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February 24.
London. A veffel is arrived in the river from
Boulogne, having on board Davis and Duff.

On Tuesday laft, a great number of the Of ficers of the Navy, prefented a petition to the Lords of the Admiralty, against the three additional articles propofed to be added to the bill for punishing mutiny and defertion, so far as may affect themselves.

The Right Hon. Sir Peter Warren, Sir Edward Hawke, and Edward Vernon, Efq; will foon be created Peers of Great Britain.

We have an account from Denmark, that the mortality among the black cattle has been very great in that kingdom; there have died in the feveral provinces fince the year 1743, 285,158 head of those beasts.

By a private letter from Hamburgh, we are! affured, that before the difcoveries were made of the intrigues of certain powers in the North, they were carried much too far for fuch as were concerned in them to go back, and that therefore a rupture in that part of the world is looked upon as a thing inevitable. It is fuppofed that the declaration of the new Duke of Courland will be the fignal to the new con federates; and that upon the first hoftilities that fhall be committed on that fide; General Count Lacy, who is actually gone to put himfelf at the head of the forces on the frontiers of Finland, will make a vigorous diversion on

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Which (mark it well) four fyllables combine,
Three first of which two letters each compound,
And three the laft: five of them have no found,
But all numerically read, do fhew
The fum of fixteen-hundred ninety-two,
And e're fo many years have run their round,
This name of mine fhall thro' the world re-
found.

Births, Marriages, Deaths, Preferments, Promotions, Fires, &c.
ORN. To the Earl of Carrick, a

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Arried. January 30. The Right Rev. Dr. Robert Drummond, Lord Bishop of St. Afaph, to Mifs Henrietta Orell, with 30,000 1. Edward Cole, of Bloomsbury fquare, Efq; to Mifs Molly Lawes, Counfel for Delme Van Hutchinson, to Mifs Levinge. Dr. Homer, to Mifs Lafoe, with 10,000 l. Duncombe, Efq; to Mifs Howard,» daughter to the Earl of Carlifle. William In gram, Efq; to Mifs Mabbeth. John Rothe ram, of Dronfield, Efq; to Mifs Fenton, of Little Sheffield. Jofiah Wandsworth, jun. Efq; to Mifs Robinson, of Hull, with 20,000 l Jof. Jekyll, Efq; to Lady Anne Montague. Mr. Meekes, to Mrs. Eliz. Priddle.

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IED. Feb. 1. N. S. aged 72, the Duchefs of Orleans. Mr. Cornelius Tirrel, at Andover, Hants. Cornelius Burton, Efq; and Ufher of the Black Rod to Q Anne, in 1714. Mr. Thomas Cook, of New caftle upon Tyne. Alderman Benjamin Archer, of Dublin. Dr. Baker, of Ipfwich. Tho. Evelyn, Efq; Mr. John Wilkinfon. Jofeph Airey, Receiver of the falt and excife duties, at Newcastle upon Tyne. Major Allgood. Will Overman, Efq; Feb. 8. N. S. The

Prince and Bishop of Wurtzbourg, fuppofed to be killed with the vapours refpired in his chemical operations, in which he much delighted. Alderman Edward Davies, of London. John Dummer, Efq; Francis Taylor, of Littleton, Efq; Hugh Ellis, Efq; aged 98. Chriftopher Midford, Efq; Hugh Molineux, Efq; John Clark, Efq; of Monmouth-court. The Rev. Thomas Knipe, M. A. of Maldon, Effex.

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Romoted. Samuel Seddon, Efq; to be Sollicitor to the Admiralty and Navyoffices. Mark Dickinson, to be Alderman of Queenhithe, London. Mr. Mann Hutchefon, to be a Mafter in Chancery. The King' of Portugal, by the Pope's Bull, to the title of His most faithful Majefty. Or. Whether Proteftant Princes are obliged to acknowledge his Portugueze Majefty, by this title, conferred by a power, which they deny; and it may be, with a view to hurt their interest with that King and his fubjects?

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~K~TS in the Gazettee. William Bat

31ft, Five years-old plate, 10 ft. three heats, Sir Marmaduke Wyvill's Bay Horfe, Duke of Ancafter's Chefnut Horfe, Lord Portmore's Skin, Duke of Devonshire's Brown Horfe, Mr. Ann's Bay Horfe, Duke of Hamilton's Brown

The mares plate of too guineas, 10 ft. four miles, one heat, Mr. Leed's Grey Mare, Lord Portmore's Brown Mare, Duke of Hamilton's Grey Mare.

The fame day Mr. Tuting's Brown Mare, againft Mr. Nixon's Bay cropt Gelding, 10 ft. four miles. four guineas, too guineas bye.

tay, of St. James's, Weftminster, Brick layer. Thomas Young, late of Portsmouth, Dealer, Shop-keeper, and Chapman. Elias Bird, of Rotherhithe in Surry, Victualler. Ifaac Hamiz, late of Winchester-street, Lon-Horfe, Duke of Kinston's Chefnut Horfe. don, Broker. Robert Grammer, of Manchefter in Lancashire, Mercer. John Wainwright, late of St. Luke in Middlefex, Sailcloth-maker and Chapman. William Potter, of Topfham in Devonshire, Merchant. Zachariah Collier, late of Yeadon in Yorkshire, Maltfter, Dealer and Chapman. Henry Cam, late of Bradford in Wiltshire, Clothier. Richard April 1, Lord Portmore, Duke of Ancaf Brown, of Reading in Berkshire, Diftiller,ter, and Mr. Panton, are to start each of Shopkeeper and Chapman, John Ingold, of Chelmsford, Salefman and Chapman, John Brewster, of Iflington, in the County of Middlefex, Salesman and Chapman. John Renall, late of St. Ofith, but now of Mundon in the County of Effex, Grocer, Cornfacter, and Chap man. Peter Hambly, of Thames-street, London, Merchant. James Egar, late of the Strand, in the County of Middlefex, Hofier. John Reade, of the Strand, in the County of Middlefex, Linnen draper. Mary Looker, of Bifhopfgate-ftreet, London, Victualler. Francis Rootley, of Wells in Norfolk, Merchant.

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AIRES. At Lifbon, which has done great damage. The house of Mr. Korflake, at South-Moulton in Devonshire, which confumed his dwelling-houfe; Mr. Korflake, his wife (who had that day been delivered of a child) and three other children, with the maid, perished in the flames, not one foul efcaping.

A Lift of the Horse-Matches, and Plates to be run for, at Newmarket, in March and April,

1749. March 23, Mr. Panton's Veteran, 9 ftone 7 lb. against Mr. Greville's Phoenix, 9 ft, four miles, for 100 guineas, half forfeit.

27th, The aged plate of 50 1. 9 ft. three heats, Mr. Panton's Buftard, Mr. Greville's Blank, Lord Gower's Little John, Lord Godolphin's Dormouse.

29th, Four year-old plate, 8 ft. 7 lb. four miles, one heat, Mr. Greville's Noble, Duke of Ancafer's Terrible, Duke of Hamilton's Chance, Mr. Pembroke's Dah, Mr. Meredith's Stump.

The Duke of Marlborough, Duke of Aneafter, Lord Godolphin, and Mr. Panton, are to start each of them a horfe of their own breeding, over the Beacon courfe, 9 ft. for 100 guineas each, half forfeit.

30th, The King's plate for fix years-old, 12 ft. Lord Portmore's Highlander, Mr. Panton's Statholder, Sir Marmaduke Wyvill's Brown Horfe, Mr. Greville's Pickle.

The fame day Lord Eggleton's Grey Horse, 12 ft. against Mr. Bathurst's Grey Horfe, 13 ft. four miles, 200 guineas, Gentlemen to ride,

them a filly of their own breed, over the Bea con-course, 8 ft. 7 lb. four miles, 50 guineas each, fweep stakes.

The fame day Lord March's chefnut gelding, Ringbone, against Mr Bathurst's chefnut horfe Robin-Hood, 12 ft. four miles, 100 guineas each.

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On the Hay-Market Conjurer.

Rowds fill the houfe before the hour of fix,
To fee this wond'rous artist fhew his
tricks...

Some laugh, to find their foolish hopes defeated;
And others fwear to be fo bilk'd and cheated.
You'll fee him ftill expertly act his part;
Find him one tavern bottle holds a Quart.
Prices of Corn at Bear-key, Feb. 24,
Per Quarter, Aboard in Sacks.
Wheat Red
27 s. 6 d. a 28 s.
27 s. 6 d.

Ditto White

Rye
Barley
Oats

19 s.

16 s. a 175. 15 s. a 178.

36 321 UL

35 11/2

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Course of the EXCHANGE, &c.
London, Friday Feb. 24, 1749.
Amfterdam
Ditto at Sight
Rotterdam
Antwerp
Hamburgh
Paris 1 day's date
Ditto 2 ufance
Bourdeaux ditto

Cadiz
Madrid
Bilboa
Leghorn
Venice

Lisbon

Porto
Dublin

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37 5
34 6 2 Ur.
30 a

30

30

101 102 100 a

28s a 27s

10 and 20

8a1271744 a 104 21043

101 100-3000

278 a 26s

20 and 30

9/1273

1742

99

100 a 993

26s a 25s.

30 and 40

268

101272

173

1012102 100

99

99%

91

25$ a 26s

40 and

50

288

II

1732

102

100% a

100

100

191. a

26s a 275

50 and 60

224

13

173 a 104 a

102

993 a

1001

913 a

27s a 26s

60 and 70

186

70 and 80

14127a128 1732 a

1051

101 a

100/1

91 a 92

275 a 28s

80 and 90

100% a

100 a

28s a 31s

90 and 100

16129 a 175

1054a106

101a102 102 a

101a10294 a 95

32s a 31s

Feb. 7.

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