Poetical ESSAYS in SEPTEMBER, 1752. 429 The CHARMS of ANTHONY. By the late Mrs. LEAFOR. E (wains, attend; let ev'ry nymph be near; [hear; Be ftill, ye rivers, that the fwains may Ye winds, be calm, and brush with fofter wing, We mean the charms of Anthony to fing; See all around the lift'ning thepherds throng; O help, ye fifters of immortal fong. LUCY. Sing, Phebe, fing what shepherd rules the plain, Young Colin's envy, and Aminda's pain: Whom none can rival when he mows the field, [yield. And to whofe flute the nightingale must PHEBE. 'Tis Anthony-'tis he deferves the day, As mild as ev'ning, and as morning gay ; Not the fresh blooms on yonder codlingtree, Nor the white hawthorn half fo fair as he; Nor the young daify drefs'd in morning dew, Nor the pea blossom wears a brighter hue. None knows like him to frew the Or drive the plough-fhare o'er the fertile corn, Or mow brown ftubble in the early morn. PHEBE. How mild the youth, when on a fultryday, In yonder vale we turn'd the fragrant hay! How on his voice the lift'ning fhepherds hung! Not tuneful Stella half fo fweetly fung. Whether he binds the theaf in twisted band, [hand; Or turns the pitch fork on his nimble He's fure to win a glance from ev'ry eye, While clumfy Colin ftands neglected by. PHEBE. His curling locks by far more lovely Than the white wig on 'fquire Fopling's He flily laugh'd, and turn'd him from the door, [more. I thought the damfel would have spoke no LUCY. Me once he met, 'twas when from yonder vale, [pail : Each morn I brought the heavy milkingHe took it from my head, and with a fmile [the file. Reach'd out his hand, and help'd me o'er P.HEBE. As I was dancing late amongst the crew, A yellow pippin o'er my head he threw : Sue bit her lips, and Barbaretta frown'd, And Phillis look'd as tho' the wou'd have (woon'd. Thus fung the maids till Colinet came by, And Rodrigo from weeding of the rye; Each took his lafs, and sped 'em to the town, [Hound: To drink cool cyder at the Hare and The damfels fimper like the fparkling beer, And Colin fhines till Anthony is near. Dartford Church-Yard. Elizabeth Quelch of this Parifh died, the 19th of April, 1741. HE ERE lies interr'd Elizabeth Queich, Which took her life away. That the a virgin pure may rife, Upon Mrs. Ann Farlam, who died by the EATH, the laft end of all, is fix'd, DEAT is fure ; But manifold the means, that end procure. My little favourite cur, my guiltless friend, Thy tooth, with phrenfy ftruck, induc'd my end. Be ready, mortals, for the folemn call; No matter what the means, by which you fall. Departed this Life, O&tober the 18th, 1721. And lies buried in Gravesend Church-Yard. WITHOUT a name, for ever sense lefs, dumb, [tomb: Duft, afhes, nought elfe lies within this Where e'er I liv'd, or dy'd, it matters not, To whom related, or of whom begot. I was, but am not; ask no more of me, 'Tis all I am, and all that you must be. Iii THE ТНЕ Monthly Chronologer. HE' grave digger at Chelwood, in Somerset shire, lately opened a grave, wherein a man, who died of the fmall-pox, had been interred about 30 years ago. By the deceafed's defire, he was buried in an oak coffin, which was now fo firm, that it might have been taken out whole; but the grave digger not chufing that, forced his fpade thro' the lid, when there came forth fuch a stench, that he never fmelt the like before. It being a person of credit that was to be buried in the grave, the whole village attended the funeral, as well as many people from the neighbouring villages; and a few days after 14 perfons were feized in one day with the ufual fymptoms of the fmall pox, and in 3 days more every foul but two in the whole village, who had not had it, were feized in the like manner. Their diforder prov'd to be that difeafe, and was fo favourable, that no more than two perfons died of the whole number, which was about 30; and one of them was a woman who came down stairs when the pock was at the height, and died the fame night. The fame diforder was carried all round the villages by the country people who attended the funeral, and proved very favourable every where. On Aug. 22. a deputation was fent from Bristol to Bath, to congratulate her royal highnefs the princefs Amelia, on her fafe arrival there, in the name of the mayor, aldermen, and common-council; which was done by the fheriffs fteward in the following words: member having feen the city of Bristol, and I am forry my stay here will not permit me to revifit that place. (See p. 382.) On Aug. 27, it was ordered in council, that the parliament which stood prorogued to Sept. 28, fhould be further prorogued to O&. 31. (See p. 335.) Durham, Aug. 27. The violence of the ftorm which began on Monday the 24th at night, and continued without intermiffion till yefternight, fo fwelled the Ware, that it overflowed its banks, and joined with the little brooks and rivulets, has laid all the flat country under water: It is impoffible to paint the horror of its appearance, fpreading like a fea for fome miles, and rendering the roads impaffable. The diftrefs of the poor country people is beyond defcription; their standing corn is entirely, ruined, and whole ftacks of that fhorn, together with cocks of hay, sheep, fwine, &c. fwept away by the violence and impetuofity of the torrent. Newcastle, Aug. 29. By the violence of the ftorm of wind and rain on Tuesday and Wednesday, the Tyne was fwelled to fuch a height as cannot be remembered to have been feen by the oldest man living; the flat ground near Newburn was all laid under water, great quantities of corn and hay were brought down the river, and the damage the farmers fustain is very confiderable. In this form feveral veffels were loft in Bristol channel, on the coaft of Cornwall, &c. the whole crews of fome and part of others being drowned. Dublin, Aug. 29. An order was iffued out from the cattle yesterday, by the lords juftices, for fuppreffing the bridge lottery, and the many others that are going forward in every principal part of the kingdom, founded upon and to be determined by the drawing the first. WEDNESDAY, Sept. 2, the last of Old Stile. This morning, about three o'clock, a fire broke out at a houfe in York-street, St. James's fquare, which confumed the fame, together with all the furniture, &c. THURSDAY, 14. This day is remarkable for the commencement of that part of the late act, which regards the alteration of the ftile, from Old Stile to New Stile, in all his majesty's 1752. The MONTHLY CHRONOLOGER. When any leafe expires, the landlord may allow his tenant for 11 days, and fign a new leafe commencing at one of the ufual four feafts. The payment of bills or notes of hand, drawn or dated before this day, will become due 11 nominal days later than if this act had not paffed; as for instance, A bill drawn, or note given, on the ift of September at one month after date, would (had not the act paffed) become due and payable (with the three days grace allowed in London) on the 4th of October; to which add 11 days (in lieu of the 11 days omitted in September) and 431 the faid bill will be payable on the 15th of October, which is the fame natural day as it would have been due, had not this act paffed. With regard to paying fervants wages hired at the four quarter days, if it is more agreeable to keep to thofe ftated times, 11 days wages may be deducted at Michaelmas-day out of the prefent quarter, and the reckoning will for the future go regularly on; or elfe pay them on the 11th day after the quarter day, viz. Oct. 10, which will be found marked in the Almanacks for Old Michaelmas-day. See a table of deductions or abatements for rent, interest, annuities, wages, penfions, falaries, allowance moneys, &c. for those who fhall chufe to compute from New Michaelmasday, for any fum from ros. to 500,000l. on account of the anticipation of 11 days made by the act, in our Magrzine for last month, p. 368. WEDNESDAY, 20. The feffions ended at the Old Bailey, when the five following malefactors received fentence of death, viz. Matthew Lee, for a highway robbery; John Wilks, for a treet robbery; Thomas Butler, for returning from tranfportation, and Randolph Branch and William Defcent, for robbing and murdering Jofeph Brown, a brewer's clerk. An exprefs arrived from the EaftIndies, being fent over land from the Malabar coaft, by which there are letters from Surat, dated March 27, advising, that all things were fettled at Surat and Anjargo, and that the natives had given the English factory 200,000 rupees, to make good all damages the company may have fuftaiced in the late troubles. By letters from Fort St. David's, dated Feb. 27, and brought by the Warwick Indiaman, there is advice, that captain Clive had obliged the French and their allies to retire from before Arcott, killed a great number of men, and put the rest to flight. That the English under Jingan had drove the French from before Trichenapali. That two nabobs in the French intereft had come over to the English with a great number of men, and that the French in their return were furrounded, and were in great diftrefs for want of provifions. Thefe letters add, that M. Dupleix had fent propofal to the English for an accommodation, in the preamble of which he fet forth, that he had only fuccoured the Indians that fued to him for affiftance, and hoped that every thing would be fettled to the mutual fatisfaction and advantage of the two companies, and that all animofities and hoftilities would ceafe. THURSDAY, 21. Was held a general court of the Bank of England, when a dividend of two Iii2 432 The MONTHLY CHRONOLOGER. Sept. nd half per cent. was declared; but at the fame time it was hinted that the dividend could not be fo large for the future. After the minutes were read, which has been always deemed an adjournment of the court, fome questions were propofed, which were thought irregular and out of time; but a dispute arifing thereupon, it was agreed, that hereafter no adjournment should take place but by vote. FRIDAY, 22. This morning Randolph Branch and William Defcent, were conveyed in a cart from Newgate, and according to their fentence were executed at Tyburn, for the murder of Mr. Brown the brewer's clerk, in Wellclofe-fquare: After their bodies had hung about 45 minutes, they were cut down and carried in a coach to furgeons hall to be diffected, pursuant to the late act of parliament, in cafes of murder. TUESDAY, 26. Was held a general court of the Free British Fithery, which was opened by the president Mr. Alderman Bethell, who informed them of the occafion of their meeting; when a motion was made for reading the bye-laws; and it being carried, they were read accordingly, and agreed to be reported next general court; to which was also referred the filling up the feveral vacancies in the council, one vacancy excepted, which was filled, nem. con. and with the greatest approbation of the whole court, by Mr. alderman Beckford. Admiral Vernon very pathetically reprefented the vaft injury done to the nation by the fwarm of French buffes at this time on the back of the Yarmouth fands ; and thence inforced the neceffity of our having a strict eye to the increafe of our naval power, which the undertaking of the fihery tends fo evidently to promote. The vice-prefident, Mr. Alderman Janffen, gave the court a very fatiffactory account of the fuccefs of the fociety's buffes in the Shetland fishery this feafon. (See the VIEW.) After which the court broke up, with great chearfulnefs and unanimity. What reafon admiral Vernon had to take notice of the French buffes, may appear from the following extracts of letters from Yarmouth and Leoftoff, dated Sept. 23. "We have the mortification to see all the back of our fands lined with a wood of French bulles; they may already amount to 300. It is a moft heavy com- . plaint amongst all the fishers, that the French, with their great numbers, take the heft of the ground, and prevent our coming on it; and not content with this, they anchor afterwards upon that very ground, whereby our fishermen are prevented from driving on it at all." "P. S. The French buffes are of 100 tons and upwards, and carry thirty hands; fo that they have gooo failors upon our coaft at this prefent time." Extrait of a Letter from Yarmouth, Sept. 24. "The French buffes continue as thick as locufts on the back of our fands, fo that our boats have been obliged to hawl in their nets before they had drove above half an hour: And, what is worse, there is not, as yet, one fingle floop of war to protect the fishery." THURSDAY, 28. Capt. Urmston, of the first reg. of footguards, to the Hon. Mifs Bathurst, daughter to lord Bathurst. Mr. Jafper Atkinson, of Rotterdam, to Mifs Nancy Vanderefch, daughter of Henry Vanderefch, Efq; deputy mintmafter at the Tower. Mr. Rushworth, a proctor at DoctorsCommons, and register to the archbishop of Canterbury, to Mifs Yvonet of Ileworth. 23. Evan Lambeth, Efq; of Lowlayton, to Mifs Rebecca Breett, of Enfield. Sept. 1. Charles Crokatt, Efq; to Mifs Muilman, daughter of Henry Muilman, Efq, a to oool. fortune. 2. Lord Defart, of the kingdom of Ireland, to Mrs. Thornhill, a 40,cool. for tune. 14. N. S. Edward Lomax, Efq; of St. Albans, to Mifs Shallet, of Southwark, a 40,000l. fortune. Mr. James Rivington, bookfeller in St. Paul's church yard, to Mifs Mynfnull, of Chorlton-Hall, near Manchester. 16. Right Hon. the earl Ferrers, to Mifs Mary Meredith, youngest fifter of Sir William Meredith, of Henbury, in Cheshire, Bart. 18. Thomas Godfry Lushington, Efq; to Mifs Skecre. Samuel 1752. MARRIAGES, DEATHS, PROMOTIONS, &c. Samuel Langton, Efq; of North-Britain, to Mifs Sarah Naylor, of Bromley. Streatfield, of Suffex, Efq; to Mifs Sidney, natural daughter of the late earl of Leicester, a 20,000l. fortune. 21. Pryfe Campbell, Efq; eldeft fon of the Hon. John Campbell, of Pembrokshire, Efq: to Mifs Sarah Bacon, daughter of Sir Edmund Bacon, Bart. Philip Goodwin, Efq; of a large estate near Horsham in Suffex, to Mifs Judith Warner of Lewes. James Duhamel, Efq; poffeffed of a large fortune in the fugar plantations in Virginia, to Mifs Leonard, of Abchurch lane. Thurloe Stafford, Efa; of Crow-Hall in Norfolk, to Mifs Harriot Pratt. 23. Miles Barne, Efq; member of parliament for Dunwich, to Mifs Thornhill of Huntingdonshire. 24. Mr. Henry Hartley, merchant in Goodman's-felds, to Mifs Anne Jackson, of Tottenham. Aug. 31. The lady of the Hon. Richard Vaughan, Efq; delivered of a daughter. The lady of the Hon. George Bofcawen, Efq; of a fon." Sept. 19. N. S. The lady of ling, Efq; of a daughter. · Wal 22. The lady of Edward Blackett, Efq; of a fon and heir. France 433 Sept. 18. N. S. John Crewe, of CreweHall in Cheshire, Efq; one of the knights of the hire for that county. About two years ago he fucceeded his father in his very large poffeflions, which now devolve to his eldest fon, about 10 years of age. 20. Rt. Hon. Mary countefs dowager of Shrewsbury, premiere countefs of England, and mother to the prefent earl. Philip Bradshaw, Efq; a gentleman of a good eftate in Derbyshire. 24. Samuel Leithuillier, Efq; at his houfe at Beckenham in Kent. 25. Lady Elizabeth Filmer, only daughter of Sir Thomas Filmer, Bart. Sir Thomas Read, Bart. first clerk of his majesty's board of green-cloth, who reprefented the borough of Cricklade, in Wilts, in feveral parliaments. Dame Sophia Bridgen, at her feat near Sherborn, in Dorsetshire. 26. Mr. Flower, at Walthamstow, for merly an eminent merchant of this city. 27. Mr. William Gardiner, land furveyor, teacher of the mathematicks, and author of a Treatife on Logarithms, Ruffel Revel, Efq; brother to the late Thomas Revel, Efq; member of parlia ment for Dover. ECCLESIASTICAL PREFERMENTS. R. Bettelworth, one of the junior Dadvocates at Doctors-Commons, ap pointed by the Rev. Dr. Allen, fub-dean of his majesty's chapel royal, and archdeacon of Middlefex, to fucceed the late Sir Henry Penrice. Knt. as official principal of the archdeaconry of Middlefex. -Mr. Francis James, prefented to the living of Warden in Bedfordshire. Blackman Lyme, Efq; barrifter at law, in the commiffion of the peace for Surrey. Aug. 30. Rt. Rev. Dr. Martin Benson, lord bishop of Gloucester, and one of the golden prebendaries of Durham. He was interred in the cathedral church of Glou-R cefter, without any funeral pomp, according to his own direction. Altho' his duft thus humbly there is plac'd, [grac'd, With no proud tomb, no polifh'd marble, The man, whofe pious works fo brightly fhone, [stone: Needs not the feeble fame of fculptur'd The character, his virtues fair impreft, Is wrote indelible in ev'ry breast; And, where the Mufes voice is found too weak, [fpeak. The poor, the patriot, and the friend, will 31. Mr. Daniel de Prado, alias de Florez, one of the oldeft insurers of ships in this kingdom. Hon. Peregrine Poulett, Efq; brother to the earl Poulett, and member of par liament for Bridgwater. PROMOTIONS Civil and Military. T. Hon. the earl of Pembroke made a cornet in general Bland's regiment of dragoons.- Wallis, Efq; made a captain of an independent company in South Carolina, in the room of Capt. Murray, deceafed.-Thomas Eyre, Efq; made engineer, overfeer, furveyor and directer-general of all his majesty's fortifications, buildings, highways, bridges, forts, paffages and plantations in the kingdom of Ireland, in the room of Arthur Jones Nevill, Efq; who refigned.Charles Tuffnel, Efq; eldeft son of col. Tuffnel, made a cornet in the regiment of horse guards blue. JAN Perfons declar'd BANKRUPTS. AMES Harrifon, late of London, dealer and chapman.-Henry Remington, of Bridlington Key, in Yorkshire, merchant. PRICES |