‘¢harge in the indictment. 
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broken, and his fkull fra€tured, which 
he learnt was done by Apologi in 
knocking him down; and that his 
throat was cut in two places by 
Farari with a knife which he had 
borrowed of him that morning. 
That he was in great horror at the 
fight of fuch a fpectacle! but affifted 
in burying the body, for fear of a 
difcovery, and that he fhould be 
deemed an acceflary in the murder. 
Apologi and Farari acknow- 
ledged all he thus faid was ftriftly 
true. On afcending the {caffold, 
Apologi and Fararidifcovered great 
perturbation of mind, and wept a- 
bundantly. Marini deported him- 
felf with more fortitude, and yet 
with becoming decency. Thomas 
Hewet Maiters likewife fhewed a 
becoming contrition. After a few 
minutes {pent in devotion with their 
refpective minifters, the drop fell, 
when they expiated (it is hoped) 
their offences, in the prefence of an 
incredible number of {pectators. 
After hanging the ufual time, their 
hodies were cut down, and fent to 
furgeons’ hall for difleCtion. 
At Warwick affizes a perfon was 
indifted for ftealing a horfe. It 
was proved, that he hired the horfe 
at London, to go a fhort journey ; 
that he rode him to Birmingham, 
and there fold him, and converted 
the money to his own ufe. Thefe 
circumftances were fubmitted to 
the confideration of the jury; who 
brought in their verdiét, “ guilty 
of feliing the horfe.” The judge 
told them, he’ knew no law that 
made the felling a horfe a capital 
crime; and referred back to the 
They 
then laid their heads togetheragain, 
and, after mature confideration, 
brought in their final verdict, « not 
guilty,” . 
[201 
Mr. Erfkine on the part of 
fir James Marriot, judge of 
the bigh court of admiralty, moved 
the court of kinz’s bench for a cri- 
minal information againft David 
Parry, efq; governor of the ifland 
of Barbadoes, for an infult offered 
to fir James in his character as a 
judge. A caufe had been tried in 
the court of admiralty, in which the 
governor was concerned, and, in 
giving judgment in that caufe, fir 
James made feveral obfervations on 
the conduct of the governor, which 
the governor refented, and called 
upon fir james iz the charaZer of 
a gentleman, The rule was granted. 
But on the 8th of May, the go- 
vernor, by his counfel, fignified his 
defire of apologizing to fir James 
for his warmth. ‘The apology was 
accepted ; the rule difcharged. 
Diep, 16th, at the houfe of a 
relation near Paris, in the diocefe of 
Bayonne, M. Bourgelais, author of 
fome very curious remarks on me- 
taphyfical and hiftorical chronology. 
He was born a cripple, and fpent 
his life in ftudy. ‘The various fy{- 
tems of facred chronology he treated 
upon with great ability. He was 
well verfedin moft of the European 
languages. With all his abilities, 
however, he exifted in the fhade of 
poverty. 
At Philadelphia, aged 34 oth, 
years and 3 months, Benjamin ha 
Franklin, efq. LL.D. and F.R.S. 
He was born in 1706, and brought 
up in the profeffion of a printer; in 
which capacity he worked fome 
years as a journeyman with the 
late Mr. Watts. 
His love of {cience can be traced 
from an early period. A letter of 
his to Sir Hans Sloane, dated June 
2, 1725, is printed in vol. L. p. 459, 
of tie Gentleman’s Magazine. 
25th, 
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