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office, he was therefore passed over ; 

 and William Domvilic, esq. citizen 

 and stationer, Mas by the livery 

 elected, together >vith George Scho- 

 ley, esq. citizen and distiller, to 

 serve the offices of sheriffs of the city 

 of London, and sherift'of the county 

 of Middlesex. 



Captain Barber, of the dnke 

 of Cumberland's sharp sliooters, 

 brought a charge against Mr. Hand- 

 ley, the lessee ot the tolls at the top 

 of Tottenham-Court Road, for 

 stopping and taking toll from him 

 when on horse-back at the head of 

 his corps. The charge was founded 

 upon a late act of parlianienl, in 

 ■\vhich there is a clause of exemption. 

 Some difficulty arose on tlie ques- 

 tion, M hether Captain Barber could 

 be considered as a iield-officcr, 

 agreeably to the w ords of the r.ct ; 

 and still more when it was found 

 that Mr. Handley refused any com- 

 promise, and that the act iiiilictcd 

 no penalty. Captaiti Barber pledged 

 himself, in consequence, to indict 

 Mr. Handley, for obstructing tlie 

 march of the king's troops ; and also 

 to bring an action, in order to try 

 the question of exemption. 



22d. A fire broke out some days 

 ago, in the turpentine warehouse of 

 Messrs. Bruce and Jacques, near 

 Traitor's-bridge, Bristol, which de- 

 stroyed those extensive premises. — 

 Three men were dreadfully burned ; 

 one of them died the day follow. 



ing. 



23d. The numerous tenantry of 

 Mr. Coke, of Holkham, this day 

 presented him with a superb vase, 

 valued at 7001. as a testimony of 

 esteem, for his judicious and liberal 

 conduct as a land owner and occu- 

 pier. The cup is extremely elegant, 

 and abounds in the most beautiful 

 eDablematical devices. It weighs 

 2 



700 ounces, and, from the beauty of 

 the workmanship cost as many 

 pounds sterling. 



24th. During a thunder storm 

 this afternoon, tlie lightning struck 

 a largo double barn near Eythane, 

 Kent, which immediately took fire; 

 two tlireshers, who were at work 

 at the time, gave an immediate alarm 

 to the inhabitants, but the whole 

 fabric was consumed, together with 

 fifty quarters of Avhcat, a sow, 16 

 pigs, 30 rabbits, and two favourite 

 dogs. Tiie howling of the latter 

 was truly piteous, when surrounded 

 by the fire. I'he tempest also fell 

 heavily on some parts of Sussex, 

 particularly at Loxm ood, where the 

 houses were shaken by the violence 

 of the thunder, and a poor boy 

 struck dead by the lightning. The 

 deceased, witli a man, his compa- 

 nion, were at plough together in a 

 field belonging to JMr. King, and to 

 avoid the peltings of the storm, left 

 their work, and ran to two neigh. 

 bouring trees, under which they 

 were both struck down by the vivid 

 fluid. The man having received no 

 material injury, soon recovered, 

 and perceiving the condition of the 

 boy, hastened to his assistance, but 

 to nq purpose, as he found him 

 quite lifeless, with the hair of his 

 head burnt to a coal, and his clothes 

 on fire ! 



25th. His majesty's frigate Lively 

 Avas this day launched at Woolwich 

 dock-yard. Her head is ornament- 

 ed by a beautiful female figure, 

 pla) ing a tambourine, finely carved, 

 and placed upon the cut-water, so 

 as to accord with her rate. The 

 stern is peculiarly neat, and quarter 

 badges, like those of all the river- 

 built fir-ships. Above her decks 

 were distended in the breeze, the 

 British unioi) jack, and the St. 



George's 



