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88] ANNUAL REGISTER

mence into the valley below, and by the force of its fall raifed the adjoining plain, with the trees growing on it, in feveral places, to the height of 20 feet; and that the earth continued in motion when the letters came away. The damage could not be at that time afcertained; but there were at leaft 15 acres of vineyard ruined, each of which is computed to be worth 160 florins. The road which goes through the vineyard is fo filled up, that it will take above a month to make it paffable. The ground where the vineyard was is now entirely a bed of clay. This extraordinary event is fuppofed to have been caufed partly by thofe which defcended in great quantities from the mountain Klopberg; and probably the great rains which have fallen for feveral years paft have contributed to it.

Married lately, at St. Clement-Danes, Mr. Jarvais, aged twenty-five, to the widows Crofts, aged eighty-five, both of Hemlock-court, Temple-Bar. This is her fixth hufband.

Lately died, at Northfleet, in Kent, --- Page, Efq; formerly an eminent dealer in lime-ftones and gun-flints, by which, and the moft penurious way of living, he had accumulated a fortune of near [[12000l?]]. It is remarkable, that he had lived alone in a large houfe at the above place for feveral years, no one coming near him, bu once a day and old woman in the village, who was employed to make his bed, &c. His death was occafioned by his running a knife into the palm of his hand by his opening an oyfter, which inflamed, and at length mortified. Though repeatedly requefted to apply to a furgeon he refufed, faying, all of that profeffion were rogues, and would make a job of his misfortune. From his having died without a will, his money goes to a relation, who has lived with her daughter in very embarraffed circumstances for fome time paft at Woolwich, and whom he would never fee in the latter part of his life-time, or give the fmalleft affiftance to.

Dr. William Broughbridge, Charles-ftreet, Weftminfter, aged 112, formerly one of the mafters of the Charter-houfe fchool.

Peter Maviere, a fifherman, at Groningen, in Holland, in the 109th year of his age.

Andrew Larffon, aged 115 years, at Lanni, in Sweden. He left no iffue, though married to three wives.

APRIL

This day his majefty went to the Houfe of Peers, and gave the royal affent to the following bills, viz.

The bill for regulating the future marriages of the royal family.

The bill for punifhing mutiny and defertion, and for the better payment of the army in America.

The bill for defraying the charge of the pay and clothing of the militia.

The bill to difcontinue the inland duty of one fhilling per pound on finglo and black teas, and for allowing a drawback on teas exported

For the YEAR 1772.

ported to Ireland and the plantations.

The bill to allow further time for the inrollment of deed and wills made by papifts, for the relief of the proteftant purchafers.

The bill for making a navigable canal from the river Dee, near Chefter, to Nantwich.

To the bill for lighting, watching, and repairing St. Mary's Iflington.

The bill to diffolve the marriage of Lord Vifcount Ligonier, with his wife Penelope Pitt, and to enable him to marry again.

And alfo to feveral other public, private, and divorce bills.

Extract of a Letter from Cambridge, March 28, 1772.

"This day the medals annually given by the chancellor to the beft proficients in the claffical learning, were adjudged to Mr. Bedford of St. John's-college, and Mr. Field of Pembroke-hall. We are obliged to add in juftice to the unfuccefsful candidates, (who were Meffrs. Pretiman, Lane, Humfrey, and Dodwell) that the decifion in Meffrs. Bedford's and Field's favour was only effected by the cafting vote of the vice-chancellor, (who is by cuftom allowed to have two votes when the numbers are otherwife equal) but four of the examiners being prefent and two of them declaring in favour of Meffrs. Lane and Humphrey.

2d. The board of trade have recommended Mr. L. de S. Pierre to the lords of the treafury, as a proper object of their encouragement, in the return for that gentleman's having introduced the culture of vines, and the making of filk, at his fettlement of New-Bourdeaux in South-Carolina, which, it is imagined, will be of great benefit to this nation.

This day was held, at Merchant-taylor's hall, the anniverfary feaft of the London-hofpital, after a fermon preached on the occafion at St. Lawrence's church near Guild-hall, before the governors, by the Hon. and Right Rev. Shute, Lord Bifhop of Landaff, when the collection at the church and hall amounted to 1293l. 10s. 6. which, with a legacy of 20l. paid in at the hall, make in the whole the fum of 1313l. 10s. 6. befides donations of 67l. 5s. towards building a fecond wing, the foundation whereof if already laid, and towards which fund the fum of 516l. has been paid in before at the bankers of the hofpital.

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At midnight two violent fhocks of an earthquake were felt at Lifbon, which greatly terrified and alarmed the whole city. This earthquake was preceded by the howling of dogs, and the melancholy crowing of cocks. The inhabitants of the country are well acquainted with thefe kinds of prefages. Immediately was heard of fubterranean noife, with howlings and whiftlings, as in a great ftorm. This was followed by an horizontal fhock, and that by another, ftill ftronger than the firft, which fhook the houfes for two minutes, which is a long time under fuch circumstances; but, what is moft wonderful, little or no damage was done by this earthquake.

The famous caufe between Shipley and Mears, in which Mr. Rawlinfon was employed as an attorney, was determined at the laft Kingfton affizes, contrary to the verdict