PORTSMOUTH,, JUNE 10.
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AT the laft term of the Superior
Court in the county of Grafton, two
bills of Indictment were found a
gainft JoGah Burnham one for
the murder of Jofeph Startweather,
Jun. and the other for the murder
of Rufiell Freeman, efq. On Mon
day, the I'd init. he was brought to
trial on the 6rlt indictment. The
Acknowledgement di(charged the
painful dutis of his office with fideli-
" and ability, and the council for
the prifoner managed his defence
with great ingenuity. The evidence
was too clear and explicit to admit
of doubts. The jury retired, and
after fhort confultation ageed that
the prifoner was guilty.


Tuefday the 18th of July next is
the time appointed for his execution.


On Wednefday laf, the Govern.
ment Of this fate was organized at
Hopkinton for the current year
The Hon. Clement Storer was cho-
Zen PreGdent of the Senate; and the
Hon. Samuel Bell unannmuAy cho-
fen Speaker of the Houfe of Repre-
fentatives.


On Thurfday, His Exceliency
Gov. Lasgdoh met both branches
of the Legislature. ~


Extraa from BIS Speech.


The time will foon arrive, when,
the fenfe of the citizens of this State
is to be taken on the fubjea Of re-
vifion of the Contribution. Ii would
in my opinion, be happy circum-
itance, if it lhould be generally agreed
TO recommend an alteration oft, 70
far as to have only one feiIion Of the
Legislature annually, to be holden at
a proper fefIion, when it would be
more convenient for the me nbers TO
attend faffisient length of time to
complete the buinefs of the year."