188. Poetical ESSAYS in APRIL, 1752. CONTEMPLATION. Sevit amor. Virg. Æn. 4. Voice divine, whofe charmed strain No mortal measure may attain, O powerful to appease the smart, That fefters in a wounded heart, Whofe myftick numbers can asswage The bofom of tumult'ous rage, Can strike the dagger from defpair, And shut the watchful eye of care. Oft lur'd by thee, the joy of all, Hope comes unto the wretches call; Exil'd by thee, and difpoffeft, Envy forfakes the human breast. Full oft with thee the bard retires, And loft to earth, to heav'n aspires ; How nobly loft! with thee to rove Thro' the long deepning folemn grove, Or underneath the moonlight pale, To filence truft fome plaintive tale Of nature's ills, and mankind's woes, While kings and all the proud repofe ; Or where fome holy aged oak A ftranger to the woodman's stroke, From the high rock's aerial crown In twisting arches bending down, Bathes in the fmooth pellucid stream, Full oft he waits the myftick dream Of mankind's joys right understood, And of the all-prevailing good. Go forth invok'd, O voice divine! And iffue from thy fainted fhrine; Go fearch each folitude around, Where contemplation may be found, Where'er apart the goddess ftands With lifted eyes and heaven-rais'd hands; If rear'd on fpeculation's hill Her raptur'd foul enjoys its fill Of far-tranfporting nature's scene, Air, ocean, mountain, river, plain ; Or if with meafur'd ftep fhe go Where meditation fpreads below, In bofom'd vale her ample store, "Till weary fancy can no more; Or inward if the turn her gaze, And all th' internal world furveys; With joy complacent fees fucceed In fair array, each comely deed. She hears alone thy potent ftrain, All other mufick charms in vain ; In vain the fprightly notes refound, That from the gilded roofs rebound, When the light-footed troops advance To form the quaint and orbed dance; In vain unhallow'd lips implore, She hearkens fole to thy chafte lore. Then bring the lonely nymph along, Obfequious to thy mufe-like fong; Bid her, to blefs the fecret bow'r, And heighten wifdom's folemn hour, Bring faith, endu'd with eagle eyes, That joins the earth to distant skies, Bland hope that makes each forrow lefs, Not leaft, tho' youngeft of the three. But from thefe woods, O thou retire ! Hood-winkt fuperftition dire; Zeal that clanks her iron bands, THE Monthly Chronologer. N March 25, at the affizes at Shrewsbury, 5 perfons received fentence of death, one for burglary, two for fheep stealing, one for hofe-ftealing, and a woGaman for picking pockets. On the 30th his majefty in council declared his intention of going out of the kingdom for a short time, and nominated the following perfons to be lords justices during his abfence, viz. the Abp. of Canterbury, lord Hardwicke lord chancellor, earl Granville lord prefident, earl Gower lord privy-feal, duke of Marlborough lord fteward, duke of Grafton lord chamberlain, duke of Argyll, duke of Newcastle one of his majesty's principal fecretaries of state, duke of Dorfet lord lieutenant of Ireland, lord Cavendish of Hardwick, commonly called marquis of Hartington, Imafter of the horfe, earl of Holdernesse another of his majesty's principal fecretaries of ftate, earl of Albemarle groom of the ftole, lord Anson first commiffioner of the admiralty, and Henry Pelham, Efq; firft commiffioner of the treasury. The next day, at five in the morning, his majesty set out from St. James's for Harwich, to embark for Holland, in order to proceed for Hanover. At the affizes at York, a man for ftealing, two men for houfe-breaking, one for stealing a gelding, and a woman for ftealing 19 guineas, received fentence of death. At Taunton 3 men were condemned for sheep-ftealing; and at the affizes at Stratford for the county of Warwick three were capitally convicted. FRIDAY, Arpil 3. The affizes ended at Kingston for the county of Surrey, when 12 men and 2 women received fentence of death, viz. Robert Darby for robbing the Western mail, July 29 laft, on Black-Water-Heath; Edward Smith (pleaded guilty) Robert Stamper and Benjamin Mitchel for robbing John Lawson, Efq; on Putney common; John Saunders (pleaded guilty) and Charles Campbel, for knocking at the door, and then forcibly entering the house of Mr. Cooper in the Grange-Walk, Southwark, binding him and his fon, and taking thereout fundry goods; Thomas Gregory, and George Thorowgood, for horfe-stealing; John Hamilton for forgery; Alexander M'Key for high treason, in making counterfeit thillings Richard Patrick and Mary Morgan for burglary; William Peacock, for fheep-ftealing; and Mary Langsden, for stealing in a dwell April, 1752. ing-house 5 guineas. The judge repriev ed the 7 following before he left the town, viz. Smith, Stamper, Mitchell, Morgan, Langfden, Thorowgood, and Peacock. At this afzes Robert Linguard was tried for perjury, in falfly fwearing at the trial of Richard Coleman, who was executed for the murder of Sarah Green, that he, Linguard, faw Coleman go by his houfe, the Horfe and Groom near Newington church, with a woman, between 11 and 12 on the night the poor woman was fo inhumanly treated, upon whofe evidence 'tis fuppofed the jury found Coleman guilty. (See Mag. for last year, p. 426.) Upon this trial it was proved by 3 witnefies that fupped with Linguard at his houfe that night, that he went to bed drunk between 9 and 10 o'clock, and that they flayed there till near 12 Many other proofs appeared, that made it paft difpute, that he was guilty. His fentence was to ftand in the pillory for one hour, to be imprisoned 12 months, and afterwards to be transported for 7 years. MONDAY, 6. Mifs Blandy was executed at Oxford for poisoning her father. (See her trial in our laft, p. 127.) We have already given an account of her behaviour at her execution, (p. 188.) and fhall here add the following circumftances. When the got up about 5 fteps of the ladder, the faid, Gentlemen, I beg you will not hang me high, for the fake of decency; and being defired to go up a little higher, she did two steps more, and then turning herself on the ladder, had a little trembling, and faid, I am afraid I fhall fall. After he had spoke to the people, and defired them to pray for her, the pulled a white handkerchief, which was tied round her head for that purpose, over her eyes, which not being low enough, a perfon standing by ftepped up the ladder, and pulled it farther down; then giving the fignal by holding out a little book which he had in her hand, she was turned off. At the feffions of oyer and terminer and goal delivery at Briftol, two men were condemned for a robbery on the highway, and one for returning from tranf. portation. + 190 The MONTHLY CHRONOLOGER. April landed at Helvoetfluys, and on the roth arrived at Hanover. WEDNESDAY, 8. The Rev. Mr. Romaine refign'd his place of profeffor of Aftronomy at Grefham college. The annual dinner of the governors of St. Luke's hofpital for lunaticks was held at Grocers hall, where were present the Abp. of Canterbury, the bishop of Norwich, with many of the court of aldermen, and other perfons of diftinction. After dinner a collection was made for the charity, which amounted to 1732l. 85. 6d. Alexander Sheafe, Efq; having been the day before elected governor, and Charles Palmer, Efq; deputy governor of the Bank of England, the following gentlemen were on this day chofen directors for the year enfuing, viz. Bryan Benfon, Stamp Brooksbank, John Bance, Matthew Beachcroft, Thomas Cooke, Benjamin Lethieullier, Benjamin Longuet, Robert Nettleton, Charles Savage, Robert Salufbury, John South, Peter Thomas, Godfrey Thornton, Thomas Whately, John Weyland, Merril Burrell, Bartholomew Burton, Richard Chifwell, Eaton Dodsworth, Henry Herring, William Hunt, Theophilus Salway, James Spilman, and James Theobald, Efqrs. John The fame day the following gentlemen were chofen directors of the Eaft-India company, viz. William Baker, Efq; alderman, William Braund, Robert Bootle, Chriftopher Burrow, Richard Chauney, Charles Cutts, Peter Du Cane, Abel Fonnerau, Peter Godfrey, Charles Gough, John Hope, Michael Impey, Stephen Law, Nicholas Linwood, William Mabbott, John Payne, Henry Plant, *Thomas Phipps, Jones Raymond, Thomas Rous, *Whichcott Turner, Timothy Tullie, William Willy, and James Winter, Efqrs. N. B. Thofe marked with arc new ones. THURSDAY, 9. At the affizes at Chester, Stanley, M'Canelly, Morgan and Boyde, all Irishmen, received fentence of death for the late moft audacious robbery of Mr. John Porter's houfe, about two miles from Chefter; which remarkable affair, with the extraordinary behaviour of Mr. Porter's youngest daughter, a girl about 13 years of age, our readers may fee a full account of in our Magazine for February last, p. 89. Boyde, on account of his youth, and his having begged of his comrades to fpare Mr. Porter's life, had his judgment changed for tranfportation; but the others were ordered to be executed. Robinson was condemned at the fame affizes for a robbery, but reprieved, MONDAY, 13. 3 One Thomas Ashley, gardener, of Ifleworth, was tried at the Old Bailey for wilful and corrupt perjury, in fwearing at the trial of Jofeph Goddard (who was tried in Sept. feffions, for robbing Henry Simons the Jew of 554 ducats,) that he, Ashley, on Aug. 21. near the turnpike on Smallberry-Green, did throw the Jew into a ditch and fcratch him with briars; and also, that he did throw a stone against the faid Simons the Jew and break his head, and caufe the blood to come: And this was faid to be in contradiction to what the Jew fwore at Goddard's trial, which was, that his head was broke by the perfons that robbed him. It appeared upon the teftimony of two women that were prefent during the whole tranfaction at Smallberry-Green, and alfo of three gentlemen that were riding along the road at that time, that Afhley was drunk and run after the Jew, but that he did not put him in a ditch, or throw any stone at him, or hurt him at all: The people where he lodged that night at Brentford, proved that the Jew was no ways bloody or hurt when he came there. The trial lafted about 7 hours, and the jury, without going out of court, brought him in guilty. The counfel for the profecution were Mr. Hume Campbell, Mr. Ford, and Mr. Davey; for the prifoner, Mr. ferjeant Hayward and Mr. Lawson. (See an account of the trial between Mr. James Ashley and the Jew, in our last, p. 137.) TUESDAY, 14. The feffions ended at the Old Bailey, when the 7 following malefactors received fentence of death, viz. John Salisbury, for robbing the turnpike-man on Smallberry-Green; John Stevens for a rob bery on the highway; Robert Lake, for robbing the Rev. Mr. Noble on Mount Pleafant; George Hall and George Baffet, for a burglary; John Turner, for ftealing 20 theep; and John Knight, for ftealing a filver pint-mug, and two filver fpoons, in a dwelling-houfe. Lord Lemfter, for killing capt. Grey in a duel, (fee p. 142.) was found guilty of manslaughter. WEDNESDAY, 15. The anniversary of the birth of his royal highness the duke of Cumberland was celebrated, who then entered into the 32d year of his age. THURSDAY, 16. Was held the annual meeting of the fons of the clergy. The three collections, viz. on the rehcarfal day at St. Paul's, this morning at the fermion at the fame church, and at merchant-taylors hall after dinner, amounted in all to rogol. 8s. The fame day was held a general court of the Free British Fishery, at Mercers. hall, when Mr. alderman Bethell, the prefident, acquainted them, that contracts. 1752. MARRIAGES, DEATHS, &C. tracts had been made within the time limited by act of parliament, to the amount of above 77,000l. which, with above 34,000l. actually expended, made near the fum of 112,000l. That the monies already paid in, amounted to about 104,000l. and that every circumstance had been punctually executed, as directed by act of parliament; fo that the fubfcribers were entitled to the three per cent. bounty-money therein granted. FRIDAY, 17. Came on at the court of King's-bench, Westminster, a trial, wherein Dr. Thompfon, an eminent phyfician, was plaintiff, and an apothecary defendant. The action was brought for defamatory words fpoken by the defendant, in order to prejudice the plaintiff in his profeffion. After a trial of 4 hours, the fact being fully proved, and numbers of the nobility and perfons of the firft diftinction appearing in fupport of the doctor's reputation, the jury brought in a verdict for the plaintiff. FRIDAY, 24. This morning about fix o'clock, Robert Darby, who was convicted the last affizes at Kingston for robbing the Western mail, was conveyed in a coach and four from the New-goal, attended by a party of horfe grenadiers, to Blackwater-heath, and executed pursuant to his fentence. He is hung in chains at the faid place. MONDAY, 27. Stevens, Lake, Hall, Baffet and Turner, condemned laft Seffions at the OldBailey, were this day executed at Tyburn. Knight was ordered to be transported for life. WEDNESDAY, 29. Salisbury, another of the condemned malefactors, was executed on SmallberryGreen, for robbing the Turnpike man there, and dangerously wounding him; and afterwards hung in chains. MARRIAGES and BIRTHS. March 30. Hther to the earl of Jer CON. Mr. Villers, bro fey, and one of the lords of the admiralty, to lady Charlotte Capel, daughter of the late carl of Effex. 31. Edward Stephenfon, Efq; to Mifs Dath, a 10,0col. fortune. April 2. James Creffet, Efq; treasurer to the prince of Wales, and fecretary to the princefs dowager of Wales, to Mrs. Knight, fifter to Sir Thomas Robinfon, Bart. 4. John Spencer Colepepper, Efq; of the Charter-houfe, to Mifs Molly Webb. Thomas Higginson, Efq, to Mifs Dorothy Long, of St. James's-ftreet. 6. Mr. George Cordon, jun. of Roshefter, to Mis Nancy Smith, of Oporto. 191 7. Richard Dixon Skerine, of Warley, in Somersetshire, Efq; to Mifs Tryon, only daughter and fole heirefs of John Tryon, Efq; of Coily-Wefton, in Northamptonshire. 8. Thomas Smith, of Ledbury, in Herefordshire, Efq; to Mifs Nicholson, of Golden-fquare. 9. Rev. Mr. Thomas Gregory, fellow of Dulwich college, to Mifs Herbert, daughter of Mr. William Herbert, of Carshalton in Surrey. 11. Rev. Dr. Thomas Rutherforth, of St. John's-college, Cambridge, to Mifs Charlotte Elizabeth Abdy, fifter to Sir Anthony Thomas Abdy, Bart. 13. Rev. Mr. Benfon, nephew to the bishop of Gloucefter, to the Hon. Mifs Leonora Bathurst, daughter to lord Bathurst. Roger Kynafton, Efq; to Mifs Mary 14. James Wilfon, Efq; of Hanover- Dr. Pringle, phyfician to the duke of Cumberland, to Mifs Charlotte Oliver, fecond daughter to Dr. Oliver. Robert Shaftoe, of Benwell, Efq; to Mifs Camilla Allen, of the Flats, a 20,0col. fortune. Barwell, Efq; to Mifs Bellaffe, daughter to the lord vifc. Falconberg. 20. Samuel Hilton, Efq; of Egham, in Surrey, to Mifs Sufannah Longden, of Strutton-ftreet, Piccadilly. 23. Mr. Jofeph Dickerfon, of Charterhoufe-fquare, to Mifs Turner of Richmond, niece to Whichcot Turner, Elq; one of the directors of the Eaft-India company. 25. Lord vifc. Middleton, to Mifs Townfhend, niece to the lord vifc. Townshend. April 7. The lady of -Dowfel, Efq; delivered of a daughter. 14. The lady of Grimfton, Efq; eldeft fon of the lord vifcount Grimston, of a fon. 15. Countess of Kerry, fifter to the earl of Cavan, and wife to James Tilion, Efq; of a daughter. 16. The lady of a daughter. Carey, Efq; of 23. Lady Caroline Damer, daughter to the duke of Dorfet, and lady of Joseph Damer, Efq; of a daughter. 192 DEATHS, PROMOTIONS, BANKRUPTS. It was this gentleman's grandfather, who made that prince-like donation to the publick of an invaluable collection of antient MSS. well known throughout the world by the name of the Cotton-library; and it was Sir Robert Cotton the famous antiquary, and grandfather to the last mentioned gentleman, who at an immenfe expence collected thefe MSS. 28. Lady Margaret Cecil, fifter to the earl of Salisbury. 29. Rt. Hon. Mary countefs dowager of Derby. April 1. Lieut. col. Reynolds, of the third reg. of foot-guards, who served in all the campaigns under the duke of Marlborough. Sir Charles Hudfon, Bart. at Midhurst in Suffex. 5. Sir John Lifter Kaye, Bart. near Wakefield in Yorkshire. Hon. Sir John Shaw, of Greenock, Bart. at his feat at Sauchie-Lodge, in the fhire of Clackmannan, in Scotland. 6. Hon. Thomas Arundel, count of the moft facred Roman empire, and uncle to the prefent lord Arundel of Wardour. William Fawkener, Efq; one of the directors of the bank, and elder brother of Sir Everard Fawkener. John Scrope, Efq; fecretary to the treasury, and member of parliament for Lyme in Dorfet hire. He was formerly one of the barons of the Exchequer in Scotland. Rev. Dr. Coney, rector of the Abbey and of St. James's, in Bath. Lady Betty Fielding, fifter to the earl of Denbigh. 10. Mr. Samuel Crahmer, a Goldsmith in Fleet-Street, and many years commoncouncil man of Farringdon without. 11. William Chefelden, Efq; furgeon to the royal hofpital at Chelfea, a gentleman very eminent in his profeffion, 18. Rt. Hon. John Murray, Earl of Dunmore, vifc. Fincastle, baron Murray of Blair, Mouillin and Tillimet; one of the 16 peers of Scotland, and a lord of tis majefty's bedchamber; general of foot on the British establishment, col. of the third reg. of foot guads, and governor of Plymouth. Hon, Mrs. Jane Lowther, fifter to the ate lord vife. Lonsdale. 19. Rev. Julius Deeds, M. A. one of the prebendaries of Canterbury, and rector of the churches of Great Mongeham and Dymchurch. 20. John Searle, Efq; one of the fenior proctors of the Arches court of CanterLury, and one of the principal clerks in he prerogative office. 21. John Laroche, Efq; member of tament for Bodmin, in Cornwall, April 22. Anthony Cracherode, Efq; formerly folicitor to the treasury. E ECCLESIASTICAL PREFERMENTS, LIAS la Fargue, M. A. prefented by the earl of Macclesfield, to the rectory of Brace Burgh, in Lincolnshire.William Maffey, A. B. and fellow of St. John's college Cambridge, by Sir Rowland Hill, bart. to the rectory of Ditchingham, near Norwich.-John Jones, L. L. B. by the bishop of Lincoln, to the rectory of Kerwood, in Lincolnshire. Mr. John Griffith, by the archbishop of York, to the rectory of Handfworth, in Yorkshire, -Dr. Syms, minifter of St. John the Evangelift, Westminster, by the lord chancellor, to the living of Hampton Court. -Dr. Henry Goodall, by the bishop of Ely, to a prebend in the cathedral church of Ely. Mr. Thomas Sampfon, of Wandsworth, appointed minifter of Kew chapel, in the room of M.. Stephen Duck, prefented to the living of Byfleet.-William Hardy, M. A. prefented by the earl of Winchelsea and Nottingham, to the rectory of Milton Keynes, in the county of Bucks and diocefe of Lincoln.-Talbot Lloyd, M. A. by Peter lord King, baron of Ockham, to the living of Langham, in Efex.- Mr. Triftiam, fellow of Chrift college, Oxford, by the Hon. - Chetwynd, Efq; executor to lord vifc. BoJingbroke, to the rectory of Alefworth, Bucks. Mr. Dodd, of Clare-Hall, Cambridge, chofen lecturer of Weft-Ham aud Bow, and not Mr. Jeffryes, as mentioned by mistake. R PROMOTIONS Civil and Military. St. Ann's, in the liberty of Weftminster, chant, |