1752. The MONTHLY CHRONOLOGER. 575 band) and drew it over his face; he then took a handkerchief, and held up his hand, and after praying privately for about five minutes, dropped the handkerchief as a fignal for the foldiers to fire, which three of them immediately did; and three more were ready to have fired, in cafe there had been occafion. One bullet went quite thro' his left breaft, and the other two thro' his right breaft; but life being fill perceived in him, a fourth perfon fhot him thro' the head, which entirely dif patched him. The foldiers then marched round him, one by one; after which a pair of gloves and a black neck ribband were delivered to each of the fix foldiers, agreeable to Mr. Anderfon's request. This being done, he was undreffed, and his body put into the coffin, and then into a hearfe, which carried it to St. Mary's church-yard, where it was interred-A vaft concourfe of people attended his execution; and it is not to be conceived with what courage and refolution he behaved to the very last moment,-dying as became a chriftian and a foldier, agreeable to the expreffions of moft of the gentlemen who were prefent at his exe cution. The fame day, Abraham Ward was executed at Tyburn, pursuant to his fentence, for the murder of Elizabeth Saunders, and his body delivered at Surgeonshall, to be anatomized. His behaviour was quite agreeable to his circumftances. A young man fat by him in the cart, and prayed inceffantly with him, during the whole paffage from Newgate to Tyburn. It is very remarkable, that he was full ten minutes in vifible agitation, after be ing turned off, which is four times more than is ordinary in like cafes. Bristol, Dec. 16. Laft Tuesday we had a terrible storm of thunder, lightening, rain and hail, attended with hard gales of wind. One of the claps of thunder was exceeding loud between five and fix in the evening, and the lightening at the fame time very much furprized many people in the streets and houses. A great ball of fire was feen to iffue from the clouds, which shot with great swiftnefs to the northward. Several people on the road, coming to this city, were truck with fuch a panick, that they got off their horses to fhelter themselves from the tempeft. It is thought, that the lightening came with fuch large flashes, as to exceed any thing of the kind ever feen here before. About this time was a very numerous meeting of citizens, at the King's Arms tavern in Cornhill, for confidering how to apply for a redrefs of grievances, in regard to fundry oaths of office; when a committee of 18 gentlemen were appointed for that purpose, who are to examine the prefent form of oaths, and to lay before a general meeting a proper method of applying for redrefs. The following is a description of a grand pitch pediment, wrought with fculptures out of folid Portland ftone, 48 feet fix inches in length, and 11 feet in depth, defigned by Mr. Thomas Pearce, carver, belonging to his majesty's dock-yard, near Portsmouth, at the front of the Royal Hofpital, at Hafler, near this town, which was opened the 12th inftant. In the center is his majesty's coat of arms in its proper attitudes; the royal garter, motto, crown, and royal letters; on the dexter fide navigation is reprefented by a female figure with a ship's rudder in her left hand; in her right hand a large crufe, out of which the pours balfamick medicines on a difabled feat man's wounds; over her head is the north ftar, under her feet a mariner's compafs; further in the angle appears the ftern of a fhip; quite in the angle is the foft wind Zephyrus, a group of thells tied together, and a necklace of pearls ; on the finifter fide is a female figure, re prefenting trade or commerce, fitting on bales of goods and chefts corded up; the is diftributing plenty of corn, fruits and flowers, fhewing the great benevolence of the government to their fick and wounded mariners; farther in the angle is a fea bird bringing an eel in its mouth to a failor in diftrefs; quite in the angle is the rough wind Boreas and a group of thells; in the corner of the angle are hells, &c. on the shore where the figures in this group fit. The headpiece on the Stationers Almanack for 1753, exhibits the ftory of Sir Willian Walworth's killing Wat Tyler the rebel, in Smithfield, at the head of a mob of 100,000 men; who had taken up arms under his conduct, on account of the rigorous proceedings of the king's farmers in ceilecting the poll-tax; in remembrance of this good fervice done by Sir William Walworth, the king (Richard II.) knighted him, and ordained, that the mayor of London, fhould ever after bear the title of Lord, and that a dagger fhould be added to the city arms, which before were a plain crofs. In our laft, p. 514, we inferted a judicious letter from the London Gazetteer, on the importance of making wills; wherein, however, fomething is afferted concerning the late Mr. Coifton of Bristol, which is fince faid to be falfe, the affair ftanding thus: The gentleman who is faid to be no relation to Mr. Colton, was the nearett he had of his name, and his coufin; Mr. Colfton had no nephew, only one neice, and one grand neice: To the two latter he left a moiety of his eftate, and the grand neice dying under age, that moiety came to his neice 4D 2 and and her three daughters; the other moiety he left to his near relation of his name, and in cafe of his death without iffue (which was the contingency that happened) then he devifed it over to his neice and her three children; fo that the whole centered in his three grand-neices and heirs, except legacies left to all his relations however remote, and large legacies left to the feveral hospitals and other publick charities. A gentleman having kindly obliged us with feme corrections in relation to our account of the South-Sea company, we think proper to infert them in his own words, as follows: SIR, In the London Magazine for Nov. 1752, P. 508, col. 2, A, B, it is faid that "The South Sea company is under the direction of a governor, fub-governor, deputy go'vernor and twenty-four directors -who are annually elected by the general court." But if you will please to enquire at the South-Sea houfe, I believe you will find that at prefent there are thirty directors, elected only once in three years. Indeed, after the time is expired for which the prefent fet of directors are chofe, then elections are to be made annually, and the number of directors is to be reduced to fifteen. In the fame column, at C, D, we are toid that the statute of the 8th of Q. Anne enacts, that no perfon fhould be elected governor, fub governor, or director of this corporation, during the time that he is concerned in the direction of the Bank, or of the East India company. Here, I imagine, the deputy governer is omitted thro' mistake; for I should think there was the fame reafon for restraining bin, Dec. 9. Samuel Stackhoufe, Efq; of Leicester, to Mifs Bonett, of Broad-freet. 11. Hon. Robert Jocelyn, Efq; fon to the lord chancellor of Ireland, one of the lords juftices of that kingdom, to thei Hon. Mifs Hamilton, daughter to lord vifc. Limerick. 12. Rt. Hon. the earl of Scarborough, to Mifs Saville, fifter of Sir George Saville, Bart. 14. Peter Provoft, Efq; to Mifs Ayliffe, daughter of Mr. deputy Ayliffe. Bembo Matthews, Efq; fon of the late governor Matthews, to Mifs Buckle. Edmund Pytts, Efq, knight of the shire for Worcestershire, to Anne counters dowager of Coventry. 15. Capt. Hammond, commander of a fhip in the Streights trade, to Mifs Woolf, daughter of capt. Woolf, of Rotherhithe, a 10,000l. fortune. 17. Robert Shower, Efq; to Mifs Hawkins, of Folkstone, in Kent. Nov. 26. The lady of the Hon. capt. Powlet, delivered of a daughter. 30. Countess of Egremont, of a daugh ter. The lady of Everard Arundell, Efq; of a daughter. Dec. g. The lady of Thomas Duncombe, Efq; daughter of the earl of Carlife, of a daughter. 10. The lady of Sir William Beauchamp Proctor, Bart. knight of the hire for Middlefex, of a fon. Lady dowager Bulkeley, of a fon. Countess of Lauderdale, of a fon, in Scotland. 22. The lady of Peter Burrel, jun. Efq; of a daughter. DEATHS. EV. Strick and Gough, M. A. refor as well as the others, from being concerned of Swafield, and vicar of Swin in the Bank, or Eaft-India company. MARRIAGES and BIRTHS. Nov. 20. DWARD Blount, Efq; fon and heir apparent to Sir Edward Blount, Bart. to Mifs Molyneux, an heirefs. 30. Richard Perryn, Efq; barrister at law, of the Inner-Temple, to Mifs Browne. Dec. 7. Richard Fleming, Efq; of the fix clerks office, to Mifs Stukely, daughter of the Rev. Dr. Stukely. Mr. Jofeph Janfon, merchant, at the Quakers Meeting-houfe, to Mifs Sarah Halfey, daughter of the late Mr. Edward Halfey, of Thames-ft eet. John Anfell, of Miffenden-Abbey, in Bucks, Efe, to Mifs Plaiftowe. S. Jofeph Hucknell, Efq; of Putney, to Mifs Jenkins, of Sackville-ftreet. ftead, in Lincoln hire. Nov. 24. John Maifon, Efq; at Dover, many years agent victualler to the navy, Mrs. Margaret Annelley, in Ireland, aged 122. 27. Houlton Woolley, of Clapham, Efq; 29. Rt. Hon. the lord Digby, of the kingdom of Ireland, at his feat at Colefhill, in Warwickshire, in the 92d year of his age. John Godfrey, Efq; who ferved the office of high theriff of Cambridgeshirę in 1747. Dec. 4. George Thornborrow, Efq; of Laytonstone, in Effex, deputy collector of the customs outwards in the port of London. John Marth, Efq; near Canterbury, formerly an eminent counsellor at law. 35 Godfrey Thornton, Efq; one of the directors of the Bank. Mr. 1752. PROMOTIONS, BANKRUPTS, &c. Mr. John Fowler, who for upwards of 30 years was office keeper and meffenger to the office of treafurer of the chamber at Whitehall. 6. Sir Anthony Weftcombe, Bart. deputy mufter-mailer general of his majesty's forces. Lady Archibald Hamilton, at Paris. 8. Henry Powell, Efq; clerk of his majesty's acatery, houfekeeper of Richmond lodge, and head lamp lighter to his majefty. 9. Mrs. Tichburn, fifter to the late countefs of Sunderland. William Baynton, Efq; in Warwickfhire, by whofe death a confiderable fortune comes to Sir Robert Ladbroke, Knt. alderman of this city. 11. Seaton Delavall, Efq; father to 577 of Rolfton, in Nottinghamshire.-Joshua William Rawlins, M. A. by the lord chancellor, to the vicarage of Barrowe, in Somerfetfhire. - Mr. Stuart, chofen Wednesday morning's lecturer of St. Antholin's, in Watling-ftreet.--Mr. Henry Boyle prefented to the rectory of Evelyn, in Shropshire.-Mr. John Wigmore, by the bishop of Winchester, to the living of Farnham, in Surrey.--Mr. Young, by the dean and chapter of Canterbury, to the rectory of St. Michael Royal, upon College-hill.-Richard Newton, D, D. made canon of Christ-church, in Oxford. PROMOTIONS Civil and Military. T. Hon. George earl of Macclesfield, Francis Blake Delavall, Efq; member of Relected prefident of the Royal So parliament for Hindon, in Wilts. 13. Capt. Robert Kellfey, one of the elder brothers of the Trinity-Houfe, of the yellow jaundice. Rev. Mr. John Gregory, chanter of Gloucester cathedral, and deputy chancellor of that diocese. 14. Hon. Robert Eyre, Efq; (fon of the late lord chief juftice) one of the commiffioners of the excife, and filazer to the court of common pleas in London and Middlesex. Mr. Samuel Travers, late of this city, merchant. Lady Margaret Herbert, fifter to the late earl of Pembroke, and aunt to the prefent earl. Rev. Dr. Atwood, archdeacon of Taunton, in Somerset hire. 17. Thomas Pugh, Efq; barrister at law. Rev. Mr. Robert Millar, minister of Paifley, in North- Britain, author of the Hiftory of the Propagation of Christianity, and of the Hiftory of the Church under the Old Teftament. 20. William Ward, Efq; mafter-cook of his majesty's houthold kitchen. Jofiah Spearman, Efq; at Plaistow, in Effex, in the 72d year of his age, who had been blind from his infancy. 21. Mr. Robert Halfey, formerly an eminent cheesemonger in Newgate-market. Lady Blunt, widow of the late Sir John Blunt, one of the South-Sea directors in the fatal year 1720. 27. Luke Benny, Efq; barrifter at law. 28. James Mereft, Efq; clerk assistant to the Right Hon. the house of peers. ECCLESIASTICAL PREFERMENTS. R.Wormington, prefented by the lord M Craven, to the living of Staunton Lacy, in Shropshire. Childers Twenty- ciety, in the room of Martin Folkes, Efq; who refigned on account of his ill ftate of health.-Major Irwin, made lieut. col. of col. Whiteford's reg. of foot in Ireland. Mr. Henry Watkins, made enfign in col. Parfons's reg. of invalids at Portsmouth.-John Arnold Hollingworth, Efq; made an enfign in col. Poole's reg. of foot.-Mr. George Bernier, made one of the clerks in the annuity office in the Exchequer.-James Johnson, Efq; made a cornet in the reg. of Grey's dragoons. John Willes, Efq; appointed by his father the lord chief justice Willes, filazer for London and Middlefex.-Rt. Hon. the Earl of Waldegrave, made governor to their royal highneses the prince of Wales and prince Edward. — John Yorke, Efq; promoted to the office or place of chafewax in chancery. Perfons declar'd BANKRUPTS. OHN Winde, of St. Anne's, Weft Jminster, wine-merchant, and dealer. -Haac Stevens, otherwife Stephens, of Birmingham, dealer in bricks, and maltfter. Charles Taylor, now or late of St. James's, Westminster, linen-diaper.→ John Carrack of Newgate street, hofer. --Thomas Parkinfon, late of Howden, in Yorkshire, grocer, woollen draper and cornfactor.-John Sibthorpe, late of the parish of St. Bridget, otherwife St. Brides, diftiller.-Jofeph Wight, of Allhallows the great, London, undertaker.-Jofeph Poole, of Tower-street, oilman.-Mofes Lindo, of St. Mary Axe, merchant. Thomas Anfdell, of Liverpool, hipwright. Theodore Wackerbath, of Milkyard in Gravel lane, in the parish of St. George in the East, fugar refiner.- John Adams, now or late of Daventry, carrier, and dealer, PRICES a 1746. 1747-8-9 B. Annu. I 142 194122 107 108 1 107 107 2142 107 108 107 107 3 Sunday 4142 142 194 107 107 107 105 5142141 194 107 108 107 107 105 142 141 107 108 107 107 105 106 105 1944192 194122 108 107106 107106 105 107 106 PRICES of STOCKS in DECEMBER, BILL of MORTALITY, &c. London. BANK INDIA (South Sea South Sea South Sea B. Annu. B. Annu.13 p. Cent.[S. S. An. Ind. Bonds B.Cir. p. Wind at Weather BILL of Mortality from STOCK.STOCK. STOC K. Annu, old Ann. new 6 N. E. frofty fair 71. 135 1 15 105 71. 135 1 15 of of N. fresh N.W.byN. N. freth cold rain) cloudy rain 105 71. 135 1 12 6 W. foggy 71. 138 1 12 6 S. W. 105 71. 1231 10 6 N. N. W. cold fog foggy 105 71. 1431 12 6 W. N. W. foggy fair N. W. W. S. W. 6 W. S. W. o'S. W. hard 6 N. W. S. W. o S. S. W. oN.W.byN. fair rain cloudy fair rain fair S.W.byW. rain wind o W. S. W. very ftor. 0 W. by N. fair cold oS. W. hard wind rain OS. W. hard! of S. s. w. rain fair cold S. W. by S. froft rain W. S. W. rain N. W. hard fair 71. 145 15 S. W. rain 71. 145 1 15 o N. E. by N. fnow 71. 145 1 15 N. E. froft 71. 145 15 o' E. N. E. froft 71. 145 N. rain fair FOREIGN AFFAIRS, 1752 579 ARIS, Nov. 17. By the military state PA of the troops of this kingdom for the year 1753, it appears, that the infantry of the king's houfhold will confift of 6510, and the cavalry of 3096: The French foot of 90360, ten Regiments of Swifs, making 14400, twelve German regiments 7604; two Italian regiments 1065; eight Irish regiments 3720; eight different corps of light troops, making 1940; the body of artillery 4100 ; the French horfe 14520; three German regiments of horse. 720; a regiment of Irish horse 240; the dragoons 7680; 800 huffars; to which add 55000 militia, makes the total of the French troops 211755 men. Nov. 27. The 2 ft of this month a grand council was held at Versailles, in which a new petition of the bishops was deliberated upon : They thereby required three things: 1ft, The difannulling of the arret of parliament of the 18th of April laft, as derogating from the authority of the church. 2dly, The establishment of certificates of confeffion. 3dly, Reparation of honour to be made by the parliament to the archbishop of Paris, for having called that prelate a promoter of fchifm. The deliberation continued till fix o'clock in the evening. The king deferred going to dinner, becaufe his majefty was defirous of having the affair determined, and the arret figned, before he rofe. By this arret, which certainly does not correfpond with the firft ideas that the publick had formed, the arret of parliament of the 18th of April is difannulled, not as derogatory to the authority of the church, as the prelates had demanded by . their petition, but as derogatory to the royal authority; becaufe the king had referved to himfelf the cognizance of the affair, upon which the parliament issued that arret, and which they ought not to have done, without his majesty's confent. By the fame determination, the bishops are authorised to caufe the bull Unigenitus to be received, but it is not to be qualified as a law of the church and state. Moreover, the parliament is declared competent to take cognizance of thefe kind of matters. As to the reparation demanded by the bishops for the imputation of schifm thrown upon the archbishop of Paris, nothing is done relating to that article. Madrid, Oct. 31. Moft of the hips of the line which the king has of late ordered to be built, are in a condition to be equipped; from whence it is reckoned that we have at prefent, in the feveral ports of the kingdom, 18 fhips of the line of battle, and feveral frigates, in readiness to put to fea on the first noties ; and it is confidently given out, that before the end of the winter, the king's navy will confift of 64 fhips of 60 guns or upwards, and 28 frigates; fo that we seem to be aiming at the title of a maritime power, without confidering that fhips without feamen are like forts without garifons, expenfive without any ufe to the owner, but of great prejudice if taken by an enemy. Lisbon, Oct. 24. The king has refolv ed to establish a new colony at Maranhaon upon the confines of Spanish America; and in order to people it, a certain number of men and women are to be taken out of the prifons in this kingdom, and fent thither; they are to have a town built them, and a certain diftrict of land allot ted for them to cultivate. Bologna, Nov. 14. The pains which the pope has taken to reconcile the Pretender and cardinal York have anfwered his withes. The conditions proposed for their reconciliation being agreed to by both parties, cardinal York came here from Ferrara to take his leave of the nobility, after which he fet out for Rome. We hear from Turin, that the king has renewed the edict which forbids his fubjets to leave their eftates to monafteries; which edict moreover declares, that all annuities, or other fums whatfoever, that are payable yearly by fuch monafteries to private perfons during their lives, out of eftates which have been left them for thofe purposes, fhall, after the decease of fuch perfons, be paid to the crown. At Vienna there has likewise been an ordonnance lately published, requiring the clergy to make out, for the ufe of the archbishop's confiftorial court, an exact account of what livings they are now poffeffed of, where thofe livings are fituated, how much they produce yearly, what taxes they are liable to, and in whofe gift they now are; together with the names of the prefent incumbents, and how long they have enjoyed their refpective benefices. In Sweden they are taking all the methods they can think of for improving their trade. To all perfons that will fet tle on the coafts of that kingdom and ap ply themselves to the fisheries, they not only grant an exemption from taxes and the quartering of foldiers, but also they furnish them with timber and other materials to build houses. And to all foreign proteftants who will come to settle at Landfcrone, and erect manufactories there, they have granted an exemption from all taxes but the poll-tax, for ten years, befades feveral other privileges. |