historical c 

 tmvied open till the 30th of 

 April and then closed. 



The price of sugar is fallen 

 near 20s. per cwt. Refined and 

 raw sugars are a drug on the 

 market. One rider of Bris- 

 tol, who on his circuit usually 

 received orders for one hundred 

 hoglheads, returned last week 

 with orders for seven hogdieads 

 only ! Not only a more oeco- 

 nomical use of this article in 

 most, but its total disuse in 

 many families, has been the 

 consequence of the late mono- 

 poly, and exorbitant price ot 

 this necefsary luxury I 



The account of the lofs of 

 the boat belonging to the Ot- 

 ter sloop of war, on the re- 

 cruiting service, otF Scarbo- 

 rough, is untrue, and origina- 

 ted fiom her being mifsing seve- 

 ral days from the sloop. Sub- 

 sequent advices, received at 

 the Admiralty from the Lieu- 

 tenant on board the boat, give 

 intelligence, that having been 

 beat about in tempestuous wea- 

 ther for three days, (he at length 

 put into Sunderland without 

 the lofs of a single hand. — 

 Captain Hope of his majesty's 

 fhip, Race-horse, now in Leith 

 roads, btfore he left Shields 

 received a letter from the officer 

 who commanded the boat, in- 

 forming him that he had wea- 

 thered the g.'.le, and arrived 

 safe at Sunderland. 



Last week, two gentlemen^' 

 servants, returning from hunt- 

 ing somewhat intoxicated, one 



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of them resolutely attempted 

 o crofs the water of Leven, in 

 Fife, at half-flood, but having 

 quitted his horse he was 

 drowned. 



M.u-ch 30. This v/eek two 

 highway robberies have been 

 attempted in this neighbour- 

 hood. — On Monday evening, 

 about eight o'clock, as a young 

 man was coming on nc'rseback, 

 from Leetholme to this town, 

 a fellow jumped over a hedge 

 near Hounrig, and ordered 

 him to stop, at the same time 

 aimed a blow at him 'with a 

 bludgeon, which fortunately 

 mifsed hun, but hitting the 

 horse made the animal run oiF 

 at full speed. Immediately a 

 pistol was fired, and a whistle 

 with a call given, which the 

 young man supposed had been 

 done by an accomplice ; but 

 clapping spurs to his horse, he 

 escaped without seeing more 

 of them. On Wednesday 

 night, a man comingfrom Lang- 

 ton to this town was attacked 

 about the same time of the 

 night, and near the same place, 

 and a pistol fired at him, but 

 he also escaped by the fleet- 

 nefs of his horse, witliout any 

 personal injury. 



By thq Plowe packet, arri- 

 ved April 1st. we have recei- 

 ved letters from Lilhon, which 

 give a very particular account 

 ot the queen of Portugal's 

 health. V/e learn of Dr Wil- 

 lis's arrival there, and of the 

 general estiniatioa in which 



