men prefent, that Sir George fhould again resume the banking bufiness with his old partners; but others were of opinion, that it would be proper to affociate a new partner, who would have an intereft in keep ing the old debts diftinct. The Kircudbright claim of peerage was further heard yesterday, by counfel, in the upper affembly, in behalf of Lieut, John McClellan, when he was allowed the titles, honours, and dignities of Kircudbright. Poole, April 30, Laft week two fevere fhocks of an earthquake were felt in feveral parts of this town, which greatly alarmed many of the inhabitants, and roufed them from their fleep, by the noife of throwing things from the fhelves, &c. but happily no other damage has attended the alarm. 5th. This day a numerous and refpectable meeting of the fubfcribers, benefactors, and friends to the fociety for the difcharge and relief of perfons imprifoned for fmall debts, was held at the Thatched Houfe tavern in St. James's-ftreet; when the Right Hon. the Lord Romney, prefident of the charity, being in the chair, rules and orders for the establishment of the fociety were read, and unanimoufly agreed to; and the noblemen and gentlemen prefent began an annual fubfcription for the fupport of that humane inftitution. Within the laft fortnight the committee for the above charity difcharged 42 debtors, who had 30 wives and 73 children, from the feveral prifons of this metropolis. The company of cooks delivered filver medals to their liverymen, to produce when they go to Guildhall on any public occafion. 7th. Came on before Lord Mansfield, a trial between Mr. Davies, of Church-ftreet, pawnbroker, plaintiff, and a filverfmith of Cheapfide, defendant, concerning fome plate which he fold fome time ago to a perfon, who in payment gave a forged draft; a little after it was carried to the plaintiff's to be pawned. At first he fufpected the man, (as the plate was new) but when he produced a bill of parcel and receipt from the filversmith, lent him money on it. The perfon who pawned the plate was tried at Guildford, where the parties and plate were produced; the defendant got the plate in his poffeffion, and would not deliver it to the plaintiff. A verdict was given for the plaintiff, with cofts of fuit. The following is an account of the legacies, &c. of the late Lord Berkeley, viz. To Mifs Egerton, fifter to the bishop of Durham, his lordship's executrix, BerkeleySquare, &c. for her life, to the amount of about 60,000l. Το Earl Berkeley, of Berkeley in Gloucefterfhire, a very diftant relation of his lordship, z0,000l. with all his plate and pictures, four large eftates in Somerfetfhire, two eftates in Dorfetfhire, and, after Mifs Egerton's death, Berkeley-fquare, which is eftimated at 15,000l. a year, at the expiration of the prefent leafes. To Commodore Biron his eftates in Yorkshire and Hampfhire, eftimated at 20,000l. 50001. to each of the commodore's daughters, and 2000l. to each fon. To Lady Sophia Egerton 5000l. To the Hon. Mrs. Wodehoufe, his lordship's niece, 5000l. To Major Egerton 2000l. To three of the major's daughters 500l. each, To Col. [H] 2 Egerton Egerton 1000l. To the archdeacon of York 1000l. To Mifs Davifon an annuity of 50l. a year. To his fervants as follows: his gentleman 6001. his valet de chambre 500l. his housekeeper 500l. his London and home Rewards 2001. each; his butler, bailiff, coachman, houfemaid, laundry and chamber maids, 1001. each; his under fteward and family 4001. his groom and family 1501. his gardener and poftillion 501. each. To the Bath, Bristol, Middlefex, and St. George's hofpitals, 1000l. each, and to the poor of Burton 1001. Henfham Hall, in Suffolk, the feat of Sir John Rouse, Bart. was burnt to the ground. It is faid that it was not infured, and that the lofs amounts to 30,000 l. 10th. The following bills received the royal affent by commiffion, viz. The bill to allow a drawback of the duties of the cuiloms on the exportation of teas to any of his Majefty's colonies or plantations in America. The bill to regulate the importation and exportation of corn. The bill to enlarge the powers of two acts, for making a navigable canal, from the river of Forth, at or near the mouth of the river Carron, to the river Clyde, in Scotland. The bill to enable the Earl of Thanet to make a navigable canal from the fpring near Skipton in Yorkshire, to communicate with the Leeds and Liverpool canal. The bill to enable Mr. James Cox to difpofe of his Mufeum. And also to feveral road, inclofure, and private bills. On Saturday came on in the court of King's Bench, Weftminfter-Hall, a motion made by Mr. Serjeant Glynn, in behalf of Mr.. Miller, the printer, to remove the action of 10,000 1. damages brought against the faid printer, by Lord Sch, into the city of London, inftead of trying the fame in the county of Middlefex; but the motion was over-ruled, and the caufe will be tried in the court of King's Bench, Westminster-Hall. On Saturday Mrs. Tonge was difcharged out of Newgate, by warrant of Mr. Recorder, fhe having entered into recognizance with fureties to tranfport herself to fome one of his Majefty's colonies in America, purfuant to the conditions of his Majesty's pardon. Was tried in the court of King's Bench, before Lord Mansfield, the long contested caufe (upon a note of hand loft) between Mr. Ryder, plaintiff, and Mr. Chambers, defendant; and after a fhort hearing, the jury brought in a verdict for the plaintiff, for 101. damages. The L'Appollon, a French man of war, is foundered in a hard gale of wind off the Land's-End, and all on board perifhed. Madrid, April 19. On the 13th of this month, about five in the morning, two violent shocks of an earthquake were felt here, which lafted a minute, but happily did no damage. The fame concuffion was likewife felt at Cadiz, but we do not hear that the fea was agitated by it. The order for the difcharge of the feamen from r3th. the thips, fitting out at Portsmouth, was this day countermanded. At the anniversary feaft of the fans of the clergy, held this day, the whole collection, including donations, and the fum received at the rehearsal, was found to amount to 9511. 5. 3 d. Letters Letters from Cadiz mention, that an account is received there of an earthquake having happened in feveral of the Spanish islands in America, which had done confiderable damage, and that a great number of perfons loft their lives. A letter from Gibraltar, fays, that on the 12th ult. at half past five in the morning, a violent fhock of an earthquake was felt there, but that no damage was received from it. On the fame day, between five and fix in the morning, a violent fhock of an earthquake was felt at Tangiers, on the coaft of Africa, by which 98 houfes were deftroyed, and the rest fo fhaken, that most of them must be rebuilt. Few lives were loft, but many people were much bruifed by falling under the ruins. It is remarkable, that on the 15th and 18th of the fame month, feveral fhocks were felt on the S. W. coaft of this kingdom; and that on the 3d feveral fhocks were felt at Lisbon. There is no period in history in which earthquakes have been fo frequent as in the 20 years last past. Letters from Warfaw mention, that the Ruffian General Tottleben, who died lately at that place, had made the beft ufe of his time while in command, as, by a calculation made of the value of his ellate, effects, moveables, and bills of exchange, he was poffeffed, at his death, to the amount of fixteen millions of livres: and that his fon was daily expected to take poffef fion of them. St. James's; his lordship's claim to that antient title having been allowed by the Houfe of Peers. He was most graciously received. This day a very important quef tion came on to be argued in the court of King's Bench, in which the fheriffs of London (Baker and Martin) were plaintiffs, and Wenman and others, fureties for Bolland (fheriff's officer) defendants; for the recovery of 360 1. received by Bolland, but never returned to their office. The defendants plea was, that they had given parole notice to the fheriffs agent not to deliver any more warrants to be executed by Bolland, for that they would be no longer fureties for him after a certain day. This plea was over-ruled; becaufe, had the notice been delivered in writing, it would have been optional in the fheriffs, or their fubftitutes, either to accept or refufe it, as the fecurity was not conditional, but given for twelve months. Lord Mansfield, the Juftices Afton and Afhurst, were clearly for over-ruling the plea; but Juftice Willes was for fending the facts to be tried by an iffue. Amfterdam, May 10. Letters from Batavia of the 16th of September laft, advise, that on the 11th of Auguft they obferved at midnight a bright cloud that covered the mountain in the district of Cheribon, and that at the fame time feveral reports were heard, like thofe of a gun; that the people who dwelt on the top, and at the foot of the mountain, not having been able to fly fat enough, a great. part, of almost three leagues in circumference, detached itself under them; and afterwards it was feen rifing and falling like the [H] 3 rolling rolling waves of the fea, and emitted globes of fire fo luminous, that they were feen from afar, and rendered the night as clear as day; that the loffes occafioned by this phænomenon were the moft confi. derable and melancholy, as 2140 perfons, both foreigners as well as natives, loft their lives; and 1500 head of cattle perished, and a great number of horfes, goats, and fowls of every kind; that 39 negro habitations were deftroyed; the plantations of coffee, indigo, &c. buried in the earth; that in the district Panimbam, where this mountain is fituated, there remained only a fifth part of its inhabitants, and that the devaftation occafioned by this accident was felt at the diftance of feven leagues round. Being the anniverfary of 19th. her Majefty's birth day, who then entered the 30th year of her age, his Majesty received the compliments of the nobility and foreign minifters at St. James's; as did her Majefty at her palace. Letters from Bafingftcke inform us, fome workmen digging up the roots of an old tree in the foreft found 150 pieces of gold and filver coin of Henry I. in high preferva tion. Canterbury, May 12. On Sunday laft a lady, who had eloped from her husband, and carried off about 1500 l. in cafh, befides trinkets, &c. was ftopped at Dover by two meffengers, juft as he was on the point of embarking with a French hair-dreffer, on board the packet for Calais, and brought back the fame evening to the Fountain tavern in this city, on her way to London. The Racehorfe and Carcafe frigates are fitting out for an expedi tion to the north pole, under the command of Capt. Phipps. Mr. Lyons is appointed, by the board of longitude, to make obfervations in aftronomy, natural hiftory, and philofophy." Extract of a Letter from China, "We have had the most violent tiffoon or hurricane here, which began in the morning, and lafted twelve hours, and destroyed up. wards of 150,000 Chinese in Canton river, but we have not heard of any of the English fhips meeting with any damage, except the London, which had her main maft carried away, but no other damage." On the 4th of February, the 'general-affembly of the province of Virginia met at the capital, when the Governor informed them in his fpeech, that all the emiffions of their paper currency, now in circulation, are forged, and that in fo matterly a manner, as to make it almoft impoffible for the most knowing to diftinguish the good from the bad; and moft fincerely congratulated them, both on its Leing discovered fo foon, and that the authors were in a fair way of receiving that punishment which is due to their crimes. A pet tion was presented 2zd. to his Majefty in council, on behalf of Harvey, Efq. who fome time ago brought a fuit of jactitation against his wife. This petition is for a commiflion of review, in order to have a new trial granted, which is referred to the Lord Chancellor to hear counsel on both fides, in order to know what grounds there are for a new trial, and to prefent the fame to his Majefty. This caufe has gone through the Confiftory-Court of London, from from thence was appealed to the Arches-Court of Canterbury, afterwards to the Court of Delegates, and was heard about three months ago at Serjeant's-Inn in Chancery Lane, before a full commiffion of lords fpiritual and temporal, when the marriage was pronounced for. Letters from Trowbridge, in Wiltshire, mentic the death of William Temple, fq. who, among other legacies to his friends, it is faid, has left Mr. Wilkes 500 1. The importation of coals laft year amoned to 720,000 chaldrons, which was by far the greatest ever known; and fortunately for the public, they were bieffed with a very mild winter. With thefe advantages, there muft remain ftocks in hand fufficient to prevent any improper advantage being taken, efpecially if the public are not too precipitate in their orders At a meeting held a few days ago by the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor of London, and the other trustees appointed by the will of the late Samuel Wilfon, of HattonGarden, Efq. for lending out his 20,cool. legacy to young men, who have been fet up one year, or not more than two years, in fome trade or manufacture, &c. application was made by two young men, hair-dreffers, to be partakers of the faid loan, whose petitions were rejected, his Lordship and the rest of the trustees being of opinion, that the faid occupation was not fit for young men to follow, and were perfuaded the teftator never defigned his money fhould be lent to promote fo pitiful and unmanly an employment, which did not feem to require a capital of above five pounds. As a gentleman belonging to Durham was croffing the river Wear, his horfe got into a hole in the bed of the river, and, after remaining a little time under water, came up without his rider, and fwam to fhore. All means were immediately ufed to find the gentleman, but it could not be effected for above half an hour, when he was taken up apparently dead. He was laid before the fire, and after rubbing his body with falt, and applying tobacco fumigations, he at length fhewed figns of life, and is now fo well recovered, as to be able to walk about his room. 25th. Lord North, by his Majefty's command, acquainted the Houfe of Commons, that his Majefty recommends to the House the confideration of making preparation for the relief of the EaftIndia Company, and for fecuring to the creditors of the faid Company, a more fpeedy fatisfaction of their demands. After this the Houfe refolved, that the clear revenues and profits of the Eaft-India Company, after the current payments of intereft, and other outgoings of the faid Company, fhall be deducted, ought from time to time to be applied, in the first place, to the difcharge of fuch debts as being due and payable at the time, fhall be demanded by the refpective creditors. The fame day there was a general court of the proprietors of EaftIndia ftock, for ballotting for the following question: "That the petition prepared by the general-court be approved of, and humbly prefented to the Hon. Houfe of Commons." The ballotting began at eleven o'clock in the forenoon, and ended at fix the fame evening, when the [H] 4 num |