Cascaes, whereby several persons were drowned. The company consisted of the Earl of Findlater (a Scotch nobleman) his lady and daughter, the young Count de Lippe (a. German colonel in the service of Portugal) the Abbe de Saldanha (brother to the Archbishop of Lisbon) two sons of the French consul, and several of the Portugueze nobility and gentry.The persons lost were, two black servants, the Count de Lippe, the archbishop's brother, and three young ladies, daughters to the chief justice of Lisbon. The rest were saved by some fishing boats belonging to the Cascães.

By the East-India bill now filled up, and printed with the amendments, the salary of the governorgeneral is to be 25,000l. per annum, and that of the four council 10,000l. per annum each, who are nominated in the act; and the -salary of the chief justice is to be 80001. and the three other judges 60001. each, the judges to be ap-. pointed by his Majesty.

By the bill for granting to his Majesty the sum of 1,400,000l. for the relief of the East India Company, it is provided, that, if the company should not accept of the loan on the terms prescribed by the act, the commissioners of the Treasury may apply the same in discharge of the company's debts, particularly of those due to government; and all the profits of the company are to be paid into the Exchequer, half-yearly, towards making good the principal and interest of those debts so discharged. This morning, the six 80th. convicts under sentence of death in Newgate, were carried to Tyburn, in order for execution;

but a respite, sent express by one of his Majesty's messengers, ar rived at Tyburn for John Gahagan, some time after the rope was fastened round his neck, and just before he was going to be turned off. He was immediately unloosed, carried back to Newgate, and bled: he seemed filled with the utmost gratitude to the Almighty, his Majesty, and friends, for this his signal deliverance. The other five were executed.

DIED lately, Charles M'Findley, Esq. of the county of Tipperary, aged 143 years: he was a captain in the reign of King Charles I. and came with Oliver Cromwell into Ireland; soon after which he retired from the army..

Mrs. Jacobs, of the Little Almonry, Westminster, aged 97. Stephen Fibbleson, Esq. aged 98, at Mile-end.

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reduce into one act, the several laws for the better preservation of public highways.

The bill to prevent the counterfeiting or diminishing the gold coin of this kingdom.

The bill to regulate the wages or prices of journeymen weavers in Spitalfields, or within five miles of London.

The bill to enable Mess. Adams to dispose of their buildings in the Adelphi, by way of chance.

The bill for the better regulation of lying-in hospitals.

The bill for the better cultivation of common arable fields, commons, and wastes.

To several expiring law bills; and to such other bills as were ready.

After which his Majesty put an end to the present session by a most gracious speech from the throne, and the parliament was prorogued to the 7th of September next.

The following gentlemen kissed his Majesty's hand at St. James's, on their several removes and appointments during his Majesty's naval review at Portsmouth, viz, Sir Hugh Palliser, Sir John Williams, Sir Richard Hughes, Charles Proby, Esq. and George Marsh, Esq.

On Monday a report was made to a great assembly, that their address of Friday the 18th ult. "That his Majesty would be graciously pleased to confer some mark of his royal favour upon the Hon. Lieut. Gen. Robert Monckton, in consideration of his meritorious services to his Majesty and to his country, either by a grant of lands in some of the islands in the West Indies, which were ceded to his Majesty by the late treaty of

Letters from Paris gave the following further particulars of the accident that happened on opening a grave in the body of the church of St. Saturnin, on the 20th of April, at Saulieu;-Of 120 young persons of both sexes, who were assembled to receive their first communion, all but six fell dangerously ill, together with the cure, the vicar, the grave-diggers, and 66 other persons. The illness with which they were seized is described to be a putrid verminious fever, accompanied with an hæ morrhage, eruption, and inflammation. As the persons who are affected principally dwelt near the church, and the cause being known, a stop has happily been put to the contagion, but not before it had carried off 18, among whom were the cure and the vicar.

The following letter, sent to each of the captains of the men of war at Portsmouth, was read to their ships companies:

"Sir Thomas Pye, Admiral of the Blue, and Commander in Chief of his Majesty's ships at Spithead and at Portsmouth harbour, has it in command from the King, to acquaint the Right Hon. Lord Edgecumbe, Vice Admiral of the Blue; Sir Richard Spry, Rear Admiral of the White; and the Captains of the squadron under their command; that he is pleased with their attention during his visitation at Portsmouth; and that he shall ever have in remembrance [1] =

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the activity and vigilance of the officers and men of that squadron, on the late equipment.

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THOMAS PYE." This day was tried be6th. fore Lord Mansfield, a cause wherein Joseph Walker was plaintiff, and Richard Chapman, one of the pages to her Majesty defendthe action was brought to recover back the sum of 501. paid to a Mrs. Hoppner, by the direction of defendant, in part of 70 guineas, for which defendant promised to get plaintiff a place in the customs; when, after a full hearing, and the jury going out about half an hour, they brought in a verdict for the plaintiff, with 501. damages, besides costs of suit.

Extract of a Letter from Orford,

July 7.

"The celebrity of the Encœnia, took place in the theatre here this day. Nothing could surpass the splendour or the appearance made by the company, when they were all assembled here. The ladies exceeded the gentlemen in dress, as they did infinitely in number. Lord North opened the business of the day as chancellor, by proposing the admission of some noblemen and gentlemen to honorary degrees in the university. These being approved, they were severally presented to the body by the Rev. Dr. Vansittart, and received with applause. The honorary members were upwards of a dozen in number: Among them were the Marquis of Carnarvon, Lords Shelbourne, Besborough, two Lords Spencer (brothers of the Duke of Marlborough) Judge Nares, &c. This ceremony was followed by the recital of a Latin

Poem, which was written for the prize by Mr. Lowth, son of the Bishop of Oxford and an English Oration in the praise of music, written also for the prize, by Mr. Milles, of Queen's College. Both these had much merit, and were well delivered, particularly the latter. Mr. Wheeler, the poetry professor, next delivered his commemoration discourse. The morning's business was concluded by performing the installation ode.”

By the late act to prevent the counterfeiting of bank notes, paper-makers, not authorized by the Bank, who shall make any paper, or be assisting in making any paper, with the words BANK OF ENGLAND, visible in the substance of such paper, shall be adjudged felons, and suffer death without benefit of clergy; and engravers, who shall engrave any promissory note, inland bill, or bill of exchange, containing the words BANK OF ENGLAND, BANK POST BILL, or any words expressing the Sum or Amount, in white letters in a black ground, or having any plate so engraved in their custody, shall be committed to the county gaol, and suffer imprisonment therein, for any term not exceeding six months. The same punishment is likewise to be inflicted upon all persons who shall utter notes with any such marks upon them.

By reports to the House of Commons, it appears, that the linen manufactures of Scotland and Ireland, have decreased these two last years at least one half, owing to the migration of the poor from those kingdoms.

The States-General, at the instance of Sir Joseph Yorke, have given orders for placing lights in

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the summer as well as winter in the light-houses on the opposite banks of the Meuse, to prevent the accidents to which English ships are exposed in cloudy weather.

This day the Encœnia at

9th. Oxford, which began on

Wednesday, ended; and is said to have been the grandest that ever was celebrated in that university. The university of Oxford, in full convocation, passed a vote for appointing a substitute to fill the Vinerian Law Professorship in the absence of Mr. Justice Chambers, who is appointed one of the puisne Judges for the East-Indies; that gentleman having the option, within three years, of returning to his professorship, should it prove more agreeable.

On Wednesday the great cause long depending between the heirs of the late Gen. Stanwix, his lady and daughter, was finally determined before Lord Mansfield, in the court of King's-bench: The counsel recapitulated the old arguments relating to the probability of each party being drowned before the other; but the court advised them to compromise the matter, and let all parties come in upon an equal footing; which was. agreed to.

An action was brought in the court of King's-Bench, against a pawnbroker, on the statute against usury; when it was proved, that the defendent took 13s. interest for five days loan of 261. 5s. The plaintiff recovered treble the sum lent, and had accordingly a verdict for 781. 15s.

A letter from Charles-Town, South-Carolina, dated May 14, says, "The war between the two India nations of Creeks and Choc

taws, which has subsisted for se. veral years past, is again carried on with great inveteracy on both sides. In a late engagement the Creek Indians had 19 warriors killed, among whom was half bred Molton, a noted and principal head man of that nation. The Young Twin, another head man, was in the party, but escaped and got safe, with an account of the disaster, to his own country."

A Jew from Poland, travelling through Birmingham, was set upon by a desperate set of young villains, who robbed him of 201. and upwards, and beat and otherwise misused him in a barbarous manner. It is now 22 years ago since a poor Polish Jew was robbed of a like sum, for which one Goddard was apprehended, and tried at the OldBailey, but acquitted.

A baker, who had been a long time confined in the gaol at Lynn, near Norfolk, for debt, being told by the keeper that his rigid creditor had neglected paying his groats, and that he was now at liberty, the surprise had so great an effect on him that he dropped down dead.

Robert Gunning, Esq. the British minister at Petersburgh, was in◄ vested with the ensigns of the order of the Bath, by the hands of the Empress, and, at her own appointment, on the anniversary of her accession to the throne. After the ceremony, the Empress desired Sir Robert to wear the sword with which he had been knighted.

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This day the sessions ended at the Old-Bailey, when ten prisoners were capitally convicted; 49 were sentenced to be transported for seven years; one for 14 years; eight branded in the hand; six to be privately whipped; [1] 4

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and 31 were discharged by proclamation.

Among those capitally convicted was John Lennard, for ravishing Miss Boss. Lennard was a bailiff's follower, and was left by Mr. Vere, a sheriff's officer, in possession of a house in Westminster, into which he had carried an execution, and in which Miss Boss was a lodger. On the 15th of June the maid went out in the evening, and left nobody in the house but the prisoner, and his two associates, and Miss Boss; Lennard soon began to be rude to the young lady, and being repulsed, behaved to her in a manner too shocking to be mentioned. She screamed out and made all the resistance in her power, seized the villain by the throat, and struggled with him till she lost her senses: a neighbour hearing her scream, and suspecting some foul play, knocked at the door, and enquiring what might be the cause, Lennard opened the window, and made answer it was only a drunken woman, and retired. The fact was fully proved, and he was capitally convicted. His two associates, whose names are Graves and Guy, were indicted, as accessaries after the fact, and being found guilty, were burnt in the hand, and sentenced to remain in Newgate one whole year.

A countryman having bought some linen, at a shop in Holborn, offered in payment a light guinea, which the master of the shop instantly clipt in two. The countryman stared first at his guinea, and then at the man that clipt it; and snatching up the scissars, made a chop at the shop-keeper's hand,. cut off the first joint of his middle finger, and then ran away.

On Saturday afternoon a fire broke out at Wapping Wall, in the parish of Shadwell, occasioned by the carelessness of a person who attended the heating of a pitch kettle, which boiled over, and occasioned the consuming of about 15 houses.

The following is an extract of a letter from Bombay, dated Nov. 26." Our whole attention at present is taken up on an expedition against Broach, a small way to the northward of Surat. We made an attempt last year, and brought the Nabob to terms, who paid us a visit at Bombay, and settled matters; but he deceived us in the end, and trifled in so shameful a manner, as to render it absolutely necessary to subdue him, which we effected.He made a valiant defence, worthy a better character, he being dreaded by his own subjects, and every nation round us, as a cruel tyrant.

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The expedition was commanded by Gen. Wedderburn and Mr. Watson, our superintendant of Marines. The troops consisted of about 1000 Europeans, and between 2 and 3000 Seapoys. Thẻ general, as I hear, rather disapproving of the ground for the encampment, went to reconnoitre on horseback, was noticed by the enemy, and shot through the head with a ginjawl, either from the walls, or through treachery, as the Nabob had made proposals, but no faith could be put in him.

"These people are so dexterouš with the ginjawl piece, which is a very long gun, that it is common for a man to hit an orange at the distance of 150 yards, four times out of six.

"In this unlucky manner fell General Wedderburn, of extensive abilities,