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immediately proceeded to fearch, and found, in a fmall clofet, above the privy, made for the purpose of turning on water to the clofets above ftairs, a pair of old breeches, containing combustibles, on fire, and in part confumed; a hole was made in the ceiling above the fire; and had not the discovery been made, a few minutes would have given fuccefs to the attempt.

Mr. Bellamy on the difcovery, fent word to fir Peter Burrell, and to the ferjeant at arms, who immediately ordered a fearch to be made into the other parts of the house, and into the building in Westminfter-hall; but nothing further was discovered. After all, whether this was a real attempt to fet fire to the houfe of commons, or a plan contrived for the opportunity of difplaying an extraordinary degree of attention and affiduity, is a question with many; it being impoffible to find out any object that an incendiary could have in view, by the destruction of this vast and venerable pile,

MAY 14.

On Thursday, the anniversary fermon and performance for the benefit of the corporation of the fons of the clergy, was held at St. Paul's cathedral, before the lord-mayor, archbishop of Canterbury, &c. The performance confifted of Handel's Overture to Efther, the Dettingen Te Deum, the Grand Coronation Anthem, and an Anthem by Dr. Boyce. The band was conducted by Dr. Hayes and led by Mr. Shaw. The verfe parts were done by the gentlemen of the choir. The band confifted of the members of the Royal Society of Muficians. This per\formance was better attended than for feveral years past.

Collection at St Paul's on

Tuesday, the 8th inft. 112 3
Ditto, on Thursday the 10th, 215 13
Ditto, at Merchant Taylors'
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horfe, but in vain. The poor animal, irritated by flakes of fire falling continually round him, and frightened by the flames, was in fo dreadful a ftate of agitation, that he flew round with fuch impetuofity, that it was impoffible to release him, and he was burnt to afhes.

Thefe premises being fituated at the northern extremity of the parish, the wind high, and blowing in a direct line with the ftreet, carried the thatch from one house to another, till the whole village was in flames!

At one inftant twenty-feven houses, thirteen barns, ten ftables, feveral granaries, and four ricks of capital wheat, were in flames. A great number of waggons, carts, threshed and unthreshed corn, twenty-eight pigs, a great quantity of poultry, and all the furniture and entire property of great numbers of poor people, were burnt, who are reduced to the most deplorable circumstances, and to the utmost penury.

Happening in the middle of the day, only one life was loft, and that through obftinacy. Farmer Friend, at the advanced age of fixty, perished in going up stairs after his money. He was fuppofed to have about four hundred guineas in a coffer, which he faid he was determined to fave, or perifh in the attempt, which was unhappily his fate.

Two engines, one from Winchefter, and another from Whitchurch, came to the affiftance of the fufferers, but not in time to prevent the ravages of the fire, which completed its devaftation in little more than two hours. About eight or ten houses remained uninjured, among which are the parfonage houfe, the farm houfe occupied by Mr. Courtney, and fome cottages which flood out of the line of the wind. The principal lofs is fuf6 tained by Mr. Courtney, and we are forry to hear that a very fmall part of the prooperty deftroyed was infured.

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MAY 17. On Tuesday, about noon, a dreadful fire broke out at Barton Stacey, near Winchefter. Some people being at work in Mr. Moody's fhop, fmith and edgetool-maker, a large ftake of red hot iron flew out of the fhop window, and falling on fome dry litter near a cucumber-bed, fet it inftantly on fire. This communieating to an adjoining mill-houfe, covered with thatch, where a horfe was at work, the whole in a few minutes was in flames.

Every exertion was used to extricate the

The dean and chapter of Winchester have generously fent zol. and a quantity of bread, for the prefent relief of the unfortunate fufferers, who were obliged to take fhelter in the church. Joshua Iremonger, efq. of Wherwell, and several other gentlemen, have alfo humanely extended their affittance toward their imme diate neceffities.

MAY 18.

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MAY 20. Nottingham, May 17. Saturday evening laft, a riot commenced here, on account of the high price of butcher's meat. A large body of the lower clafs of people affembled in the market-place, and after manifelling fymptoms of riot, by loud huzzas and much ditturbance, entered the fhambles, which, in a fhort time, they cleared of all the meat, as well as all the utenfils belonging to the butchers; and fome of them were fo improvident as to leave their books behind them, thefe, generally, went to wreck in the confufion. The doors, fhutters, fire places, &c. were allo broken down, and the broken wood colJected to make a fire in the market place; but the mayor, calling in the military, (fome troops of the fixth regiment of dragoons lying at this time in the town) and prudently addreffing the mob, he prevailed upon them to depart, having fit affured them, that, if they still perfiited, he would make ufe of the power which the law had entrufted to him. Some pieces were fired by the foldiers, but we do not hear of any perfon being wounded.

Sunday morning a great number of people assembled again, and feemed to thieaten a further riot; the mayor himself went among them, endeavouring to diffuade them from any more diforders; and one or two butchers fetting up a tall in the market-place, and offering their meat at reduced prices, the peace of the town was restored.

ing of which, and upon the motion of
council, praying that fuch fine might be
difcharged; and Mr. attorney general
appearing at the time, and confenting
thereto, the court of exchequer, in con-
fideration thereof, ordered the fame to be
difcharged.
MAY 24.

When the mail left Birmingham on Monday noon, that town was in very great confufion. One of the Oxford blues having died in confequence of wounds he received in a houfe of ill fame, the populace had fworn the deftruction of all fuch houses. On Friday, Saturday, and Sunday night, they broke the windows of fome of them; and on Monday morning they entered them all in different parties, deftroyed every article of furniture, tore down the wainscoting, &c. On Sunday night the magiftrates read the riot act, and were, with the troops (the Oxford blues,) parading the streets great part of the night. Monday morning the troops were again affembled, and though they had not acted offenfively when the mail was difpatched, it was very much feared that there was then no other alternative toward the restoration of peace, than that of ordering the foldiers to use their fire-arms. The rage of the mob has hitherto been only directed against houses of ill fame. Seven houfes, it appears, have been completely gutted, and the prin cipal part of the furniture deftroyed. The windows of many others have been broken, and fome other damage done to them.

By accounts received yesterday from Birmingham, we are glad to announce, that tranquillity is again established there. The magiftrates having been reinforced on Monday afternoon with three additional troops of the Oxford blues, they dispatch

On Monday afternoon the people affembled again, and their threats feemed chiefly directed against the mafter fhoemakers; it being confidently afferted here, that men's fhoes are fold at two fhillings a par lefs at fome other places than in Nottingham, and women's in proportion.ed them in every direction to clear the However, through the vigilance of the magiftrates, aflifted by the military, the mob were difperted without any material damage.

MAY 22.

The discharge of the Effex Fine was in confequence of the grievance being remedied for which the fine was impofed; as appears by the affidavit of Richard Muilmen Trench Chifwell, efq. ftating, That he is an inhabitant and a confiderable freeholder in the county of Effex, and allo an acting justice of the peace for that County; and that fince the impofing of fuch fine, two fufficient rooms have been made and fet apart in the goal, one for the male the other for the female prifoners who are fick, and that fuch rocms continue fet apart for fuch purpofes." Upon the read

ftreets. The mobs had previously been very outrageous, pelting the foldiers, constables, &c. with ftones and brickbats; the troops, however, gallopped through the streets in a very formidable manner, purfuing the rioters through all the narrow avenues, and taking many prifoners, whom they lodged in the dungeon, which was guarded by a party of foldiers. This had the defired effect, all was quiet at night and on Tuesday. Confiderable praise is due to the magiftrates, foldiers, and peace officers for their activity.

MAY 25.

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The fame day, in the house of commons, an addrefs was voted. (after along debate, but without a divifion) to his majefty, thanking him for his paternal goodness, in iffuing out the late proclanation against all feditious meetings and libels, and expreffive of their unalterable attachment to our prefent happy conftitution.

MAY 26.

Yesterday a court of common-council was held at Guildhall, present the lordmayor, aldermen, and a number of commoners, when Mr. Sutherland, in a fhort fpeech, introduced a motion, That an humble and loyal addrefs be prefented to his majesty, thanking his majesty for his gracious care for the fafety and fperity of his faithful fubjects, by iffuing the late proclamation against feditious meetings and publications."

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Several gentlemen, who highly approved of the meature, wifhed that a court might be called on purpose; but after feveral arguments to fhew the propriety of adopting the addrefs at this moment, they acquiefced, and the motion was feconded and unanimously agreed to.

A committee was appointed to draw up an addrefs, which was accordingly done, full of the moft lively and impreffive ideas of the bleffings enjoyed under our happy conftitution, and pledging the court to ufe every endeavour to give effect to the exertions of government to suppress all fpeculative and impracticable theories which threaten the peace of the country.

The fheriffs were ordered to attend the

king, to know when the court may prefent the fame; which they accordingly did, when his majesty appointed Wednesday

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The Infant fon and heir of lord Stopford.

Sir Noah Thomas, knt. F. R. S. phyfician in ordinary to his majefty.

The hon. lady Frances Holt, youngest daughter to the late, and fifter to the prefent earl of Aldborough.

George Brydges lord Rodney, admiral of the white, and vice admiral of Great Britain.

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MAjor-general Ralph Abercrombie

Colonel of the 6th regiment of foot. Major-general. O'Hara Lieutenantgovernor of Gibraltar.

Lord Macartney-a privy-counfellor. Lord Robert Stephen Fitzgerald-Minifter-plenipotentiary to the Swifs Cantons.

Jofeph lord Milton-Viscount Milton and earl of Dorchefter.

Lord Macartney-Ambaffador extraordinary and plenipotentiary to the emperor of China.

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William Lane, of Oxendon-street, tay

Joshua Brook, of Aldmondbury, in Yorkshire, merchant.

Henry Tucker, of Market-ftreet, St. James', grocer.

Henry Mears, of Wapping, dealer. William Worthington, and George Swift, of Manchester, fuftian-manufacturers and copartners.

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John Morris, of Gofwell-ftreet, brewer. Jofeph Hopkinfon, of Nottingham, filkthrowfter.

William Duckett, of Slaughtenford, in Wiltshire, paper-maker.

Jofeph Hillman the younger, of Exeter, fuller.

William Smith, of Whitechapel, baker, John Campbell the younger, of Crofslane, St. Mary at Hill, fhip-broker.

Thomas Benneworth, of Little Alieftreet, Goodman's-fields, feedfinan. MAY 12.

John Cracknell, and John Venable, of Nightingale-lane, Eaft-fmithfield, hatters and copartners.

Robert Clarke, of St. John the Evangelift, Weftminster, bricklayer.

John Peter De Belly, of Leicester-street, Leicefter-fields, watch-maker.

James Richardfon, of Somerfet-ftreet, Whitechapel, cheesemonger.

John Dixon, of Exeter, grocer.
John Cartledge, of Halifax, in York-

fhire, pot-maker.

William Hoole, of Manchester, taylor. John Brown, of Merthyr Tydvill, in Glamorganshire, draper.

MAY 15. George Grove, of Worcester, innholder.

Gravely Hurst, of Bedford-ftreet, Covent-garden, hardwareman.

Matthias Wilkes, of London, mer

chant.

George Carpenter, of Coggeshall, in Effex, draper. MAY 19.

James King, of Horfe-fhoe-alley, Moorfields, weaver.

John Ward, of Tooley-ftreet, grocer. William Eyre, of Bermondsey-street, felt-maker.

John Dixon and William Jeffery Dixon, of Exeter, merchants and partners.

John Wright and Jonathan Wright, of Lime-ftreet, wine-merchants and partners. John Buchanan and George Buchanan, of Carlisle, Cumberland, merchants and partners. MAY 22.

Robert Griffith Jones, and Chriftopher Hinde, of Wapping, provision-merchants and copartners.

James Beck, of Battle-bridge, Southwark, wine-merchant.

George Ellis Prick, of Heddon-court, Swallow-ftreet, cordwainer.

John Francis, of Loughborough, in Leicestershire, innholder.

Jonathan Chawner, of Uttoxeter, in Staffordshire, tanner.

MAY 26. Thomas Hudson, of Liverpool, coachmaker.

James Tomlinfon, of Glamford Briggs, in Lincolnshire, breeches-maker.

Thomas Baynham, of Bristol, grocer. James Hilton, of Salford, in Lancaster, cotton-twift-fizer.

Thomas Lloyd, of Chirk, in Denbigh, dealer.

John Timmings, of Steward-ftreet, Spital-fields, filk-broker,

James Smart, of Butcher-row, button

feller,

Maurice Jones, of Chirk, in Denbigh, grocer.

John Harris, Edward Lowe, Thomas Gaskill, and Henry Lowe, of Cannonftreet, feltmongers and copartners.

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