HISTORICAL CHRONICLE.

levelling ditches, breaking windows, plundering gentlemen's feats, burning men in effigy, and threatening mischief to all who oppofe them...

There have been great riots among the linpen weavers in Dublin, on account of raifing their wages. Several gangs affembled and burnt the looms and goods of fuch as refused to join them, and proceeded fo far as to refolve to drown one Scully who had refused to join them. Sir Thomas Blackall, an active magiftrate, in endeavouring to quell them, got a fevere cut on his head; however, he refcued Scully from them.

An unhappy affair happened at Taybridge

A

339

and the Proteftant Diffenters, in regard to the
latter being eligible or not to the office of
fheriff, was unanimously determined by the
four judges that heard the caufe, that the
Diffenters are not eligible to the faid office.
The judges were Ld Chief Baron Parker, Jul-
tice Fefter, Juftice Wilmot, and Juftice Ba-
tburf.
TUESDAY 6.

In the Gazette of this day, is the following intelligence from the Hague

"The Hermione, a Spanish register fhip, "which left Lima the 6th of January, bound "for Cadiz, was taken the 21st of May off "Cape St Vincent, by three English frigates,

near Stirling in Scotland. A deferter Having B" and carried into Gibraltar. Her cargo is

fecreted himself at his father's at Taybridge,
a corporal and four men of the King's High-
land Volunteers, were fent from Stirling to
apprehend him; two of the men, as is ufual,
kept guard without, while the corporal and the
other two entered the house to feize the de-
ferter; they found him in company with his
father and brother, the latter of whom drew C
a pistol and hot one of the foldiers dead,
while the father and three women attacked
the corporal and the other foldier, whom
they feverely wounded before they could join
the men without; one of whom perceiving
the deferter making his efcape thro' a hole in
the thatched roof of the houfe, levelled his
piece and killed him; but the party being
now in a manner reduced to two, and finding
the company within to be well supplied with
ammunition and arms, returned to Sterling
without making any farther attempt, from
whence an officer with 24 men, were imme-
diately difpatched to apprehend the delin
quents, but they were all filed.

THURSDAY July 1.

The Lords of the Admiralty recommended and appointed fix 'captains and several lieutenants of the navy, to be officers in the navy of the King of Portugal, pursuant to his request.

D

E

Two men in opening a drain in Half-way Bridge meadow, near Norwich, found the bodies of 4 men buried in it; three lay across each other in the form of a triangle, the fourth was F buried at a small distance, with the head feparated from the body, and the face downwards. They are fuppofed to have been murdered by a gang of rogues that frequented Half-way Bridge houte.

FRIDAY 2.

The claffical prizes at Cambridge of 15 guineas each, given annually by the Hon. Mr Finch, and the Hon. Mr Townshend, were ad- G judged to Mr Resenhagen, of St John's College; and to Mr Eyre of Peter House, fenior batchellors: And to Mr Maddifon, of Sydney, and to Mr Zouch, of Trinity Colledge,

middle barchellors.

"faid to confift of near twelve millions of "money registered, and unregistered to be "likewife very confiderable, befides 2000 "ferons of cocoa, and a great deal of other "valuable merchandize Gaz.

An account of her cargo from other papers, 5243 arobes of cocoa.

1193 quintals of tin.

2,276,715 dollars in filver and gold coined. 25 arobes of Alpaca wool.

6 quintals of Vigonia wool.

Two boxes with letters, which were thrown overboard from the Hermione, have been taken up at fea near Faro in Portugal. Gaz.

WEDNESDAY 7.

A committee of the fociety for the encou ragement of arts, made an experiment of an engine invented by a Swifs for rooting up trees. The engine answered the intentions, but broke in the operation. It is very fimple, and capable of great improvements. We are told a chain furrounes the body of the tree, which is heaved up by a flow force. THURSDAY 8.

The Cherokee chiefs, (fee p. 293.) were introduced to his majesty by the Rt Hon. the Earl of March.

Came on before Lord Mansfield in the court of King's Bench, Guildball, a trial by a fpecial

The hit caught herrings this feafon arri-jury, on an indictment against Wm Parfons ved in Holland in a yagger, having only 19 barrels and a half on board, that fold from sol. to 33 per bartel. The first that arrived at Hamburg, was brought by a yagger belonging to the Fide British fishery.

MONDAY 5.
The great caufe between the city of London

and Elizabeth his wife, Mary Frafier, a clerHeyman, and a reputable tradelman, for a confpiracy in the Cock Lane ghoft affair, to injure the character, &c, of Mr Wm Kent," when they were all found guilty. The trial lafted above 12 hours.

1

This day Count Weronzew, ambassador extraordinary

340 The GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, VOL. XXXII.

traordinary from the Emperor of Ruffia, arrived here from Holland.

Was opened in Weftminster Abbey near the Poets Corner, the monument in memory of the late George Frederick Handel, Efq; He is reprefented pointing to the back of the mo nument, where David is playing on the harp. In Mr Handel's right hand is a pen, writing part of the Meffiab,

I know that my redeemer liveth, &c."
and the following infcription,
GEORGE FREDERICK HANDEL, Efq;
Born February 23, 1684,
Died April 14, 1759.
MONDAY 12.

Came on at Guildball, before the Right Hon. Lord Mansfield, a trial on an indictment against two other perfons, relating to the affair of the Cock Lane ghoft, when they were both found guilty!

A

B

C

A monument to the memory of the late gallant Lord Howe was opened in WeftminfierAbbey. On the top is a trophy of arms in fine white marble; and on a flat pyramid of black marble, are his lordship's arms; coronet, and creft in white marble: On the top of the monument fits the figure of a woman in a melancholy pofition, reprefenting the province of Malacbufet's Bay, and under it the following incription: The province of Massachuser's Bay, in New England, by an order of the great and general court, bearing date Feb. 1, 1759, caufed this monument to be erected to the memory of George Auguflus, Lord Viscount Howe, Brigadier General of 'h s m jefty's forces in America, who was flain July 6, 1758, on his march to Ticonderago, in the 34th year of his age; in teftimony of the fenfe they had of his fervices and milii tary virtues, and of the affection their officers and foldiers bore to his command. He E • lived refpected and beloved; the public re*gretted his lofs; to his family it is irrejarable.'

An infurrection of the colliers of Oldham and Saddleworth put the town of: Manchester in the greatest conilernation. Their pretence was the high price of corn, and they demolished the warehonfes of two or three dealers in torn, and meal, and obliged others to promife to fell at a moderate prices

At the payment of the Lynn man of war at Plymouth, a great number of boats attended as ufual to fopply the flip's company with goods, but were a I ordered off. Two women, however, preffed forward, on which the centinel fired, and killed one of them.

Admiralty-Office. Capt. Warfon, of the Mer maid, gives an account, that on the 4th it. craizing off Bref, he took Le Serviceable, a French privateer, of 8 guns and go 'men." TUESDAY 13.

The Earl of Buckinghamshire kiss'd his majelly's hand on being appointed ambalador to the Emperor of Rufa.

WEDNESDAY 14.

A man going to take up a load of dung in St George's fields, tound at the dunghill the bodies of a woman and eight children, cut and mangled in a fhocking manner, the handy

probably, of fome young anatomilt,

F

G

who deferves a rigorous punishment for his careletiness and indifcretion.

About five in the afternoon at Yarm they had moft dreadful thunder and lightenings The latter ftruck a part of Mrs Pocock's haute, beat in the windows, melted the lead, and fplit in two a stone trough in the kitchen Providentially no perfon was hurt. Sis

It is remarkable, that in the neighbourhood of Richmond in Yorkshire, a ftorm of the like kind happened on the fame day, and a bout the fame hoor ; only the thunder and lightening there was attended with hail ftones that measured four inches and a half in cir cumference, and did prodigious damage to the windows, gardens, and hot-houfes of the neighbouring gentry. Lord Northumberland's feat at tuntui, and Mir Shutterworth's at Forcet: fuffered the most.

The harbour of Rye in Suffer, was opened pursuant to an act of parliament patled the laft feffions, by letting the fea and tides into the new cut up to Winchelsea wall, where vefe fels of 300 tons burthen and upwards, can` ride with the greatest iafety."

THURSDAY 15.

Was laid before the governors of the city of London lying-in hospital for married women, in diderfgate-freet, a state of the Hospital, by which it appeared, that from the inftitution of it to that day, there had been 3655 women' delivered in the hospitaly 45 of whom had twins, and one was delivered of three childrea: 3702 children were born; males 1896, females 1806: that there had been received from the inititution to the 14th initantTM 12.2401.55 8. d. and expended to the fame day 9,749 1. 14 s. all the tradeinens bills be-ing paid up to Midfummer lalt.

Count Woronzow had a private audience of his majeity to deliver his credential letters.

A centinel on duty at Chatham was ftruck with lightning, the upper-leather of the floes on his left foot was thatter'd, and his foot wounded, a hole was made through the blade of his word, and about two inches of the edge melted, the hilt was melted and foldered tu has bayonet, as was one of the locks of his masket to the iron ramrod, his face was ferat-^ ched, and he lay an hour speechlefs, but is fince recovered.

The feffions ended at the Old Bailey, when eigu perions received fentence of death Joan Flacket, for robbing, wounding, and leaving for dead Mr Faye, a Daniji genueman, (See p. 293,) James riardy end Richard Mitchill for a nighway robbery; Jibn Sullivan, Francis Cajbal, and Wiliam Fitzgerald, for rawithing a woman whom Cafbul' picked up in the Park, and carried to his lodgings; and Sarab Meryard, and Surab Morgan Metyard her daughter, for wilfully and maliciously murdering are Nailer, & poor parish girl, her apprentice, about four years lince, by beating, branding, and tying her up to a door in a garrey and with-holding from her victuals, and other neceflaries, and thereby starving her to death. The triat lafted feven' hours, an aecount of which jhall be given,) and the jury, without going out of court, brought them in both guilty.

HISTORICAL CHRONICLE.

Two directors of the Dutch East India com pany, with a counsellor in the commiffion, took leave of the States General, in order to proceed to England to fettle the affairs of Bengal. The antwer of the English East India company prefented to the States, by General York, having made fome impreffion upon their High Mightineffes.

FRIDAY 16.

The parish church of Sittingbourne was burnt down, occafioned by the carelessness of the workmen that were repairing the leads.

341

tence, on the spot of ground between the up per end of the City Road and the road from Gofwell-freet He was a fout made man, about 40 years of age, and behaved with great decency and contrition, praying with the minifter near three quarters of an hour, in the cart under the gallows; a little before he was turned off, after calling out for filence, he A made the following declaration : The firft robbery I committed, was on a young woman on the long caufeway, Ifington, about 16 years ago; the fecond was on a man in Mr Jennings's afs field, in the fame town; the next was ftealing a copper from Mr Beazley in St John's fireet, for which I was tranfported 7 years, but ftaid 14; the next robbery, after my return to England, was ftealing a filver watch gown and trollopee from my uncle's house; and the laft fatal robbery was on the Danish young gentleman, for which I defervedly fuffer. All the above robberies I committed by myfelf, and no perfon was ever concerned with me: This I folemnly declare, as I exé pect mercy from God before whom I am, go❤

The fociety of arts paid Mr Boult of Staines, 20% for the firtt premium of the four wheeled machine for the conveyance of fish; and 14% for the fir premium of the two-wheeled machine for the fame purpofe ; which we mention greatly to his honour. B

SUNDAY 18.

Cing to appear." THURSDAY 29.

Sarab Metyard and her daughter were executed at Tyburn, pursuant to her fentence. It is imagined there were 50,000 perfons prefent at the execution, there being no inftance be- D fore of a mother and daughter fuffering together in this kingdom, except in the cafe of Mrs Blanch and her daughter, for the murder of their maid fervant at Ivelchefter in Somer fetshire.

WEDNESDAY 21.

There was a great court and council at St James's. His Grace the Duke of Newcastle E

came to town from Claremont to attend it.

The fentence of the three ravishers condemned at the Old Bailey, was refpited by his majefly, as was that of Richard Mitchell, for a petty highway robbery.-James Hardy was ordered for execution on Monday, and John Placket on Wednesday next.

SATURDAY 24.

F

An exprefs arrived from the Hague, which is faid to bring advice, that the Emperor of Ruffia was feized with a fudden illness, which obliged him to withdraw from public bufinefs. His confort is appointed regent-till that prince fhall be reftored to health, or till.thein fon Prince Paul Petrowitz, who is 8 years old in October next, fall come of age. If this should prove true, it will probably make no great alteration in the fyftem of affaire, the Empress being a wife and prudent woman, and a very great friend to the King of Pruffia. This news, however, was tranfmitted only as a report current at that place; but who was the it yet appear that any minifter at the Hague first propagator was not mentioned; nor does has received an exprefs from Petersburgb on fuch an occafion. We are moreover told, that the Ruffian minifter at our court knows nothing of the matter. Perhaps the report was coined in Holland, to anfwer lucrative purposes among the stock-jobbers in London and Amflerdam.

Subftance of advices received by shipping the 17th and 19th of this month, at the islands of Scilly and Guernsey, from Newfoundland, On the 24th of June, lour French men of war and a bomb-ketch, entered the Bay of Buils, and landed fome troops; which, after fetzing upon the fmall fettlement in that bay, marched directly for St John's, of which the French general took poffeffion on the 27th by capitulation with the garrifon. The terms of which were, that the inhabitants should be prifoners during the war, and fecure in, their poffeffions and effects. His majesty's floop Grament, and several other vellels, were taken by the enemy in the harbour of S. John's.

The scheme for feizing this island was laid by a French officer, who was a prisoner on that ifland for fome time, and who had the addrefs to get draughs of the principal places there, which he carried with him to France.

Lig

Lifts of Births, Marriages, and Deaths.

Lip of BIRTHS for the Year 1762.

List of Preferments, Bankrupts, &c.

Col. Rob. Brudenell, appointed an aid-decamp to the king.

Thomas Wroughton, Efq;-refident at the court of Warfaw.. Mr. Pattle,

collector to the commiffione