"To the old Tom How. "Mr Roge you must know yourself that you have been guilty of every thing that is bad, excepting murder, therefore we are de. termined that you tafe fomething of hell here upon eerth, as fhore as thee haft a font in thy body thou shalt be rofed in thy bed. before this winter is over and as for thy fon we will fold him up one night or other -we have fworn and will perform," His majefty is pleafed to promife his pardon to any concerned in writing the faid letter, on discovering his accomplices. SUNDAY 14. A The purfer of the Kent Eaft-Indiaman, Capt. Mills, came to the India Houfe with an account of that hip being fafe arrived in the B Downs from Bengal. Her cargo confits of piece goods, and alio 2700 lb. of cotton yarn, 32,100lb- of raw fiik, gr. lb. 67,500 lb, red wood; and 562,500 lb. faltpetre. MONDAY 15. C D A marine foldier was ordered to be shot at Plymouth dock for defertion. The marine companies, and the 4th regiment were order. ed to attend the execution. About nine in the morning the prifoner was brought out of the barracks, after having received the facrament, and escorted by an officer's guard, and the clergyman: bis coffin was carried before his face, which made the proceffion appear more dreadful and folemn. About ten he got to the field of execution; he frequently kneeled and prayed. About eleven the commanding officer ordered him to march round the troops to admonish them, and the clergyman dictated what he should fay, after which he returned to his place. There were nine men, who were formerly deferters, or dered to shoot him: he kneeled, and was bid by the officer to pull his cap over his face, which he did, and whilt the officer turned E round, dropped a handkerchief out of his hand, which was understood by the men as the fignal to shoot him; and three of them inftantly fired through his body. The officer had a reprieve in his pocket, but by heightening the fcene of horror too much, and by fome unaccountable fatality the poor man loft his life. You may eater conceive than F it can be expreffed, the terrible confufion of the officer! G Gloncefter 38s. to 423 Warwickshire, from 30 to 345. Hopa fold reasonable from 34. to 34 105 Hories and cattle fold dear. E FRIDAY 19. ds:: Eighteen prifoners were brought from Gefport to DoctorsCommone under a ftrong guard being charged with having committed divers crimes and misdemeanors on the high feas they were, after examination before the judge of the high court of Admiralty, committed to the Marfbalfea prison. The committee for building Black-fryers bridge agreed to transfer 13 650 & consolidated 3 per cents to the rulers of the watermens cempany, in recompence for the loss of the Sunday's ferry; the intereft thereof to be appropriated as the profits of the ferry used to be. MONDAY 25 At Reading fair, ordinary cheese fald from 261 to 315 beft new from 32 to 353.; and old cheele from 36 to 445, per hundred. MONDAY 22. Being the anniversary of their majestien coronation, there was a grand appearance of nobility and foreign minifters to compliment his majefty on that occafion. At noon the guns as the Park and Tower fir'd, and in the evening there were bonfires, illuminations, and ether public demonstrations of joy. A perion was committed to Newgate, for feloniously forging two deeds, purporting to be two powers of attorney, from Capt. Thomas Bishop to the prifoner, to transfer 1950 ( three per Cent Bank annuities, and for pub. lishing the fame, knowing them to have been forged, with intent to defraud the governor and company of the Bank of England. TUESDAY 23 At a court of aldermen at Guildball, an or der was made for raifing the price of bread, a penny in a peck loaf. At the fame time, letters were laid before the court, from the country, feiting forth the great diftreffes of the poor, on which the court came to a refoJution to fend the fheriffs to lay the affair before his majefty; which they did accordingly the next day, and were defired to attend the privy council. Rifing of the people on account of the high price of provifions. At Bath, where they did a great deal of mischief in the markets before they difperfed, At Berwick upon Tweed, on account of the vaft quantities of corn bought for exportation. At Malmbury, they feized all the corn, fold it at 5s. a bufhel, and returned the farmers the money. At Hampton in Gloucestershire they were oppofed, fome lives were loft and houfes pulled down, and the military called in to quell them. At Setbury, they feized the cheese and bacon in the warelioufes, and fold out the former at 3d. and the latter at 4d. a pound. At Bradley, near Trowbridge, they deftroyed a mill, and divided the corn found in it Hmong them. At Leicefer, and the neighbourhed, they feized three waggon loads of cheese, and divided them among them. At Lechdale they feized a waggon load of cheese defigned for London, and carry'd it all off, and not content with that, broke open the warehouses of the owner, and robbed them of 5 or 6 tons more. If these riots are encouraged, London will foon feel the effects of them in the want of all manner of provifions. 94% A letter from Wiltshire, fays, the whole country are flocking to join the rioters." At Oxford, the mob went to the adjacent mills, and brought off all the flour they found, and in the market place divided it. A At Exeter the mob rofe, and broke open a cheele warehouse, and fold the cheese much B under value; but were intimidated from proceeding to extremities, by the military; the fame at Lyme in Dorfetfbire. In the neighbourhood of Strend in Gloucefterfhire, a huckiter's fhop was levelled to the ground, after the occupier had killed one of the mob, The proprietars of foven mills at Newbery. having declared that they would grind for the poor gratis, pacified the rioters. At Redruib and St Auftle, the tinners have rifen, and compelled the farmers and butchers to lower their prices. At Kidderminfer the populace obliged the farmers to fell their wheat at gs, a bufhel. At Stourbridge they lowered the price of butter, meat, and wheat, At Betodley they did the fame. At Gloucefter, the moft confiderable farmers from the bill voluntarily agreed to fupply the market with wheat at 55. a bushel, and have already fold confiderable quantities at that price. At a general court of the Bank of England, a dividend of 2 and a half per cent. for intereft and profits was agreed to for the half year ending the 10th of Otober next; the divi dend warrants payable the 16th of October, FRIDAY 26. The ballot clofed on the queftion for increafing the dividend on the flock of the EaffIndia company, when after a fcrutiny, 340 were for the increase and 231 against it. In the S. S. year the general court voted a dividend of 50 per Cent. for 12 years contrary to the opinion of most of the directors, whofe eftates were afterwards fequefter'd, and that vote their chief offence ! SATURDAY 28. The marriage of her R.H. PrincefsCarolina Matilda with the K.of Denmark, was appoin Dted to be folemnized by proxy, at St James's, the first of October, at half an hour paff (even in the evening; at which time none but peers and peeres, peers eldeft fons, & peers daughters, privy counsellors and wives, and foreign minifiers, are to be admitted. Gaz, At Salisbury the rifings were very serious, and much damage was expected, but by the E prudent management of the magiftrates, and the humanity of the farmers, who lowered the price of their wheat on the first disturbance, the danger was happily averted. Some of the ringleaders, however, were apprehended and committed to prison. At Beckington, near Bath, a millar and his fon got fire arms to oppofe the mob, and actually fir'd and killed a man and a boy, and F defperately wounded others, which fo exafperated the reft, that they fet fire to the mills, and burnt them to the ground. Would the magiftrates or principal inhabitants of every town where rifings are likely. to happen, fubfcribe a small fum for the pur chafe of rice, and fugar, and cause these two articles to be fold out at prime coft, the diftreffes of the poor might be greatly allevi. ated; a pound of rice, 4 ounces of fugar, a little nutmeg, and 6 quarts of milk put into a pan and baked, makes a moft agreeable pudding; the prime coft of whicli, when the rice and fugar are bought at the best hand is mot more than 6d. and will fuffice for a meal 6 or 7 children. Advices from the continent agree, that great fcarcity is apprehended from the failure of the crops all over Italy, except the Sicilies, and there the corn runs thin as in England, G H Early this morning expreffes were dispatched to all the fea ports in this kingdom, with laden with corn for exportation. At the fame an order for laying an embargo on all the ships time a prohibition was laid upon the difiillery. (See p. 399.) MONDAY 29. This morning early her majefty was taken in labour, at her palace, on which meffages were dispatched to her R. H the Princefs Dowager of Wales, the Ahp of Canterbury, the two Serretaries of State, and others of the Privy Council, who attended with all expedition; and her Majefty was fafely deli vered of a princefs, between fix and feven o'clock. The news of this happy event was communicated to the public by the firing of the Tower guns at noon, which was followed by the ringing of bells, and other demontirations of joy. Admiral Keppel fet out for Harwich, to take the command of the yachts intended to carry over her R. H. the Princess CarolinaMatilda to Holland. This day Sir Robert Kite, was elected lord mayor of London for the year enfuing, Sir Francis Gofling, who was next the chair, have ing declined that office on account of his ill ftate of health. At the fame time Robert Darling, and James Efdale, Efqrs; theriffs elect, were (worn into that office, Τυει TUESDAY 30. Letters from Rome threaten a famine throughout the ecclefiaftical flares of Italy, but from their dependance of a fupply of corn from England, and Spain, if their expectatiens from Spain thould prove as ill founded as thole from England, their cale mufl be truly deplorable. It is affured from the heft au thouty, that the number of fhips lately men-toned in the papers to have been freighted with corn for exportation, has been feanda. lously exaggerated; and that the following are real facts :-Since the 26th of luguft laft five fhips are cleared, with 5255 quarters of wheat had 100 barrels of flour; three more fhips are rearly loaden, and may take about 3600 quar ters of wheat, and 700 bar els of flour. In all about 8855 quarters of wheat, and Soo bar. sels of flour-by all the cornfactors in London. The Led Lieut. of Ireland, it is faid, is to refide there during the time he continues in that high employment; and that no future Lord Lieutenant will be tuffered to depart that kingdom, till another is appointed in his dead, in which cafe, the Lords Juftices will be toally abolished. A A piece of Dutch cruelty, it is faid, was lately perpetrated on board one of their mea of war in Plymouth harboar: An Ergh failer, who had been ship wrecked in HolLend, being willing to return to his native country, procured a paffage in a Dutch hip to England; but on the hips arrival at the above port, they would not permit him to go on fhore, upon which he petitioned the Admirai there, who ordered an officer to take him out. The officer was refuted the man, and queftioned how he came to know he was there? The officer then fhewed the petition, which fo exasperated the Dutch officers, that E the Admiral's officer had no fooner left the fhip, than they feized th poor man, and gave him 3co ftrokes with a five inch rope, which mangled his back and ɓdes is fuch a madder, that large quantities of his fieth were swabbed up on the decks, and his cries were heard Dear a mile; not a fiilor on board any of the fhips in Catwater could bear to lay upon deck. It is faid, that an Monday the Admiral fent another order for the man; but the officer was refufed admittance into the hip; upon which, we hear, the Captain of one of our men of war went on board, and upon examining and fearching the faip, took out nine English failors, men and buys, fome of whom they had kidnapped here, by perfuading them to go on board to fee if they G liked to fail with them, and then clapped. them in irons. It is thought the poor man cannot furvive his punishment. F His R. H. the Duke of Gloucefter, when he lately landed in France, (See p, 389) made an excurfion incog, as far as Paris, was prefent at a grand review at Compeigne, but being pub. lickly known, his R. H. prefently after fet out on his return. He was alla at one of the H theat.es the evening of his arrival at Paris. In the Corfican gazette, published by authority, it is faid, that on the roth of Nov. rived at Sollacore, where the court of Syndicato was fitting, Mr Bofwell, a Scoté gentleman, who was received by our gene-s tal with particular marks of friendship and efteem. This gentleman is the first Britifo fubject who hath vifited the internal part of this ifland. He appeared very curious in informing himfelf of the customs of our people, and the fyftem of our government. A Scheme for paying off the national Debt, Twenty men transter each tooo!. 3 per Cents, into a common flock at the Bink; 600l. the insereft thereof, to be equally divid. d amongst the furvivors, till 19 are dead; then the cashiers transfer fo,000l. to the furvivor, and annihilate 10,000l. of the nationaf debt. By this eafy method 100 millions might be paid off without money." Part of a letter from Rippon in Yorkshire, dated Sept. 21. I have juft now no feen in one of the Logdon evening papers, an article of intelligence, pretended to be from Carlife, bat doubtless, made in London, as full of lies almoft at words; viz. We hear from Carlfe, that on the late rife of corn, fome disturbances happened among the populace; on which the farmers immediately funk it no less than 25. 6d. per bufbel.- Now in fact there has not been the leaft difturbance, not has corn rofe in price for fome months paft. Lift of BIRTHS, for the Tear 1/66. 'Sept. 1. Ady of Beckford, Efq;-of a Lift of MARRIAGES for 1766. Rig Gen Carnac, in the East Indies, — to Woolafon. 29. Wm Drummond of Warwick fireet, Soho, Efq;-to Mi Labatt of Renfington. Henry Pye, Efq;-to Mifs Hooke. Hon. and Rev. Dr Shirley,-to Mifs Philips of Bolton ftreet, Dublin. Edw. Kynafton of Oatley-Park, Esq;-to Mife Haynes of Market Drayton. Sept 1. John Breden of Howard-ftr. Efq; -to Mifs Newton. 2. Dr Doubleday, phyfician, at Berwick,to Mifs Thorpe of the fame place. N. Harrifon, Efb;-to Mifs Branfkill of Grainge-hall, Yorkshire. 4. Rev. Mr Martin of Gr.George A. Weftminster to Mifs Edwards of Margaret-fr. Rob HampdenPye,Efq; of the foot guards, -to Mrs Campbell of Milton-Ernys, Bedfh. 7, Edw. Parfons, jun. of Pearndon, Effex, Etq; -to Mifs Fanny Webbe. 10,000 7. 9. Bolton Manwaring, Eiq;-to Mifs Dopothy Blundell of King-fr. Bloofbury. Col. Scott of the 26th Reg.-to Mili Herbert of Woolfton, near Coventry. 11. Dr Ford of the Old Jewry,-to Mrs Hinde of Jermyn ftreet. Wm Doblon, Efq;-toMifs Miles of Rich mond-buildings. Rich. Webb of the Inner Temple, Efq;to Mifs Holden of ShoppenHangers, Burks. 15. Tho Wyan, Efq; member for Carnarvon fhire, Efq;to Lady Cath. Percival. 13 Jonadab Barrow of Northwich, Chefh. -to Mrs Molyneux of Molborough, Lancash. E. of Daley, in Ireland, -toM f Stoyte. Sir Cha. Ufher, Bart.-to Mifs Wyndham, of Berkley fquare. Capt. Hanbury Humphreys, at Gloucefer, -to Mrs Philips of Newport, Monmouthfh. 20 Henry Hulton of Gerard-free, Efq;to Mifs Preffon of Beefton. Norfolk, 21. Sir Walter Blount, Bart.-to MifsAf ton, daughter of the late Lord Afton, & near. ly related to the D. of Norfolk Ged. Allan of Darlington, Efq;-to Nicholfen of Scruton. Mifs Rev Mr Houlton,-to Mifs Weftern of Rivenhall, Effex. Capt. Tho. Trenham,-to Mifs Cummins of Golport. The Hutchins Medlicot, Efq; member for Milbourn Port,to Mifs Coles of the Clofe, Salisbury, with 20,cool. 22. Rev. Mr Tatham,-to Mifs Smyth. John Reymer of Welbeck-ftreet, Efq;Mifs Trodham of Upper Brook, street. 23. Mr Deputy Grafton, to Mrs Berkley of Newington, R Lift of DEATHE for the Year 1766. Ich. Scot. Efq; a planter in Virginia. Rev. Ja. How, minifter of St Margaret Lothbury, chaplain of Tilbury fort, and R. of Melton, near Gravefend. Sir John Prideaux, Bart, at Netherton, Mr Holmes, Coroner for Suffex. To ART Capt. Arch. Millar, of the Royal Navy. 17. Tho. Leaver, Efq; at Hendon. Rev. Mr Hadden, 44 years R. of the old church at Wormington; the living is worth 600l. per Ann. He is fucceeded by the Rev. Mr Farrington, R. of Legh, a relation of Mr Guillion of Buffey, in whom the advowfonfhp lies. 18. Sam. Whitewick, Efq; at Paddington. Rev. Mr Jafper Rowland, at Kentish Town 19. J. Firth, Efq; at Mill-hill, near H-ndon 20. Capt, Saumarez of the Royal Navy ; he failed round the globe with Lord Anfon. 21. Tho. Millington, Efq; in Argyle-ftr. Mr Hazard, an eminent fock-broker. Hon. Lieut. Gen. Noel; Col. of the 43d R. 22. Mr Wortidge, an eminent portrait painter. Rev, Mr Mead, many years fecretary to the late Bp of Lincoln and Salisbury, Dr Brown, V. of Newcattle, and one of the King's chaplains. T. Huichicfon, Efq; a: Staindrop, Durham Lip of PROMOTIONS for the Year 1766. TH St James's, HE King has been pleafed " to appoint the Rt Hon. aug. 30. James Stuart Mackenzie, keeper of the privy feal of Scotland, in the room of the Earl of dia fervice, Hay of pla Sir John Longham. Bart. at Cottelbrook, Northamptonshire. He has left 6000l, to be diftributed to difreffed foldiers and feamen, by the Lord Mayor and Aldermen of London, 6. Wm. Obaldefton, Efq; member for Scarborough. 7 Tho. Tindall, Ele; King's Proctor, in Dean's court, Ofgood Parnell, Efq; in Bloomfbury. John Bright of Tollerton, Salop, Eq; Matthew Richardfon, at Ogle in Northumberland, aged 11. 1 Whiteball, Sept. 6. The King has been, pleafed to grant unto Geo. Thomas of Yapton-Place, Suffex, Efq; and Governor of the Leeward Inlands, and to his heirs male, the dignity of a Baronet. St James's, Sept. 16. - to appoint Sir Cha. Saunders, Knt of the Bath, Auguftus Keppel, and Cha. Townshend, Efqrs. Sir Wm Meredith, John Buller, Vifc. Palmerfron. and Sir Geo. Yonge, Commiffioners of the Admiralty. -20. to appoint Hans Sloane, Efq; fecretary to the extra embaffy to Ruffia. 26. His Majefty in council was pleafed i to declare the Ri Hon. the E. of Br Rol, Lieutenant General, and General Governor of his Majefly's kingdom of Ireland; he was aifo fworn of the Privy Council. From E From other Papers. ARL of Egmont, Vice-Admiral of Ant. Fofter, Efq;-Chief Baron of the Exchequer,in Ireland, in room of E. Willes, Efq; Mr Jack fon, clerk of the bye-nights, in the General Poft-office, in room of Mr Sylvefter, clerk of the Kent road, in room of Mr Boulton,-clerk of the North road, in room of the late clerk difmiff.d. Dr Huck, physician of the Middx hospital Col. Craiggs of the foot-guards,-one of the grooms of the bed-chamber to Prince Henry Frederick. Ja. Poole-Capt, in the 17th R. of drag. John Field, Capt. in the 44th Reg. John Saxton, Capt. in the 17th Reg. John Carden,- Capt in the 60th Reg. ECCLESIASTICAL PREFERMENTS. St James's, HE king has been pleased to Sept. recommend to the Dean and Chapter of Chrift church, the Rt Rev. Dr Lowth, Bp of St David's, to be by them elected Bp of that See, in the room of Dr Hume, tranflated to the See of S.lifbury.Gaz. 16. TH Rev. Mr Smallwell,-one of his Majefty's chaplains in ordinary. Mr White-Wethersfield, R. Effex. Mr Dove, Kentford-com Gazely, V. Suff. Mr Pinkis,-Cariby, V. Lincoir thire. Mr Leheup,-Hedge-fet, R. Suffolk. Mr Myers, V. of Thorpe, All-Saints Wellfleet, R. Lincoln, Mr Blaggen,-Welgrave, V. Cornwall. Rev. Mr Beet,-Nafeby, V. Northamptsh. Mt Robinson,-Ludbury, V. Shropshire. Mr Purcus, Carlby, L. Lincolnshire. Mr Pote,-St Margaret, Lothbury, R. and Melton, R. Kent, Rev. Mr Hurft, R. of St John's Stamford, —warden of Brown's hofpital in that town. Difpenfation to bold two Livings. Stephen Waller, Epping, RR.Effex. Ph. Walton, Micklebam, R. B-KTS. } Hants. Madrid 39a Leghorn 491at Genoa 48 Venice 51 Lifbon Lottery Tick. 11. 145. Oporto 58 6d Bill of Mortality from August 28. to Sept. 23. Buried Chriftened 60821191 Maliles 7301551 | Females 683} Under2 Years old 603 Between 2 and 5 128 5 and 10- 62 30 and 20- 61 20 and 30-110 30 and 40-148 40 and 50 -126 50 and 60-121 60 and 70-107 Within the walls 92 Withoutthewalls 359 Mid, and Surry 885 City & Sub Weft. 295 7551 70 and 80 58 Weekly Sept. 2. 351 80 and go goand100 19 7 100 and 101 - I 101 and 103-0 1551 Wheat Peck Loaf 21. 6d. 9.363 16. 344 23. 393 2546 |