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Rh relievo. A smaller silver medal for the second best design, and one for the second best basso relievo. The servant who takes care of the room has strict orders not to receive any money.

The court-martial on Commodore Pye at Portsmouth ended. He was charged for malpractices in the management of his command abroad; but the court was pleased to acquit him of that charge, and only reprimanded him for a neglect in not acquainting the naval officer, that a schooner which he bought cost 200 l. currency, for which the naval officer had by mistake charged 200 l. sterling; and also for having interfered in purchasing naval stores, the naval officer being upon the spot.

A court of enquiry at Portsmouth began and ended on board the Royal George, concerning the loss of his majesty's ship Invincible. The principals examined were the pilots, who made it appear, that the loss of her was owing to no misconduct in the master, and declared, that had the ship been their own, they should have behaved just as he had done; whereupon the matter was set at liberty.—Other accounts take notice that the sands on which she was lost, were higher than usual.

Florence Hensey, M. D. was committed to Newgate, charged with high treason.

About 200 sailors, armed with clubs, went to the back of the Point at Portsmouth to a public house, which they pulled almost down; they threw the beds and furniture about the street, and stove all the beer in the cellar; after which they came into the town, and went into several public houses, broke the windows, stove the butts of beer, and did other considerable damage.

The powder mills belonging to Mr. Smith at Hounslow blew up; but happily no lives were lost. This accident, no doubt, gave rise to the following paragraph in the Reading Mercury of this day. 'Reading, March 12. Last night, about nine o'clock, a slight shock of an earthquake was felt at Colebrook, Maidenhead, and other places between London and this town, but we do not hear of any damage it has done. It was also perceived here.'

Mr. Henry Raine, of St. George, Middlefex, having in his life-time built and endowed an hospital for forty girls taken out of the charity school, and maintained; by his will, dated October 17, 1736, bequeathed 4000l. in 3 per cent. annuities to trustees to accumulate and improve the growing dividends until the same shall produce yearly 210l. to be disposed of in marriage portions to two maidens brought up in his hospital, (viz. 100l. and 5l. for a wedding dinner each) who shall have continued there four years, attained the age of 22, and be best recommended by the masters or mistresses, whom they may have served, for piety, industry, and a constant conformity to the established church. The trustees have given notice, that the sum destined for this laudable purpoſe is compleated, and by an advertisement summoned the maidens educated in the said hospital, to appear on the 4th of next month, with proper certificates of their past behaviour and present circumftances, in order that six may be selected of the most deferving, to draw lots on the first