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age, which was folemnized in Scotland in 1762, but is now applied for to be fet afide by the faid lady. The council heard yester-day were in fupport of the marriage, and the further hearing of the faid appeal is to be adjourned to the 1st of December.

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Saturday, Nov. 5. A certain reverend divine has fent a very ferious expoftulation to the unhappy father, near St. George's Fields, charging him with cruelty in erecting a monument to the memory of his fon, and fhewing an unchriftian temper, by particularifing the manner of his death. What pity, that a perfon who can fo well inculcate the precept of mercy and forgivenefs, fhould not have given a lecture to thofe who had the conduct of the ill-fated day; as it is to be prefumed he would have convinced them, that the Shedding of innocent blood was exacting a most unchristian atonement for the offence of throw ing a fone.

Monday, Nov. 7. Being the first day of term, Mr. Bingley, bookfeller, furrendered himself in the court of King's Bench (according to his recognizance which he had entered into) to record his appearance, and to have his bail difcharged. Their lordships defired he would enter into a new recognizance, which was to answer interrogatories. This Mr. Bingley refused, faying, that his friends, and the people of England in general had formed fa dreadful an idea of interrogatories, that no perfon would be bail for him on fuch conditions. He was then informed by the court, that if he could not find bail, he muft ftand committed. To which he replied, that he would fuffer a life of imprisonment fconer than take an oath to answer interrogatories, by which he might be the means of accufing himself; and that he was provided (either by himself or council) with arguments, which he humbly hoped their lordships would do him the favour to hear against the process by attachment. He was anfwered, that to argue it was against the rules of the court and the laws of the land. The latter, Mr. Bingley affured their lordships, he was not satisfied of; for that he did not know, that the law of the land would oblige him on a criminal accufation to accufe himself; and after about half an hour's debate between the court and Mr. Bingley, he was ordered into the cuftody of the marshal of the King's-Bench Prison.

Mr. Steare, publisher of No. 4, of the N. Briton extraordinary, with Mr. Williams, and the other bookfellers concerned in vending the faid number, were ordered to wait till the anfwers they had given to the interrogatories were duely examined and a report made thereon, in order to their receiving sentence on a day hereafter to be appointed by the court.

Tuesday, Nov. 8. This day his Majefty came to the houfe of Peers, and being in his

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royal robes feated on the throne with the ufual folemnity, Sir Fra. Molyneux, gentleman ufher of the Black-Rod, was fent with a meffage from his Majefty to the Houfe of Commons, commanding their attendance in the house of Peers. The Commons being come thither accordingly, his Majefty was pleased to make the following moft acious fpeech:

My Lords, and Gentlemen,

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"The opportunity which the late general election gives me of knowing, from their reprefentatives in parliament, the more immediate fenfe of my people, has made me defirous of meeting you as early as could be confiftent with your own convenience.

"The shortnefs of the laft feffion of the late Parliament prevented their profecuting the confideration of thofe great commercial interefts which had been entered upon in the preceding feffion. You will, I am perfuaded, agree with me in opinion, that your deliberations on those very important objects ought to be refumed without lofs of time; and I truft, that they will terminate in fuch meafures as may be productive of the most confiderable and effential benefits to this nation.

It would have given me great fatisfaction to have been able to acquaint you, that all the other powers of Europe had been as careful as I have ever been, to avoid the taking any step that might endanger the general tranquility. I have conftantly received, and do ftill receive, from them, the strongest affurances of their pacifick difpofitions towards this country. No affurances however fhall divert my conftant refolution ftedfaftly to attend to the general interefts of Europe; nor fhall any confideration prevail upon me to fuffer any attempt that may be made derogatory to the honour and dignity of my crown, or injurious to the rights of iny people.

"At the clofe of the laft Parliament I expreffed my fatisfaction at the appearances which then induced me to believe, that fuch of my fubjects as had been mifled in fome parts of my dominions were returning to a juft fenfe of their duty; but it is with equal concern that I have fince feen that spirit of faction, which I had hoped was well nigh extinguished, breaking out afresh in fome of my colonies in North America; and, in one of them, proceeding even to acts of violence, and of refiftance to the execution of the law. The capital town of which colony appears by late advices to be in a state of disobedience to all law and government; and has proceeded to measures fubverfive of the conftitution, and attended with circnmstances that might manifeft a difpofition to throw off their dependance on Great Britain. On my part, I have purfued every measure that appeared to be neceflary for fupporting the con

ftitution,

fitution, and inducing a due obedience to the authority of the legislature. You may rely upon my feady perfeverance in thefe purFofes; and I doubt not but that, with your concurrence and fupport, I fhall be able to defeat the miichievous defigns of thofe turbu lent and feditious perfons, who, under falfe pretences, have but too fuccessfully deluded numbers of my fubjects in America; and whofe practice, if fuffered to prevail, cannot fail to produce the most fatal confequences to my colonies immediately, and, in the end, to all the dominions of my crown.'

Gentlemen of the House of Commons, "The proper estimates for the fervice of the enfuing year I have ordered to be laid before you, fully relying on your readiness to grant me the neceflary fupplies. Indeed I cannot have a doubt of finding in this houfe of commons the fame affectionate attachment to my perfon and government, as I have always hitherto experienced from my faithful

commons.

My Lords, and Gentlemen,

"It is with great fatisfaction that I now find myfelf enabled to rejoice with you, upon the relief which the poorer fort of my people are now enjoying, from the diftrefs which they have fo long laboured under from the high price of corn. At the fame time that we are bound devoutly to acknowledge in this inftance the gracious interpofition of providence, it will become us to apply the best precautions that human wifdom can fuggeft, for guarding against the return of the late calamity. In the choice, however, of proper means for that purpose, you cannot proceed with too great circumfpection.

"I have nothing further to recommend to you, than that, in all your deliberations, you keep up a fpirit of harmony among your felves. Whatever differences of opinion may prevail in other points, let it appear, that wherever the intereft of your country is immediately concerned, you are all ready to unite. Such an example from you cannot fail of having the heft effects from the temper of my people in every part of my dominions; and can alone produce that general union among ourfelves, which will render us properly refpected abroad, and happy at home." About feven o'clock in the evening, her Majefty was taken in labour, of which notice was immediately fent to her Royal Highnefs the Princefs Dowager of Wales, his grace the archbishop of Canterbury, the two fecretaries of ftate, and ladies of the bedchamber, &c. who attended; when, at half an hour paft eight, her Majefty was fafely delivered of a Princefs.

Wednesday, Nov. 9. The. following noblemen and gentlemen dined with the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor (after the ufual cere

monies at Westminster, and the proceffion through the city) at Guildhall, viz. The Lord Chancellor; Earl of Bristol, Lord Pri vy Seal; Duke of Northumberland; Earl of Hertford, Lord Chamberlain; Earl of Hillsborough; Lord Falmouth; the fpeaker of the house of Commons; mafter of the Rolls; Mr. Juftice Bathuft; Mr. Juftice Willes; Mr. Baron Adams; Mr. Baron Perrot, and three ferjeants at law.

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The ball was opened at Guildhall about half past eight o'clock, by -. Van Neck, Efq; fon to Sir Joshua Van Neck, Bart. and the Hon. Mrs. Harley, the late lady Mayoress: The dancing continued till half past three in the morning, and a little before five the company departed, highiy pleafed withe the elegancy of the entertainment; every thing being conducted with the greateft order and regularity: But about two o'clock in the morning fome perfons without doors began to be very riotous, attempting to force their way into the hall, knocking down the officers who kept the door, &c. Upon which the conftables were obliged to exert themselves, and several of the rioters were wounded in the fcuffle.

The late Lord Mayor received many infults from the populace, which he bore with great fecming compofure, perhaps from a conscious→ nefs of having deferved very different treatment.

Two meffengers were fent away to the court of Mecklenburgh, and alfo to other courts, with dispatches to notify the fafe delivery of her Majesty.

At feven o'clock in the evening the two young princes of Mecklenburgh, brothers to her Majefty, arrived at St. James's from Germany, who were immediately conducted to the Queen's houfe.

Thursday, Nov. 10. The following is his Majefty's moft gracious answer to the address of the Right Hon. the House of Peers: "My Lords,

"I receive with great fatisfaction the affurances you give, of your refolution to purfue the commercial interefts of this country; and your readiness to fupport the honour of my crown, and the rights of my people.

"Your zealous concurrence in every meafure that can bring relief to my people is well known to me; nor do I doubt of the attention that you will always give to any real grievances of my American fubjects. The strongest affurances I receive from you at the fame time, of your determination to vindicate the juft legislative authority of parliament over all the dominions of my crown, deferve my warmest approbation."

Between ten and eleven, a fhip, just arrived from Quebec, took fire off King-ftairs, Rotherhithe, but by immediate affiftance was

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foon extinguished, with no other damage than her upper deck being a good deal burnt. Friday, Nov. 11. The Hon. the House of Commons, preceded by Sir John Cuft, Bart. their speaker, waited on his Majefty at St. James's with their addrefs of thanks, for his moft gracious fpeech, on opening of the feffions, and received a moft gracious answer. Saturday, Nov. 12. Several lords of his Majesty's most honourable privy council, and the judges, met in the Exchequer-chamber, Weftminster-hall, and nominated three gentlemen out of each county, as proper perfons to ferve the office of sheriff for the year enfuing.

Monday, Nov. 14. About one o'clock in the morning, Mr. Wm. Pimlot, of Symond'sInn, attorney at law, was inhumanly murdered. After spending the evening at a gentleman's houfe in Fleet-ftreet, he went to his chambers about twelve o'clock, perfectly cool and fober; and foon after he was got into bed, the inn gate being open, a woman broke his bed-chamber window; upon which Mr. Pim lot arofe, put on part of his cloaths, and, no watchman being in the inn, or at the gate, or any lamp lighted, ran into Chancery-lane, and called to the watch, whom he charged with the woman: whereupon she inftantly ftruck him on the left breast. The poor deceafed put his hand to his breaft, and took from thence an open knife, which he deli vered to the watchman; telling him, the woman had murdered him, and that was the knife he had ftabbed him with: he then walked to the watch-house (being about 100 yards), opened his breast, and sat down, but could not fpeak, and expired in about two minutes. It appears, that the knife went directly to his heart. The woman was immediately conveyed to New Prison.

The coroner's inqueft fat on the body, and brought in their verdict wilful murder by the above woman.`

This morning the lottery began drawing at Guildhall.

Tuesday, Nov. 15. On Sunday laft a clergyman came to preach at the village of Errington in Berkshire, but having forgot his fermon, bid the clerk give out the 119th pfalm; which being done, he mounted his horfe, galloped four miles and back again, and was in the pulpit before the pfalm was ended. Wednesday, Nov. 16. The right hon. the Lord-Mayor, Sir Robert Ladbroke, Sir William Stephenfon, Sir James Efdale, Mr. Alderman Peers, the Recorder, Sheriffs, &c. followed by 24 coaches and chariots, with the Common-Councilmen, went to St. James's, and prefented an addrefs of congratulation to his Majefty, on the fafe delivery of the Queen and birth of a Princefs. They were very gra

203 ciously received, and all had the honour of kiffing his Majefty's hand.

The Common-Council afterwards went to the Queen's drawing-room, to enquire after her Majefty's health, where they were received by the ladies of her Majefty's bedchamber, and were entertained with cake and candle.

Thursday, Nov. 17. The long-wished-for North-Weft Paffage, has been lately difcovered by a navigator now in town, and who has promised, in a few weeks hence, to give the world a complete and fatisfactory journal of his voyage to and from the South Sea, Via Hudfon's Bay.

Friday, Nov. 18. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cumberland gave a grand entertainment to the two princes of MecklenburghStrelitz, the Earl of Harcourt, and several of the nobility, at Cumberland houfe, PallMall.

Saturday, Nov. 19. Two fchool-boys within a few miles of London, having had fome difagreement on Wednesday afternoon, one of them put fo large a quantity of Jalap in the other's water-gruel, which he eat for his breakfast the next morning, that he expired before night.

Monday, Nov. 21. A young man undertook to run twenty times round the outfide of St. Paul's, in the fpace of one hour, which is upwards of eight miles, and performed it just within the time.

Tuesday, Nov. 22. A poor labouring man in Chandois-ftreet, Covent-garden, cutting a fice from a quartern loaf, which he had purchafed the night before of a baker in St. Martin's lane, to his great joy found a guinea, which had been baked in the loaf.

Wednesday, Nov. 23. The daughter of an eminent citizen eloped with a young tradefman; the lady has a large independent fortune, and it is fuppofed they are gone towards

the North.

Thursday, Nov. 24. A great number of workmen in the upholstery and paper-hanging way, have been engaged for North Ame rica.

The river Thames, upwards, hath overflowed its banks for this fix weeks past.

Friday, Nov. 25. The news of the French fhips from Bengal, laden with falt-petre, gives great apprchenfions to thinking people. They make great quantities of that commodity in France, and more than is neceffary for their confumption in time of peace; yet we fee that they are not only buying, and ftriving to monopolize the falt-petre in Europe, but they have found a way to be fupplied from Bengal alfo.

Saturday, Nov. 26. There are at prefent upwards of 150 young gentlemen going out

as Cadets in the Eaft India Company's fervice, two-thirds of whom are faid to be natives of North Britain.

Monday, Nov. 28. A gang of fourteen villains has lately been difcovered in Marybone; one of them, a few days ago, going through Wimple-ftreet, Cavendish-fquare, and obferving a gentleman's door open, while the maid went down to the kitchen for water to wash it, flipped into the parlour and ftole half a dozen filver table fpoons, with feveral other articles; but as he was running along the street, a man, who fufpected him, ftopped him, under pretence of asking a queftion, which he answered in an abrupt manner, and went his way; the confufion having confirmed the man in his fufpicion, he went and alarmed the house, upon which purfuit was made, and he was feized by a chairman, in Welbeck-ftreet, with the things upon him, and carried before Juftice Spinnage, who committed him to Newgate. He was formerly an apprentice to a fishmonger in St. James's-market, and has turned King's evidence; by which means the above gang was difcovered, and feveral of them taken and committed to Newgate.

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BANK R UPT S. Richard Whottall, of Wardour-ftreet, Soho, Middlefex, wheelwright. Francis Bow man, of Weft Horfley, in Surry, miller. Thomas South, of Thames-ftreet, London, flopfeller. Henry Jacobs, of Clark's court, Bishopfgate-street, London, merchant. John Schellinger, now or late of Piccadilly, Middletex, linen-draper. Thomas Richbell, of Portfea, in the county of Southampton, merJames Clark, of Pater-nofter-Row, London, watch-maker. Samuel Joynes, late of Ruffel-ftrect, in the parish of St. Martin in the Fields, Middlefex, hofier. Peter Leay, of Weft Smithfield, London, haberdafher. John Forecaft and Daniel Fenett, of Slaughter-freet, Middlesex, weavers. Edward Goldney, of Watling-street, London, ftationer. Matthew Graystone, of Woodbridge, in Suf. folk, carpenter. Maria Therefa Winnarran, of Howard-ftreet, in the parish of St Clement Danes, Middlefex, merchant. William Grindall and Moies Alexander, now or late of Pancrafs-iane, London, warehousemen, and copartners. John Drover, of St. Clement Danes, Middlefex, victualler. John Alefounder, of Homerton, in Middlefex, builder. George Gawood, of the parish of St. Dunflan in the Weft, London, hat-dyer. James Wilfon, of Grove-ftreet, in the parish of St. Paul, Deptford, Kent, peruke-maker, and dealer in rums and brandies. John Hunt, of the city of Norwich, baker, and dealer in corn and flour. Daniel Middleton, of the Minories, fationer. William Buating, of

Holborn, Middlefex, grocer. James Portis, of Pancras lane, London, merchant. Jofeph Duncan, of Doncafter, Yorkshire, hofier and linen draper. Richard Burgress, late of upper Moorfields, Middlefex, weaver. Jofeph Pearson, late of Blackwall, Middlesex, dealer. David Stubley, late of Leman-street, Goodman's - fields, Middlesex, upholsterer. John Badger, of old Swinford, Worcestershire, fcythe-fmith. John Beaumont, of Leadenhall-ftreet, vintner. William Norris, of Bell -yard, Gracechurch-street, merchant. Jofeph Longchamp, of St. George, Hanoverfquare, victualler.

MARRI A GE S.

John Buller, Efq; member of parliament for Eaft-Looe in Cornwall, to Mits Hunter, of Soho-square. Noel Hill, Efq; member of parliament for the borough of Shrewsbury, to Mifs Vernon, daughter of the Right Hon. lady Harriet Vernon. Bower, Efq; to lady Downing, relict of the late Sir Jacob Downing, Bart. John Bofquain, jun. of St. Ives in Huntingdonshire, Efq; to Mifs Motteux, daughter of Peter Motteux, of Charter houfe-fquare.

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At Hampftead, Sir John Hafkyns Eyles Styles, Bart. The Marchionefs of Tavistock, at Lifbon. The Hon. lady Mary Hamilton, at Greenwich. Thomas Gataker, Efq; furgeon to her Majefty's houfhold, in Pall-Mall. In Devonshire-ftreet, Queen fquare, lady Gerrard, wife of Sir Thomas Gerrard, of Bryn in Lancashire, Bart. At his houfe in North Audley-freet, the Hon. Monf. D'Alt, minifter from his Serene Highnefs the Landgrave of Heffe-Caffel. At Trieiddy, in Cornwall, the lady of Col. Baffet (member for Penryn) and fifter of Sir John St. Aubyn, Bart. his houfe in Sackville-ftreet, Sir Matthew Lamb, Bart. member for Peterborough. At his houfe in Lincoln's inn fields, in the 76th year of his age, his Grace Thomas Pelham Holles, Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, and Duke of Newcattle-under-Line in the county. of Stafford, Marquis and Earl of Clare, Vifcount Haughton, and Baron Pelham of Laughton and of Stanmere, and Baronet, Lord Lieu tenant and Cuftos Rotulcrum of the county and town of Nottingham; Steward, Keeper, and Warden of the Foreft of Sherwood, and Park of Folewood, in the county of Notting ham, and Recorder jof the town of Nottingham; one of the governors of the Charterhoufe, Knight of the most noble order of the Garter, one of his Majesty's most Honourable Privy Council, Chancellor of the Univerfity of Cambridge, Fellow of the Roy Society and L, L, Dv

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A Scheme for the Preferment of the Inferior Clergy. An Essay.

Video meliora proboque
Deterora fequor.

our religious eftablishment had been as numerous as thofe in the civil; many an hungry fcholar would then have been introduced to the luxury of idleness; and not obliged to earn the bread that he muft eat. But this vi

AM no fmall admirer of the chymift in Gulliver's Travels, who was for extracting fomething ufeful even from human ordure: and I look upon the very means which have caufed the corruption of our civil establishment, the best means of support-ciffitude in church preferments would ing the declining conftitution of our religious establishment. The frequent changes in the administration have been productive of a long series of bad measures; and the ignorance of fucceffors, when grafted upon the errors of those who preceded, have rendered the conftitution of our country dangerous, and expofed us, as an object of ridicule, to our inveterate foes on the continent.

The aggrandifement of felf has been preferred to the aggrandifement of the nation; and, while individuals have enriched themselves, they have done all they could to impoverifh their country. The changes which have been in the adminiftration, have been fo rapid, that few in the miniftry could have been long enough in the poffeffion of their pofts to have been acquainted with the nature of their duty; and fome have refigned their pofts without knowing whether they had any duty to difcharge. I wish that the changes in VOL. I.

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not be liable to the inconveniences
which attend the changes in itate-
departments; becaufe the clergy are
all qualified by their education to fill
up the higheft pofts which they can
enjoy;, whereas the education of
thofe, who, fill up the offices of the
ftate, are no qualifications for their
preferments. When a clergyman is
preferred to a—,
he is not obliged
to preach; and from hence I have
been inclined to think, that Pytha-
goras, who was fo fond of filence,
was fome beneficed prieft. In the
army and the fleet, an inferior officer
has fome chance for promotion, be-
caufe, in war-time, the kindnefs of
a cannon-ball, or the difcharge of a
mufquet, will make vacancies by
hundreds; and, in time of peace,
debauchery and luxury will produce
almoft an equal number. In the law
department, the higheft officer is
changed upon every change of a mi-
niftry; and as the change of the mi-
nitry is fo frequent, there is fcarce
D d
a barrister,

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