248 Poetical ESSAYS in MA Y, PROLOGUE to Britannia, a Mafque, fpoken by Mr. GARRICK, in the Character of a Sailor, fuddied and talking to himself. He enters, finging, How pleafant a failor's life paffes WE ELL, if thou art, my boy, a little mellow ? A failor, ba'f feas o'er-'s a pretty felloru! A well-rigg'd girl is furely most inviting: There's nothing better, faith-fave flip and fighting I must away-I must What! fhall we fons of beef and freedom foop, Or lower our flag to flavery and foop? What! fhall thefe parly-vous make fuch a racket, And I not lend a hand, to lace their jacket ? Still fhall old England be your Frenchman's butt ? Whene er be foufles, we should always cut. band! a new Mafque. Zounds! why a masque ? We failors bate grimaces: Aho board all, we feern to hide our faces. But what is bere, fo very large and plain? BRI-TA-NIA- Britania!-good again Huzza, beys !—by the Royal George I frear, [there. Tom coxen, and the crew, fall firait be All free-born fuals must take Bri-ta-nia's [and beart! part, And give ber three round cheers," "with_band [going off he stops. 1755. Irish you landmen tho, would leave your tricks, HOR. Ode IV. Book ift. imitated. WIN W The fpring refumes her youthful reign, With genial warmth all nature glows, And calls to life the teeming plain‹: Flora's gay files the dew-drop leads, And rifing to adorn the fair, To grace the breast, or fparkle in the The crocus gilds the yellow fhades. The pines their floating fails unfold, Or Indus rolls his fands of gold. Bleft feafon thy delightful reign Calls ev'ry bloom to deck the grove, Thy influence wakes the poet's strain, Thy influence wakes the fair to love : Now the foft lyre in ev'ry grove prevails, Favonius as he skims along Learns the sweet engaging fong, With transport hears the tuneful swain While love fits reigning in the fhade, Seftius indulge the foul awhile, fmile; Call forth the fweetly-warbling strain, Avaunt ye gloomy train of cares ! Should we delay to tafte the ripen'd joy, The fates might clofe their life-dividing heers. THE Monthly Chronologer. A MONDAY, April 28. N exprefs arrived at the Admiralty office, with advice, that admiral Bofcawen, with 15 fail of the line, a 20 gun fhip and floop, having taken the two regiments on board, and fome neceffaries, at Plymouth, failed from thence immediately after. At five in the morning, his majesty, attended by lord Delawarr, fet out from St. James's for Harwich, where he arrived at three in the afternoon, embarked, at 4, for Holland, and landed at eleven, on the next day, at Helvoetfluys. He arrived at Utrecht that night, at half an hour past ten; reached Benthiem the next evening, and arrived at Hanover on Friday, May 2, at 11 in the forenoon. TUESDAY, 29. Two houses were confumed by fire in Rotherhith. The earl of Jerfey's feat, at MiddletonStoney, in Oxfordshire, was confumed by fire. The duke of Newcastle arrived at Cambridge, and the next morning the heads, and doctors, and almost all the members of the fenate house, waited on him at Clare-Hall; where he made a short speech to them. From Clare-Hall his grace went to the fenate-houfe; and from thence, preceded by the Syndics for the new library, he walked to the place where the building is to be erected; and there his grace, after a short address in Latin for fuccefs to the prefent undertaking, laid the first tone; in a hollow part of which was placed a great number of gold and filver pieces of his prefent majesty's coins; and in another part of it, a copper-plate with the following infcription: Conftantiæ æternitatique facrum Latus hoc Orientale Bibliothecæ Publicæ Egregia GeorgI Imi Britanniarum Regis Liberalitate locuple:atæ Vetuftate obfoletum inftauravit Georg IIdi Principis optimi Munificentia Accedente Nobiliffimorum Virorum Philippi Comitis de Hardwicke Angliæ Academiæ fummi Seneschali Ac plurimorum Præfulum, optimatum, Aliorumque Academiæ Fautorum Propenfa in Rei Literariæ incrementum Splendoremque Benignitate May, 1755. Lapidem hune immobilem Authoritate, Patrocinio, Procuratione Feliciter, Deo propitio, perficendi, Circumftante frequentiffima Academico rum Corona, Prid. Kalend. Mai. MDCCLV. After that ceremony was over, his grace, with the rest of the univerfity, returned to the fenate-houfe; where they heard a very ingenious fpeech upon the occafion, made by the Rev. Mr. Skinner, the publick orator of the university. On Thurfday, May 1. in the morning, his grace had a very numerous levee at Clare-hall: After which he went to St. Mary's church, and heard a fermon preached by the Rev. Mr. Franklin of Trinity-college, the Greek profeffor. From thence he went to the fenate house, and conferred the degree of doctor of laws on lord Montfort, and Mr. Turner, the profeffor of modern languages; and that of mafter of arts on Mr. Wheeler of Chrift-college, and Mr. Vernon of Trinity-hall; and two or three other inferior degrees. When the business of the congregation was over, his grace addreffed himself to the members of the fenate in a fhort fpeech, expreffing his entire fatisfaction with their conduct and performances, and affuring them of his conftant attachment to their intereft, upon all occafions that fhould offer to promote the true honour and welfare of the univerfity. Early next morning his grace fet out on his return to London. THURSDAY, May 1. The time for paying the bounties to feamen and landmen was prolonged to the 27th inftant. (See p. 185.) A dreadful fire broke out at Walker's wharf, near the Armitage brewhoufe, `occafioned by a boy's going with a lighted candle into the loft over the stable; in a few minutes the loft was in a blaze, and the fire confumed 3 or 4 warehouses contiguous to the wharf, and then crof fing the street fet fire to the flax and hemp warehouses at the corner of Burrstreet, confuming 7 or 8 of them, so that the lofs is computed to be 200ool. TUESDAY, 6. Was a warm prefs on the river, and above 1000 men were taken for his majesty's fervice. The Otter floop, capt. Innis, being arrived at Plymouth from a cruize, left the fleet under the command of the admirals Bufcawen 250 The MONTHLY CHRONOLOGER. Bofcawen and Moftyn on the 30th ult. about 30 leagues S. W. of Uthant. His majefty has been pleafed to give 2000l. towards carrying on the publick buildings at Edinburgh, to be paid at 500l. yearly for four years. His majesty has alfo granted 8160l. 10s. 6d. . being the bal. lance of the invalid fund, to the Royal infirmary of that city, the faid ballance being at his majesty's difpofal, by the deceafe of all the invalids established on it. The lords juftices, in council, crdercd, that the parliament which was prorogued to the 27th inft. be further prorogued to July 1. WEDNESDAY, 14. A general committee of the Foundling-Hofpital for the year enfuing, was elected by hallot, viz. The duke of Bedford, prefident. Vice-prefidents, earl of Dartmouth, earl of Macclesfield, lord Vere, Sir John Heathcote, Bart. Peter Burrel, Efq; James Mead, Efq; Taylor White, Efq; treafurer. Forty-two members to make the general committee fifty. Duke of Portland, earl of Shaftsbury, lord Charles Candith, lord Parker, Sir Thomas Drury, bart. Mr. Charles Child, Samuel Clarke, Thomas Crouch, Francis Fauquier, James Fitzgerald, Chamberlan Godfrey, Theodore Jacobfon, Peter Meyer, Robert Nettleton, William Pearce, Samuel Pechell, Samuel Reynardfon, Henry Rowe, May Richard Salwey, William Sloane, Thomas Strode, John Thornton, James Tillard, Randolph Tocke, John Waple, Lewis Way, George Whatley, Peter Wyche, Efqrs. lord North, lord Royston, Hon. Rob. Trevor Hampden, Steph. Beckingham, jun. James Dawkins, William Fauquier, Jeffery Hetherington, Efqrs. lieut. col. Jofeph Hudfon, James Lambe, Wil liam Lloyd, Efqrs. Mr. Thomas Redhead, William Sotheby, Harry Spencer, Samuel Wegg, Efqrs. And Stafford Morgan was elected fecretary for the year enfuing. At the fame time alfo, Thomas, Allen, Efq; the Rev. Mr. John Allen, Elifa Brifcoe, Efq; Abraham Henckell, Efq; and Danic! Lafcelles, Efq; were elected governors. THURSDAY, 15. Was held the anniverfary feaft of the Middlefex hofpital, after which the Rt. Hon. the earl of Northumberland laid the Arft ftone of the new building for that charity, with great ceremony. The collection made on this occafion was near 40cl. and the annual fubfcriptions amounted to 59l. 178. SATURDAY, 17. Ended the feffions at the Old-Bailey, when Richard Watfon, for flealing a filver tankard, Richard Griffith, for ftea!ing a weather theep, and William Boyer, for flealing a capuchin, received fentence of death; 22 to be transported for 7 years, and 2 to be branded. At the anniverfary dinner of the governors of the Lock hofpital at HydePark-Corner, was collected near 400l. for that charity. FRIDAY, 23. Fifteen houses, with outhouses, were confumed by fire at Ewelme, in Oxfordfhire. TUESDAY, 27. The bounties to fcamen were ordered, by the lords juftices, to be paid till the 24th of next month. Whitehall. Letters received the 15th inft. by the Montfort Indiaman, dated at Bengal the gth of September last, bring advice, that lieut. col. Caroline Scott died at Madrafs on the 12th of May of a violent fever. And letters of the 7th and 15th of December from Bengal mention the arrival of rear admiral Watfon at fort St. David's, with the men of war under his command, and alfo the arrival of the company's fhips; and that a ceffation of arms had been agreed upon, on the 11th of October, between the English and French, for three months. Thefe accounts also likewife mention the departure of M. Duplex with his family for Europe. An exprefs arrived from Plymouth with advice, that admiral Holbourn, with the 1755. MARRIAGES, BIRTHS, &c. the fquadron under his command, had paffed by that port. Dr. Mead's library fold for 54991. 4s. 5d. (See p. 130, 131.) Thomas Mawby, who formerly kept the Crown Inn at Stilton, was committed .to Huntingdon goal, charged on the evidence of John Capes, with the murder of a Scotch pedlar about 18 years ago. Capes fays, that being on the ramble one night, he went to the houfe of Mawby, about 11 or 12 o'clock, the gates being open, and looked thro' the key-hole of the door, and there faw Mrs. Mawby and one Perkins, the oftler, ftripping a man whom he fuppofed to be dead. Mrs. Mawby faid, "Where fhall we bury him?" they agreed under the fix ftalls window, the faid, "Put him in any ways, and cover him up, and the dung will be thrown over him." The place has been opened, and feveral bones found," part of which appear to be human. Mrs. Mawby and Perkins are both dead. Lays, the reafon of his not difcovering the murder before was, that he was loth to take fo many lives away; but having had a bad fit of fickness this last winter, as he lay in bed one night, and could not fleep, he thought he heard a voice fay three times, declare, declare, declare; which has made him uneasy ever fince. He William Kendall, who had been committed to Oxford caftle, for stealing a dead calf, and a leg of mutton, the property of William Clarke, of Shilton, in Bucks, has made information, that the faid Clarke, with John Packer and James Packer were the perfons who murdered Thomas Clarke five years ago, for which fome others have been tried and acquitted: Upon which the two Packers and Clarke were apprehended, and committed to Oxford caftle. The reafon he gives for not having made the difcovery before, is, that the parties never did him any. injury, and were perfons whom he knew; and that his circumitances being very bad, he was afraid to appear in publick, except on Sundays; but that fince his commitment, he has been very much troubled in mind, and that the deceafed has made fo great an impreffion upon his imagination, that he apprehends he has appeared to him feveral times. Extract of a Letter from Ballymenaugh, in "In the year 1746, Clotworthy O'Neil, Efq; raifed a company of 50 unmarried men, who are now alive and well, and ready and willing to oppofe any of his majefty's enemies. About two thirds of them are married fince, and have at this time 125 fons, lawfully begotten, besides as many daughters as in a few years will 251 be qualified to raise a regiment of loyal proteftants." of MARRIAGES and BIRTHS. was married to Mifs Gafcoygne, only 29. Lewis Way, Efq; to Mif, Payne, fifter to the countefs of Northampton. James Evelyn, Efq; to Mifs Medley. Mr. Edward Lewis to Mifs Loubier. May 1. Sir Bouchier Wrey, Bart. to Mifs Thresher, with a fortune of 20.cool. John Brettle, Efq; to the Hon. Mifs Hawley, only daughter of lord Hawley, of the kingdom of Ireland. 3. Richard Cooper, Efq; to Mifs Burrel, with a fortune of 10,0cal. Richard Gibbon, Efq; to Mifs Patton." 8. Thomas Herbert, Efq; to Mifs Martin, daughter of John Martin, Esq; member for Tewkesbury. Edward Deering, Efq; to Mifs Furnese, only daughter and heir of Sir Robert Furnele, Bart. Mr. Thomas Coffin, to Mifs Waymar, with a fortune of 8,cool. II. Daniel Fleming, Efq; to Mifs Forbes, with a fortune of 8,cool. 15. Charles Gray, Efq; to Mifs Wilbraham, daughter of counfellor Wilbraham, of Bedford-row. 19. Hon. Charles Yorke, Efq; fecond fon to the lord chancellor, to Mifs Freeman, of Hertfordshire. 22. Mr. Jofeph Richardfon, bookfeller, to Mifs Molly Camden. 24. Davis Davenport, of Capefthorne, in Cheshire, Efq; to Mifs Davenport, of Calveley. 26. Counsellor Fofter, to Mifs Strange, one of the daughters of the late mafter of the Rolls. 252 DEATHS, PROMOTIONS, &c. Mr. Hayter, an eminent warehouseman, in King-street, Cheapfide. Philip lord Afton, baron of Forfar, in Scotland, fucceeded by his brother, Walter now lord Afton. 29. Felix Calvert, Efq; an eminent brewer. William Strode, Efq; member for Reading. Sir Edmund Bacon, of Garboldisham, in Norfolk, Bart. Thomas Foley, Efq; late commander of the Savage floop of war, and one of lord Anfon's officers in his circum navigation. Edw. Holmes, of Eltham, in Kent, Efq; May 1. Sir Charles Loraine, of Kirkhale, in Northumberland, Bart. 2. Nath. Garnett, of Bromley, in Kent, Efq; Mr. John Knight, an eminent fishmonger, and one of the common-council men of the ward of Cripplegate within. 6. Rev. Mr. Naith, 60 years fub-dean of Sarum, aged 98. He officiated at two different parishes, to the time of his death, could read the fmallest print without spectacies, never loft a tooth, and had fix children after he was 60 years of age. Ambrofe Goddard, of Swindon, Wilts, Efq; 10. Rt. Hon. viscountefs dowager Shannon. whofe fortune defcends to the coun. tefs of Middlefex, her only daughter and heir. 12. Dr. Ingram, an eminent physician at Barnet. 15. Mr. Zachary, an eminent filk mer-. chant, in King-ftreet, Cheapfide. 18. Mr. Roger Pickering, late an eminent diffenting minifter. 19. Mr. Bakewell, an eminent apothecary in Cheapfide. Hon. Mrs. Vaughan, in child-bed, fifter and heir of Washington Nightingale, of Enfield, Efq; and wife of Wilmot Vaughan, Efq, eldest fon to lord viscount Lifburne. Thomas Henley, Efq; brother to Rob. Henley, Efq, member for Bedford. 20. Rev. Mr. William May, an eminent diffenting minister. 22. Sir Charles Chefter, Bart. by a fall from a window, out of which he threw himself, in the delirium of a fever. 24. Henry Drax, Efq; member for Wareham, in Dorfetshire. 25. Mr. Walker, an eminent brafier in Cheapfide, and one of the commoncouncil-men for the ward of Farringdon within. 'ECCLESIASTICAL PREFERMENTS. EV. Mr. Affleck, prefented to the living of North-Luffenham, in Rutland.hire.-Chriftopher Hildyard, A. M. May to the vicarage of North-Kelley, in Lincoln hire.-Mr. John Rolle, to the living of Berwick St. John, in Wiltshire, by New-college, Oxon, worth 200l. per ann.- Thomas Lane, B. A. to the rectory and parish-church of SaffronWould, in Worcestershire, Rev. Mr. Curtis and Rev. Mr. Davis, prebends of Canterbury. Lord Francis Seymour, to a canonry of Windfor-Mr. Ofwald, to a prebend of Westminster.-Wheeler Truman, M. A. to the rectory of Sudham, in Kent. Mr. Robert Pool Finch chofen golden lecturer at St. Bartholomew's behind the Royal-Exchange.-Wm. Allen, A.M. to the living of Rottingdean, in Suffex, worth 200l. per ann. Mr. Saiusbury, to the living of Oey, in Hertfordshire, by the Hon. Sir Thomas Salusbury. — Mr. John Griffith, to the rectory of Hanfworth, in Yorkshire, worth 3501. per annum. A commendam paft the feals to enable Dr. Hildesley, bishop of Sodor and Man, to hold the rectory of Hollwell, in Bedfordshire, and the prebend of Marston in the cathedral of Lincoln, together with his bishoprick. - A difpenfation past the feals to enable Sackville Spenfer Bale, A. M. to hold the rectory of Withyam, in Suffex, with the rectory of Chiddington, in Kent, worth 400l. per ann. To enable Tho. Broughton, A. M. to hold the rectory of Wotton, in Surry, with the rectory of Allhallows, Lombard ftreet, worth 300l. per ann. To enable the Hon. and Rev. Robert Cholmondeley, M. A. to hold the rectory of St. Andrew with St. Nicholas and St. Mary annexed, in Hertford, with the rectory of Hertingford-Bury, in Hertfordshire, worth 380l. per annum. PROMOTIONS Civil and Military. From the LONDON GAZETTE, T. James's, April 26. His majesty in following perfons to be lords juftices, for the administration of the government during his majesty's abfence. His royal highnefs the duke of Cumberland; archbishop of Canterbury; lord chancellor ; earl Granville, lord prefident; duke of Marlborough, lord privy feal; duke of Rutland, lord steward; duke of Grafton, lord chamberlain; the dukes of Argyle and Newcastle; duke of Dorfet, master of the horse; marquis of Hartington, lord lieutenant of Ireland; earl of Holderneffe, fecretary of state; earl of Rochford, groom of the ftole; lord Anfon, first commiffioner of the admiralty; Sir Thomas Robinfon, fecretary of state, and Henry Fox, Efq; fecretary at war. Whitehall, |