fets of proprietors; the first confifting of gentlemen who were for the question, the other of gentlemen who voted for the adjourn ment of the court. At the conclufion of the ballot, the numbers were, for Sir George Colebrook's queft. 456 Mr. George Dempster's 264 After the conclufion of these queftions, the proprietors formed themfelves into a general court, when Mr. Dempfter moved to reconfider the question concerning the additional term of ten years propofed to be granted lord Clive in his jaghire, commencing from his lordship's prefent intereft therein, and which was to be balloted for on the 24th. This motion was oppofed by Sir James Hodges, knt. as being entirely contrary to order, and the proceedings of the faid court. After a debate, which lafted till half an hour paft ten o'clock, the queftion for adjourn ment to the 24th was carried by a very confiderable majority. They write from Scotland, that the ruins of the ancient city of Camelon have been lately difcovered within four miles of Perth. This city was the capital of the Pictish kingdom before it was over-run and deftroyed by the Scots about 800 years ago. Since the erection of the British linen company at Edinburgh in 1746, the annual amount of linen ftamped for fale in Scotland, is increafed from 5480324 yards, value 222870l. 138. to 12746659 yards, value 5792271. 11S. which was the report of that fociety for the laft year. His majefty went to the 23d. houfe of peers attended by the duke of Ancafter and the earl of Eglinton; when the royal affent was given to thirty-one public and private bills, among which were the following, viz. The bill for granting an aid to his majefty by a land-tax for the fervice of the prefent year. The bill for the better regulating his majefty's marine forces when on fhore. The bill for rebuilding the parish-church of St. Martin's in Worcester. The bill for the more effectual maintenance and relief of the poor of Queensborough in Kent. The bill to enlarge the term and powers granted to the inhabitants of St. Mary, Rotherhithe, by certain funeral rates, for rebuilding their parish-church, &c. They write from Newcastle, that one William Hodgson, aged twenty-two, labourer, at Sir Lawrence Dundas's alum work, fell, du ring the late great fnow, from the top of the cliff at the new work at Lofthoufe, which, from top to bottom, measures juft 155 yards. The precipice is fomewhat flanting for about two-thirds from the top. He flid down that part of the rock on his breech with amazing ve locity, carrying down with him a large quantity of fnow, which preferved him in a great measure; and being thrown with great vehemence from a projecting crag, which turned him heels over head, he fell down perpendicular upwards of fifty yards into a fnow drift at the foot of a cliff, where he lay above half an hour before his companions could get to him to take him up; and indeed they were fometime in fufpenfe whether they fhould go to him or to the director of the work, in order to to have the coroner fent for, be cause they never expected to find him alive. His right thigh was very much broke; the left knee, and the inward extremity of the right collar-bone were diflocated. He was infenfible for fome days, and a month elapfed before he recovered a right ufe of his reafon. His left hand is paralytic; but there are at prefent hopes of his recovering the use of it in a fhort time. It is remarkable, that he was fo far from having any prefence of mind during the fall, that he has not the leaft remembrance of it, and, on growing fenfible, would not for fome time believe that he had fallen down the cliff, though he remembers being at the top of it just before he flipt down; but he knows no more of what followed than if he had not exifted, nor has any idea of the fpace of time during which he was infen fible. His Danish majefty was taken ill of a scarlet fever, which was thought infectious, notwithftanding which, the queen moft affiduoufly attended him, nor would fhe leave him day or night till his life was out of danger. A gentleman near Warrington in Lancashire, labouring under a delirium, conceived himself befet by robbers and affaffins, and being very much difordered in the night, the fervants endeavoured to get into his room to fecure him, when he fuddenly opened the door, and in the dark difcharged a fowlingpiece among them, whereby an old fervant, whom he had a great regard for, was killed, and others were much hurt, to the inexpreffible grief of the family. The numbers upon the ballot taken at Merchant-Taylors hall, upon the queftion propofed by fir James Hodges, kt. relating to the grant of an additional term of ten years, after the determination of lord Clive's prefent right in his jaghire fhall be expired, was declared as follows: For the question Against it Majority 361 332 29 After the above declaration, Mr. Baker moved for an immediate adjournment. This motion was oppofed by another proprietor, who offered an amendment to this queftion, viz. That' the court fhould. be adjourned to a certain day, in order to receive the directors report concerning Mr. Sullivan's, and the other propofitions referred to the directors confideration, før accommodating the company's prefent difputes with government. Thefe two queftions caufed long debates, which lafted till after eleven o'clock, when on á divifion, demanded upon the firft queftion, there were For adjourning fine die 86 76 began to fearch for it on Tuesday morning, and found feven pounds ten fhillings in crown pieces, concealed in an old box; but upon his attempting to take it away, he was furprised by his wife, who was just then recovered, met him, and terribly frightened him, by appearing as if nothing had happened, and continued feemingly in good health till Thurfday noon, when the actually expired. LENT CIRCUIT. At Aylesbury affizes, five were capitally convicted, four of whom were reprieved. At Bedford affizes, three were capitally convicted, one of whom was reprieved. At Bristol affizes, three were capitally convicted, two of whom were reprieved. At Cambridge affizes, two were capitally convicted. At Chelmsford affizes, nine were capitally convicted, eight of whom were reprieved. At Dorchefter affizes, two were capitally convicted, one of whom was reprieved. At Eaft Grinstead affizes, three were capitally convicted, but were reprieved. At the ifle of Ely affizes, none were capitally convicted; there not being fo much as one fingle bill of indictment before the grand jury. At Gloucefter affizes, fix were capitally convicted, three of whom were reprieved. Five of the rioters, condemned at the special commiffion, were ordered to be tranfported for life. At Hereford affizes, feven were capitally convicted. At Huntingdon affizes, one was capitally convicted. At Kingston affizes, three were capitally convicted, one of whom was Richard Mihil, a baker, for the murder of his brother; an account of which the reader may see in our laft year's chronicle.--At this aflize a remarkable caufe was tried between a gentleman, plaintiff, and Mr. William Courtney, defendant; the action was upon a wager of 100 guineas, which was reduced into writing, that plaintiff procured three horses that fhould go ninety miles in three hours, which defendant laid he did not; the plaintiff proved his cafe very well, but it appearing to the court and jury that it was an unfair bet, the jury gave a verdict for the defendant. It feems the manner plaintiff performed this undertaking, was by ftarting all the three horfes together, fo that they had but thirty miles a piece to run in the three hours, which was done with all the cafe imaginable. At Lancaster affizes, fix were capitally convicted. At Lincoln affizés, two were capitally convicted. At Maidstone affizes, two were capitally convicted, one of whom was Robert Rymes, for the murder of Richard Williamfon, oftler at the Antelope, at Dartford. Rymes, who had been long a vagabond, came into the kitchen, and demanded beer, which the mafter of the inn refufed, on which he became troublesome: The oftler was ordered to turn him out. Rymes ftruggled hard, and fwore he would ftab him. The oftler defended himself with a stick, and then ran from Rymes, who purfued him a bout bout an hundred yards, overtook him, and gave him a mortal wound in his breaft, of which he died two days after. The trial lafted five hours, and the jury brought in their verdict wilful murder, and in confequence Rymes was executed at Dartford next day. He died without the leaft remorfe, faying he was guilty of no crime, nor would ever forgive his profecutor, for what he did was only in his own defence. Nottingham proved a maiden affize. At the affizes at Oakham, two were capitally convicted, but were reprieved. At Oxford affizes, none were capitally convicted. At Reading affizes, three were capitally convicted. At Salisbury affizes, three were capitally convicted, two of whom were reprieved. At Shrewsbury affizes, fix were capitally convicted. At Stafford affizes, feven were capitally convicted, all of whom were reprieved, except a woman for a robbery, who pleading her belly, was refpited to the 20th of June. At Suffolk affizes, four were capitally convicted; but were all reprieved. At Taunton affizes, four were capitally convicted; but have been all reprieved. At Thetford affizes, feven were capitally convicted. At Warwick affizes, four were capitally convicted, one of whom was reprieved. At Winchefter affizes, feven were capitally convicted. At the affizes for the county of York, five were capitally convict ed, three of whom were reprieved. At the affizes for York city, one woman was capitally convicted. The late dauphinefs hath bequeathed feveral religious jewels to the queen; her wedding ring to the cathedral church of Chartres; a picture reprefenting Night to the bifhip of Verdun, her first almoner, whom the recommends to the king in her will, as alfo Mr. Pautier de la Breuille, her phyfician, and Mr. d'Artis, valet de chambre of the late dauphin; a picture of that prince in the regimentals of a dragoon, to the duke de la Vaguyon, with a precious relic; another relic to the countefs de Marfan, governess to the children of France; and a fuperb fnuff box to each of her ladies. That princess has alfo fignified her intentions, that all her domeftics be amply rewarded. According to her defire, her heart was depofited in the royal abbey of St. Dennis, by the cardinal de Luynes, and the countefs de la Marche accompanied it thither. Her highness's body was removed on Saturday to Fountainbleau, and the next day to the metropolitan church of Sens, where it was depofited in the fame vault with the remains of the late dauphin. The funeral fervice was performed by the cardinal de Luynes. The governors of the city 26th. of London lying in hofpital held their annual feaft, &c. when 330l. was collected for the charity. As feven or eight mufqueteers were coming out of an eating houfe in Paris, where they had drank plentifully, they happened to be fplashed by a little cart that a poor man was drawing along, on which they fell upon the poor fellow and beat him feverely. A foldier of the the watch feeing this, called the guard, which being come would have feized the mufqueteers, but they drew their fwords, and threatened to run through the body whofoever fhould dare to lay hold of them. More guards were called, but this reinforcement ferved only to irritate the mufqueteers. They were defired to lay down their arms, and the affair fhould be dropped, but in vain; nothing could perfuade them; fo that the guards, after having behaved to them in a manner fuitable to their quality, fired a mufquet fhot, which happily did no hurt, but was the fignal of a fharp and obftinate fight on both fides, in which one of the mufqueteers was mortally wounded; the others fled. Moft of the foldiers of the guard were wounded in this battle, which lafted near two hours. They write from Hertford in New England, of the 12th of January, that the weather, which of late had been very cold, changed to warm; and laft Monday it began to rain, which continued that night and next day; there being a good deal of fnow on the ground, it occafioned a vaft and fudden flood, which has done great da. mage to the mills, dams, bridges, &c. In this place a large dam is carried away, together with a faw. mill, and the greateft part of a grift mill, in which was deftroyed a confiderable quantity of grain and meal; another grift mill on the fame ftream has received fome da. mage, and the great bridge was with the greatest difficulty preferved. A warehoufe, fitted up for, and occupied by a family, at the ferry, was entirely carried off by the ice, and the family very narrowly efcaped. Happily the ice ftopped before the height of the flood, or it is probable all the ftores and dwelling houfes at the river fide had been fwept away. All the weft divifion bridges but one are carried away, and their mills much damaged. Befides the above, the town will fuffer greatly in the lofs of fences, which are prodigioufly damaged. At Middletown, the great bridge lately erected is carried away, as are alfo feveral o ther bridges on the fame river; in the weft part of that town feveral bridges, mills, and dams are fwept away. Mr. Stephen Blake of that place, an under fheriff, and his fon about twelve years old, were both drowned, in attempting to cross a bridge at the fouth end of the town. At Suffield, all their mills, dams, and bridges, are carried a. way, or much damaged. At Farmington, a fulling-mill, with its dam, has been carried off; there bridges are a good deal damaged. The bridge at Windfor which lately coft zool. in building, is deftroyed. At Wintonbury, a fulling mill, and dam, belonging to Capt. Gillet, were caried away, together with a quantity of cloth. On the poft road between this place and New York there are only Kingf bridge and a bridge at Norwolk left ftanding. New Haven has fuffered very much, having loft three or four large bridges, and two or three dykes made for damming out the tides. A calculation of the number of cattle, &c. killed in one year in the city of London, made by the late Mr. Empfon, 1761: sheep and lambs 711,121; hulls, oxen, and cows 78,254; calves, 104,760; hogs, for pork, 146,932; for bacon |