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and received her with open arms. In her own place of refidence the princess wept most bitterly. She has fince paid a visit to the archduchess Christine, who is indifpofed. A grand and brilliant courtday is expected to-morrow, which will be the first day on which her Imperial majesty will make her public appearence after her lyingIt is expected alfo that the French princess royal will be introduced, with proper ceremony to the higher class of the nobility and fo. reign ambaffadors. Countess Chanclos, formerly governess to the archduchess Elizabeth, first confort of the emperor, has been appointed to the fame dignity with the French princess royal. Prince Gavre is appointed governor to her royal highness. The only article preserved by the French princess, from the effects which were put into her carriage at Paris, is faid to be a Imall parcel, which besides a small quantity of linen, contained three miniature pictures, and fome hair of her father, mother, and the princess Elizabeth her aunt; also a pair of garters knit by her late unfortunate mother, out of the threads of

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When the royal standard

18th. was flying at the Tower, being

the queen's birth-day, a tricoloured, filk flag, three yards wide and of length in proportion, was hoifted over the rampart on a ftaff of seven feet long, and continued hoisted for three hours before it was discovered in the garrifon. On the discovery, the major of the Tower, colonel Smith, went himself to strike it, when making into a wrong part, it disappeared before he reached the fpot, but was traced into the de

puty chaplain's house, and found stripped from the staff, under his fon's bed, a young man of 15, at present a pupil in a public fchool. 20th. Por:fmouth.

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quence of a dreadful gale of wind, a great number of ships at Spithead were this day obliged to cut their cables, and run for the harbour, feveral of which got foul of each other. Signals of distress were feen flying on board mony vessels, but the weather was so extremely bad as to prevent any boats going to their afsistance. A man of war's boat was driven out of the harbour with the tide this afternoon, and overset near South-Sea Beach; the whole of the crew got fafe on shore except one man, who was unfortunately drowned. The tide was many feet higher this day than has been known for upwards of 30 years; feveral houses on the point having been washed down, and a number of people removed their goods up into the town; for if the wind had not abated, the tide would have been full as high in the morning, and many more houfes confequently damaged.

Edinburgh. On the 21st 24th. init. his royal highnets the duke d'Angouleme eldest fon to Monfieur, arrived at the Abber of Holyrood-house. His royal highness is to be accommodated in the apartments of the earl of Bredalbane there, until fuch time as the royal apartments can be put in proper repair to receive their royat highnesses; and his royal highnes the duke d'Angouleme propoles to see company for the prefent in the apartments of monfieur on Mondays and Thursdays at noon.

Elinbargh. The weather,

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very tempestuous. On Saturday afternoon it blew a perfect hurricane from the S. W. In the new town, and other exposed situations, many perfons were carried off their feet, and thrown down; several carriages were overturned, and in fome houses the windows were broken and forced in. The ftreets were ftrewed with chimney pans, by the falling of which feveral perfons were hurt, though we have not heard of any being dangeroufly 10. On Sunday morning the ftorm was equally violent. The gale was from a quarter that is feldom dangerous on this coast; but, if it was equally violent on the West coaft, the confequences are to be feared. 26th. Glasgow. By a fudden in undation yesterday at Greenock and Port Glasgow, the tobacco-cellars at the latter place were laid under water from fix to nine inches on the floors, by which means a good deal of tobacco is injured, but to what amount we cannot fay. The lofs on fugar at Greenock will be very great, probably not less than 30,000l. In fome of the cellars on the West Quay, the water was up from eighteen to twenty inches on the lower tier of fugar. The storm was alfo feverely felt bere; a stack of chimnies was blown down in the High-tireet, and feveral trees in the neighbourhood have been torn up by the roots.

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A telegraph was this day erected over the admiralty, which is to be the point of communication with all the different fea-ports in the kingdom. The neareft telegraph to London has hitherto been in St. George's Fields; and to fuch perfection has this ingenious and useful contrivance been

already brought, that one day laft week information was conveyed from Dover to London in the space of only seven minutes. The plan proposed to be adopted in refpect to telegraphs is yet only carried into effect between London and Dover; but it is intended to extend all over the kingdom. The importance of this speedy communication must be evident to every one; and it has this advantage, that the information conveyed is known only to the person who fends, and to him who receives it. The intermediate posts have only to anfwer and convey the fignals.

Earl Cholmöndeley has in29th. formed the city remembrancer, that his royal highness, from being under the neceffity of difmiffing his establishment, is unable to receive their congratulatory compliments in a manner fuitable to his rank and with that respect which is due to the city of London; and that the prince exprefles much regret in not having it in his power to thew a proper regard for the good withes of the city of London towards himmelf and the princess.

This morning about 10, Michael Blanch, a Spaniard, James Colley, an American, and Francis Cole, a Black, who were found guilty at the late admiralty feffions, of the wilful murder of William Little, the mafter and commander of an American vefiel, were brought out of Newgate, and placed in a cart, and conveyed to Execution Dock, where they were executed according to their fentence. In the afternoon the three bodies were brought back to furgeons' hall, there to be diffected pursuant to the fentence of

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the court of admiralty. Had it been a cale of piracy, they would have been hung in chains.

DIED.-In Portugal, Dr. Loreira, author of the "Flora Cochinenfis." This celebrated botanist devoted 30 years of close application to the compofition of this work. Sir Jofeph Banks invited him to this country, for the purpofe of publishing it here; but advanced age prevented him from accepting the invitation.

20. At Lancafter, in an advanced period of life, Mr. Alexander Stevens, architect; who in the course of the last forty years, erected more ftone bridges, and other buildings in water, than any man in thete kingdoms. Among the many works of that kind may be mentioned the bridge over the Liffey at Dublin, and the locks and docks on the grand canal of Ireland. The north of England and Scotland exhibits numberless works of his execution. The aqueduct over the river Lune, at Lancaster, is one of the greatest undertakings he was ever concerned in; and, had he lived a few months longer, he would have had the fatisfaction of feeing it completed.

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This night, after eleven 1ft. o'clock, as the royal family were returning from Drury-lane theatre, when the carriages had reached the end of John-ftreet, Pall Mall, a stone was flung with fuch force as to break one of the glass pannels in the coach, in which were their majefties and the lady in waiting; which, after ftriking the queen on the cheek, fell

into lady Harrington's lap. A de. pofition on the above bufinels was taken at the duke of Portland's office, before the fecretary of flate and two of the magiftrates from Bow-ftreet; when tome of the footmen attending on the royal family were examined. A reward of 1000l. is offered for the difcovery of the offenders.

18th.

This day came on in the court of king's bench, the cause of Jeffreys verfus Mr. Walker and others, commilioners appointed for liquidating the prince of Wales's debts, for the fum of 54,6851. for jewels furnished by the plaintiff for his royal highness. Meffrs. Sharp, Elias, Levi, and Dugden, eminent diamond-merchants, were called on the part of the plaintiff, who proved the value of the articles to be, unfet, 50,9971. 108; while Meffrs. Crifp, Duval, and Francillon, on the part of the defendants, gave it as their opinion, that, having examined the jewels, they were worth more than 43,80cl. exclufive of the ferting of a miniature picture of her highness. The jury, after a quarter of an hour's confideration, found a verdict for the plaintiff, 50,9971. 108

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Richard England was put 19th. to the bar at the old Bailey, charged with the wilful murder of Mr. Rowlls, brewer, of Kingston, in a duel at Cranford-bridge, June 18, 1794. Lord Derby, the fift witnels, gave in evidence, that he was prefent at Afcot races; when in the ftand upon the race-courie he heard Mr. England cautioning the gentleman present not to bet with the deceated, as he neither paid what he loft or what he borrowed; on which Mr. Rowil

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went up to him, called him rafcal or fcoundrel, and offered to ftrike him; when England bid him ftand off, or he would be obliged to knock him down, saying at the fame time, "We have interrupted the company fufficiently here, and if you have any thing further to fay to me, you know where I am to be found." A farther altercation ensued; but his lordship, being at the other end of the stand, did not diftinctly hear it, and then the parties retired.

Lord Dartry now lord Cremorne, and his lady, with a gentleman, were at the inn at the time the duel was fought: they went into the garden, and endeavoured to prevent the duel; there were several other perfons collected in the garden. Mr. Rowlls defired his lordship and others not to interfere; and on a fecond attempt of his lordship to make peace, Mr. Rowlls faid, if they did not retire, he muft, though reluctantly, call them impertinent. Mr. England, at the fame time, stepped forward, and took off his hat: he said, "gentlemen, I have been cruelly treated, I have been injured in my honour and character; let there be reparation made, and I am ready to have done this moment." Lady Dartry retired, his lordship stood in the bower of the garden, until he saw Mr. Rowlls fail. One or two witneffes were called, who proved nothing material. A paper containing the prifoner's defence being read, the earl of Derby, marquis of Eertford, Mr. Whitebread, jun. col. Bithopp, and other gentlemen, were called to his character. They all fpoke of him as a man of decent gentlemanly deportment, who, in ficad of fecking quarrels, was stu

dious to avoid them. He had been friendly to Englishmen whilft abroad, and had rendered fome fervices to the military at the fiege of Newport. Mr. justice Rooke summed up the evidence, after which the jury retired for about three quarters of an hour, when they returned a verdict, guilty of manflaughter. The prisoner having fled from the laws of his country for twelve years, the court was difposed to shew no lenity. He was therefore fentenced to pay a fine of one thilling, and to be imprifoned in Newgate twelve months.

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In the king's bench, came on the trial of Kyd Wake, indicted for a misdemeanour in hiffing and hooting the king as his majetty was going to the parliament-house, on the first day of the present sessions, and likewise crying, down with George, war," &c. Mr. Stockdale, the bookseller, and Mr. Walford, the linen draper, who acted as conftables on the day, were examined, and fully proved the facts charged in the indictment; upon which the jury without hesitation, found a verdict, guilty. A great number of persons attended on the part of the prisoner; but as they could only speak to his general character, and not to the cafe in point, Mr. Erskine, the prisoner's counfel, declined calling upon them, referving their testimony to be offered in mitigation of punithment, on the first day of next term, when the prisoner will be brought up to the court of king's bench to receive judgment.

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Hull. After the family were gone to bed, a very alarming fire broke out in the babitable part of Wrefsle Castle, which increafed

increased with such rapidity that before the engines could be brought from Howden (a distance of four miles) the entire building was on fire; by which the whole, with the leaden covering, was entirely confumed, except one chamber, with the outer and fome parts of the inner walls. It is supposed to have been occafioned by a chimney taking fire, from which no danger was apprehended when the family went to reft. The fouth side, or principal part of the quadrangle, being the only part left undemolithed in 1650, contained the diningroom, drawing-room, and chapel, used as the parith-church ever since the other was ruined in the civil wars. In the two principal chambers were some beautiful stair-cales of fingular contrivance, containing double flights of stairs, winding round each other, after the designs of Palladio.

nearly perished in the attempt to save her life. Eight only of the bodies have yet been found. It is just 166 years fince a fimilar accident happened at the fame ferry, when 18 perfons were unfortunately drowned.

DIED. 7th.-At his lodgings in Bath, John Sibthorp, M. D. F. R. S. and regius profeffor of Botany in the university of Oxford. He was indefatigable in his researches for new and rare plants, and travelled twice into Turkey and Greece to collect them. The fatigues he underwent in his last tour entirely destroyed his conftitution, and he has fallen a victima to his favourite study. He took the degree of M. A. June 28, 1780, of B. M. Dec. 8, 1783, (about which time his father reigned to him the professorship), and of D. M. Jan. 20, 1784. Some years ago the university appointed him a travelling fellow on Dr. Radcliff's foundation, and in that capacity he visited a great part of the European continent. At Gottingen his abilities were held in fuch ettimation, that he was honoured with a degree in phyfic by the univerfity. In 1794 he published a Flora Oxonienfis, and has left an estate of 300l. per annum to the univerfity, in truft, to defray the expences attending the publication of a Flora Græca, taken from specimens in his own valuable collection. After that work is finished, the fum of 2001. per annum is to be added to the falary of the Sherardian profetfor, on condition that he reads lectures on botany in eveHis excellent collection of plants and books he has bequeathed to the botanical library of the university. B+

The following melancholy occurrence took place. As the ferry boat was croffing the river from Common-staithe quay to Old Lynn, at seven in the evening, with about 30 persons on board, it ran foul of the cable of a barge, and was unfortunately overset, by which accident it is feared that upwards of 20 persons have lost their lives; four more must inevitably have shared the fame fate, but for the active and vigorous exertions of one of the paffengers (John Price, a failor), who at the imminent hazard of his life, and with that humanity and intrepidity which are the characteristics of an English failor, rescued four fellow-creatures from death; hery term. had seized a fifth (a woman), but the rapidity of the tide tore her from him, and he himself had

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