Cavendish; the Rev. Mr John Michell, late Woodwardian Profeilor at Cambridge; and the Rev. Mr Wm Ludlam, Fellow of St John's College, Cambridge: And that the latter be Mr Tho. Mudge, and Mr Wm Mathers, of Fleet-Areet and Mr Larcum Kendal, of Furnival'sInn Court.

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"And, in cafe any of the former fhould refufe, that then Mr John Bird, mathematical inftrument maker in the Strand: And, in cafe any of the Jatter fhould refufe, that then Mr Jußlin Vulliamy, of Pall Mall, or fuch other B perfons as the Commiffioners shall think fit, be defired to fupply their places.

Refolved,

"That the Secretary do write to the abovementioned Mr Michell, and Mr Ludlam, and alfo to Mr Mudge, Mr Mathers, and Mr Kendal, to know if C they will undertake to give their attendance when the discovery thall be made; and, if they will, to defire they will meet the Commiffioners at this place on this day fortnight.

Lord Egmont was pleafed to undertake to write to the fame effect to Lord Charles Cavendifb.

"Refolved,

at length found that a letter had been difcovered lying on the table by fome of the Commiffioners, who remained after the laft Board broke up, and had been given by them to their fecretary but that it did not appear how fuch letter had been delivered. It was then called for, and read, as follows: My Lords and Gentlemen,

"On Tuesday I received, by the hand of my fon, your refolutions on that day; the first of which is what I thought you would demand, therefore my fon was commiffioned to comply with it.

"The first part of the fecond refq. lution, viz "That I shall give a farther explanation by word of mouth may also be complied with; but it, must be mentioned who I am to give this farther explanation to, for I will never attempt to explain it to the fa tisfaction of the commiffioners, and who they may appoint; nor will ever come under the directions of men of theory. As to the other part of this your fecond refolution, viz, "Experimental exhibitions, where judged neceffary, relative to the faid D watch, producing the fame, taking iṭ in pieces, and anfwering upon oath to every question proposed by the board, and fuch perfons as may be appointed by them for the examination thereof;" thefe are terms which I cannot comply

"That it be an inftruction to fuch of the abovementioned gentlemen and watchmakers, as may be inclined to attend, to meet Mr Harrifen as foon as poffible, and to continue their meetings with him without interruption: And that they be enjoined not to E make any discovery of the principles of the Watch to any but the Board, without leave of the Commiffioners."

The Board then adjourned to that day fortnight.

with.

"As to your third refolution, that I certainly will comply with, when have got my just reward.

"I cannot help thinking but I am extremely ill used by gentlemen who I might have expected a different treatment from; for if the act of the 12th of Queen Anne be deficient, why have I fo long been encouraged under it, in order to bring my invention to perfection? and, after the completion, why was my fon fent twice to the Weft. Indies? Had it been faid to my fon, when he received the last instructions, there will, in cafe you fucceed, be a new act at your return, in order to lay you under new reftrictions, which G were not thought of in the act of the 12th of Queen Anne; I fay, had this been the cafe, I might have expected fome fuch treatment as I now meet with.

On Thursday, the 13th of June, the Board being met again, Mr Michell, Mr Ludlam, and Mr Bird, (Ld Charles F Cavendish having declined to come) with Mr Mudge, Mr Mathews, and Mr Kendal, watchmakers, were introduced; and Mr Harrijon, with his fon, being then called in, he was told that the Board was ready to fix a time for making his difcovery, agreeable to the Refolutions of the two laft Boards, to which he had confented: But Mr Harrison then denied his having ever given fuch affent, and abfolutely refufed to do it agreeable to the said Refolutions, referring the Board to a letter which he faid he had delivered at their last meeting, containing his objections. The Board, not recol. Jecting any thing of fuch a letter made an enquiry concerning it, an

"It must be owned that my cafe is very hard, but I hope I am the firft, and, for my country's fake, fhall be the last that fuffers by pinning my faith on an English act of parliament. Had I received my juft reward, fot

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with Refpe to Mr Harrifon's Watch.

certainly it may be fo called after 40 years clofe application in the improvement of that talent which it had pleafed God to give me, then my invention would have taken the course which

• persons * named below, who have been chofen by them to be present at the difcovery, fuch further exe planation by word of mouth, and Ajudged neceffary, as fhall be requir by experimental exhibitions where ed of me relative to the construction of the faid Watch or Timekeeper s and that I will produce the fame, take it to pieces, and answer truly to every question propofed by the faid commiffioners, and the other per them, relative thereto.' fons above-mentioned, or any of

all improvements in this world do, that is, I must have inftructed work. men in its principles and execution, which I should have been glad to have had an opportunity of doing; but how widely this is different to what is now proposed, viz. for me to inftruct people that I know nothing of, and fuch as may know nothing of mechanicks; B and if I do not make them understand to their fatisfaction, I may then have nothing! hard fate indeed to me, but ftill harder to the world, which may be deprived of this my invention, which must be the cafe, except by my open and free manner of delcribing all the principles of it to gentlemen and workmen, who almoft, at all times, have had free recourse to see my inftruments; and if any of these workmen fhall have been fo ingenious as to have got my invention, how far you will please to reward them for their piracy, must be left for you to determine; and I must fit myself down in old age, and thank God I can be more easy in that I have made the conqueft, and though I have no reward, than if I had come thort of the matter, and by fome delufion had the reward. Į am,

May 30, 1765.

Lords and Gentlemen,

Your bumble Servant.

JOHN HARRISON."

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And Mr Harrison's fon (his father being gone) was asked, whether his father would take it, previous to the difcovery? He answered in the nega tive: Upon which it was;

Refolved, nem. con,

That it is the opinion of this board that the terms which have been pro pofed to Mr Harrison, for a discovery of the principles and conftruction of his Watch, or Timekeeper, are rea. fonable and proper; and that, as he has fo peremptorily refufed to com themfelves authorised to give him any ply therewith, they do not think certificate, or that it is to any pur. pofe to treat with him any further upon the matter, till he alters his prefent fentiments,

Extract of a Letter to the Right Hon. the
Earl of B-, relative to the late
Changes that have happened in the Ad-
miniftration,

MY LORD,

HO' in this public manner I ad.

The Board then told Mr Harrifondrefs your Lordship, as a private

that nothing more was meant by ex-
perimental exhibitions, than that, if
there fhould be any operation which
could not be fufficiently explained by
words, the experiment fhould be made,
and the method of tempering his
Iprings was given as an inftance: Up-
on which he left the Board abruptly,
declaring, "that he would never con-
"fent to it, while he had a drop of
"English blood in his body."
The following Oath was then drawn

up:

• Weftminfer to wit,

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I John Harrison do fwear, that the annexed drawings and written paper contain a full explanation of the principles upon which my Watch or Timekeeper for difcovering the longitude is conftructed: And I fur- H ther do fwear, that I will give to the commiffioners appointed by act of parliament for the difcovery of 'the longitude at fea, and to the fix

perfon, yet I affure you I am far from private concern; nor is the motive, thinking the fubject of this letter a that induces me to write it, of a private nature. From every confideration, you stand in a very public light; your influence, in the prefent political fyftem, is fo powerful and extensive, that it affects the whole community, For this reafon, I fhall venture to tell you very freely what I think of your paft, and prefent conduct...

When the dawn appeared, that called you from a fleepy state of inaction, to flutter a while in glory, we were bleffed with a young and patriot King, who, born a Briton, had no attachment to foreign countries, or conneç

*The Rev. Mr John Michell, Rev. Mr William Ludlam, Mr John Bird, Mr Thomas Mudge, Mr William Matthews, and Mr Lar. cum Kendal.

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fafety of the nation, and bringing us
ander universal contempt and deri-
fon? And what is it now that you and
Your new Ally have at laft been able to
effect? What fort of image is it, that,
by every kind of art and chicanery,
by wooing and entreating, by wheed.
ling and threatening, you have at
length contrived to fet up? It is a
perfect emblem of the Bartholomew-
fair Monfier, an old fellow's head, pu-
Hng and puttering on a pair of chil-
dren's fhoulders. Surely, my Lord,
there never was before fuch an in- B
confiftent, motley miniftry!

Oh, my Lord, what a melancholy fcene are you preparing for that molt excellent young Prince, who by fupporting you, and liftening to your evening tale, receives the only check that could be given to his happiness, and is deprived, in fothe measure, of that heart felt content, which his rare benevolence, and uncommon virtue, entitles him to enjoy ?~~

Mr Gr-le and Mr P-tť compared.

From the St James's Chronicle.

Imarked contrafe which could be

IF we were to feek for the most

and the extent of our conquefts, as the glory and the prefervation of this country.

Mr Gr-lle confidered the opinion we entertained of the late war, and the value we fet upon our conquests, as the effect of popular madness, in all his fpeeches, and those of his party, it was always fpoken of under the appellation of the unfortunate War.

Mr P-it thought we ought to fulfil with a fidelity worthy of the honour of Great Britain, all our engagements with a certain great prince; who, during the late war, by diverting the attention of a vaft body of our ene mies, left the field open to us, to cari y our arms victoriously over every part of the globe.

Mr Gr-lle thinks it a wife deconomical measure to difguft our great Ally, by little cavils on the payment of his fubfidy; and it is his opinion, that the faving of half a crown to the finking-fund, is a more important object than the credit of the nation, and the affection of our allies.

Mr Pt thinks that we ought, by D well chofen alliances, to prevent the approach of danger, weaken the connections of France, and maintain the balance of power in our own hands.

made out between two characters, el-
ther naturally or politically confider-
ed, I fuppofe it would be impoffible
to find any more perfectly fit to be fet
in direct oppofition to each other, than E
thefe of Mr Grelle and Mr P-it.

As much as a laborious perplexity differs from intuitive penetration, as much as narrownefs differs from enlargement, as much as meannefs differs from fublimity, fo much do the genius, the temper, the difpofitions, and the habits of Mr Grenville differ from thofe of Mr Pitt. And no man who can distinguir exactness from greatness, the detail of office from the great circle of politics, or a kingdom from a fhop, will ever think of fpeak. ing of those two perfonages in the fame Breath, either as men or as mi

Bifters.

Their talents and turn of mind do not differ as the greater and the lefs; but are in direct oppofition to each ather. The political opinions of both are known and avowed; let us state and compare them.

Mr Pill, along with Great Britain, that enjoys the advantages, and France who feels the loffes of the late war, (as far as the late glorious peace has permitted the one to enjoy, and the thes to fuffer) confidered the war,

Mr Gr-lle difclaims all knowledge of foreign affairs; and thinks no alliance worth the money paid for engroffing the treaty.

Mr Pt thinks that the nationaf ftock ought to be increafed; that our unprovided debt should be established on proper funds; that the finking fund ought to be increafed by new fupplies, and not fimply by futile favings; and that this fund ought to be F kept lacred and inviolable.

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Mr Grenville thinks, that an hundred and forty millions of debt is to be paid by faving of pence and farthings; that the unfunded debt should be left to take care of itfelf; that the finking fund is to be applied to as a prefent refource; and that at the fame time, the revenue is to receive no new aid, but what it may derive from his economy.

Which of thefe fyftems is the right one, I do not pretend to determine. I only fay they are oppofite; and that therefore no one can with well to Mr Gr-lle's continuance in power, who does not with him further opportunities (to ufe his own favourite expreffion) of trampling on the proud spirit of Mr Pitt. The

ever forfeit the esteem and approbation of both. I have often earnestly wifhed, that your whole behaviour in this important affair might be laid before the public. The most humane A and candid perfon would then confefs, that there was fufficient reason for that torrent of popular odium, which fwelled to fuch a fearful height, and overwhelmed you with horror and confufion. I would, my Lord, whenever, in a wanton and arbitrary manner, you are going to abufe the power with which you are unhappily invefted, you would fit down beforehand, and recollect the pitiful condition you was then in; when your spirit was fo wounded, that it could not fuftain_its infirmity; when every darling paffion of your foul was frozen up with fear; when your pride was humbled fo low, as to want confolation; and your love of power was fwallowed up in a dread of punishment.