CHA P. IV. Rufian expedition to the Mediterranean. Count Orlow arrives in the Merce. Unhappy fate of Poland; the plague breaks out in that country. Germany. Conduct of the Emperor. Of the King of Pruffia. Pruffian troops enter the territories of Dantzick. Changes in the Miniftry at Copenhagen, Danish expedition against Algiers. Sweden. Difference between the States France. Sufferings of M. de Chalotais. Profecution commenced against the Duke d'Aiguillon, at Versailles. A bed of justice held, at which the King puts a stop to the Profecution by his Letters Patent. Conduct of the Princes of the blood. Arret of the parliament of Paris against the Duke. The King ifues an arret, by which that of the parliament is annulled. Grand deputation from the parliament to Verfailles; the King's answer. Conduct of the other parliaments. Deputation from the parliament of Britany; two of its members fent to prifon. The King arrives fuddenly at Paris, and bolds a bed of justice, at which all the papers relative to the profecution are feized, and the decrees of the parliament erased from the Regifters. Violent measures taken with the other parliaments. Arret from the King's council of ftate. Diftreffes of the people from the fcarcity of provifions. Corfica. Expedition to Tunis. State of Italy. [47 confequence of the addreffes. Parliament meets. Speech from the throne. Motion for difqualifying certain officers of the revenue from voting for the election of Members of parliament: oppofition to it: the motion over- ruled. Civil lift. Repeal of part of the late revenue act, for impofing duties in the colonies: duty upon tea continued. At for regulating the proceedings on controverted elections. London remonftrance: great debates. State of affairs in Ireland, at the meeting of the new Parliament. Augmen The CHRONICLE. 85* The humble Addrefs, Remonftrance, and Petition, of the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and Livery of the City of London; with his Majefty's Answer [199 The humble Addrefs, Remonftrance, and Petition of the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and Common-Council of the City of Londont with his Majefty's Anfwer, - - Copy of a Letter tranfmitted by the Lords of the Admiralty to the Right Hon. The bumble Address, Remonftrance, and Petition, of the Lord Mayor, Alder- men, and Commons of the City of London; with his Majefty's Anfaer[ibid. A Letter of Thanks from the Freeholders of the County of York to Sir George Saville, Burt, and Edwin Lafcelles, Efq; and their respective Answers [208 Genuine Copy of a Letter fent by the Committee of the Supporters of the Bill of one from the Affembly Abstract of an Act, to prevent Delays of Justice, by reason of Privilege of Extraordinary Conduct of the Regulators in the back Settlements of North The Lord Mayor's Queries in respect to the Legality of Prefs Warrants [232 The humble Address of the Lord Mayor, Sheriffs, Commons, and Citizens His Majeft's mof gracious Speech to both Houses of Parliament, on Tuesday the 9th of January 1770; with the bumble Addresses of both Houses on the Occafit, and his Majesty's most gracious Anjewer The bumble Addrefs of the Right Hon. the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in Parliament fumbled, prefented March 23, to his Majefty: A Proclamation for encouraging Seamen to enter themselves on board bis Ma- The bumble Addrefs of the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and Commons of the City of His Majefty's most gracious Speech to both Houses of Parliament, on Tuesday CHARACTERS, -- [252 Of the Ruffians; from the Account of a Journey into Siberia, made by order - - I Some Account of the Tartars of Kafan, under the Government of Ruffia 16 - -- Some Account of the Life, Misfortunes, and Character of the celebrated - Some Account of Count Biron, late Duke of Courland Of the Coffacks, and the fingular Customs of the Zaporavian Republic Of the ancient Scandinavians 18 20 27 29 32 40 43 44 50 Character of Lewis XIII. of France A bort Character of the late Sir Joseph Yates Genuine Anecdotes of the Life of the late Peter Collinfon, F.R.S. NATURAL HISTORY. - An extraordinary Cafe of three Pins fwallowed by a Girl, and difcbarged at Of a fingular Difeafe, with which two Butchers of the Royal Hofpital The cafe of the Rev. Mr. Winder, who was cured by Lightning of a Pa- Account of the Needles, in the Isle of Wight An Account of the Tailor Bird, with a Defcription of an Indian Foreft ANTIQUITIE S. The Thirty Second Fable of the Edda, or the ancient Icelandic Mythology Of the Twilight of the Gods 86 The thirty-third Fable; or, The Sequel of the Conflagration of the World 88 The Runic Chapter, or the Magic of Odin Extracts from the Ode of King Regner Lodbrog Some Account of the Arabic Manufcripts at the Efcurial, with a Transa tion of fome curious Passages on Arabic Poetry Drefs of the Ancient French Claufe in the Salic Law Cafe of the unhappy Chundon Advantages which France derived from the ancient Monks State of Trade in the 8th and 9th Centuries Specimen of the Wit and Satire of the Middle Ages 92 93 A Differtation on Joduta, the Idol of Saxony, and of the Marche USEFUL PROJECTS, &c. - 108 A Letter from Mr. J. Moult to Dr. Percival, of Manchester, F. R. S. Improvements and Experiments in Agriculture :-Of Potatoes, and the amazing Crops which they produce by a proper Culture Of Cabbages Of Carrots Of Lucerne Of Sainfoine On the Number of Draught Cattle ufed in Tillage MISCELLANEOUS ESSAYS. Anecdotes of the Court of Petersburgh in the Reign of the Empress Anne Three Letters, fuppojed to have been written by the celebrated M. Monte quieu Letter from Voltaire to the Duke of Valiere A Letter from M. Voltaire to Mr. Rouffeau of Toulouse, concerning a Letter inferted in the St. James's Chronicle of July 1762 An Account of the noble Aqueduct of Alcantara, by which Lifton is supplied 150 An Account of the Manner in which the Punishment of the Kncut was infličică on the celebrated Madam Lapouchin, at Petersburgh; with fome Obfervations on the Ruffian Punishments, and the Effects they produce; and feveral |