edze first fractured his wife's skull, and then Capt. Somerfer in Hyde Park; Thomas Little with a fhoe-maker's knife, ftabbed the child for horse-ftealing; Barney Carral on the Cabout four years of age in the jugular vein, ventry act, for disfiguring Cranby Tho. Kirby, and repeated the frabbs on various parts of the Ela, by cutting him crois the face, and W bodies of both. He afterwards took a large King, an accomplice in the fame fact; Andofe of opium himself, and died the next day thony Vacheron, for forging a note of his grace about four in the afternoon. A the Duke of Mariborough for 20,000!. Tho. SUNDAY 7. Carr for fraudulently endeavouring to obtain failors wages; and Ann Smith for privately ftealing a watch. At this feffions Samuel Prief, for the riot on Ludgate bill, (See p. 244.) was found guilty, fined one filling, fix months imprifonment in Newgate, and to find fureties for his good behaviour one year. Two Chelsea penfoners were committed to prifon, charged upon oath with the murder of the late Mr Knight, (See p. 196.) upon the Fulbam road. The difcovery was made by an accomplice, whom they threatened to murder, on fome late quarrel. TUESDAY 9. His Pruffian majelty has demanded the B arrears of the fubfidiary treaty, whith was with held on the admiffion of a lare minifter to the adminstration of the affairs of this nation. This peremtory demand has occafioned much embarraïment. At the admiralty feflions, held at the Old Bailey, Captain Lorado, late Matter of the Principe de Espagna, was indicted for wilfully cafting away the faid fhip, with intent to defraud the infurere, &c. but it appearing to the jury, that the ship was not actually caft away, but was faved and brought into Falmouth harbour, notwithstanding the most villainous attempt to wreck her on a reif of rocks near that harbour, he was acquitted; and it being the particular prerogative of that court either to condemn capitally or wholly to acquit, he was immediately discharged; a new charge, however, was immediately preferred against him for a misdemeaner; but he found means to escape, and it is fince given out that he died aboard a fhip in the river Thames. WEDNESDAY 10. A caufe was tried before Lord Man field, in which Metfrs Carr, Ibbetson, and Co. were plaintiffs, and feveral custom-houfe officers defendants, for entering the houfe of the faid plaintiffs, under pretence of fearching for prohibited filks; when it appearing to a fpecial jury that there was not the leaft colour for fuch fearch, a verdict was given for the plaintiffs, with 100l. damages, and cofts of fuit. *Carrol belonged to a desperate gang of vi!lains, who acted in concert, and were to cut out the eyes of those they robaed, that they might not be able to appear against them. A farther account of whofe villainy, with Vacheron's forgery, fhall be given hereafter. TUESDAY 16, The Duke of York arrived at CharlotterCbourg, where he was joined by the King and Queen of Praffic, the princes and princeff of the blood, the house of Brunfavick, the D. of Brunfwick Bevern, the reigning prince of Anbalt Defau, the nobility and foreign minifters. The nex' day prince Frederick Wil liam of Pruffia, and the princess Elizabeth Chriftina Ulrich, of Brunswick, received the nuptial benediction at the castle, about eight o'clock in the evening. After the ceremony which was performed with great pomo, the company fupped at four tables, each of 200 covers; at one of which were the king, their Royal Highneffes, and the foreign princes at the fecond, the minifters of ftate, and thofe of foreign powers; at the third, perfons belonging to the court; and the fourth, the generals and officers of the ftate-major. At eleven o'clock the prince and the new princefs of Pruffia, opened the ball, in which the king, the duke of York, the princes and princeffes danced. The ball which continued till late at night, was performed by torch light to the found of two choruffes of trumpets and kettle drums. Yefterday the new married pair received compliments on the occafion. A great countil was held at St James, F when a general alteration in the miniftry took place; the motives for which are varionfly reported. See p. 333. A grand match was run on Newmarket courfe, between Lord Bolingbroke's Gimcrack, and Sir James Lowther's Afcbam, which was won by the former. The betts on this match are faid to amount to more than 100,000/. In confequence of a very polite meffage from Mr Secretary Conway, to the Canada merchants, the committee waited upon that gentleman, and laid the ftate of their cafe refpecting the Canada bills before him. Being fully convinced of the juftice of their claim. he affared them in the Arongest manner, that Gthat the affair fhould be taken up immediately, and profecuted with effect, till justice fhould be obtained. H WEDNESDAY 17. At the Society of Arts a letter was read from the Mayor of Liverpoole importing, that the corporation over which he had the honour to prefide had ordered one hundred pounds to be paid towards affifting in the general views of the fociety; for which the miralty, when the marine table for finding MONDAY 22. Being the birth day of her Royal Highnes the Princess Caroline Matilda, youngest fifter to his Majefty, and defigned confort for the Prince Royal of Denmark, who then entered into the 15th year of her age, their Majeflies B received the compliments of the nobility and foreign minisers on that occafion. TUESDAY 23. The center of one of the middle arches of the new bridge at Black-frgars, was entirely ftruck, and that arch cleared for the use of the public. It is 22 feet wider than the wideft arch in Weminfier-bridge, 28 feet C wider than the great arch at London Bridge, three feet wider than the batted Rialto at Venice, yet two feet less than the wideft arch of the fame bridge. WEDNESDAY 24. A young American from Carolina, was apprehended, and carried to Brifol, on fufpicion of forgery. He arrived at that port about a fortnight ago, and very expeditiously D contracted for goods to a confiderable amount, fome hundred pounds worth of which he got fhipt for London next day, and having paffed a bill in payment; he fet cut immediately himself by land. His fudden departure, and fome other corroborating circumstances raised a fufpicion that the bill was forged, on which a proper officer was immediately difpatched in pursuit of him, who having ap- E prehend d him. carried tim before a magif trate, and, on his examination, bills to a great value was found upon him, all fuppofed to be forged. THURSDAY 25. At a court of common council, a petition from the magiarates of the city of Konigs berg, in the dominions of Pruia, was read, F fetting forth the immenfe lofs that city fuftained by the dreadful fire that lately aged there, and praying afliftance; when it appearing that the lofs ladained amounting to 600,000l. being above the faculties of any fingle corporation, their agent was advifed to apply for a general brief. This petition was addreffed to the most illuftrious, noble, learned, and venerable, the Lord Mayor and Senators of the renowned city of London, &c. WEDNESDAY 31, A difcovery has lately been made in Sweden. of a medical tree, known by the name of Quafi-wood, of more powerful virtues than the Quinquinna, for intermittant fever, Sc. A late confpiracy again the life of the King of Portugal, has been discovered and defeated; it is fuppofed to have been formed by Jefuirical emillaries, and the poison was to he administered by the hands of a pious N.. . A dreadful inundation lately laid under wa ter confiderable diaries both in Naples and France. In the former it wash'd away the whale land of Rocca-di-Montepiano, men, womeu, and cattle; and, in the latter, it over flowed a great part of the province of Auvergne. In the town of Billon the deluge rofe fo taft from Atory to fory, that there was no other way left for the people to fave themfelves than by getting on the roofs of hoults. The damage is inexpreffible. G H Lift of MARRIAGES in the Year 1765. Harles Wray, Efq; banker. Fleet-ft. 27. -to Mifs Bowles of Bradford, Wilts 28. Richard Sutton of the Inner Temple, Efq:- -to Mifs Suf. Crefpigny of Camberwell. 30. Mr Silas Duncombe, of Doctor's Commens,-to MileWalter of Chrift-church, Surry. July 2. Wm Wolfey, Elq; to Mis Chambers of Wimbledon. Dr Simpson, R. of Wayhill,-to Mrs Eyre of the Clofe, Salisbury. Mofes Franks of Teddington, Efq;-to a daughter of Aaron Franks, Efq. 4. Henry Robinson of Wandsworth, Efq; -to Mifs Hodgson of Cork fpur-ftr. Weftm. John Gideon Loten of New Burlington-fr. Efq; -to Mifs Coates, neice to the Countess of Northington. Wm Eufden of Burford bridge, Lincolnh. 8. Cha. Vere Dashwood of Leadwell, Orfordshire, Efa;-to Mifs Diana Dashwood of Wells, Lincolnshire, Efq. Walter Acton Mofeley of the Mere, Stafford fhire, Efq;-to Mrs Devey. 10. Vifc. Torrington, -to Lady Lucy Boyle, fifter to the E. of Orsery. Tho. Lee of Leeds, Efq; jun.-to Mifs Forfter of Greenwich. 1o,oob/ Sir George Yonge, Bart. member for Honiton,-to Mils Cleeve, heirefs of the late B. Cleeve, Efq; of Foot's Cray-place, Kent. 11. Rev. Mr Cullum of Hawed place, Suffolk,-to Mifs Biffon of West Ham. Morgan Lloyd of Abestrenant, Cardiganfhire. Ef to the only daugh, of LeLifburn. 16. Dr Fawcett, one of his majesty's chaplains, to Mifs Brown of Epfom. John Garden of Dorchester, Efq;-to Mifs Ann Hurd of Exeter. 19. Wellbore Ellis, Efq;-to Mifs Stanley, Gifter to Sir Hans Stanley, Bart. Hon. Ant. Montagu, only fon of Vifc. Montagu, to Lady Halkertoun. Tho. Dixon of Newcafile on Tyne, Efq;to one of the daughters of Lt Col. Gardner. Li of DEATH for the Year 1765. March R Edglebert Hoff, at Fishkill, 21. V near New York, aged 128. He was born in Norway, and could remember that he was a lad driving team a team when the news was brought to his country that King Charles the first was beheaded. He ferved as a foldier, under the Prince of Orange in the time of King James the Second. Rt Hon. Geo, Forbes, Earl of Granard, at Dublin, one of the Privy Council, and fenior admiral of the navy; he is fucceeded in title by his eldeft fon, Major Gen. Lord Forbes, Col. of the 29th Reg. of foot. 24. Mr Anderfon at Alnwick in Northumberland, aged 99. ་ Edw. Atterbury, Efq; at Hackney, nearly related to the late celebrated Bp Atterbury, Mr Hitchcock, a wealthy farmer at Wefton-Stony, Bedfordshire; being prepoffeffed on his death-bed that he should come to life again, he was put into a coffin flightly nailed, and placed at the top of the infide of his barn, according to his own defire. Tho. Walwin Hereford of Herefordsh. Efq; 30. Rev. Mr Atkinson, V. of Lacock, and Sutton Beuger, Wiltshire. Sir John Peachey, Bt. at Weft dean, Suffex. July 3. Rev. Dr Holme, R. of Headley, Hants, 47 years; aged 90. 4. Jonathan Wellington of Norfolk, Efq; Hon. Mr Lechmere, late furveyor of the Customs in North America. 5. Duke of Bolton in Grofvenor-fq. fuddenly, (See p. 341,) he is fucceeded in title & eftate by his only brother, Lord Harry Paulet. Eleanor Anderfon, at Shield-Dykes, near Alnwick, aged 107. 8. Jofeph Dearnley, Efq; at Stratford, Effex. 9. Capt. Perry Warner, at Poplar. 11. Geo. Davis, Efq; first gentleman usher to the king. Edw. Rushworth, Efq; regifter of the Atches-Court, and deputy-regifter of the province of Canterbury. Relift of John Turner of Ileden, Kent, Efq; aged 90. 12. Rev. Mr Cooke, one of the minor ca. nons of St Paul's, and V. of Edmonton. Relict of Vincent Amcotts. Efq, at Lincoln, 13. Robert Lockwood, Efq; Capt. of the Royal Ann in Q Anne's wars, aged 83. Relict of Sir Randal Ward of Norfolk, Br. Mr Havard, comedian, at Dublin, fuddenly, His Epitaph, by a Friend. The clay-cold tenant, underneath this fione, OTUN. Capt. Mills of the Tower Hamlets. Rev. Ph. Barton, L.L.D. one of the canons of Chrift-church, Oxford, fellow of St Mary, Winton-college, and minifter of Portsay. Dr Harvey, a phyfician at Birmingham. 14. Anthony Bridgman, Efq; at Maidstone. 15. Francis Stukeley of Lincolnshire, Efq; 16. Wm Price, Efq; in Kirby-street, Hatton-Garden; the most ingenious painter and ftainer of glass in Europe. The Countess of Nithidale, at Paris. Ant. Proctor, Efq;hop-merch. in Southwark. Geo, Perfhore, Elq; near Maryland Point. 18. Sir Ant. Walton of Walton-hall, Surry, Bart. 22. Johua Perryn, Efq; at Hackney. Wm Perrot of Northleigh, Oxfordfh. E'q; Jn Derley, Efq; an alderman of Norwich.. Lady of Gov. Littleton, at Jamaica. Capt. Horn of the 38th R. of foot at Dublin. 23. Rev. Mr Chilton, R. of Ufford, 27. Sir Rob. Cann, Bt. at Auft, Gloucfish, Wo Budges, Efq; at Batterlea, July 16. The king has been pleated to grant unto the Rt Hon, Sir Cha les Prav', Kt, Chief-juftice of the Common Pleas, and his heirs male, the dignity of a Baron, by the ti tle of BaronCamboen, of Cambden-place Kent, Whiteball, July 16. to appoint the Earl of Befborough and Lord Grantham, poft-mafters general. [in room of Lord Trevor and Lord Hyde.] St James's, July 20. The Rt Hon. the E, of Ahburnham, -appointed keeper of the great wardrobe. [in reum of Ld Le Dispencer.] Vife. Barrington, lecretary at war. [in room of Wellbore Elis, Ffq.] Whiteball, July 20. Wa Tryon, Efq;-gov. of N. Carolina, in r. of R Dobbs, Efq; dec. Sir Henry Moore, Bart.-gov. of the provin e of New York, [in room of Gen. Menckton, made Governor of Berwick J - The king has been pleafed to grant to Jofeph Mawbey of Botley's, Surry, Elq; [member for Southwark] and his heirs male, the dignity of a Baronet. From other Papers. Lord Gage,-pay-mafter of the penfions, [in room of the Hon Neville Neville. Efq.] Wellbore Elis, E'q;-one of the vice-treafurers of Ireland. Sir Alex. Gilmour,-a clerk of the board of Green-cloth, [in room of the Hon. Hen, Fr. Thynne. Ffq;] Sir Wm Dolben, Bart.-one of the verdurers of Rockingham-foreft. Vifc.Galway,mafter of the buck-hounds. Fra. Hales,E'q;-one of the commiffioners of appeals for regulating the duties of excife. Lt. Col. Amherft,-groom of the bedchamber to the D. of Gloucefter, Sir Horatio Petus, Bart.-regifter of warrants inwards, at the Custom-house. Tho. Slade and John Williams, Efqrs. furveyors of the navy, John Robfon, Efq;-furveyor of his majef ty's warehoufe; Ja. Loftus, Efq;-land-furveyor; and John Scot, Efq;-land-waiter in the port of London. Rob. Colebroke, Efq;-ambaffador at Conflantinople. Mr Greene,-deputy register of the arches court of Canterbury. Tho. Nuthall, Efq; follicitor to the E. India company, follicitor to the Treafury, in room of P. C. Webb, Esq. Wm Mitchell, Efq;-cafhier of the falt office. [in room of John Byde, Efq] Cha. Jenkinfon, Eq;-auditor of accompts to the Princess Dowager of Wales. Cutchel Juvencel, Efq;-private fecretary to the Duke of Grafton. Henry Potts, Efq;-fecretary of the inland office at the general poft office; and S. Potts, Efq;-comptroller; (their former places) in room of Ant. Todd, and Rob. Charles, Efqrs. Lady Ann Gresham,-house-keeper at the General Poft-office. Ph Code, Efq;-pay-mafter to the band of gentlemen perfioners. Capt. Jon. Furling,-Major of the 14th R. Major Wm Jones,-Lt Col. to 13th of ft. ECCLESIASTICAL PREFERMENTS. void by the tranflation of Dr Carmichaei to the See of Dublin.-Gaz. Wm Digby, M. A. one of his majesty's chaplains, a canon of Chr,-ch. Oxford, [in room of Dr Barten, dec.]-Gaz. Mr Poriey,-Ayitham, V. Norfolk. Mr Apthorp,-Croydon, V. Surry. Difpenfation to bold two Livings. Corn. Jeffon, 2 Enmore, R. M. A. S Powlett, V. BKTS. Somerfetfhire. Tho. Miller of Newgate-freet, hofier. Rob, Parkinson of Cliderow, Lancash-linen-dr. Price of STOCKS, on Course of EXCHANGE, Bank Stock, 133. Antwerp. No Price 2 Ufance Cadiz 38 Madrid 39% 4 percent 1763, 100 Venice 51% London Gazette Public Advert. Norwich 2 Exeter Worcester Northampton Gloucester Stamford Nottingham Derby For AUGUST 1765. CONTAINING, More in Quantity and greater Bariety than any Book of the kind and Price. I. Letter to a noble Earl, on the prefent im- II. Useful obfervations on the importation of V. Remarks on the affecting tale from Mar- VI. Directions for travellers to the celeftial VII. Particulars of the life and writings of VIII. Fatal effects of ground-ivy to horses. X. Authentic account of the efcape of the XIII. Authentic account of the murder of XV. Apprehenfions of famine from drought XVI. POETRY. The tour from Rotterdam concluded; an old Batchelor's Will; lines in praise of Mirth; new truce with Bac cbus and Venus. XVII. Lift of Books, with Extrafts, viz. XIX, Hiftoriclal Chronicle Riots, Robberies, With a beautiful Perspective View of the Grand Walk in VAUX-HALL GARDENS, with the adjacent Buildings, elegantly engraved on Copper; and, accompanied with a Defcription of that moft delightful Place. By SYLVANUS URBAN, Gent. LONDON: Printed by D. Herr, at St JoHN's GATE. |