the Treafury, in room of the Hon. Charles Fox, Elq.

The Rt. Hon. Thomas, Lord Pelham, is made warden and chief juftice in Eyre of all his Majefty's forefts, parks, chaces, and warrens beyond Trent.

Mr. Miller, the Printer of the London Evening Poft, was taken in execution, at the fuit of Lord Sandwich, for the whole damages given him by a late verdict, and he is now confined in the Fleetprifon.

The American correfpon11th. dence, confifting of 109 letters, was read this day before the House of Commons. By these letters it appears that the Boltonians were left entirely to themselves in the article of tea; the governor and military were entirely paffive, and suffered the inhabitants to take their own course.

Extract of a letter from Edinburgh,

March 2.

"This day the caufe depending between the Countess of Rothes and her uncle, Andrew Leflie, Efq; was determined in favour of the Countefs. By which decifion the eftate of that noble family, which has always defcended with the title, continues ftill united to it in the perfon of her Ladyship."

Hague, Feb. 23. We hear from Stockholm, that the college of phyficians there have reprefented to the king, that, from experiments they have made, it has been found that the leaves of potatoes answer the end of tobacco for fmoaking, and that the fmell is alfo very agreeable; in confequence of which, his Swedish majefty has given orders to increase the cultivation of potatoes as much as poflible.

16th.

The Houfe went into the adjourned committee of enquiry into the prefent ftate of the linen manufacture of Great-Britain and Ireland, when Mr. Paine, Governor of the Bank, underwent an examination of full three hours. It appeared from his teftimony, that the imports of foreign linens for four feries of five years, commencing in 1752, and ending in 1771, were 31, 24, 27, and 26,000,000 of yards per annum; that in 1772 it was 27, but in 1773 had fallen to 17,000,000, which fell short more then the loweft import, which was that of 1762, at the conclufion of the late war; that the value of the exports from Great-Britain to Holland and Germany, from 1758 to 1763, amounted to 28,000,0001; that from 1760 to 1766, they had fallen on an average to 4,000,0001. and a fraction each year; but that from the latter period to 1771, they had ftill further decreafed one fourth, or to 3,000,000l. and a

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fraction each year; that the drawback on exportation had varied from 1752 to 1771, from 44,00ol. each year, to 76,000l. and in the number of yards exported, from 7 to 10,000,000; that during the above period, the bounties paid on British and Irith linens exported, was from 18 to 63,000l. and on an average of the three years preceding 1773, 61,000l. per annum; that the duties payable on the importation of foreign linens for 20 years paft, was 173,000l. per ann. that the home confumption of foreign linens was about 18,000,000 of yards yearly; and that the whole of the foreign linen import did not exceed 700,000l. and a fraction, exclufive of what was imported from Ruffia, which was generally 4,000,000 of yards per ann.

Lord North prefented to 18th. the Houfe a bill for the immediate removal of the officers concerned in the collection and management of his Majefty's duties of customs from the town of Bofton, in the province of Maffachufett's Bay, in North America; and to difcontinue the landing and difcharging, lading and shipping, of goods, wares, and merchandizes, at the faid town of Bofton, or within the harbour thereof; which was read a first time, and ordered to be read again.

Lord North, in his fpeech on this occafion, fet forth, that the inhabitants of Bofton had been the ringleaders in all the riots in America for feven years paft: that they had committed a great outrage by deftroying the tea on board the fhip that had brought it, and had sent advice to the other governments, to fpirit them up to act in the fame manner; but that the other pro

vinces had behaved with more prudence, and their tea was returned fafe back: for thefe, among other reafons, he thought that the people of Bofton alone ought to feel the weight of the refentment of go

vernment.

At a town-mecting held at Marthfield, in the province of Maffachufett's-bay, in New-England, on the 31st of January laft, to confider of the late tumultuous and illegal proceedings at Boston, the faid town of Marthfield came to the following, among other refolutions, viz.

"Refolved, That the late meafures and proceedings in the town. of Botton, in the detention and deftruction of the teas belonging to the Eat-India Company, were illegal, unjuft, and of a dangerous tendency.

"Refolved, That Abijah White, Efq; the prefent reprefentative for this town, be, and is hereby inftructed and directed to use his utmoft endeavours that the perpetrators of thofe mifchiefs may be detected and brought to juftice."

Petitions have been prefented to the House of Commons by the city of Norwich, and the towns of Birmingham, Sheffield, Wolverhampton, Walfall, and Wenetbury, praying that no additional duties be laid on German or other foreign linens imported, as fuch a measure would be highly injurious to the woollen manufacture, and materially affect the feveral petitioners. Counter petitions have been likewife prefented from the linen manufacturers of Cleveland, in the North Riding of the county of York, and from the city of Glasgow.

The king has been pleafed 22d. to direct, that there thall be, [G] +

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within the factory of Fort William, at Calcutta, in Bengal, a court of record, which fhall be called the Supreme Court of Judicature at Fort William in Bengal; and that the faid fupreme court fhall confift of one principal Judge, who fhall be called the Chief Justice of the court of judicature at Fort William in Bengal, and three other judges, who fhall be called the Puifne Juftices of the Supreme Court of Judicature at Fort William in Bengal; and to appoint Elijah Impey, of Lincoln's-Inn, Efq; to be Chief Juftice, Robert Chambers, of the Middle Temple, Stephen Cefar Le Maitre, of the Inner Temple, and John Hyde, of Lincoln's Inn, Efqs. to be the Puifne Juftices of the faid Supreme Court of Judicature at Fort William in Bengal, with power to exercife and perform all civil, criminal, admiralty, and ecclefiaftical jurifdiction.

One Watkinfon was examined before Juftice Fielding, on a charge of uttering a warrant of attorney for 18551. knowing the fame to be falfe, forged, and counterfeit, with intention to defraud Mr. R--, It appeared that the prifoner had carried on the trade of an advertifing money-lender, with a very fmall capital, but to a very large extent, having, thro' the credulity and fimplicity of those whofe temporary neceffities drove them to foicit a prefent loan, got warrants of attorney, and other inftruments of fecurity, executed, to an amazing amount. On one party he had (as has been ftated) entered a claim for 18551. although his depofit amounted to but 2001. from another he got notes for 600 and odd pounds, without having given a fhilling; from a third he had re

ceived fecurities for 130l. upon the payment of 100l. from a fourth he had a warrant of attorney for 100l. having only paid 70l. from a fifth he had obtained notes, bonds, and warrants, for the enormous fum of 2000l. without its appearing that he had given any real fatisfaction whatever.

24th.

This evening the chriftening of the young Prince was performed in the Great CouncilChamber by the Archbishop of Canterbury. His Royal Highness was named Adolphus Frederick.

The fponfors were, his Serene Highness Prince John Adolphus of Saxe Gotha, represented by the Earl of Hertford; his Serene Highness Prince Charles of Heffe Caffel, reprefented by the Earl of Jersey; and her Royal Highness the Princefs of Orange, represented by the Countess of Effingham.

By the purfer of the Mercury packet, from Fort St. George in the Eaft-Indies, there is an account of the lofs of the Lord Mansfield Indiaman, on the 17th of December laft. Luckily no lives were loft; and they had just time to save fome few things, and get into the pilot's fchooner, before the funk, where 300 of the crew were crouded together for fome days.

Vienna, Feb. 26. From Rotwell, in Suabia, we have received the following account of a cafe, as curious as it would be incredible if it was not well atteftéd. A woman, whofe name is Monica Mutscheteria, 37 years of age, married about 15 years ago at Buminghen, a village about two leagues diftant from that town, and had by her husband fix children, five of whom are living: the youngest is about feven years of age. This woman, after.

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having fuffered much from a neryous disorder, became at length fo weak as for two years to be obliged to make use of crutches, and for this laft year to be confined to her bed. The first two years of her diforder fhe could bear no nourishment but a little curds and whey and water; but for a twelvemonth paft fhe has taken no nourishment, no drink, not even so much as a drop of water. For these three years the has not flept a moment, yet the fpeaks distinctly, though rather in a low voice. She has hearing and fight; the can read, but has no fenfe of feeling but in her hands, of which the ftill retains the motion. The lower part of her body is motionless, and appears as if dead; yet the preferves her natural heat, and has the fenfe of fmelling very quick. In fhort, except the particle of the eucharift, which the receives every four weeks at least, the can keep nothing, but brings it up directly. About two years ago, the was compelled to take a little broth on the yolk of a new-laid egg, but it provoked fuch violent reachings as it came up, that it was feared fhe would expire. She continues at prefent in her bed, which is fupported by cords, and has no motion but that of her hands. Her eyes are clear, her lips of a faintith red, her tongue as fresh-coloured and as well-looking as that of any one in the moft perfect health. Her face is not disagreeable, and the exhales no offenfive fmell, though for a year paft fhe has had no evacuation by ftool or urine, and though during the year she has had her bed made but thrice; and now even this is impracticable, through her extreme weakness,

The King of Denmark, by advice of his college of Economy and Commerce, has promised a reward of 50 rixdollars, to any one of his fubjects who fhall fabricate the beft piece of work in imitation of that called Manchefter velvet.

Berlin, Feb. 21. By a royal edict, published at Potzdam the 15th of February, all the fugar that fhall be imported to Silefia, from any foreign country, is to pay 12 per cent. duty, and that which fhall enter Poland is to pay 8 per. cent. a circumftance which will be very detrimental to the mercantile ftates.

The bill to empower the 28th, bank of Aire to grant bonds not less than 50l. each, in lieu of the annuities already granted, to be made transferable as perfonal property, was read a third time, and paffed the House 176 to 36.

The Rev. Mr. Hetherington transferred 20,000l. South Sea annuities into the names of Sir Henry Bankes, Knt. Thomas Burfoot, Jofeph Eyre, Thomas Coventry, and Samuel Salt, Efqrs. in truft, to pay always to fifty blind people, objects of charity, not being beggars, nor receiving alms from the parith, ol. each for their lives.-I may be faid, with great propriety, of this truly benevolent Gentleman," he hath difperfed abroad, and given to the poor; and his righteoufnefs remaineth for ever: his horn fhall be exalted with honour."

At the launching of the fhip Cumberland, at Deptford, a scaffold, which had been erected by the water-fide, and on which a Gentleman, two Ladies, and three children, were standing, gave way,

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by which accident, the Gentleman, one of the Ladies, and two children were drowned.

This day his Majefty went in the usual state to the Houfe of Peers, and gave the royal affent to the following bills, viz.

The bill for the immediate removal of the officers of the customs from Boston in Maffachusett's-bay. The bill to make perpetual the acts for regulating the trials of controverted elections.

The bill for the pay and cloathing of the militia.

The bill for the relief of prifoners acquitted of crimes, but retained for their fees.

The bill to enable his Majefty to grant to Gen. Frazer the lands and eftates of the late Lord Lovat.

The bill for appointing commiffioners to execute the land-tax act. The bill relative to the prefervation of turnpike roads.

The bill for improving and preferving certain fen lands in the ifland of Ely, &c.

An act for putting into execution certain propofals of the moft noble Dukes of Buccleugh and Queenfbury, for redeeming certain annuities granted by the proprietors of the Bank of Ayre, known under the firm of Douglas, Heron, and Co.

An act for regulating the width and length of wheel-carriages, and for amending and explaining an act of the 13th of his prefent Majefty, and for indemnifying perfons offending against the faid act.

And alfo to feveral road, inclofure, and private bills. gift.

Advice has been received at the India-Houfe of the taking of the city of Tanjour by

ftorm. The king of Tanjour is reputed one of the richest Princes in India.

The heavy rains that fell inceffantly from the 5th to the 9th of the prefent month, raised the waters in many rivers, chiefly to the Weftward of London, to a greater height than has been known in the memory of man. The level from Chelsea to Batterfea was intirely, overflowed, and confiderable damage done to the garden-grounds and young plantations: two Weftcountry barges were by the force of the current carried out of the channel of the Thames, and left in Batterfea fields when the flood abated. Many of the Western roads were rendered impaffable; and the towns in general adjoining to the rivers were very much damaged by the violence of the inundation.

MARRIED, the Rev. Mr. Garrard, of Bromley, near Marlborough, Wilts, aged 75, to Mrs. Turner, a widow lady, aged 73.

DIED lately, in Wigmore-ftreet, Cavendish-fquare, Mrs. Mishen, a maiden lady. She has bequeathed 1500l. to the poor of St. Mary-lebone.

At Sandwich, in Kent, William Boys, Efq. Lieutenant-Governor of the Royal Hofpital inGreenwich, -When he was firft mate of the Luxemburgh, a Jamaica-man, in her return to England, it was set on fire, by fome accident, and the crew all perished, the above Capt. Boys and another officer excepted, who efcaped on the wreck; they lived many days in the most miserable manner, till the officer died, when Capt. Boys lived upon his dead corp while it remained sweet, and then eat the flesh off his own

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