HISTORICAL CHRONICLE. Scotland, is the French arpine, about a 5th The porfer of the Worcester Indiaman, came exprefs to the India House, with the agreeable news of the fafe arrival of the Lord Holderness, Capt. Brooks, from Bombay; the Prince Henry, Capt. Haggis, the Worcester, Capt. Hall, the Prince George, Capt. Refs, and the Triton, (late Harris) Capt. Barclay, from Coaft and Bay. MONDAY 6. John Kello was apprehended near the Horfe Ferry, Westminster, for forging the draught already mentioned, when 960 7. in cafh, three fmall bills, and alfo a brace of pistols loaded, were found in his cuftody, amounting in the whole to near the fum obtained by the above forgery. He had exchanged the bank note of 1000 with Mr Baker, clerk to the receiver general for the county of Somerset, who had tranfmitted it to Londen, by which, the faid Kello was difcovered. (See p. 395.). Orders were delivered out to the ferjeants of the guards, that they should, as foon as poffible, give in the names of all the foldiers who are advanced in years, and adjudged unfit for future fervice, that they may be difcharged. A 445 ordered to remain in prifon: Thomas Smith was the other unhappy person; his room was a noted horfeover Capt. Ogle's; he was dealer, and committed not long fince on fufpicion of ftealing corn from Alderman Mafters; he has left a wife and three children. His wife the night before carried him his whole effects, amounting, it is faid, in money and bank bills, to between 5 and 600 !. He was heard to call out for help, and feen to put his arm through the iron grate, which was fo exceffive hot, that it fet his shirt on fire, at which time, it is imagined, he threw his pocket-book out with the notes in it, which were faved. In a few minutes after, the floor fell in, and they were both buried in the ruins, for it burnt fo violently, and the flames fpread fo faft, that none of the people could get to their affiftance. There being plenty of water, the fury of the flames was greatly abated by fix, but continued burning till two in the afternoon; when a party wall fell down, but happily did no damage to any Cone, though a great many perfons were very near it, During the confufion, a fire was difcovered in a garret in a house the corner of Grey Fryars, Newgate-freet; but the engines being upon the fpot, played in at the window, and happily extinguished it with very little damage. His Grace the Duke of Bedford, with a numerous retinue fet out for Dover in his way to France, with a commiffion from his majedy to treat of peace. He failed from Dover on Wednesday, and in little more than two D hours, landed at Dover. He was received at Paris with the greatest acclamations ever known, and was conducted into that city by 400 of the French king's houthold troops. TUESDAY 7. A collector of excife and of the duties of entry and export at Rotterdam, was publickly whipped, and marked with a red hot iron, at the Hague, previous to his imprisonment for life, for defrauding the State of 30,000 florins, befides what he had extorted from private perfons. WEDNESDAY 8. The ceremony of chriftening his R. H. the Prince of Wales was performed in the great council chamber of his majefty's palace, by his Grace the Abp of Canterbury. His R. H. the D. of Cumberland, his moft Serene Hignnefs the reighing Duke of Mecklenburgh Stretz, (reprefented by the Duke of Devonshire, Lord Chamberlain of his majefty's houthold) being godfathers; and her R. H. the Princefs Dowager of Wales being godmother. The young Prince was named George Auguftus Frederick. E The Lord-Mayor and Sheriff's came about four o'clock in the morning, and gave their orders concerning the prifoners, c. not one of whom, as we hear, efcaped during the con fufion, nor were any hurt, except the two unfortunate perfons above-mentioned. Now feems to be the proper time to put in execution the plan for rebuilding this inconvenient goal, which was thought of fome time ago, when fo many perfons perished by the goal distemper, for an account of which, (fee Vol. xx. p. 233.)-We have, in this Magazine, exbibited the Plan for the confideration of the Publick. As Mr Nuttal of Crosby fquare, and another 'gentleman, were going over Finckley Common about ten at night, they were attacked by a highwayman, at whom the footman dischargFed his piece; one of the balls went in behind his ear, and out at the top of his head, and the other went thro' his head. After he had received the wound, he turned round, giving a fort of a fhriek, and fired his piacl at Mr Nuttal thro' the front glafs, which luckily did no hurt. The highwayman then came to Highgate about half pait 11, and enquired for a furgeon; G when being thewn to Mr Cooke's, he knocked him up; Mr Cook feeing him very wet, asked him if it rained, but on being informed what it was, for he bled prodigiouily, he was carried to the Angel, put to bed, and his wounds drefied, when he fuld the gentleman he had been thot by a highwayman; but from fome particulars in his relation, and fome other circumstances arifing, he was charged with a conftable. It is thought his wounds are not mortal. On his examination, he impeached an accomplice; they are genteel young raen, the one no more than 18, the other about 20 years of age, and are fufpected of feveral rosberies lately committed between Hide This morning about two o'clock, a fire broke out at the back of a ftair cate in the prefs-yard, Newgate, which in a few hours confuined all the apartments in that place, greatly damaged the chapel, and the back part of a houfe belonging to a flocking-trimmer, in Phænix Court, Newgate-freet. There were two unfortunate prifoners in the rooms H which were burnt down, who perished in the Aames; Capt. Ogle was one (in whofe apartments it is thought it first began ;) he was tried fome time ago for the murder of the cook of the Vine tavern, near Dover freet, Piccadilly, and being found a lunatick, was 1 446 The GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, VOL. XXXII. Barnet, and that neighbourhood. He that was hot appears to be a jeweller near York Buildings. : A fea-monfter was caft afhore at Newhaven, near Leith. It is fuppofed to be of the fhark kind is about 15 or 15 feet long. has 3 rows of very strong teeth, an extenfive mouth, and furprisingly wide throat. It has alfo 5 rows of an afonishing hard and rough skin, on each fide, which feem to ferve as a coat of mail for its defence. THURSDAY 9. Both houfes of parliament met, according to their prorogation, and were further proro A gued to the oth of November, when they will B meet for the dispatch of bufiness. At the triennial meeting at Hereford, for the benefit of the widows and orphans of the poor clergy of the three diocefes of Worcester, Gloucefler, and Hereford, the collection amounted to 2571 Commodore Sir James Douglas in the Centurion, with the Woolwich and Falkland, arrived in the Downs, with part of the fleet from Jamaica and the Leesvard Ilands. Captain Obrien of the Woolwich, in a letter to Mr Cleveland, has thefe remarkable words: "I am forry I have occafion to fay it, but fince I have been in the fervice, and this is the 13th convoy. I have been with this war, I never faw matters of merchant ships behave fo ill, with the greatest difregard to fignals and his majesty's colours; and with the affiitance of the Crefcent and Falklard we could not keep them in order, nor did they ever obey a fignal that was not repeated more than once, and the gunner's expence will fhew how great has been the confumption of powder." FRIDAY 10. C Two little boys, one five, the other three years of age, fons to a gentleman in Pilgrim- ǹ freet, Newcofile, being tempted by the beautiful appearance of the fruit of the deadly nightshade, as it grew in the garden, eat of it. The eldeft died the night after, and the younget, after continuing 16 hours in convulfions, by taking oil, was happily recovered.-{Sce more cafes of this kind, Vol. xxv. p. 271.)A German phyfician gives the following fpecific: Take two ounces of lavender vinegar, and two ounces of water, mixt, and drink it at one draught; repeat the dofe if there be occafion. A fine bronze buft of the E. of Halifax, was put up at the Senegal and Goree coffeehouse in Cornbill, on which is the following infcription: "GEORGE DUNK, Earl of Halifax, under whofe trait aufpicious patronage the plan for congiuring the broth futtlements of "Senigal and Gorce on the coast of Africa was happily carried in:0 execution, in the year MBCCLVII," At a court of admiralty, the Hermione, taken by his majefty's thips Active and Favorite, was condemned as a lawful Spanish prize to those two fhips only. She is the richeft prize that has been taken fingly for fifty years paft, and is faid to be worth to the captors full 1,600.oco 1. exclufive of the ship and furniture that belongs to her. SUNDAY 12. The Duke de Nivernois, with the character of ambaffador and plenipotentiary from the court of France, arrived at London to treat of peace. TUESDAY 14. introduced to his majefly at St James's, and Lord Kinfale, Baron Courcy in Ireland, was appeared covered, according to an antient grant to that family. WEDNESDAY 15. This day the Duke de Nivernois, plenipotentiary of France, had a private audience of his majefty to deliver his credentials. THURSDAY 16. In the dead of night a fire broke out at a carpenter's, in Great Pulteney-fireet, by Carnaby market, occafioned, it is faid, by a woman lodger reading in bed, which, in a fhort time, entirely confumed that house, and greatly damaged two others. The greatest part of the boufe was in flames before the lodgers knew of their danger; two of them, a man and his wife, were burnt in their bed; fome others are miffing; and feveral, to ef cape the flames, threw themfelves out of the windows, but received to much hurt, that they were obliged to be carried to St George's hofpital; a woman died as he was going there; and her ion, a young lad, it is thought cannot recover. This is the fecond fire occafioned by reading in bed, within these fix months in London. SATURDAY 18. His majesty's fhip the Humber, Capt. Onflow, of 40 guns, convoy to the Eaft country fleet, ran on the South of Haysborough fands, and is entirely loft. The fhips laden for the government under her convoy, likewife ran upon the fame fands, but their cargo has been faved. the The feffions at the Old Bailey, which began on Wednesday, ended, when James Collins and James Wbem, for robbing Sarah Weft in a field near Pancras church of 2 s. and a key; and John Kelio, for forging a draught of 1000/ on Amyand and Co. received fentence of death. Jofeph Kello, brother to John, was the principal evidence against him. At this feffions G young gentleman who unfortunately fhot his father's maid in the fide, was tried and acquitted, it appearing to the jury that at the time the fact was committed he was of infane mind.-Wm Giles, the perfon who was hot in attempting to rob Mr Nuttal, was likewife tried and caft for trantportation; and Mr Tyrrel, an apothecary at WindHfor, for perjury on the trial of Jane Sibjon, (fee p. 235.) for poitoning her hulband, Luis trial lafted 12 hours, and the jury, without going out, brought kim in guilty; but recosi manded him to all the mercy his cafe would bear. See an account of Kello, p. 395.) SUNDAY HISTORICAL CHRONICLE. SUNDAY 19. A man and a young woman were asked in Ludgate church for the laft time, when the man's wife, to whom he had been married 14 years, and had feven children by him, forbid the banns; the poor woman was fo affected at her husband's infidelity, that she could hardly fupport herself. MONDAY 20. Out-port corn debentures, due between the 8th and 21ft of March laft, began to be paid. WEDNESDAY 22. A man who went to see the Tower, imprudently putting his hand through the grate to take a sheep's head from one of the lions, loft a finger by his folly, the lion fnapping it off in an inftant.-A caution, we hope, to others. A B Being the anniversary of the coronation of their majesties, the fame was observed in town with the ufual folemnities. The ceremony of the inftallation of his R. H. Prince William and the Earl of Bute, was performed at Windfor in the prefence of the SOVEREIGN, and knights companions of the moft noble Order of the GARTER. The C proceffion, in point of grandeur, far furpaffed the expectations of every perfon prefent, and the ball in the evening was the most splendid ever beheld in England. out. A vessel arrived at Chatham with 131 Mecklenburghers, who, it is faid, are to be incorporated among the marines. A violent form of wind and rain happened at Chatham, which almost drowned the four regiments of militia encamped there, and produced an order for their breaking up. FRIDYY 24. His R. H. the Duke of York hoisted his flag on board the Princess Amelia. It is the'c he will immediately fail with the Magnanime and Effex to join Adm. Hardy off Brejt. SATURDAY 25. Their majefties, on their return from Wind for, honoured Eton college with their prefence, bring attended by the lords and ladies of the E F 447 organ, accompanied with many other inftru ments. Their majefties walked the whole length of the chapel to the rails of the communion table, viewing, the scholars on each fide, and expreffed very great fatisfaction in the fight. From thence their majefties went to the hall, and to the library, where many of the young noblemen were prefented to them; and the valuable collection of drawings, &c. belonging to the college, being carried into the election chamber, a room adjoining, they were pleased to spend a confiderable time in examining what was worthy of notice. G Their majesties paffed between them to their chairs at the upper end of the school; and being feated, the company standing behind their chairs, one of the tchelars advanced from his place into the middle of the school, and addreffed the king in a speech in English; which was graciously received by his majery. H Their majefties had then the condefcenfion into the long chamber or dormitory. zainterim the scholars and reafters went and took their places there. coming into the chapel, a ie was performed on the On their going down from the Provoft's Lodge into the quadrangle, the whole school was drawn up in feveral lines to receive their majefties, and faluted them as they went into their chaife, with a joyful cry of, Vivant Rex &Regina. My Lord Chambarlain, by his majesty's order, left a very noble prefent, amounting to 230l. to be difpofed of as the provoft and mafters of the fchool fhould think beft. MONDAY 27. The Thames rofe on a fudden in a surprising manner, as if agitated by fome violent gust of wind. The fhips lying at fome of the wharfs were driven against each other with great fury. TUESDAY 28. Wm Beckford, Efq; attended the court of aldermen, and defired leave to refign the office of an alderman; but his request was pofl poned, WEDNESDAY 29. This day came on at Guildhall the election of a Lord Mayor for the year enfuing; when Wm Beckford, and Wm Bridgen, Eigrs. were returned by the Livery to the Court of Aldermen, who made choice of the former. Alderman Chaloner and Alderma Bunks were sworn in theriffs for the year enfuing. THURSDAY 30. Laft night between seven and eight o'clock Capt. Hervey arrived at the Admiralty-Office with an exprefs of the Havannab's furrendering the 14th of Auguft, with 12 fhips of the line.-The lower guns were fired on this joyful occation at one o'clock in the morning. AMERICA. Among the prifoners brought to New York by the headfmen, or warriors, at Ninety-fix, was a Dutch woman, who before her captivity had lived in a plantation at one of the back fettlements, which was ravaged by the Indians, who murdered her husband and family; and the no doubt would have fhared the fame fate, but being a very handfome woman, one of the chiefs prevented his men from killing her, and, during her captivity, did all he could to gain her affections, but he always turned a dear car to his adereffus, and declared to him, that he could never bring herself to love a perion who had been the caufe of the defiruc-. tion of her family; however, the was used by him with great courtesy during the time of her being a prifoner, and when delivered up to Capt. Mackinto, the chief defired the captain would interpofe his good offices in his favour, and then made her a prefent of a parcel of skins and furs. LAi 448 Lifts of Births, Marriages, and Deaths. Lift of BIRTHS for the Year 1762. Sept.Ountefs of Donegal,-of a daughter 5. 11. Lady Jane Matthew, fifter to the Duke of Ancafter,-of a fon. 22. Lady of Lord Monfon,-of a daughter. Lady of Tho. Horner of Mell's Park; Somerfetfhire, Efq;-of a fon. Lift of MARRIAGES in the Year 1762. R Tho. Levett of Litchfield, Efq;-to Mifs Floyer of Hints. 5000 1. Augu 31. Wm Colegrave, of Cannon-hall, Effex, Efq;-to Mifs Manby. Capt. Brabazon, at Guernsey,-to Mifs Charlotte le Merchant. Sept. 2. Sir Brian Broughton Delves, of Staffordshire, Bart.-to Mifs Hill of Tem, in Salop. Nat. Barret, of Bartlet's-buildings, Efq;-to Mifs Edwards of Hatton-Garden. Rev. Mr Morris, of St Peter le Poor, Bread-freet,-to Mifs Vaus. 5. Wm Franklin, Efq; governor of New Jerfey,- -to Mits Downes of St James's- ftreet. Tho. Ravenfhaw,-to Mifs Wilmot of the Old Jewry. 6. Capt. Lockhart Rofs,- -to Mifs Bayley of Princes-ftreet, Hanover-fquare. 7. Rt Hon. Charles Spencer, brother to the D. of Marlborough,-to Miss Vere, daughter of Lord Vere of Hanworth. 16. Hammond Croffe, of flington, Efq;to Mrs Le Grouce, of Thrift-ftr. Scho-fquare. 18. Charles Entwick, of Tottenham, Efq; to Mifs Brackstone of Southampton. 22. Mr John Rogers, warehouseman, in Bartholomew-clote,-to Mifs Mary Neal. 23. Rev. Dr Hall, dean of Bocking, and chaplain to the Archbp of Canterbury,-to Miis Carfan of Lambeth. Lift of DEATHS for the Year 1762. Fare W Rev. Mr Fowles, R. of Knet M. Swarton, Efq; at Jamaica. 30. bury, Berkshire. Lt Mohun, of the 13th reg, at Gibraltar. Mr Shiffner, a merchant, at Jamaica. 20. Nic. Brown of Bolton, Northumb.Efq; 26. Dr Batt of the college of physicians. 29. Percival Lewis, Efq; at Putney Adm. Smith, at Hagley, Warwickshire. Relict of Sir Michael Balfour, of Fifeshire, aged 106. Capt. Hamilton, at Portsmouth, on his return from Senegal. Mrs O'Hara, at Drogheda, aged 112. Rev. Mr Newfom, V. of Elme, in Ely. Jofeph Cotman of Yarmouth, Efq; Sept. 1. Hon. Mrs Coventry, aunt to the prefent Earl, at Streatham. Henry Penton, Efq; member for Winchefter, and private letter carrier to his majesty. 2. Counte's of Breadalbin, at Bath. Relict of Major Hargrave, at Oxford. Capt. James Prefton, of Malton, Yorkshire, Sir Philip Harvey, B. in Upper Brook-ftr. Mr Hickes, fub-dean of Exeter cathedral, Hon. Mifs Nevill, related to Ld Abergavenny 12. Peter Bold, Efq; in Great Ruffel-street, Bloomsbury. Rt Hon, the Countess Dowager of Buckinghamfh. mother-in-law to the prefent Earl. Sir Ja. Hamilton, of Rose-hall, Scotld. Bt. Wife of Edw. Twello, Efq; at Royston. 13. Rt Rev. Dr Lavington, Bp of Exeter. 14. Wentworth Odiarne, Efq; ferjeant at arms to the Houfe of Commons. Dr Jacob de Caftro de Sarmento, of the college of phyficians, and F.R.S. 15. Robert Matthifon, Efq; one of the pages of the bed-chamber to his majefty. 16. Rev. Dr Wilcox, mafter of Clare-hall, Cambridge. Dr David Jennings, a diffenting minifter. John Hurme, Efq; at Flamstead, Hertfordsh. 18. Samuel Underhill, Efq; atThistleworth Rev. Mr Pearfon, V. of Granchester, Cambridgeshire. John Swinhoe, Efq; at Brumpton Park. Capt. Ward, at Beckingham, Kent. Richard Mead, Efq; fon of late Dr Mead: 21. John Sarjent, Efq; one of the clerks of the Privy Seal. 22 Capt. Hill, mafter attendant to the E. India company, and an elder brother of the Trinity-heufe. Edw. Griffith, Efq; late water bailiff, aged 81 Philip Brooke, of Naton, Suffolk, Efq; 23. Wm Alexander, Efq; alderman of Cordwainer's ward; he was next in rotation after Alderman Beckford, to ferve the office of Lord Mayor. Signior Francifco Geminiani, a famous mufician, at Dublin, aged 96. 24. Lifter Fell, Efq, a Portugal merchant. 25. Tho. Warrington, of Weltmoreld, Efq; Alderman Waller, of Norwich. 26. Mr Meredith, a common-council-man for Farringdon without. Mr Preacher, a common-council-man for Farringdon without. Lift of PROMOTIONS for the Year 1762. From the London Gazette. Whiteball, HE king has been pleafed to White al grant unto Onefiphorus Paul, of Woodchefter, Gloucefterfhire, and his heirs male, the dignity of a Baronet of Gr. Britain. Sept. 4. -to appoint the Duke of Bedford minifter plenipotentiary to France. R. Neville Neville, fecretary of embaffy. to grant to Rich. Neville Aldworth, Efq; and his heirs for ever, full licence to take and affume the furname of Neville, & alfo to bear the coat armour of the Nevilles of Billingbear, in the counties of Berks and Wilts. St James's, Sept. 7. The king conferred the honour of knighthood on Alex. Powell, Efq; recorder of Salisbury. Whitebail, Sept. 9. The king has been pleafed to appoint the Rt Hen. Edw. Wefton, Wm Sharpe, and James Rivers, commiffioners for executing the office of Privy Seal, during the abfence of the D. of Bedford. 18. Wm Franklin, Efq; gov. of New Jersey -to confer the honour of knighthood on Sam. Hellier, Efq: high theriff of Worcester. John Lift of Preferments, Bankrupts, &c. 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