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THE late difputes between our court

and that of France, concerning the fettlements in the Eaft-Indies, are said to have been occafioned by a mistake in the date of the tenth article of the Preliminaries, by which all the comptoirs or factories were to be restored to the latter, which that crown had in poffeffion on the coafts of Coromandel, Malabar, and Bengal in 'the fame condition as in 1749; whereas it is affirmed the date should have been 1759.

We learn from Conftantinople that on the 3d of November the Sultana was brought to bed of a daughter, on which occation great rejoicings were made in the Seraglio. The young princefs is called Mihrina Sultana, that is, Bright as a Star. Letters from Rome say, that an impoftor has lately appeared at Conftantinople, who pretended to be of the Stuart Fainly, and even a grandson of the Chevalier de St. George. Under this falfe title he dared to prefent himself to the Divan, to demand to be admitted to circumcifion, and to take the turban, alledging, as his motive to fuch step, the extreme mifery to which he found himself reduced. The minifters of the porte, fufpecting him to be what he was in fact, put him under arrest, and deured the internuncio of the court of Vienna to procure them fome juft information of the fubject of this adventurer, The baron de Penckler immediately wrote to cardina! Albany, at Rome, who has talked with the Chevalier de St. George; and that gentleman has affured him, that he has no grandfon, and fuppofing he had one, he could not be of an age fit to make a journey to Constantinople.

SATURDAY, January 1.

A few days ago, Mr. John Rice, a broker in Exchange-alley disappeared, Sioce which it has been difcovered, that by a forged letter of attorney, he had got transferred and fold of Mrs. Pearce's, a lady of Yorkshire, bank and South fea flock to the amount of near 30,cool. and has carried off the cash with him. His wife was taken into custody, who delivered up fome notes and bonds; and this day the paffed along

examination before the lord mayor, as did alío an attorney who had been well acquainted with Mr. Rice's business; but not anfwering fome questions relating to the affairs of Mr. Rice's, the attorney was fent to the Poultry-compter, and Mrs. Rice was left in the care of a gentleman till further examination, when the made fome valuable difcoveries, and alfo delivered up more notes and bonds to a confiderable amount.

From Dublin we learn, that the 22d. ult. it was refolved by the provost and senior fellows of Trinity college in that city, that premiums fhall be given to the ftudents of the univerfity, for the two beft poems in Latin or English, on the follow. ing subject, Pax reddita Terris Anfpicis Georgii Tertii-The candidates for thefe premiums are to fend copies of their poems, inclosed, to the provost, and to ea.h of the fenior fellows, the week before next Shrovetide.

SUNDAY, Jan. 2.

This night died at his houfe in Arlington-street, of a lingering illness, aged feventy-fix. the right hon. John Carteret, earl of Granville, vifcount Carteret, prefident of the council, knight of the Garter, and governor of the Charter-house. His lorothip was born in 1691, and fucceeded his father in the barony of Carteret in 1595; and on the death of his mother, the lady Grace, countefs of Granville, in 1744, he became earl Granville: his lordship married first, Frances only daughter of Sir Robert Worley, bart, by whom he had iffue lord vifcount Carteret, now earl of Granville, and four daughters: he married fecondly, lady Sophia Fermer, eideft daughter of the late earl of Pomfret, by whom he had a daughter named Sophia, born in 1745, of whom her mother died in childbed.

TUESDAY, Jan. 4.

The following interesting intelligence was published in this day's London Gazette.

Copy of a letter from New York, Nov. 30,1762. `

"Since I wrote to you this morning by the pacquet, which I hope will carry this,

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one of our privateers has fent in a prize here, taken out of a fleet of Frenchmen bound from Cape Francois to France: this fleet confifted of about 25 fail of merchant veffels under convoy of three king's frigates, and a merchant frigate of 18 guns. There were three privateers belonging to this place, and four Weft-India privateers eruifing together, and fell in with them. In the night they took five veffels out of the fleet; and next day, Commodore Keppel, who was cruizing there with feven men of war, appeared in fight of the French fleet, and with the privateers, has taken every one of them. Commodore Keppel has carried the four frigates and eighteen merchantmen to Jamaica: they are all richly laden with fugar, coffee, and indigo, Three more are ordered here, and expected every hour."

Whiteball. The king has been pleased to grant unto Henry Osborn, efq; the office or offices of vice admiral of Great Britain, and lieutenant of the admiralty thereof, and alfo of lieutenant of the navies and feas of the faid kingdom, void by the death of lord Anfon.

His majefty has been pleased to grant unto Sir Edward Hawke, the office or of fices of rear-admiral of Great-Britain, and of the admiralty thereof, and of rear. admiral of the navies and feas of the faid kingdom, in the room of Sir William Rowley, appointed admiral and commander in chief of his majesty's fleet.

This day died at his apartments in Hanover-fquare, the hon. general Handafyd, one of the oldeft generals in his majefty's fervice, into which he was early initiated under his father, when he was governor of Jamaica.

This day, Mrs. Rice, and the attorney, were re-examined before the right hon. the lord mayor; when Mrs. Rice anfwering fairly and with candour to every queftion which was proposed to her, and delivered up her rings and jewels, and every thing of value the was poffeffed, was difmiffed; but the attorney was committed to the Poultry-compter till he could give in bail, bimfelf in 5000l. and his two fecurities in 2500l. each, it appearing that he was aiding and affifting Mr. Rice in escaping out of England; that he (the attorney) was to tranfact the bufinefs of Mr. Rice in his abfence, and that they were to write to each other in feigned names; that he was

alfo the perfon who took out the commiffion of bankruptcy against Mr. Rice, in order to fecure the effects of Mr. Rice, who was not indebted to his feveral creditors when he abfconded, above 2501. the forgeries he had committed excepted.

Several more forgeries were found in the bank, amounting to very near 20,000l. which makes in all, from the different public offices, about 40,000l. which, it is faid, is the largest forgery ever committed in England.

The attorney has given bail for his appearance; and having lately received a packet from Mr. Rice, fent from Cambray, and brought by a Frenchman, the attorney carried it immediately unopened to the lord mayor.

Difpatches have been fent to our minifters abroad for the apprehending Mr. Rice.

The above forgery having made it a question, Who will be the unhappy sufferers and on whom the care, in thofe contracts, is incumbent ? the following state of a like cafe may be of public fervice. Hildyard againfi South-Sea Company and Keate.

Peer Williams, Vol. II. p. 76.

One Rofs, by a forged letter of attorney, transferred to one Keate 70cl. Southfea stock, the property of one Hildyard, and Lord Macclesfield's decree thereon, was, "Let the company take this 700l. South-fea stock from the defendant Keate, and reftore it to the plaintiff Hildyard; and let the defendant Keate, and not the company, pay back the dividend, which he has, without a good authority, received, to the plaintiff; and let the defendant Keate, who has been in default in this cafe, by reafon of his neglect, pay both to the company and plaintiff their cofts." And which decree feems founded on his lordship's opinion, That it would be of publick ufe, that those who accepted of a transfer of ftock, under a letter of attorney, fhould be obliged to take Arict care of the validity and reality of fuch letters of attorney, for no other perfon can be fo properly concerned to do it; and for that, a forged letter of attorney is the fame as no letter of attorney, and confequently the stock transferred without authority. THURSDAY, Jan 6.

It having been reprefented to the king, that an anonimous letter has been fent by the general poft to vice-admiral Holbourne, at the Dock yard at Portsmouth, Hants,

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threatening to fhoot him the said viceadmiral; his majesty has been pleased to promife his most gracious pardon to any one who fhall discover their accomplices therein; and the lords of the admiralty promife a reward of one hundred pounds.

They write from Dungarvon in Ireland, that on the 3th ult. a fhip from Newfoundland was wrecked on the Gainers, two miles from the Quay; the master, crew, and 62 paffengers miferably perithed; 12 paffengers were faved who are greatly maimed and bruifed.

A few days ago, a terrible fire broke out at a fugar-baker's house belonging to Meff. Barnes, Smith, Merlot, Rice and Co. at Bristol, which entirely confumed the fame, with the whole ftock therein; the lofs amounting to upwards of 8occl. It is very remarkable, that the fame house was burnt on Christmas-day 42 years fince.

Capt. Myddleton of his majesty's fhip the Adventure, on the 15th past, took the Artimifa, a large French privateer.

SATURDAY, Jan. 8.

The Thames was frozen over fo hard at Inleworth, that a fair was kept on it all day; a large booth was erected, in which were fold beer and other liquors, and in which a leg of mutton was boiled for the company. There was a round-about for children to ride in, and all forts of toys fold as at other fairs. Great numbers of people came from the adjacent parts to fee it.

In Christmas-week, as the hounds of John Tweddel of Unthank, in Northumberland, efq; were hunting, they ran a hare on Ramshaw Moor, and taking among the rocks, which are there in great abundance, the dogs giving up, a general fearch began; when one of the men difcovered in a cavity a large quantity of filver coin, which, on examination, was found to be fhillings, and fmaller coin of Ed. ward I. and II.

MONDAY, Jan. 10.

As two young men, particularly acquainted, were out a shooting, near Polefworth, and being in two pieces with the hedge betwixt them, fome birds arofe, on which one of them fired, aud unfortunately killed his companion.

A few days ago, Ann Sizer of Barroway, in the Isle of Ely, went to Soham to buy fome bread, and in her return miffed her

way, and rambled into a fen, where, being bewilder'd, laid herself down, and through the feverity of the weather was froze to death. She was found the Saturday following by means of her little dog the had with her. When found the was laid at her length, with the dog by her, and the loaves broke to pieces.

TUESDAY, Jan. 11.

Tuesday was held a court of lieutenancy at Guildhall, when the following aldermen took the oaths to qualify them for colonels of the fix regiments of the city militia, viz.

lord mayor, col. of the white regiment. The right hon. William Beckford, Efq;

Sir Robert Ladbroke. col. of the blue. Sir Thomas Rawlinson, col. of the red. Sir Richard Glyn, col. of the orange. Sir Matthew Blackifton, col. of the green.

Sir Samuel Fludyer, col of the yellow. Whereupon the faid gentlemen were defired to prefent to the next court proper períons to be elected, at a future court, lieutenant colonels, majors, and captains, in their feveral regiments.

keeps an ale-house, or victualling-house, It was refolved, That no perfon who fhould be capable of being elected a commiffion officer; and that all the officers fhould be liverymen of the city of London.

It was also refolved, That the officers fhould be cloathed in one uniform of fearlet, each officer's uniform to be faced or lapelled with the colour by which his regiment is diftinguished.

An accident happened at a goldsmith's shop in Bristol, as follows; A lad called for a Back-ftreet, near Blind-steps, gun that was left to have the hammer hardened, which the mafter hardened himself, and tried if it was of proper temper two or three times with the muzzle to the ground, and then oiled the trigger to make it go free, when placing it in the vice, it went of, and fhot a woman, who was his journeyman's wife, waiting to carry her husband fome work.

THURSDAY, Jan. 13.

Admiral Sir George Pocock arrived at Plymouth in his majesty's fhip Namur, from the Havannah, having been feparated at Sea from the other ships of his fquadron.

This fleet in their paffage met with

very bad weather, and the ships being in a very crazy condition from being long at Sea, were with much difficulty brought to England. The Marlborough man of war foundered at fea; but the crew were taken on board the Antelope, juft as she was ready to fink. The Temple likewife funk, but the crew were faved, Several of the transports were loft. Part of the fleet got into Kinsale in a shattered condition, viz. the Devonshire, capt. Barton; Infanta, capt. Elphinston, and two prizes.

This day, as thirteen boys were sliding near a mill dam at Weafters-field in Effex, the ice broke by the miller's fuddenly drawing up the fluices, and they were all drowned.

SATURDAY Jan. 15.

A poor girl at Stratford upon Avon poisoned herself, under the apprehenfions that a young fellow, fervant to a gentleman in the neighbourhood, had got another fweetheart. As foon as the had procured and taken the poison, she went and acquainted her lover; but it proved too late for relief.

Last night, between the hours of ten and twelve, a man went to seven or eight of the principal Undertakers of this city, pretending he was under gardener to fquire Johnfon of Highgate; that his mafter died that af rnoon; and told each of them that they should come to the Black Dog at Highgate this morning by nine o'clock, where a gentleman would be to give directions about his master's funeral. Accordingly early this morning they all fet out, fome in coaches, fome on horfeback, and fome on foot, and got to the place appointed within a little time of one another. Their astonishment was great to fee fo many of one Profeffion at one House; but however great their furprize, they did not difclose the business which brought them there till the time was elapsed that he pretended gentleman was to meetthem at, and he not coming, the affair was opened, by which they found that they were all impofed upon by the fame man; for, upon the strictest enquiry they could make, there was no fuch gentleman to be found in Highgate, as Mr. Johnfon. The fellow got himself well paid for his invention, having begged fome money from every one of them.

MONDAY, Jan. 17.

The earl of Bute, in confideration of the rigorous feason, which has deprived the

induftrious working watermen of their natural fubfiftence, has been pleased to give 100l. to be diftributed amongst them by the rulers and clerk of the company.

Laft night general Eliott arrived from the Havannah; and this day he was introduced to his majesty at St. James's. Of eight fervants which he took with him, only one returned alive.

This morning Emanuel Mountain, a Portuguese failor, was carried in a cart from Newgate, and executed at Tyburn, for the murder of Jof. Caraffe, at the Mulberrygarden, Nightingale-lane. His body was afterwards carried to Surgeons hall for diffection.

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FRIDAY, Jan. 21.

Coventry, on the 9th inftant, off Cape Captain Carpenter of his majesty's ship Clear, took the Groignard French privateer, of 10 guns and 126 men, belonging to Bayonne.

This afternoon a terrible fire broke out in an upper room at Mrs. Yewd's Millener in the Strand, where lodged a gentlewoman near 100 years of age; and it is fuppofed that by ftirring the fire, her nicated to the wainscot. By this accident cloaths catched, and the flames commufhe was burnt to death; and nine houses in front of the Strand and backwards were confumed and damaged.

SUNDAY, Jan. 23.

This morning about one o'clock a fire broke out in the houfe of a French clergyman in Bunhill-Row, facing the timberyard; which confumed the fame, and damaged the two adjoining houfes. The minifter, who was ill in bed, and his nurse, were miffing. The body of the old gentleman has been found with the head burnt off.

This morning early Mr. Reynolds, a mafter carpenter in Chick lane, miffed his wife (who has for fome time paft been in an infane state of mind) out of bed, and the fervants going in fearch of her,

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found her drowned in the great ditch in applaufe. Whitehorfe-alley, Chick-lane.

TUESDAY, Jan. 25.

A letter from Madeira gives an account of the death of capt. Hugh Hutchinson, commander of the Lord Anson privateer, who, whilft attacking by fto m in a very gallant manner, a fort on the island of Lanceretta in the Canaries, was unhappiły killed by a cannon-ball from the Spanish batteries.

Yesterday evening Sir George Pocock arrived in town from the Havannah, and this day waited on his majefty; by whom this great commander was most graciously received. It is faid his great fervices are to be rewarded with a peerage of Great Britain.

WEDNESDAY, Jan. 26.

Last night there was a disturbance at the Theatre-royal in Drury-lane, on account of the managers refusing admittance at the end of the third act of a play for half price; and the play was not fuffered to

go on.

And this night when the third music began the audience infifted on Britons, Strike Home, and the Roaft-beef of Old England; which were played accordingly. Mr. Holland coming in to speak the prologue to Elvira, he was hiffed off. Mr. Garrick immediately came on, but could not obtain a hearing. After a confufed uproar which lafted fome time, during which he remained on the ftage in a ftate of mind that may be more eafily conceived than expreffed, a hundred voices calling out Hear him, Hear him, while others called out, Hear the Pit; he was afked from the Pit, whether he would anfwer the questions that he should be put to him? He refpectfully faid, he would. The following question was then put, Will you, or will you not, give admittance for half price, after the third act, 'except during the first winter of a new 'pantomime?' Mr. Garrick wanted to explain the reafons of his conduct in afking full prices during the first run of a new play: but could not obtain leave: He was required to give an explicit answer; Yes, or No. After again attempting to fpeak to explain his conduct; he called out in fome agony, not without a mixture of indignation, we may fuppofe, at the uncandid treatment he had received, Yes: and the audience expreffed their triumph in the manner they usually exprefs their

Mr. Ackman, an actor, who

had incurred fome difpleasure on the preceding night, was next called upon to make an acknowledgement; which he did.

Mr. Moody, another actor, was then called for; but not being rightly underftood on account of the noife, he was fupposed to be refractory; and the audience, infifting on his going on one knee, he went off, and Mr. Garrick was obliged to come in, and promife while Mr. Moody laboured under the difpleasure of the audience, he should not appear on the ftage.

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Earl of Darlington, master of the jeweloffice.

Sir Edward Winnington, chief keeperof the ordnance,

Humphry Morrice, Efq; comptroller of the houshold.

Earl Pomfret, ranger and keeper of the lower parks and house at Windfor.

The Life of Mr. Betterton will be concluded in our next.]

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