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European and local notes from a historical column
The Mediterranean ships The Superbe and Charles Galley are daily expected. The Earl of Sunderland will arrive next week. Last Saturday Lord Brook’s lady bore a son named Charles Hudson. Charles Hudson, Esq. is made Consul at Algiers. A jury of freeholders is summoned for tomorrow to try Young Matthews the printer for high treason. Mississippi Company agents have bought over 30000 pounds worth of Colchester Bays for the company. Rev Mr Birch is appointed Chancellor of Worcester in place of the late Dr Lloyd. Last week the body of Dr Smaldridge, Bishop of Bristol, was privately interred at Christ Church Oxford. The editor apologizes for naming a young lady in previous accounts and notes it was unintentional. The letter signed E. B. arrived too late to print this week.