At Hereford affizes three were capitally convicted.

At the affizes at Lancafter, one was capitally convicted.

At Maidltone affizes feven were capitally convicted, four of whom were reprieved. .

At Newcastle affizes, two were capitally convicted.

At Northampton affizes, one was capitally convicted, but reprieved.

At Northumberland affizes, two were capitally convicted, but reprieved.

At Norwich affizes, five were capitally convicted; four of the rioters, who had been refpited during pleasure, were ordered to be tranfported for life.

At Nottingham affizes, five were capitally convicted, four of whom were reprieved.

At Salisbury affizes, four were capitally convicted, three of whom were reprieved.

Ar Shrewsbury affizes, one was capitally convicted, but reprieved. At Stafford affizes, one was capitally convicted, but reprieved.

At Wells affizes, two were capitally convicted, but reprieved.

At Winchefter affizes, two were capitally convicted.

At Warwick aflizes, one was capitally convicted, but reprieved. At Worcester affizes, one capitally convicted, but reprieved.

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At York aflizes Ann Sowerby, for poifoning her husband, was capitally convicted, and afterwards burnt; five more were capitally convicted, three of whom are reprieved.

We have an account of the following outrages and villanies from Charles-Town. Different gangs of robbers and horfe tealers have

lately infefted the forks of Saludy and Savannah rivers, and committed many robberies and cruelties, among which, being quef tioned by Captain Bafard, who demanded their pafs on pafling Canon's Creek, they prefented a piftol, telling him there it was, and fhot him in the breast, robbed him of every thing valuable, and then went to the houfe of one, Wilfon, burnt him with red hot irons, to difcover his money, and there rob. bed him of all he had. From Denis Hayes, they took to the amount of 3000l. brutally and luftfully ufed his wife and daughter, ftripped them, and left them naked. They robbed Charles Kitchen on Broad River, beat out one of his wife's eyes, and burnt the poor man moft cruelly. On the fame river they fo inhumanly beat and burnt Gabriel Brown, that his life is defpaired of; and on Lynche's Creek Road, they met Mr. Davis, whom they tied, and tortured with red hot irons, and becaufe he had no money, they fet fire to his house, and left the unhappy man to behold his all in flames. Thefe mifcreants are now become fuch a terror to the back-fettlers, that they are preparing to quit their habitations, and feek fettlements where their lives and properties may be more fecure.

John Goodere and James Butcher were executed at 28th. Chelmsford for horfe- fteal

ing. The next day a reprieve came down for Goodere; on which a report was fpread to the difadvantage of the principal officers concerned; but the fact was, that an application having been made in favour of Charles Harrington, condemned for burglary at the fame affizes,

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the fecretary, by his majefty's order, fent a reference of the cafe to the judge who tried him, and at the fame time fent a refpite, to prevent accidents from any delay in receiving the judge's report. No application, however, had been made for Goodere; but the judge in reporting on the cafe of Harrington was alfo prompted by his humanity to mention that of Goodere, whofe crime appeared to his lordfhip lefs flagrant than that of Harrington; he therefore recommended it to his majefty, in cafe he should think proper to fhew his royal clemency to Harrington, to extend the fame mercy to Goodere. This report of the judge was not received at the fecretary's office till Friday, the very day on which Goodere unfortunately fuffered.

A comet was obferved at Liverpool in the fouth-east quarter of the Hemisphere, about 53 degrees above the horizon. Its tail defcribed an angle of 30 degrees, and its direction was towards the Pleiades.

A filver ftatue of the goddefs Cybele, weighing 36 pounds, of excellent workmanship, was lately taken out of the Tiber, three miles below Rome.

The island of Cephalonia, a Grecian ifland, was almoft overturned by an earthquake, many of the inhabitants were fwallowed up, and thofe who remained a live are reduced to the utmost diftrefs.

The cardinals Albani and Orfini, minifters plenipotentiaries, the one from Vienna, the other from Naples, notified to the pope the approaching marriage of the arch

duchefs Jofepha with the king of the Two Sicilies.

The emperor defigns to accompany his fifter as far as Rome; and it is believed the grand duke of Tufcany will be of the party. They have declared, in the most exprefs terms, that they will be incognito, and receive no vifits or ceremonies of any fort. The pope, however, will order all fuch diverfions and entertainments to be given that Rome can afford. A girandola will be one; and they fay, likewife, an illumination of St. Peter's.

The French troops in Corfica delivered up the fortreffes of Calvi and Ajaccio to the Genoefe, and embarked on board fome Spanifh tranfports for France. The troubles in Corfica, it is computed, have already coft the Genoese nine millions fterling; and they are now lefs likely to fubdue that brave people than they were at the beginning of the war with them. Paoli, their chief, is making great preparations for war. He has already obtained poffeffion of Algagliolo, and is actually befieging the two fortreffes which the French have evacuated.

They write from Charles-Town, South-Carolina, that his majefty's fhip Cygnet, Philip Durell, efq. commander, having touched at the Havannah, in her way from Penfacola, was fired at by the Spaniards from the Moro caftle, and a 24 pounder beat through her larboard fide. Captain Durell complaining of the infult, was answered, that the king's orders were to let no English fhip into the port. The Adventure frigate, a few days after, being fent with

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dispatches from captain Parry to the Spanish governor, met with the like treatment.

And they alfo write from the fame place, that on the 24th of July arrived there from GreatBritain and the Weft-Indies, laft in 24 days from Penfacola, his majef. ty's packet the Hillsborough, commanded by Capt. Leffie Grove. From the length of the voyage, the captain being in want of refreshments and other neceffaries, went to the Havannah for a fup. ply; but, on attempting to go into the harbour, after applying to the governor, had two hot fired at him, which were certainly defigned to fink him, and, had he not put immediately about, a number of cannon, ready charged and pointed, would have fent his majefty's fhip to the bottom. The Spaniards faid no fhip or veffel with British colours fhould enter that harbour. This is the third infult the British flag has received at the fame place within a few weeks.

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Lisbon, Aug. 18. Mr. Lyt tleton, who is to refide here in quality of minifter from his Britannic majefty, arrived the day before yesterday, on board English frigate. He was introduced laft night to Count d'Oeyras, and is forthwith to have an audience of the king and royal family.

Six veffels are arrived in the Tagus, very richly laden; four from Fernambuco, and two from the bay of All Saints.

Madrid, Aug. 25. The court has received advice, that the Eagle frigate, which failed from Lima the 18th of March laft, ar

rived at Cadiz the 13th inft. with a cargo of 1,679,627 hard pieces in gold and filver, 5,723 chefts of cocoa, 886 quintals of copper, 187 of tin, befides other articles.

They write from Paris, that on laft Sunday the Dauphin entered into the 14th year of his age, and was declared to be out of his mi. nority, but has fince been indifpofed with a cold and a fever.

They write from Bourdeaux, that the duke of York, who arrived there on the 17th, had sup. ped with Marshal Richelieu, and dined with the intendant of the province, and that on' the 20th his royal highnefs fet out for Languedoc and Provence.

The Abbe Rochon, who failed from the road of Breft on the 7th of April, on board the Union, commanded by count de Breugh. on, who went to Morocco, is re. turned from his voyage, having made his intended obfervations. He has viewed feveral eclipfes of Jupiter's Satellites with an inftrument of his own invention, which obviates a difficulty with which thefe obfervations have been hi therto attended. The difficulty confifted in keeping the ftar in view during the agitation of the fhip, by a telefcope magnifying not lefs than fixty times; but with the Abbe's inftrument, whatever be the motion of the fhip, the star can never be loft above four feconds of time. It has been approved by a committee of the academy of fciences, to whom a memoir has been fent for examination, containing an account of the obfervations made with it.

They write from Quebec, that father Rabo, a

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learned Jefuit, had just returned. from a fecond expedition to Lake Superior, in which he traced the courfe of a great river fome hundred leagues weft and by north, which there was great reafon to conjecture penetrated into the fouth feas.

They write from Naples, that on the 23d of July, letters were received from Catanzanor, the capital of the Higher Calabria, which bring advice, that in the night be tween the 14th and 15th inft. fe veral violent fhocks of the earth were felt there, and that the province had fuftained confiderable damage. The town of Cozcuza fuffered much; and Luzzi, St. Agatha, and other villages, were entirely demolished. About forty people were killed, and a great number wounded. The fhocks continued till the 18th, and were felt in a direction from weft to eaft, from the gulph of Squillace to Gallipoli.

They write from Lisbon, that on the 24th of this month arrived in the Tagus, oppofite to that city, a fhalop, with an exprefs on board, difpatched by the governor of Sennegal, with orders to repair to London as foon as poffible, to inform the government that a mortality rages with fuch violence among the troops, that out of 300 men, of which they were compofed, fcarce 90 are remaining; and moreover, that there is a great fcarcity of provifions.

In another Letter from Lisbon is the following obfervation, We think it no fmall aggravation here, that the petty state of Algiers can, at any time, terrify the haughty Portugueze into the payment of

enormous fums, merely to purchase a temporary truce; while Great Britain, their friend and ally, has not been able to procure even common juftice to her trading fubjects in this kingdom, by a four years negociation.'

By a letter from New Provi dence, there is advice that an English floop, belonging to Rhode ifland, had been taken by a Spanish guarda confta in the Weft Indies, and carried into Musketo harbour, in the island of Porto Rico, where the veffel and cargo were confifcated, and the crew thrown into prifon, on pretence of illicit trade.

Died, Edward Norris of Virgi nia, aged 103 years. He was. 70 years pilot within the Capes.

Mr. Benjamin Perryn, in Oxford road, aged 103 years.

Mrs. Darby, at Great Harlock, aged 105 years.

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As the duke of Grafton and ift. Mr. fecretary Conway were. returning from Cambden-place in Kent, a man of 70, much intoxicated with liquor, rolled againft the wheel of their curricle, which threw him down and very much hurt his leg. His Grace ordered all poffible care to be immediately taken of the man; and when he arrived in town fent Mr. Adair, Mr. Hawkins, and Mr. Gataker to his affiftance; but the wound foon turned to a mortification, and the man is fince dead.

John Fisher, efq. was by inqueft chofen mayor of Yarmouth.

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The inquest, confifting of 12 men, were fhut up in the Guildhall three days and three nights before they agreed upon their choice.

There was a violent form of hail and rain, accompanied with the loudeft thunder, and most dreadful flashes of lightning, at Genoa, ever known in the memory of man. Seven perfons were killed, and much damage done to the churches and houses. The foremaft and topmaft of a Spanish frigate were fo much shivered, that both must be changed, and one man was killed, and two others much hurt by the lightning.

A very remarkable caufe was tried at Bristol affizes, before Sir Jofeph Yates. It was as follows: Mr. Bryant, of Magotsfield, fent his fervant with two mares to fell at St. James's fair, 1766, where one Thomas Jackfon met him, and agreed to give him 23 guineas for them. Some difficulty arifing how to procure the money, a perion of the fame gang came in at the inftant, and bought a gelding (which Jackfon had at the door) at the fame price he was to give for the mares. The gelding was to be fent to the Bell-Inn in St, Thomas's-ftreet, to one Crook, who was to pay for him; but Jackfon being lame, prevailed on Mr. Bryant's man to take him, whilft he prepared a dinner. He accordingly went, but finding no fuch perfon there, returned, and found that Jackfon had gone off with the mares, and countermanded the dinner. Jackfon was with much difficulty difcovered, and this trial brought on for the recovery of the price of the mares. Great villainy appearing throughout the

whole tranfaction, the mares were judged to be ftolen, and Jackfon was immediately fent to prifon, and Mr. Bryant and his man bound to profecute him at our next gaol delivery.

The London Gazette of this evening contains two 5th. orders of his majesty in council, dated the 28th ult. by the firft of which the free importation into this kingdom of oats or oatmeal, rye or rye-meal, wheat or wheat flour, barley or barley-meal, peas, beans, tares, callivancies, malt, bread, biscuit, and ftarch, from any part of Europe, is permited from the expiration of the time before limited, viz. the 10th inftant until 20 days after the commencement of the next feffions of parliament. By the fecond, the prohibition of the exportation of any fort of corn, grain, meal, malt, flour, bread, bifeuit, or ftarch, is further extended from the faid 10th inftant, until 20 days after the commencement of the next feffion of parliament.

The following accident happened at the Whalebone, two miles from Rumford :-Bullock, efq. of Stratford, and Daniel Le Gafs, efq. a Genoefe merchant, returning from Rumford (where they had been taking the diverfion of fhooting) having their guns loaded in the chaife with them, by fome means one of the pieces went off, and killed Mr. Le Gafs on the fpot.

Between feven and eight o'clock in the evening, foon after high water, the water in the Liffy, near Dublin, fuddenly funk about two feet, and in a moment after rofe upwards of four feet, and immediately