ble they will; for their productions, though finithed in a flovenly manner, cannot be fold at fo low a rate as thofe far better made from England.

The fplendid and magnificent journey of the Court of Petersburgh to Cherfon, which will take place in a thort time, is expected to draw together the greatest concourse of people ever affembled in Rufia. The Emprefs will be drawn, fome part of the way, in a triumphal car; and the ceremony of her taking poffeffion of certain Turkish provinces, will be attended with all poffible pomp, as the will be formally crowned Emprefs of thofe provinces. The pilgrimage to Mahomet's tomb is not more numerous, it is thought, than will be this moft fuperb journey to Cher fon.

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At Cherfon, a triumphal crown, formed of laurel, will be placed over a fmaller crown, adorned with pearls, heightened with a fleur de-lys, on the Emprefs's head: the tuba, or trumpet of the Jubilee, will be then raised high from a gallery, representing that which was ufed in the triumph of Marcus Aurelius. Drums and horns, and every other kind of martial mufick, will then ftrike up in grand unifon, and medals will be diftributed to the populace

There is at Leghorn one of the handsomeft buildings of the kind in Europe; it is a repofitory for every article of commerce in the four quarters of the world; aud as the Ency clopedian Dictionary treats molt minutely on every fubject, fo this moft extenfive ware houfe furnishes all forts of merchandize, as wearing apparel, houthold goods, inftruments for arts, manufactures, &c. This fabric, confifting of a great number of arcades, like Covent Garden piazzes, extends itself the length of two freets, and is pretty near as long as Albemarle Areet. The Emperor, the King and Queen of Naples, and the Grand

Duke and Duchefs have honoured it with their protection.

Tripoli, Jan. 20. The plague which made great ravages here last year, has broke out

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again with redoubled violence: and the calamities consequent on this order are in a great measure owing to the inattention of our Government for flopping its pregrefs, no pres caution being taken with refpect to the infefted thips daily visiting our port. Heaven, which feems enraged against us, threatens this city and its environs with a miferable famine. Provifions of all kinds are enofmoutly dear; a laft of corn, Amsterdam mcafure, now cofts goo Dutch florins. If the Almighty does not speedily extend his compaffion to us, not an inhabitant of this whole territory can furvive; for the contagion fpreads as rapidly and with as fatal effects ia the country as in this city.

Berlin, April 11. The uneafinefs which has been exprefied for fome time on account of the King's health, has been, in fome measure, groundless. His Majefty has been frequently lethargic, which is confidered to proceed from the natural decays of age; but the day before yesterday he was very well, and took several walks without feeling any inconvenience. Orders have been given to prepare the apart ments at Sans Souci, but it is not thought his Majefty will review in perfon the military, as has been customary."

Extract of a letter from Paris, April 18. "We have just now an exprefs arrived from Pera, which mentions a dangerous inferrection at Conftantinople, that raged so much as to occafion all the gates and avenues in the city to be shut up, and no perfon fuffered to país but under a proper reftriction; all the Ambaffadors had fhut themselves up in their hotels; the French Conful at Perà difpatched this news."

Extract of a letter from Bruffels, April 19. "The late edicts published in Auftrian Flanders, have been wholly mifunderstood, as far as refpects England, as the fame reftrictions lay on every article that is not of the growth or manufacture of the Auftrian dominians; and indeed it is obferved with pretty great rigour to all."

Whitehall, April 11.

The King has alfo been pleafed to appoint the faid Sir Guy Carleton, to be CaptainGeneral and Governor in Chief in and over the Province of Nova Scotia, including the islands of St. John and Cape Breton, in America in the room of John Parr, "Efq. and of the Pro vince of New Brunswick, in America, in the room of Thomas Carlton, Efg.

Sir Guy Carleton's appointment being extended, not only over what was occupied by Sir Frederick Haldimand, but by Mr. Part and Mr. Carleton, will of neceffity occafion fome divifion in his refidence, which however will be for the most part at Quebec, and, un lefs in cafes of emergence, never more at Cape Breton, or New Brunswick, than just a biennial or triennial furvey,

On Sunday the 26th of March, at Yarmouth, a most extraordinary circumftance occurred. A countryman wanting to cross the river, cafually got into a boat, with an intent to convey himself over; but not knowing how to manage the boat, he drove to fea, and actually arrived at Calais on the Tuesday fol lowing, from which place an account was received laft Saturday of his being fafe and well. About eleven o'clock in the forenoon, the following melancholy accident happened at Ramfgate. John Strong, with his fun, a lad between 12 and 13 years of age, andPrice, his man fervant, went with a cart and three horles, down upon a thoal between that place and Broadstairs, called the White Dike, which extends from the Cliffs fome 'diftance into the fea, and is dry at low water to gather a load of fints, the kind used in the manufacture of glafs, which are fent from thence to London, Newcastle, &c. Before that quantity was collectedy the tide had flowed in unperceived higher than they were aware of, and there being at the time a very thick fog, it is fuppofed they were unable to find their way back to the beach; and in this terrible dilemma they miflook the way they meant, and endeavouring to return, drove the cart off the thoal immediately into deep water. Their cries for affiftance was heard by fome people at plough near the edge of the adjoin ing cliff, who foon gave the alarm in the town, when feveral boats immediately put of, but too late to fave these diftreffed people, as they had all funk, together with two of their horfes; the other horfe being difengaged from the cart got to the fhore. Mr. Strong and his fervant were taken up, holding faft to the harness of the two horfes, and as foon as poffible conveyed to a room, where the means prefcribed by the Humane Society for the Recovery of drowned perfons were used for a confiderable time, but without the withed for effect. The lad moft probably was carried out to fea by the tide, for, after the most diligent fearch, his body could not then be found. This event threw the whole town of Ramfgate into a general confternation; and what renders it more diftreffing, Mr. Stroog was an induftrious, fober man, who has left a wife and seven small children, the lad above-mentioned being the eldest of eight.

The following is the State of the Ordinary of the Navy, as made up at the feveral Ports, and laid before the Admiralty Board to the 1ft of the prefent Month.

In the River. One thip of the line, one of 50 guns, 39 frigates, and 14 loops.

Sheerness. Seven thips of the line, one of 50 guns, 11 frigates, and 12 floops or cutters. At Chatham. Twenty-four hips of the line, four of 50 gums, 18 frigates, and eight floops.

At Portsmouth. Forty-eight ships of the line, three of 50 guns, 26 frigates and eight Roops.

At Plymouth. Thirty-two fhips of the

line, two of 50 guns, 12 frigates, and eight floops.

In all, one hundred and twelve fail of the line, eleven of 50 guns, one hundred and fix frigates, and fifty floops, of which number this report makes it appear that there are fit for fervice, fixty-three thips of the line, five of fifty guns, fixty frigates, and thirty-four floops; and there are under repair fifteen hips of the line, two of fifty guns, and eleven others. The fhips building are not in this account of the ordinary, none being included but fuch as are afloat and at moorings.

The fuppreffion of fmuggling in Scotland has produced the happieft cffcas. Above a thoufand people engaged in the importation and vending of probibited commodities, have betaken themselves to the fifberies:-AD employment much more honourable to themfelves, and more beneficial to their country.

3. Eleanor Haywood, for the wilul mar der of her child; and William Wood for the wilful murder of his miftrefs, Mrs. Bindley, of Nuneaton, were executed at Warwick, pursuant to their fentences. It appeared upon the trial of Wood, that the unhappy lady who fell a facrifice to his diabolical defign, was not the object of his malice. The r vant maid of Mr. Bindley had refused to fit up for, or fend him the houfe key to let himself in at a late hour of the night. For fo flight an offence, the wretch determined to poifon her; and one morning, as foon as his mafter and another gentleman had breakfasted he took an opportunity, while the girl was out of the kitchen, of putting a lump of Arfenic into the tea-kettle; fortunately for the maid, the very foon afterwards made her tea, and before the Arfenic was fufficiently diffolved in the water to prove fatal to her, though the only dith the drank rendered her extremely ill. Her fickness and the tafe of the tea, the attributed to the weed itself, and therefore threw the leaves away, unfufpicious of any thing being in the water. la about an hour or more, Mrs. Bindley, who had long been an invalid, ordered her breakfast up fairs, and the fame kettle was made ufe of. By this time almost the whole of the Arfenic was diffolved, and the water rendered com pletely deleterious. Mrs. Bindley drank but one difh of tea, which foon took effect, and the expired, with every fymptom of being poifoned, in about four hours.

An officer of rank in the Eaft India fervice has, among feveral other natural curiofities, brought home two of thofe uncommon little animals called the Animated Stalk, which appear like feveral dried fraws tied together, with the addition of two fcaly imperfect wings; the neck of this fpecies of animals is no bigger than a pin, but twice as long as the body. The head is like a hare's, and the eyes are vertical, and very brifk. They live upon flies, catching them very dexterously with the two fore feet, which they keep foldcd up in three parts close to their head, and

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dart out with remarkable celerity on the ap proach of their prey. When they have aught it, they eat very voracioufly, holding it in the fame manner as a fquirrel does its food. On the outer joints of the fore feet there are feveral hooks, very tharp, which enab'e them to catch and hold with ease the infects upon which they feed; with the other feet, fur in number, they take hold of trees or any other fubftance, the better to furprize whatever they lie in wait for.

The Loan to the India Company, for the purpose of augmenting their capital, will not be a public negotiation. The bank have of fered to advance all the money wanted; and it will not exceed a million and a half fterling.

5. By letters from Calcutta, dated in Oft. laff, we understand there were in that place upwards of 300 young adventurers from this country totally out of employ; and that many of them were in the greatest diftrets imaginable.

On laft Saturday, the 1st of April, one of his Majesty's revenue cruizers came up with a floor, a fmuggler's fhip, of about forty tons burthen, and ordered the fame to bring to, which was abfolutely refused, the Commander feemingly (in order to run) preparing for an engagement, but being foon convinced that he could not efcape, he in less than five minutes flung his cargo over board, all in bags, which was firongly fufpected to be English coin going to France, or to fome other foreign dominion; the fhip, &c. are detained. The following particulars of Serjeant Hunt, who is confined in Tothill-fields Bridewell, for cutting his wife's throat, may be relied on as authentic.

He went out a corporal with a party of the Guards to America, in the commencement of the war, where he married his pretent wife, who had then a child of about fix years old. They lived very contented till the party was ordered back to England, and he returned in the promotion of Serjeant; and in confequence of being difcharged, got the Chelfea penfion, and was just on the eve of being firmly eftas blifhed in an employment of bol. a year, when the unfortunate difafter took place, that originated in her familiarity with a corporal in the Guards, which was carried fo far that the feparated from her husband, and openly cohabited with the corporal. On Thursday the went to the Serjeant's room, when his demeanour was friendly to her, till the demanded fome bed linen and pillow-cafes, which he refufed her. She then burft out into fuch horrid execrations, as alarmed the neighbours in the oppofite houfes, but in a few minutes the thricks of murder were heard; feveral ran to the house and went up ftairs, where they found the man and wife defperately wounded; the was cut on both fides of the neck, and in the face and breaft, and he had a deep wound between the windpipe and the tongue. A furgeon was fent for, whe fewed

up the wounds; fhe was carried in a fedan chair to the corporal's lodgings, the hutband was taken into cuftody, and carried before Justice Addington, to whom he related the circumftances without any referve. When his Mittimus was figned, he took out his filver fhoe and knee buckles, and two guineas he had in his pocket, and gave them to the wife's fon, left he fhould want; the boy thed tears of diftrefs and went with him to prifon, where he now remains in a very doubtful fituation, but is firiftly attended by the furgeon of the prifon. It feems the man bears a most excellent character, and always fhewed every poffible tenderness to his wife, and fondness for her child.

12. The Court of Directors of the East India

Company have granted an annuity of Fifteen bundred Pounds per annum to Lord Macartney as a confideration for the unexampled integrity and ability difplayed by that nobleman during his Administration at Fort Saint George.

It appears from the accounts of the trustees of his Grace the Duke of Bedford, which are are now in the course of making up on account of his thortly coming of age, that the estates have been increased during his minority to the value of 17,000l. per annum, clear of every incumbrance whatever; fo that they are now very little thort of 74,000l. per annum.

There are no focieties in this metropolis more prejudicial to the morals of the youth of both sexes, than those infamous ones called hops. Near Drury lane there are no less than four or five. They are composed of fervants out of place, hair dreffers, low mantua. makers, and women of the town, who pay half-a-crown for admiffion. Two or three other wretches, called men milliners, generally prefide at the entertainment; and the company, under the mafk of innocence and amufement, indulge themselves in fuch acts of vice and profligacy, that they generally, before the return of the feafon, fall into the hands of Jack Ketch, and then cut a caper at the new drop, previous to their hop to the

The faving to government, by reducing the bounty on Greenland fhips from 40s. to 30s. per ton, fuppofing the fhips to proceed in their voyages, which have already began to fer out, will be 38,000l.

MURDER.

14. Friday laft was committed to the New Goal in the Borough, by Roger Peck, Efq. Coroner for the county of Surry; John Appleton, for the wilful murder of Mr. William Burt, Surgeon, of Godstone. It appeared on the Inqueit, that, as Mr. B. was walking towards a farm he had near Godfton, together with his fon, he was attacked by Appleton, who first fruck at his legs with a crutch, and then feveral times with an hand-bill, which he had concealed under his great coat, with which he cut off his left arm, and also cat him right down the forehead, and in other T12

parts of his body. Appleton was a pauper in the work houfe at Godftone; and the only reafon he can give for committing this barbarous action is, that Mr. B. who attended him as a furgeon, had told the overfeers of the poor, that nothing was the matter with him; that he only pretended to be lame, in order to avoid work. After Appleton had committed the murder, he threw away his crutches, and attempted to make his efcape, but was foon fecured.

About twelve days ago, a small part of the ftone work of the infide roof, under the weft tower of the cathedral church of Hereford, fell; and continued frequently fo to do, till laft Monday afternoon, between fix and feven o'clock, at which time all that beautiful and magnificent ftructure fell down, and with it part of the body of the church.

We are happy to find, that no perfon has received any hurt, nor has any damage been done to any of the buildings near it, except the Mulick Room, which is confiderably in jured. There was a great number of people in the church yard, it being a remarkable fine day. This tower, which is now a heap of rubbish, has been deemed by most of the antiquarians to be as beautiful and magnificent a piece of building as any in the kingdom. The height of it was 125 feet; and was erected in the 12th century, by Gilet de Bruce, then Bishop of Hereford. He is reprefented, in the north fide of the choir, holding the model of a tower in his hand, not unlike what that beautiful and magnificent edifice was. The ruins, though awful, afford a pleafing view, especially to behold the flatues of Kings and Bithops refting one upon another.

At the affizes at Eaft Grinsted, held before Juftice Alhurst, came on the trial of John Motherhill, for a rape. It appeared, that Catherine Wade, the unfortunate young lady whom this fellow had abufed, had dined and fpent the day at lady Hart's, at Bright helmftone, on the 11th of September laft; and that Mifs Wade and Mr. Griffiths went home with her to her father's in their chariot. Mr. Griffiths handed her out at the fteps, then got into the chariot again. From the steps there was a paffage that led to the door of Mr. Wade's lodgings; and as at Brighthelmftone, moft of the outer doors are left upon the latch, Mr. Griffiths had not the most diftant thought that any harm could be offered in that little way, and the carriage drove back; but the door being fhut, as the was flanding for admittance, the prifoner came up to her; told her he came from her Papa, who, he faid, was waiting for her; then entered into converfation with her; and, as they went along, he told her the was a very pretty girl, kiffed her, and began to be very rude with her, which fo terrified her, the had not power to fpeak. He then took her into the church yard, where he ufed her in a brutish manner, and afterwards led her into one of the machines, and

kept her there till five o'clock in the morning,

and then led her home.

Mr. Wade, as foon as he was told she was mifling, felt the most poignant diftrefs; but feveral people, as well as himself went, in fearch of her the whole night; that meeting one of his people in the morning, who told him the was come home, he returned, and found her a molt deplorable object, ruined and undone. He faid the was educated in the Benedictine Convent at Sr. Omer's, where the had heen between 12 and 13 years; that the was a perfect stranger in England; and had befides the misfortune to be but weak in her intellects, and easily deluded. When the prifoner was firft apprehended, he asked him, if he had been all night with his child. He replied, he had; and owned he had been a wicked wretch, and that he deferved hanging. Upon the whole, it did not appear that the prifoner had ufed any violence in the commiffion of his villainous purpose; and the jury being told there was no punishment short of death by law, they, after a few minutes confultation, brought in their verdict Not Guilty.

It appears by papers lying upon the table of the Houfe of Commons, for the perufal of the members, that his Majefty's fhips of the line, frigates, &c. fold at public fale, between the firit of January 1782, and the first of January 1786, that the product of the fales amounted to 47,4231. 13s. 6d.

The reafon for abandoning the Turbot fishery was a remonftrance made by the Dutch Ambaffador; ftating, that if the bill was carried into execution, the flates were determ ined to lay an additional 5 per cent. on all British goods imported into that country.

The Montague Indiaman, Capt. Brettel, is burnt in Bengal river. The accident was occafioned by the falt-petre taking fire as the fhip was careening; 27 men, the chief mate, and two midshipmen, are said to be loft. The account of this unfortunate accident is brought by the Lafcelles Eaft Indiaman, who spoke with the Horton at fea a few days ago.

Caflebar, April 12. Mr. Fitzgerald was brought upon a bed into Court, when, opon affidavit ftating his ill health, &c. the trial was poftponed until Friday, the 28th of this month.

An attempt, we hear, has been made to poifon one Craig in the gaol of Castle-bar, by mixing a quantity of arfenic with fome of his victuals; it was providentially discovered in time, fo that, in all probability, his life has been preferved for the purpose of bringing the perpetrators of the late murder to condign punishment.

The counfel employed by Mr. Fitzgerald to plead for him at the trial, are Michael Smith and Philport Curten, Efqrs. One of thefe Gentlemen, it is faid, is retained at 500 and the other at 300 guineas.

19. On Wednesday morning as George Kelway, a labourer, was filling an old faw