294 Mifcellaneous Articles from the Papers. board, failed from the Cape of Good Hope the They write from Bofton in New England, that among the acts paffed in the laft general affembly, are the three following; viz. An act to carry into execution an order of the general court for numbering the people within that province. An act for allowing neceffary fupplies to the Eafern Indians, and for regulating trade with them, and preventing abuses therein. An act in addition to and in explanation of an act for providing and maintaiming two armed veffels to guard the coafts and fupplying the treasury with feven thoufand pounds for that end. tribute to the welfare of this country, are unfuccefsful, and that I must look for no fupplies from you unless I will confent to fuch things as you muft know are alike inconfiftent with my honour and my duty. I must therefore difmifs you and leave the unA prejudiced world to judge whether the inconveniencies which this colony may experience are to be ascribed to the faithful difcharge of my judicial functions in the impartial adminiftration of juftice to his Majefty's fubjects, or to your affuming conduct and undutiful refolution to withhold those grants right to expect from you. which the King and the island had so much B Sir William Jobnfon, at his feat at JobnfanHall, in North America, has had a vifit lately paid him by upwards of a thousand Indians of C different tribes, all in friendship; greatly to the fatisfaction of his Excellency, as tending to promote a good understanding with those nations, for the good of his Majesty's subjects. D E Letters from Kingßon, in Jamaica, dated March 23, advise, that the affembly there, on the 19th of the fame month, prefented an address to his Excellency Governor Littleton, representing to his Excellency, that there is a determination upon record in the office of the regifter of the Court of Chancery, which they apprehend to be deftructive of one of the most effential privileges of the house, which has in its confequences been productive of many inconveniencies, arifing from the deficiency of money in the treasury, occafioned by the expiration of all the money bills, none of which were pafled during the late affem. bly, their paffage being then prevented by the diffolution: That under the preffure of that determination, they, with anxiety, find themselves incapacitated to enter into the confideration of thofe fubjects, confiftent with the honour and dignity of the house; and they are certain the obliteration of this F determination, is the only measure which can reftore that peace and tranquillity fo greatly defired by every loyal subject and well wilber to his country. To which his Excellency was pleafed to return the following answer: "Mr Speaker, and Gentlemen of the Af- G "Your application to me in this address, is of fo extraordinary a nature, that it is difficult to give it the answer it deferves: Surely, you cannot feriously propofe to me to obliterate a determination which I myself have made, or be ignorant that ajudge who should expunge a record of the court in which he H prefides, would defervedly incur the higheft cenfure: But I fee, with concern, that all my endeavours to promote that peace which you affect to defire, and to maintain that fair correspondence with which you might con "I do in his Majefty's name, prorogue this general affembly unto Monday the 16th day of September next, and it is prorogued accordingly. At Nayland, in Milford Haven, his Majefty's fhip the Prince of Wales, of 74 guns vered the hills all round, which, with fevewas launched. Ten thousand fpe&tators coral of his Majefty's fhips, a great number of floops and other veffels, made a beautiful appearance. The ship is allowed by all who had the pleasure of viewing her, to be well confiructed, frong, and beautiful. The decorations and carved work are light, graceful and elegant. The head is a buft of his royal and Wisdom, and appeared with all the dighighness, fupported on each fi de by Liberty nity of a Prince of the Antient Britons, fmiling, and attended to the water's edge, amidst the acclamations of his fubjects. A private diftilling office was lately difcovered in Clerkenwell, of a most fingular conftruction; it was fituated in Wragg-freet, at the bottom of the Green; the entrance thereto was dark and gloomy, which led to a moft fpacious place upwards of thirty feet fquare, where all the neceffary utenfils were erected; a large back fupplied the fills with water, without the affiftance of any pump, whereby a fingle man could perform as much work as four: The man who privately worked there in diftilling (pirits, &c. has abfcondall the utenfils are forteited. The scheme ed, and the proprietor not yet known, but of conveying the water, which flowed from the ftills into the well, is reckoned admirable; and on the whole, feveral eminent diftillers of this city, who have furveyed the fame, pronounce it the beft planned affair that ever came under their cognizance. Gloucefter, was attacked by an owl that had a A carpenter paffing through a field near neft of young ones in a tree near the path. The owl flew at his head, and the man ftriking at it with a tool which he had in his hand, miffed his blow, upon which, the owl repeated the attack, and with her talous faftened on his face, tore out one of his eyes, and fcratched him in a most shocking manner. The two gold medala given annually by the Duke of Newcastle, for pre-eminence in claffical learning at the univerfity of Cambridge, were adjudged in March laft, to Mr Travis of St John's, and Mr Shepperdjen of Trinity College, Batchelors of Arts," In field adjoining to Deal, in Kent, a Countryman lately dug up an urn, in which were fome old filver coin, which by the infcriptions are fuppofed to be as old as the refidence of the Romans in that county. A lock of a new conftruction is faid to have been invented by an ingenious mechanic at A Birmingham, by which the door of any house or room on which it is fixed, is fecured from being forcibly entered; for it not only gives an alarm by bells, but it fires pistols in different directions, by which those who should make an affault would be in the utmost danger of their lives. Such a lock, however, feems liable to many objections, for honeft inadvertent people might often fuffer by it, B who not being always recollected, might forget the danger, tho' apprized of it, and fuffer for their want of memory. On the 15th of May, a man about the age of 30 years, in a ragged coffee-coloured coat of English cloth, black waistcoat and breeches, and a bob wig, of a middling ftature, a broad face, dark eyes, and black teeth, came to an inn at Naples, on foot, and took a lodg. ing there; two days after which, he bought the compleat dress of an Abbé; and on the 17th went to Pazzo, about fix miles from Naples, and was brought home very drunk, about two o'clock in the morning, by the patrole; when, after drinking another bottle of wine, he hut himself in his room, and was found the next day in a chair expiring; of which the British Conful being acquainted, fent the Chancellor of the Confulate and a fervant, in whofe prefehce, and in the prefence of a perfon deputed from the French Conful, the man declared himself to be Englife, born at London, and his name Morin; foon after which he expired without uttering another word. No papers were found about him; but fewed in the lining of the under waiftcoat, were two purles, containing, 470 guineas, 107 half guineas, 20 Roman zechines, 10 Roman half zechines, 6 Venetian zechines, one louis d'or, two pieces of fix ducats, Neapolitan money; all of which has been depofited in the hands of his Britannick Majefty's Minifter, who made all poffible enquiry for more particulars, that might give light into this extraordinary affair; but could procure no more than what is above related This gentleman, it has been fince faid, was formerly a merchant in Bedford-Areet, Cow. Garden, C D E F A daughter of a gentleman of Dunfinnan, in Scotland, of nineteen, being lately married to a gentleman of Eaft End, in a very short time became deeply enamoured with her G He hufband's brother, and about a month ago they were found in bed together. This attrocious injury the hufband refented only by Yorbidding his brother his house. Nevertheiefs, about ten days ago, he found them again in the fame fituation; upon which he infifted upon their immediate departure. fuffered them, however, to breakfaft before they went; and tho' he had been cautioned fome time before, with refpect to what he eat or drank, yet he drank a bafon of tea with them, which being mixed with arfenick, threw him into the most violent agonies, and H he expired in three hours.-They afterwards endeavoured to make their efcape, but were feized near Forfar, and are brought to Edinburgh in order to be tried. A very curious Indian bow, with a quiver of arrows, has lately been fent over from NewYork, as a prefent to his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales. Prince Dolgoruki, the Ruffian Minifter at the court of Berlin, waited lately on her Royal Highness, confort to Prince Henry, the King of Pruffia's brother; and delivered to her Royal Highness, with great ceremony, the Emprefs of Ruffia's letter, together with the order of St Katharine. In the evening that Princess, decorated with the order, went to Schonbaufen, the Queen of Pruffia's fummer palace, where there was a very numerous and fplendid court; from whom her Royal Highnels received the compliments fuitable on the occafion. Some days ago, a fhock of an earthquake was felt at Tiano and Migniano, in the Terro di Lavoro, between thirty and forty miles diftant from Naples. At Migniano, it was fo violent as to drive out the inhabitants; three houfes were thrown down, and two churches much damaged. It is apprehended that the citizens of London have, by their charter, ftill a right to fifh, unmolefted, in the river Thames, fo far as the city jurifdiction extends; and likewife to hunt in the counties of Middlefex, Surry, and Kent; notwithstanding the late gameact, and that lately paffed concerning fishing in rivers, &c. (See p. 255) By his Majefty's proclamation concerning the Isle of Man, it is declared, That agreeable to a contract made by a late act of parliament, his Majesty having caufed the fum of 70,000l. to be paid into the Bank of England, for the ufe of the Duke and Dutchefs of Atbol; the immediate care of the faid iland is now devolved on his majefty, who has been pleafed to appoint John Wood, Efq; to be Governor in Chief; and to continue all perfons in civil employments, (except thofe employed by the late proprietore collecting the revenues) in their respectiva places and employments; all of whom are to take the oaths to his majefty, within one calendar month after the publication, and all jurifdictions, authorities, and forms of law, acts of fate, &c. are from the zift of June iultant, to be executed and iffued in has majesty's name. The treafurer of Weiminfer infirmary has lately received by order of the Rt Hon. the Earl of Lincoln, high fteward of Westminfiers 394. 173. 114. arising from his Lurdip's moiety of the amercements on perions dealing with falle weights and measures, ince Lady-day, 1764. (See Vol. xxxiv. p. 343. / The annual prizes given by the Hon. Edw. Finch Hatton, and Tho. Toconfbend, Elurs. members for the university of Cambridge, are adjudged, that for the fenior bachelors, to Mr Chamberlayne of King's-College, and Mr Paly of Cbrift's-College; and that for the middle bachelors to Mi Lambert and Mr Moore of A SUNDAY May 19. BOUT 11 o'clock in the morning, an earthquake was felt in the Pyrenees, and feventeen leagues round about. The shock lafted near a minute, and was ve- A ry violent. The people being moftly at church to bear mais, difcovered, on this occafion, all the terror which the fear of death can have on the minds of men. The priests left the altar, the congregation pushing upon one another to get out fift, trampled on and bruifed each other. Thofe in their houses, feized with the fame fear, were upon the point of throwing themfeives out of window. The epherds in the fields knowing not where to And an afylum to avoid the large ftones which fell with a terrible crafh from the tops of the mountains, uttered loud lamentations of defolation and defpair, furrounded by their affrighted flocks. In fhort, the greatest confernation prevailed every where; and not only fo, but fome perfons loft their lives, and C many are hurt and ill. A great number of cattle perished. The churches of St Lizer, Artea, Duckentein and others began to totter, feveral vaults and walls were cracked, and the furniture, &c. of houfes thrown down and broken. This fhock was followed by several others in the space of 24 hours, but much fighter. The learned of this country are of opinion, that there is fome volcano in the bowels of the Pyrenees which, not being able to haake an irruption, hath occafioned this shock. THURSDAY 30. B D The feveral troops of dragoon guards that were quartered in the villages round London, on account of the late infurrection were removed to their former quarters, every thing appearing peaceable, and no tendency to any E farther outrages. Gabriel Wright, a marine, having received fentence of death at a court martial, held for his trial at Portfmouth, was in the prefence of the marines on that flation ordered to be fhot. He behaved very penitently, and made a great impreffion on the fpectators. His crime was defertion and theft. SATURDAY, June 1. Between fix and feven in the evening, while it was broad day, a fire broke out in Princes freet, Rotberbithe, by which more than 200 houles were confumed, befides warehouses and other buildings, together with a ship and fe veral lighters. The fames were fo violent, and the flakes of fire that were driven by the wind fo fierce, that they fet fire to houses at a diftance from each other, the progrefs of which it was impoffible for the fire engines to ft p. It was occafioned by a pitch-kettle boiling over, the perfon who attended it being called away upon fome frivolous occafion. By this calamity 240 families and fervants, who were not infured, have fuffered to the aBornt of 3000l. Several very alarming fires have lately happened in and near Londen, as well as in feveral parts of the country, particularly at Alresford, in Hants, Whitchurch in Shropfire, and Hagtes F bury in Wilts, where it is faid three parts of the town is burnt. TUESDAY 4. Being the anniverfary of his majesty's birth-day, who then enter'd into his 28th year, the ufual rejoicings were made, and their majeflies received the compliments of the nobility and gentry at St James's. (See the ode on ibis occafion among the poetry. )—On this occafion the court made a brilliant appearance in the manufactures of Great Britain, not a French drefs appearing in the whole circle; that of the Countefs of Northumber land, including jewels, &c. is faid to have coft 150,000/ His R. H. the D. of Cumberland dined with their majefties, and at night his R. H. the D. of York, and Princess Louife Anne, opened the ball. The illuminations at the house of the Count de Guercby, the French ambasador, exceeded any thing of the kind, but were attended with an unhappy accident, by the wickedness of a boy, who, having put a fone into one of the pieces of fmall artillery that were to be plaved off on the occafion, when the gun went off it hattered a man's leg all to pieces. H The fire-works on Torver-bill were very grand, and fo well conducted, that no acci dent whatever attended their playing off. Mcf. Pincbbeck and Norton fet up at the Queen's houfe a new clock with four faces, which is greatly admired; the first and principal face fhews true and apparent time, with the rifing and fetting of the fun every day in feveral parts of the world, by a moving hotizen; the fecond front fhews the motion of the plane's in their orbits, according to the fyftem of Copernicus. The third, the age and different phafes of the moon, with the time of the tide, at 32 different fea-ports; and the fourth, by a curious retrograde motion in a fpital, fhews every day of the month and year, with the months and days of the week in proper emblems. The alculations and numbers for the wheels for the folar fyftem were given by D Bevis; and the defigns for the dial plates, with the numbers and calculations and mode of performing, &c. by M. Fergujan. Majer Sherlock of his majefty's forces, delivered to the E. of Halifax a letter from Meer Jaffer Caron, the prefent Nabob of Bengal, written in Perfran characters, and directed to his majefty. This gallant officer came home in the Bofcarven Indiaman, from Bengal, with a detachment, and the colours of his majesty's 79th regiment. This regiment landed at Madrafs 08. 26, 1759, took the field the 12th of November following, and continued on fervice till the reduction of Pondicherry, in 1761; the Auguftiol lowing, they were ordered to Bengal, and a detachment of 244 private and 14 officers perifhed in the Patiafalam, about forty eight hours after the failed, feven officers, one ferjeant, and a captain's lady, only being fav. ed in the long boat, who were five days without provifions or water, and the first land they made was Orixe, where they remained prifon ers, on rice and water, till the December following, when they were fent to Fort William, in the greatest distress.In a few days after, Colonel Coute, who has fignaliz'd himself in the company's fervice, recruited the regiment, & in July, 1763, it took the held under the command of Major Adams, who, with the affiftance of the company's troops, after many battles and fieges, drove the troops of Coffin Aly Caron (the late Nabob of Bengal) over the banks of the Camnassara, upwards of 700 miles from the company's fettlements at Calcutta ; but he unfortunately died when he was to return to England. On the death of Major Adams, the command desolved on Major Sherlock, who, having received his Ma jefty's orders to embark for England, diftributed the fmall remains of the regiment in a most advantageous manner. It appears, fince this battalion left England, which was April 1759, to January 1764, they buried 34 commiffioned officers, one furgeon, four mates, and upwards of 1300 men. WEDNESDAY 5. A Frenchman was obferved to be bufy in throwing a compofition of pafte into the New River, in order to intoxicate the fifh, which the populace refented fo much, that they threw him headlong into the river, by way of example, to deter others from the like pernicious practice. Was held a publick examination of the gentlemen cadets at the royal military academy at Woolwich, before the Marquis of Granby, governor, affifted by the E. of More. ton, prefident of the royal fociety, the king's profeffor of mathematicks and aftronomy at Flamfeed-Houfe, the chief engineer of En gland, and the principal officers of artillery, who expreffed the higheft fatisfaction at the proficiency of the feveral military ftudents in fortification, mathematics, drawing, and other branches of their education, and at the great advantage that must arife from this noble inftitution. Such of the young gentlemen who diftinguished themselves most in the different claffes, were rewarded with gold and filver medals, and other prizes of honour. THURSDAY Ó, A B D The Rt Hon. the lord-mayor, aldermen, heriffs, chamberlain, &c. of the city of Lon- F don, went in proceflion, preceded by the citymarthals, to Saville House, and prefented the freedom of the city to his R. H. the Duke of Glouceffer, in a gold box; after which they were all elegantly entertained by his lordship at the Mansion House. SATURDAY 8. His R. H. the U. of York let out for Har wich, on his travels into Germany. Hie cloths, which are of British manufacture, are efteemed the richest ever made in England. MONDAY, 10. Being the birth-day of her R. H. the Prineels Amelia, who then entered into her 55th year, their majefties received the ufual compliments on that occafion. At Lower Brails in Warwickshire, there was a violent ftorm of hail and rain, which has deftroyed the greateft part of the corn and grafs. Some of the hail ftones measured feven inchce and a half in circumference, which Several killed many pigeons. rooks, &c. At the little Theatre in the Hay-Market, M: Foote received a letter, threatening a profecution, from the perfon's attorney, who in the new piece of The Commillary is fuppofed to be characterized under the title of Gruel the Orator, (See p. 253.) WEDNESDAY 12. His R. H. the D. of York arrived at the Hague at five in the evening, accompanied by Gen. York, his majefly's ambasador to the ftates general, who went to receive his R. H. at Helvoerluys. His R. H lodged at the ho tel, called the Marshal de Turenne. The day following, his R H. was complimented by a deputation from the ftates, foreign minifters, and other perfuns of distinction; dined that day with the Prince of Naffau Weilburg, and Supped with Sir Joseph York. The fociety in the Strand came to a refelution of accepting an offer made them by Mr Blake, of returning the balance and carriages remaining in his hands, on account of the fish fcheme to laudably patronized by that refpectable fociety. The judges met in Lord Mansfield's chambere in Weftminer Hall, and chofe their ref pective circuits as follow, viz. Home, Lord Mansfield and M Baron Smythe. A Board of longitude was held. refpecting Mr Harrifon's time-piece, at which Lord Morton, and feveral members of the Roval Society, attended; but fome debates arifing between the Commiffioners and Mr Harvijon, the reward remains still unpaid. A fire broke out in the tables of the Tal bot Inn, in Surry-ftreet, in the Srand, which entirely confumed the fam, with five faddle horfes, and two dogs. The flames foon reached the houfe of M: Frere, Cyder and Brandy merchant; Mr Bromwich, a mafter taylor; and three more houfes, one of which joined to Somerfet boufe, and entirely confumed them. From Surry Street to Strand lane it is entirely burnt through. The back of Naked Boy Court is partly burnt and partly damaged ; as is part of the Talbot Inn. The new pavement carrying on in the Strand, almost oppofite Surry freet, being all ra:fed and full of G ftones, greatly retarded the engines, which however began to play before eleven, and that fo effectually as to bring the fire under before one o'clock. All the inhabitants of Surry-freet were in the greatest confternation, fome moved their goods, and the rest had them ready packed for moving. A young woman carrying a red leather trunk from the fire, it was fnatched out of her hand by a ruffian, but being purfued up Norfolk freet, he was fo ill treated by the mob that his life is not expected. H The Sieur d'Ecn, who in laft Trinity term was found guilty of printing a falle and fean dalous libel, highly reflecting on the honour of the Count de Guercby, ambaffador extraor dinary from the court of France to this kingdom, having abfconded from juftice, and not furrendered himself to the court of King's Bench, to receive judgment for the faid of- A fence, was this day declared to be outlawed by the judgment of the coroners of the county of Middlefex. FRIDAY 14. A caufe which has been fome time depen. ding in the court of Chancery, between the Attorney General, at the relation of the Rev. Dr Blair, rector of Burton Coggles, in Lincolnfire, plaintiff, and John Cholmley, Efq; proprietor of the faid parish, defendant; with regard to the validity of a compofition for the 1677, was determined by the Lord Chancellor in favour of the plaintiff, after a full hearing of two days; the faid decree as far as it regarded the compofition, though acquiefced in by different incumbents for upwards of 8 years, being declared by his Lordship to be void in law, and contrary to certain acts of parliament, intitled, The Difabling As. TUESDAY 18. Three companies of the Royal regiment of artillery emarked at Woolwich, for NewYork, to relieve part of the regiment now ftationed there. FRIDAY 21. About eleven at night, as Capt Stranover was paffing along King freet, Sobo, a Atreetrobber ftruck at him with a flick to knock him down, and the end of it paffing through Capt. Stranover's left eye, mafhed it quite out (fo that it is irrecoverably gone) and wounded his nose and the other eye. The Captain was carried to a house in the neighbourhood, but it is doubted whether the other eye can be faved. The new feals of his prefent Majefty were delivered to the great Officers of State. SATURDAY, 22. About ten o'clock at night, a fire broke out in the Sail-cloth warehoufe in the GunDock, Wapping, which, in a few hours deftroyed more than 30 houses, befidea warehouses, and other out buildings.-This is the 4th fire that has happened in these parts within these three years. One of the perfons burnt out.at Rotberbitbe, met with the Like difatter, after his removal to Gun-Dock. MONDAY 24. Brackley Kennet, Efq, vintner, and Ben. Charwad, Etq; apothecary, were cholen eriffs, for London and Middlifex, B TUESDAY 25. This day the tickets for the enfuing lottery began to be delivered at the Bank, WEDNESDAY 26. Between two and three o'clock in the af ternoon, a terrible form of thunder and lightening happened at St Mary Cray in Kent, which first of all fhattered a ftack of chimnies belonging to Mr Chapman schoolmafter; thence in defcended obliquely on the schoolroom, it entered at the window in two or three places, melting the lead, and shivering many panes of glafs, and fome of the wainfcotting. It would have been happy, had this been the whole mifchief; but it pleafed God to order it otherwise, for the lightening fell upon Richard Ifaac, a school boy about 14, quite fingeing his hair and cloaths, particularly his waistcoat, breeches, and shoes, in a remarkable manner, and left him dead upon the fpot. It likewife ftruck four other boys, finging their cloathe, hair, &c. and left them fenfelefs on the ground; one of the C boys has received a very long and deep wound on the infide of his right thigh.- -What is worthy of obfervation is, the four boys that were stunned by the lightening were not confcious of what had happened to them, but when they recovered their fenfes, faid they had been asleep. E F G H 6. Lift of BIRTHS for the Year 1765. ADY of Lord Grosvenor,-of a for and heir. 16. Ctfs of Afhburnham,-of a daughter. 18. Lady of Geo. Venables Vernon, Efq member for Bramber,-of a daughter. 21. Countess of Coventry,-of a son. 23. Lady of Hon. Rich. Walpole,—a dau. 26. Countess of Egmont,-of a fon. Lift of MARRIAGES in the Year 1765. EV. Mr Evans. belonging to the -to Mifs Baker. Cha. Leflie, Efq;-to Mifs Trevor, daughter to the Hon. Arthur Trever, Efq; May RChapel-Royal, 29. June 2. Sir John Gresham of Tilley-place, ! Surry, Bart.-to the eldest daughter of Sir Kenrick Clayton, Bart. Capt. Minett of Mile-End,-to Mi Ann Elliot of Thames-ftreet, 4. Lord Percival, eldeft fon to the E. of Egmont, to Miss Powlet, neice to D. of Bolton Hon. Col. Howe,-to Mifs Conolly, daughter of Lady Ann Conolly. Geo. Wombwell, jun. Efq;-to Mifs Rawlinfon, daughter of Alderman Rawlinson. R. Wyatt, Efq;-to Mifs Edgell of Egham. 6. Wm Devon of Peckham, Eq;-to Mifs Stephens of Camberwell. Dr Fowell, chaplain to the Abp of Canterbury,-to Mifs Petronel of Oldstone. Wm Moore of Bowerton, Gloucefterth. Elq; to Mifs Wight of Blakefly-hall, near Northampton. Wm Wake of Waltham-Abbey, Efq;-to Mifs Fanton of Banktop, Yorkshire. D. Smith of Mincing lane,—to Mrs Woodman of Chelsea. Rev. Mr Ray, canon of Wells, and V. of Weftbury,-to Mifs Carpenter. Tho. Bateman, Efq;-to Mifs Holdsworth of Perthore. |