late Lord Baltimore, was taken into confideration by the lord-chancellor: when his lordship was pleafed to difmifs him from his wardship, and to order him to ftand committed. On the contrary, it is faid, that Meffis. Wilkes and Glynnhave received letters from Mr. Morris, preffing them to call upon the miniftry to remonftrate against his imprisonment at Lifle, as an infringement of the law of nations. Sir Jofeph York fet uut 8th. to re-affume the function of his embaffy in Holland. He was lately prefented with the freedom of the city of Dublin in a gold box, when in Ireland to review his regiment. Four perfons were tried at York affizes, for fmothering a boy, that had deen bitten by a mad dog, and was raving mad himself, between blankets. They are faid to have been acquitted for want of evidence. The following extraordinary account is faid to be true: On the 2d of July laft, the wife of John Charlfworth, who keeps the Crofskeys-inn at Balfover in Derbyshire, was fafely delivered of three children. The good woman continued in tolerable health ten days, when fhe was delivered of a fourth child; and she was on the 22d of July feized in labour for the third time, and brought two more children into the world. Thefe fix children, though very small, were perfectly well formed: four are dead, but a boy and girl, with the mother, are likely to live. A moit remarkable caufe came on to be tried at the affizes for the peared upon the trial, that the 11th. Eleven of the hearts of fteel, who were indicted in the county of Down, and tranfmitted to Dublin for trial, purfuant to a late act of parliament for that purpose, were brought to the bar, by virtue of a commiffion for holding a fpecial gaol-delivery. The court fat three days, the two firft of which were taken up in difputes concerning the legality of the commitlion under which they fat; on the third, a great number of witneffes were examined on behalf of the crown, and, after a long and excellent charge given to the jury, the prifoners were all brought in not guilty. Late laft night a farther refpite during his majefty's pleasure, came to Newgate for Capt. Jones, who was to have been executed this day for a detestable crime; and it is faid an exprefs is difpatched to York, requesting the prefence of Judge Willes, who tried him, in has fpread a general confternation. In the year 1770, when the peftilence raged with the utmoft vio of free and accepted mafons attended the ceremony; as did likewife the dean, moft of the prebends, and many of the neigh-lence, a rich Jew, who had quitted bouring gentlemen. This day Jacob Benider 19th. was introduced to his majefty, as minifter from the Emperor of Morocco. The letter which he then had the honour to prefent to his majefty, was to the following effect:-"The bearer of this imperial letter, is Jacob, fon of Abram Benider, a perfon equally beloved by his fovereign and his country, and who has your majefty's interefts truly at heart. I have intrufted him with full powers to treat, and, from his knowledge of public affairs, and his attention to our mutual interefts, I truft your majefty will give him that degree of credit which his fidelity to me, and inclinations to ferve you, justly merit. He is particularly acquainted with the motives of this embally, which regard your conful's withdrawing himfelf from Te ́tuan, in a manner fo contrary to the established ufages on fuch occafions. I have sent him to your majefty, because I know he has ability to ferve both you and me." At the aflizes held at Bury St. Edmund's, an elderly gentleman, of an opulent fortune, was tried for enticing a girl into his garden, and attempting to injure her: he was found guilty, and fined 400l. 21ft. The water in the Thames was fo remarkably low in the afternoon, that people might have waded acrofs from Pepperalley-ftairs to the oppofite thore, without danger of drowning. From the Viftula, July 12. Advices from Sniatyn, in Pocutia, mention a melancholy event that Jatly, took the load to that town, where they refufed him admittance: he refolved then to fettle with his family in a foreft diftant only one mile from the town; there he died, and all his people alfo, except one valet, whofe ftrength of conftitution overcame the contagion. The Jew on his arrival in the foreft buried his treasure, and feveral pounds of infected coral. The domeftic knew this: when he recovered his ftrength, he removed from the fpot where the dead bodies were depofited, in order to avoid the difmal fight, and alfo to feek a more wholefome air, fully refolved to return foon, to dig up his treasure he was met by fome foldiers who enlifted him; he deferted the beginning of the spring of this year, and immediately repaired to the place where the treafure was hidden; and, digging up the gold, and as much of the coral as he could carry, he repaired to Sniatyn, where he fold fome of the coral to a brother Jew. The purchase proved fatal; the Jew's family foon died of the plague: the news took air, and the houfe was burnt, but the infection could not be reftrained; it fpread, and continued to rage with great violence when the letters that brought this account were written. By accounts from the Archipelago, it was computed that no lefs than 700 houfes have been deftroyed in the iflands of that fea, fince Christmas laft, by earthquakes, and that 5000 inhabitants have perifhed. One Nicholas Goldsmith, a cowherd, herd, in Saxe Gotha, was lately broke upon the wheel there, for the murder of children, whom he had killed and eaten. There was a cave near his cottage in which he cooked and feafted on the flesh of the unhappy victims; and before he was difcovered he had made away with no less than fifteen, which he confeffed at the place of execution. Another herdfman traced him to his cave, and caught him in the fact, and gave information against him to a magiftrate, by which his inhuman cruelty was detected. The lords of the admiralty furveyed Greenwich Hofpital, and discharged feveral who had not a right to that charity. In 1742 alike furvey was made by Sir Charles Wager, when Soo perfons were difcharged, among whom were footmen, coachmen, and other menial fervants. Extract of a Letter from Amfterdam, dated August 7. "About five years ago a Greek gentleman, named Gregory Suffras, came from Ifpahan, in Perfia, and brought with him an extraordinary large diamond, weighing 779 carats, which he depofited in the Bank here till he could meet with a purchaser, and has lately fold it to the Emprefs of Ruffia for 1,200,000 florins, which is upwards of 100,000l. fterling, and an annual penfion of 4000 rubles; and about the middle of laft July, this valuable jewel was fhipped on board a veffel for Petersbourg, which paffed the Sound the 21st of laft month. 550,000 florins were infured on it in this country, and the fame fum in London." Richard Chifwell, Efq; a mer chant of this city, who died a few By the will of the late John Calcraft, Efq; who died in the 46th year of his age, it appears that he has left to his brother the colonel, and his heirs male lawfully begotten, several of his eftates in Lincolnshire; and feveral others in the fame county to his fifter Mrs. Lucas (the wife of Anthony Lucas, Efq; a commiffioner of excife) and their heirs male, who are to take and bear the name and arms of Calcraft. To his eldest fon Henry Calcraft (by Mrs. Bellamy) 5000l. and (to his executors in truft for him till he attains the age of 21) all his other eftates in Kent, Effex, Somersetshire, and Dorsetshire. To Elizabeth Calcraft his daughter (by Mrs. Bellamy) 5000l. and the reverfion of the Lincolnshire estates, in cafe of default of iffue male in the family of Colonel Calcraft, or Mr. Lucas. To his three fons and a daughter, by Mifs Bride, 10,000l. each, and 10,000l. to the child, if the is pregnant at his death. To Mifs Bride 3000l. a clear annuity for her life of 1000l. and another of 5ool. to expire on her marriage, or the arrival at age of the youngest child. To the male children by Mifs Bride, the enjoyment, according to feniority, of all the eftates which he 1 he has bequeathed to his eldest son, in cafe he dies without lawful iffue. All the legacies to his children are to commence intereft at four per cent. from the day of his death, and to be paid to them on their coming of age, or the daughters' marrying. To Philip Francis, Efq; 1000l. To Mrs. Francis 200l. per ann. for her life. To his executors, Anthony Lucas, Efq; 1000l. Edward Barwell, Efq; of the House of Commons, and Mr. Williams of Dartford, 5ool. each. He has alfo left a few legacies to his friends, and a year's wages to all his fervants. 28th." Was executed, and afterwards hung in chains, on a gibbet 30 feet high, on Campden-hill, in Gloucefierfbire, William Kelly, for the murder of Richard Dyer, a gardener at Campden. He perfified in deny ing the fact, and called God to witness his innocence, till he came near the fpot where the murder was committed, and then he confeffed, that he overtook Dyer on the road, walked with him till he came to a file, where, in getting over, he ftruck him with a hedge-ftake, and killed him; that, when he firit came up with him, he had no thought of hurting him; that he murdered him for his money, but, when he had committed the fact, he had not power to rob him, but ran away frighted. He was about 22 years of age, was married, and had children. A boy was baptized at St. Dunftan's church, by the name of Count Piper, from a remarkable dream; by which the father was informed, a fortnight before the child was born, that he should have a fon, that he should be named Count Piper, that he should be brought up to the ufe of arms, and that, being taught the art of war, he fhould prove an honour to his king and country.: Copenhagen, July 21. The commiffion of enquiry has received orders to confider in what manner the perfons employed in convicting the pri foners of ftate fhould be rewarded; in confequence of which it was allotted that Dr. Hee and Dr. Munter fhould each receive 300 Rixdollars; but the court was of a different opinion, and judged it moft proper to make prefents to thefe ecclefiafticks. Accordingly thefe gentlemen were fent for to Frederickfberg, where Prince Frederick, on the part of the king, prefented to Dr. Hee a fnuff box of Saxon China, mounted in gold, and set with diamonds; and likewife to Dr. Munter a chrystal fnuff-box, mounted in gold and ornamented with diamonds. The two civil officers who drew up the protocol each received 150 Danish ducats. Naples, July 16. A horrid mur. der has lately been committed at Nola. A furgeon who was fiequently at the house of an officer there, was looked upon by the wife with a too favourable eye, which the officer obferving, defired the furgeon no more to enter his doors; the latter complied, feemingly without the leaft diffatisfaction, but afterwards affociating with a bravo, they waylaid the officer in the fireet one evening, and, after giving him many wounds with a dagger, left him for dead. The officer was foon found, and being carried home, the wife immediately dif patched patched a meffenger for the furgeon who had been the affaflin, not thinking him capable of fuch an act: on the arrival of the furgeon, finding the officer living, he declared his wounds were not mortal, but that it would be neceffary to dilate that given on his breaft, as it feemed to be the most danger. ous; he then took one of his inftruments, and thrnft it into the officer's heart, and he prefently died. The bravo, his accomplice, has confeffed the whole, and they are now both in prifon. Paris, Auguft 10. Capt. Trebuchet, commander of a fhip lately arrived in Nantes River, from St. Domingo, met with a very extraordinary event in his paffage. The 16th day after he fet fail, about eleven o'clock at night, he felt a great shock, and the whole crew imagined the hip had struck upon a rock; they immediately fet the pumps to work, finding a great deal of water in the hold, and were all very much alarmed. When the day appeared, they found a monftrous fish, 30 or 40 feet long, faftened to the fhip, and endeavoured by every means to get it off, but to no purpose. The captain therefore made up to a ship, about three leagues diftant, which happened to be an English fhip, commanded by captain Smith, and with his affiftance they at laft cut away this monftrous fish: but it was then fo much cut and disfigured that it was impoffible to make out what it was, and they were afraid to fend down the divers to examine the damage done to the hip, for fear they should become a prey to these voracious animals. They next day they examined the hip, and found her pierced in two places about four feet above her keel, by a kind of horn, which had made an orifice of three inches in diameter. They were obliged to pump night and day, and the English thip kept in company in order to give any affiftance that might be neceffary. Vienna, July 29. A very rich private gentleman in this city keeps open houfe for all thofe who, can prove that they have been of any fervice to the ftate. Paris, August 3. A rencontre has just happened on the frontiers be tween the Marquis de Fleury, fon of the Duke de Fleury, and an officer, who, as well as himself, is a captain in the regiment of Touraine. They fought with piftols the officer was killed; and M. de Fleury had his arm broken. This duel, it is faid, was occafioned by an old quarrel fubfifting between them. Married lately, William Chamberlain, Efq; of Leeds, Yorkshire, aged 85, to a fine young girl of 16, whom his firft wife brought up. Died, Henry Montague, Efq; Mafter in Chancery, aged 92. Dr. Richard Paflingham, aged 97, late a minor canon of Rochefter cathedral. Mr. Burnier, at Blackheath. He has left the bulk of a large fortune to poor housekeepers, and to one induftrious young man 2001. 1 Mrs. Lydia Hewlett, aged 85, who upwards of fifty years kept a boarding-fchool for young ladies.. Mary Winter, at Lambeth, in the 105th year of her age. Capt. Forbes, at Harwich, in the 109th year of his age. One Rice, a cooper, in Southwark, aged 125. SEP. |