historical chrontcU. 



Ferdinand duke of Brunswick, 

 who died a few days since of 

 an apoplexy in the 7 2d year 

 of his age. 



Vienna June 23. The fortrefs 

 of Choczim is still in our pof- 

 sefsion •, it is by some belie- 

 ved, that in consequence of 

 the war between Rufsia and 

 Poland, we Ihall still remain 

 for an unlimited time in pof- 

 sefsion of this place \ other 

 persons say that at the peace 

 of Czistove, it was agreed, 

 that the prisoners of the two 

 powers Ihould be exchanged j 

 our court scrupulously confor- 

 med, and restored all the 

 Turks, but some thousands ot 

 Austrians vyho fell into the 

 Turkilh captivity are still mil- 

 sing. 



As the Porte does not ap- 

 pear disposed to restore them, 

 our court, it is said, has decla- 

 red, that till the Divan (hall 

 have faithfully executed this 

 article, the fortrefs of Choczim 

 will be kept iii pofsefsion. 



Domestic. 

 On July 6. came under 

 the review of the Court of 

 Sefsion, a reclaiming petition, 

 the action at the instance of 

 the York Buildings Company 

 against Mr Alexander Mac- 

 keozie, writer to the signet, 

 for reducing and setting aside 

 the sale of two lots of the e- 

 state of Winton, purchased 

 Uy thai gentleman in J779.J, 



the court, by their first interlo- 

 cutor, had dismifsed the action , 

 and found Mr Mackenzie en- 

 titled to a certain part of his 

 expences. But upon review- 

 ing that judgement their lord- 

 iliips, by a majority, (six to 

 five,) reduced the sales in que- 

 stion, thus altering their for- 

 mer interlocutor. They were 

 all clear that there was no 

 fraud in conducting the sales, 

 but the majority were of opi- 

 nion, that a common agent 

 v^as barred from becoming a 

 purchaser of an estate, the ma- 

 nagement and sale of which 

 was committed to him by the 

 court \ and that it was incom»- 

 patiblc for a person acting as 

 agent for others, to be at the 

 same time seller and purchaser. 

 On these grounds chietly the 

 sales were reduced. There 

 were two votes put, — the first 

 Adhere or Alter, which stood 

 as follows : Adhere 5, Alter 6.. 

 The next vote was, Whether 

 the reduction fliould be in to- 

 turn, or the sale sustained, and 

 damages given ? and it carried 

 that the reduction (hould be 

 in toiuin. 



The president, whose vote 

 is only admifsjble in case of e- 

 quality, gave his opinion in fa- 

 vour of ]\Ir Mackenzie. 



The cause is again to come, 

 under the review of the court 

 at the instance of Mi Mackeo.. 

 zie. 



