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historical chronicle. 
which have been at the duke|severely beat him and used 
of Richmond’s house in Privy {him in a most fhameful man- 
Gardens, have been removed 
to the oifice in the Tower. 
General Medows is come 
home pafsenger in the Dutton, 
and several other officers, who 
all landed at Dover. 
Newcastle, Dec. 8. Tuesday 
night, astrong gale of wind pre- 
vailed in this town and neigh- 
bourhood, by ‘which several 
stacks of chimnies were blown 
down, and othermaterial damage 
done. By the same gale, one 
of the pinnacles of that beau- 
tiful structure, St Nicholas 
church steeple, was 
down. 
All the forts on the coast 
‘are ordered to be put into a 
proper state of defence; Tyne- 
mouth barracks are included ; 
and several men are now em- 
ployed in the necefsary re- 
pairs. 
A letter, dated Barcelona, 
3d November curt. from cap- 
tain Robert Oliphant of the 
Favourite, belonging to Kirk- 
caldy, mentions, that on the 
26th October last, he was 
boarded by an Algerine fri-| 
gate, and after they were 
close up with him, they hois- 
ted their colours and fired a 
thot, which luckily pafsed over 
them. After coming along- 
side, Captain Oliphant was 
ordered up and strictly ex 
amined, and they ordered four 
hands to hold the captain, 
while two others with ropes 
blown] 
ner, without any provocation, 
and then let him go. 
Ten fhares of Carron Com- 
pany stock were lately sold 
here for L. 2010, which is a 
strong proof of the present 
flourifhing state of that Com- 
pany. 
On the roth ult, at Loch 
Rannach, Perthfhire, there 
were felt three repeated smart 
fhocks of an earthquake, ac- 
companied with a N iuine 
noise, like that of distant 
thunder. 
The Consols /but yesterday, 
Dec 7. and though a great 
number of people were getting 
out their Stock, the price was 
well kept up. Towards the 
close they. declined a little, 
but upon the whole, the mar- 
ket was more firm than it has 
been for some time past. 
A meeting of the merchants. 
has been held at Liverpool, in 
which several resolutions were . 
pafsed against monoply, exer- 
cised by the East India Com- 
pany ; and a petition is to be 
presented in parliament, to 
consider the who/e of the sub- 
ject; and that the Liverpool 
people may be heard by conn- 
sel, against the renewal of the 
Company’s Charter. 
Dec. 11. The General Con- 
vention of the delegates fiom 
all the different societies of the 
Friends. of the People, was 
held in Edinburgh. 
