historical chronicle^ xxiv 



April 12, A general court was rev. Dr Edward Dupre, and 



le Couteur, rectors j and iVlefs. 



held at the East India house. 



The chair was taken by Mr 

 Saving precisely at twelve, 

 and after the clerk had gone 

 through the common forms of 

 reading the minutes and bye- 

 laws, 



The chairman stated the 

 conference he had held with 

 Mr Pitt respecting the equa- 

 lization of duties, and that the 

 minister Iiad given a decided 

 opinion tliat nothing at present 

 could be done to alleviate tlie 

 rate of duty payable on sugar 

 imported from the East In- 

 dies. 



Extract of a letter from Jersey, 

 ^f>ril 1. 



" Every body in this place 

 v/aits with the utmost impa- 

 tience for the decision of the 

 royal commifsioners who were 

 sent to Jersey in August last, 

 for the purpose of examining 

 whether atrial by jury would 

 be practicable in this island ; 

 and to make such other laws 

 and regulations as might be 

 conducive to its welfare and 

 prosperity. The states have 

 deputed John Dumaresq, esq. 

 advocate of the royal court, 

 and representative of the pa- 

 ri!l\ of St Peter's, to confer 

 with the commifsioners, and 

 to hasten the decision as early 

 as pofslble ; and have also ap- 

 pointed a committee to cor- 

 respond and to give directions 

 lo the said John Dumaresq, 

 consisting of Mefsrs Lem- 

 yriere and le Couteur, jurats) 



Pipon and de la Taste, con- 

 stables." 



The Portuguese begin to 

 consider Dr Willis a greater 

 man than the pope ; and it is 

 with the utmost difficulty 

 that the priests are able to 

 prevent the people from wor- 

 iaipping him. 



They hav^ hit upon one 

 expedient, however, but it ob- 

 tains credit very slowly, to 

 regain their ascendency. It 

 is this — they have declared 

 that at the intercefsion of the 

 holy mother church, the pope 

 inspired Dr Willis, and gave 

 him an anointed crofs, which 

 as soon as the queen touched 

 fhe was cured. 



April 26. A duel was 

 fought yesterday se'enight 

 near Paris, betwen two mem- 

 bers of the National Afsem- 

 bly, Mefsrs Gouvion and Cho- 

 dieu, in consequence of some' 

 harili language which pafsed 

 between them on the subject 

 of the soldiers of Chateau- 

 vieux, in the Afsembly on 

 Monday the 9th •, they were 

 accompanied by seconds, and 

 fought with pistols. — M. Gou- 

 vion had the first fire, which 

 proved fatal to his antagonist. 

 IVI. Gouvion has since 

 not only resigned his seat in 

 the national afsembly, but has 

 .also quitted Paris, where the 

 magistracy have decreed ho- 

 nours and triumphs to the 

 n-.urdcrers of his brother. 



