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Rh dies like thick clouds, down to the earth, and in its way, striking against the houses, would break and fall down the sides in great bodies, rolling over and over. It resembled the thick steam rising from boiling wort, and was attended with such heat that we could hardly breathe. When first I saw it I really thought my house had been on fire, and ran out to see if it was so; but many people thought the world was on fire, and the last day come. One of our neighbours was then at Sutton, 100 miles to the eastward, and reports it was much the same there."

In consequence of an application to parliament on account of the late unhappy accident, a resolution passed the house, "That a sum not exceeding 15,000l. be granted to his majesty, to be applied towards the rebuilding London-bridge." The Right Reverend Dr. Thomas Secker, Lord Bishop of Oxford, was confirmed at Bow church Lord Archbishop of the cathedral and metropolitan church of Canterbury, by the Most Reverend the Lord Archbishop of York, and the Right Reverend the Lords Bishops of Durham, Worcester, Ely, Bath and Wells, Lincoln, Hereford, Carlisle, and Salisbury, being appointed his majesty's commissioners for that purpose.

It was this day resolved, that towards the supply granted to his majesty, the sum of 4,500,000l. be raised by annuities after the rate of 3 1-half per cent. for 24 years, the interest to commence from July 5; and 500,000l. by way of lottery, at 3 per cent. the interest to commence from the 5th of January 1756.

Three per cent. to be allowed for anticipating the payments on the annuities; nothing on the lottery, but to have the tickets as soon as they can be got ready. Those who had subscribed for 500l. were allowed 450l. in annuities, and 50l. in lottery tickets.

The Hon. Mr. Finch and the Hon. Mr. Townshend having proposed, after the example of his grace the Duke of Newcastle, to give two prizes of fifteen guineas each to two senior bachelors of arts, and the like to two middle bachelors of the university of Cambridge, who shall compofe the best exercises in Latin prose, to be read publickly on a day hereafter to be appointed near the commencement; the vice chancellor gives notice, that the subjects for this year are, for the senior bachelors: Utrum summa hominum felicitas juxta Epicurum in sensum delectationibus præcipue ponatur. For the middle bachelors, Utrum diversarum gentium mores & instituta a diverso eorum situ explicari possint.

Ages of ten persons now living in the parish of Boughton under Blean in the county of Kent.