A duel was fought on the new walk in the upper park at St. _James’s_ between the Rt. Hon. the Ld. _Hervey_ and the Rt. Hon. _Wm. Pulteney_, Esq; who having closed in, after several passes on both sides, were parted and disarm’d by Sir _John Rushout_, Bart. and _Hen. Fox_, Esq; their two Friends who attended them. ’Tis said that the Ld. _Hervey_ had two or three slight wounds, and Mr. _Pulteney_ a small hurt in his left Hand; and that his Lordship gave the Challenge on account of Mr. _Pulteney’s_ being the reputed Author of a Pamphlet; entituled, _A proper reply to a late scandalous Libel, ~call’d~ Sedition and Defamation display’d_. A Printer at _Newcastle_ upon _Tyne_ taken into Custody, for re-printing some parts of the _Craftsman_. In pursuance of the late Act for the better regulation of Juries in the sittings in _Middlesex_ the names of the several Persons summon’d and impanell’d were written on distinct pieces of Parchment, and put into a box, and were drawn out one after another, until 12 Persons whose names were drawn did appear. The Snows were so deep in some parts of _Derbyshire_, that the Roads were hardly passable. As Workmen were digging in the Gardens of _Charles Child_, Esq; of _Waverlay_ in _Surry_ (where an a Abbey was founded above 600 Years ago, by _Wm. Giffard_ then Bp. of _Winchester_, and Abbot of _Waverlay_ as appears by the _Monasticon Anglicanum_, vol. 1. p. 703) they found a leaden pot, in which the Heart of a man was preserved in Spirits, supposed from an Inscription on a Tomb in the Cathedral Church of _Winchester_, to be the Heart of the said Bishop, which was not in the least decayed. Tuesday, _Jan. 26_. His Majesty’s ship _Biddeford_, of 20 guns, put in commission, and Capt. _Bernard_ appointed commander. Also the _Spence_ Sloop, and the Command given to Lieut. _Swale_. Money sent to _Deptford_ to pay 2 Months wages to the Officers and Seamen of his Majesty’s Yatchts. Wednesday, _Jan. 27_. His R. H. the D. of _Cumberland_, stood Godfather in Person to the new-born Son and Heir of the Ld _Archibald Hamilton_. Two publishers were taken into Custody of his Majesty’s Messengers for publishing a Libel intitled, _The Divine catastrophe of the Royal Family of the ~Stewarts~, &c._ and the next Day were admitted to Bail. Thursday, _Jan. 28_. Sig. _Vignola_, resident from the republick of _Venice_, had a private Audience of leave of the King and Queen. At Night was a Ball at the _Opera-house_ in the _Hay-market_. Brigadier _Clayton_ arrived in Town from _Gibralter_. The new Church at _Bloomsbury_ was consecrated by the Bishop of _London_, by the name of St _George’s Bloomsbury_, as was also the burying-ground in the Fields adjoyning. The Divine Service was performed by Dr. _Crew_, and afterwards the Sacrament was administred. Signior _Claudio Re_, Minister of the Duke of _Parma_, was at Court, and notified to his Majesty the death of the said Duke. Friday, _Jan. 29_.