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dentially, at the infant of the last shock, Images at Manchefter have not been less

a violent wind arose at the north-east, |
attended with a fevere fhower of hail-
ftones of wonderful magnitude, tending
to diffipate the fulphureous exhalations
and drive off the ftorm, which, taking
a fouth-easterly direction, was heard
with diftant, though lefs tremendous,
peals for more than ten minutes after.
The wind continued very high during
the remainder of the morning, and fome
fhowers of rain falling, the air was en-
tirely clear of every particle of fulphu-
reous matter at the dawn of day.

The ftorm was of that alarming nature, that several of the royal family arofe, and most of the inhabitants of the town quitted their beds, under the idea of felf-prefervation. Happily no perfon received any injury. The only damage fuftained was the ripping of the tiling of houfes, falling of trees, &c. circumftances very trivial, confidering the extraordinary ftrength of the flashes of lightning.

Portfmouth, Dec. 23. This morning, about five o'clock, we had a very heavy form, attended with violent claps of thunder, lightning, hail, and rain. The damage done here is as follows: five men ftruck blind, one killed on board the Romulus, and several wounded on board different fhips of war.

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considerable.

The late ftorm was felt at Dublin, but was not a ended with much damage.

25. The lateft accounts from Botany-Bay inform us, that the fettlers fuffered very fevere hardships from the lofs of the Guardian frigate, having been put to very short allowance; and that the Sirius floop of war was wrecked off Norfolk Island. There are hopes, however, that forefhips had arrived before their fcanty pittance of provisions was exhaufted. Fish is caught in abun dance. Governor Phillip's attention and indefatigable exertions are spoken of in the warmest terms of gratitude.

26. Letters from moft parts of the country bring intelligence of accidents occafioned by the late winds. The upper part of the fouth pinnacle of St. Mary's church, Leicefter, was blown down confiderable damage was done to the college and fteeple of St. Nicholas's church at Worcester; ail the packets at Parkgate, however, after having fought through the tempeft with wonderful facility, were fafely moored the next morning; but we are forry to hear that there is reafon to believe a boat, bringing a lottery exprefs from Dublin, is loft that between Ealbourne and Dungenefs, five shipwrecks were noticed, and that at Liverpool several vessels are on thore.

The late fevere gales of wind have proved as fatal in Ireland as in this country and on its coafts; many houses were ftripped of their covering; others have been demolished by stacks of chim

24. The foods, and the melting of the late fnows in the north, have been so rapid, that, with a fucceffion of heavy rains, a greater fwell of the waters has been occafioned than can be remembered. Many families upon the banks of the Aire, the Calder, and the rivulets of Shipfear and Holbeck, have beennies falling on them, and not a few have forced to remove. From twelve till two been shattered to their foundation; by o'clock, the rain near Leeds fell in tor- thefe unfortunate accidents feveral lives rents, with lightning, and wind equal have been loft. In general much dato a hurricane. The waters rofe fo fud- mage has been experienced by the fhipdenly, that a woman was fwimming ping in the Channel and on the Weish about the room in her bed, before the coaft The Nancy, of Chepftow, bound knew what was the matter. In the low to Drogheda, with bark, glafs, and part of Leeds they were glad to get Welsh beer, was driven on shore beinto the upper rooms, and take their tween Balbriggen and Lambay, but got pigs, &c. with them. The damages off at eight on Wednesday morning, of the dye-houfes near Shipfcar bank with the lofs of her rudder, bowfprit, cannot yet be ascertained; but Dear and foremast. The John and James, of Timble-bridge the flood was fo impe- Arundel, with malt and hops, for Newtuous as to level the wall of the new ry, fprung a leak about two in the mornburial-ground; at the fame time Hol-ing, and fhipped a fea in coming round beck rivulet forced down the bridge at Wicklow Head, which washed two the Old Buckram-house, The da- men overboard. She continued firing a

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few small guns, ard hung out lights, as fignals of disrefs; but it is probable, that the mountainous height of the water, and the noife of the win, might have prevented them from being obferved by any perfon on fhore. She was, however, fpoke with by fome fishing-boats about nine on Wednesday morning, three leagues to the eastward, lying to, to repair her damages, which were very confiderable.

The feeple of St. Mary's, Oxford, one of the moft beautiful pieces of Gothic architecture in England, has received fo much injury by the late heavy gales of wind, that it will be neceffary to take it down, to prevent the danger that threatens its neighbourhood.

St. Hilary (Jersey), Dec. 26. The form on Thursday morning last has done much damage in this town and the neighbouring country, and shipping too have been injured.

28. The following particulars are communicated in a letter from an officer belonging to his majesty's Sirius, dated at Port Jackfon, New South Wales, April 13, 1790.

We were ordered in the Sirius, with the Supply brig under our command, to proceed to Norfolk Island (about 300 leagues Southward of this place), to carry a fupply of provifions and flores for the fettlement which had heen formed there, and of which lieutenant King was governor.

Upon making the island, we ran in fhore to difcover a proper place for landing our flores: but the wind blowing upon the land, threw in fuch a furt, that we found it impracticable. We therefore ran round to leeward of the ifland, for there are no harbours, and the island is furrounded with coral rocks, which lie at fome diftance from the fhore.

We worked into a bay; but unfortunately the wind fhifting feveral points, made it a lee thore. We then endeavoured to work out again; but in tacking, the fhip refufed flays, and we were obliged to weather, which ran us confiderably to leeward. Unfortunately fhe miffed ftays upon the next tack, and being near a reef of rocks, the captain ordered one of the anchors to be cut away. At this time it blew hard, and before the brought up, fhe tailed upon

the reef, and in a very fhort time feven feet water in her hold.

We threw overboard a buoy, with small line faftened to it, which drifted fhore. Upon the people there gett hold of one end of it, we bent a haw to the other, which they hauled afho and faftened to a tree upon a rifi ground. We hove it tight, and flung grating, which, with a traveller up the hawfer and hauling-lines, enabl two men to be hauled on shore at time, but not without imminent dang of their lives, as, they were haule through a furf of upwards of 1 yards.

In this way, however, we all got fa on fhore. The only one hurt was cap tain Hunter, who received a violen contulion by being thrown on the rocks but, thank God! he is recovered; the lofs of that worthy and diftinguish ed officer would have been severely fel by us, and by his country.

29. In the houfe of lords, as foor as prayers were over, the malt bill, the affeffed duties bill, the bill laying further duties on malt, the diftillery bill, and captain M'Bride's recognizance bill, were read a third time, and paffed, and notice theicof fent to the houfe of coinmons.

Their lordships then adjourned during pleasure, to robe, and the house was then refumed and in waiting for his majelly.

At a quarter paft three o'clock his majefly came to the house, and being feated on the throne, fir Francis Molineux, gentleman ufher of the black-rod went to the houfe of commons, and commanded their immediate attend-"

ance.

As foon as the fpeaker of the house of commons came to the bar of the houfe of lords, in a short but folemn fpeech, he addressed his majesty to the following effect:

"That his majefty's most faithful and loyal commons had chearfully provided the neceffary fupplies for defraying the expences incurred by the armament lately entered into for the maintenance of the honour, and fupport of the dignity of his majefty's crown. That in providing thefe fupplies, his majefty faithful commons had adopted a principle, which, although it would in fome de

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gree increase the temporary burthens of the country, would add no permament load to the national debt, and would afford to furrounding nations a striking proof of the internal firength and copious refources of the kingdom, at the fame time that it would fet an example to pofterity, and form a precedent, which, it was the ardent hope of his majefty's faithful commons, future parliaments would follow.

The speaker then read the titles of the feveral bills of fupply which he had brought with him from the house of commons, and delivered them one by one to the clerk, humbly receiving his majesty's most gracious concurrence.

The Canterbury road bill, the Doveridge-inclofure bill, the Beal-Inclofure bill, Mr. Noordingh's naturalizafion bill, and the afore-mentioned bills, which had been read a third time, then passed.

After which his majefty retired, and the commons withdrew.

The houfe was then adjourned to Monday the 3 tft of January.

Plymouth, Jan. 2. The weather has been dreadful this week paft, particularly yesterday and this day, when it blew an hurricane from S. S. W. and rained incessantly.

3. Laft week, at Wicks St. Lawrence, Somersetshire, a thunderbolt struck the weathercock of the tower, very much damaged the pinnacle, entered the weft window, and took its courfe into the body of the church, scorched the palpit cloth, and cracked the pulpit, which was built with ftone, and much injured the whole of the fabric.

The damage is eftimated at three hundred pounds.

The revenue has been increafed in the week ending in the 1ft of January 1791, above the correfponding week in the year 1790, by the fum of one bundred fifty-one thousand thirty-fix pounds, as the following ftatement will thew. A comparative account of the customs, &c. for the weeks ending the rft of January 1790, and the 1ft of Jannary 1791.

Cuftoms 46,449 0 0
Excife 101,367 0 0
Stamps 32,222 0 0
Incidents 104,719 0 0

39,220 O O 261,855 0 0 29,365 105,155 O

£. 284,737 £.435,793 0 o

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6. By a late decree in one of the courts of America, the rights of British creditors to recover debts incurred before hoftilities commenced between Great Britain, and the United States, is eftablished, with the exception only of fuch intereft upon the said debts as accrued during the war.

8. The whole number of new packetboats to be built for the service of the post-office department, to convey the mails, is 12. The Carteret, Capt. D'Auvergne, juft ready at Deptford, is the first launched; five more are to be completed this year, and the remainder by Christmas 1792.

10. The fea continues to gain upon the town of Dunwich, in Suffolk, of which even the remaining part cannot be expected to laft many years.

BIRTHS.

Jan. 1. The lady of Thomas Boothby Parkyns, of Wimpole-street, efq. of a daughter.

The marchionefs of Tweedale, of a daughter.

7. The lady of Henry Cartwright, of Liverpool, efq. of a daughter.

до. The lady of John Drummond, of New ftreet, Spring Gardens, efq. of a fon.

MARRIAGES.

Jan. 4. John Geers Cotterell, of Garnon, Herefordshire, efq. to miss Evans, of Hertford-fireet.

Edward Forfter, of Baliol College, Oxford, efq. to Mrs. Addifon.

William Hozier, of Newlands, near Kellymount, efq. to mifs Jean Campbell, of Clathick.

5. James Lardner, of Tiverton, efq. to mifs Stewey.

The hon. John Charles Villiers, member of parliament for Dartmouth, to mifs Mary Forbes.

6. The earl of Fauconberg to mifs Chefshyre, of Bennington, Herts.

7. James Allan Park, of Lincoln's inn, efq. to mifs Lucy Atherton, of Prefton John Crane, of Newington Butts, efq. to mifs Dawson.

Philip Delme, of Hackney-road, efq. to mifs Euftatia Smith, of Colchester. William Long, of Southampton, efq. to mifs Neale.

Clarke,

mifs Duff.

Clark, of Edinburgh, esq. to

Charles Montague, of Camberwell, efq. to mifs Elizabeth Smith, of Prince's Risborough, Bucks.

11. John Gibbs, of Stroud, Kent, efq, to mifs Polhill, of Goudhurst.

Capt. Bower, in his imperial majesty's fervice, to mifs Geledneki, of Clap. Aam.

James Hebert, of Great Portlandftreet, efq. to miss Tinkleer, of Great Ruffel-street.

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Simon Lucas, efq. his majefty's interpreter of the oriental languages, to mifs Griffith.

24. The rev. Dr. Barrow, of Sohofquare, to Mrs. Biffen, of Tottenham. The rev. Spencer Madan, chaplain to his majefty, to mifs Inge, of Thorpe, Staffordshire.

The rev. John George Norbury, fellow of King's College, Cambridge, to mifs Falconer, of Litchfield.

Richard Palmer, of Hurft, Berks, efq. to mifs Bowles.

The rev, Mr. Plymley, of Longnor,

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Lieut. William Mitford, of the Roya Fufileers.

Mifs Harriot Newcome, of Devon fhire place, Marybone.

John Hammond, of Newcastle, efq. Mrs. Lifter, of Damhead, Edinburgh.

William Bromfield, of Clare Hall, Cambridge, efq.

efq.

Alexander Grey, of Gerrard-street,

Charles Browne, of Berwick, efq.
James Harding, of Billericay, esq.;
Thomas Downes, of Coventry, efq.
Francis Perry, of Bristol, efq.
Mifs Jemima Waddington, of Wim-
pole, Cambridgeshire.

8. Samuel Cockcraft, efq. late ord

Shropshire, to mifs Danfey, of Brin-nance ftore-keeper at Gibraltar. fop, Herefordshire.

Jeffery Foote, of Effex Bridge, Dublin, efq. to mifs Williams.

John Brereton Birch, of Northfleet Lodge, Kent, efq. to mifs Rous.

F. Wilmot, of St. Thomas's-fireet, Southwark, efq. to Mrs. Butler.

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J. Gulftone, efq. a ward of the court of chancery.

The lady of Henry Chivers Vince, of Cliff Hall, Wilts, efq.

10. John Hatfield, of Doncafler, efq.

11. Samuel Weftwood, of Moreton Jefferies, Herefordshire, efq.

14. Sir James Foulis, of Colington,

bart.

Mifs Kinch, of Hampstead.
Capt. Gamaliel Nightingale, of the

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