gland belonging to the fuitors in the court of Chancery from the year 1739 to the 23d of February laft, diftinguishing the dead cafh from the fecurities in each year, is now before the house. It were to be wished that all the dead cash and unclaimed property in all the funds, and in all the offices of law and infurances, were to be appropriated by parliament in aid of the fupplies, and to be made good when claim'd, or determin'd by law, by a vote of the house. The Rev. Mr Whitfield has prefented a memorial to the governor of Georgia folliciting a grant of 2000 acres of land for erecting & college in that province, which has been granted. Advices from Hamburgb, mention that the court of Vienna, no longer able to behold with ind.fference, the great war-like preparations of the Turks, hath appointed Gen. Laudobn to command an army of obfervation on the frontiers of Hungary, to confift of 54 batta. lions, and 48 iquadrons. Mobs and infurrections are frequent in many parts of the country, particularly in the western counties on account of the dearness of provifions. The project of making a navigable communication between the Thames and the Sewern is revived, and it is thought will actually be put in execution. There is certain advice, that Mr Wilkes is now refident in Rome, where he is much careffed by his countrymen, The collection at Hamburg for the sufferers by fire at Koningsburg, (See Vol. xxxiv. p. 597) amour to 11187 On the 23d of last month the river at Bourdeaux ebb'd an hour and a half, and then flowed 15 minutes; it then ebb'd again for an hour and a half more, which was followed by an ordinary flood, that continued the ufual time. In the expedition against the Cherokees in North America, when thofe favages were for ced to terms, one article of the peace was, that they should deliver up all their prisoners, which they did, among them were above twenty boys, who had in two or three years become lo habituated to the Indian manners, that after they were delivered up they did nothing but cry, and would not eat. In threp days they had all ran away, and were not one to be found. Among thele prifoners was alfo a woman whofe husband had been murdered, and who had afterwards married his murderer. The Indian, though reluctant, was difpofed to comply with the terms of the treaty, but the abfolutely refused to return with her countrymen. A wonderful prophet from Podolia engroffes the converfation of the German cities, as the card conjurer does that of the Britif. This man, with his fon, about nine years old, has traversed all Poland, Pruffia, and many o ther parts of Germany, and from the accounts given of him is eagerly expected at Berlin; from whence, it is fuppofed, he'll visit Hol land, France, and England. We have a farther account of the overflow. ing and extenfion of the cavity in the earth, which was fome time fince formed by an earthquake near the Upper Elbe, with which it has a communication. It is remarkable that the water that flows from this place is of a variety of uncommon colours, and of particular tafte and fmell. The profeffors of phylic at Leyden are going to try fome experi ments on it. (See Vol. xxxiv. p. 598.) Historical Chronicle, March 1765. kifs his hand, when they prefented the fol lowing addrefs: May it pleafe your Royal Highness, "The members of the fociety, who have now the honour to approach the prefence of your Royal Highnefs, do it with hearts full of zeal for the profperity of your auguft parents, the perfon of your Royal Highness, and every branch of the Royal Family. United as they are in their fentiments of loyalty and charity, they hope for the protection and implore the patronage of your Royal Highness, for an inftitetion that edu cates, cloaths, and fupports many poor defiitute natives of that princpality, from which your Royal Highness derives your most diftinguished title. Your Royal Parents remember no period of their lives too early for doing good; and when a few years fhall call forth your virtues into action, your Royal Highness may perhape with fatisfaction reflect upon your faithful ancient Britons thus laying themselves at your feet," To which Addrefs bis Royal Highness, with uncommon fpirit, returned the following Answer. "I thank you for this mark of your duty to the king, and with profperity to the chanity."-A prefent of 100 guineas was made to the ftewards, in the name of his Royal A Highnefs, towards carrying the charity of cloathing and educating poor children born in London of Welch parents. A bill of indictment was found by the grand jury of Middlefex,, at Hicks's-Hall, against a foreigner of great diftinction for a confpiracy against the life of the Chevalier D'Eon. SATURDAY 2. The feffions which began on Wednesday at B the Old Bailey ended, when five criminals received fentence of death; Charles Sebrey for a burglary in High Holborn; John Hall, a lad of 14, for robbing his master of a watch and money; Richard Perry and John Taylor for burglary; and John Cook for forging a receipt, by which he received a feaman's wages for ervice done on board the American man of war.. SUNDAY 3. C A fire broke out at an alehouse in Plymouth, Bear which 100 barrels of gunpowder were dee pofited, to the astonishment and terror of the whole town, which must have all been fhattered by the fhock had the fame taken fire. MONDAY 5. A great council was this day held at his grace the Duke of Bedford's in Bloomfoury. Square, on affairs of importance. A floop from Adm. Tyrrel at Antigua, arrived fome days before, with difpatches that were only known to the admiral and his fecretary, and the captain was fent off with fo much precaution that the admiral faw him under fail before he delivered him his inAtructions. These dispatches, it is believed, relate to fome transactions at Hifpaniola that have occafioned a general revolt against the governor, the Count d'Estaing. SATURDAY, 9. The Eaft India company received letters from the Kent Indiaman, an board of which is Lord Clive, and feveral other officers, who were all well the 25th of October off Rio de Janeiro. They had loft their paflage, and met with a violent gale of wind, in which the fhip loft her mafts, fo that it is probable they could not arrive at Bengal before February. Nine deferters were feverely whipt at Porif mouth; among them was one who has taken the bounty fourteen times; He is near fix feet Dhigh, and of fuch agility of body, that he offered to fuffer death if they would give him but three or four yards advance, if all the men in England catch'd him. This man was to have had 1000 lashes, but he could bear only 150, his back being in danger of mortification. The other eight received lome 250, 300, 509 in part, according to their ftrength; the reft another time. A writ of certiorari for removing the trial of Lord Byron was laid before his peers; at the fame time the depofitions of the proceedings on the coroner's inquest on inspecting the F body of the deceased Mr Chaworth were laid before the houfe for their perusal. By Mr Chaworth's will, after a few legacies, he bequeaths the refidue of his perfonal eftate to Mifs; to the child the is pregnant with, if a boy, 20,cool. if a girl 5000l. Sir Richard Phillips took the oaths, and his feat in parliament for Pembrokeshire, in the room of his late father; but a petition is preferr'd against him by Hugh Owen, Efq; the ther candidate, complaining of an undue election and return. The Hannab and Sufan, a coafting veffel, lying off Battle Bridge in the river Thames, was boarded by fome fresh water pyrates, and robbed of fome wrought plate, a small bale of filk, and other things, to the amount of upwards of one hundred pounds value. The plan for re-building Newgate is laid afide. G H The great fuit in favour of the family of The widow, Calas was finally decided. Madam Calas, her fon, the maid fervant, and Mr Lavaifle have been cleared of the borrid accufation of their enemies; the late Calas the father, declared innocent, his reputation reftored, his former procefs to be cancelled with the fentence of his judges; the arret of his innocence to be printed; the capitouls who condemned him to be profecuted; and the family to be taken under the protection of the king. It is incredible the pleature this decifion gave to all ranks of people at Paris, as well catholics as protefiants, who expreffed their joy by fhouts and acclamations. Madam Calas is vifted by perfons of quality of every perfuafion; and the receives every contoiation that can tend to alleviate her misfortunes. To the honour of M. de Voltaire it must be recorded, that he was the chief instrument of bringing this grand caufe to a fair and full hearing, and he has published the measures he purfued for that purpofe, for the fatisfaction of the public, which shall be inferted in our next Magazine. MONDAY II, The workmen began building the galleries in Westminster-Hall, for the trial of Lord Byron. TUESDAY 12. A bankers clerk had an uncommon lofs : Coming from the bank with 4000! in money he took coach, & put the bag at the bottom of it. When he got toFleet-bridge he miffed the bag, and perceived a hole in the bottom of the coach, through which it had dropped. He inftantly traced back the tract of the coach. but to no purpose; next day the money was advertised with a reward of 2001. for the recovery of it; and it being picked up by the fervants of Mr Holladay, a fugar baker at Paul's Wharf, the fame was returned, and the reward paid. A The noted Dick Swift, who fometime ago was tranfported for receiving ftolen goods, having been lately apprehended at Coventry, a B writ is made out for removing him to Newgate to take his trial at the next feffions. 'The House of Commons came to a refolution of raifing, 1,500.000l. two-filths of which by annuities of 3 per cent. two-fifths by way of lottery, the tickets of each, the banks 67; and the remaining fifth by way of tontine, or annuities upon lives, at 3 per cent. with benefit of furvivorship.-This laft is divided into fix claffes, of 150 each, so that the longest liver may enjoy the whole income. The new tickets bave already been done in Change Alley, at 12/. 31.-The proprietots of navy and victualling bills, in courfe of payment have the preference in this fubfcription, but the whole together bears scarce any pre mium. A moft remarkable fall of snow covered the whole country, in which many perfons loft their lives. Near Newcastle a moft remarka ble accident happened to two men, who, riding full gallop in different directions, met each other with fuch force that both horses inftantly died, and the riders were thrown against each other fo violently, that the lives of both were defpaired of. WEDNESDAY 13. A moft dreadtul form of hail fell at Penf wick, Gloucefter fhire, accompany'd with a ball of fire, which burst on Penswick church, divided, and hurt fome children in the churchyard, and did other confiderable damage. THURSDAY 14. At a general court of the directors of the Bank, a dividend of 2 per cent, was declared on their prefent capital for the half year ending the 5th of April next, payable on the 11th. MONDAY 18. The corporation of Gloucefter received a bemefaction of ten guineas from Lord Townshend towards a moft laudable scheme fet on foot there for falling rice to the poor at a low rate. A donation was at the fame time received from Mr Southwell, member for the county, for the fame purpose, C D E F The parliament, after a most strict examrination, came to a refolution of granting Mr Harrifon 10 oool, for discovering the longitude by his time-piece; and 10,000l. more if his time-piece fhould equally anfwer in a voyage to be made by way of trial to Hudson's Bay. A bill is under confideration for obliging pilots to pay a certain fum annually towards making good the damages that may be ac cafioned by the ignorance or carelessness of any of their members, and for other falutary purposes. THURSDAY 27. SATURDAY 23. A court of common council was held at Guildball, when a motion was made by Mr Arthur Beardmore : "That the freedom of the city of London be humbly prefented to his R. H. the Duke of Gloucester, in teftimony of the dutiful affection of this court for their illuftrious fovereign, and every branch of his royal houfe; and of the high fenfe they enter.ain of his royal highness's eminent, illuftrious virtues and accomplishments,' GWhich motion being feconded by Samuel Freeman, Efq; was unanimously agreed to by the whole court. At Winchcomb in that county, a labouring min having brewed a veffel of ale against his wife's groaning, the goffips at her labour agreed to tap it, and when the man came home at night, he found his ale gone, the goffips H drunk, and his wife dead. TUESDAY 19. Being the birth-day of the Princefs Louifa Anne, his majesty's fecond fifter, who then entered into her 17th year, the fame was obformed with the usual ceremony. ground fuddenly gave way, and they both fell in and were drowned. At an ordination of priefts and deacons at the chapel royal at St James's by the Hon. and Rev. Dr Keppel, Bishop of Exeter, a black was ordained, whose devout behaviour attracted the notice of the whole congregation. MONDAY, 25. t Some rogues broke into the warehouse ad- A joining to the India Houfe, and ftole two baga of dollars, containing together 1285 ounces; a third bag they had concealed behind an old door, but were prevented from carrying it off by the difcovery of their fraud. They broke through a two foot brick wall to get at the dollars. Five thousand pounds is granted by parliament for building a lazaretto on Cbidney bill, near Stangate; and 162,000l. to the Landgrave of Heffe Being the birth-day of the Duke of York, who then entered into his 27th year, there was a great court at St James's. His R. H. received the compliments of the nobility at his houfe in Pall-Mall. B C Four boys, detected in picking pockets, were examined before the Lord Mayor, when one was admitted an evidence, who gave an account, that a man who kept a public house near Fleet Market had a club of boys, whom he inftructed in picking pockets, and other iniquitous practices; beginning firft with teaching them to pick a handkerchief out of his own pocket, and next his watch, to that D at laft the evidence was fo great an adept, that He got the publican's watch four times in one evening, when he fwore he was as perfect as one of 20 years practice. The pilfering out of fhops was the next art; his inftructions to his pupils were, that as many chandlers, or other shops, as had hatches, one boy was to knock for admittance for fome trifle, whilft another was lying on his belly, close to the hatch, who, when the boy came out, the hatch on jar, and the owner withdrawn, was to crawl in, on all fours, and take the tills, or any thing elfe he could meet with, and to retire in the fame manner. Breaking into hops by night was another article which was to be effected thus; as walls of brick under fhop-windows are very thin, two of them F were to lie under a window as deftitute beggara, asleep to paffers by, but, when alone, were provided with pickers to pick the mortar out of the bricks, and fo on till they had opened a hole big enough to go in, when one was to lie as if afleep before the breach, till the other accomplished his purpose. E The copy of a convention between his ma- G jefty and the French king, with a certificate of the money paid into the exchequer, (670,000l.) in part of the fum due from the French court for the maintenance of the late French prifonera, has been laid before the parliament. TUESDAY 26. By the Albany Indiaman, who has made the quickest voyage that has been known, advice H has been received at the India-Houfe, that the troubles were happily terminated on the Coromandel Coast; that Madura and Polmacota were in the hands of the Engliß; that the rebel Ifsuph Caun (whofe name we do not remember to have read before) was fubdued and executed; and that all was quiet at Bengal, where Governor Vanfittart had overcome all difficulties, and was on the point of delivering up his government to Mr Spencer, a gentleman of diftinguished character and ability. The death of Ifouf Caun is thus related; that M. Marchand, with fome French troops, having undertaken to fupport his pretenfions against the reigning Nabob, was in poffeffion of Madura ; but finding the Nabob, by means of Englif auxiliaries, likely to prevail, he difpatched a French officer with a flag of truce from the fort to the English camp, demanding fafeguard for his own troops, pay for the black troops, and pardon for those who had deferted; and offering at the fame time to deliver up 4fouf Caun the moment these terms were granted, having already arrefted him for that purpofe; the terms were accepted, the town was given up, and Ifouf Cann delivered over to the Nabob, who ordered him to be hanged the next day in front of the lines. Being the last day of carrying qualify'd navy, victualling, and tranfport bills, to be marked, the number prefented were not fufficient to fill the fubfcription, of which the commiffioners gave public notice and prolonged the time of making it to the 5th of April. WEDNESDAY 27. Seven Tavern keepers were fined for retailing wine in decanters unfealed. THURSDAY 28. His R. H. the Duke of York, prefident of the London hofpital, attended by the Marquis of Granby, and feveral other perfons of dif tinction, and escorted by a party of horse, went, with the governors of that hofpital, to St Lawrence's church, where a fermon was preached by Dr Squire, Bp of St David's. His R. H. went in the proceffion to MerchantTaylors-Hall, where he flaid about 20 minutes, and having made a handfome prefent to the charity, retired. The Marquis of Granby ftaid dinner, and fat as prefident in the room of his Royal Highness. The collection at this feaft amounted to 13331. 14, 6d. ̧ SATURDAY 30. ton, 3 Charles Chambers, The following gentlemen are candidates on the Houfe Lift for directors of the Eaft India Company for the year enfuing: 1 Fitz Williams 12 Robert Jones, Barrington. 13 John Manfhip, 2 Hen. Crabb Boul-14John Pardoe, 15 Frederic Pigoù, 16 John Purling, 17 Thomas Rous, 18 John Roberts, 19 Henry Savage, 20 Tho. Saunders, 21 Luke Scarfton, 8 George Dudley, 22 JohnStephenson, Jofiah Du Pre, 23 William Webber, 10 Henry Hadley, 24 Edward Wheler, 11 John Harrifoc, Efqrs N.B. Thofe marked with * are new ones. At the affizes at Oxford five criminals for various offences were capitally convicted. 7 9 At Salisbury, feven were capitally victed. At this affizes fix rioters R EV. Mr Martin, R. of Buckland, Gloucestershire,-to Mifs Durham. Robert Hankey, Efq; fon of Sir Thomas, to Mife Penton, fister to Penton, Efq; member for Winchester. Michael Harding, Efq; at Truro,—to Miss Adanfon of Tregony. Capt. Nevinfon of the marines,-to Mifs Efkricke of York. Ja. Plowden of Hants, Efq; to Mifs Harris, of Baghurft. Miles Hatton, Efq; at Plimpton,-to Mifs Fletcher, of King's Bridge. Mr Copper of Birmingham,-to Mifs Harrifon of Worcefter. 10,000l. 25. Henry Stapilton of Wighill-Park, Efo; and a capt. in the Yorkshire militia, to Mifs Warton. 28. Major Veaitch ef the 67th Reg.-to Mifs Higgins. March 4. Harcourt Mafter, of Portsmouth, Efq; to Mifs Toffier of Auftin -Friars. 5. Geo. Barnard Kennet of Pall-Mail, Efq; -to Mifs Truesdale. 6. John Barton, Esq; of the navy,—to Miss Bevois of Mile-End. Roger Scudamore of Hampshire, Efq;-to Mrs Fitzharding of Red-lion-iquare. 8. Cha. Caufton of Highgate, Efq;-to Mifs Thomas of the fame place. Henry Price of Knighton, Radnorshire,→ to Mifs Foley, related to Lord Foley. 12. Sam. Smith of the Old Jewry, Efq; to Mifs Worge, niece to Gov. Worge. Rev. Mr Chetwood of Stock, Effex,-to Mrs Brown of Ormond-street. 12. Edw. Bowen, Efq; at Winchester,-to Mifs Hope of Southampton. 73. Tho. Ducket, Efq; member for Calne, to Mifs Farrier of Haverford-Weft. 14. Michael Turner, Efq; at Putney,-to Mifs Norton. 17. Cha. Sylvefter Uher of Pocklington, Efq; to Mifs Harriot Cecil. 19. Geo. Pritchard of Camberwell, Efq;to Mifs Ann Nelfon of Newington. 25. John Line. Efq; of Grosvenor-fquare, -to Mils King of Stanton in Lincolnshire. 26. Jofeph Hankey, Efq; youngest son of Sir Jo. Hankey,-to MilsPerry of Blackwall. Lift of DEATH for the Year 1765. Ofeph Famagello, at Milan, aged 103. Louifa Villier at Mirabel, France, agd 105. b. Forbes, Eq; deputy pavm:fter to the on of Minorca, at Marseilles. An old failor at Hamburgh, aged 112. A woman at Liege, aged 100, but two feet eight inches high. Feb. 21. Ralph Sowerby of Newcastle on Tyne, Efq; Rev. Mr Barford, R. of Chabury, and V. of Horton, Dorsetshire. Lewis Schrader, Efq; in Soho-fquare, aged 79; he came over to England with K. George 1. in 1714, and in 1918 he went envoy to Charles XII. of Sweden. Horatio Townend, Efq; at Lisbon. 23. Solomon Fonsequa," Esq; in CrutchedFriars. 24. Mt Pett, mafter cooper at the victualling-office, worth 10,000l. Mrs Porter, formerly a reputed actress at Drury-lane theatre. 27. Tho. Hyde, Efq; near Oxford chapel. 28 Ja. Molefworth, Efq;Lt. gov. of Cork. Capt. Howard of the royal navy, aged 73. Dominick Joyce in Ireland, aged 120. 27. Lady Hefilrigge of Noflely hall, Leicest. Mar. 1. Lady liabella Poulet, fifter to Earl Poulet. Lady Sarah, daughter of the E. of Besboro'. 2. Henry Hitch, Efq; receiver-general of the Weft Riding. Yorkshire. 3. Randolph Tooke, Efq; a governor of moft of the hofpitals; he has left 100l. to Chrift's. Tho. Place, Efq; clerk of the peace for the West Riding, Yorkshire Wm Seeley, Efq; a juftice for Surry. 4. Rev. Dr Stukeley, R. of St George's Queen's-fquare, F. R. S. A. S. S. and fenior fellow of the college of phyficians. Ed. Owen of Ruffel freet, Bloomsbury-fq. Mr Gorft at Appleby-castle, Yorkshire head fteward to the E. of Thanet 30 years. Relict of Wm Ward, Efq; of Aynho, Northampton fhire. Edw. Crumpton, Efq; merchant at Exeter. Relict of J. Symons, Efq; mem. for Hereford, 5. Ezekiel Bray of Nottinghamfhite, Efq; Rev. Mr Hall, curate of Tong, Shropshire, 36 years. Jere. Weft, Efq; at Hampton, Middlesex. Capt. Bund of the 54th Reg. in his passage from Gibraltar. 6. Wm Starkey, Efq; near Oxford chapel. Peter Copeland, Efq; at Newington, agd 91. Rev. MrKylner, a diffenter, at Wandsworth. Robert Lukyn, Efq; at Hackney, aged 97, Rev. Mr Atkinfon, V. of Ulverstone 40 years. 7. Barton Buckley, Efq; at Richmond. Rev. Mr Barclay of Morton-College, Oxon, Brooke Bridges, Efq; in Hart-ftr. Bloomsbury. 8. Eleazar Manalles Mordecai, a Jew, near Clapham-common; he lived for upwards of 22 years in one apartment, without ever stire ring out, or opening his lips to any body but his landlady, to whom he has left a confiderable fortune. Lady Bulkeley Williams in Merionethshire, Ja. Pennington of Warwickshire, Eiq; Ifrael Walker, Efq; at Honiton, Devonsh. Rev. Dr Griffith, R. of Eckington, Derbyhire, and a prebend of Canterbury. Relict of BpSmallbroke in Parliament Mrs |