Obfcur'd from the bright fan's all-chearing light,

O'ergrown with horrors fhocking to the fight; Where croaking ravens & the screaming owls Chant their night dirges to ceparting fouls; Where all beneath in flimy noxious weeds The fwelling toad or curling ferpent breeds. It leads to where in peace their alhes reft,

Who now fing hallelujahs with the bleft. Woden and Thor, the Pagan deities, Were here invok'd with hellifh facrifice; Their blind idolaters at length were taught Thofe facred truths which their faivation wrought. [great name

Purg'd from those rites, St. Pancrace, thy
Gives to thofe mean remains a lating fame.
Refulgent light! which with fo strong a ray
To gofpel-truths then pointed out the way,
Dart one bright beam on our degenerate race,
And once more make us profelytes to grace!
Yon † tower once ftately, and that tottering
The memory of Ethelbert recall, [wall,
And their last atoms for that grateful age,
Till time shall ceafe,our reverence must engage.
Eastward,where flies the sportive ball ‡, behold
The spot where stood the facred choir of old!
There once the confecrated chapel rofe,
And here the hooded fathers took repofe;
In decent order each had there his cell §,
Wak'd from foft flumbers by the midnight
bell.

A hofpitable gate there open'd wide, And daily alms and nourishment supply'd, Grac'd with no proud, no pompous equipage, Save infancy and want, diftrefs and age.

Where now contagious weeds and thistles

grow,

Were fhady walks & bubbling brooks below; All unadorn'd by fountain or cascade,

By Nature's hand for fweet retirement made. The lark and thrush the mattin chorus join'd, And compline ended in the peaceful mind. Strict to their rule, and mortify'd on earth, Refign'd they flew to an immortal birth; There reap thofe joys in contemplation shown, And now th' indulg'd idea is their own.

The chapel of St. Pancrace, built before Auguftine came, and ufed by the King, before his converfion to christianity, for the place of his idol worship; but after it, the first that Auguftine, after he had purged it from the worfhip of the falfe, confecrated to the service of the true God, and dedicated to St. Pancrace, Somner.

+ Built in honour of King Ethelbert about the year 1047. Ibid.

The fine chapel adjoining to the north fide of the church is turned into a fives-court. Goftling.

§ The great gate has ftill buildings adjoining, which once had fome handsome apartments, and particularly a bed-chamber, with a cieling very curiously painted. Ibid.

An almonry without its gate, which still retains its name, and fome tokens of its antiquity. Ibid.

** The last act of worship at night, by which the fervice of the day is completed.

If to relinquish all that man calls good,
Joys moft alluring to frail flesh and blood,
Wealth, friendship, power, all pleasure and all
To lead a life reclufe like one of these, [ease,
In watching, fasting, penitence and tears,
Forgetful of the world, but in their prayers,
Can promife heaven, and gain a hope fecure,
What coward heart but would as much endure?
That rugged, thorny, falutary way
Leads to the portals of eternal day:
Exulting there, no monumental pride
Needs to declare how well they liv'd and died.
With mother earth they now incorporate lie;
A fate attendant on each paffer-by.
O'er their remains then, ftranger, gently tread,
And think that here refts many a holy head!
MONUMENTAL INSCRIPTIONS on an Urn
in the Gardens at Marfon
Hic fepultus eft
REX NOBBY,
Equorum Princeps,
Omnium fui generis
Longè præftantiffimus.
Ob. 12 Feb. 1754.
tatis 34.

On another fide.

Under this Urn are interred the bones of KING NOBBY; a Horfe, who was fuperlatively beautiful in his kind. He loved his master with an affection far exceeding the love of brutes. He had fenfe, courage, ftrength, majefty, fpirit, and obedience. He never ftarted, he never tript, he never stumbled. He lived to an uncommon age, and till within two years of his death retained all his natural excellances and vigour. His limbs were found to his last moments, he having enjoyed the peculiar felicity of scarce ever having been lame or fick during the long course of his life.

On the third fide.

KING NOBBY

Drew his first breath May 7, 1720. He was purchased in a lucky hour By John Lord Boyle, March 30, 1726; With whom he lived near 28 years, and to whom he proved himself An incomparable horse, A docile, focial, and even a domestic animal, A fagacious brute, and a faithful fervant. On the fourth fide.

KING NOBBY performed two journeys into Ireland, without accident and without fatigue. Though he was strong and hardy, his limbs were light and delicate. His mane fhone like jet, and flowed gracefully from his crest to his fhoulders. His ears were fmall. He was --Oh! he was all perfection.

EPITAPH, on an elegant marble Monument in a Church at Rome. "Vir probus."

With the name and date.

See Dr. Kippis's Life of John Earl of Corke in Biogr. Britann. II. 526. "Even his domeftics of the brute creation had their la bours rewarded with tenderness, and their

April 5.

At a meeting of the Society for the Encouragement of Agriculture in the East Riding of York, honorary premiums were adjudged to Chriftopher Sykes, Rt. Grimston, and Rd. Carlife Broadley, Efqrs. for planting the greatest number of larch-trees, viz. 54,430 by the firft; 25,500 by the fecond; and 13,700 by the third. At the fame time a fervant received two guineas tor killing the greatest number of rats in one year, not being a rat-catcher by proteffion, viz. 482.

Previous to the failing of the fquadron under Commodore Wafingham, (fee p. 200,) a mutiny arofe on board the Invincible man of war, just as the men had orders to heave up the last anchor, which they refused to obey till they were paid their wages. Capt. Cornish had quitted the ship the day before; they were therefore interrogated as to their like or dislike of their new captain; their anfwer was, they wanted their pay. The marines were then drawn up on the quarter-deck, and, being ordered to fire on the crew in force upon the main-deck, they laid down their firelocks and joined the mutineers. On fignal, upwards of 30 boats full of men from other ships came along-fice; but were threatened by the crew if they attempted to board. In vain the officers reprefented to them the conSequence: they remained refolute till Ld, Longford, of the Alexander, came and entered into parley with them; when they agreed to fail in other hips, to which they were immediately conducted, four of the ring-leaders only excepted, who were put on board the Ariadne in irons, and have ince been tried.

April 10.

A motion was made in the H. of C. by Mr. Dunning for excluding the Officers of his Majefty's Houthold from fitting in

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that House, which was carried by 215

to 213.

He also made another motion, that on the first day of every feffion there should be laid before the House an account of all the emoluments of office, penfions, &c. received by the members of both houses during the former feffions, which was carried without a division,

One Read, a coachman, and one Smith, a plaifterer, stood in the pillory, St, Margaret's Hill, for unnatural practices; the former of whom perishing before the time expired, owing to the severity of the mob, the fame was taken notice of in the H. of C. The Attorney-General was defired to profecute the officer whose bufinefs it was to fee the fentence of the law executed, and a hint thrown out for a new law to alter the mode of punishment. April 11.

At a Court of Aldermen held at Guildhall, the thanks of the Court were ordered to be presented to the Lord Bp. of Chefter, to the Rev. Dr. Douglas, and to the Rev, Mr. Apthorpe, for their excellent fermons before the Governors of the feveral Hofpitals in Eafter week.

At an adjourned meeting of the County of Chester, held at the Shire-Hall in the castle of Chester, a very refpectable number of gentlemen, clergy, and freeholders being prefent, the High-Sheriff took the chair, and, after explaining the intention of the meeting, called upon the Committee of Correfpondence, appointed at the meeting at Northwich, to declare whether they had taken any, and what, fteps, in confequence of their appointment, and whether they had any-thing to report re lative thereto; and being answered in the negative, Sir Thomas Boughton, Bart. rofe, and, after a very masterly fpeech, moved, "That, on the fulleft confideration, it is the opinion of this meeting, that the Committee of Correfpondence appointed at the original meeting at Northwich is not neceffary, and that the fame be and is hereby diffolved, and that this meeting be adjourned fine die." April 12.

Six malefactors were executed at Ty. burn, pursuant to their fentences, for various crimes; John Franque for robbing the house of Jeremiah Bentham, Efq; John Cormach for robbing the house of Mrs. Crucius (fee p.45); Robert Hughes for robbing the houfe of Samuel Lindsay, Efq; Robert Andres and Richard Palmer for robbing the house of Francis Lumm, Efq; and John Benfield and Wm. Turley for counterfeiting the current coin.

On the first reading of the new Malt Tax Bill in the Houfe of Commons this day Sir Charles Bunbury obferved, the Minifter was fo exceedingly prolific in the generation of taxes, that not an object met his fenfes that did not revive the idea in bis mind of begetting a new progeny.

The

April 13.

At a Court of Common Council held at Guildhall, a plan for an Affociation and a Committee of Correfpondence, fimilar to that of the county of York, was unanimously agreed to; and the following articles recommended to electors to be required of all candidates previous to their chufing them members of Parliament.

11, That they fhall vote for one or more bills to correct Profusion in the Expenditure of Public Money;-to regulate the Manner of making all Public Contracts, and the Mode of keeping and paffing Public Accounts;-to reduce exorbitant Emoluments of Office,-and to reform the Abuses of Sinecure Places and Penfions unmerited by Public Service.

2d, For a Bill for fhortening the Duration of Parliaments.

3d, For a Bill to establish the greater Equality in the Reprefentation of the People in Parliament, by allowing the feveral Counties of the Kingdom of GreatBritain to elect, in a due proportion, one hundred Members at least, in Addition to the prefent Number.

April 14.

Mr. Devaynes was chofen Chairman to the Directors of the Eaft India Company, and Mr.Sullivan Deputy Chairman.

In the H. of Commons, bufinefs was all at once interrupted by the Speaker's being fuddenly taken ill. The Houfe expreffed the greatest concern. He wifhed to refign; but that was over-ruled: a new Speaker pro tempore was proposed, but that too was rejected, and it was agreed to adjourn for a week.-Mr. Eden urged the irreparable injury to the merchants from the leaft delay to the American Exportation Bill, which was hourly expected from the Lords; to obviate this, Treafury warrants were allowed to fupply the place of the bill.-This happened to be a lucky circumftance; for the bill came down from the Lords fo altered, that, to avoid a breach with the Lords, it was judged proper to reject the bill entirely,

and to frame a new opc.

why a defendant fhould not be discharged upon a common appearance to a writ if-fued in that Court for a pretended debt of 7ol. The cafe, as laid before the Court, was fingular. The parties were husband and wife; were Roman Catholics; were married according to the rules of that church, and had lived happy together for eleven years, when the wife went into Northumberland with three furviving children out of feven, upon an allowance of sol. a year. During her stay her husband had written to her, and fhe returned at his request. They again lived together amicably, till the husband meeting with a woman of fome fortune who feemed to favour his addreffes, he courted her as a fingie man. This coming to the knowledge of the wife, The put a stop to the match, which fo exasperated the hufband, that he vowed revenge; caufed her to be arrested in her maiden name, fwore a debt against her of 701. had her confined first in a spunging. house, and afterwards in Newgate, where terms were offered for her release, provided the would renounce her marriage, and quit her claim; this the abfolutely refused.

Serjeant Davy, after relating the cafe, wished to fuperadd a clause to the rule, to call the attorney to account who could proftiture the procefs of that Court to fo fhameful a purpose; and what he prayed for was granted.

April 16.

At Drayton, near Abingdon, a fire broke out, by which near 30 houses, with out-houses, barns, ftables, and ricks of corn, to a vast amount, were entirely confumed.

April 18.

Letters patent paffed the feals creating the Procurators of Edinburgh into a Corporation.

The clergy of the city of London held their annual meeting, agreeable to the will of the Rev. Thomas White, founder of Sion College. The Oration on that occafion was pronounced in Latin by the Rev. Mr. Williamfon; and the following clergymen chofen officers for the year enfuing, viz. Rev. Dr. James Waller, Prefident; Rev. Mr. Steph. Eaton, and Rev. Mr. Rt. Wright, Deans; Rev. Mr. Peter Whalley, Rev. Mr. Wm. Romaine, Dr. Th. Wealer, and Rev. Mr. Samuel Carr, Affiftants.

April 25.

Mr. Juftice Wilmot, profecuted to conviction by the City of London, for imprifoning a fellowship-porter under the late act for impreffing men for his Majefty's fervice, (fee p. 99.) furrendered hintelf at the bar of the Court of King's Bench, in order to receive fentence. He was fined rool, and his attorney undertaking to be anfwerable for that fum, he was immediately difcharged, and next day was in the gallery of the H. of C. when

his

This delinquency was urged as an argument against the act, in terms of great feverity.

In the Irith houfe of commons it was moved, that king's moft excellent majefty, and the lords and commons of Ireland, were the only power competent to bind or enact laws in that kingdom, which after a long and warm debate was negatived 136 againft 97.-But at a numerous meeting of the citizens of Dublin, it has fince been unanimously agreed, that a committee of correfpondence be immediately appointed to hold counfel with the rest of the affociations in Ireland. At the fame time

Refolved unanimously, That we never will, as magiftrates or jurors, give operation to, or allow the force of any English act of parliament.

A new mufical farce was performed at the theatre royal in Covent Garden, called The Siege of Gibraltar, compofed by Mr. Pillon, and favourably received.

April 26.

The under fheriff of Surrey fhewed caufe in the court of K. B. against the rule prayed for by the attorney general, on account of the death of the man on the pillory (fee art. Apr. 10.), when he made it appear that the fact did not originate from any neglect of duty, and the rule was discharged.

A great riot happened at Windfor, between a regiment of militia quartered there and the townfmen, which was terminated by the interpofition of a party of horse.

Letters were this day received at Ld Geo. Germaine's office from Sir Henry Clinton, dated Head Quarters, James's Inland, South Carolina, March 9. 1780, of which the following is the substance:

"That intelligence of Monf. D'Eftaign's having quitted the coaft arriving late in December, it was the 26th of that month before the admiral was enabled to fail; that the only particulars of a very tedious voyage, in uncommonly bad weather, which he thought proper to mention, were, that in our loffes in transports the lives of the crews have been faved; that only one ship is miffing, having on board a detachment of Heffians, and fupposed to have bore away for the Weft Indies; that an ordnance ship foundered at fea, and that much the greater part of the horses brought for cavalry or other public uses, died; that it was judged best to proceed by a fecond navigation from Tybee to North Edifto, and from thence to pass to John's and next to James Ifland; that by a bridge over Wappoo Cut they had gained the banks of Afhley River, and that his intention is to pafs to the neck of Charles Town as foon as poffible; that the enemy have collected their whole force at that place. This is faid not to exceed 500ɔ men at prefent; but reinforcements are daily expected. That in the mean time, as the rebels have made the defence of Charles Town their prinGENT. MAG. May, 1780.

cipal object, he had determined to assemble in greater ftrength before it; and, with this view, had called immediately to this army a corps he had left in Georgia.

"The force afloat at Charles Town is four rebel and one French frigate, with an old 60 gen fhip, and fome brigs and gallies.

"That their long voyage and unavoidable delays fince had given the rebels time to fortify Charles Town towards the land, a labour their numbers in negroes has greatly facilitated; yet confiding in the merit of his troops, he ftill entertained great hopes of fuccefs.

"He concludes his letter with a very high encomium on Adm. Arbuthnot, and the affiftance he received from him through Capt. Elphinstone; an officer equally acquainted with the navigation of the coaft, and the inland navigation of the country.

"P. S. Since the above, a reinforcement is arrived in Charles Town, faid to confift of 2000 men from the northern army." Extract of a letter from Lieut. Gen. Knypbaufen to Ld Geo. Germaine, dated New York, Mar. 27, 1780.

"I have the honour to inform your lordfhip, that fince Gen. Clinton's departure from hence on the 26th of Dec. laft, we have had the longest and most severe winter that was ever remembered: all was continent; and horfes with heavy carriages could go over the ice into the Jerfeys from one inland to another; and it is only fince the zoth of Feb. that the rivers and traits have been navigable.

"The rebels thought to avail themselves of this eafy communication, and threatened an attack upon Staten Island, where there were about 1800 men under the command of Brig. Gen. Sterling, who were pretty well intrenched. For this purpose Gen. Washington, whofe army was hutted at Morris Town, fent a detachment of 2700 men, with fix pieces of cannon, two mortars, and fome horfe, commanded by Lord Sterling, who arrived on the island early in the morning of the 15th of Jan. our advanced pofts having retired upon their ap proach. They formed the line; and having made fome movements in the course of that day, withdrew in the night, after having burnt one houfe, pillaged fome others, and carried off with them about 200 head of cattle. The day of their arrival on the island I embarked 600 men to attempt a paffage, and fupport Gen. Stirling; but the floating ice prevented their fuccefs, and obliged them to return. I imagine that the appearance of thefe tranfports, with troops on board, which they could fee towards the clofe of the day, induced them to make this fudden retreat, as they could not tell what fuccefs they might have. Some prifoners were made in their

retreat.

"Some days after, an advanced poft,

which