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his life rather than the relick. The 
prifoners were examined apart, and 
al] denied committing the murder. 
They were committed to differ- 
ent gaols, in order for re-examina- 
tien. ‘ 
A very curious difcovery has 
lately taken place at Blackwall, 
near the river Thames, where Mr. 
Perry, the fhip-builder, had appro- 
priated about feven acres of land 
for the purpofe of making a wet 
dock. In digging the ground, re- 
gular ftrata of fand, clay, &c. have 
been found, proper for making 
bricks; and, 12 feet below the fur- 
face, hazle-trees, with the nuts upon 
them. 
Diep, in the ifle of Sky, Mrs, 
Flora. Macdonald, famed in the 
annals of the late pretender. 
in the 19th year of his age Geo. 
Haftings, efq. only fon of Mr. Haf- 
tings of Folkftone, to whom the 
title of earl of Huntingdon is fup- 
pofed to have lately devolved. 
At Ipfwich, in his 1coth year, 
Alexander Dean, efq. 
In her 108th year, and in full 
. of all her faculties, Mrs. 
ridget Scaver, late of Treay, 
~ county of Armagh. 
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APRIL. 
A duel was lately fought in 
uttrelftown between Mr. Cor- 
ran, M.P. and major Hobart, fe- 
cretary to the lord lieutenant, oc- 
cafioned by fome words fpoken in 
parliament. The meeting was at 
the Hermitage, one of lord Car- 
hampton’s feats; Mr. Corran was 
attended by Mr. Egan; major Ho- 
bart by lord Carhampton, Being 
put to their ground, and agreed to 
fire as they: chofe, Mr. Corran fired 
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firft, without effeft; whereupon ma- 
jor Hobart faid, « He hoped Mr. 
Corran was fatisfed.” Mr. Egan 
than called out to major Hobart 
that he had not fired, as did Mr. 
Corran. The major, advancing a 
ftep or two towards Mr. Corran, 
repeated what he had faid before. 
Mr. Corran replied, “ 1 am forry, 
fir, you have taken this  ad- 
vantage; but you haye made it 
impoffible for me not to be fatif- 
HEE Sere oat 14) 
On the 14th inft. advice was re- 
ceived at Edinburgh, f-om William 
Pulteney, efq. who has inftituted a 
profeflorfhip for agriculture in the 
univerfity there, that he had fixed 
upon Dr. Andrew Coventry to fill 
that office. 
Leétures are to be delivered an- 
nually.—The fubjeéts are, refpect- 
ing the nature of foils and manures, 
the conftruétion of implements of 
hufbandry, the beft and moft fuc- 
cefsful known prattices, the man- 
ner of inftituting experiments to 
afcertain the effect of a practice in 
any given foil or climate, and the 
beft manner of introducing or train- 
ing fkilful labourers and country 
artificers, where thefe may be want- 
ing. 
‘The patronage of this inftitution,~ 
after the deceafe of the founder, is 
vefted jointly in, 1, The judges of 
the courts of feflion and exchequer 5 
z. The magiftrates and town coun- 
cil of Edinburgh, 3. The univer- 
fity of Edinburgh. One delegate 
from each of thefe bodies is to meet 
in a hall in the univerfity; and a 
majority determine the election, in 
cafe of a yacancy. 
A duel was fought at Muffelbo- 
rough Links, near Edinburgh, on 
the 14th inft. between fir George 
Ramfay, and captain Macrae; the 
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