! mend, and fealing bank and other bills to a confiderable value; and Wm Adney, for robbing on the highway. — Packington, tho' but one and twenty, was a moft abandoned villain, and had been guilty of many crimes, both of forgery and theft. He acknowledged at the gallows, for he was hanged on the 21t inftant, that he went from London to Werceffer on purpofe to rob his uncle, in company with one Morgan, from whom they took bank and other bills to a confiderable amount; and at the fame time fet the houfe on fire, which was burnt to the ground, in order, they thought, to conceal their villany. His uncle was fo affected by this wickedness that it broke his heart, for he died the evening before the trial came on. At the place of execution he Teemed to be fenfible of bis ahe feemed to be bandoned courfe of life, and of the heinoufnefs of his crime, which was fe horrible in his own fight, that he denied the fetting the house on fire, and even wanted to excufe Morgan from any fuch intention; and indeed it is imagined by moft people, that no fuch perfon as Morgan ever exifted, for when he wat afked, he could not tell his name, Lif of BIRTHS, for the Tear 1766, Mar. 16. HE Dutchefs of Marlborough, of a fon. Lady of Charles Walcot, Efq; member for Weymouth,-of a fon. Lady of Sir John Blois,-of a fon & heir, thood Lip of MARRIAGES for 1766, March 1. Ord Hinchinbroke, eldeft fon to theE. of Sandwich,-toLaE.Montagu, only daugh. to E. of Halifax. 2. Philip Cade of Greenwich, Efq;-to Mifs Catharine Whitworth. Arthur Montford, Efq;-to Mifs Grey of Bury-ftreet, Wm Richardfon of Rotherhithe, Efq;-to Mifi Coulton of the fame place.. Rob. Cobb of Lydd, in Kent, Efq;-to Mifs Godfrey of the fame place. 8. Cha. Grave Hudfon of Arundel-ftreet, -to Mifs Palmer of Wanlip, Leicestershire. Silvanus Grove of St Martin's-lane, Efq; -to Mifs Louifa Hillerfden. 10. John Crefts of Bristol, Efq;-to Mifs Barton, daughter of the dean of Bristol. 13. Peter Shakerley of Somerford, Chethire, Eles-to Mils Morris of Holles-ftreet. Rev. Wm Whitaker, at Leeds,to Mifs Crompton of Gainsborough, 16. Wm Byfield, Efq;to Mifs Cox of Banbury, Oxfor hire. 19. Mr Morgan, at Kentish Town,-toMrs Birch of the fame place,reputed worth 20000/ 20, John Marriott, Efq; late aCaot, in the 17th R. of dragoons, to Mifs Foxhall of Afhford, near Staines. 21. Chafe Price, Efq; member for Leominfer to a daughter of Wm E. Glanville, Efq; 22. Tho. Metcalfe of Richmond, Yorkih. Efq; to Mifs Hone of St James's Place, 125 1/2 Capt. Clark of the 3d Reg. of guards, to Mile Farnaby, Sir Evelyn Alton, Back.to Mrs May, at Marybone Life of DEATHS for the Year 1766, the title defcends to his brother Stephen IR Heary Janffen, Bart. at Paris; the The. Janffen, chamberlain of London. Rev. Mr Lewis, Chancellor of Banger, and R. of Trefdraeth, Ifle of Anglefea. Lord Nifbet, one of the fenators of the college of juftice at Edinburgh. Counfellor M'Carthy, in Curfitor's-Areet. James Bellamy, Efq; at Hampstead. Mrs Hewetfon, at Houghton le Spring, in Northumberland, aged 116. 25. Wm Errington of Sandhoe, Northum berland, Efq; Mr Denham, principal furgeon of Greeawich hofpital, which he enjoyed but 6 weeks. 26. Jn Lockhart of Cleghorn, Scotland, Efes John Guftavus Handcock, Efq; member for Ballyshannon, in Ireland. Vifc. Mount Cafhel, at Moore Park, Ireland. Edm. Branagh,near Wicklow, Irelnd, ag.115 Mar. 2. Hen. Pye, Efq; member for Berkbire, at Farringdon. Rev. Mr Branthwayt, R. of Kettlefton & Sheringford, Norfolk, 3. Ambrofe Morfe, Efq; at Hackney. Rebecca Hugon, aged 97, at Mokadon, in Northumberland; the left behind her 6 children, 28 gr.-children,& 26 gr.grand-children. 4. Ifrael Harper, Efq; in New-bond-street. Sir Bryan Cook of Wheatley, Yorkih, Bart. 6. Jn Lovett, Efq; at Brayton-hall, Ireland. Wm Rolfe, Efq; inStanhope-ftr. May-faire Fleetwood Hinton, Efq; at Athertone. Lady of the Hon. Col. Clavering. Dr Hurft, a phyfician, at Liverpool. Mr Bradley, an attorney, 48 years clerk to the commiffioners of fewers, at Gr. Ilford. 7. Pole Cofby, Efq; by whofe death 4000l. per Ann, defcends to D. A. S. Colby, Efq; late minifter at the court of Denmark. Major Swiney, at Pontefract, Yorkshire. Rev. Mr Douglas, R. of Ecclefton, near Prefton, Lancashire, 300 l. per Ann. Rev. Mr Simcoe, aged 97; he was vicar of Woodham, Northumberland, 40 years. Jofeph Sugar, atAfton, Warwickh.aged 106. Mrs Newman, atHarlaxton, Linc.fh. ag.105 Sam.Cole, Efq; at Bumftead-helion's,Effex. AnnArnold, at Evercreech, Somer.fh. ag.100 Relict of Ben. Griffin, Efq; at Oakingham, Berks, worth 30.000 1. Mrs Shaw, fifter of the late Sir JohnShaw. Mr Mary Mogg, at Oakingham; the was the perfon on whom Gay wrote the fong of Molly Mogg. WmPayne of Fine-fhade Abbey, Northam 12. Mrs Stroud, in Grofvenor Ar. aged 78. Jn Lade, Efq: an alderman of Canterbury. 13 T.Carew, Efq;atCrowcombe, Somefeth. 14 Hon. James Lumley, Efq; uncle to the E. of Scarborough." Mr Abel, in Southampton-row, aged 70; and the next day her fifter, aged 73. Mrs Hazelwood, at Liverpool, aged 98; had 75 children and grand-children. 15. Rev. Dr Ridding, archdeacon of Surry. Capt. Schuldam, of the Royal navy, Rev. Dr Coningsby R. of Pencomb, in Hereford ; he has left his library to Baliol ColJege, and 300 to two of the fellows to make a catalogue of them. 16. Rt Hon. John Weft, Earl of Delawar, Vifc. Cantalupe, Col. of the first troop of horse-guards, a Gen. of his majefty's forces, Gov. of Guernsey, Mafter Forrefter of the Bailiwick of Fritbam, in New Forest, one of the Privy Council, & Kt of the Bath. 17. Sam. Chalmers, Efq; in Gray's-Inn. 20. Lady of Sir Ja. Douelas, near Kello. Wm Godfrey, Efq; at Weftburn-green. Lady of Jen. Shafto, member for Leomister, Lady Molyneux. at Woolton, near Liverpool. Rev. Mr Swift, R. of Swainftthorp and Swardifton, in Norfolk. Edm. Peers of Alverftone, Warwickfh.Efq; Lady dowager Irwin, near Hanover fquare. [25. Mrs Gooftrie, in Tothill fields, ag. 104. 26. Charles Coldham, Efq, at Hamplead." Samuel Perrot, Efq; at Mile End, aged 85. Liß of PROMOTIONs for the Year 1766. ! (From the London-Gazette.) Joh From other Papers. Ohn Butler, Efq; fon of John Butler, Efq; member for Suffex,-comptroller of the accounts in the Excife Office. Mr Tolfon, late of the Treafury,-a commiffioner of the Salt-Office, in room of John Mitbanke, Elq,- -a commiffioner of the Revenue in Ireland. Edw. Woodcock, Efq;-mafter of the Affidavits in the Court of Chancery. 1 Hon. Robert Brudenel!, Efq; member for Marlborough, Vice-chamberlain to the Qu in room of Vifc. Cantalupe, now E. Delawar Lieut. Gen. Howard,-Gov. of Minorca. Chr. Mills,-Chief justice of Seni Gambia Lady Knowles, one of the ladies of the -bed-chamber to the Princefs Amelia. Wm Hammond, Efq;-furveyor of the fearchers in the port of London. ECCLESIASTICAL PREFERMENTI. From the London Gazette. Ev."Lynford Cary), D.D.—a prebend of RCanterbury. Tho.Conftable,-Singlethorpe, V.Yorksh Rev. Wm Newcombe, D.D.-Bp of Dro more, void, by the tranflation of the Rt Rev. Dr Henry Maxwell, to the Bisho prick of Meath, vacant, by the promotion of Rt Rev. Arthur, Bishop of Meath, to the Archbishoprick of Dublin. B -KT-S. Geo. Wilfon of Shadwell, cooper. Jo. Lockwood of Queen-ftr. Middlefex,cooper. John Sparks of Haverford-weft, mercer. Mathias Walker of Oxendon freet, taylor. London Gazette Lloyd's Evening North Briton Country Newa Coventry & For Liverpool Cambridge APRIL 1766. CONTAINING, More in Quantity and greater Wariety than anp Book of the Wind and Price. 1. Debates on the American amp-act. II. Letter from the Rt Hon. Mr Secretary II. Foul falt, its fertility as a manure. dry, with feerets that remain to be difcles'd XVI Rev. Mr Lambe's letter on the culture of Burnet Grafe. the colonies. XVII. Letter from Batter fee on the fame fubject IV. A lift of the curious paintings at Hougb-XVIII. AQ for fecuring the dependance of ton-ball, in Norfolk, for the ufe of travellers. V. Method of taking equal altitudes at sea, for afcertaining longitude. VI. Extraordinary aids and illuminations from above, examined. VII. A journey into Scotland, in which the manners of the people, their inas, chief feats, and towns, are defcribed. XIX. And that for repealing the flamp-act, XXIV; Dotarello them warbing XXV. Lif of Books, with remarks.-Vectis, With an accurate MAP of the Road from London to Harwich, measured from the RoyalExchange; a Map of the Road to St Edmund's Bury, commencing at Chelmsford; and Map of the Road to Yarmouth commencing at Colebefter: Thefe Maps will occasionally be continued till the principal Roads throughout England are all delineated. By SYLVANUS URBAN, Gent. LOXON. Printed bee B Have 188 ib -Earl Dr's Farewell to the Maids of Honour.-Verfes to Mifs W-t, -The Rofe and Butterfly.-Content, a Pastoral; both Poems chiefly paf- -Burlefque Song in Harle quin's Inva Lift of Books, with Remarks.-Veais, or the Isle of Wight, by H. Jones 190 The Curate, a Poem, by E. Lloyd 191 Morning amufements of theK. of P. ib A difquifition on medicines that dif folve the ftone, by Alex. Blackrie 192 New treaty with Sweden.-Riot at -Hifiorical Chronicle-Ogilvie's 'efcape -Lord Clive's difpatches from Eaft THE Gentleman's Magazine; For APRIL 1766. -Uin 166 POLITICAL DEBATES, &c. HESE Debates relate to a fubject of greater importance than ever engaged A the attention of the public fince the me. imorable queftion, Whether the fubjects of Great Britain were to be bond, or free. D It was at first much doubted what part the My intended to take in B thefe debates; and their opponents gave out, that they we:e nearly equally divided. His M-'s fpeech feemed to favour the enforcement of an Act on which the fate of Great Britain and her Colonies was fufpended. But the gentleman who moved, and c he who feconded the motion for the A--fs, having fpoken with tendernefs towards their American brethren, the gentlemen in the oppofition took the alarm; and Mr N-g-t particularly infifted, That the Honour and dignity of the kingdom obliged us to compel the execution of the Stamp. A&t, except the right was acknowledged, and the repeal folicited as a favour. He computed the expence of the troops now employed in America for their defence, as he called it, to amount to nine pence in the pound of our land-tax; while the produce of the Stamp Act would not raife a E hilling a head on the inhabitants of America: but that a pepper-corn, in acknowledgment of the right, was of more value, than millions without. He expatiated on the extreme ingra, titude of the colonies; and concluded with charging the my with encouraging petitions to pt, and inftructions to members from the trading and manufacturing towns, against the Act. Mr Ptt was the next who fpoke ; He commended the Speech, approved F of the A-fs, one word only excepted; the word EARLY, he faid, did not belong to the notice the m-y had given of the troubles in America. In a matter of fuch importance, the communication ought to have been immediate. As to the late M--y, (turning to Mr G-1) every capital measure they have taken has been ENTIRELY WRONG. With refpect to the prefent Gentlemen, thofe at leaft, he faid, he had in his eye (looking at the bench where Mr C-y fat, with the L-ds of the T--y) their characters are fair; but, he added, I cannot give them my confidence: Pardon me, Gentlemen, faid he, (bowing to the M--y) Confidence is a plant of flow growth in an aged bofom; youth is the feafon for credulity. By comparing events with each other; reafoning from effects to caufes, methinks, I can plainly difcover the traces of an over-ruling influence. Detefted, however, be all national reflections; they are unjuft, groundlefs, illiberal, unmanly. When I ceafed to ferve his Majefty as a Minifter, it was not the COUNTRY of THE MAN by which I was moved; but THE MAN of that country wanted WISDOM, and held principles incompatible with FREEDOM. When the refolution was taken in this Houfe to tax America, I was ill in bed. If I could have endured to have been carried, fo great was the agitation of my mind for the confequences, I would have follicited fome kind hand to have laid me down on this floor, to have borne my tefti. mony against it; and as I cannot depend upon health for any future day, I will beg to fay a few words at prefent, leaving the juftice, the equity, the policy, the expediency of the Act, to another time. I will only speak to one point, a point which feems not to have been generally underfoodI mean to the right. Some gentlemen (alluding to Mr N-g) [eem. to |