ing that whole term. Foreigners who come to settle there upon this bufinefs, will be reputed fubjects, and enjoy the fame advantages as

the natives.

At the circuit court of Aberdeen, came on the trials of the wife and fon of Alexander Keith, for the murder of the faid Alexander ten years ago, when they were both found guilty; but the fon, on account of his youth, and the influence of the mother at that time over him, was recommended to mercy. This murder was fufpected, by George Keith, the eldest fon, by a former marriage, at the time it happened; but from an excefe of caution, in bringing an accufation, which he might not be able to make good, all inquiry was dropt till lately, when the mother and fon falling out, mutually and openly gave each other the name of murderer. This gave rife to a judicial profecution, which has ended in the above conviction.

The first arch of Black-friars 6. bridge, on the Surry-fide, was finished; the fecond arch is carrying on, and in great forwardness; when it is done, there will be fix arches completed. The temporary wooden bridge, for foot paffengers, is carrying on along the top of the arches, and will be ready to be opened by November.

The feffions ended at the Old 8. Bailey. At this feffions three received sentence of death; thirtyone were ordered to be transported for seven years, and one for fourteen years; three were branded in the hand, five were ordered to be privately whipped, and twentyone were discharged by proclamation,

act of parliament of the 5th and 6th of Edward the 6th, and likewife an act made in the 5th of Queen Elizabeth, again ft foreitallers, regraters, and engrossers of corn, &c. and that all judges, juftices of the peace, mayors, theriffs, bailiffs, &c. within England and Wales, and the town of Berwick upon Tweed, do put the faid acts (as well as all other acts relating to the fame matter) into execution, on pain of his Majesty's high difpleasure, and of such pains and punishments as may by law be inflicted upon the contemners of his royal authority.

Alfo a proclamation, that the parliament, which ftands prorogued to Tuesday the 16th of September inftant, fhall be further prorogued to Tuesday the 11th of November next, and that the faid parliament fhall then be held for the dispatch of divers weighty and important affairs.

At the anniversary meeting of the fons of the clergy, at Bristol, 2001. 2 s. 9 d. was collected for that charity

Three dwelling-houses at Eaftrow, and two bridges, have been carried away, near Whitby, in Yorkshire, by a great land-flood.

A gentleman in the neighbourhood of Sandford-moor, on the road from Brough to Appleby, being informed that a vault or Roman burial-place lay under a mount on the faid moor, ordered the fame to be opened on Monday the first inftant, when a sword and steel cap were found a little from the furface of the ground, and on defcending further they discovered a great number of human bones. We have not heard of any thing curious or valuable in antiquity being yet found, though they are in

great

great hopes of meeting with coins, medals, &c.

On the 28th of June, at 11 at night, Mr. Briand, Bishop of Quebec, arrived in that city from London. On the day following at five o'clock in the morning, the bells of all the churches announced his arrival to the whole city, which gave general fatisfaction to the Canadians. It was affecting to fee them congratulate each other where-ever they met, and to hear them inceffantly fay to one another," It is then true that we have a bishop; God hath taken pity on us :" and to fee them afterwards run in crowds to the parishchurch to fee this bishop, whom they look upon as the fupport of their religion, and as a pledge of the king's paternal goodness to them. It is likely that this favour conferred on the Canadians will effectually attach them to the British government. It is alfo pleafing to them to have received, on this occafion, the congratulations of several perfons of note of our nation, who seemed to partake of their joy.

The worshipful the Mayor of Liverpool, the deputy-recorder, and many other gentlemen, laid the first stone of an obfervatory near that town, which is to be furnished with nautical inftruments of all forts for the inftruction of mariners. The infcription is as follows: Regnante Georgio Tertio, pio, humano, augufto, Libertatis Vindice, Artium && Scientiarum Fautore, primarium Lapidem hujufce Edificii Aftronomia facri, are collatitio extruci, pofuit Johannes Crosbie, Pretor, 50 Idus Septembris, A. D. 1766.

A marine foldier was order

15 ed to be shot at Plymouth

dock for defertion. The marine companies, and the 4th regiment, were ordered to attend the execution. About nine in the morning the prifoner was brought out of the barracks, after having received the facrament, and escorted by an officer's guard, and the clergyman; his coffin was carried before his face, which made the proceffion appear more dreadful and folemn. About ten he got to the field of execution; he frequently kneeled and prayed. About eleven the commanding officer ordered him to march round the troops to admonish them, and the clergyman dictated what he fhould fay, after which he returned to his place. There were nine men, who were formerly deferters, ordered to fhoot him he kneeled, and was bid by the officer to pull his cap over his face, which he did, and whilft the officer turned round, dropped a handkerchief out of his hand, which was understood by the men as the fignal to fhoot him; and three of them inftantly fired through his body. The officer had a reprieve in his pocket, but by heightening the fcene of horror too much, and by fome unaccountable fatality the poor man loft his life. You may eafier conceive than it can be expreffed, the terrible confufion of the officer !

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M. de Mello, the Portuguese minifter, had a private audience of his Majesty, to notify the death of the Infant Don Emanuel, uncle to his most faithful Majefty.

The greatest quantity of new hops was brought into the borough that was ever known in one day; it is faid 93 carriages came from Kent and Surrey, and each of them brought upwards of two weight.

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At Sturbridge fair, cheese feld dearer than has been known; Chefhire from 38 s. to 40 s. Gloucefter 38 s. to 42s; Warwickshire, from 30 to 34 s. Hops fold reafonable, from 3 1. to 3 l. 10 S, Horfes and cattle fold dear.

Was held at Guildhall a

19. committee for building Blackfriars bridge, when Sir Richard Glyn was in the chair. The Rulers of the watermens company attended, with whom the committee agreed to transfer to the faid company 13,650 1. three per cent. Bank annuities, which will produce them 409 1. 10 s. per ann. and which the faid company is annually to receive, in recompenfe for the ferry at Black-friars, to be removed upon opening the temporary bridge.

Eighteen prifoners were brought from Gofport to Doctor's-commons, under a ftrong guard, and were carried to the Horn-tavern, examined before the judge of the high court of admiralty, and being charged with having committed feveral crimes and misdemeanors on the high feas, they were committed to the Marthalfea. Amongst them is a Captain of a fhip, charged with the murder of a black, ope of the failors.

The company of ftationers and

the company of skinners have given 501. each, and the Grocers ool. for the relief of the sufferers by fire at Barbadoes: the carpenters 20 1. and 20 1. to the fufferers at Montreal.

Three hundred tranfport felons from Newgate and the countygaols, have been shipped at Blackwall for the plantations.

In the beginning of May last, as one Welch, an Indian trader was going from Fort Prince George to the Sugar Town, in the lower Cherokee country, with his half breed daughter and her child, they were fet upon by fome northward Indians, who killed and fcalped Welch and the child; but the woman, being one horseback, got back to the fort, though not without being wounded by feveral darts the enemy threw at her in their purfuit,

About the fame time, one Mr. Boyd, a trader, from Virginia, with two of his people named Fields and Bourke, were found murdered near Broad River, on the road from the Upper Cherokee country to Virginia. The friends of those Indians who were assassi nated laft year in Virginia, have frequently dropt threatenings of revenge against the Virginians in general on that account, and tho' the Cherokees to a man firmly deny their having any hand in the murder of Mr. Boyd and the other two, yet there are those who ftrongly fufpect them.

Burlington, (New Jersey) Aug, 4. At a court of Oyer and Terminer, held at Burlington, on the 30th of July laft, came on the trial of James Anin, aged 54 years, and James M Kinzy, aged 19 years, on an indictment for the

mur,

murder of two Indian women, who had long refided near the place where the murder was committed. It appeared that the murderers came to Moore's town, in Burlington county, on the 26th of June laft, begging for charity, and obtained relief: that while they were eating their dinners, two young Indians who were murdered, came to the place where they were; that the youngest of the men gave them abufive language; and that the Indians went off, and rested in a wood, near the fide of the road; that afterwards they went to the Indians with intent to ravish them, if they should refuse their offers: each acknowledged that he was prefent at the murder, but charged the giving the ftroke on the other. The jury foon found them guilty, and they received fentence of death, and were hanged accordingly.

An addrefs was prefented 23. to his Majesty's by the sheriffs of the city of London, in regard to the high price of provifions. For the addrefs fee our state papers.

One Robert Webber, capitally convicted at laft Maidstone affizes, for a robbery on board the Medway man of war, but reprieved by his Majesty to be tranfported, made ftrong inftances to be rather hanged, promifing to make great difcoveries were he permitted to die : however he was tranfported with other convicts. He left behind him a long confeffion of his villanies; one of which was, his being concerned in fetting fire to, and deftroying the temporary bridge in London, in April 1758.

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At a general court of directors, &c. of the Eaft-India company, at Merchant Taylors. hall, a great number of the pro

prietors were prefent; when the queftion was put, whether after the great fucceffes the company have had, the dividend on the capital ftock of the company for the half year commencing at Chriftmas next, and ending at Midfummer, be five per cent.? and after fome debates, the question was put, whether it should be determined by ballot, which being unanimoufly agreed to, the ballot is to begin the day after to-morrow.

The following letter was fent from Mr. Secretary Con- 25. way, to the high sheriff of Gloucestershire :

"Sir,

"I had last night the favour of your third letter of the 22d inftant, giving a further account of the progrefs of the rioters in your county; and after affuring you, Sir, that the activity and attention you have fhewn upon this occasion, does you the greatest honour here, I lofe no time in acquainting you, that it was yesterday refolved in a full and refpectable council, that the exportation of corn fhould be immediately prohibited: this refolution must be reported to his Majefty in council, fo that by the neceffary forms it may be yet two or three days before you receive the actual order of council. As I have not the smallest doubt of its paffing, I give you this early intelligence, .which, in the prefent unfortunate ftate of your county, I imagine may be of confequence to you to receive. I hope, at the fame time, the troops now ordered into your county, of which I apprized you in my laft, will be fufficient if any part of the fame mutinous fpirit fhould remain in your county. I am, &c.

[K] 4

H. S. CONWAY.”

At

At a general court of the bank of England, a dividend of 2 and a half per cent. for intereft and profits was agreed to for the half-year ending the 10th of October next; the dividend warrants payable the 16th of October.

26.

This evening about fix o' clock, the ballot ended at Merchant-taylors hall, on the queftion put at the general court of directors, &c. of the Eaft-India company last Wednesday, "That the dividend on the capital ftock of the company for the half-year commencing at Chriftmas next, and ending at Midfummer, be five per cent," when scrutineers were appointed to examine the votes, and about half an hour after feven they made their report to the court of directors; and the numbers were declared to be, for the question 340, against it 231.

On the 16th of Auguft, the city of Vienna was alarmed by the fhock of an earthquake. It was accompanied by a fubterranean noife, and about three hours after was followed by another fhock, which was of lefs continuance and lefs violent. During the whole time the air was extremely calm, and happily no damage was occafioned by either of the fhocks. The populace at Vienna affembled a few weeks ago at the tobaccooffice, and were going to deftroy the houses of the Jews. To prevent which notice was given by found of trumpet, that if any one fhould offer to insult the Jews, or endeavour to destroy their habitations, they should be treated as criminals.

The king of Portugal has iffued a decree, for putting a ftop to the practice of obtaining teftamentary

eftates, in favour of the clergy, in prejudice to the lawful heirs.

Letters from Rome threaten a famine throughout the ecclefiaftical ftates of Italy, but from their dependence of a fupply of corn from England and Spain: if their expectations from Spain fhould prove as ill founded as thofe from England, their case must be truly deplorable.

28. The marriage of her Royal Highness Princefs Caroline Matilda with the King of Denmark, was appointed to be folemnized by proxy, at St. James's, the first of October, at half an hour paft seven in the evening, at which time none but peers and peereffes, peers. eldeft fons, and peers daughters, privy counsellors and wives, and foreign minifters, are to be admitted. [Gaz.

Early this morning expreffes were dispatched to all the fea-ports in this kingdom, with an order for laying an embargo on all the fhips laden with corn for exportation. At the fame time a prohibition was laid upon the diftillery.

29.

This morning early her Majefty was taken in labour, at her palace; on which meffages were dispatched to her Royal Highness the Princess Dowager of Wales, the Archbishop of Canterbury, the two fecretaries of state, and others of the privy council, who attended with all expedition; and her Majefty was fafely delivered of a princess, between fix and feven o'clock. The news of this happy event was communicated to the public by the firing of the tower-guns at noon, which was followed by the ringing of bells, and other demonftrations of joy.

Admiral