broke both her thighs; the firft person who came to her was her brother, whom the earneftly entreated to put a period to her mifery by cutting her throat; fhe was immediately taken home, but with little hopes of recovery. It is thought that a love affair was the caufe of this rash action. Letters were tranfmitted zift. from the corporation of Canterbury to Sir William Lynch, Knight of the Bath, and to Richard Mills, Efq; their reprefentatives in parliament, inftructing them to attend the House of Commons on the motion to be made there by Mr. Sawbridge this feffions, for hortening the duration of parlia ments. Frontiers of Poland, Jan. 16. The number of Polish lords which return to their country under the prefent circumstances are very few; many chufing rather to abandon their fortunes, than be reftored to the poffeffion of them by a fubmiffion which they are averfe to. The oath which the Ruffians require the inhabitants of this country to take, is as follows: "I do fwear to Almighty God, upon the Holy Evangelifts, and I promife by the prefent oath, an inviolable fidelity, and perfect obedience, to her Imperial Majefty the Emprefs Catherine Alexiowna, Autocratrix of the Ruffias, and to her beloved fon the Grand Duke Paul Perowitz, prefumptive heir of all the Ruilas. I promife to be always ready to facrifice my life, and to fhed the last drop of my blood for their service. I kifs the Holy Scriptures, and the cross of my Sa viour, to render my oath facred and inviolable." "Copenhagen, Jan. 19. This morning, about fix o'clock, her Royal Highness the Princefs Louifa of Heffe was fafely brought to bed of a princess. Stockholm, Jan. 19. On the reception of our last letters from Amfterdam of the 29th ult. which informed us of the many failures 'at that place, our merchants were thrown into the greatest perplexities. M. Soderlin, Counsellor of Commerce, and Commissary of the Bank, well known for his patriotifm and difinterestedness, loft not a moment to remove their fears. He immediately called an affembly of the deputies of the bank, from whom he obtained their confent to affift all the folvable houfes, who were able to give fecurity, either in effects, houses, flips, or any other valuables. His Majefty not only approved of this generous refolution, but fent a message to the body of merchants, exhorting them to lend their aid on this preffing occafion, declaring at the fame time, if any one fhould take advantage of the times to raise the exchange, or the intereft of money, they would incur his Majesty's higheft difpleafure. From that moment tranquillity took place of defpair, and we feel the happy effects of a revo. lution, which has put it in the power of the beft of Kings to do the moft effential fervice to his fubjects. 27th. This morning, about five o'clock, the Queen was taken in labour, when his Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury, and the Right Hon. the Lord Chancellor, with other officers of ftate, were fent for; but, before their arrival,. her Majesty was fafely delivered of a prince, about ten minutes before fix, and both her Majelty and the [F] 3 young young prince are as well as can be expected. At noon the park and tower guns were fired on the occaLon. The above is their Majesties ninth child, having now fix princes and three princeffes. In the afternoon messengers were fent with difpaches to the courts of Brunswick, Mecklenburgh-Strelitz, and feveral other courts, to notify the above happy event. Same day the Lord-Mayor went to court to pay his compliments to his Majefty on the above occafion. A motion was made on Monday in a great affembly, to bring in a bill for fhortening the duration of parliaments, which, after a fhort debate, paffed in the negative, 133 against 45. No less than eleven aldermen have died, and one refigned, fince the beginning of the year 1769; viz. Sir Francis Golling dead, fucceeded by Mr. Wilkes; Sir Matthew Blackifton refigned, was fucceeded by Mr. Townfend, the prefent Lord-Mayor; Sir Jofeph Hankey dead, fucceeded by Mr. Sawbridge; Sir Thomas Rawlifon dead, fucceeded by Mr. Roffeter; Sir William Baker dead, fucceeded by Mr. Bird; William Beckford, Efq; dead, fucceeded by Mr. Oliver. None died in 1771. In 1772 died Richard Peers, Efq; fucceeded by Mr. Bull; Sir Robert Kite, fucceeded by Mr. Lewes; Mr. Bird, 'fucceeded by Mr. Plomer; Sir Richard Glyn, fucceeded by Mr. Rawlinfon; and lastly, Mr. Nash, fucceeded by Mr. Thomas; circumilances not to be paralleled, in fo fhort a space as four years, in the annals of this metropolis. Extract of a private Letter from the Hague, Jan. 19. "The following odd affair hap pened here laft Friday. A foldier belonging to Douglas's regiment went to court, and defired to be admitted to the Prince Stadtholder, having fomething, as he pretended, of great confequence to communicate to him. Being ftrenuous in his demand, the Prince was informed of it, and ordered him to be introduced to him in his closet. There he told his Serene Highness, that he had happily discovered a plot which was formed against his life by four men, who had provided themselves with arms for that purpofe, and were determined to put their defign in execution the fird favourable opportunity, which was propofed to be in the evening when his Highnefs went to the play. The Prince thanked him for his intelligence, but told him at the fame time, that he did not believe the truth of it. His Highness however ordered the man to be confined, and determined to make proper enquiry into the affair. The man afterwards confeffed, that he only intended to get a few ducats, but failing in his attempt, and apprehending that he might fuffer fome punishment, he endeavoured to make a hole with his knife near the prifon window, in order to make his efcape. The gaoler furprized him in the fact, and getting up in a chair to fee what he had done, the foldier pulled the chair from under him, and attempted to cut his throat, but the thickness of the neckcloth faved his life; however, the foldier ran away, and meeting the gaoler's wife, he told her to go help her husband, who had fallen down and hurt himfelf; but the had the presence of mind to push the door to, and call out for help, by which means the fellow was was fecured, and will probably meet with the punishment he deferves." Berlin, Jan. 12. On Sunday laft the marriage of the Landgrave of Heffe-Caffel, with the Princefs Philipina, of Schwedt, was celebrated in the great apartments of the palace. The ceremony began a little after feven, and lafted till near eleven. His Pruffian Majefty, who fupped this evening in public with the Queen and royal family, was ferved in a magnificent fervice of gold plare. The court was in gala on this occafion; and the whole was conducted with great fplendor and magnificence. On the 18th inftant, a fhip from Philadelphia to Newry, in Ireland, was driven by a form near the rocks of St. Elvis, on the coast of Wales, where the let go her anchor to endeavour to ride it out. Next day four brave feamen belonging to Solva, generously undertook to give her relief; but not being able to fave the fhip, they endeavoured to land the crew. The firft attempt proved fuccefsful, and in the fecond trip was a gentleman just married, who reluctantly parted with his wife, on a promife that the fhould be one of the next taken on board. The third trip, however, proved fatal; a dreadful fea broke upon the boat, turned her keel upwards, and all on board perished; it is impoffible to exprefs the agony and lamentation occafioned by this diftressful scene. The young gentleman's fituation was truly affecting; but the cries of the wives and children of the four brave feamen, with the horror visible in the countenances of their weeping relations and friends, exceed all defcription. The fhip's boat fhared the fate of the former, and the captain with three men only faved themfelves by fwimming. The number that perifhed were in all twenty-one, including women and children, A caufe çame on before Juftice Nares, brought by one Adorr, a failor, againit an Eaft-India captain, for cruel ufage. The caule was, the failor wanting fomething in the cook-room, fald, he had as good a right to the fire as any other man; which being reported to the captain, he ordered him to be whipped, which was fo feverely executed, that for five days the man was unable to do his duty. The jury gave a verdict for the plaintiff, with 50l. damages and full cufts of fuit. The Lord-Mayor gave notice to his houfhold, that he should not go to St. Paul's church on the day of the Martyrdom of King Charles I. and therefore their attendance would not be neceffary. Many invectives have been fince thrown out against his Lordship in the public papers, for this fingularity of conduct. An officer of the fhip Indecifive, belonging to Bourdeaux, arrived lately at St. Malo, has brought the melancholy news of the lofs of that fhip on fome rocks near the ile of May. This officer, with nine other perfons, were taken up by a captain of an Englifh fhip, who not being able to provide for any more, propofed drawing lots for the ten that he could accommodate; in confequence of which 26 were left upon the itand, with fuch provifions as could be faved from the wreck. A terrible fire broke out, in the night, at the porcelain [F] 4 31. mang manufactory at Drefden, by which a great part of the white porcelain was destroyed. DIED lately, in Sweden, a peafant, at the age of 109 years. What is remarkable, his mother died aged 110; and his brother a few years ago died when he was 109. Mr. James Newnham, aged 102, at Hampstead; he was a lieutenant in the Duke of Marlborough's own regiment, and was wounded at the battle of Blenheim, receiving a ball in his thigh, which went quite through. Mr. William Dykes, in the 103d year of his age; one of the people called Quakers, and late an eminent woollen-draper in Cheapfide. At Eamont-bridge, near Penrith, James Bell, aged 113; he was a Dutchman by birth, and came over here with King William. Mrs. Booth, relict of the late Barton Booth, Efq; who died in the year 1733, to whofe memory his affectionate widow erected an elegant monument in WeftminsterAbbey, which he had the happi. nefs of fecing compleated juft before her death. Mr. Thomas Frowd, aged 103, in Red-lion-ftreet, Holborn; he was in the navy in King Charles's time. John Nicholls, a labouring man, at Darlington, aged 111. Thomas Smith, Efq; aged So, in Gray's-inn; he is faid to have died worth 50,000l. exclufive of the lead mine lately gained in the contest between him and Lord Pomfret. John Grant, of Cromdell, in Scotland, aged 95. She had feen 113 children, grand-children, and great-grand-children, defcended from her before fhe died. zd. FEBRUARY. This afternoon the longfubfifting difference between Lord Townshend and the Earl of Bellamont was finally decided in Mary-le-bon-fields, when the latter received a ball in the right fide of his belly, near the groin; the event of which the furgeons cannot yet decide. They were armed with fmall fwords, and a case of pistols, but it was agreed to use the latter first. Lord Townshend fired first, which gave the unfortunate wound, and Lord Bellamont difcharged his piftol immediately after, without effect. The feconds were, the Hon. Mr. Dillon for Lord Bella mont, and Lord Ligonier for Lord Townshend. Lord Bellamont was immediately taken up, and put into a chaife, but from the agony arifing from his wound, he could not bear the motion; a chair was therefore immediately fent for, to carry him to his lodgings, where, when he arrived, he defired to be laid on his back. Mr. Bromfield, and other furgeons, were immediately called in, who endeavoured, but in vain, to extract the ball. Extract of a Letter from Aberdeen, Jan. 25. "On Wednesday morning we had the most dreadful ftorm of wind ever remembered here, which damaged feveral houfes. Our accounts from the country all agree, that incredible damage has been done to the farmers, a great many of their houses blown down, and ftacks of cora blown away and fcattered through the fields in fuch a manner, that fome of them compute they have loft a third, and others more, of their flock. "We "We are informed, that above a third of the valuable and extenfive woods at Monymusk and the neighbourhood are deftroyed." Reading, Jan. 30. Monday laft two young men underwent a flagellation at the public whippingpoft in our market-place, in confequence of an order from a Juftice of peace, conformable to a late amendment in the game-act, for killing a bare. As the act now ftands, the offending party muft be punished (i. e. whipt) within three days after his commitment, and on the fourth he may bring an appeal. The fale of the jewels, trin3d. kets, plate, gold medals, china, &c. lately belonging to her Royal Highnefs the Princefs Dowager of Wales, ended, when a curious French collection of filver medals of Louis the XIVth and XVth were fold for only eight pounds; and a German prayerbock, with various devices, in gold enamelled, and embellished with diamonds and miniature paintings, &c. was fold for twenty-fix guineas. Most of the jewels were purchafed by two jewellers; and though the auction-room was prodigioufly crouded with people of . the first fashion, yet, from the prefent scarcity of money, they fold uncommonly cheap. A petition was prefented to the Houfe of Commons, figned by 430 inhabitants of the city of Britol, fetting forth the many evil confequences that mult arife from licenfing a theatre-royal in that city, which they underfland is intended by a late application to the Houle for that purpofe. A bill however is ordered. "Moft Gracious Sovereign, "Your Majefty's loyal fubjects, the lord-mayor, aldermen, and commons of the city of London, in common-council affembled, approach your Majesty with their congratulations on the happy delivery of their molt amiable Queen, and the birth of another Prince. "Your faithful citizens of Lon don, ever zealous for your Majefty's happiness, and the true honour and proiperity of your reign, will continue to rejoice in every event which adds to your Majefty's domeftic felicity and they hope that every branch of the auguft houfe of Brunfwick will add further fecurity to thote facred laws and liberties which their ancestors would not fuffer to be violated with impunity; and which, in confequence of the glorious and neceffary revolution, that illuftricus houte wis called forth to protest and defend. Signed by order of the court, To |