42 The MONTHLY CHRONOLOGER. Jan. agreed to take into confideration, at their • next meeting, the report of the 26th of September laft, about the new and old bridges. (See Mag. for last year, p. 463, 475-) The petition to be prefented to parliament for the removal of the Borough market was read, agreed to, and ordered to be fairly copied; and, after being figned by the town-clerk, to be presented by Mr. fheriff Torriano to the Hon. houfe of commons. FRIDAY, 17. Was held a court of the British Fishery, when a petition to parliament for payment of the three per cent. interest now due, and praying for an enlargement of the terms thereof for feven years, was laid before the proprietors. SATURDAY, 18. This night the feffions ended at the Old Bailey for the Middlefex fide, when the nine following perfons received fentence of death, viz. Jofeph Gill, caft upon two indictments for robberies on the highway; one on Little Tower-Hill, and the other near Mile-End: Edward Murril, otherwife Delerand, for a robbery on the highway near Whetstone: Jofeph Lovel, for ftealing a mare: Thomas Trevis, for a burglary: John Moody, tried on the black-act, for firing a loaded piftol at his wife: Ifaiah Robins, for a highway robbery near Whitechapel Mount: John Armstrong and Thomas Welch, for a highway robbery near Iflington: And Wright Wrankford, caft upon two indictments for stealing two geldings. Friday, after Gill was a fecond time found guilty of death, he declared to the court, that Ifaiah Robins, who the night before was convicted for a highway robbery, was innocent, for that he did it. TUESDAY, 21. The feffions ended at the Old-Bailey for the London fide, when Sarah Todd, for ftealing a gelding, the property of William Collingwood, received fentence of death. very warm below Bridge, and the next day there was a very warm press for landmen, to man the guardships in the room of those who will be removed on board the ships lately commiffioned, and ordered to be got ready with all expedition for fervice. Publick notice was given at Greenwich Hofpital, for all the feamen who are wil ling to go to fea, to give in their names, and that they fhall not fail of the ufual encouragements. FRIDAY, 24. Was held a general court of the SouthSea company, when a dividend of two per cent. on the capital ftock of the faid company, was declared for the half year's intereft, due the 5th inftant. Chriftenings in Newcastle last year, 686. Burials, 479. Increased in the chriftenings, 87. Decreafed in the burials, 163. The number of burials in the city of Glasgow, in 1754, amounted to 867. Christenings at Paris laft year, 19,729. Weddings, 4146. Burials, 21,716. Foundlings, 4329. According to letters from Koningsberg, where very exact regifters are kept, there have been born within the compafs of the last year in the kingdom of Pruffia, 28,817 children; and there have died 19,054. fo that the increafe is 9763. The number of the perfons in the whole kingdom are about 600,000. In our Magazine for laft Year, p. 236, we gave a methodical Account of the Trial of ELIZABETH CANNING, Spinfter, from the Seffions Paper, and as the Trial at large is now published by Authority, we fall from thence give the material Points of Evidence, which were not Jo fully or fo exally fet forth in the Seffions Paper. S to the first contefted fact, viz. A The alibi of Squires, And. Wake, formerly an excifeman, fwore that he officiated at Abbotsbury from Dec. 31, 1752, to Jan. 14, 1753, that he faw Squires, her fon and daughter Lucy, at Abbotsbury during most of that time, and lay in the fame room with the fon; and his officiating there was confirmed by the books of the Excife-office. Squires, the fon fwore that his fifter Lucy, fent a letter by the poft from Basingstoke to Mr. Clark at Abbotsbury by the way of Dorchefter, which letter was wrote for her by her landlady, M. Morris. This letter was produced in court and Clark fwore to the receiving it, and Morris (wore to the writing it. The date appeared thus: Basingstoke, Jan. 18, 175, (the other figure $755 MARRIAGES. figure being in the corner was fuppofed to be torn off.) As this letter was of great confequence, one of the clerks of the Poft-Office was called, who fwore that the London charge upon it was of his writing, as the letters from Bafingtoke to Dorchester must come first to London and from thence to Dorchester ; and it had likewife the London poft mark, in which the fecond letter of the month appeared plainly to be an a, with the figure 9 over it, from whence it was evident that there must have been another letter before a, and another figure before and as there did not feem to be room before a, for the letter M, nor before 9 for the figure 2, it was fuppofed to have been fa. 19. Then it was proved that the letters came from Basingstoke to London in a day, and come in only on Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays; and the almanacks from 1749 were next produced to fhew that the 19 of January had never happened on a Monday, Wednesday, or Friday from 1749 to 1753; from all which it was prefumed that the letter was dated Basingstoke Jan. 18, and that the London poft mark was Ju. 19. 1753, As to the fecond contefted fact Mr. alderman Chitty's account of her examination before him, was that the affirmed that after the two men robbed her in Moorfields they forced her along Bishopfgate-ftreet, whereas in all her other accounts the faid he was infenfible from the time of her being robbed until the was near Enfield. As to the third contested fact, Nash swore that when he went down to Enfield with Canning, the window at which the faid he had made her escape, had the western fide hoarded up and the eastern side was glafs; but that Adamfon took hold of the boards and pulled them down. And as to the other window in the room, it had a glafs cafement which opened very eatly, nor could he obferve that it had ever been fecured or nailed on either fide. Fague fwore much the fame as to the two windows, and that the glafs cafement on the eastern fide of the firft window opened; that Adamfon and Skarrat pulled the boards down; and that he neither observed, nor did he hear any one elfe obferve, that the boards had but lately been done up. But as to thefe windows, Adamfon on the part of the prifoner fwore, that as to the first window he helped Colley, Canning's uncle, to pull the boards down, which had been as he had obferved but lately done up; that the window was boarded all over within a very little of the top, with one piece of wainscot; and that on the not, 43 outfide the plaifter was fcratched off, MARRIAGES and BIRTHS. Dec. 22. TH HOMAS Harrison, Efq; to Mifs Thompson, daughter of the late alderman Thompson, of Hull, with a fortune of co,ocol. 31. Rev. Mr. Pennington, to Mifs Peggy Carter, daughter of the Rev. Dr. Carter, of Deal. Jan. 11. Rt. Hon. the earl of Dartmouth, to Mifs Nicholl, daughter and heir of the late Sir Charles Gunter Nichoil, knight of the Bath. 12. Rev. Mr. Foyle, to Mifs Hayter, with a fortune of 10,000l. 13. Lient gen. Humphry Bland, com. mander in chief of the forces in Scotland,› to Mifs Betty Dalrymple, niece to the late earl of Stair. 16. Mr. Peter Gauffen, jun. to Mifs Anna Maria Dofanquet, daughter of Samuel Bolanquet, Efq; of the Foresthoufe, on Epping-Forest. 17. M. George Dixon, merchant, of Lombard-ftreet, to Mifs Anne Cariton, of Mitcham, in Surrey. 22. Mr. Charles Rogers, a Portugal Mr. Robert Fofter, an eminent 1 44 BIRTHS, DEATHS, &c. fhipbuilder, at Shadwell-Dock, to Mifs Ridge, of Woodford, with a fortune of 10,0001. Jan. 3. Lady of William Southwell, Efq; delivered of a fon. 5. Wife of Edward Blount, Efq; of a fon and heir. 14. Lady of the Rt. Hon. lord Duncannon, of a daughter. 15. Wife of Samuel Henry Pont, Efq; of a daughter. 17. Lady of the Rt. Hon. lord Byron, of a daughter. Lady of Thomas Foley, Efq; member for Droitwich, in Worcestershire, of a fon. 24. Lady of Sir Thomas Parkyns, of Bunny Park, of a fon and heir. DEATHS. Jan. 1. Tley, lord Montfort, baron HE Rt. Hon. Henry Brom Jan. Richard Haddock, of Mile End, Efq;' 13. Mr. Harwood, an eminent mera chant, in Tower street. 14. Mr. Thomas Brewer, an eminent ftationer in Ludgate-fireet, in the 76th year of his age. 16. Charles Townley, Efq; of Clap. ham, in Surrey. Countefs of Antrim, in Ireland. 18. Rev. Mr. Morgan, rector of St. Martin's, in ths county of Northampton, and of Chesterton, in Huntingdonshire. 22. Mr. Leonard Pead, one of the common-council-men of Cheap ward. 23. Ralph Palmer, Efq; of RoydonLee, in Effex, of a fit of the apoplexy. 26. Abraham Wells, Efq; fhipbuilder to the East-India company. 28. Rev. Mr. Ifaac Kimber, a diffenting minifter, well known in the learned world. ECCLESIASTICAL PREFERMENTS. of Horfeheath, in the county of Cambridge, and high steward of the town of Cambridge. Succeeded by his only fonrectory and parish church of Deer, EV. Mr. Shipley prefented to the the Hon. Thomas Bromley, Efq; member for Cambridge, now on his travels. George Thornhill, Efq; of New Northftreet, Red-Lion Square. Mr. Weft, only fon of Gilbert West, Efq; 2. Sir James Lowther, Bart. member for Cumberland. He has left his immenfe fortune to the two baronets of that name, and 3000l. per ann. to col. Stephenson, his nephew. Mr. And.ew Spelman, an eminent Spanish merchant. 3. William Merry, Efq; of Ongar, in Effex. 4. Rt. Hon. lady Barbara Leigh, relic of the Hon. Charles Leigh, Efq; brother to the late lord Leigh, of Stone-Leigh, and fifter to the late earl of Scarborough. Mr. Franklyn, one of the tellers of the Excife-Office. 6. Hon. Richard Carter, Efq; chief juftice of South-Wales. .9. Rt. Hon. Auguftus Berkeley, earl of Berkeley, ranger of Dean-Foreft, lord lieutenant and cuftos rotulorum of the County of Gloucester, and knight of the Thistle, fucceeded by his eldest fon, lord Dursley, a minor. 10. Mr. Thomas Chitty, only fon of alderman Chitty, of Tower ward. 11. Thomas Western, of Greenwich, Efq; The relict of the late col. Townshend, and daughter of lord William Powlett, deceased. in Suffex, zool. per ann.-Frederick Comer, A. M. to the rectory of Hebden, with the chapel of Drayton annexed, in the county of Wilts, 120l. per ann.Mr. Harwood, to the living of Wefton, in Northamptonshire, by Sir William Irby, Bart. George Charles Black, A. M. to the vicarage of Berkley, in Middlefex, by the earl of Rerkeley. Thomas Longman, A. M. to the rectory and parish church of St. Mary in the Vale, near Totnefs, in Devon, about 1201. per ann.-Charles Baker, A. M. to the rectory and parish church of Hembury, St. Michael, in Wilts, 170 per ann.Samuel Leach, B. A. to the rectory and parish church of Coombs-Leigh, in Surrey. Daniel Bradbury, A. M. to the vicarage and parish church of Long Martick, in Northamptonshire, 140l. per ann. -John Vade, M. A. had a difpenfation to hold the vicarage of Croydon, in Surrey, to which he was prefented by the archbishop of Canterbury, together with the vicarage of St. Nicholas in the city of Rochefter, 300l. per ann.-Tho. Natchbull, M. A. to the rectory of Bradstock, in Somerfetshire, 130l. per ann.- - Rev, Mr. Dixon, elected lecturer of St. Dionis Back Church, Fenchurch-ftreet. Rev. Mr. Lawrence, chofen minifter of St. Mary, in Aldermanbury. PROMOTIONS Civil and Military. 12. Rev. Mr. Brewer, vicar of Wan- ST. James's, Jan. 8. His majefty have tage, Berks. Lieut. gen. St. George, col. of a regiment of dragoons, and major general on the Irish establishment, ing been pleafed to deliver the cuftody of the privy feal, to his grace Charles duke of Marlborough, the oath of keeper of the privy feal, was, by his majesty's commond, 1755. PROMOTIONS, BANKRUPTS, &c. command, this day administered to his grace, in council. W Jan. 9. This day his grace, Harry duke of Bolton, and the Rt. Hon. John earl of Egmont, were, by his majesty's command, fworn of his majesty's most Hon. privy couucil, and took their places at the board accordingly. Alfo his grace, Harry duke of Bolton, took the oaths appointed to be taken, on being appointed lord lieutenant of the county of Southampton. And the Rt. Hon. Granville, earl Gower, took the oaths, as lord lieutenant of the county of Stafford. From the other PAPERS. Matthew Lambe, Efq; created a baronet of Great Britain.-William Lyttelton, Efq; appointed governor of South-Carolina. His grace the duke of Rutland, conftituted fteward of the houshold, in the room of the duke of Marlborough.Rt. Hon. lord Montfort elected high fleward of Cambridge in the room of his father deceased.-Rt. Hon. Robert Dundafs, of Arnistoun, Efq; appointed lord advocate for Scotland.-John Douglafs, Efq; appointed captain of a troop, Francis Lindfay, Efq; Capt. Lieut. James Dalrymple, Gent. Lieut. and Bafil Heron, Gent. cornet, in the reg. of North British dragoons.-William Egerton, Gent, appointed fub-brig. and cornet to the 2d troop of horfe-guards.-Henry St. John, Efq; made an enfign in the Coldftream reg. of foot-guards.-Dr. Andrew Didier, elected phyfician to the Middlefex-hofpital.-Dr. Blair, elected fellow of the Royal-Society. R' B-KR-TS. 1 ICHARD Falkner, of Blackburne, Mark 45 Huntingdon, merchant and malfter.- PLAYS and ENTERTAINMENTS acted at DRURY-LANE. Jan. 1. Barbaroffa, Author's Night. 3. Ditto, 4. Drummer, Harlequin in China; new. 7. Inconftant, 9. Much Ado About Nothing, 8. Phædra and Hippolitus, 10. Merry Wives of Windsor, II. Conscious Lovers, 13. Drummer, 14. Sufpicious Husband, 17. Provoked Wife, 21. Love Makes a Man, 23. Way of the World, 24. Much Ado About Nothing, 28. Busy Body, Ditto. Ditto. Ditto. Ditto. Ditto. Ditto. Ditto. Ditto. Ditto. Ditte Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto. Ditto. Ditto. Ditto Chaplet Harlequin in China. 31. Every Man in his Hum. Devil to Pay COVENT-GARDEN. Harlequin Skeleton. 3. La Famiglia de Bertholdi. 4. Twin Rivals, by his Majesty's Com. 6. Beggars Opera, 7. Careless Husband, 8. Sufpicious Husband, Harlequin Sorcerer. Scapin Scapin 9. Way of the World, Harlequin Sorcerer. 13. Provok'd Husband, Harlequin Sorcerer. 15. OEdipus King of Thebes, 23. 17. Careless Husband, 24. Scapin. Harlequin Sorcerer. Harlequin Skeleton. Dine. 46 FOREIGN AFFAIRS, 1755. ONSTANTINOPLE, Dec. 15. The day which the grand fignior ufually goes on horfeback to the mofque, and his highnefs not appearing, the people grew extremely tumultuous, and affembled in in great numbers before the Seraglio to know the meaning of his abfence. In order to appease them, he acquainted them that he was indifpofed with a cold, but that in a short time his subjects should fee him. His indifpofition is attributed to the fhock he received by the late melancholy earthquakes, and the fires which fucceeded them, fince which he kept clofe in his apartment till the 13th inftant, when the Janiffaries, in a manner, forced him to appear in publick, in order to remove the general clamour. The Sultan went that day to the mofque on horseback, but at his return to the palace found himself much worse, and in a very short time after, he expired. His brother Ofman who fucceeds him is fifty-fix years of age. The deceased Sultan was the most pacifick emperor that ever reigned over the Turks. His brother is hoped, by the turbulent Janiffaries, to be of a different character. It would feem as if the Ruffians had forefeen this great event, for by accounts from Petersburgh dated Dec. 1o. We are told, that the court lately received a courier from Conftantinople, whose difpatches were of that importance, that they occafioned the holding a council, at which all the great officers of state affifted, foon after which he was fent back to Conftantinople; whereupon there was a talk of raising 60,000 men, during the winter, to reinforce the emprefs's army. And by accounts from the fame place dated, Dec. 13, we are told, that it being refolved to make a confiderable augmentation both in their land and fea forces, the hundredth man of her majefty's fubjects was to be enlifted which would form a body of 66145 men. Warfaw, Dec. 12. We have received advice from Dubno, that the royal commiffion has entered upon bufinefs; whereupon the feveral gentlemen, who become poffeffors of the feveral estates of the ordination of Oftrog by virtue of the will of the late prince Sangusko, who had himfelf only the ufe and profits of those eftates without the property, appear very uneafy about the fate of their poffeffions and give broad hints, that if the royal commiffioners mean to strip them of the fame, they will endeavour to maintain themselves therein by all means in their power, even by force and arms, if it cannot be done otherwife. But the commiffioners do not feem to mind these menaces because it is notorious that the ufu-fructuary poffeffion of prince Sangufko was grounded on no other title than the republick's indulgence towards him; and on the other hand, the troops of the crown diftributed in the lands of the ordination, are fufficient to keep those gentlemen in awe, especially as the grand general himself will be upon the spot before the end of the year. Letters from Naples give an account of a fresh eruption of Mount Vefuvius, on the 4th of laft month, preceded by an earthquake which was only felt in the neighbourhood, and occafioned by the force of the eruption upon its first ap-. pearance. The opening was about the middle of the mountain on the east-fide, and one of the branches of the eruption proceeds towards that which happened in the year 1751; but its progrefs is fo flow, that it advances but twelve yards in two hours, though the defcent is very fteep: There is another branch the progrefs of which is much fwifter, and it is computed makes above a mile in an hour. Juft before this eruption the thunder was extremely frightful; but it is thought that the confequences will not be fo bad as thofe of the former. Our accounts from France are ftill full of the difputes between their bishops and their parliaments, and of the skirmishes between their fmugglers and the troops fent in pursuit of them. Among others we have the following character of the famous Mr. Mandrin, the chief of the fmugglers. He very well known in Savoy, and in his native county, Dauphiny. He is about 36 years old, of a comely countenance, tall, well fet, robust, and very nimble. To these bodily endowments he joins a quick wit and found judgment, a free and polite carriage, a mild temper, but quick at refenting an offence, an intrepidity capable, of any undertaking, with an admirable coolness and prefence of mind in time of danger: So temperate and sober, that wine never overcame his reafon; fo patient and indefatigable, that he would venture upon any defperate attempt, and go through any hardships, to gratify his ambition: In short, he feems to have wanted nothing but opportunity and a poft fuited to his talents, to make a figure in the world and be honourably talked of. But he became what he is, by a feries of adventures, which in thefe accounts there was room to relate, |