Deaths, and Preferments. 142 At Twickenham, Na haniel Lloyd, Efq; At Chadderton, in Lancashire, Sir William Horton, Bart 26 At Wear Gifford, near Barnstaple, Devon, Margery Bone faut, aged 114 years 27 At Drefden, Prince John George Chevalier de Saxe, Field Marthal of the Electoral Saxon army, &c. In Onflow-ftreet, Saffron-hill, Charles Dodd, Efq; At Hampftead, aged 52, Dr Anthony Afkew, Phyfician to St Bartholomew's and Chrift's hofpitals, and Register and Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians, in London In Chrift-Church, St Ann's, Dr Arnaud 28 Caus Thompfon, Efq; Sheriff for the town and county of Kingston upon Hull Mar. 1. At Kensington, Peter Leheup, Jun. Efq; In Burlington-ftreet, James Chetwynd, Efq; Barrister at Law In Cavendish fquare, Charles James Corolly, a Member in the Irish Parliament 2 Dr Dowfett, Phyfician to the Charterhouse At Salthill, in his way to Bristol, the Rt Hon Henry William Arundell, Viscount Galway, and Baron of Killard, in Ireland The Rev William Talbot, Rector of St Giles's, in Reading, eldest son of the late General Talbot, and grandfon of Dr William Talbot, late Bishop of Durham 3 In Wigmore ftreet, Cavendish Square, Mrs Mishen, a maiden lady. She has bequeathed 1500l. to the poor of St Maryle bon 4 At Sandwich, in Kent, William Boys, Efq; Lieutenant Governor of the Royal Hofpital at Greenwich.-When he was First Mate of the Luxemburgh, a Jamaicaman, in her return to England, it was fet on fire, by fome accident, and the crew all perished, the above Capt. Boys and another Officer excepted, who efcaped on the wreck; they lived many days in the most miferable manner, till the Officer died, when Capt. Boys lived upon his dead corpfe while it remained fweet, and then eat the flesh off his own thoulders, till they became quite bare; and after living twenty two days in this dreadful fituation, he was happily relieved. At Glocefter, Thomas Vernon, Efq; Barrifter at Law The Lady of John Affleck, Efq; of Dalham-Hall, in Suffolk 6 The Hon Henry Fane, youngest sʊn of the Earl of Weftmorland At High-Wycombe, in Bucks, the Rev Eliel Blackbourne, D D In Berkeley-fq. Timothy Perry, Efq; 7 At Pardo, his Royal Highness Charles, Infant of Spain, aged two years and fix months At Hackney Zachary Abington, agedio3 8 In Dartmouth-ftreet, St. James's, the Rev Samuel Cotter, B A 10 In Cannon freet, John Afkew, Efqr In Lower Grosvenor-treet, Jonathan Bowles, Efq; In Northumberland ftreet, Strand, · Goddart, Efq. In Queen fquare, Sir William Brown, Knt. MD, aged 82 Dr John Bostock, Phyfician to Liverpoole Infirmary 11 At Ludham, in Norfolk, Mrs Eliza. beth Tuck, aged 103 At Quanbury, in the county of Galway, in Ireland, the Rt Hon Henry Benedi& Barnewall, Lord Viscount Kingsland, and Baron of Turvey, aged 66 13 At Lambeth Palace, John Clapham, Efq; Chief Secretary to his Grace the Arch bishop of Canterbury 14 The Hon Robert Harley, Efq; Barrifter at Law, Recorder of Tewkesbury, in Glocestershire, uncle to the Earl of Oxford, and one of the Members for Droitwich, in Worcestershire At Lambeth, Whitlock Planck, Efq; Arnold Duncombe, Efq; of Stocks, in Hertfordshire 15 At Bedford, on the circuit, SirRichard Adams, Knt. one of the Barons of his Majefty's Court of Exchequer On Blackheath, Capt Benjamin Smith, aged 104 16 At Ahford Bowdler, near Ludlow, in Shropshire, Edward Hall, Efq; In Portugal street, the Rev Mr Baker, aged 81, many years an officiating ChapJain at the Sardinian Ambassador's Chapel in Duke street, Lincoln's-inn-fields 17 In New Bond ftreet, Richard Chadd, Efq; 18 At Whitehall, Sir Matthew Featherstonehaugh, Bart At Gafk, in Scotland, the Hon Amelia Nairn, relic of Lawrence Oliphant, and daughter of the deceafed Lord Natrn 20 At Sherfield, in Hampshire, Mrs Beauclerk, wife of the Hon and Rev Mr Beauclerk 1 21 John Sandys, Efq; near Westmin fter abbey 23 At Lampsfield, in Surry, William Bridges, Ffq; 24 In Brook ftreet, Holborn Mr Thomas Sheriff, Mafter of the Ceremonies at Hampstead affembly At Frome, in Somerfetfhire, Mr John Moody, an ingenious Floritt.-He has won the prize at the Florist's-feaft for upwards of 30 years paft ECCLESIASTICAL PREFERMENTS. HE Rev Benjamin Underwood, MA, Chaplain to the Bishop of Ely, to St Mary Abchurch and S: Lawrence Pountney united R, in Cannon ftreet, London; also to Eat-Barnet R, in Hertfordshire The Rev William Clough, to Tottington V, in Norfolk The Rev Arthur Lewis, to Thenford otherwife Fensford R, in Northamptonshire The Rev Mr Maule, Chaplain of Green 143 Major James Webfter, to be Lieutenant Colonel of the 33d Regiment, in room of Lieut. Col. Hildebrand Oakes, refigned Capt Thomas Trigge, to be Major of the 12th Regiment Lieutenant Jofeph Collins, to be Captain in the 12th Regiment, in room of Capt Thomas Trigge Lieutenant Colonel Maxwell, to be Colonel of the 67th Regiment James Hamilton, Efq; to be LieutenantColonel of the 21ft Regiment, in room of Lieutenant Colonel Maxwell B-NK-PTS. wich Hofpital, to Little Wigborough R, Son, warehoufemen Amuel Pike, and John Furze, of Lon in Effex The Rev Robert Holt Butcher, to Wil den R, in Bedfordshire The Rev George Woollafton, MA, Chaplain to the Earl of Derby, to the united Rs. of St Mary Aldermary, in Bowlane, and St Thomas the Apostle, London, with Dingey R, in Essex DISPENSATIONS, Tchaplaid to the Rt James, Somerville, to hold Bibury V, with Afton- The Rev John Bradford, M A, Chap. Jain to the Rt Hon the Earl of Litchfield, to hold Winkleigh V, with Idiford R, both in Devonshire The Rey Henry Chayter, DD, to hold Catterick V, in Yorkshire, with KirbyStephen V, in Westmoreland The Rev Richard White, Chaplain to Charles Lord Viscount Maynard, to ho'd Thaxted V, with Little Bardfield R, both in Effex The Rev Nicholas Bofcawen, DD, to hold St Michael Penkevil R, with St Mabyn R, both in Cornwall The Rev, Ambrofe Eyre, MA, lain to the Bishop of Carlisle, to hold OutChap. well R, in Norfolk, with Leverington R, In Cambridgeshire The Rev Henry Homer, M A, Chap lain to Edward Lord Leigh, to hold Willoughby V, with Anneley V, in Warwickshire IR PROMOTIONS CIVIL, S broGovernor Scarborough Castle, in room of Capt John Catherwood Capt Baillie, to be Lieutenant Governor of Greenwich Hofpital, in room of Capt Boys Capt Lynn, to be a Capt of Greenwich Hofpital, in room of Capt Baillie PROMOTIONS MILITARY. A jom Daniel Goll, to be CaptainLieutenant, in the Royal Regiment of Artillery GAR Weetman, to be Captain, and William Johnfton, Pall Mall, vintner maker Charles Whitehead, of London, merchant Caermarthenshire, mereer Michael Pratt, Leeds, Yorkshire, druggit. James Paine, Birmingham, grocer Wm. James, jun. Horfham, Suffex, butcher William Thomafon, of Stoke Damarell, Henry Bagshaw, and Peter Defbrosses, of Edward Watson, Long acre, carver Jofeph Allen, jun. of Taunton, in Somer- John Marchi, Haymarket, coffee-man James Watts, Maid Lane, Southwark, Thomas Munday, of Lower Eaft-Smith- Benjamin Plant, of Corley, Warwickshire, Jofeph Hill, Bristol, brickmaker Bankruptcies fuperfede. Henry Bagshaw, and Peter Defbroffes, of PRICE S of STOCK S. 14 per Cts. 34 per Ct. 3 per Cent.3 per Cente 3perCent. Long South Sea Old S, Sea S.Sea New S.S. Ann. E. India 3perCent. In. Bonds Navy Bills An. 1758. Confols. Reduced. An. 1726. Annuit. Stock. Annuit. Annuit. 1751 Stock. E.I.Ann. prem, difcount. WILLIAM STAGG, Stock-Broker, at No. 10, Caftie-Alley, Royal Exchange; Where the Value on Lives and Survivorships, Reversions, and Contingencies, is calculated with Accuracy and Dispatch. CONTAINING. Candid Reafons for chufing Members of Parliament by Ballot, 16 More in Quantity and greater Darier than anp Book of the kind and Price. Summary of the Judges Arguments on Literary Property. Lord Chief Justice De Grey's Speech-Lord Camden's 147-151 Defcription of a IXth Plate of Curiofities found in the Ruins of Herculaneum A Fragment of Hiftory relative to the Revo152 lution; from an authentic Letter written by Dr. Rofe, then Bip of Edinburgh, never before made públic An elegant English Epitaph, written by a La Conduct of Eng. Bps. on that Occafion ib. 153 K. William's ambiguous Behaviour 155 The Inveligation of the Queftion relative to high and low Wheels continued. Contradictory Accounts of Travellers of Cre156 dit not to be reconciled 160 17 17 dy, recommended for its Excellence 170 179 18 181 ib. Refolutions of the Syndics appointed to deli berate on a late Grace at Cambridge 161 Remarks on the late Grace paffed at Camb. 163 Pope's Verfion of Homer's Night-piece defended Some Account of an ancient Grant for hunt164 ing wild-cats in this country Notices concern. Mrs. STUART-DUELLING -PARTICULAR PROVIDENCE,&c. 166 Col. Barre's Speech on the Bill for bringing Offenders from Amer, to be tried in Eug. 167 With a IXth Plate of the Ruins of Herculaneum, being a Specimen of a Series of Paintings in a peculiar Tafte, found in the Theatre at Retina. Alfo a View of the Remains of St. Catharine's Chapel, near Guildford, in Surry, efteemed one of the molt ancient tructures in this Kingdom. Portrait of Mr. Garrick, by Goldfmith 182 HISTORICAL CHRONICLE.Bills received) 165-Verfes to a Nobleman-Acteon pacified it. the royal affent-Election of E. India Di Births, Marriages, Deaths, &c. rectors-Maiquerade intelligence,&c.183-2 138 By SYLVANUS URBAN, Gent. LONDON, Printed for D. HENRY, at St. JOHN'S GATE. London 13 Prices of Grain-Meteorological Diary.—Bill of Mortality. AVERAGE PRICES of CORN, Wheat Rye Bar. Oats Beans 6 1 COUNTIES 1/3 4/2 1/3 4 INLAND. from April 11, to April 16, 1774. COUNTIES upon the COAST. Effex 10 13 4.3 52 13 Suffolk 113 32 013 Middlefex 6 Lincoln Surry Flertford 73 82 Cambridge 6 13 Huntingdon 82 Northampton Rut'and 42 10 Durham Northumberland Westmoreland Monmouth 12 3+ Somerfet 010 014 Shropshire 6 515 J4 2.2 Dorfet 65676666656 20 4 70 6 8,0 Hereford 9 33 7 Suffex 6 A Meteorological DIARY of the Weather for MAY, 1773 Weather. 1773 Wind. Barom. Therm. clouds and funfhine at intervals 296 46 ditto, fome little rain WNW 44 29 8 46 Variable ditto 29 7 10 47 45 52 fmart froft in the night, hail storm in the even. froft in the night, the day cloudy and funfhine 25 Ditto 29 42 57 a very wet day 26 S W fresh ftrong 29 4 57 56 29 47 ditto ditto Ditto 30 21 60 Males cloudy in general, but fair cloudy and funshine at intervals Bill of Mortality from March 26, 17:4, to April 26, 1774. Chriftened. 887 Females 90! Whereof have died under two years old 737 Peck Loaf 2:. 44, |