668 DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE. And to one private bill. This day the right hon. Thomas Conolly, Efq; rode for a wager of 500 guineas on the Curragh of Kildare in Ireland. He was allowed two hours to ride forty miles, with any ten hunters of his own. He with eafe rode forty-two miles in an hour and forty-four minutes, on eight hunters. SATURDAY, Dec. 5. They write from Lisbon, that they frequently feel fome tremblings of the earth, which, though flight, they cannot help being alarmed at, as it is a proof that the caufes of the great earthquake on the firit of November, 1757, ftill subsist. By a letter from Monte Chrifti we are informed, that the English men of war have blocked up that port, fo that not a veffel dares venture out, as they take all weffels they fall in with, bound to or from thence; not excepting the Spanish craft, which has occafioned an almost entire ftagnation of business there. Mr. Rich, late patentee of Coventgarden theatre, has left his effects, and the profits arising from the patent, to be equally divided between his children; and Mr. Beard is to be allowed an hundred pounds per annum as manager. MONDAY, Dec. 7. Mr. Curry, a viewer, and three others were burnt at Hartley Colliery, near Newcastle upon Tyne, by an explosion of foul air. And on Tuesday morning, a pit at Long-Benton fired, and burnt a horfedriver in a terrible manner, fo that his life is much defpaired of, but providentially did no further damage, although the fame pit was full of men. By letters from Belleifle of the 4th inftant, we are informed, that the troops and inhabitants were very healthy; but that feveral families of the old inhabitants had removed themselves and effects to the continent, agreeable to treaty, and that commodore Keppel's fquadron was then failed on a cruize off Breft, leaving three hips and two frigates, with tranfports, c. off that ifland. TUESDAY, Dec. 8. Briti Sugar-house prison near Exeter, was murdered by Pierre Michshell, another prifoner, who cut the deceased a-cross the belly, fhell, when firft apprehended, denied the fo that part of his bowels came out. Michfact, but a bloody knife being found upon him, he confeffed it, and faid he did not The coroner's inquest have brought in know what he did, for he was in liquor, committed to our gaol. their verdict wilful murder, and he is One John Humby is alfo committed to George Punchard, of Shehbeare, near the fame gaol, charged with the murder of Hatherly in Devonshire. Punchard was a bailiff, and had served the prifoner with a writ a fortnight before, when the prifoner with another, he would be revenged on told him, if he ever offered to ferve him him; but the deceafed having another to ferve upon him, and meeting him in a bye place, told him he had another writ for him, where it is fuppofed he murdered him. THURSDAY, Dec. 10. The right hon. earl Ferrers was elected ship having made an accurate obfervation a member of the royal fociety. His lordon the tranfit of Venus, delineated the delineation, with an explanation thereof, fame, and prefented to the fociety that and a tranfitarium invented by his lordfhip for giving an ocular demonftration of the principles relating to the theory of that planet. FRIDAY, Dec. 11. His royal highnefs the duke of York arrived at Bath this evening, when there was a moft brilliant ball, which was opened by his royal highness and Mifs St. Quinhighness's hand, on being appointed his tin. This day Dr. Moyfey kiffed his royal physician. Milford, is arrived at Kingroad, and has Captain Mun, of his majesty's ship the Lancaster, which was bound from Cork to brought in with him the Loyne fnow of Barbadoes, and taken by the Diana, a French privateer of 26 guns, but retaken by the Milford. MONDAY, Dec. 14. • Commodore Young on the 1th inft fhore, the Alice, belonging to Liverpool, off Havre, retook, with his boats close in Samuel Murdock, mafter, which came from Africa and Virgînia, under convoy of this majefty's fhips Affiftance and Poftil Dre Bevone, a French prifoner, in the lion, but had parted from them forue weeks. 1 weeks. She was taken the 24th or 25th of November, by the Marquis de Measeiur privateer, near Scilly. This morning Robert Greenstreet, for the murder of his mafter, Mr. Souch, in Crooked-lane, and Daniel Looney, for the murder of captain Shanks, were executed at Tyburn. Juft before the two criminals were turned off, one of the rails of Tyburn house gave way, and a great many of the fpectators fell down; a man had his ribs broke, a woman her leg broke, and feveral others were greatly maimed and bruised. The captain's taylor of the Burford, captain Gambier, was hanged this day on board his majesty's ship Duke, for barbaroufly killing one of the mates (of a good character) by ftabbing him in the belly. This murderer bore his fate with great refolution, till the fmith came to take meafure of his body, when, understanding that he was to be gibbeted, he was greatly enraged. WEDNESDAY, Dec. 16. Omar Effendi, ambassador from Algiers, had an audience of leave of his majesty at St. James's. Mr. Mehan, journeyman to Mr. Framingham, furgeon, at Swaffham in Norfolk, was unfortunately burnt to death, occafioned by a large bottle of oil of turpentine, which stood in a chamber over the fhop, taking fire by fome accident, which he endeavoured to bring down stairs, in order to throw into the street, but was prevented by the bottle bursting as he was running down, which fet fire to his cloaths, and alfo to the houfe, which was extinguished without communicating itself to any other buildings. THURSDAY, Dec. 17, This evening a man took a coach from the ftand at St. Clement's church, and ordered the coachman to drive him up and down the Strand; which being done for fome time, the coachman enquired, whether he would be pleased to get out: intead thereof, he told the coachmam to drive him up Drury-lane; when upon their coming oppofite Ruffel-court, he ordered the coachman to ftop, and went into a fan-fhop; there being only a woman, he defired her to give him fome milk and water, which the complied with; afterwards he demanded ten guineas, but upon the woman's telling him she had not Je much in the house, he ran up stairs, and Admiralty-Office. His majefty's floop the Scorpion, commanded by captain Thomas Hallum, being on a cruize off Scilly, on the 12th instant, fell in with, and, after a chace of eighteen hours, took the Bofcawen, a fnow privateer, belonging to St. Malo, of ten carriage guns, four pounders, fix fwivels, and eighty men. The privateer had been out on a cruize fix week, but had not taken any thing. WEDNESDAY, Dec. 23. This day his majesty went to the House of Peers, and was pleased to give the royal affent to, An act for more effectually preventing the exceffive use of spirituous liquors, for home-consumption, by laying additional duties upon spirits, made in Great-Britain, or imported into the fame, and for better regulating and encouraging the exportation of British made fpirits, and for fecuring the payment of the duties upon fpirituous liquors. An act for the importation of falted beef, pork, and butter, into this kingdom from Ireland, for a limited time, for the supply of his majesty's fhips, transports, and other ships, and vessels, in his majesty's immediate fervice and pay. To one road and three private bills. THURSDAY, Dec. 24. Whitehall. This night arrived one of his majesty's meffengers, with letters of the 11th inft. from the earl of Bristol, his majefty's ambassador extraordinary at the court of Madrid, by which it appears, That his Excellency having, by his majesty's orders, asked a categorical anfwer, with regard to certain engagements, offenfive to Great Britain, supposed to have beep contracted between the courts of Madrid and Verfailles; and Monfieur Wall having, by his Catholic majefty's order, refused giving any fatisfaction on that head, the eari of of Bristol was preparing, in obedience to his majesty's command, to come away from that court. This morning happened an extraordinary occurrence. A gentleman and gentlewoman had agreed to marry; the place (St. Luke's church) and the hour were fixed; the ring and licence procured; the dinner prepared; the company came to conduct the bride to the church : but when the gentleman defired her to ftep into the coach, the flatly refufed, and told him, "She did not intend to marry." FRIDAY, Dec. 25. This morning, between two and three o'clock, the poft-boy bringing the North mail in a carriage from Royston to Ware, the road being all under water, and the night very dark, he could not fee his way, and unfortunately the carriage overfet in a water, by which means a woman that was in the carriage was drowned, and it was with much difficulty the boy was faved. Although people went immediately to his affiftance, it was fome time before they could get him out of the water. They write from Maeftrick, that on the 21ft inft. about five minutes past two in the morning, the magazine of powder near the Bruffels gate blew up with a moft terrible noife: the guard of the magazine, confifting of eleven foldiers, were all killed. The houfe of the princefs of Heffe Philip ftal was very much fhattered, and her highnefs buried under the ruins. The houfe of baron Salis, that was nearer the magazine, was quite deftroyed, and not one of the family escaped, except the coachman. About eighteen perfons perished by this difafter, which was occafioned by a cannonier plundering the magazine in the night. SUNDAY, Dec. 27. This day Charles Pratt, Efq; attorney general, kiffed his majesty's hand at St. James's, on being appointed lord chief juftice of the court of Common-Pleas, and received the honour of knighthood. At the fame time, the hon. Charles York, follicitor-general, was appointed attorney-general. Fletcher Norton, efq; was appointed follicitor-general. His majefty the fame day conferred the honour of knighthood on Dr. Edward Simp fon, judge of the Prerogative court of Canterbury, MONDAY, Dec. 28. Dr. Newton, bishop of Bristol, was confecrated by the archbishop of Canterbury at Lambeth. A few days ago a very melancholy accident happened at Cranby in Northamptonshire: The youngest son of Mr. Banes of that place, a very promifing youth about eighteen years of age, going into the barn with a fervant, the man took up an old rusty gun and faid, jokingly, Maiter, 'I will shoot you; I have not shot a crow C a long time,' at the fame time pulling the trigger, it went off and blowed his brains out. The gun had been lying about the barn a long time, the fervants often prefenting it at one another in play, and no one knowing it was charged till it unfortunately killed the young man. TUESDAY, Dec. 29. By letters from Strabane, in Ireland, we have an account, that on the 15th inftant, John M'Naghton, efq; and one of his accomplices, Mr. Thomas Dunlap, were executed pursuant to their fentence,for the murder of Mifs Knox, [See p. 615.] on the low grounds adjoining to that town. Dunlap declared he had no intention to commit murder, but was deceived and led into his crime, by the perfuafion and threats of Mr. M'Naghton, who was his landlord. M'Naghton, the night before and the morning of his execution, declared to the clergyman who attended him, that all the affertions he made ufe on his trial as to a late correfpondence between him and the unfortunate young lady were falfe: he did not deny his having committed the fact for which he fuffered, but did not exprefs the leaft penitence. When Mr. M'Naughton came to the place of execution, he asked for the executioner, and defired him to proceed in his bufiness immediately; upon which the executioner pointed to the ladder, which Mr. M'Naghton afcended with great agility, and threw himfelf off with fuch violence as to break the rope. He, as quick as poffible, got up from the ground, appeared much difordered by the fall and afcending the ladder again, threw himself off a fecond time, and foon expired. Their heads were cut off, their bodies delivered to their friends, and buried in one grave in a corner of the church-yard. Two of the name of Irwin were arraigned on Saturday the 12th inft. for the fame murder, and pleaded not guilty but they begged to have their trial put off till the next affizes. AMERICA. By letters from Staten Inland, dated Oct. 26, we learn that the ceremony of investing Sir Jeffery Amherst with the most honourable order of the Bath, was performed the day before in camp, he having concerted with major general Monckton fuch manner of its being performed as the prefent fervice would allow of. His excellency major general Monckton, governor of New-York; and several officers of the army, being prefent, majorgeneral Monckton first read Mr. Secretary Pitt's letter, as follows: "SIR, Whiteball, July 17, 1761. "His Majefty having been graciously pleased, as a mark of his royal approbation, of the many and eminent fervices of major general Amberft, to nominate him to be one of the knight companions of the moft honourable order of the Bath; and. it being neceffary that he fhould be invested with the enfigns of the faid order, which are tranfmitted to him by this opportunity; I am to fignify to you the king's pleafure, that you should perform that cere. mony; and it being his majesty's intention, that the fame be done in the most honourable and distinguished manner, that circumftances will allow of, you will concert and and adjuft with General Amherst, fuch time and manner, for investing him with the enfigns of the order of the Bath, as fhall appear to you most proper for fhewing all due refpect to the king's order, and as may, at the fame time, mark, in the most public manner, his majesty's just fenfe of the conftant zeal, and fignal abilities, which General Amherft has exerted in the fervice of his king and country. I am, &c. W. PITT. "Honourable Robert Monckton." Major general Monckton then proceeded to put the ribbon over Sir Jeffery Amhérit's shoulder, making an apology, that circumstances would not admit of a more formal inveftiture. Sir Jeffery Amherst, upon receiving this order, addreffed himfef to Major-general Monckton in the following terms: Sir, I am truly fenfible of this diftinguished mark of his majefty's royal approbation of my conduct, and fhall ever efteem it as fuch; and I muft beg leave to exprefs to you the peculiar fatisfaction I have, and the pleasure it gives me, to receive this mark of favour from your hands." From New York we have the following advices, bearing date the 23d of Novem-. ber. "On Thursday morning, the 19th inftant, the fleet of men of war and tranfports weighed anchor, and put to fea, having an extraordinary fine leading gale, which, by 12 o'clock at noon, carried them clear of the hook; and its continuance almoft ever fince gives us hopes of their having a good offing, and in a profperous way of arriving fafe at their deftined port. Notwithstanding this fleet is well provided with stores, there are feveral veffels in harbour, preparing to follow with all kinds of neceffaries, the better to fuccour the expedition. The following is a lift of the principal officers, and the regiments embarked at New-York, on the prefent expedition. [Befides which, there are forces at Antigua, Guadaloupe, and Dominica, which we hear, are to join in the West-Indies.] His excellency the hon. major general Monckton, commander in chief. Colonel Haviland, lieutenant colonel Grant, and lieutenant colonel Welch, as brigadier generals. Lieutenant colonel Darby, adjutant ge Lady of Sir Walter Maxwell of Pollock, bart. of a fon. The princefs of Nassau Weilbourg, of a fon. MARRIAGES. Claudius Amyand, Efq; to the counters Dowager of Northampton. Henry Martin, Eq; commander of his majefty's fhip Danae, to the widow Gillman in Ireland. John Martin, Efq, of Overbury to Mifs Bromley. John Burgefs, Efq; of Banbury, Oxon, to Mifs Craggs. Count D'Urfius and Roffenberg, privycounsellor of their Imperial majesties, to Mifs Juftiniana Wynne, daughter of the Wynne, Efq; of Hertfordshire. James Dairymple, Efq; to Mifs ApЛley. John Swinnerton Dyer, Efq; to Mifs Vickerey of Windfore late DEATHS. Sir John Kemp, at Tooting, Surry. Sir Crifp Gafcoygne, alderman of London. Mynheer Hopp, envoy - extraordinary` from the states-general to the court of Great-Britain. Charles Stewart, Efq; lord confervator of the Scotch privileges at Campvere. Lady Lochiel, daughter to Sir James Campbell, of Auchenbreck, in Scotland. Sir Alexander Guthrie, Bart, Sir Abraham Elton, Bart. Lord Charles Manners. Captain Francis Seaman, one of the younger brothers of the Trinity-house. The lady of Lord Kingston. Lady Viscounters Doneraile. PROMOTIONS. The duke of Bedford, keeper of the privy-feal. Robert Clive, efq; of Stych, in Salop, created baron Clive, of Plaffey in Ireland. Right hon. Stewart Mackenzie, fecretary of ftate for Scotland. William Alcock, efq; dep. fecretary to the mafter of the ordnance. John Catherwood, efq; governor of Scarborough-caftle in Yorkshire. Marquis of Kildare, major general of his majesty's forces. ECCLESIASTICAL PREFERMENTS. Mr. John Dalby, Vic. Caftle-Dormington, in Leicestershire, and Rec. Lambley in Nottingham. Mr. Entough, Rec. Barnwell, and Rec. Lowick. Mr. Thompson, Vic. Eltham in Kent. Mr. Dugard, Vic. Barfted in Suffex. Dr. Timothy Weve, Rec. Baffet, Berks; and Vic. Stoney Middleton, Oxon. Mr. Jofeph Hill, Rec, Great Kingston, Dorfet, and Rec. Chilton Canloe, Somersetfhire. BANKRUPTS. Richard Sparrow, of Macclesfield, mercer and draper. John Cooke, of Eagle court, Bread ftreet, warehouseman. Henry Tyler, of St. Thomas on the Cliffe, near Lewes in Suffex, Brafier. Philip Coker, of Baker's Buildings, London, linnen-draper. Edward Taylor, of Southwingfield, Derbyshire, malster. Philip Benton, of Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, whalebone-cutter and merchant. YEARLY BILL OF MORTALITY, A general bill of all the Chriftenings and Burials, from Dec. 9, 1760, to Dec. 15, 1761. |