two of the afkings on the bancs may be difpenied with. In the first instance, the different fees amount to ten livres ten fous; in the second they are four livres ten fous; both including a certificate.

Letters from Sweden advife, that the cathedral of Abo, in Finland, was confumed by an accidental fire on the 20th of December. This church was erected by Frotho, the fecond Chriftian Sovereign of that coun

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try, in 752. The organ was the work of the famous Guido Salviati, of Florence, and fet up in 1554, which had a flop lond enough to be heard at a confiderable diftance from the church. But the greatest lofs is the treasure, or bank, where an immenfe fum was kept for the occational relief of reduced or infirm perfons, natives or foreigners. The whole damage is estimated at fix millions of ixdollars, at 4s. 6d. each. '

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ftorm had not deftroyed; and a vast number of people, of all descriptions, residing at the river Beleize Mouth, were drowned.

The fleet for Botany Bay departed for Rio Janeiro the 5th of September, all well, with a fair wind.

29. Wednesday evening, a box done up in brown paper, containing five hundred new guineas from Mellis, Efdaile and Co. bankers, in Lombard-fireet, to go by the Cambridge coach, from Meffrs. Mortlock and Co. bankers, in Cambridge, was stolen from the warehoufe of the Green Dragon inn, Bishopfgate-freet. Coleman, a notorious thief, is in cuftody on fufpicion of this robbery. JANUARY 3.

The three following malefactors, viz. Richard Carrol, a blind man, for breaking open the houfe of Jolin Short, in the parish of St. Botolph, Aldgate, and stealing a quantity of wearing apparel, &c. George Ro

Letter from Whitby, dated Dec. 28. fays, "Before this comes to hand you will probably have heard of the difafter that has befallen us here. Henrietta-freet, which has a cliff ascending it all along on the east fide, and another cliff afcending below it on the weft fide, has, by the great quantity of rain that has fallen, and the violence of the late form, been fo fhaken, fhattered, and conwulfed, that on Tuesday laft feveral houfes fell, and the earth being greatly disturbed and rent, while the cliff continued falling on each side, the whole noth end of the street is now almost entirely reduced to a heap of rubbish; while the poor diftreffed inhabitants, running about they knew not whither, to feek for thelter and reluge, afford a very moving fpectacle indeed, more than foo families having been forced away, in this most in clement feafon of the year, to look out for new habitations elfewhere. The Methodits' meeting-house has shared in this cala-berts, for affaulting Benjamin Morgan on mity, and will, it is feared, never more be fit for divine fervice. Some of the church ,yard alío, in that part next to the cliff, has given way and funk down, fo that it is thattered and broken within ten yards of the church end; and it is to be feared fuch ans. ther thock may destroy that venerable pile, -which has flood there ever face the days of › Lady Hilda, in the year 627. Happily mid all this confufion and dittraction not one life has yet been lott; but it is feared the north end of this street will lye defolate and uninhabited throughout all future ages.--A Liberal fubfcription hath been entered upon by the gentlemen of Whitby, for the relief of the dutreffed fufferers."

In the hurricane which happened on the 2d of September laft in the bay of Honduras, 13 veffels, which were all that were then loading, were driven on fhore and difmafted, and 11 of them, it is faid, were totally loft; 10 of the bay craft were alfo loft, and 100 men drowned in them. Every houfe in the country was blown down. The gale was followed by a dreadful inundaCon, which totally washed away what the VOL. XII,

the highway near Finchley, and robbing him of one guinea and fome filver; and Thomas 'Kennedy, for foaling a quantity of fiver buckies, plate, jewels, and other goods, to the amount of root. in the dwelling-houfe of Richard King, where he ws fhopman; were brought out of Newgate, and put into a cart, which drew them under a temporary gallows fixed in the middle of the Old Bailey oppofite Newgate, when they were imme. diately tied up and hanged.

4. Among the feveral returns made to the houfe of commons in compliance with Mr. Gilbert's bill, was one from a poor Welch Curate, who delineating the diftrefles of his poor neighbours, adds, "but their diftreffes cannot be greater than my own; i have a wife who is far advanced in her pregnancy; I have around me nine poor children. for whom I never could procure fhoe or flocking; it is with difficulty I can fupply them with food. My income is 35'. per annum; and for this I do the duty of four parishes."

Friday night an exprefs arrived at the Admiralty, with an account that four of ne

Caiffons at Cherburgh were totally demolished by a strong fouth-west wind, which, with a moft heavy and tremendous fea, tore up all the cones, and other marine preparations almoft from the foundations; and all this, after the expence of near two millions of livres, has left the harbour as defencelefs as it was in the memorable year of the attack by Lord Howe, The following is an authentic account of a late affair of gallantry:

In the month of June last, Lord E. received an anonymous letter, fating fome things to have happened in his family, of which he had not any idea at that time; but as he faw nothing in the conduct of the parties to justify the fuppofition, he looked upon it as the malice of fome perfon willing to injure his lady. When he was down in Scotland, he received a fecond anonymous letter, to the fame effect; but which stated times and facts, which in reality had no foundation. This letter, however, had received a confirmation in his opinion, by fome things which he had observed to pass betwixt the parties who were the fubject of it. He thewed it to her ladyfhip, who was too ingenuous to attempt a concealment of what The was confcious to herfelf had happened, though no poffible proof exifted but her own confeffion. She departed from her hufband's houfe, but left fufficient documents with a domeftic, to establish a divorce.

Lady Eglintoun was a daughter of Sir William Twilden, and was married to the Earl of Eglintoun on the 9th of August 77839

On Thursday morning, between one and two o'clock, a terrible fire broke out at the corner of Bow-ftreet, Covent-Garden, which confumed four houfes, and greatly damaged three others.

The Medical Society of London met 7. at their new houfe in Bolt court, FleetStreet. The meeting was opened by an Addrefs to the Society by Dr. Lettfom, on the Improvement of Medical Knowledge.

After which, the following gentlemen were elected fellows: viz. Mr. Andrew Gillefpy, furgeon, Carey-ftreet; and Mr. Geo. Hunt, apothecary, Brownlow-freet.

Dr. John Purcell, Profeffor of Anatomy in the University of Dublin; Dr. John Charles Fleury, Lecturer in Midwifery, in the University of Dublin; Dr. Charles Wade, Lifbon; Dr. Scott, Winchefter; Dr. Alexander Halliday, Belfaft, and others, were elected corresponding members. veral donations were received; and two Dufertations for the Fothergillian Medal, to be adjudged in March, put in.

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Letters on medical fubjects were received

from Dr. Percival, Manchester; Dr. Farr, Curry Revel; Dr. Biffett, Knayton; Dr. Fowler, of Stafford; and feveral other correfponding members.

The following communications were read: A paper on the Hydrophobia, from an ancient Greek author; with a Latin tranflation, and remarks, by Dr. Sims.

An Account of a Schirrhous Stomach, illuftrated by an anatomical preparation of the fame, with additional cafes and remarks, by Mr. Fearon, fenior furgeon to the Surrey Difpenfary.

An Account of Obftinate Vomiting in Pregnancy fuccefsfully treated. By Dr. Vaughan, of Leicester, C. M.

A Cafe of Extraordinary Affection in the Stomach, cured by Cicuta. By Mr. John Hooper, furgeon, of Reading, C. M.

11. So high was the public anxiety on the iffue of the bruising match which was decided yesterday, that neither the distance from town, nor the state of the weather, could prevent a very large body of people from affembling at the scene of action in Odiham.Several hundreds of people paid half a guinea a piece to gain admiffion within the paddock where the flage was raifed. The paddock was well défended against the multitude by 1ring, Ryan, Dunn, and a number of the other of the strongest men in England, who with clubs looked like fo many giants; but what can refift the fhock of an English mob? The paddock was broken down, and the torrent rushed in.

The combatants mounted the ftage exactly at one o'clock, and, after the ufual falutation, Mendoza inftantly began the onfet with all the heat and impetuofity of a man determined on victory. He threw himfelf in with much activity, and display'd much shewy enterprise while Humphreys retreated and avoided the blows. The latter bore himself with great referve, and the Jew was accordingly the af failant in the first fix or feven rounds. In thefe, Mendoza being more hazardous and more fuccefsful than Humphreys, the bets which were two to one in favour of the lat ter before the battle, changed to fix to four, feven to four, and at last two to one againft him. Several blows of Mendoza had their effect. He cut Humphreys under the left eye, and of courfe endeavoured to follow up the wound, but in this he was disappointed by the fuperior addrefs of his opponent,

The ftage, from the wetnefs of the day, was extremely dippery, and for fome time neither of them could keep their feet fo as to give firmness to their action. To remedy this, Humphreys threw off his fhoes, and got a pair of worsted stockings, in which, with

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eut fhoes, he continued the battle with im- fion-house of Gabriel Powell, Efq. jun. near proved footing.

After they had fought 18 or 19 minutes, Humphreys began to manifeft his fuperior kill, and the bets again changed in his favour. He planted a dreadful blow on the neck or near the jaw of the Jew, which fickened, and almoft difabled him. He continued the battle, however, with much determination of Spirit, until extravafated blood and exhaufted breath made him fo helpless, that he lay on the stage unable to rife, and yielded the conteft.

The battle lafted 29 minutes.
Humphreys was feconded by Johnson, and
Mendoza by Jacobs.

In confequence of the above battle, it is faid that upwards of 20,0001. sterling of betts will be transferr'd from the Jews to the Chriftians-rather to the GENTILES.

12. The Seffions at the Old Bailey ended, when nine convicts were brought up to receive judgment of death, viz. Thomas Tuck and Robert Watson, for horse-stealing; James Belbin and Robert Fawcett, for burglaries; Daniel Gunter, for being found at large before the term fixed for his transportation was expired; George Green and James Francis, for a robbery in Hyde Park; and John Burr and Thomas Collins, for other robberies.

13. Laft Sunday morning, about three o'clock, a fire broke out at Gellyhir, the man

Swanfea; the houfe was all in flames before it was difcovered, and they were fo rapid, that nothing could be faved, the whole fabric being entirely burnt down by fix o'clock. Mr. Powell was the first who escaped, in his fhirt; and fome of the fervants were forced to jump out of the garret windows to fave their lives. Mrs. Powell was at her mother's houfe, at Swanfea, confined by linefs. The houfe had lately been enlarged and improved at a confiderable expence : the lofs is computed at 3000l. and nothing infared.

14. Yesterday morning the five pirates condemned at the late Admiralty Seffion, viz. Thomas Johnfen, John Rofs, and John' Thompson, alias Cattman, for piratically invading on the high feas, on the coast of Angola in Africa, the Purveyeuse schooner, Jean Baptifte Louis Burgeois, master, and ftealing and failing away with the schooner and apparel, value 200l. the property of per fons unknown; Henry Parfons and George Steward, mariners on board the Eaft India fhip the Ranger, for piratically endeavouring to combine with others to make a revolt on board the faid fhip, then on the high feas. Edmund Ellifton, Efq; commander of the faid fhip, being then on board; were hanged at Execution Dock *.

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* When these people were brought up to receive fentence, Johnson being asked, Why fentence should not be pronounced against him? anfwered, He had nothing to affign on his own account, but folicited much for his fellow-fufferers; who, he faid, had been drawn in by him. The following letter was addressed to a friend at Woolwich. fome curious paffages which make it not unworthy the public eye.

"Dear Goldfinch,

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"I most certainly fhould have wrote you previous to this period, but delayed with a view that I should have before this tirhe had it in my power to have waited on you in perfon, Al hopes of that now being at an end, I have therefore embraced this opportunity to inform you of my unfortunate fituation, which I fuppofe you are already made acquainted with by the public papers.

"I fhall now mention a few particulars concerning our cafe, in order to inform you more fully. On the 12th of November we were tried at Juftice Hall, on the charge of the French fchooner, and William Fritthard being admitted evidence, we were indicted with taking a Danish floop, &c. However, the evidence given by the French Captain and mate being fo very plain and positive as to my perfon, and to that of Rofs and Thompson, being the people that boarded him, we were all three caft upon the first charge, and without the evidence of Pritchard, Happy was 1 to find that two out of the five were not fworn to by the Frenchmen, and of courfe were turned up at the bar. Pritchard likewife was dif charged. Our trial lafted only two hours and ten minutes.—I had Garrow for my counfel, but all would not do. My friend, Mr. Corfe, paid him 181. 18s. for his fee.

"I had a moft excellent character given me in Court, but without effect; and as the French Captain fwore to me, as being the first man that boarded him, and put the pittal to his head, the Judge in conríe looked upon me as the ringleader of the affair. We have now been seven weeks yesterday in the cells, and have been reported and left to die laft Friday week, but yet no day is appointed for us to make our exit in. Very powerful intereft was made for my life, and the French Captain went the next day after our trial, and begged my life on his knees to the French Ambassador, but all would not do. Die I must, swing to the African merchants having petitioned his Majefty to make an example of me, T 2

in order to deter others. But they may all be d-d; I freely forgive them at my heart.I hope I have made my peace with God, at least i do the best of my endeavour. I fay niy prayers, fing a pfalm, and I am fincerely forry for my paft fins.

A few days more, my boy! and I expect to be nearer you by fome miles our gibbets are up, and the reft of the play will be acted fome time this week, or the beginning of next at fartheft-all men muft die, and it makes but little difference what kind or manner of de. th we die, fo as our fouls are happy.

I should have wrote to Thomfon, but really I am afhamed; give my kind refpects to Ln, to Ring, Petree, Pales, Crawford, Chambers, Carroll, and in fhort to every body withinks proper to enquire after the unfortunate pirate-fo, dear Goldfinch, that you nor any one beide may ever come to this fatal end, is the with and prayers of, Dear Tom, Your fincere friend, and well-wisher, THOMAS JOHNSON.

Cond mined-Room, Newga't, on 1, 1788.
I vih you all a hoppy new-year, and many returns of them. Adicu! Adieu !

SHERIFFS appointed by his Majesty in

Council for the Year 1788, viz. Berks. W. Brummell, of Donnington. Bedfordih. W. L. Antonie, of Colmworth, Bucks. S. Langton, o' Little Horwood. Cumberland. Sir F. Vane, of Hutton. Chefhire. John Glegg, of Withington. Camb. and Hunt. Eustace Kentish, King's R pron.

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Devonshire. Sir J. Chichester, of Youlston.
Dorfetth.re. A. Chapman, of Holnest.
Derbyshire. Peter Pegge, of Beauchief.
Ellex. T. Theophilus Cock, of Meffing.
Hants. R. Brickenden, of Maltfhanger.
Gloucestershire. N. Smith, of N. Nibley.
Hertfordshire. C. Bourchier, of Shenley.
Herefordshire. T. Downes, of Staunton.
Kent. James Bond, of Hayes.

Leicestersh. J. Clarke, of Great Wigton.
Lincolnshire. Edward Brown, of Stamford,
Monmouthshire. G Smith, of Piercefield.
Northumberland. D. R. Grieve, of Swarland.
Northamptonfh. J. Ashley, of Ledgers Afhby.
Norfolk. Thomas Kerrich, of Gelderftone.
Nottinghamfaire. R. Stenton, of Southwell.
Oxfordthire. T. Jemmett, of Little Milton.
Rutlandfhire. W. Belgrave, of Uppingham.
Strophire. Jofeph Mucklefton, of Prefcot.

Somerfetfhire. J. Lethbridge, Sandhill Park.
Staffordth. T. Fletcher, of Newcastle U. L.
Suffolk. Sir T. C. Bunbury, of Barton.
Surrey. John Creuze, of Woodbridge.
Suffex. John Bear, of Littleingroo.
Warwickshire. W. Elliot, of Counden.
Worcestershire. J. Baker, jun. of Bevere.
Wiltshire. Robert Ah, of Langley.
Yorkshire. John York, of Richmond.
SOUTH WALES.

Brecon. Sir E. Williams, of Llangoid Caftle
Carmarthen. John Thomas, of Ciftanog.
Cardigan. Johu Vaughan, of Trewindfor.
Glamorgan, R. Jenkins, of Pantynawell.
Pembroke. J. P. Langharne, of Orlanden.
Radnor. Bell Lloyd, of Boulty Brook.
NORTH WALES.
Anglefea. Henry Pritchard, of Trefcawes.
Carnarvon, John Holland, of Teyrdan.
Denbigh. Richard Wilding, of Llafhacdr.
Flint. John Fitzgerald, of Bettisfield.
Merioneth. Griffith Evans, of Cym yr afon.
Montgomery. R. J. Harrifon, of Cefng-
wernfa.

SHERIFF appointed by his Royal Highness
the Prince of Wales in Council, for the
year 1788.

Cornwall, F. Gregor, of Reftormel Park,

COUNTRY - NEWS.

PLYMOUTH, Jan. 14.

Prince William with Mifs Arthur. After

LAST Tuefday evening at eleven o'clock, dancing was finished, their Royal Highnelles

arrived here in a coach and fix, their Royal Highnetles the Prince of Wales and Duke of York, accompanied by Prince Waliam Henry, who went to meet them.

Wednesday their Royal Highnuffes, accompanied by feveral naval and military officers, wenttoth:dock-yard and furveyed every thing Curious here, as alfo the gun-wharf, the armory, &c. expreffing great fatisfaction at the order and neatnefs of every department.At feven they dined with a felect party, and at eleven o'clock proceeded to the long-room fore-houfe, where was an affemblage of the principal ladies and gentlemen of Plymouth and its environs.

retired about one o'clock.

Thurfday. This morning their Royal Highneiles reviewed the artillery, 8th, 12th, and 38th, regiments of funt, and expressed great fatisfaction at their appearance. After this they went afloat, and the whole feet in Hamoaze immediately manned ship and faluted with 21 guns each. After riding to Maker Heights and taking a furvey of Whitfand Bay, Penlie Point, and the Ram Head, they returned to Dock, dined, and in the evening went to the Long Room.

Friday, after their Royal Highneffes had reviewed the Marines and the Marine Barracks, they took coach at the Barrack-gate and proceeded to the Royal-Navy Hofpital. After inspecting it they drove to the Citadel at Plymouth, and on alighting, were received by the Lieutenant Governor at the Barriergate; being prefented with a plan of the Citadel. They then entered the garrifon, were faluted with 21 guns and received by the invalids drawn out before the Governor's houfe.

On their entering the room, the three brothers walked arm in arm, the Prince of "Wales in the centre. They received and paid the compliments of the whole company with affbility, dignity and eafe. Countrydances foon commenced. Prince William led up Mifs Winne, went down the dance, then at the commencement of a new dance introduced his R. H. the Prince of Wales to Mifs Winne; his R. H. the Duke of York to Mifs Colton, and danced himself with Mrs. Depeister. The next dance, the Prince of Wales danced again with Mifs Winne; the Duke of York with Mifs Fanshawe, and to London.

Taking coach at the Barrier-gate, they drove through the town very flowly, and being again faluted from the ramparts of the Citadel with 21 guns, fetout on their retuin

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