building, the timber is brought to the docks eighteen per cent. dearer than that brought and imported from the North. The following Eaft-Indiamen, from the Eaft-Indies, paffed by Portsmouth the 7th inft. under Convoy of the Portland man of war, viz. the Latham, Prince; Royal Captain, Barrow; Kent, Mills; Houghton, Smith; Hawke, Cotton; Camden, Smith; Pocock, Riddle; Europa, Pelly; Duke of Gloucefter, Lauder; Valentine, Purvis; Kingston, Morrison; and Princess Royal, Kear.

Yesterday 21 prifoners were tried at the Old Bailey; three of whom were capitally convicted, viz. John Kilbert and Thomas Jenkins, for robbing Fran cis Terrent on the king's highway, and tealing from his perfon a filver watch and two guineas; and Stephen Clements for breaking and entering the houfe of Nathaniel Hickman at Iflington, and Seven were flealing fome plate, &c.

caft for tranfportation, and 11 acquitted. This day, between twelve and one o'clock, the Lord Mayor, attended by Aldermen Stephenton, Trecothick, Sawbridge, Townshend, and Oliver, Sir James Hodges, and the other city officers, (excepting the Recorder) and many of the Common Council, Mr. Bull, and feveral of the Livery, went to St. James's, and prefented to his Majefty the Remonftrance of the City of Lon

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an elderly lady, was killed on the spot. A reputable tradefman, who was returning home to his family, had his fcull fo dangeroufly fractured that he was left delirious at Ockley, without hopes of recovery; and of 17 paffengers only three escaped without broken bones or violent contufions.

On Wednesday two labourers, who were at work at Bow, having fome words, one of them gave the other fo violent a blow on the head that he died on the fpot; the unhappy murderer was carried before a magiftrate, who committed him immediately to Newgate.

The following capital convicts who had been refpited, have received his majesty's pardon on the following conditions, viz. Thomas Price, Richard Butcher, John M'Donald, Charles Calligan, and Charles Baker, to be tranfported for the term of their natural lives, and Wm. Kenny for the term of feven years; and on their acceptance thereof received fentence, &c.

Judgment on the cafe of Mr. Powell, now in Newgate, under the conviction for a forgery on the Eaft-India company, was not given this feffion as expected, but poftponed till Michaelmas term, on account of the abfence of the Judges on the feveral circuits.

Three perfona who were capitally convicted this feffion at the Old Bailey, were admitted as king's evidences laft feffions.

On Monday died, at Briftol Wells, Mrs. Tierney, wife of James Tierney, Eiq; one of the Directors of the Royal Exchange Affurance.

On Tuesday died, at Paddington, James Afhbrooke, Efq.

Sunday evening and Monday morning Twickenham Common was covered with a prodigious number of young toads about the fize of a flesh-fly, infomuch that no paflenger could walk without killing many of them. The inhabitants are at a lofs to account for fo uncommon an appearance.

Laft Friday died, at his feat at Polftead, in the County of Suffolk, Thomas Cooper, Efq. in the Commiffion of the Pce, and about four years ago High Sheriff of the faid county.

Laft Monday died, at her house in Clewer in Berkshire, Mrs. Elizabeth Deanes, relict of the late Samuel Deanes, Elg.

Monday, July 15. An undertaker at a Village about four miles from town, having a corpfe to inter in the church, waited near an hour for the minifter,

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Yesterday morning, about eleven o'clock, a daring villian, a little man in black, and pitted with the fmall-pox knocked at the door of Mr. Stonil, of ficer in the Excife, who lives in Croisftreet, Charnaby-market, and told Mrs. Stonil he came from her husband, (who went out about nine) that he was at fuch a place, and had fent him for all the money he received yesterday, it being about 181. and as much more as fhe could fpare. She replied yes, and faid fhe would go along with him, and was going towards the bureau; on which the villain faid, "No, d---n you, that will not do; I thought to have used you civilly; but I want the money;" and presented a piftol, knocked her down, dragged her to the bed (which was in the back parlour) and tied her to the bed-poft with her apron, beating her face against it, fwearing if the made the leaft noife, he would blow her brains out; then ftripped the bureau of about 251. and got off undiscovered.

This day arrived a Mail from South Carolina, brought by the Lord le Defpenfer packet boat, Capt. Tolbart. By the above veffel there is advice that the French are carrying on great traffick with the Indians on the back parts of that province; and the inhabitants are apprehenfive that the French, by their intrigue, will foon make thofe Indians become troublesome neighbours. Extract of a Letter from a Gentleman in Virginia to a Merchant in Liverpool, dated June 1.

"I have now to inform you of a battle that has lately happened between Governor Tryon and the Regulators in North Carolina, which was fought about twenty miles from Hillsborough. The Governor's party confifted of about 1500 men, and the Regulators about 2000; however, the Governor, with the help of fix field-pieces, foon drove the Regulators, kill'd about 250, and took many of thein prifoners. The engagement lafted a confiderable time,, and had it not been in the woods, many more must have loft their lives. Of the Governor's party,

Canterbury, July 9. Laft Friday evening three gentlemen in a poft-chaife. were topped on Chatham-hill, coming to Sittingbourn, and robbed of 15 guineas and a watch; they had not gone far before they were stopped again by the fame man, who returned the money and watch, requested only a few fhillings for travelling expences, which they immediately gave him, and he rode off. They had not travelled above two miles more before he ftopped them a third time, and again demanded the watch and 15 guineas, which they complied with. Kentish Gazette.

Birmingham, July 8. On Tuesday laft, as Mr. Willets, clerk to Meffrs. Waldron and Hill, of Stourbridge, was coming from Worchester, he was ftopped about eight o'clock between Churchill and Iverly-hill, by a single highwayman mounted on a black horie, who robbed him of 125l. 2s. 6d. in cash, and afterwards made off towards Barnett-hill.

Wednesday, July 17. The Dawkins, Capt. Stewport, from Jamaica, is fate arrived at Dover. She being the only fhip from Kingfton for fome time, has brought over upwards of 1000 letters. Extract of a Letter from a Gentleman in Virginia.

Virginia, Osborne's Warehouse, May

27, 1771.

"Laft night we were almost totally overwhelmed with a land flood, occafioned by the rains on the head of the river, which has raised it twelve or fourteen feet higher than the oidet man here can remember. It is impoffible to describe the havock it has made: All the warehoufes and granaries at Rockey Ridge and Warwick on the river bank, are carried off with a great many goods and grain in them; one gentleman has had 50 hogfheads of tobacco carried off in one of his; fome other gentleman have had their goods almost all damaged, the water being over their ftore lofts. All the low grounds on each side of the river are clean swept of fencing, houses, and ftock; one of our neighbours has loft his houfes, corn and wheat on hand, a good deal of ftock with the growing crop, which, for his fhare alone will amount to 1200 1. We have been obliged to faften feveral of our houses to trees on the banks with ropes.

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"The water has rifen confiderably this afternoon; all the tobacco in chockoe warehouses must be loft: I have heard of feveral hogfheads of tobacco and houfes coming down over the falls. High up the river, as well as here, there are feveral finall craft carried 500 yards into the woods, and almost all the hips at the hundred and city point have drove down to Jordan's Bay, by the rapidity of the current. The tobacco plants are all destroyed."

This morning, at eight o'clock, the Lord Mayor, Sir Richard Glynn, and Alderman Peers, attended by the city officers, &c. fet out in their coaches trom the Manfion-house, for the Bird-in-hand at Stratford, in Effex, where his Lordfhip will hold a court of Confervancy for the county of Effex; from whence they will go to Woolwich, to hold another court for the county of Kent; after which they will proceed, on board the Chatham Yacht, and another from the Trinity houfe, down the river, to view the incroachments there, and alfo thofe in the River Medway, &c. that fuch perfons as are found guilty may be brought to juftice. His Lordship is to be met at Woolwich by feveral more Aldermen. Friday, July 19. On Tuesday night an exprefs was brought to the King, at Richmond, by one of his Majesty's Aides de Camp, with the agreeable news of her Danish Majefty's happy delivery of a Princefs on the 7th initant. It is remarkable, that the above gentleman performed his journey in three days lefs time than any ineffenger ever did.

Yefterftay the Prince of Naffau Iffenburgh was introduced to his Majefty at St. James.

Yesterday Colonel Johnfon, lieutenant governor of Minorca, and Col. Boyd, fieutenant governor of Gibraltar, both lately arrived from the faid places, were introduced to his Majefty at St. James's, and mof graciously received.

We can affure the public that the Lord Mayor has prefented Mr. Wilkes with a pair of long tailed horses, to put to his new chariot in the Shrievalty, and 'tis whispered that Dr. Wilfon is to provide the chariot, and even to pay the expences of the office, which is no ways improbable, as the old gentleman has already been so bountiful."

Laft night, about ten o'clock, a young man was enticed into a houfe of ill fame in Fleet-lane, by a common prostitute. He was conducted to a room, whilft his lady stayed with the landlady, under

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pretence of giving orders for fome liquor. He was no fooner in the room, than the perfon who lighted him up fairs clapped too the door, and locked him in, without a candle. In a minute's time three men, with crapes on their faces, went up ftairs, threatening to murder him if he made the leaft noife. They then robbed him of his money, (about forty fhillings) his watch, and filver buckles, and tying his own handkerchief over his eyes, led him into the ftreet; fo that he could take no obfervation of the house. The street door was immediately fhut. The young man fays he was fo terrified, that he cannot tell in what part of the lane the houfe was, but believes it to be where the pavement was bad, as he fell over fome loofc ftones. This is a new way of robbing, which, it is to be hoped, the magiftrates and proper officers will be vigilant to prevent.

We hear that the damage done by the late inundations of Rappahannock River, in Virginia, amounts to about 100,000 1. fterling.

A few days fince a gentleman was arrefted for a debt of twenty pounds within the verge of the court: The officer was laft week fummoned before the commiflioners of the board of Green Cloth, who not only obliged him to release his prifoner, but afk pardon on his knees for the contempt of their authority, and pay the debt and cofts.

Monday, July 22. We learn by the endeavour, from the South Seas, that they difcovered a fouthern continent in the latitude of the Dutch Spice Inlands; that the people were hofpitable, ingenious, and civil, of a copper complexion, but handsome and well-made. Mr. Banks paffed fome months amongst them, and collected many fine and curious plants never feen in Europe before; and though thefe people were fo politely civilifed, it is very extraordinary that they have no kind of worship or religion amongst them. Two of tho natives came voluntarily with Mr. Banks, but died of the flux at Batavia. From this voyage we expect many difcoveries and much entertainment. They had an excellent obfervation of the tranfit of Venus; but the ingenius Mr. Green died upon his return. Upon their arrival the admiralty seized all the officer's papers. In confequence of this difcovery more fhips will be destined in fearch of this new terrestrial acquifition; and it is to be hoped the ministry

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will felect men with heads, as well as hearts, to accomplish fuch a voyage.

Wednesday, July 24. Yesterday morn ing was married, at White-chapel church, Alexander Brown, Efq; of Rumford, in Effex, to Mifs Maria Jacobfon, daughter of William Jacobfon, Efq; of Colchefter, in the fame county.

This morning died in St. Martin's lane, aged 62. Mifs Maria Ware, poffeffed of near 10,000l. in the funds. Extract of a Letter from Gloucester, July zo.

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"The most fhocking inftance of favage barbarity was perpetrated, Thursday evening laft, near Lidney in this county, on the bodies of Mifs Mary Jones, youngest daughter of Wil liam Jones, Efq; of Nafs, and Mis Gough, a young lady of Monmouth, who was upon a vifit at Nafs.---The young ladies after tea took a walk to. Lidney, where they were detained by, the rain till near ten o'clock, at which time they fet out for Nafs, about two miles diftant, without any attendant. The family at Nafs, furprifed the ladies did not return, fent a fervant with a lanthorn to meet them, who found Mifs Jones lying dead across the path in the meadow, with the back part of her fkull beat to pieces, and Mils Gough in a ditch near the fame place, molt fhockingly bruifed. The whole country being foon alarmed, every man was fummoned to go in purfuit of the murderer. William Morgan, a young man of Lidney, a fawyer by trade, was the only perfon abfent. He was in bed, when one of his neighbours called him up, and told him what had pafied. As foon as he came down, fome blood being obferved upon the knees of his breeches, he was directly charged with the fact, which he without hesitation confeffed. Being brought to our caftle, he gave this account of the horrid deed.---He fays, he had been playing at fives on Thursday evening, and had loft all his money; but had engaged to play for fix-pence the next night. Whilft he was thinking how to get the money, thefe two young ladies paffed him, and it came into his mind that he might eafily rob them of their money as they went home.

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cordingly followed them, and it being nearly dark, paffed them. Mifs Jones faid, Good Night to you, Will. Finding that he was known, he determined to murder them, and taking a little circuit in the meadow, came behind them, and

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with a stake ftruck Mifs Jones upon the head, which brought her to the ground; he then gave her another blow, and left her dead on the fpot.---Mifs Gough, who had run a few yards, he followed, and truck in the fame manner. fcreamed out, upon which he repeated his blows 'till he was, to all appearance, lifeless. He then knelt down and took off Mifs Jones's pockets, but left her watch, and in kneeling down his breeches were ftained with the blood. He fays, he did not intend doing the ladies any injury, if Mifs Jones had not difcovered the knew him---Mifs Gough, upon being carried to a houfe, fhewed fome figns of life; and, by the means of of Mr. Jones, of Newnham, and Mr. Hawker, of Chepftow, the furgeons who were called in, the revived fo far as to speak fome incoherent words, and was not dead yesterday, but lay in a delirious ftate.

Saturday, July 27.

On Wednesday evening, about eight o'clock, their Majetties and feveral of the royal family arrived at Windfor, to be prefent at the installation; and on Thurfday morning the parade began from the caftle to the cathedral, the Duke of Cumberland walking with the Prince of Wales, Lord Holderneffe with the Bishop of Ofnaburgh, Duke of Grafton with Lord Gower, the Duke of Marlborough with the Earl of Albemarle, &c. &c. After the ceremony was over they returned to dinner, and foon after the first courfe was ferved up, bis Majefty knighted at the table, the clerk of the Cheque belonging to the band of gentlemen penfioners. The Duke of St. Albans tried in vain to draw the fword of ftate, efforts for that purpofe were alfo made in vain by fe veral other noblemen, while the expectant Knight was on his knees; at length the alert and youthful Lord Cadogan drew from the fcabbard his phyfician-like fword with which his Majefty conferred the intended honour.

A few day fince, was married at St. Andrews Holborn, Andrew Durnford, Efq; English engineer at Dunkirk, to Mis Ifaacion, of Hatton-garden.

Paris, July 25. Though the late ftroke upon the creditors of the East-India compeny, feems to indicate that the governiment have renounced all protection of the company; yet it is certain that the Comptroller General is very anxious to have it recorded, and that frequent conferences are held for that purpose.