524 Poetical ESSAYS in NOVEMBER, 1752. Hafte Hymen, hafte! the nuptial torch prepare,* arms, Left time too foon fhou'd violate the fair. Happy the fwains that fill fuch virgins [charms; Happy the bard that can defcribe fuch But me, the Mufes bid unftring my lyre, Nor fing unworthy of the beauteous choir. PARTHENOPHILUS. As nipping frofts, and blighting winds, So pale-ey'd ficknefs life decays, The curling clouds purfue his fhort'ning C beams, [gleams: And catch new colours from the parting From marshy vales unhealthy fogs arife, And gloomy vapours fill the mourning fkies. A creeping mift o'erfpreads the filent field, And drooping flow'rs their ev'ning incenfe yield. On ev'ry leaf the pearly drops appear, So will it be when thofe fair funs of [lign: By fate eclips'd, their chearful beams reWhen the juft heav'ns remand their beau[more': And Sylvia's eyes must chear the world no Death may forbid thofe dazzling orbs to roll, teous ftore, [foul. But cannot ftrip the radiance from the Amid the ftars, in fpite of fate or time, The charms of Sylvia fhall eternal shine. SAPPHO to PHAON. Wrote extempore by a young LADY, at the Requeft of a GENTLEMAN. The WARY DAMSEL. Of all the youthful fwains the care! Celia attentive, all he faid The flame, the judg'd, must soon ex- Whofe only fuel is falfe fire. EPITAPH on the Death of a SPANIEL, killed by a Park Keeper. By a young LADY. ТНЕ Monthly Chronologer. Tranflation of the Manifefto delivered, Oct. 24, at the Office of the Recorder of Grodno, whereby the Polish Dyet has been abruptly diffolved. Cafimir Morsky, nuntio of the district of Sochaczen, perfonally appearing, proteft before God and the whole world, that I am not feduced by any private intereft, but animated only by ice for my country, whofe constitutions of 1690, concerning the order of dyets, are all violated. At the opening of the dyet we joined our felves to the fenate, to pay our refpects to the king our gracious mafter, but were hindered, as in the preceding dyets, from fpeaking againft the violation of the Pala Conventa, only one nuntio of every province having been permitted to speak; nor have they been fatisfied, in his majefty's name, in regard to their propofals. When returned to the chamber of nuntio's, complaints were made, that the capital points of our laws were injured in the order of the dyets, as alfo our fundamental conftitutions of 1607, 1641, 1707, and 1736, concerning the reduction of the Saxon troops according to the laws. The firft pofts in the foreign army are held by dif fenters. The management of the finances and faltworks is in the hands of those diffenters; as alfo the general poft office, to which the fecrets of state are entrusted, and which upon that very account ought to be under the direction of a Roman catholick popish nobleman, pursuant to the defire of our palatinates, and the inftructions they have given us on this head. Having the obfervance of all thefe points, we have by the Liberum Veto, put a stop to all deliberations, praying our minifters and our chancellors not to put the feal to proceedings diametrically oppofite to our laws. More over, as the grand marshal has taken no care that the Saxon guard should not exceed the number prefcribed by the laws, and the treasurers of the two nations (Poland and Lithuania) not having opposed the leaving the direction of the revenue and the faltworks in the hands of diffenters: Seeing befides, that no fatiffaction is to be hoped for, and that inftead of cultivating and cementing confi November, 1752. dence between the ftates, they are exafperated ftill more by the promotion of foreigners, in prejudice of the fenators and nobles of merit and unthaken loyalty, who have weil ferved the republick: And fearing alfo, that in this dyet the remedies intended may prove worse than the difeafe; fince all the propositions of the nuntio's have been ftifled or rejected, though these ought to have been the bafis and foundation of all the deliberations of the dyets, and are the right means to keep up the confidence requifite between the ftates, to make us enjoy what the blood of our ancestors obtained for us, and at the fame time strengthen the hands of his majesty and the publick liberty: In fine, fuch ftrong motives and juft defires not being listened to, but, on the contrary, flighted and defpifed, I put myself under the publick fateguard, in order to preferve the laws and the prerogatives of all the orders from violence and oppreffion: In confequence, I ftop the activity of the dyet, and by this manifefto declare it null and diffolved, Witnefs my hand, Signed MORSKY. On Oct. 25, a geat number of poor fanftick makers, and others, occupying different branches of the fan trade, prefented a petition to the court of directors of the Hon. East India company, fetting forth the great hardships they labour under by the importation of India fans, the chief part of which being run afhore, pay neither duty or indulgence, and most of which are retailed at fix pence each, to the prejudice of the petitioners, who have been regularly bred to the trade of fan making, and have no other means to fupportthemfelves and families; and humbly praying that honourable court to take their unhappy cafe into confideration, and prevent as much as in them lay, the importing of any India fans for the future. At the fame time a committee of the court of affiftants of the fan-makers company, incorporated by charter the 8th of queen Anne, attended and prefented a certificate figned by the master, wardens, and principal dealers in fans, certifying the truth of the poor workmens petition, and the great decline in the fanmaking trade, and hoped, if the honourable court of directors could not give them the relief they prayed for, they X X X would * In the Pelift dyet things are not carried by a majority, but all must agree, or nothing can be done. 526 The MONTHLY CHRONOLOGER. Nov. would not oppofe an application to parliament in behalf of fuch a number of induftrious poor fubjects, many of whom, tho' freemen of London, are in a moft wretched condition, being deprived of the means to fupport life by the great encouragement given to the natives of the Eaft-Indies, under the government of the hon. Eaft India company. Edinburgh, Oct. 26. Last week, as fome quarriers were digging for lime ftone, near Collistown in the parish of Slains, they difcovered a cave of the fame nature, but a more curious form, and eafier accefs than the famous dropping cave of Slains, (reckoned among the curiofities of Scotland :) The ftone is very white, and hangs down in a great number of fmall tubes, refembling icicles over a bason of water, three feet deep, and about four in diameter. The cave at bottom is nigh circular, is fix feet broad, and ten in height. On the left hand of the bafon there is an afcent, which looks like the entry to another cave. Upon the right hand is a row of petrified pillars, which, when cleared away, will thew the true dimenfions and entertaining variety of this new difcovery. Whitehall, Oct. 28. We have received an account from Lisbon, that on Sept. 19, laft, the Pernambucco fleet, with 18 merchant hips and one man of war of 50 guns, arrived at that port: A lieutenant and 8 French mariners came as paffengers on board this fleet, being the only perfons who had been faved out of a French Eaft India fhip of 60 guns and 350 men, which left Port L'Orient in April laft, and was bound to Pondicherry; but having unhappily taken fire about 100 leagues from the coaft of Brazil, the whole crew perished except these nine men, who efeaped in a small boat. There were feveral paffengers of diftinction on board, particularly M. de la Touche, who commanded at the fiege of Pondicherry, and there were likewife magnificent presents for the Nabobs and chief people of that country, about three millions of livres in fpecie, and 600 barrels of powder. On Oct. 30, the feffions ended at the Old Bailey, when two perfons received fentence of death, viz. John Simon, for fealing privately from Thomas Green, at Kenfington, a pair of filver fhoe buckles, one guinea and 5 thillings; and William Montgomery, for perjury, in fwearing himself a fugitive, in order to take the benefit of the infolvent act, being the first caft upon the act. Among those who were acquitted this feffions were, Edward Spellman, Efq; a gentleman of character and fortune in Norfolk, who had been accused of forging a deed, dated in 1709, no evidence appearing against him and Alexander Bourke, charged with robbing King Gould, Efq; of a gold watch on Hounflow-heath. THURSDAY, Nov. 2. This being the anniversary of the birth of the princefs dowager of Orange, his majesty's eldest daughter, her royal highnefs then entered into the 44th year of her age. The fame day 456 whole barrels, 6 half barrels and 141 kegs, of the fociety's Yarmouth pickled herrings, were fold at the Royal Exchange coffee-house, Threadneedle street. The whole barrels fold, on an average, at about 23s. 3d. each, the half barrels at 13s. 6d. and the kegs (four in a lot) at 5s. 9d. each keg. The greateft part of the above lots were bought by the West-India merchants, for our fugar colonies, where the right pickled herrings are a great dainty to the negroes; which may occafion a very large confumption of this fish in that part of the world. SATURDAY, 4. The Rev. Dr. Young, mafter of Jefus college, Cambridge, prebendary of Weftminster, and chaplain to his majesty, was chofen vice chancellor of that university for the year ensuing. WEDNESDAY, 8. James Stuart was executed in Scotland for the murder of Colin Campbell, of Glenure, Efq; THURSDAY, 9. The Rt. Hon. Crifpe Gafcoyne, Efq, the new lord mayor, having been fworn in the day before at Guildhall, was this day fworn in at Westminster with the ufual folemnity, according to a claufe in the act for amending the ftile act (fee p. 230.) whereby the ufual days for these folemnities, viz. the 28th and 29th of October, are changed to the 8th and 9th of November, on account of the act for abbreviating Michaelmas term, which now does not begin till Nov. 6, FRIDAY, 10. This being his majefty's birth-day, according to the new ftile, who then entered into the 70th year of his age, the fame was obferved in the city and country with great rejoicings; but his majesty being not yet arrived from Hanover, it was not kept at court till the 27th. The number of buffes employed in the fishing this year was only 18, and they have caught gooo barrels of herrings, which is 500 to each bufs. The company by their charter are obliged to be at the proper place for fishing and caft their nets on June 15, by which time they will have their number of buffes increafed 1752. The MONTHLY CHRONOLOGER. 527 MONDAY, 13. John Simon having been reprieved in order for transportation, William Montgomery was this day executed at Tyburn, and behaved very penitently. It was fully proved upon his trial, that he was at home on Jan. 1, 1747, tho' on Sept. 27, 1748, before Sir Robert Ladbroke, then lord mayor, he fwore that he was on Jan. 1, abroad at Rotterdam, as a fugitive for debt, in order to take the benefit of the infolvent act, with intent to cheat and defraud his creditors; which fort of perjury was juftly made death by that act. A few days ago the workmen employed in making the military road to Carlisle, found a great number of curious Roman soins and medals in the ruins of the old wall near Heddon. They had been depofited in wooden boxes, which were almost decayed; yet feveral of the medals are as fresh and fair as if but newly ftruck. Some of them are made of filver; but the most part of copper and a mixture of a coarfer metal. They are thought to be as valuable a collection as has been difcovered for fome centuries past. THURSDAY, 16. The addrefs was as follows: Mofi gracious Sovereign, MIDST the general joy of the nation Afor your majefty's fafe and happy return to your British dominions, be pleafed to accept the fincere congratulations of your majesty's most dutiful and loyal fubjects the lord mayor, alder. men and commons of your city of London, in common council assembled. Permit us at the fame time, Royal Sir, to repeat the just and grateful fenfe we have of your majesty's paternal care over your people, and of the many favours by which your majefty hath graciously diftinguished your city of London. May the divine Providence long preferve your majefty to reign over thefe kingdoms; and may there never be want. ing a fucceffion of princes in your royal houfe, formed by your great example, to continue the bleffing of civil and religious freedom to latest pofterity. To which addrefs his majefty returned this most gracious anfwer. THANK you for this very dutiful I and affectionate addrefs. The fupport and improvement of the trade and commerce of my people, is fo effential to the welfare and profperity of my kingdoms, that the city of London may always depend upon my particular attention to it, and upon the continuance of my favour and protection. They were received very graciously, and all had the honour to kifs his majesty's hand. Explanation of the OXFORD ALMANACK. TH HE building is the fouth profpe&t of university college.-Oppofite to the right hand, is the throne of K. Alfred, with religion on the one fide, and justice on the other. The principal figure is K. Alfred, coming from his throne, to deliver a charter to arts and sciences, and pointing to univerfity college, which he founded, for the reception and encouragement of them.-The arts and sciences reprefented in the group of figures, are, navigation, architecture, painting, aftronomy, geography, and mufick.-The figure fitting on the clouds and grasping a pyramid, denotes ftability difplaying the glory of Alfred. return a moft gracious answer, after R which he conferred the honour of knighthood on the Right Hon. Crifpe Gascoyne, Efq; lord mayor; Richard Adams, Efq; recorder; Charles Afgill and Richard Glynn, Efqrs. fheriffs; and Thomas Harrifen, Efq; chamberlain, MARRIAGES and BIRTHS. ALPH Carr, Efq; a young gentle. man of a large eftate in the county of Durham, to Mifs Vane, daughter of the Hon. Henry Vane, Efq; one of the lords of the treasury. Oct. 26 Philip Newall, Efq; of Stratford, to Mifs Judith Humphry-s, of Horham, in Suflex, an heirefs. X X X 2 528 MARRIAGES, DEATHS, &c. Mr. Pawlett, a timber merchant, to Mifs Weaver, of Birmingham, a 12,000l. fortune. Νον. 3. Thomas Lynde, Efq; of Bushey, to Mifs Thornborough, of Brentford. 4. William Lawes, Efq; of Arlingtonftreet, to Mifs Rebecca Adams, of Great Ruffel-freet. 5. Sir Williams, Bart. of Hackney, to Mifs Johnston, daughter of Sir John Johnston, Bart. of the fame place. 8. Charles Holmes, Efq; of Greenwich, to Mifs Hammond. 9. James Poftlethwayt, Efq; of the Middle-Temple, to Mifs Efcutt, of Budge row. 14. Rev. Thomas Herring, chaplain to the archbishop of Canterbury, to Miss Torriano, of Camberwell. Jolin Borlace Warren, Efq; of Stapleford near Nottingham, to Mifs Bridget Rofell. 15. Themas Dickerfon, Efq; of a confiderable fortune in Cornwall, to Mifs Phillips, of Camberwell. 21. Robert Hare, Efq; fon of the late bishop Hare, to Mifs Selman. Capt. Winyard, fon of the late general Winyard, to Mifs Otway, daughter of general Otway. Nov. 3. Dutchefs dowager of Hamilton, lady of the Hon. Richard Savage Naffau, Efq; delivered of a daughter. 4. Lady Charlotte Finch, lady to the Rt. Hon. William Finch, Efq; vice chamberlain to his majefty, of a fon. 24. The lady of Sir Charles Mordaunt, of a fon. Oct. 29. DEATHS. JOHN OHN Fuller, of the King'sBench walks, Efq; fon of Dr. Fuller, author of the Parmacopoeia. 31. Rev. Dr. Gibson, canon of Windfor, archdeacon of Effex, and rector of St. Botolph, Bishopfgare; who was fon to the late bishop of London. Nov. 2. Her grace the dutchefs dowager of St. Alban's, mother of the prefent duke. Rt. Rev. Dr. Philip Twifden, bishop of Raphoe in Ireland. 3. Dr. Prattle, an eminent physician and man-midwife. James Munro, M. D. fellow of the royal college of phyficians, and fenior phyfician of Bridewell and Bethlem hofpitals. His fon was the affiftant phyician, who is now fole phyfician, the governors having agreed to have no afLiftant. Hon. Edward Montague, Efq; fecond fon to the Rt. Hon. the earl of Sandwich, in the 8th year of his age. 4. Dr. Jemmat, who died at Bristol in the 78th year of his age, on his ar Nov. rival there from Ireland, in his way to London, to give his teftimony for Mr. James Annelley. 7. Mr. Samuel Baker, an eminent merchant, who was uncle and partner of William Baker, Efq; alderman of Baffifhaw ward. Rev. Mr. Henry Francis, diffenting minifter at Southampton, a gentleman of an exceeding good character. 9. Robert Wylde, Efq; one of the directors of the South-Sea company. 12. Mr. George Strahan, many years a bookfeller in Cornhill. 14. Mr. Waite, in the Fleet, who was there imprisoned for defrauding the Bank of feveral thousand pounds fome years ago, when he was their cashier, and for the taking of whom a reward of 500l. was offered, for two years, in the newspapers, before he was apprehended, which was in Ireland. 17. Thomas Powell, of Nanteos, in Cardiganshire, Efq; who reprefented that county in the last parliament. He died fuddenly, as fuppofed, of an apoplectick fit, being found by two chairmen in the night lying acrofs Ruifel court, DruryJane, with feveral valuable things in his pocket, and no marks of violence upon him. 18. James Colebrooke, Efq; many years an eminent banker of this city. Jofeph Jekyll, Efq; of Dallington, in Northamptonshire, nephew to the late Sir Jofeph Jekyll, Knt. mafter of the Rolls. 20. William Jennings, Efq; formerly governor of fort St. David's in the EastIndies. John Shore, Efq; aged upwards of 90, ferjeant trumpeter to his majesty, one of his band of muficians, and lutenift of the chapel royal. Col. John Caulfield, an old experienc'd officer in the army. ECCLESIASTICAL PREFERMENTS. rectory of Prestwick, in Lancashire. -John Spicer, D. D. by the mafter and fellows of St. John's college, Oxford, to the rectory of Barfrefton, in Kent.-Dr. Ashton, to the rectory of St. Botolph, Bishopfgate, in the room of Dr. Gibson, who exchanged it with him for one in the country a little before his death.Henry Heaten, B. D. by the archbishop of Canterbury, to the living of Boughton and Herne Hill, in Kent. Mr. Nicholfon, lecturer of St. Sepulchre's, by the bishop of London, to the vicarage of Sabridgeworth, commonly called Sapsworth, in Hertfordshire.-Jofeph Dixon, M. A. to the living of Felton, in Shropshire.Dr. John Gilbert, lord bishop of Salisbury, - made |