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It is affured at Hamburgh, that the courts of Vienna and London have refolved to use their good offices in order to bring about an amicable determination of the differences arifen between the courts of Petersburgh and Berlin; and they write from the former city, that the emperor's ambaffador, and Mr. Guy Dickens, have already had conferences on this fubject with the minifters of the empreís, who anfwered them, that her imperial majefty was difpofed to give her confent to an accommodation, upon condition that a reasonable fatisfaction should be given her for the injuries which the apprehended had been done her, particularly in regard to the detaining her fubjects who are in the fervice of his Pruffian Majesty.

ITALY.

His imperial majefty, as grand duke of Tufcany, is fallen into the modern fashion of fetting up a naval power. He fometime ago fitted out three men of war from Leghorn, under commodore Acton, which have made the tour of the Levant; have been at Conftantinople and Smyrna; and it is thought, were employed to open a trade immediately between his Tufcan fubjects and the Mahometans. The little fquadron is returned to Malta. The emperor has alfo abolish'd the old ftile in his grand Dutchy, where it hath till now continued, in the neighbourhood of Rome, ever fince Pope Gregory's reformation, which is at laft received.

From Venice we hear, that the mifunderstanding between that republick and the courts of Vienna and Rome is at length adjusted; the patriarch.fhip of Aquileia being thereby to be abolifhed, and, for the future, to be divided into two archbishopricks, one of Udine for that part of the Trioul, belonging to the republick, and the other of Gorizia for that part of it which belongs to the houfe of Austria. FRANCE.

The French king's edict for erecting a military school at Paris, was published the latter end of last month; and as a fund for supporting this school, the duty on cards has been doubled, and the revenues of all vacant benefices are to be applied to the fame purpose. A plan for building has been already prefented to his majesty

by Mr. Gabriel, his chief architect, which has been approved of, and according to which it is to be fituated on the river Seine, a little below the invalids, to have above 150 toifes in front, and above 100 acres allotted for the building, and for the avenues to it, which are all to be planted with trees. The 3d inft. N. S. the trial of the famous M. de la Bourdenaye was concluded, and being acquitted of every accufation brought against him, he was difcharged from the Baftile after a three years imprisonment; a poor reward for the fervice he did his country.

We have had lately an account of feveral new discoveries made in France, viz. That the Sieur Guittard had found out a compofition like that of which China is made; that a country furgeon had difcovered a kind of agaric, or fungus, which ftops the bleeding in amputations, without tying up the arteries: And, that a third perfon had found out the fecret of piecing glafs, without the least appearance of its having ever been broken or joined.

We have the following acconnt from Farlus in Bigorre, near the Pyrenees. "About three weeks ago, a rumbling noife was heard feveral days fucceffively in the Pyrenees, which geatly alarmed all the inhabitants of that neighbourhood. This noife was fucceeded by feveral fhocks of an earthquake, which were alfo felt in the principality of Bearn: fince which they have had eleven fhocks fucceffively. And tho' the damage done thereby be not very confiderable, yet the confternation they have thrown the inhabitants into is fo great, that they fluck to this city with their best effects as thinking themselves fafer here. The noise in the bowels of the earth continues ftill, and is fometimes like that of thunder.-At Lourde, a small city in Bigorre, they had one shock more violent than any felt by their neighbours, infomuch that a mountain was thrown down by it into an adjacent valley; the greatest part of which was filled up by it. Upon this, our Bifhop judged it neceffary to have recourfe to fpiritual means, and accordingly issued a mandate for a fast of feveral days, in order to obtain a cesfation of these earthquakes."

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NETHERLANDS. There have been two placarts of the ftates of Holland published at the Hague, in the firft of which, they complain of the oppofition and maletreatment the collectors of their taxes have met with in the execution of their duty; declare all perfons concerned in fuch outrages, enemies to their country; and order their fifcal to profecute them; and they impower their collectors to ftop and fearch all carriages by land or water, and to provide themselves and affiftants with arms for repelling force with force. And in the other they declare, that the oath taken by merchants and traders for preventing frauds, in the collection of the duties, fhall be binding, till abrogated or renewed.

TURKEY.

They write from Conftantinople. that the captain-bashaw Hadgi-Bekir, is depofed, and fent back to Giddah, his former government, on the redfea; and the command of the fleet is given to Dourak-bashaw, governor of Conya, late mafter of the horse. The Tefterdar (high treasurer) has alfo been difmiffed, and banished to the ifle of Tenedos ; and his poft is given to Mustapha Effendi, who was once but an under clerk in the treafury. The Kiaia-bey (head clerk to the grand Vzir) having been fo unadvised as to discover that he was not of his mafter's way of thinking, has likewife been banished to the isle of Mi

tellino; and is fucceeded by NaffifMuftapha Effendi, a perfon not noted for his talents, but remarkable for docility, which is all that is required by the prime Vizir; fo that for his own fafety he has been obliged to difplace fome of his moft dangerous

enemies, and it is expected we shall foon fee more removals.

As to the affairs of Perfia, the troubles continue in that unhappy country.

There is ftill a Perfian embaffador at the Turkish court; but it feems he has little to do there, or that his errand is not agreeable; for it was obferved three weeks ago that he had an audience of the grand Vizir, but in about fifteen minutes he rofe from his feat, and abruptly broke off the conference. SPAIN.

At the feveral ports of this kingdom, they continue to fit out fhips of war with all imaginable expedition, and it is computed that his majesty will have 44 of the line ready to put to fea about the middle of April. Letters from Peru advife, that a deep cavern has been difcovered in a village called Urcos, about 15 miles from Cufco, upon the river Qui-Qui-Xana, in which were three coffins of mafly gold two inches and a half thick, wherein were depofited the bones of three kings. The inhabitants were not without hopes of finding fome of the immenfe treasures which were concealed by the fubjects of Atabalipa, when Francis Pizarro conquered that country in 1532.

From Cadiz we have the following account, of the ships that entered that port in the courfe of the laft year, viz. 789 English, including 17 men of war; 171 French, eight of which were men of war; 144 Dutch, including two men of war; 45 Spanish, including 20 men of war and 14 Xebeques; 34 Danes; 29 Swedes 5 Malteze; 3 Venetians; 2 Tuscan ; I Portugueze; I Neapolitan, and 1 Ruffian: In all 1178 merchantmen, and 47 men of war.

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Wednesday, Feb. 20. It was refolved, at a general court of the fouthfea company, that the refolution agreed at the last general court, is not intended, nor fhall be deemed to relate or any ways affect the claim the company has on the public, with regard to any of their demands on the crown of Spain, given up by his majefty for the peace and tranquility of this nation. Refolved, that this general, court doth impower the court of directors to lay the refolutions which paffed the last general court, with what paffed in this general court, before the gentlemen of the adminiftration; and that they purfue all the means neceflary for carrying the fame into execution.

Several hundred failors having miftaken the fenfe of an advertisement, inferted to procure a meeting to confult agents and managers, how to obtain a few bounty-bills; for which there were no proper vouchers, met at the Fountain-tavern behind the RoyalExchange, imagining themselves fummoned to receive money; upon their disappointment, that the advertifement was published by one who had before fummoned them, and raised two fubfcriptions, one of one fhilling, and the other of two fhillings and fix-pence a man; they were fo enraged, as to force the agent into a coach, and carry him to the lord mayor's. Here they were advised to apply to the admiralty, where they accordingly went, and afterwards to juftice Fielding's, who not being at home, they came back to the lord mayor's, who, to prevent the agent from being pulled to pieces, fent him to Newgate. It being reported by fome ill-defigning people, that their money was at Mr. Belcher's, in Lombard-ftreet; they affembled before his houfe, which narrowly escaped being demolished by them: And tho' the proclamation was read to them, and a party of foldiers were brought to prevent mifchief, they would not difperfe till one of them was fent to Newgate,

The fubfcription to the British fifhery, the fum of which amounted to about 200,000l. was clofed. Six buffes were ordered to be immediately built for the enfuing season,

Pursuant to an order of commoncouncil the day before, the fheriffs of London prefented a petition to the houfe of commons against the bill for naturalizing foreign proteftants.

Thursday, Feb. 21. The fheriffs of London, prefented another petition, praying that fome remedy be taken to prevent the pernicious ufe of spiritu ous liquors.

Orders were given by the lords of the admiralty for working double tides, in the yards of Deptford, Woolwhich and Chatham, to fit out ten men of war of the line, with all expedition. Ordered likewife that the feveral docks, guts, and drains of all his majesty's yards in the kingdom be cleanfed and opened.

Letters figned L. D. were fent to Thomas Dewry, of Overfton, Bart. Richard Backwell of Great Billing, and the Rev. Mr. Stanton, all living near Northampton; in which they were defired to get from the officers of their respective parishes 40 fhillings, and to put it in a certain place, and threatned with fire, destruction, &c. upon non compliance.

Mr. Backwell's fish-pond and house has been robbed, and a hovel joining to Billing fet on fire. The king has promifed pardon, fir Thomas Dewry 401. Mr. Backwell 201, and the parifh of Moulton 30l. to the difcovery of the perfons concerned in writing thefe letters, &c.

The private ginfhops, within the bills of mortality, are computed to be 17,000. The duty laid on the British diftillery, from 1740 to Jan. 1750, amounts on an average of one year with another, to 6,761,2561. which is about 100,000 l. a year more than before that term,

Monday, February 25. A bill was brought into the houfe of lords for altering our ftile, and was ftrongly recommended by the earl of Chesterfield, who moved for it, and by the earl of Macclesfield: The bill was ordered to be read a fecond time on Monday fe'nnight, and to be printed.

The fum to be raised for paying off the unfubfcribed fouth fea annuities is 2,100,000l. The remainder, being 225,0231. 7 s. 11 d. is to be paid out of the finking fund,

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In the scheme for the new lottery, there aro 70,000 tickets in the whole, x blanks to a prize, and each blank valued at fix pounds. The ticket 101. is fince rifen to feveral fhillings, 131. There are two prizes of 10,000l, four of 5,000l. five of 3,000l. eight of 2,000l. twenty of 1,000l. forty one 500l. two hundred 100l. four hundred and twenty 501. nine thoufand three hundred 201. befides the first drawn 500l. and the laft drawn 1,000 1:

There are 8,000 feamen voted for this year; land forces 18,857, landtax three fhillings in the pound.

The charge against the honourable Alex. My, Efq; who continues in Newgate upon a commitment of the house of C- -ns, was, that at the head of a mob, he declared in a menacing manner, that he, and a thousand more, had fworn the high bailiff should make his return in the middle of Covent-Garden, and not in the portico. And that after the return, he excited the mob to murder the returning officer, who was then pre

fent, repeating with imprecations" will "no body knock the dog down ?”. "will no body kill the dog?"

Being to receive fentence at the bar on his knees, and refufing to kneel, he was ordered to be a close prifoner, and not allowed the use of pen, ink or paper, and no person to have accefs to him, without leave; which was at feveral times granted to his brother lord Elibank, his fifter lady Ellen Murray, Dr. Lamond, and two apothecaries, Mr. Cook and Mr. Golding; but on the 25th it was ordered, that only the doctor, Mr. Cook, and a nurfe might attend without fresh leave.

March 1. The famous Theodore, king of Corfica, who a few years fince made fuch a confiderable figure in Europe, was tried at the court of king's bench, Guildhall, on an action for a debt of rool, and caft.

Great numbers of people refort daily to the foundling-hofpital, to fee the children of it most usefully employed, in making nets for the fociety of the free British fishery.

ECCLESIASTICAL PREFERMENTS. John Laud, M. A. chaplain to the right hon. earl of Stanhope, promoted to the rectory of Marth Gibbon, in the county of Buckingham and diocefe of Lincoln, and to the vicarage of Bampton, in the county and diocefe of Oxford.

rage of Stoke, in the county of Warwick, and diocese of Litchfield and Coventry; presented by the lord chancellor.

Berry Dodfon, to the rectory of Thelnefton, in the county of Norfolk and diocese of Norwich, prefented by

Richard Lawe, M. A. to the vica- the lord chancellor.

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THEATRICAL NEW S.

On Thursday the 7th of this inftant, the tragedy of Othello was perform'd at Drury-lane theatre, by perfons of diftinction for their diverfion, to the most brilliant audience that perhaps ever was affembled upon any occafion. The whole performance was truly admirable, and merited all the applaufe that was or could be given it. PLAYS

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The third and laft cordial for low fpirits, Griffiths, 38

Gil Blas, a comedy by Mr. Moore, Franklin, is 6d

The original story from whence that comedy is taken, Cooper, 6d

Two hiftorical accounts of making New Foreft in Hampshire, and Richmond park, Cooper, Is

The oeconomy of female life, by a lady, Owen, Is 6d

Treaty concluded and figned at Madrid, Owen, 6d

The polite companion, 2 vol. Baldwin, Brindley, 6s

Webfter's two fermons on the fabbath, Clarke, 6d

The hiftory of Pompey the little, Cooper, 35

The bruifer knock'd down, being the life of J. Field, Smith, 3d

The story of the methodist, or the injur'd husband's revenge, Doughty, 6d

Wit flying at St. J———————s's, Merryman, 6d

A plan of the univerfal register office in the Strand, recommended by H. Fielding, at ditto, 3d

Miscellaneous differtations, by A. Betfon, Meighan, Corbett, 1s 6d

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