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ended, when thirteen received 
sentence of death; twenty-two 
were ordered to be transported be- 
yond the seas for seven years ; thir- 
teen to be imprisoned in Newgate ; 
seven in Clerkenwell Bridewell ; 
thirteen to be publicly and one pri- 
vately whipped ; two had judgment 
respited until a future period; and 
fourteen areto be delivered by pro- 
clamation. 
18th. At the ball given this even- 
ingin honour of her Majesty’s birth- 
day, as the Prince of Wales was 
talking to the King, he felt asevere 
pull at his sword, and, on looking 
round, perceived the diamond guard 
of his sword was broken off and sus- 
pended only by asmall piece of wire, 
which, from its elasticity, did not 
break. The person whom the Prince 
supposes to have made this impu- 
dent attempt, was exceedingly gen- 
teelly dressed, and had much the 
appearance of a man of fashion. 
The diamonds on the part thus 
attempted to be stolen, were worth 
30001. 
25th. A late letter from Dr. Mac- 
genis, of the Irish college at Lisbon, 
gives a most awful account of the 
earthquake which happened in that 
city on Sunday night, the 27th of 
November. ‘The first shock was 
felt about twenty minutes after 
eleven, and consisted of five or six 
strong vibrations, so closely follow- 
ing eachother, that they couldscarce 
be distinguished. After a pause of 
near five minutes, one very violent 
undulatory motion, that shook the 
whole house, succeeded, attended 
by a loud and tremendous crash, 
which, after a rustling noise aud se- 
veral hisses, like those we might ima- 
gine to proceed from a great mass 
of flaming iron suddenly quenched 
in cold water, went off like the re- 
port of a cannon. Meantime the 
streets were crowded with the mul- 
titudes flying from their houses, 
whose chimnies were falling about 
their ears. The bells of St. Roche 
tumbled in all directions, and tolled 
the most horrible sounds. After 
the first fright had a little abated, 
the churches were opened, and 
soon filled with multitudes, to de- 
precate the mischiefs of 1755, and 
imploring divine mercy. Between 
six and seven, her Majesty, with her 
household, set out for Belem, fol- 
lowed by almost every person of 
quality, who retired to some dis- 
tance. So lasting was the conster- 
nation, that no business was done at 
the Exchange, the custom-house, or 
quays. The theatres were shut, 
and all public diversions forbid till 
further orders, 
The House of Assembly of Ja- 
maica has voted 500l. sterling for 
the purpose of erecting a monu- 
ment to the memory of their late 
Governor the Earl of Effingham, 
30th. Information having been 
received that a forgery of French 
assignats was carrying on in the 
King’s Bench prison, a search was 
made yesterday,and forged assignats 
amounting to half a million pounds 
sterling, were found in one of the 
wards. 
Diep, at Islington, Mrs. Judith 
Scott, aged 102. 
16th. At her house in Southamp- 
ton-row, Mrs. Griggs. Her execu- 
tors found in her house eighty-six 
living and twenty-eight dead cats. 
A black servant has been left 150h 
per annum, for the maintenance of 
himself and the surviving grimal- 
kins. The lady died worth 30,000). 
FEBRUARY. 
6th. Mr. Layton, of the Borough, 
entertained 200 friends in a new 
A@2 tub. 
