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FRIDAY, Nov. 6.

His majefty went to the houfe of peers, with the ufual flate, and after fending for the houfe of commons, they prefented to his majefty their fpeaker, Sir John Cuft, which choice his majefty approved, n and afterwards made a moft gracious fufpeech from the throne. [See page 584.] samani qui SATURDAY, Nov 7

div About fix o'clock this evening, Captain Shanks, heretofore commander of the ship .: Westmoreland, in the Leghorn trade, was murdered in bis own house in War. cefter fticet, near Old Gravel-lane, Ratclifi, by one Dariel Looney, with whom high words bad rifon; when the faid Looney took up a buccaneering piece, fired at and hot the faid Captain Shanks dead, finall fhot and fome pieces of fquare pewter entering in at his left fide, and went through his toly, and came out at the back part of his right fide. The coroned's ingreft fat on the bo'y, and brought in their verdict wilful murder azanul Dorid Looney; and he was committed to Newgate.

MONDAY, Nov. 9. Winhall. This day his grace Robert lor-archbishop of York, and the right

reverend Thomas lord bishop of London, were, by his majesty's command, (worn of his majesty's most honourable privy council, and took their places at the board accordingly.

Letters from Algiers advife, that the Dey lately took it into his head to fhut up all the Roman Catholic churches in one day, and to imprifon all the miffionaries. TUESDAY, Nov. 10.

The city of York having presented their thanks to the right honourable William Pitt, Efq; for the important fervices done to the ation during his wife and vigorous administration; he returned the following answer.

Mr. Pitt defires Mr. Strangwayes will be fo good to reprefent to the lordmayor, aldermen, fheriffs, and commons of the city of York, in common council affembled, with what true fpirit and lively gratitude he receives the confpicuous mark of honour, which they have condefcended to confer on him, by their approbation, countenance and favour. Juftly fenfible bow little he has deferved, he can never enough admire and venerate that love for the public good, which has infpired univerfal concord at home, and an unconquerable fpirit in arms abroad: To these alone all the signal advantages of this nation, in every quarter of the globe, are, under providence, to be afcribed. He devoutly implores the happy continuance of the fame united zeal for the honour of the crown, and for the extenfion of the commerce and power of Great Britain; forming continual wishes for the profperity and fplendor of the ancient and respectable city of York..

The magiftrates and town-council of the burgh of Stirling, in Scotland, have alfo prefented an addrefs of thanks to Mr. Pitt on the fame occafion; as bave likewife the mayor and chamber of Exeter, and other places; all of whom have received Mr. Pitt's grateful acknowledgements for the honour done him.

WEDNESDAY, Nov. 11.

This morning, John Perrott, a bankrupt, who was convicted last feffions at the Old Baily, for concealing bank notes, &c. to the value of 120 I was carried in a cart from Newgate to the Rounds in Smithfield, where a gallows was placed almoft oppofite to the hofpital gate; fe behaved agreeable to his unhappy fituation, with great penitence, and prayed with th

ordinary of Newgate for fome time, and with fo much devotion as drew tears from the eyes of the fpectators; a few minutes before eleven o'clock he was turned off. After he had hung the ufual time, his body was taken down, and delivered to his friends for interment.

The next morning Samuel Lee was executed at Tyburn for Forgery. He be haved very penitently.

FRIDAY, Nov. 13.

His majesty's floop the Hornet, commanded by captain Johnstone, being on a Cruize, took, on the 26th of last month, 100 leagus weft of the rock of Lisbon, the Heureux, a fmall frow privateer with 50 men; and, on the fame day, after a long chace, retook her prize the Bee, a fnow loaden with fith from New-found land, bound to Lisbon, and has carried them both into that port.

We learn from Se ille, that on the 6th of laft month, they felt a pretty finart fheck of an earthquake, which continued for three feconds. This is the third heck that has been felt there this year.

SATURDAY, Nov. 14.

Admiralty-Office. His majefty's fhip the Dorferfhire, commanded by captain John Campbell, in her way to Lifoon, took, on the 11th part, the Berry, afnow-privateer belonging to Eayonne, of 10 gurs and 58 men, and has ca fied her into Libon.

This evening the miftrefs of Perrot (who was executed laft Wednesday in, Smithfield, for a concealment of his effects under bankruptcy) was taken into cuf tody, when the delivered to the principal acting fignee of the said Perrot, the half of two bank notes; the other moieties of which were sometime fince found in the poffeffion of Perrott, in Newgate. Thefe notes were artfully concealed behind the back-board of Perrott's picture, which was in this lady's apartment.

MONDAY, Nov. 16.

Mary Wilfon, alias Davis, having accufed herfelf before the mayor of Worcefter of killing her baftard child, and burying it, was fent by him to Chipping Norton laft Friday, and carried to the Spot where he faid the had covered the body with ftones, but nothing of it could be found and upon enquiry it was difcovered, that he is the fame poor distracted wretch who was tried laft Lent affizes at Kingston upon Thames for the murder of her baftard child; where no

thing appeared against her but her own conietion, and where it was proved, that the had been difordered in her fenfes, and never had a child.

THURSDAY, Nov. 19.

The coroner's inqueft fat on the body of Edward Souch, fen. of Crooked lane,. Fin-street hill, fih book maker," who was murdered on Tuesday laft by his jo neyman, when it appeared, that Robert Green@treet (who bad ferved his time and then lived and worked with Mr. South) came home on Tuefday evening between eight and nine o'clock in liquer; and went into a back-room behind the fhop,, where Mr. Souch was then fitting: That the prisoner afked the deceased, "Whether any one had afked after him. that day ?" and, the deceafed answered, "No, nor, did he defire to have any fbllowers after him." On this Greenftreet called his master many opprobriqus names, and demanded fifty fhillings from him as five weeks wages, which Mr. Souch re. fused to pay till his quarter was up, as by Greenstreet giving further provocation, Mr. Souch gave him two flaps in the face, open handed; on this the prifoner, with feveral blows of his fift, felled his matter to the ground, and Aruck him alfo when down: on Mr. Souch's faying, Rob, you are a rogue to ufe me thus, the prifoner drew a knife oot of his pocket, and ítabbed his master in four different places near the neck, and as the eldest apprentice was endeavouring to fave his mater, he received a fab through his hand, and at every flab given. the prifoner said, “D -n your old soul." He foon after expired. The jury immediately brought in their verdict, Wilful Murder.

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The prifoner, after committing the murder, left the houfe in the cnfufion; but he was taken the next morning, and committed to Newgate.

FRIDAY, NOV, 20.

This day came on at Cuildhall, a caufe between Mr. Hemming, aycung gentleman from jamaica, and Mils Freemantle, for a breach of marriage contract. The action was laid for 1c,coo I. damage. The trial lafted feven hours; when the contract not being fufficiently proved, the jury gave a verdict for the defendant, Mr. Hemming, with cofts of fuits.

Lette s from Spain, by the Groyne mail, fay, that there is as great expedi

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ROYAL SIR, The lord mayor, aldermen, and commons of the city of London, in common council affembled, being deftrous (amongst other marks of their perfonal veneration and efleem for your majefty) to have your majefty's ftatue erected on the Royal Exchange amongst thofe of your royal predeceffors, and the picture of your majefty put up in the Guildhall of the faid city, have, in order hereunto, directed us to make our humble application to your majefty, that your majefty will be pleafed to do the city of London the honour to fit for your picture, and to fignify your pleasure therein and we are commanded, at the fame time, to exprefs to your majesty the deep and grateful fenfe which the faid court of common council will ever retain of your majesty's gracious condefcenfion in honouring their late entertainment at Guildhall with your royal prefence.

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The committee afterwards waited on the queen, being introduced to her ma jefty by the duke of Manchester ; when the lord mayor addreffed her majesty on behalf of the common-council, requesting her majefty would be pleafed to fit for her picture and expreffing alfo the common council's grateful fenfe of her majefty's condefcenfion in honouring the city with her presence.

His majefty was pleafed to receive the committee in a gracious manner, exprefsing his entire fatisfaction at the late entertainment, and fignified his royal intention to give orders, that his picture and that of her majefty fhould be fent to the city.

Her majefty was alfo pleafed to receive the city in a very polite manner; and

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fuch of the committee as had not before, were permitted to kifs her majefty's hand.

TUESDAY, Nov. 24.

By letters from Leghorn of the 20th ult. we learn, that the Tepublic of Genoa make great complaints against some of the English nation, who, they fay, affift theCorsicans with provision, ammunition, and hips, which makes them not liften to an accommodation with that state.

It being imagined that copper cannot be penetrated by worms, and that feaweeds will not grow to that metal, the Alarm frigate of 32 guns, now at Woolwich, is completely fheathed and nailed therewith by order of the lords of the Admiralty. She is destined for Jamaica, and to be there ftationed for three years.

This day No. 35,618, was drawn a prize of 10,cool, at Guildhall. This fortunate ticket was a prefent from a gentleman to Mifs, Philips, fifter of Mr. Philips, an eminent hat maker in Southwark, The gentleman bought the ticket at a lottery office, on Monday last, and sent it to Mifs Philips on Tuesday, and in about two or three hours after, it was drawn, and he was congratulated on her good fortune,

THURSDAY, Nov. 26)

By advices from Dublin, we learn, that by an account delivered into the Trith' parliament, it appears that the penfions Upon that kingdom, from the 25th of March 1759, to the 25th of Marcır 1761, amount to the fum of 118,591 Is. 38. three farthings; which exceed the whole charges of the civil lit by 35,1201. 35. 3d. halff-penny.

The following fums have been granted by the drish parliament to the ensuing perfons and publick uses.

To the trustees of the linen manufacture, for two years, 4000l.---The corpo'ration of the inland navigation from Kilkeny to Ennifteague, 4000l. To finish the church of St. Thomas, Dublin, 1oool. For carrying on the inland navigation from Dublin to the Shannon, 10,000l. The pier at Dunleary, 300cl. Promoting English proteftant charter-schools, 12,000l. Towards building St. Catharine's church, Dublin, 1000l. To finish the aquæduct from the river Finisk to Dungaravan, in the county of Waterford, 500l. To remove the obftructions in the navigation

of the river Barrow, 2000l. For extending the pier of Ballbriggan at Skerries, 1500l. Clearing the channel of, Corke harbour, 4000l. Making the Shannon navigable from Limerick to Killaloe, 8000l. Carrying on the inland navigation of the Black Water, 2500l. Payment of debts of the Foundling-hofpital, 42521. To difcharge the debts of the Lying-in-hofpital, and to finish and furnish it, 30col. To make a navigable canal from the bafon of Drumreaugh to Farlogh Lough, 3000l. To the widow and children of the late Dr. Moffe, who projected the building the Lying-in-hofpital, 1000l. Mr. George Semple, architect of Effex-brige, Dublin, 500l. Arthur Mervyn, Efq; 200ol. to enable him to finish the mill and granaries at Naul, in the county of Meath. To finish the dock at the weft-end of the north wall, Dublin, 1oool. Dublin fociety, for the improvement of husbandry, arts, &c. 20ool. A further fum of roool. per annum, for two years, to the proteftant charter-fchools. To encourage the cambrick-manufactory at Dundalk, 13751. Letters from Ireland mention a murder committed near Strabane, by one John M'Naughton, affifted by three ruffians, who stopped the coach of Andrew Knox, Efq; member of parliament for Donegall. M'Naughton fired a piftol into the coach, and fhot Mifs Knox, who died four hours after. Mr. Knox hot M'Naughton in the fhoulder, upon which he made off, but was afterwards taken and lodged in Lifford goal, where he lay fpeechlefs on the 10th instant. The three bravoes were feamen whom M'Naughton hired for that purpofe at Liverpool. One of

them is taken.

FRIDAY, NOV. 27.

Letters from Lima give an account, that there is a Spaniard, a native of Caxamalca in Peru, aged 140. He has been thrice married; bad fifteen children by his first wife, four by the fecond, and nine by the third, befides feveral natural children in the intervals from one marriage to another. He now beholds 'his fifth generation, who in all amount to 800 fouls. He never had any ficknefs, nor even feels the infirmities of age, being yet able to walk half a league on foot. Thefe particulars have been wrote to the viceroy of Peru by the Corregidor of Caxamalca.

We learn from Savolax in Finland, that

a man lately died there, who had been near three months fick, without receiving the leaft fuftenance during that interval, or opening either his eyes or his mouth, and that there were no other figns of life in him but a very low beating of the pulfe and heart; but that four days be-" fore his deceases he rentirely recovered the ufe of his fenfes, and defired to re-, v. ceive the Sacrament, which was immedi ately administered to him, and foon after he expired. si o

SATURDAY, Nov. 28.

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By letters received by the India-fhips just arrived from the Malabar coaft, we have an account that, in March laft, the king of Candia, having had a difference; with the Dutch, which was partly occang bia fioned by their difcontinuing fome duties. which they used to pay him, but chiefly x to a confpiracy the Dutch had formed of batt rendering that kingdom tributary to them, which the king of Candia having timely notice of, he marched down his forces against the Dutch colonies, and having t taken point de Galle and their principal ob fettlement of Colombo, they facrificed every body there to their fury; and then ordered his troops to cut down the cin namon and other fpice-trees throughout, s "all the country, except thofe in the inland parts. It is faid alfo, that the king of Candia intends extirparing every Dutch b man left there, and that they thall never fet footing in Ceylon on pain of death.

The island of Ceylon produced the cing namon with which that nation supplied allsup a. Europe. It is fituated about 45 leagues from pd p Cape Comerin, between the 6th and 10th brot e degree of North latitude, and between il the 79th and Sad degree of east longitude sjam a It is about 60 leagues long, and about 200 in circumference, Before the Europeans appeared in India, the Chinese. were masters of the trade of Ceylon; afterwards the Perfians, Arabians, and Ethiopians, came in for a fhare of it; at laft the Dutch excluded all other nations, EAST-INDIES.

By advices received from the Eaft-Indies it appears, That the French garrison of Myhie, and its dependencies, on the. coaft of Malabar, furrendered by capitu lation to the English on the roth day of February laft, The articles of which ca. pitulation were agreed to, and figned that day by Thomas Hodges, Efq; commander in chief of Tillicherry and its dependen

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cies, and Hector Munro, Efq; Major and commander of the king's and Eaft-India troops, and M. Louet, commander in chief of the French ga rifon at Myhie. And the English flag was hoifted the next day at Myhie and the feveral forts adjacent. The number of guns found in the forts amounts to 319.

There is alfo advice, that out of the 6co prifoners, taken at l'ondicherry, who were fent to Bombay, upwards of 300 have fince entered into the English fervice. AMERICA.

By a letter from New York, dated Oct. 6, we find, That general Amherst is. pushing on the expedition against Martinico with great fpirit, and that a moft tremendous portion of artillery was to be embarked the next day.

The Greyhound man of war had fome time before been difpatched to Guadalupe, for the governor to prepare the forces there for their embarkation.

Orders have been fent to Albany to march down four more regiments to join 5000 men as effective and brave as any.

The laft have been fome time at the island called Staten, from the ftates of Holland preferving formerly the only right to it.

The difpofitions in their arfenal were fo great, as to give great hopes of fuccefs.

From Charles Town, South Carolina, we are informed, that on the 29th of Auguft laft, the little Carpenter, and other chiefs of the Cherokee Indians, waited on colonel Grant to treat of peace: when all the articles propofed by the colonel for that end were agreed to, except the fift, which runs thus:

"Four Cherokee Indians fhall be delivered up to be put to death in the front of the camp; or four green fcalps brought in, in twelve nights from this day."

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The propofals made by colonel Grant, confifted of nine articles, to eight of which the Little Carpenter agreed, and only objected to the one above-mentioned; upon which colonel Grant gave him till the next day to confider of it. next day the Little Carpenter told colonel Grant, that the Indians thought the fit article too fevere, that he could not agree to it without confulting his people, and that he would be back in ten nights. BIRTHS.

Lady of Sir James Caldwell, Bart. of a

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Henry Bingham, Efq; member for Tuam in Ireland, to mifs Daly, niece of the earl of Clanrickard.

Chriftopher Kilby, Efq; of Spring-Gar dens, to Mrs. Martha Jones of the city of Worcester, a well accomplished lady.

Mr. Hinxman, bookfeller, of York, to Mifs Morgan, of Pater-nofter-row, a fortune of 10,000 1.

Rev. Mr. Walker to Mifs Cavely, of Bishop-ftoke, Hants.

Anthony St. Leger, Efq; to Mifs
Wombwell.
DEATHS.

Margrave of Baden-Baden.
Duke of Holftein-Bloen.

Mr. William March at Liverpool, aged

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Jane Owen at Criclade, aged 101. Mrs. Dunch, widow of Dunch, comptroller of the houshold to George I. Sir John Price of Newtown-Hall, in Montgomeryshire, Bart.

The Hon. George Treby, Efq; member for Plympton.

Dr. Love, in Westminster.
PROMOTIONS.

Lord Bolingbroke, Lord of the bedchamber to his majesty.

Mifs Loretta Baden, to be one of the chief dreffers, and keeper of her majesty's ward-robe.

George Creffeners, Efq; his majesty's minifter to the princes and states of the circle of Weftphalia.

Major-general Luckner, lieutenant-general in the Hanoverian fervice.

Duke of Bedford, Lord-privy-feal. ECCLESIASTICAL PREFERMENTS. Dr. Plumptree, vice-chancellor of Cambridge, on the refignation of Dr. Sandby.

Dr. Smith, of Clare-hall, vic. Walden Abbots, Herts, with rec. Datworth, worth 26cl. per annum.

Mr. Stain berry, reader of Charter

houfe.

Mr. George Baldwin, rec. Uplands, în Northamptonshire.

Mr. Jofeph Hill, rec. Great-Kingston, in Dorfetfhire, and rec. Chilton Cantloe, Somersetshire.

Mr. Cookfon, chaplain to Ironmongers