Your Petitioners moft humbly beg Leave to teftify their great Concern and Surprize to find, by the Convention lately concluded betwen his Majesty and the King of Spain; that the Spaniards are fo far from giving up, their, (as we humbly apprehend) unjuft Pretenfions of a Right to visit and search our Ships on the Seas of America, that this Pretenfion of theirs is, among others, referred to the future Regulation and Decifion of Plenipotentiaries appointed on each Side, whereby we apprehend it is in fome Degree admitted.

We humbly conceive we have too much Caufe to fear, if the Right pretended to by Spain, of fearching British Ships at Sea, be admitted in any Manner or Degree whatfoever, that the Trade of his Majefty's Subjects to America, will become fo precarious, as to depend, in a C great Meafure, upon the Indulgence and Juftice of the Spaniards, of both which they have given us for fome Years paft fuch Specimens, as we humbly think this Nation can have no Cause to be fatisfied with.

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Your Petitioners beg Leave further to exprefs their humble Apprehenfions, that D fuch a precarious Situation as this, must inevitably expofe the Trade to the American Seas to continual Interruptions and perpetual Alarms, as well as to fevere Lofles; that to thefe unhappy Causes they humbly apprehend, the prefent low State of the British Colonies in America, may in a great Measure be attributed; and if the cruel Treatment of the English Sailors, whofe hard Fate has thrown them into the Hands of the Spaniards, should be put up without rny Reparation, your Petitioners humbly apprehend, it may be the Means of deterring the Seamen from undertaking Voyages to the Seas of A merica, without an Advance of Wages, which that Trade or any other will not be able to fupport.

Your Petitioners therefore having laid

His Majesty went to the House of Peers, and gave the Royal Affent to the Malt Bill, and fome Naturalization Bills.

to

We hear that the grofs Demand of our Merchants on Spain, amounted 343,277 l. but was, between the Commiflaries of both Nations, lower'd to 200,000 l. [So large a Deduction for Tare and Trett never heard of before.

WEDNESDAY, 28.

Twelve Thousand Seamen will be em. ploy'd for the current Year.

The most commendable Charity of a County Hofpital at Winchefter, the firft of the Kind, is fo well managed, and fo zealously fupported, that, which is furprifing, out of near 400 voluntary Subfcribers, to the Amount of 1746 l. 12 s. 6 d. there was only an Arrear of 3 Guineas, and a Failure but of 15 l. by Deaths or otherwise, Subfcripcions laft Year Benefactions

920 l. 16 s. 6 d. 484 08 9/2/2

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A Loan by Dr Al. Clarke 400
An Account how thefe Sums are expend-
ed, is given to every Subscriber.
Admitted laft Year 406.

Cured 231; 59 entertained and relieved
16 died; total discharged 306.

Meffrs Hoare and Arnold, Bankers, for the Trustees for the Hofpital at Bath, have received by voluntary Contribution the Sum of 3924 l. 7 s. 6d. 4 Of which have been disburs'd 1725 1. 7 s. 7 d. The reft remaining in the F faid Bankers Hands, to be disburs'd as the Work goes on, which will be with all Expedition

FOREIGN.

before this Honourable Houfe, the high MADRID. The Court has fent Co

Importance this Trade is of to the King-
dom in general, and this City in particu-
lar, thought it their indifpenfable Duty, G
to reprefent in the most humble and re-
fpectful Manner to this honourable House
the fatal Confequer.ces of leaving the
Freedom of Navigation any longer in
Sufpence and Uncertainty: They there-
fore humbly hope this Honourable House
will take it into mature Deliberation, and
do therein as to their great Wisdom fhall H
fem meet.

And your Petitioners shall pray, &c.

pies of the Convention concluded with Great Britain to the Governors of his Majelty's Colonies in the West-Indies, with ftrict Orders to conform themselves to the Purport thereof, under Penalty of incurring the King's high Displeasure.

Paris, Feb. 23. N. S. The Marriage of the eldest Daughter of France with the Infant Dan Philip, and that of the fecond with the edelt Son of the King of Sardinia, were Yesterday declar'd at Verfaites: The former of thefe Princefies is to fet out for Spain in September next. not doubted but the Marriage of the Dauphin with the Infanta cf Spain will

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106 LIST of Births, Marriages, Deaths, Promotions, &c.

likewife fhortly be declar'd. It's affur'd that the Imperial Court has accepted the Acceffions of the Kings of Spain and the Two Sicilies in the manner their Majesties propofed to give them: The Affair of the allodial Eftate not having been regulated, the Parties have confented to refer it to the Mediation of France.

ALIST of BIRTHS for the YEAR 1739. FEB. 10.

IFE of Charles Pitfield,

W Efq; and Daughter of So

lomon Afbley, Efq; Member for Bridport, delivered of a Daughter.

14. Lady North and Guildford

Daughter.

of a

Lady of William Glanville, Efq; Member for (lately) of a Son. Hyth, Kent,

Lady of Sir Robert Throckmorton, Bart.

of a Daughter.

21. Lady of William Burton, Efq; Commiffioner of Excife, and Sifter of John Pitt, Elq, Member for Wareham, Dorfetfire

Daughter.

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B

of a C

22. Lady of Nicholas Bayly, Efq; Member of a Daughter. for Anglefea,

24. Lady of Sir Rowland Wynn, Bart. Candidate for Torkfire at the last Election,

of a Son.

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ALIST of MARRIAGES for the Year 1739.
ON. Mr Arundell, Son to
JAN. 27.
Lord Arundell, of Wardour,
marry'd to Mifs Arundell, (Bealing) a Roman
Catholick, one of the Daughters, and Coheir-
effes of the late Richard Arundel, Efq; by a Si-
fter of Lord Viscount Gage.

FEB. 7. Sir Thomas Matthews, Bart. of
York,
marry'd to Mifs Fothergill, of

the fame, with 10,000/
8. Rigby Molineux, Efq; of Prefton, Lan-
cafbire,
-to Mifs Martin, of Warwick-

Court, 40001.

12. Mr. Carr, Linnen-Draper, Mifs Norman, 4000 l.

to

to the eldest

13. Mr Spiers, Grocer, Daughter of Thomas Maddocks, Efq; of the Bank, 10,000 l.

16. Edwin Martin, Efq; Italian Merchant, to Mifs Atkins, of Clapham, with 15,000/

17. Sir James Dajhwood, of Northbrooke, Oxfordfbire, Bt-to Miss Elizabeth Spencer, Sifter to the Dutchefs of Hamilton, 70,000l.

Jofeph Hales, Efq; of Thorp, near Peterborough,

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F

to Mifs Mayo, of Winchester, 15,000l. G Mr Jones, Apothecary in Newgate-street,

to Mifs Sheppard, Sifter to Richard Shep-
pard, Efq; Brewer in Southwark, 4000 l.

18. Samuel Gilbert, of Litchfield, Efq;
to Mifs Howarth, of Lymington, Hants, 6000 1.
19. Frederick Frankland, Efq; Member for
Thirfk, to Lady Anne Lumley, Sifter to the Earl
of Scarborough.

21. Mr Richard Wilson, Grocer,
Mifs Davis, 4000 l.

to

31. Rev. Mr Powell, Canou of Westminster,
and Gentleman of the Chapel Royal.
Richard Snow, Efq; of Rutlandshire.
Earl of Fingall, an Irif Peet, in Flanders.
FEB. 1. Lady Lucy Morrice, Sifter to the
late Duke of Wharton, at the Bath.

3. Capt. Rich. Pinnell, a South-Sea Director.
Hon. Mrs Cocks, Wife of James Cocks, Efq;
Member for Rygate, Childbed.

4. John Bennet, Efq; Mafter in Chancery.
9. Sir James Reynolds, late Lord Chief Baron
of the Exchequer.

Rev. Dr Girdler, Rector of Needham, Norf.
10. Mr Gwynn, an Examiner in Chancery.
Lady of Edw. Barker, Efq; of Chifwick.
II. Lord Viscount Maffareene, in Ireland.
12. William Peeling, Efq; French Wine
Merchant.

Dr Panting, Mafter of Pembroke-College, Охоп.

14. Rev. Mr King fley, Vicar of the Hazells, Bedfordshire.

Mr Conrade Ruftina, a Stede, aged 108, in the Service of the Duke of Bridgwater.

14. Lady of Philip Howard, Efq; Brother to the Duke of Norfolk.

15. James Ruck, Efq; late a Banker.

16. Rev. Mr Venn, Rector of St Antholin's Watling-freet, of the Small-Pox, a Clergyman of great Parts and Integrity.

18. Mr Robert Harris, an eminent Weaver in Spittle-Fields, worth 40,000 l

19. John Turner, Efq; Recorder of St Edmund's-Bury.

Count Brandenburgh, Count of the Holy Reman Empire, in Pall-Mall.

20. Charles Booth, Efq; at Kenfington GravelPitts, aged 22, of Inoculation for the Small-Pox. 22. John Ellis, Efq; of Gray's-Inn. Charles Lord Viscount Prefton, at Bath. 22. John Elbridge, Efq; Comptroller of the Cuftoms in Briflol.

23. Dr Jones, Chaplain to his Majefty, fuddenly, after reading Evening Prayers to the Princess Amelia.

ALIST of PROMOTIONS for the Year 1739.
WILLIAM Lord 'Abergavenny appointed
Mafter of the Jewel-Office, in room of
Charles Viscount Townshend, who refigned.

Man, Efq; Deputy Clerk of the Crown, in room of Robert Pinfent, Efq; deceas'd.

Mr Goldsworthy, Conful at Legborn.
Envoy to the Great Duke of Tuscany, and alfo

to hold his Confulfhip.

Thomas Hardy, Efq;

riff of Warwickshire.

appointed She

Francis Fane, Efq; Member for Taunton,Chairman of the Committee of Ways and Means, in room of Sir Charles Turner, Bart. deceas'd. Francis Montagu, Efq; Counsellor, of LinMafter in Chancery, in room coln's-Inn,

of John Bennet, Efq; deceas'd.
Powell, Efq;

Chief Lamp

Ji-buss to his Majesty, in room of Mr Horne,

Monthly BILL of Mortality, from Jan. 23. to Feb. 20.

Chriftned Males 7312

Femal. 6851416
Males 10072

Femal. 1025

Died under 2 Years old-

Between 5 and
Between 10 and
Between 20 and
Between 30 and 40
Between 40 and
Between 50 and 60
Between 60 and
Between 70 and
Between 80 and

Between 90 and 100

N. B. The Remainder of Foreign Affairs, which we had not room for this Month,

CONTAIN, ING,

Moze in Quantity, and greater Barietp, then amp Book of the Und and Price/

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