might as well carry it to the churchyard, which was done accordingly; that they then went to the undertaker's next morning, for their pay, who gave them a fhilling a piece; on which one of the bearers told him it was a very hard jobb, and hoped he would give them fomething to drink; the undertaker then faid he had but fourteen fhillings for the burial, feven of which he had paid the parish, and four to them, fo they might judge of the fmallnefs of his profit; however he gave them a pot of purl, and they departed. 12th. Was held at MerchantTaylors hall, a general court of the East-India company, when it appearing by the report of the directors, that the late terms of fered by them to government were inadmisible, therefore a motion was made by George Dempfter, Efq; that the court fhould be adjourned to next Wednesday, in order that fome farther propofitions might be propofed to accommodate the prefent differences between the company and the ministry; and after a debate of near four hours, Sir James Hodges moved that the court fhould be adjourned to next Monday, which motion was unanimoufly approved of by the whole proprietors. They write from Edinborough, that on Thursday the 26th of February, between five and fix in the afternoon, the ferry-boat on the water of Garry, at Invergarry, near the pass of Killicrankie, containing thirty paffengers, was carried down the river by the rapidity of the current, and was overfet; by which mélancholy accident, no less than twenty-feven perfons As fome workmen were lately digging down King Barrow at the fouth end of Stoborough, near Wareham, in Dorfetfhire, to make the turnpike road in the centre, at the bottom of the Barrow, and even with the furface of the earth, in the natural fandy ground, was difcovered a very large hollow trunk of an cak, rudely excavated, ten feet long, four in diameter, much decayed; on opening it were found many bones of an human body wrapped up in a large covering of feveral deer-kins, neatly fewed together. On unfolding the covering was found a small veffel of oak, of a very dark colour, in the fhape of an urn. On the outfide was cut a great number of lines, but nothing was found in it. There were the remains feemingly of a piece of gold lace, four inches long and two and a half broad, found ftuck on a deer-skin covering, which was very much decayed. A weft-country barge, laden with feven hundred facks of flour, and three hundred quarters of malt, is funk in the river a little above Windfor.. About About eight in the eve13th. ning, the Dauphinefs died at Verfailles. Her highnefs was born at Drefden, the 4th of November, 1735 of Frederick Auguftus III. king of Poland and elector of Saxony, and Mary Jofepha Benedict, arch-duchefs of Auftria, eldeft daughter to the emperor Jofeph, She was married the 9th of No. vember, 1747, to Louis, Dauphin of France, who died at Fontainbleau the zoth of December, 1765. By this prince he has left five children, three fons and two daughters. Upon this melancholy occafion, his moft chriftian majefty and all the royal family retired immediately to Marli, Laft night the prifoners in the Gatehoufe rofe in the abfence of the head turnkey, rufhed upon the deputy turnkey, and knocked him down, then took the keys and opened the door, and fix made their efcape, but by timely affiftance the reft were all fecured. We hear from Richards-cattle, (a populous parish of feveral miles extent, famous for the falubrity of its air, and celebrated by Camb. den and other hiftorians, for that ftrong and pure fpring, called Bonewell) that only one perfon died there, in the last year: An inftance fcarce to be paralleled in the whole nation.-It is remarkable alfo that this parifh divides the counties of Hereford and Salop; that the church ftands in the former, and the parfonage-houfe in the latter county. Between nine and ten o'clock in the morning, a moft dreadful fire broke out at Ottery St. Mary, in the county of Devon, which continued till fix in the evening, and confumed the better part of the houfes in the town. Upwards of fifty dwelling-houfes with fhops, backhoufes, and the fhambles, are reduced to afhes, the wind being very high, it was with the greatelt difficulty prevented from destroying the whole town. 18th. Was held a general court of the Eaft-India company, at Merchant-Taylors hall, Threadneedle street, which confifted of a very numerous meeting of the proprietors: the court was opened with a fpeech from a very reputa ble proprietor, calling to mind the great fervices and merits of lord Clive; and concluded with the following motions, viz. That it is the opinion of this court, that the important fervices rendered to the company by lord Clive, merit a grateful acknowledgment and return; and that a grant to his lordship, and his perfonal reprefentatives, of an additional term in the jaghire of ten years, commencing from the determination of his lordship's prefent right therein, would be a proper acknowledgment and return for fuch important fervices; and that it be recommended to the court of directors, that upon any future propofitions being made, either to parliament, or to his majefty's minifters, this refolution of the general court be humbly reprefented. This motion being feconded, a debate enfued, which concluded in a motion of adjournment made by Mr. Dempfter; upon which the court divided, and it was carried against the adjournment, by a majority of 73, viz. 243 against 170: then the main queftion being put, a ballot for the decifion of the fame was demanded by two different [E] 4 fets fets of proprietors; the first confifting of gentlemen who were for the quefion, the other of gentle men who voted for the adjourn ment of the court. At the conclufion of the ballot, the numbers were, for Sir George Colebrooke'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 queftion 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 ballotted 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 Jafted till half an hour past ten o'clock, the queftion for adjournment 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 Pidith kingdom before it was over-run and destroyed by the Scots about 800 years ago. Since the erection of the British linen company at Edinburgh in 1746, the annual amount of linen flamped for fale in Scotland, is increafed from 5480324 yards, value 222870l. 138. to 12746659 yards, value 5792271. 118. which was the report of that fociety for the laft year. 23d. His majefty went to the houfe of peers attended by the duke of Ancaler and the earl of Eglinton; when the royal affent was given to thirty-one publick 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 present year. The bill for the better regu. lating his majesty'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 Queenborough in Kent. The bill to inlarge 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 Hodgfon, aged twenty-two, labourer, at Sir Laurence Dundas's alum work, fell, during 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 velocity, carrying down with him a large quantity of fnow, which preferved him in a great meafure; 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 fufpence whether they should go to him or to the director of the work, in order to to have the coroner fent for, because 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 dislocated. 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 present 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 least 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 juft before he flipt down; but he knows no more of what followed than if he had not exifted, nor has any idea of the space of time during which he was infen fible. His Danish majefty was taken ill of a fcarlet 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 himfelf 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 discharged 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 question proposed 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 should 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, for accommodating the company's prefent difputes with government, Thefe two queftions, caufed long debates, which lafted till after eleven o'clock, when a divifion demanded upon the first question, 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 up on his attempting to take it away, be was furprized 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 afizes, five were capitally convided, four of whom were reprieved. At Bedford aflizes, three were capitally convicted, one of whom was reprieved. At Bristol affizes, three were ca pitally convicted; two of whom were reprieved. At Cambridge affizes, two were capitally convicted. At Chelmsford afflizes nine were capitally convicted, eight of whoin were reprieved.. At Dorchefter affizes, two were capitally convicted, one of whom was reprieved. At East 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 Kington afizes, 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 fee in our laft year's chronicle. At this affize a remarkable caufe was tried between a gentleman, plaintiff, and Mr. Wm, Courtney, defendant; the action was upon a wager of 100 guineas, which was reduced into writing, that plaintiff procur ed three horfes that should 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 toge ther, 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 afizes, two were capitally convicted. At Maidftone affizes two were capitally convicted, one of whom was Robert Rymes for the murder of Richard Williamfon, hoftler at the Antelope, at Dartford. Rymes, who had been long a vagabond, came into the kitchen, and demanded beer, which the master of the inn refufed, on which he became troublefome: The hoftler was ordered to turn him out. Rymes ftruggled hard, and fwore he would ftab him. The hoftler defended himself with a stick, and then ran from Rymes, who purfued him a tout |