: Being lord mayor's day, 9th. their majefties and the reft of the royal family honoured the city of London with their prefence at Guildhall, and were entertain ed in a manner that reflects great honour on the opulence of the metropolis, and its duty and affection to their majesties. A moft horrid murder foth. was committed by John M'Naughton, Efq; on Mifs Knox, daughter of Andrew Knox, Efq; koight of the shire for Donnegal in Ireland. See a full account of this murder, and the murderer, among our Characters for this year, p. 73. Out troops at Belleifle are faid: to fuffer extremely by a fevere fever and flux. (See our article of Projects for this year p. 122.) There are 14 hofpitals in the town of Palais, which are not enough to hold the great number of fick, therefore more are erecting. There are alfo regimental hofpitals in different parts of the island, particularly Sauson and la Maria, where, at each place, a brigade is quartered. A confiderable number of the troops have been brought to the ifle of Wight. It is: furprizing what quantities of live ftock and garden ftuff it has been found necessary to send them from time to time. Most of these articles were fupplied from Corke. 16th. The house of commons waited on the king with their addrefs of thanks for his fpeech and likewife on the queen, with their addrefs of congratulation on her nuptials. During the course of last month were exhibited in the garrifon church of Berlin, three fine paintings: The first reprefents the immortal count de Schwerin, as he was found dead in the field with a pair of colours in his hand, after the battle near Prague. The dying hero, as he falls, embraces Victory, under the figure of a woman, holding out to him a crown of laurels. At the fame time his wound is feen. In the fecond picture is feen lieutanant general Winterfield compleatly armed, who was flain near Gorlitz. A woman, with a garland round her head, fhews War coming to meet him with a lighted torch; upon which he fnatches up his helmet, and puts his hand to his sword, for the defence of his country. The third painting reprefents major Chriftian Lehwald de Kleift, a gallant warrior, and an eminent German poet, who was mortálly wounded at the battle of Kunnerfdorff, and died foon after at Franckfort on the Oder. Friendship, under the figure of a woman, is weep. ing over his urn, and at the bottom of the tomb is a lyre surrounded by laurels with a fword. The portraits of several other he roes who have died, in the bed of honour this war, in defending the rights of Frederick the Great, will be fuccefively put up in the church of the garrison. By a private letter from Spain, the following remarkable intel ligence has been received, That Burrington Goldfworthy, This Britannic majefty's conful at the ports" of Cadiz and Port St. Mary's intending to celebrate their majesties coronation, at his houfe at the latter port, on the 30th of September laft, had written a circular letter to all his majefty's fubjects, requesting the favour of their companies to re joice with him on fo great and happy an event: intimating at the fame time, that to illuminate their houses houfes would be a further demontfation of their joy on that occafion; bur though this letter was fent to 45 English and Irish gentlemen, no more than ten houfes were illuminated at Cadiz, and at Port St. Mary's only the conful's and vice-conful's, the reft excufing themselves for fear of giving umbrage to the Spaniards. The prifoners in the feveral 17th prifons of this city, who claimed the benefit of the compulfive claufe in the act of infolvency, were carried to Guildhall to be discharged; but were all ordered back to the prifons from whence they came, a bill for explaining this claufe being now be fore the parliament. Saturday laft his royal highness the duke of York, attended by lord Anfon and feveral noblemen, gentlemen of the admiralty and navy boards, were at Woolwich, to examine his majesty's fhip Alarm,whofe bottom is entirely plating over with copper to preferve her from worms in fouthern climates: this is the firft fhip ever done in this manner; this fheathing is extremely neat and cu rious, without being heavy or very expenfive, and gave a great fatisfaction. Both houses of convocation waited on their majesties with their addreffes. Igth. The right honourable Sir Francis Dafhwood, baronet, has received the following anonymous threatening letter. "Sir Frans Dashwood I have taken this hoper tunet to a Quent You That if You do go hon as You do You fartenly lofe Your Life and that Black that Lord Northampton and fome more that I have not mentioned for when that You go to dine You go hout hand neare leaves VOL. IV. won farthen nor woot let Your Sarvants tak One farthen for if You dont leave of You farten shall have a Dose of Leden Pills and tha hare vere hard to digest for if Sarvants has but Nine Pownds tha cannot Ceep a Wife and Famele For You must bild Work Howses and Cep Them but You will not live to se them bilt for I wod have Yout be all wase prepard for Deth for you do se that there is nothing but robin upon the hi Way and that is o caifened by nothing Elfe but by ftarven the Poore Sarvants and so You must concider a bout This a fare for dam You You shall fuffer and hall fuch Blacks and more fuch Blacks as Youer self and so I ham Youer and be dam'd" His majefty's pardon is offered to any (except the perfon who fent it) that will discover those concerned; and Sir F. Dashwood offers 100l. for the like discovery. By a fudden hurricane of 20th. wind several merchant hips below bridge were driven from their anchors, and received great damage. Several of the fmall craft were ftove in pieces, and a corn lighter was funk off Eaft-lane ftairs. The academy of fciences and belles lettres at Befancon in France, have promised a gold medal, of the value of 350 livres, to the author who, in a piece of eloquence that may be ready in half an hour, shall beft refolve this question: Whether it be true that fortune often feeks the man, or that the man feeks fortune ?, A private letter from Conftantino ple fays, that a fire happened there in the herfe market, on the 23d and 24th of September, which has deftroyed a number of noble palaces, befides a multitude of tradcfmen's houfes.. The lofs occafioned by [N] which "The lord mayor, aldermen, and commons of the city of London, in common council affembled, being defirous (amongst other marks of their perfonal veneration and efteem for your majefty) to have your majefty's ftatue erected on the Royal Exchange, amongst thofe of your royal predeceffors, and the picture of your majefty put up in the Guildhall of the faid city; have, in order hereunto, directed us to make our humble application to your majefty, that your majefty will be pleafed to do the city of London the honour to fit for your picture, and to fignify your pleasure therein: And we are commanded, at the fame time, to exprefs to your majefty the deep and grateful fenfe which the faid court of common council will ever retain of your majefty's gracious condefcenfion in honouring their late entertainment at Guildhall with your royal prefence." The committee afterwards waited on the queen, being introduced to her majefty by the duke of Manchefzer; when the lord mayor addreffed her majesty on behalf of the common council, requefling her majefty would be pleafed to fit for her picture; and expreffing alfo the common council's grateful fenfe of her majefty's condefcenfion in honouring the city with her prefence. His majefty was pleased to re ceive the committee in a gracious manner, expreffing his entire fatiffaction at the late entertainment, and fignified his royal intention to give orders that his picture and that of her majefty should be sent to the city. Her majefty was also pleased to receive the city in a polite manner; and fuch of the committee as had not before, were permitted to kifs her majesty's hand. The Dutch, we are well affured, received annually, upon an average, from this kingdom, not lefs than 100,000 1. for the fingle article of turbot. An ancient register, which may be depended on, gives us the following very mortifying inftance of the brevity of human life, of a hundred perfons, who were born at the fame time: At the end of 6 years, there At the end of 16 years } 64 46 $26 16 10 6 3 Some coins have been lately found in an urn, at Church-Burrow, near Newcaftle, which are very antique, feveral of them being of Julius Cæfar, Auguftus, Vefpafian, Nero, and a few of Otho's, which are greatly esteemed by antiquarians. Extract of a letter from Winchelfea, in Suffex. "The cambrick manufactory here eftablished, is like to be attended with great fuccefs we have now already eight looms at work, and fhall foon have more. Two Two pieces have been finished, and fent to town; one of which I am told, was prefented to the king. Should this manufactory of French cambricks fucceed, it would fave the nation 300,000l. per annum ; and there is more probability of its fucceeding here than in any part of England, where attempts of this fort have been made: the fituation of the place; the vast number of fine vaults under ground, where only the works of this manufactory can be carried on; the peculiar quality of the waters for bleaching, and the richness of the neighbouring foil to raise the flax, all forebode a happy iffue Ten thoufand hogfheads of fifh have been taken, lately, in one week, at Penzance, in Cornwall. Elizabeth Canning is arrived in England, and received a legacy of 5001. left her three years ago, by an old lady of Newington-green. The following fums have been granted by the Irish parliament to the following perfons and pub. lick ufes. To the trustees of the linen manufacture, for two years, 4000 !. The corporation of the inland navigation from Kilkenny to Ennifteague, 40001. To finish the church of St. Thomas, Dublin, 1000 1. For carrying on the inland navigation from Dublin to the Shannon, 10,000l. The pier at Dunleary, 3000 1. Promoting English pro teftant charter schools, 12,000l. Towards building St. Catherine's church, Dublin, Ioool. To finish the aqueduct from the river Finisk to Dungarvan, in the county of Wa. terford, 500 1. To remove the obftructions in the navigation of the river Barrow, 2000 1. For extending the pier of Balibriggan at Skerries, 1500l. Clearing the channel of Corke harbour, 4000l. Making the Shannon navigable from Limerick to Killaloe, 8000l. Carrying on the inland navigation of the Black Water, 2500l. Payment of debts of the Foundling-hofpital, 42521. To discharge the debts of the Lying-in-hofpital, and to finish and furnish it, 3000l. To make a navigable canal from the bafon of Drumreagh to Farlough Lough, 3000l. To the widow and children of the late Dr. Moffe, who projected the building of the Lying-inhofpital, 1000 1. Mr. George Semple, architect of Effex-bridge, Dublin, 500 1. Arthur Mervin, Efq; 2000l. to enable him to finish the mill and granaries at Naul, in the county of Meath. To finish the dock at the weft end of the north wall, Dublin, 1000l. Dublin fociety, for the improvement of hufbandry, arts, &c. 2000l. A further fum of ioool. per annum, for two years, to the proteftant charterfchools. To encourage the cambrick manufacture at Dundalk, 1375 1. Further fums granted by the Irish parliament for public ufès. To the trustees of the linen manufacture to encourage the raifing of hemp and flax in that kingdom, 20001. per annum for two years, 40001. To the corporation for carrying on the inland navigation to be applied towards inclofing, fixing and defending the channel of the river Boyne below the bridge of Drogheda to the bar of the faid river, 2000l. For widening and repairing Baal's bridge in the city of Limerick, and for continuing a new key eastward on the north fide of the Shannon to the back river on the fouth fide of the southern [N] 2 bank bank of the new canal, and for purchafing feveral houfes on the weft fide of Baal's bridge, &c. 4500l. For finishing the harbour of Wicklow, 185cl. 8s. 9 d. For continuing the ballaft-office wall to the eaft end of the piles 5000l. For making the river Legan navigable from Loughneagh to Belfast, 4cool. Befides the 2000l. given to the Dub- lin fociety for the improvement of husbandry, and other useful arts, 10,000 l. is granted to them to be distributed to so many of the feveral perfons who petitioned the house of commons this feffion for premiums or rewards, upon which reports have been made. By an account delivered in to the Irish parliament, it appears that the penfions upon that kingdom, from the 25th of March 1759, to the 25th of March 1761, amount to the fum of 118,591 l. is. 3d. three farthings, which exceeded the whole charges of the civil lift by 35,1291. 3 s. 3d. halfpenny. Laft Lady-day their national debt was 223,4381, 17s. 1 1d. halfpenny. The fupply granted by parliament to his majefty, is one million nineteen thousand one hundred and twenty pounds four fhillings and eleven pence. On this day was argued, 24th. before the court of King'sBench, a fpecial verdict, found at the laft Lent affizes at Exeter, on an ejectment brought on the demife of his grace the duke of Bolton. The queftion upon this argument was, whether the late dutchefs dowager of Bolton had a power, as a jointrefs, to grant leafes for 99 years, determinable on lives. The court, after a full hearing of council on both fides, was unanimous, and gave judgment for his grace, which will determine the fate of a great number of other leafes of the same nature, and the dutchefs's executor will be obliged to account for all the money the received for the fines of fuch leases, to the amount of many thousand pounds. St. James's. His grace John, duke of Bedford, was 25th. this day appointed keeper of the privy feal. Bath, Nov. 21. There are at this time living in eight houfes, fix of which lie within a stone's cast of one another, the other two very near, and all in a small group of dwellings about the parish church of Widcombe, half a mile from the bridge of this city, twelve perfons in tolerable health, whofe ages together, upon an exact calculation, amount to 945, five of which are upwards of So, and the other feven a trifle under. There are also several other ancient people in that fmall village; and in the more populous parts of the parish, are many between 80 and 100. Exeter, Nov. 21. Laft Monday fome of the Welch militia began to dig for coals on the estate of Northmore, Efq; not a mile from this place, and yesterday evening, as we are informed, was dug up very good coal. We are likewife told that Mr. Northmore has already been offered 1000l, and zoo 1. per annum, for the pit.-Coals are now fold in this place for 20s.per quarter. Berlin, Nov. 3. The prize quef tion of experimental philofophy propofed by our academy of fciences for the year 1763, is, "Whether all living beings, both of the animal and vegetable kingdom, proceed from an egg fccundated by a germ, or by a prolific matter analogous to the germ." The |