3000 bags falt petre. 49 cheits fugar. 888 bales piece goods. 403 bales of filk from Bengal, and 524 bales piece goods, Madras. A petition from the parish of Trelawny was prefented to his honour the lieutenant governor, by George Goodin Barrett, efq. member for that parih, praying, that the ports might be opened for the importation of provisions in foreign bottoms, in order to avert the impending calamity of famine.

Shaftesbury, Sept. 29. Yefterday afternoon about four o'clock, this place was violently hook by an earthquake; its direction was from S. W. with a rumbling noise. The effects were very great on the houfes near the edge of the hill; its continuance about two feconds. The people in the ftreets could vifibly fee the buildings move, particularly projecting objects, fuch as lamp irons, fign-potts, &c.

A naval port and royal arfenal are ordered to be marked out, with all poffible dispatch, at fome convenient fcite on the fouthern coaft of Scotland.

ARRIVAL OF EAST INDIA SHIPS.

Sept. 27. The King George, from Madras.

The Earl Talbot from the fame place.

BIRTHS.

Sep. 15. The lady of Michael Bray' of Wimbledon, efq. of a fon.

28. The lady of George Norman, of Bromley Common, Kent, efq. of a fon and heir.

08 1. The dutchefs of Montrofe of a daughter.

2. The lady of Thomas, Travers, of Hawkshead, Lancashire. efg. of a fon. The lady of James Harman, of Ingateflone, Effex, efq. of a daughter.

10. The lady of William King, of Hindon, Wilts, efq, of a daughter.

15. The lady of Edward Brown, Rochdale, Lancashire, efq. of a fon. 16. The lady of Charles Wright, Stowey, Sometiefhire, efq. of a fon.

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MARRIAGES. Sept. 12. The rev. George Dupuis, rector of Wendlebury, Oxon, to mils Stevens, of Brentford Butts.

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George Clarke, of Hyde, Cheshire, efq. to mifs Rochfort, daughter of major Rochfort, of Barham, Berks.

19. The rev. Dr Coulthurft, vicar of Halifax, to mifs Whiteacre, of Woodhoufe.

Samuel Mills, of Morefields, efq, to mifs Willor, daughter of Thomas Wilfon, of Highbury-place, Iflington, efq.

John Froft, of Tooley-Atreet, efq. to mifs Jane Eliza Robinfon, of Swallowftreet St. James's.

H. C. Woolrych, of the Tower of London, efq. to mifs Bentley, of Red lionfquare

--Stephens, of Salisbury, efq. to Mrs. Jukes of that city.

19. Sir Robert Lawley, of Canwell, Staffordshire, Bart. to mifs Maria Denifon, daughter of Joleph Denison, efq.

Philip Hare, of Canterbury, efq. to mifs Jarville.

21. Robert Williams, of Winkfield, Berks, efq. to mifs Jane Cunningham, of Witham, Effex.

Thomas Harris, of Leadenhall-ftreet,/ efq. to mifs Betts, of the fame place.

26. The rev. Charles Edridge, to miss Cadell, of Great-Ruffel-ftreet.

I. Afkew, of Doctors Commons, efq. to mifs Wilkinfon, daughter of Robert Wilkinfon, of Highbury-place, efq.

27. The rev. Jonathan Lipyeatt, rector of Wath, Yorkshire, to mifs Gibson, daughter of the rev. Edmuud Gibfon, vicar of Bishop's Stortford.

Edward James Marskall, of Camberwell, efq. to mifs Juliana Ann Dalzell, daughter of Robert Dalzell, late of Fidmarik, Berks.

Oct. 1. Thomas Prior, of High Wycomb, efq. to mifs Weft, daughter of Charles Weft, of Salisbury, efq.

Wylde Brown, of Coffey, elq. to miss Whitmore, daughter of Thomas Whitmore, efq. M. P. for Bridgnorth.

4. Walter Powell, jun. of Lombardftreet, efq to mils Clarke, of Lambeth.

7. William Hicks, efq. eldest son of fir Howe Hicks of Wilcombe Park, Gloucefterfhire, bart. to mifs Chute, eldest daughter of the late Thomas Lobb Chute, of the Vine, Hants, efq.

The rev. Dr. Chandler, of Brotonftreet, to mifs Atwick, fecond daughter of William Atwick, of Portman's Iquare, efq.

DEATHS.

DEATH S.

Sep 11. John Rushworth, of Southampton, efq.

12. John Botterell, of Soho-fquare, efq. a captain in the navy.

Wiliam Middleton, of Gloucester, efq.

Andrew Mackenzie, of North Caftle ftreet, Edinburgh, efq. writer to the fig

net.

John Benefold, of Piccadilly, efq.

14. The hon. L. G. Sutherland Second fon of Earl Gower and the countefs of Sutherland.

William Squire, of Enfield, efq." 16. Abraham Saunders, of Gloucefter, efq.

The rev. Thomas Roger du Quefne, prebendary of Ely..

17. Henry Lambe, of Ardleigh, efq. late captain in the Eaft Effex regiment of militia.

18. Mrs. Lambe, mother of the above gentleman.

William Hale, of King's Walden, Herts, efq.

James Willingford, of Potton, Bed fordshire, efq.

Alexander, lord Saltoun. Thomas Hankey, of Bedford-square, efq.

21. The rev. Phillip Battefon, B. A. lecturer of Allhollows, Thames-flreet. Richard Stone, of Uxbridge, efq. Richard Ladbroke, of Tadworthcourt, Surrey, efq.

Mrs. Tunitall, of Kew, relict of Robert Tunftall, efq.

The rev. Mr. Rooke, rector of all Saints, and vicar of St. Michael's Southampton.

Lady Bernard, of Hillindon, near Uxbridge, relict of fir J. Bernard, of Brampton, Huntingdonshire, bart.

Edmund Probyn, of Newlands, Glou cefterfaire, efq.

22. Thomas Piercy, efq. a captain of the royal navy.

23. Lieut. James Wilfon, of the 50th regiment of foot.

The hon. Hariett Frances O'Neale, lady of the right hon. John O'Neal, of Slanes Caftle, in Ireland.

Lieut. John Board, of the royal regiment of horse guards.

25. Henry lord Digby Natheniel Lifter, of Armitage park, Staffordshire, efq.

08: 2. Frances Harrifon, of Kirby Lonfdale, efq.

Benjamin Colborne, of Bath, efq. 4. Alexander Simpson, efq. cahier to the bank of Aberdeen.

John Sharpe, of Chigwell house, Hants, efq.

Thomas Wood, of Cranford, efq.

The rev. William Downs, D. D. i dignitary of the cathedral of Waterford. George Hart, of Townfhend-freet, Dublin, efq.

Jofiah Brown, of Chancery-lane, efq. barrister at law.

William Burgess, of Leominfter, efq. William Flower, of Kings Weston,

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