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76 ANNUAL REGISTER that the Court of Chancery could not invalidate specific agreements, founded upon law and custom, and therefore ordered the decree to be reversed Some workmen who were employed in the ruins of the Abbey at St. Edmunds's Bury, found a leaden coffin, made after the antient custom, exactly the shape of the body. This had been enclosed in an oak case, which, by length of time, was decayed, but the lead remained quite perfect. Upon close examination, it was found to be the body of Thomas Beaufort, Duke of Exeter, uncle of Henry V, and deposited in 1427. On opening the lead, the flesh, hair, and toe and hand nails, were as perfect and found as though he had not been dead six hours. A surgeon in the neighborhood made an incision on the breast and declares the flesh cut as firm as in a living subject, and there was even an appearance of blood; multi-tudes of people were present and saw the same. At this time the corpse was not in the least noisome, but being exposed to the air, it presently became putrid and offensive. The workmen coming early on Friday morning, resolved to make prize of the lead, and therefore cut out the corpse, tumbled it into a hole near at hand, and threw the dirt on it. The lead was conveyed directly to the plumbers, and there sold for twenty-two shillings. Thus, in Shakespear's phrase, was a great man knocked about the sconce with a dirty shovel. Proceedings at law were stopped by agreement between Lord and Lady Grosvenor. His lordship has settled 12001. a year upond her la-dyship, and made her a present of 10001. to defray her law expences. Lord and Lady Grosvenor had each an arbitrator to terminate this remarkable process. Lord Camden kindly undertook to be the husband's; Lord Apsley con-descended, at the request of the lady's family, to be the wife's. These illustrious sages of the law knew that a retrospect could never produce an accommodation; they looked therefore intirely forwards, and in a little time agreed on the above conditions. Lady G.'s alimony, during the pendency of the suit in Doctors Commons, was 20001. a year; but as the event of the suit was uncer-tain, and, if ended in a divorce, would leave her without a shil-ling, her friends judged a perma-nent 12001. a year a very prudent ground for accomodating matters, and therefore complied with the offer. A grant has passed the seal to Tho. Wright and Charles Byrne, gunmakers, for their invention of guns and fire arms of a new construction, that carry short further than any other guns, without recoiling. Copenhagen, Jan. 25. The follow-ing advertisement has been published here: "Next Sunday, the 26th inst. by virtue of an order from his majesty, there will be a public thanksgiving in all the churches in this capital, for the protection granted by the Almighty in the present circumstances, by watching over the safety of the king, the royal family, and the whole king-dom. All the Queen's houshold, excepting For the YEAR 1772. 77 cepting three ladies, who have been diminished, set out on the 19th for Cronenburgh. The Count Struensee, the Count de Brandt, th eCouncellor Struensee, and the Physician Berger, are closely confined in a dungeon, loaden with irons. The Colonels Falkenschoild and Hasselberg were taken out of their houses and conducted to the Cazerns, to be confined there. Major General Gude and the two cabinet secretaries, Zeega and Martini, are set at liberty; but th eBaron de Bulow was obliged to give his parole not to stir out of his house. M. Sturz, Counsellor of Legation, and Director of the posts, was taken up to-day, and carried to the grand guard. The public tranquility is thoroughly re-established here. The king has since been at the opera. Paris, Jan. 31. Two ladies of quality, Mademoiselle de Guignes and Mademoiselle d'Aiguillon, quarrelled a few days ago about precedency, and carried their disputes to such a height, that they went into the garden and fought with knives, when one of them was wounded in the arm, and the other in the neck. They write from Besancon, that the president Olivier, one of the exiles of the parliament, having let drop some unguarded expressions at the archbishops's country - house, was taken up, and carried to a fortress to be confined. Charles-Town, South Carolina, Dec. 30. Last week 113 negroes, the property of a gentleman intending to leave this province, were sold at public auction and brought, on an average, 4431. 9s. each, equal to 631.7s. sterling, which is said to be the highest price that any parcel of negroes ever sold for in this country. Cadiz, bJan. 17. The English man of war in Liverpool, from Gibraltar, put into this place the 11th inst. AS soon as she had dropt anchor in the Bay an Aide Major of the place, the notary, the interpreter, and other officers of the commission of health, went on board, and told the captain the orders of the court were, not to admit any foreign ship of war, except in cases of the most urgent necessity. The captain answered, that he wanted no assistance, that he was come from Gibraltar, and was going to England; they told him he was to perform a quarantine of ten days, which was the time fixed for all vessels from Gibraltar, but the captain proceeded on his voyage the 14th without paying any regard to the quarantine prescribed. St. James, Feb. 15. By his majesty's ship Florida, arrived at Spithead, a letter has been received from Capt. burr, of his majesty's sloop the Hiund, dated at Port Egmont in Falkland's Island, the 10th of November last, giving ab account that, in the preceding month, two Spanish vessels had arrived there with such artillery, stores, &c. as could not be restored to Capt. Stott at the surrender of the island; and that a Spanish commissary, appointed for te purpose, had delivered them to Capt. Burr with greatest punctuality and exactness. At a Court of Common 20th. Council held at Guildhall, the following motion was made, and carried by a great majority; "That the right hon.; the lord 3 mayor
