the author, afforded fuch general fatisfaction, that a very liberal fubscription has been made for his benefit. Berlin, Oct. 17. Amongst the many changes made by our new king, one is in favour of the German language, which he has ordered to be ufed in all public bufinefs, instead of the French as heretofore; his majesty having declared to his minifters in council, "We are Germans, and fo we will remain." This language is, therefore, now spoken at court, and all the king's letters are tranfcribed in it. All foreigners employed in the king's fervice are to retire on a penfion, and to be replaced by natives, fubjects of the king." NOVEMBER. 1. At the council held at the queen's palace yesterday fe'ennight, a committee from the royal College of Phyficians of London, confitting of the prefident, the two cenfors, and three of the fellows of the London college, Warwick-lane, were admitted, for the purpose of laying before his majesty in council a new revised and corrected edition of their Pharmacopoeia, or Difpenfary, for the ufe of the apothecaries and others practising the fcience of phyfic in Great Britain, which being received, they were favoured with the king's mandate, directing it for general ufe.he last edition of the College Difpenfary was in the year 1746, in the 19th year of George II. 4. Came on before lord Mansfield and lord Loughborough, at Serjeant's-Inn, the fecond argument in error brought by commodore Johnstone against capt. Sutton, when Mr. Erskine was heard at full length for the defendant; and Mr. Scott, the commodore's counfel, rifing to anfwer, was told it was quite unneceffary, as nothing had been faid which could induce their lordships to alter their opinion, that the judgment obtained by capt. Sutton in the court of exchequer fhould be reverfed. The cafe was fimply this ;-capt. Sutton obtained a verdict for 5000l. against commodore Johnstone. A new trial was granted by the court of exchequer: a fecond trial had-a fecond verdict for 600cl.-A motion was then made, grounded on feveral points of law, to arrest judgment. The court confirmed the verdict. The commodore brings a writ of error on the fame points his motion in arreft of judgment was founded on This writ of error, by act of parliament, is in the judgment of the lord chancellor; but his lordship referred the judgment to the two chief juftices, who have reverfed the judgment of the court of exchequer. 9. This day the lord mayor, ac companied by the aldermen and fheriffs in their carriages, and preceded by the city marihals, went to Westminster Hall; when his Lordfhip was fworn into his office at the bar of the exchequer court, and recorded warrants of attorney in the different courts for the due execution of his office. In confequence of the request of the lord chamberlain, on the death of the princefs Amelia, the lord mayor went up to the exchequer chamber to be fworn, with little more ceremony than that of a private gentleman. 10. About two in the afternoon, the countess of Strathmore was taken from the house of Mr. Forster in Oxford-street, under pretence of a warrant to take her before lord Mansfield. She was forcibly thruft into her own carriage, her coachman taken from the box, and a tranger put in his place, who drovė off at a furious rate, and did not ftop till he arrived at Barnet, where the carriage was met by a company of armed men, to the number of eight in paffing through one of the turnpikes, the lady was feen to ftruggle much, apparently gagged, and in great diftrefs.-Application was immediately made to the court of King's Bench for an habeas corpus, to effect a refcue. (See Vol. VI. page 13.) 11. Came on in the court of King's Bench a trial at bar, in the remarkable caufe between the natural daughter of the late Ch. Mellifh, efq. and his niece. The caufe had already been tried, (See Vol. VI. page 49.) when a verdict was obtained by the daughter, which was fet afide by a fubfequent one in the Common Pleas. The deceased made two wills, one in 1774, which gave place to one in 1780. There was alfo a codicil in 1781, and the contest was, to which of the wills it applied. The will in 1780 being established by weight of evidences, the codicil of course must refer to that, and fo it was determined. Mr. Erikine, in order that his client might have a new trial, moved that Richard Roe fhould come into court, which of courfe produced a nonfuit. Salisbury, Nov. 13. The remains of a Roman villa, covering near an acre of ground, were on Monday last discovered in Pitt mead, about two miles this fide of Warminster. They found fome very curious teffelated pavement, evidently the remains of baths, alfo pieces of urns, and domestic utenfils, made of beautiful clay. Pittmead is about two hundred yards distant from the turnpike road. Verlucio, a principal Roman ftation, was in the neighbourhood. 15. Yesterday the recorder shewed caufe, in the court of King's Bench, against a rule obtained by Mr. Tomlins, for a mandamus to be directed to the lord mayor and aldermen of the city of London, to be admitted to the office of one of the auditors of the faid city, he having a majority upon the poll. Mr. Tomlins, jun. in fupport of the rule ftated, that the custom or ufage which had been declared to the livery in common hall by the recorder, previous to the election of auditors on Midfummer day last, (that a liveryman, who had ferved the faid office two years fucceffively, was not eligible to be re-elected) was not an immemorial custom, but merely an ufage entitling the party elected to an exemption from fersing the office if he thought proper. Mr. Recorder afferted, that the diftinction was as new abfurd, and that they ought to lay fome authority before the court in fupport of it, which they neither had nor could do. The affidavit in fupport of the rule which stated the whole of the proceedings of the common hall and court of aldermen, on Midfummer day laft, was then read, and Mr. Douglas on behalf of Mr. Tomlins, prayed, that the writ of mandamus might iffue; in oppofition thereto, an affidavit, made by the folicitor, was read, which ftated that he had traced this custom for near three hundred years back by fearches in the corporation books, and that the invariable ufage in the election of auditors had been as before stated by the recorder; that this ufage or custom was ftrongly fortified by an act of common council, in the reign of one of the Edwards; and that it must now now be confidered as the lex loci of the corporation; in refpect of thefe elections, an affidavit was made by the common-ferjeant, and town-clerk, in confirmation of this ufage within their refpective memories. The counsel for Mr. Tomlins preffed the court to grant the mandamus ex debito juftitiæ, but the court declared the granting fuch writ was in their difcretion, and that it must be governed by the particular facts and circumftances of the cafe; that upon the prefent occafion it was incumbent upon Mr. Tomlins to have made out a cafe, fupported by affidavits to entitle him to fuch writ, which he had not done. The affidavits produced on behalf of the mayor and aldermen, ftated the cuftom in the moft fatisfactory terms; they were, therefore, of opinion, there was no foundation for the prefent application, and directed the rule to be difcharged. (See page 27, 31.) Edinburgh, Nov. 18. A country lad, apprentice to a cabinet-maker of this place, lately applied to our mathematical profeflors to be admitted a student into the clafs for the higher geometry. On examination, he was too far advanced to receive benefit from any clafs taught here; and though he had never been at any school, he answered every queftion with a facility and elegance that aftonished the profeffors; and what is more, he deduced demonfirations in a manner entirely his own, and in which no error could be difcovered. The univerfity has conferred upon him the degree of master of arts, and appointed him keeper of the coliege obfervatory. 20. Laft Friday morning, about fix o'clock, the battery at Bright helmftone fell down, with a noife like the report of cannon. The deftruction of the battery was occafioned by the late high tide, which flowed with an impetuofity that not only washed away both ends, but alfo fapped the very foundation of it, infomuch that its fall has ever fince been expected From the fall of the battery, the houle belonging to it, and feveral other valuable ones adjacent, are thought to be in the utmost danger. Sunday fix of the guns belonging to Brighthelmftone battery, were washed from its ruins into the fea. The others have been fince removed out of the reach of the waves. 21. At the bank 471,000l. 3 per cent. ftock was transferred to Mr. Van Otten on account of the landgrave of Heffe, fo much being due on Heffian foldiers loft in the Ame rican war, at 30l. a man. 22. Yesterday, Edward Aylette, the attorney, flood in the pillory in New Palace Yard, Weftminster, for wilful and corrupt perjury. (Sce page 31.) 23. Just before the fitting of the court of King's Bench lady Strathmore was brought into Westminsterhall; and immediately on the arrival of the judges, Mr. Law, her counfel, moved, that the might be permitted to exhibit articles of the peace against Mr. Bowes and several others; which being granted, he then moved for an attachment against Mr. Bowes and feveral of his accomplices, which was likewife granted. Her ladyflip_had been conveyed to her feat at Durham, and when the officers went there to ferve the writ of habeas corpus on Mr. Bowes, he evaded it, by privately conveying her ladyfhip, away; but he was foon refcued by the peafantry, who made Mr. Bowes a prifoner. Her lady fhip, in her affidavit, itated a variety variety of ill-ufage, which she had experienced from Mr. Bowes, fuch as being beat, fcourged, and menaced with death. 27. Mr. Bowes appeared in the court of King's Bench, when his counfel moved, that he fhould be difcharged, on the ground that he had not been legally ferved with the habeas corpus; but the court rejected this motion, confidering the fervice as good. A fimilar motion was likewife made, on the ground, that Mr. Bowes was actually haften. ing to town to make a return to the habeas corpus, but was prevented by the attack upon his perfon, and other unavoidable circumstances; but the court confidering this af fertion as contradicted by the affidavits of other perfons, rejected this motion alfo and Mr. Bowes was finally committed to the King's Bench prifon til the judges determine what fecurity he fhall be obliged to find to keep the peace. Halifax, Nova Scotia, Oct. 10. On Wednesday the 4th inft. arrived here the Pegafus frigate, commanded by Prince William Henry, who landed the next day, and was received by all ranks of people with the greatest proofs of loyalty and affection to his illuftrious parents. (See p. 22.) 29. Letters from Quebec mention lord Dorchester's arrival there, on the 22d ult. in the Thibe frigate, to the great fatisfaction of the garrifon and inhabitants. 20. A brilliant and highly finifhed picture of the king of France, fet in diamonds, was prefented by Mr. Eden to his majefly at St. James's. He received it from the French king himself, in order to deliver it in perfon to the British fovereign, as a commemoration of the promised amity between both potentates, in confequence of the ligning of the commercial treaty. 1786. 30. This day being the anniverfary of the Royal Society, the following noblemen and gentlemen were chofen of the council for the year enfuing, viz. Sir Jofeph Banks, bart prefident. NEW COUNCIL. Rt. hon. Charles Greville. DECEMBER. 1. This day Mr. Bowes exhibited certain allegations in the court of atches in lady Strathmore's cafe, and prayed the court for leave to fupport the fame by exhibits upon. oath. (See page 46, 48.) 4. John Adams efq. the American plenipotentiary, prefented the rev. Dr. White, of Pennfylvania, and the rev. Dr. Provost, of New York, to the archbishop of Canterbury, to be confecrated bifhops for the United States. The rev. Dr. Griffith, of Virginia, is to be made a third, to complete the government of the epifcopal church in those States. (See Vol. VI. page 1, 58.) 6. The duke of Átuol has, in the most liberal manner, not only given a perpetual right of property in his eftate fituated on the river Tay, about fix miles trom Perth, to the Stanley cotton company, (D) but but has alfo lotted out a large tract of land into a township, where people may build houfes on the most moderate terms. This new company have erected a magnificent cotton mill, which furnishes employment to three or four hundred women and children; a foundation fuperior to a hundred workhoutes. The above company, laft fummer, built several streets of small, but comfortable houfes, in the new town, for the accommodation of the people employed in the cotton mill. The duke beholds the growing profperity of thefe manufactories with pleafure, and constantly af fits the endeavours of his young colony. A few weeks fince, he and his duches gave names to new streets in his town, fuch as Kingfireet, Charlotte-ftreet, Duchefs street, &c. The inhabitants were regaled with catks of beer, and are to elect magistrates, for the government of their police. A weekly market is to be established. Whoever pleases to fettle there is to be made welcome. Instead of any exaction for this liberty, great encouragement is given to new and induftrious fettlers; and it is not doubted but in a short time this will become a confiderable place for manufactures of different kinds. are to be under the protection of a regular fort, fuch as we had at Goree, which is to be built without delay. The Belifarius carries out engineers for that purpofe; and the blacks are to be paid for affiling to carry on the works. The place fixed upon for this fort is a spot near Cape St. Anne, on one of the banks of the Sierra-Leone, a river on the Coast of Guinea, which empties itfelf into the Atlantic Ocean, several leagues to the fouthward of the Gambia. At this fort will refide a governor, who is to be vefted with powers civil and military, and to be affifted with a coun cil, without whofe concurrence he cannot act in cafes of capital punifhment. Lewes, Dec. 9. Laft Sunday, about two in the afternoon, the Nueftra Segnora de Begona, capt. Antonio de Yebarra, from Bilboa to London, was driven on fhore, about a mile to the wellward of Newhaven pier, when he was dafhed to pieces. The captain's mate and three others, faved themfelves by fwimming; but the captain and three of his hands who could not fwim, were drowned in the prefence of a great number of fpectators, who could give them no affistance. The four that were fav5. The Pelifarius, which, in con- ed, were furnished at Newhaven fequence of a plan lately adopted with clothes and every other neby government, is to carry out the ceffary, by Mr. Brown, and others. poor Blacks, to form a new fettle- In this town and neighbourhood, ment on the coaft of Africa, drop- upwards of ten pounds were colped down to Gravefend on Friday lected for them, through the interlaft. The intended f ttlement is op fition of Mr. Langridge and the be established on a much broader p ftmaster here, which they receivbafis than was at first intended. It ed with every poffible mark of grais not to confill folely of blacks, but titude. On Saturday they went on of whites and blacks A regular the outside of the coach for Longovernment, fuch as that of Sene- don, in order to get a paflage home. gal or Cape Coast, is to be formed, and lands to be allotted to the blacks who are fent out from Europe. They On Wednesday morning, the St. Auftle, capt. Colmer, from East Loo, was driven on hore near the |