mason, aged 104 years. Louis Margotten in France, aged

105 years.

Rev. Mr. Paterfon at Footfcray, aged 100 years.

Mrs. Mary Tufton at Namptwich, aged 109 years.

John King at Stratford upon Avon, aged 105 years. Baronefs Pafferini at Rome, aged 108 years.

of Chriftianburg at Copenhagen by the bishop of Sieland. On that occafion his majesty assumed the motto Gloria ex amore patriæ. My glory is in the love of my country. As the kings of Denmark do not receive the crown from any other hands than their own, the ceremony of putting it on is performed by themfelves.

Collections were made in the feveral churches of Dublin, for the relief of the induftrious poor, which amounted in the whole to 27381. 145. 5d.

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The feffions ended at the Old Bailey, when seventeen prifoners were capitally convicted: among these were Gormon and Johnson, failors, for the murder of the man at Holloway. Some favourable circumftances appearing in favour of Johnson, he was refpited; one of the accomplices was admitted king's evidence; and another, against whom there was not fufficient evidence for the murder, 'was condemned for a robbery.

At this feffion, forty-five were ordered to be transported for seven years, two for fourteen years, two were branded, and two privately whipped.

A farmer at Morton near York, on finding fault with a fervant boy for difobeying his orders, gave him a push from him, whereby he fell backward, and his head pitching on a ftone his skull was fractured, and he died immediately. The farmer, fhocked at the dreadful accident, next morning cut the arteries of both his arms, fo that his life is defpaired of. The coroner's jury that fat on the body brought in their verdict accidental death.

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The lady of Admiral O'Hara was terribly burnt, by an accident of her ruffle taking fire by the flame of a candle; and her fon, Capt. O'Hara, was much fcorched by endeavouring to extinguish the flame.

An ingenious experiment was made by the Rev. Mr. Gainfborough, before feveral perfons of diftinction, pointing out a cheap and eafy method of turning any wheel-plough into a drill-plough, adapted to all kinds of feeds and all proportions; which met with general applaufe.

The culture of Buck, or French Wheat, is ftrongly recommended as exceedingly profitable to the farmer. It will thrive well in fandy or gravelly foils; rolled and ploughed in, when green, it makes an excellent manure for three years; reaped and threthed, it produces great increase, affords a delicious food for pigs, pigeons, and poultry; and, by mixing it with oats,, it cleanfes and fmooths the coats of hories; in fhort, in poor land nothing anfwers fo well. The time of fowing it is in May,

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Francis Gormon, for the murder of Thomas Griffiths, was executed purfuant to his fentence. A young woman with a wen upon her neck, was lifted up while he was hanging, and had the wen rubbed with the dead man's hand, from a fuperftitious notion that it would effect a

cure.

The collection at the rehearsal of the mufic for the feaft of the fons of the clergy amounted to 2121. 10s. 6d. the leait that has been known for many years.

Letters from Baffeterre, in St. Chriftopher's, dated Feb. 12, fays, "Capt. Dyer, of the Anna Terefa packet, who arrived here a few days ago, informs us, that an infurrection of the negroes has happened at the island of Grenada, whereby a body of them, to the number of 600 or 700, who had chiefly deferted from the French inhabitants, had taken poffeffion of fome inacceffible mountain, from whence they made frequent fallies, and committed terrible devaftations upon their mafters, many of whom they had killed. When Capt. Dyer came away, General Melvill had fent a party of 40 men, with one cohorn, to endeavour to fupprefs them, but with what fuccefs Capt. Dyer had not had time to learn."

There has been also an infurrection of the negroes lately in Jamaica, which was foon quelled; but not till they had inhumanly murdered fome whites. We are forry to fay, that their cruelties were retaliated in a manner difgraceful to human nature; fuch of them as were taken, were burnt alive by a flow fire, beginning at. the feet, and burning upwards; which the wretches bore with a mazing refolution.

Was held the anniversary meeting of the fons of the 7th. clergy. The fermon was preached by the Rev. Dr. Eyre, and the collection amounted to 1651. 10s. 2d. At the hall to 4901. 16s. 8d.

A moft barbarous and inhuman murder was committed at Anderftone, a village near Glasgow, by Johanna Dougal, on her own daughter, between eight and nine years of age, We are informed

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