There arrived the fame day at Hamburgh two fmall veffels from Holland with fixty barrels, for the fifhmongers of that city. Had the British herrings arrived the day before, they would have fold for 150 1. the laft, of twenty barrels; tho', had the quantity been larger, the fishmongers would have bought them. From Duffeldorp we have an account, that the Duke of Wittenberg has ifhed a mandamus, importing, That his ferene Highnefs having been informed that the proceffion which was made the last year at the caftle of Louisbourg, on occafion of the festival ' of the Holy Sacrament, had given fome um'brage to his fubjects of the Lutheran reli⚫gion; he had refolved to prevent the inconveniencies which might refult therefrom, by 'affaring his faid fubjects, that for the future ⚫ there shall not be any fuch proceffions, either at Louisbourg, or any other place in his ter ritories; his Serene Highness perfifting in ❝ the defign of maintaining the Lutheran re⚫ligion in the manner wherein it is established, ❝ and conformable to the conftitutions of the 'Empire, &c.' July 9. Paris, July 1. The foreign Gazettes, through mifinformation, have given frightful details concerning the distemper with which the city of Beauvais has been afflicted for fome days. Of between 14 and 15000, which the number of the inhabitants amounts to, only 300 have died, some of whom were aged from 30 to 86. The diflemper has not seized any of those who were most expofed, by their con ftant attendance on the fick. It resembles in every respect that which raged at Amiens be tween five and twenty and thirty years ago. The earthquake, of which mention was made fome days fince, was felt at St. Macaire in Guienne, and at Bourdeaux in the night be tween the 24th and 25th of May. The shock was very great, but did no damage. It was much the fame, at different hours, towards the Weft and North-west from Bourdeaux; at Toulouse, Narbonne, Montpelier, Rhodes. But this phænomenon, the more alarming, as it is uncommon in France, has been no where fo terrible as towards the Pyrenees. The following account we have received by letters from Pau: "On the 24th and 25th of May, about ten at night, was heard, in the valley of Lavedan, a loud noite like that of thunder at a diftance, which was followed by a violent fhaking of the earth, that continued the space of a minute. This first shock was fucceeded by feveral others till ten next morning. Some more were felt in the fame place the following days. A piece of a rock buried in the earth, only a fmall part appearing above ground, was forced out of its place, and carried to fome paces diftance. The space which it occupied, was inftantly filled with earth which heaved up. A hermit, inhabitant of a neighbouring mountain, relates, that he heard the rocks ftrike against each other with fuch noife, that he thought the whole world was dif jointed, and the mountains were going to be fwallowed up. The alarm was fo great in that canton, that the inhabitants went to lodge in tents in the fields. In the cattle of the city of Lourde is a tower, whofe walls are of an immense thickness, which was rent from top to bottom. Almost the whole of the chapel in the fame caftle tumbled down. In the village of Goncales, which is but at a little diftance, fome houfes were overturned, and several persons were buried in the ruins. The vaults of the monaftery and church of the Abbey of St. Pée, of the Benedictine order, were rent. At Tarbis, from ten at night of the 24th to ten next morning, four hocks were felt, each preceded by fubterraneous groanings, and the roof of the cathedral was rent in feveral places. On the 26th, about an hour after midnight, a fifth fhock was felt in the fame city, which threw down half the wall of an old tower in the place de Manbourget. There were two other fhocks the fame day between four and five in the morning. London. The Duke of Cumberland's longbeat, with fourteen men on board, arrived on Saturday last in the Downs from the Cape de Verd islands, having on board the filver faved out of the Duke of Cumberland, outward. bound for India. July 12. Munich, July 5. On the 24th ft. about eight in the evening, a violent fhock of the earth was felt here, and in the neighbourhood of this city. About an hour after midnight another shock was felt, fo dreadful, and continued for long, that the inhabitants expected to be inftantly fwallowed up. But, happily, very little damage was done. The next day we had a terrible tempeft, accompa nied with fuch a heavy rain and hail, that the Ifer overflowed its banks, and laid a great part of the neighbouring country under war ter, whereby many cattle perished, and the grain greatly fuffered. 1 Ratisbon, July 8. We have received advice, that the fubdelegated commiffion, in the country of Hohenloe Waldenbourg, has already begun, to establish the affairs of religion upon their former footing. The Lutheran confiftory of Pfedelbach is again removed to Obringen, and the three Ministers, Knapp, Meyer, and Felin, are reinftated in the poffeffion of their pofts. It is added, that every thing paffed in very good order, notwithstanding the proteftations made by the contrary party a gainst the proceedings of the faid Commiffion. The following Gentlemen were unanimouf ly elected Governors and Directors of the Royal Exchange Affurance Company. William Dunster, Efq; Governor; Ralph Knox, Efq; Sub-governor; James Henckell, Efq; Deputy-governor. * DIRECTORS. Mr. Anthony Andre, John Baker, Efq; Mr. Benjamin Ball, Thomas Beckford, Efq; Samuel Bolanquet, Efq; * Mr. John Peter Blaquiere, Capt. Richard Crabb, Geo. Tobias Guiguer, Efq; * Capt. John Hallett, William Hayter, Efq; Capt. Thomas Hill, Mr. Pendraves Kekewich, * Mr. Charles Lifle, Mr. John Lockwood, Mr. Beefton Long, Hensy March, Efq; Mr. Benjamin Mee, Capt. John Nicklefon, Capt. John Pelly, Mr. Geo. Prefcat, Thomas Sikes, Efq; Mr. James Cleo pas Simond, Mr. Brearcliffe Stonehewer, and Gent Unwin, Efq; Thofe marked * were not in the last direction. London. An act having paffed last sessions for laying open the African trade, under the direc tion of nine Commiffioners, viz. three for London, three for Bristol, and three for Liwerpool, on Tuesday came on the election, when the three following worthy Merchant's were chofen for the city of London, viz. Mr. Richard Boddicot, Mr. Robert Scott, and Mr. Samuel Turner, nor, and Kenelm Fawkeher, Efq; DeputyGovernor, for the year enfuing. Yefterday the following Gentlemen were chofen Directors of the London Affurance Company for the year enfuing. * Mr. Tho. Boehm, Mr. George Chandler, *Mr. Daniel Crefpin, Tho. Dineley Efq; Capt. Caleb Grantham, Mr. Tho. Godfrey, Mr. Godhard Hagen, jun. Mr. Herbert Hyde, *Mr. Chriftopher Langlois, Mr. Hen, Loubier, Mr. Nicholas Magens, Mr. William Minet, *Mr. Chares Van Notten, Edward Radcliffe, Efq; * Gapt. George Steevens, Mr. Henry Shiffner, Capt. Richard Shubrick, jun. Mr. Charles Smyth, Mr. Tho. Thomlinfon, Mr. Tho. Thomas, Mr. James Vernon, Mr: Lawrence Williams. * Thofe marked * were not in the last direction. Wednesday, about five o'clock in the afternoon, there was fuch a violent storm of lightening, thunder, rain, and hail, that in a fhort time all the treets were under water, and the hail broke the fky-lights in many places; the gardeners grounds round London have received great damage; efpecially on the Surry fides It is impoffible without a view to conceive the lofs which the gardeners have sustained, and the great mifery to which many, induftrious perfons are reduced. In the parish of St. Mary Magdalen Bermondsey alone, the damages are computed at a moderate calculation, to amount to four thousand pounds. The misfortune of the unhappy fufferers is fo great, that, without the charitable aid of the humane and generous, they must be intirely undone. ·Bruffels, July 19. Laft Thursday, about three o'clock, we had a very terrible storm here, which did the most damage of any that ever happened within the memory of man. It lafted about half an hour, in which time there fell fo great a quantity of hail, and fo extremely large, that it broke most of the windows and roofs of the houfes. All the neighbouring gardens and country alfo afford us difmal profpects of the havock it has made there. July 16. Hamburgh, July 11. By our letters from Stockholm we are informed, that about ten in the morning of the 29th paft, a fire broke out in the fuburb called Muncklager, which burnt with fuch violence that in two hours time a large part of that quarter was reduced to afhes, with the lofs of feveral manufactures and warehouses belonging thereto. "London: Extract of a Letter from Oxford, July 10. This being Act Tuesday, the Doctors and Mafters of the preceding year were admitted to their regency, viz. Doctors in Divinity. Dr. Fothergill, Yates, Dalton, } of Queen's College. Dr. Rennel, of New-College. Dr. Doctors of Law. Dr. Blackstone, of All-Souls College. Mafters of Arts-71. By private letters received yesterday from Peterburgh we are affured, that the Emprefs of Ruffia has figned an order for 20,000 regular troops, and 2000 Coffacks, to march directly and join her forces in Livonia; whilft 25,000 more are ordered to hold themfelves in readiness to march into Finland upon the first notice. This sudden and surprizing alte ration in affairs has fo greatly alarmed the foreign Minifters, that most of them have fent away expreffes with notice thereof to their refpective Courts. What will be the confequence of all this, time only muft fhew. The Ruffian fleet put to fea from Cronftadt on the 27th ult. N. S. in order to cruize along the coafts of Livonia, &c, in the Baltic. July 17. Peterburgh, June 27. By an exprefs ar rived from Constantinople there is advice, that among other confiderable edifices which are confumed by the late fire there, the grand arfenal, which contained arms for above 60,000 men, was burnt to Secretary of the the ground; that the firft Vizir had been depofed, and that the Seid Effendi was still confined at Gallipoli, uncertain of his fate, Notwithstanding the good offices of the powers in friendship with the Emprefs, and her imperial Majefty's determined inclination for peace, he has thought proper to give orders for the troops which are on the other fide of the Neva to unite, in order to be ready, ac cording to the exigency of affairs, either to be embarked upon the galleys, or be employed on land: To keep 110 galleys in readiness at Cronfadt, Revell, and Frederickham: That the army fhall be put under the command of a Captain-General, three Lieutenant-Generals, feven Major-Generals, and nine Brigadiers: To form magazines of provision and forage for 150,000 men for a whole year: And that ten Regiments and 2000 Goffacks fhall march to reinforce the army of Livonia, and the troops upon the frontiers of Courland. Laft Saturday the feffions ended at the Old Baily, when feventeen prisoners were tried; fix were caft for tranfportation, and eleven acquitted. At this feffions eight received judgment of death, thirty to be tranfported for seven years, Seven branded, and one whipped. The next feffions will begin on Wednesday, the 12th of September. Windfor, July 12. This day were inftalled Knights of the most noble order of the Garter, by commiffion from his Majefty, kis Highness Prince George, by his Proctor, the Rt. Hon. William Earl of Inchiquin, Knight of the most Hon. Order of the Bath; his Se-. rene Highness Frederick Duke of Saxe Gotha, by his Proctor, Sir Clement Cottrel Dormer, Knt. Mafter of the ceremonies; his Serene Highnefs Charles-William-Frederick, Mar grave of Anfpach, by his Proctor Sir Everard Fawkener, Knt. his Serene Highness Prince Frederick of Heffe, by his Proctor Sir Rob. Wilmot, Knt. their Graces Thomas Duke of Leeds, and John Duke of Bedford, in Perfone the Rt. Hon. William Anne, Earl of Albemarle, by his Proctor Sir Charles Eggleton, Knt. and the Rt. Hon. John Earl of Gran ville, in person. July 18, London. The Lord Mayor, and Court of Aldermen, having confidered the petition relating to Bartholomew fair, have ordered the faid fair to be fuppreffed for the future. By a private letter from Cambridge we have advice, that on Monday laft, about nine o' clock in the morning, there was a violent ftorm of thunder and lightning, attended with a heavy rain, which lasted till ten o'clock at night. During the storm feveral balls of fire were feen in the air, one of which burft on the fteeple of St. Ive's church, in Huntingdon, and split it from top to bottom; it also burnt down a houfe, and did great damage to a large malting. July 20. Rome, July 3. A congregation has been lately held in the prefence of the Pope úpon the affair of Hobenloe. His holinefs's Nuncio's in the Courts of Germany have reprefented the thing as of very great confequence to the Roman Catholic party, because of the fuperiority which the evangelical party has had therein. The Pope therefore, as chief of the visible church, has refolved to fend briefs to the Catholic Princes of the Empire, to exhort them to fupport with vigour the rights of their communion, and to prevent that any wound be given it by the affair in queftion. Rome, July 4. The laft letters from Spain advife, that his Catholic Majefty has resolved to eftablifh Courts there, to decide all ecclefi aftical affairs, without appeal to the holy fee. His Catholic Majefty has alfo forbid all follicitations to this Court, for obtaining benefices that become vacant in Spain, and has ordered them to apply only to his Council. news fomewhat embarraffes the Minifters of the holy fee, who are determined to make reprefentations to the Court of Spain upon this fubject. This Paris, July 24. It has been fo exceffive hot here for this week paft, that laft Monday feven feven foldiers of the French and Swifs Guards, that were that day relieved from the Queen's Guard at Versailles, were fo much overcome, by the heat of the fun, that they died in a few hours, notwithfranding all the affiftance that could be given them. Several others are alfo very ill, occafioned by the extraordinary heat of the weather. July 21. Paris A-la-main, July 2. Letters from Genoa advise, that the Government has begun to impofe upon all foreigners established, and who merchandize there, very burthenfome taxes, and gives them no more than three days to pay thern; and, in cafe of refufal, to be fubject to military execution. The foreign Minifters have ftrongly oppofed this regulation, as being contrary to the laws of free ports; but no body being willing to expofe themfelves to have foldiers quartered upon them at difcretion, many, notwithstanding being forbid by their protectors, have begun to pay these taxes. Malta, June 8. Laft Saturday being the anniversary of the happy discovery of the horrid confpiracy that was to have extirpated the Knights of our order, and put this ifland into the hands of the Turks, the fame was kept as a day of folemn thanksgiving. The following discovery, which was made but a few days before, contributed not a little to make us ́earneft and fervent in our prayers on that occa fion. A man that was employed in rubbing the floors of the Grand Master's apartments, having found a bundle of old papers lying in B Elg. Births, Marriages, Deaths, M Arried. The Rev. Mr. Will. Herring to Mifs Eliz. Cotton of Norwich, The Rev. Mr. Atkins, of Brampton, Norfolk, to Mifs Miles. Mr. John Frankland, of Nine-elms, aged 80, to Mrs. Holderness, aged 75. The Rev. Dr. Coates, Dean of Life moré, to Mrs. Holland. D a window, flung it into the fire; and an exceffive french filling the room at the fame inftant, immediately gave rife to fome fufpicions. To clear up the matter, the papers were quickly taken out of the fire, and having been infpected by skilful perfons, were found to contain a most subtil poison; upon which the Government thought it expedient to make farther inquiry into the affair, and immediately ordered a flave to be taken up, whofe office was to fpread the Grand Mafter's table. This fellow being put to the rack, confessed that he had received this poison from the Bafhaw of Rhodes, with directions to convey fome of it into his Eminency's cup, on the day that the plot was to have been carried into execution. At the fame time he impeached feveral other flaves, fome dead, fome living, who had been charged with the fame commiffion; among whom were three affiftants to the Grand Master's head cook, whe were likewife immediately taken into cuftody. Since this difcovery the Bafhaw of Rhodes is clofer confined than before, and it will probably haften the punishment which he has but too well deferved. Rev. Mr. Coldcall, to the rect. of Afhburnham, Suffex. The Rev. Mr. Rewcastle, to the rect. of Afhby cum Fenby, Lincolnshire, The Rev. Mr. Egerton, to the deanery of Hereford. The Rev. Mr. Henry Clofe, to the rect. of Trimley St. Mary, Suffolk. The Rev. Mr. Francis Muriel, Rect. of Rucking, and Vicar of Petling, in Rumney-marth. The Rev. Charles Soan, to the vic. of Hartlip, Kent. Rev. Mr. John Hemming, to the IED. Leonard Gale, of Crabbets, Efq; rect. of Wattorden, and vic. of Holckham, worth 100,000l. The Rev. Mr. Jo Norfolk. The Rev. 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