Hiftorical Chronicle. THURSDAY, March 1. HE S. Sea Company, in a general Court, unanimoufly approved the Conduct of their Directors, in refusing to pay the 68,000l. demanded by the K. of Spain; and referr'd the further Confideration of that Affair to another general Court. FRIDAY, 2. The Houfe of Lords prefented their Addrefs of Thanks to his Majesty on the Convention (See p. 118.) according to their Refolutions of the preceding Day, which was carried by a Majority of 21. 'Tis faid the Prince of Wales went out with the Minority, and that 40 Lords entered their Proteft confifting of ten Reafons for their Diflent. TUESDAY, 6. Printed Lifts of the Common Council of this City, and the Trades they profefs, were delivered to the Houfes of Lords and Commons, having for a Motto the 27, 31, 32, 33 Verfes of Ecclus. xxxviii. which ended thus: Al these traft to their Hands: And every one is wife in his Work. Without these cannot a City be inhabited: And they shall not dwell where they will, nor go up and down. They fhall not be fought for in publick Council. March 1739. of March 17. he inftances wherein the Lift is Tho. Long, a Merchant, Scandalously falfe! fays he, is filed Warehouse-man,----2. Rebt. Cary, Efq; who freights Ships every Year for Virginia, is filed Tobacconist,--3. John Dumello, Merchant, is called a Wine-cooper,--4. Samuel Holmes, Merchant, a Brandyman,-5. Wm Hull, Merchant, a Pewterer.---6. John HanAbury, Merchant, a Warehouse-keeper.--7. Giles Vincent, Merchant, a Packer. a -8. David Lequefne, Merchant, is called a Druggift.--9. Wm Cleaver, Merchant, a Wine-coeper.10. Richard Romain, a confiderable Silk-Dyer, is dignified with the Name of Rag-Dyer.'I don't think, (continues he) because a Mer'chant fometimes fends great Quantities of PewBter abroad, that turns him into a Pewterer; tho' it ferves to fhew how common Tradefmen -But the ' are interested in foreign Traffick.Perfon who directed that Lift is falling; he is going, like a finking Man he is catching at ' every Straw that will keep him above Water a Minute: A LIE that will ferve a Day, nay an Hour, is a Thing of fome Confequence to the The Reader may obferve upon Chim;' A whole, how trifling Party-Difputes are. Citizen may be a Packer, and a Merchant also; he may keep a Shop where Tobacco is retailed, and be a Freighter of Ships. And there may be 1000 Citizens real Merchants in London, and yet, perhaps, not ten of them may think proper, or have leifure to put up for CommonD Council Men. So that Mr Common Sense had nothing more to do than to expofe the Lift for thefe Reafons as a Piece of low contemptible Rid'cule, inftead of objecting to the Truth of it, or calling a Lye. (See p. 131. 152.) This being a Party Affair, that our Country Readers may the better understand it; we muft inform them that the Common Council of London had in a folemn Manner prefented a Petition to the Parliament, (See p. 104.) concerning the Convention, and the Obftruction to Trade in WEST Indies: But as the Parliament E had the Affair under Confideration, and the WEST India Merchants themselves petition'd, fome of the Common Council thought their own Petition needlefs; and, to make a Jeft of it, preLented this Lift, with their Trades, in which they diftinguish'd but one WEST India, and feven other Merchants out of the whole Number 230. This was probably intended as a Reuland for the Oliver of the other Party, who had mede a very great Joke of the Convention, and all the Proceedings of the Adminiftiation relating to it. (See p. 86, 87, 91, 92.) On the other hand, the Common Senfe Journal, of the 10th, tells us ; The Defign of this Lift is to reprefent the City of Lord n as a mean, contemptible Place, and the principal Citizens thereof as fo many peor, low Fellows of no Confequence. --Thus (ays he) the greatest City in the World to treated a City that pays more to the Sup F G One John Henning who lodged with Mrs Mills, an elderly Gentlewoman at Barnwood, Gloucestersh. and rented 127. per Ann. broke open her Box, and stole thereout in Plate and Money to the Value of 401. in lieu whereof he left her the following Confolatory Letter: MADAM, Lay not up Treasures upon Earth, where. Meth and Ruft doth corrupt and where Thieves do break through and steal. But &c. Matt. vi. 19, 20. He tranfcribes from Scripture other Verfes, viz. Eccl. . 21, 23. . 13. then goes on, What foer thou findeft in thy Hand to do. &c. I hope thefe frivolous and fudden Removeables will put you in mind that you have here no continuing City, and stir you up to live fo holily, that was God at any time to fay, This Night fall thy Soul be required of thee, you might with Pleasure fay, Lo, I come. Then follow more Scriptures, viz. B The Affair of the Convention being to come under Confideration, above a 100 Members were at the H. of Commons before 7 in the Morning, and 480 at Prayers before ten; which was never known before. The P. of Wales was in the Gallery till twelve at Night to hear the Debates, and had his Dinner fent to him. The House refolved on an Address to the like Effect as the Lords, (which fee p. 118.) but the Majority was no more than 28. On this Proceeding feveral the moft zealous in the Minority thought fit to leave the Houfe, and were called Abfenters or Seceders. We fpeak of this Event in this Place with the fame Brevity and Indifference as an Annalist would 100 Years hence; but the Reader will find we have not omitted the Allufions made. to the Roman Hiftory, and the Difputes D enter'd into by the Political Writers on this Occafion. (See p. 135, 14c.) Ꭰ E WEDNESDAY, 14. About two in the Afternoon the Princefs of Wales was fafely deliver'd of a Prince at Norfolk-Houfe, St James's Square. When her Royal Highnefs fell in Labour, the Prince fent a Meflage, by the Lord of the Bedchamber in waiting, to his Majefty to acquaint him therewith; upọn which his Majesty fent a Mcflage to the H. of Lords, whereupon the House immediately adjourned, and the Lord High Chancellor, the D. of Dorset, and other Peers of the Privy Council, with fome of the Bishops, repair'd to Norfolk-Houfe, to be prefent at the Birth. His Majesty order'd the Tower Guns to be fir'd on this Occafion. Eleven Malefactors, condemn'd the two laft Selfions, were executed at Tyburn, yiz. John Marfland, and John Adamfon, (See p. 46.) James James, James Lawlor, and James Leonard for Street Robberies, Thomas Eafter, Wm Udall, and Peregrine Audley for the Highway, Henry Johnson and Aby Johnfon for Burglaries, and Samuel Piper for picking a Pocket of a Watch: Thomas Davis concern'd with Piper, Edward Campbell for a Burglary, and the two Women (See p. 46.) were repriev'd for Transportation, and Wm Child à Highway-man refpited. THURSDAY, 15. The Members of the H. of Commons that were of the Privy Council waited on the King with a congratulatory Addrefs on the Birth of the Prince, and received the following Anfwer. Gentlemen, I return you my Thanks for your further Inftance of Affection to me. Was fhewn before the Royal Society a Stone taken out of the Bladder of Mr Underwood Keeper of the White-Lyon Tavern, White Chapel. It appeared very much wafted, the Shell moftly destroyed, and much of the internal Substance eaten into, fo as in fome measure to refemble a carious Bone; the Bladder was in a healthy State without any Pieces of Stone in it, tho' he had voided several during the Ufe of Mrs Stephens's Medicines, which he had taken about 6 Months, and then left 'em off for about three, when a Loof-FI nefs coming upon a Fit of the Stone carry'd him off.-Mrs Stephens's Medicine will be purchased by Parliament. FRIDAY, 9. A dreadful Fire broke out at Finedon near Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, which confumed about 16 Houfes. G The H. of Commons alfo waited on the P. of Wales at Norfolk-Houfe with their congratulatory Addrefs on the fame Occafion, and received from his R. Highnefs the following Anfwer: 'Gentlemen, return you my Thanks for this Mark of Duty to the King, and Regard to me.' Thus in the fame Seffion of Parliament his Majefty has received two Congratu latory Addreffes on the Birth of two Sons of a Prince of Wales. His Majefty went to the H. of Lords, and pafled the Act against Mutiny and Defertion, and for better Payment of the Army and their Quarters; and two Naturalization Bills. On the P. of Wales to congratulate his The Lord Mayor, with 11 Aldermen, the Recorder, and Sheriffs addrefs'd his Majefty on the foregoing happy Occafion; the Recorder made their Compliment as follows: May it please your Majefty, THE A other Houses, three whereof were found guilty of Felony, (Death); against the other was a special Verdict; ten were try'd for a Riot and Misdemeanor, in attacking the Houfe, and deftroying the Goods of the faid Gentleman, nine of whom were convicted, and fined 40 Shillings each, to be imprifon'd 12 Months, and to find Security for their good Behaviour 3 Years afterward; Indictments were found against two others for Felony, and against nine for the faid Riot, who are fled.-Rowd, one of the Perfons condemned for the Riot, is a Brickmaker, and never was employ'd in the woollen Trade. (See Vol. VIII. p. 658.) MONDAY, 19. A Foot-Race for 100l. was run by the famous Pinwire and an Irish Footman, from Highgate to Barnet and back again (13 Miles) and won by the latter perCforming it in 1 Hour 19 Minutes and half. WEDNESDAY, 21. HE Lord-Mayor and Court of Alder. men of the City of London most humbly beg Leave to congratulate your Majefty on the fate Delivery of her Royal B Highnefs the Princefs of Wales, and the Birth of another Prince. They rejoice, Sir, at every fortunate Event in your Royal Family which gives them an Opportunity of paying their Duty to your Majefty, and to exprefs that grateful Senfe of the many Bleffings they enjoy under your Majefty's mild and gracious Government, directed in all Inftances by the Was held a Court of Aldermen and Laws of the Land.-As your Majesty's Common Council at Guild hall, when a true Concern for the publick Welfare Committee was appointed to draw up a and Profperity induced your Majesty to Congratulatory Addrefs to his Majesty on approve of the happy Marriage which the Birth of a Prince. (Which was pre yields this most defirable Increase of your fented the next Day, and his Majefty Royal Family, these your Majesty's moft D received them very gracioufly, and they faithful Subjects beg Leave to render had the Honour to kifs his Hand.)-The their humble Acknowledgements to your Manfion-Houfe Committee acquainted Majefty upon this additional Profpect of the Court that the Ground at Stocks the Continuance of their Felicity, of the Market was not fit for a Foundation withPrefervation of their Religious and Civil out being first pil'd and planked, which, Rights, and of their remaining a free on a moderate Computation, will come and happy People.They prefume to to about 1400. Whereupon the Comtake this Occafion to repeat their Affur- mittee was impower'd to receive Propoances to your Majefty of their moft duti fals from Workmen, and to lay them be ful and affectionate Regard to your Royal fore the next Court. Perfon, and their Zeal or the Support of your Government, and of their fincere and fteady Attachment to the Protestant Succeffion in your Royal Family. His Majesty was pleased to answer, ] Thank you for this Loyal Address, and for the Satisfaction you express upon the Increase of my Family. They all had the Honour to kiss his Majesty's Hand. F THURSDAY, 22. Was held a General Court of the Bank of England, when a Dividend of 2 3 4ths per Cent. was declar'd for Intereft and Profits for the Half Year ending the 25th Inftant, the Warrants to be ready on the 13th of April next. A LIST of BIRTHS for the YEAR 1739. Mar. 1. ADY of Hon. Benj. Batburst, Efq; "L Member for Glouceffer, delivered of a Son. Lady of Nariro D'aeth, Efq; eldest Son of Sir Thomas D'aeth, Bart, of a Son. 2. Lady of Charles Fielding, Efq;-of a Son. 14. Lady of Sir Wm Ashburnham, Bt, Mem ber for Haftings,—of a Son. ALIST of MARRIAGES for the Year 1739, 27. Mr Thompson, Mate of a Ship,-to a Daughter of Capt. Ruffel, 20,00q1. March March 6. Cooley, Efq; of Hertfordsh to the Daughter and fole Heiress of late Sir Fifber Trench, of Low-Layton, Bart. Rev. Dr Lewin,- -to Mifs Williams, Niece to the Bp of Rochester, with 30,000!. Thomas Garrard, Efq; Common Serjeant of Lendon,----to Mifs Gay, Daughter of late Robt. Gay, Efq; Member for Bath, and Treasurer of Cbrifts Hefpital, 20,000 !. 14. Chriftopher Wyvil, Elq; Comptroller of Cafh in the Excife-Office,to Mifs Afty of Northaw, with 12,000/. 25. Mr Kitchen, Apothecary of Westminster, ---to a Sifter of Sir Samuel Newman, Bt, 3000l. A LIST of DEATHS for the YEAR 1739. ADY Chetwynd, Mother to Vifc. Feb. 21. Chetwynd. •L 23. Rev. Dr Deyman, 40 Years Master of Uffculm School in Devonshire. 26. Relict of Sir Henry Bendish of Steeple Bamftead, Effex. 27. Mrs Bradford, Relict of the late Bp of Rochefter. Wm Cartis, Efq; of a large Eftate in Ireland. Rev. Dr Barker, Prebendary of Westminster. 28. Lady Sophia Cecil, nearly related to the Earl of Salisbury. (Lately) Sir Thomas Dereham of Derebam Abbey, Norfolk, Bart, at Rome, and bury'd is the Church of St Thomas belonging to the English Nation. He was Son of Sir Rich. Derebam, by Lady Villers eldest Daughter of Vifc. Purbeck, and was educated at the Court of the late great Duke of Tuscany. Besides a fine Picture to the Chevalier de St George and other Legacies, he left confiderable to the College de propaganda fide, for two English Students to go as Miffionaries to England. Mr Lyddall (lately) against whom a Verdict was formerly given of 10,000 for criminal Converfation at Bruffels. March 2. Job Hanmer, Efq; of Lincoln's Inn. 4. Sir John Shaw, Bt,of Eltham, Kent, of the Gout in his Stomach. Lady. Brydges, Efq; Father to the Speaker's 5. Bartholomew Tipping, Efq; at Oxford. Hon. Wm Farmer, Efq; Brother to the E. of Pomfret. 8. Lady of Charles Pelham, Efq; Member for Beverly. 9. Capt. Hafket, formerly a Sea Commander. James Jennings, Efq; formerly Member for Abingdon. 10. Mifs Rachel Morgan, eldest Daughter of the late Sir William Morgan. 11. Ralph Guifton, Elq; Turkey Merchant. Mrs Cores, Mother of Dr Cotes, Member for Tamworth. Marmaduke Goghill, Efq; Chancellor of the Exchequer in Ireland. 12. Jebn Eyres, Efq; of Berry's Hall, Norfolk, a Roman Catholick of 4000l. per Ann. Samuel Harding, Efq; formerly High Sheriff for Bucks, aged 97. 13. Charles Hamilton, E. of Selkirk, aged 76, Lord of the Bedchamber, one of the 16 Peers, and Lord Clerk Regifter of Scotland. He is fucceeded in Honour and Flate by Frhu Hawil ton, E. of Rutherglen, his younger Brother, and his Perfonal Eftate, near 100,000! goes among Relations.---Lawyers Fees deducted. his 15. Vifc. Bulkeley of Ireland, Member for Beaumaris; dying without Male Iffue, he is fucceeded in Honour and Eftate by his Brother. 18. Lady of Sir Wm Fouler, Bart, at Shrewfbury, in Childbed. 20. Mrs Mary Hanger, Daughter and Coheir of John Hanger, Efq; Her Fortune of 30,000l. goes to her two Sifters, Lady Colerain, and Elizabeth Hanger. 21. Dr Wharton, an eminent Phyfician in Fenchurch-ftr. of a Mortification in his Bowels. 23. Mr Boreman, of Drury-Lane Theatre, aged 87. 26. George Tuckfield, Efq; Member for Ahburton, Devonshire. 27. Mr Whiting Surgeon to St Thomas's Holpi. Lady of Ld Bruce, Sifter to the E. of Burlington. ALIST of PROMOTIONS for the Year 1739. Charles Clarke, Elas of Lincoln's Inn, appointed of the King's Counfel learned in the Law. E. of Berkley,--Ld of theBedchamber in extra. Mr Gyles, Chief Clerk of the New Annuity Office chofen Chief Clerk of the Old Annuity Office likewife, in room of Mr Pinfeld, decd. Mr Nath. Stevens, made Deputy Comptroller of the Cuftoms in Bristol, in room of John Elbridge, Efq; decd. who left 8000 /. to the Infirmary and Girls Hofpital at Bristol. and near 60,000 1. among his Relations and Acquaintance. -Sheriff of NorthumJohn Blacket, Efq;berland, in room of Wm Errington, Efq; decd. Wm Myddleton, Efq; -Receiver of North Wales, in room of Ed Burton, Efq; The Wife of Mr Murray, Porter to Norfolk Capt. of a Company in the 2d R. of Footg EV. Mr Barnard, chofen Vicar of St RBrides, in room of Dr Bundy, decd. Mr Gifford (not Mr Boycot, as in our last)---Rector of Clebidon, Devenfhire. Mr Boncar,---Rector of St Stephen's, Briftol Mr Batbo,---Rector of Heveningham, and Vicar of Wenbafon, both in Suffolk. Mr Waterland, ---Prebendary of Bristol, in room of Dr Harcourt, decd. Mr Eyre, Son of the late Chief Justice,--Rector of Broughton, Hants, 300 per Ann. Mr Ratcliffe, Mafter of Pembroke College, Oxon,---Prebendary of Gloucester. Mr Burton,---Vicar of Tuefton, Yorkshire. Mr Burchett, Chaplain to theH. of Common ---Prebendary of Westminster, in room of Dr Thiftlethwait degraded for a benious Crime. Mr Whitlock,---Rector of Monkton, Somerfet, 3001. per Ann. New MEMBER of PARLIAMENT. Brock Forefter, Efq; (not Wm) for Wenlock. Our Brethren bad this and another wrong Name in Montbly BILL of Mortality, from S Males 850 1677 Femal. 827 Christned Buried Males 13182620 Died under 2 Years old-.. Between 10 and At Wells in Somersetshire, a Woman was deliver'd this Month of four Sons and a Daughter at a Birth, they were all chriftened, and likely to live. At the Clofe of laft Month was brought from Pinner in Middlefex, to be interr'd at Harrow on the Hill, the Corpfe of a young Gentlewoman of 12,00 %. Fortune. Her only Sifter, on her taking Coach, was obferv'd to put fomething into her Mouth; and being come to Harrow was very ill, and ask'd for fome Water: She diank near a Pint, and then faid, Well, now my Bufinefs is done, I have taken Arfenisk, bury me with my Sifter: She died atter 30 Hours mifery, all Remedies apply'd being fruitless. At Derby Affizes Mr James Loton, a Man of Subftance, was fentenced to be hung in Chains for the Murder of a Male Bastard Child; the Mother, Frances Coult 987 5 248 66 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 102 --- 90 164 240 260 209 --- 6104 149 Peck Loaf, Wheat.-15. 81. Wheat 27. per Quar. Hay per load 425. Beft Hops 31. 155. Coals 255. per Chaldron as fet by the Lord Mayor and Aldermen, pursuant to the new Act. fon, turning Evidence, was acquitted. Bristol, The Rev. Mr Whitefield, who fet out from London the 7th past for the Weft in order to preach, and colle&t Money for an Orphan-House and Infirmary in Georgia, has been wonderfully labori ous and fuccefsful, efpecially among the poor Prifoners in Newgate, and the rude Colliers of Kingswood, preaching every Day to large Audiences, vifiting, and expounding to religious Societies. On Saturday the 18th Inftant he preach'd at Hannum Mount to 5 or 6000 Perfons, amongst them many Colliers. In the Evening he removed to the Common, about half a Mile further, where 3 Mounts and the Plain round were crowded with fo great a Multitude of Coaches, Foot, and Horsemen, that they cover'd 3 Acres and were computed at 20,000 People, and at both Places he collected 14 10s. for the Orphan-Houfe of Georgia. The 19th and 20th he preached in a Field near Bath to 4 or 5000 each Day; on Wednesday on a Mount at Keinfham to 2 or 3000; on Thursday to about the fame Number at Baptift Mills; and on Friday among the Colliers at the Fishponds. Dublin, March 11. Paffed the Great Seal a Commiflion appointing Thomas Wyndham Baron of Finglass Ld highChancelor, to be Ld High Steward, to try Henry Barry, Ld Baron of Santry, for killing a Man; for this End the Peers are fummon'd to meet on April the 27th next at the Parliament Houfe. |