ADVICE to CELIA.
Set to Mufick by Mr STANLEY.

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LEICESTER,

EFORE Day-light was affixed here in feveral Places a moft fcandalous, feditious, and treasonable Libel, purporting, That a Play, A with a moft vile and treafonable Title to it, would be perform'd on the 10th of June next, and that fome certain Papers would be then burnt.' His Majefty has promifed his gracious Par don to any one of the Perfons concerned, that fhall difcover his Accomplices, fo as they may be convicted; and a B Reward of 100 l. to any Perfon making fuch Discovery, on the Conviction of any one of the Offenders; or, in cafe there fhall be more, 50 l. for every Criminal convicted. (see p. 368.) Thursday, 2.

Being Candlemas Day, was obferved at Court as a high Festival; the Knights of C the Garter, Thistle, and Bath, appear'd in the Collars of their refpective Orders.

The fame was kept by the Jews as a folemn Faft, on Account of their Law being burnt in a late Fire in Duke's Place.

Friday, 3.

Was held a Court of Common-Council D at Guildhall, when Elections were made of the feveral Committees for the Year enfuing, viz. For the Irish Society, the City Lands, Gresham Committee, the Manfion Houfe, and Commiffioners of e Sewers. Refolved, That the Qua

lification of a Sheriff for London and Middlefex, for the future fhall be 15,000 l. and the Court returned Thanks to the Lord Mayor and Aldermen for their daily Attendance in their Turns to administer Juftice at Guild-hall.

The Dealers in Spirituous Liquors have found a Way to defeat Informations, viz. The Buyer comes into the Entry of the Houfe, and cries Pufs, to which a Voice from within anfwers Mew: A Drawer is then thruft out, into which the Buyer puts his Money; the Drawer being pull'd in, is foon after thruft out again, with the Quantity of Gin required. Friday, 10.

Oxford. This being St Scholaftica's Day, a certain Number of the principal Burgeffes did publickly pay each One Penny, in Token of their Submiflion to the Orders and Rights of the Univerfity. The Occafion of this Cuftom and Offering, was a barbarous and bloody Outrage committed by the Citizens in the Reign of Edward III. against the Perfons and Goods of feveral Scholars, which drew a great and juft Amercement upon the Criminals. The City pretended they were not able to pay the Fine, without their utter Ruin, and did humbly pray, and at laft obtained a Mitigation from the University. annual Payment of 100 Marks was then accepted: And this, by the farther Favour of the Univerfity, was changed into a fmall yearly Acknowledgement, viz. That the Mayor, and 62 fuch Townsmen

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as had been fworn that Year to preferve the Privileges of the University, fhould yearly, upon this Day, repair to St Mary's Church, and fhould then and there offer 63 Pence, in Memory of the barbarous Murder of 63 innocent Scholars.

Jondag, 20.

About 8 o'Clock the famous Dr Urban, having fome Time paft been poffeffed with a violent Frenzy, broke loofe from his Nurie, and run all thro' the Streets of London and Westminster diftributing QuackBills, fwearing he would go vifit his beau tiful Garden of Eden; raving againft Common Senfe, and the London Magazine, and finging a mad Song fet to Mufick by Peter the Wild Youth; but being at lait fecured, was conveyed to his Lodgings in Moorfields, where he continues uttering horrid Imprecations against feveral Bookfellers and Printers. 'Tis thought this Poor Man's Misfortune is owing to his having lately perplexed himself with Biblical Questions, Mathematical Problems, Aftronomical Equations, and Methods to find the Longitude. This filly Pa

ragraph, and fuch like Buffoonery, inferted in the News Papers at the Charge of the Proprietors of the London Magazine, is all the Answer given to the Remarks on their inimitable Preface, fome Paffages of which are quoted in the Beginning of this Magazine.

His Majefty held a Chapter of the Garter in the old Council Chamber at St James's, when he was pleafed to create the Right Hon. the Earls of Effex and Waldegrave Knights Companions of that moft noble Order, in room of the Earls of Peterborough and Berkeley deceased.

Tuesday, 21.

THE Poft-Boy bringing the Bristol and Bath Mail to London, was fet upon and and robb'd by a figle Perfon on Foot, about leven o' Clock in the Evening, at the End of Sunning-Lane, two Miles on this Side of Reading.

-The Foft Mafter General thinks proper to make it publickly known, that whoever shall apprehend the Perfon who committed this Robbery, will, upon Conviction, be entitled to a Reward of 200l. befides the Reward by Act of Parliament for apprchending Highwaymen; or if any Accomplice in the faid Robbery shall make a Difcovery of the Perfon who committed the Fact, fuch Accomplice will be entitled to the faid Reward of zool. and alfo have his Majesty's most gracious Pardon.

-The Perfon who committed this Rob bery is defcribed to a middle fiz'd Man, had on a Great Riding-Coat. with a

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Friday, 24.

A remarkable Trial happened at Guildhall, the Decifion of which muft very much influence the Conduct of all military Officers in Garrifons belonging to Great Britain; fome Account of it will be acceptable to our Readers in fuch Places. A Carpenter who had lived for fome Time in Gibraltar, had a Wife who pleafed one of the fubaltern Officers there fo well, that they had frequent Appointments together. The Husband one Day happening to difcover the Houfe where they were, went to claim her, and did it in fo unpolite a Manner, that the Lieutenant came to turn him out of the Houfe; on a Struggle enfuing the Lieutenant getting the better, threw the Carpenter to the Ground, where he kept him untill a File of Mufqueteers was fent for, who conducted the Carpenter to a Dungeon. Next Day he was tried by a Court Marfhal, who fentenced him to receive 300 Lathes at the Whipping-Poft, and to be banished the Town. The Reader muft obferve, that the Governor of Gibraltar, for the Time being, has Power to mitigate or to remit the Sentence of Dany Court Marfhal of which he himself is not the Prefident, and likewife that fuch Sentence mult be confirmed by him. As the honourable Perfen who is Governor there now was not in the Court Marfhal which fentenced the Carpenter, therefore, all that was done in Pursuance of their Sentence, was, in the Senfe of E the Law, conttrued to be done by the Order of the Governor. The Fort Ma jor, whofe Province is to take Care that all military Sentences be duly executed, had Orders after the Carpenter was fript and tied to the Whipping-Poft, to miti gate, or to remit the Sentence as he faw proper, if the Delinquent would ask Pardon. This he bravely refused to do, Saying, He had been guilty of no Crime, and flood in need of no Pardon. Accor dingly the Sentence was inflicted with a Cat and twelve Tails, three extraordina ry having been added to the flogging Inftrument on this Occafion; fo that the Sum total of the Lashes he received was 3600. It was likewife proved, that every fecond Lafh brought away the Flesh or Skin from his Back; after this he was banished the Town. Upon which he brought his Action before a London Jury and an English Judge for 10,000 l. Damages against the Governor.

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they attempted to prove, that under for-
mer Governors the fame Power had been
exercifed upon the Inhabitants, and that
the Plaintiff, as being employ'd in Works
belonging to the Garrifon, was properly
fubject to a Court Marshal." The Gene A
rals Wade, Grove, Barrell, and a great
many other Gentlemen of the Army, were
examined as to this Fact, and it appeared
that a Taylor had been formerly hang'd
there for Theft: But it was reply'd by
Mr Strange and Mr Murray, who were
Council for the Plaintiff, ift, That if,
there was fuch Precedent, it could have no
Weight in the prefent Cafe; for it was
found neceflary for that, and other Steps
of the fame Nature fome Years ago, that
the Crown fhould pafs an Act of Indem-
nity for all the Actions of the Gentlemen
who had been Governors of Gibraltar,
during the Time of their Government. C
2d, That the Plaintiff was a Man of
Subftance, and was an Inhabitant of the
Town, wherein he had feveral Houses,
and was employed by the Officers of the
Garriton only as they would do
any other
Workman belonging to the Town;
which was proved by feveral Witneffes
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from Gibraltar. 3dly, That they were
ready to produce (and it was accordingly
produced) an authentic Copy of a Letter
from Mr Pelham, Secretary at War, to
the Judge Advocate, by which the Power
of judging and determining in civil Cafes,
was vetted in the faid Judge Advocate
and two Merchants of the City; and that
if the Carpenter had been guilty, his
Crime properly came under their Cogni
zance. The Council for the Defendant
infifted much upon the Governor's private
Character, upon the ftrict Eye which
a Governor of a Town, furrounded as
Gibraltar is with Enemies, and that too
at their very Gates, muft have upon
the Inhabitants, and on the Rigour which
Prudence obliges him to obferve in dif-
couraging the leaft Encroachment upon
the Rights of the Garrison.

After a Tryal of about nine Hours before Lord Chief Juftice Lee, the Jury gave the Plaintiff 700 l. Damages, and Cofts of Suit.

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the Chriftian Revelation in fuck a Light
as that it shall appear one of the strongest H
Proofs, even of the Being of a God and
Providence, and of all the other Points
of natural Religion, in Answer to
CHRISTOPHILO's Question, is come

Hand, and will be inferted in our next.

The Bufinefs of the Houfe of Com mons was interrupted from the 21ft to the 28th; the Right honourable Arthur On flow, Efq, being greatly indifpofed.

Mr Haines, Printer of the Craftsman, was try'd for that of July 2, 1737, before Lord Chief Justice Lee, and a Special Jury; who brought in their Verdict Guilty.

A LIST of BIRTHS for the YEAR 1738.
Jan. 30. ADY Frances Harpur, Sifter
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to the D. of Rutland, and
Wife of John Harpur, Efq; deliver'd of a
Son and Heir,

FEB. 21. Lady of Sir Wm Yonge, Bart, -of a Daughter.

22. Lady of the Lord Vere Beauclerc, -of a Son.

ALIST of MARRIAGES for the Year 1738.
Jan. 31.m Underwood, Esq; of End-
Weld, married to the Relict

of Richard Darby, Efq; late Treasurer of
Gray's-Inn.

FEB. 10. Penry Williams, Efq; of Penpoint, Brecon,to Miss Smith of Stoke near Ludlow, Shropshire, with 15,000l.

11. Edw. Ratcliff, Efq, Turkey Merchant to Mifs Anderson, Daughter of Sir Stephen Anderfon, Bart.

14. Godfrey Clarke, of Chilcot near Derby, to Mifs Pole Daughter of German Pole of Radbourn in the faid County, Eiq;

Dr Tho. Tennison, Chancellor of the Diocese of Oxford,-to Mifs Smith, soool.

ALIST of DEATHS for the YEAR 1738.

Jan. 11.THO. Broughton, Lieut. Gover

nor of South Carolina. 31. Lady Dowager De la War. FEB. 1, Robt Atwood, Efq; Turkey Merch. 3. Rich. Pryfe of Trewyllan, Montgo meryshire, Efq; Juftice of Peace for that County under Q. Anne, for whofe Memory he had fuch a particular Respect,. that he defir'd to be bury'd as near her Effigie in St Paul's Church-yard as pollible, which was done accordingly.

4. Rev. Mr Batty Preacher at St John's Clerkenwell, and Lecturer of St Dunflan's in the Weft.

Hen. Johnfon, Efq; a Clerk in the Navy

Office.

Hen. Finch, Efq; at Laughton, Suffex. 6. Rev. Mr Husbands, Vicar of Tottenham, Middlesex, and Junior Cardinal of St Pauls, London.

Mr Fof. Mitchell, Author of f Shoe-Heel The Totnefs Addrefs verfify'd, &c.

9. Mils Pitt, of Norfolk, aged 19;.

her

Deaths, Promotions, &c. in ortune 20,000l. goes to her Sifter,aged 17. 10. John Lane, Efq; Capt. of an independent Company; in Red-Lyon-street. Win Grove, of Derbyshire, Esq;

11. Mr Wm Bowles, the Antiquarian, A aged 95.

Rev. Mr Wheatland, Lecturer of St Stephen, Coleman-ftreet.

John Helden, Efq; at Egham, in the County of Surry; he lived many Years in the land of St Chriftophers where he was one of the Council and Collector of the Customs in the Reign of Q. Ann, and the late K. George; he came from thence in the Year 1730, and had lately made a Purchase at Egham, where he lived much beloved and died greatly la

mented.

12. James Sherrard, M. D. (formerly anApothecary) worth upwards of 150,000l. at Eltham, Kent.

Hon. Dodington Grevile, Efq;

Wm Colbourne, Efq; Capt in Hawley's Regiment.

Samuel Ruffel, Efq; Sheriff of London in the Mayoralty of Sir Francis Child. 13. Rev. Mr Robt Bragge, a Diffen:ing Minister.

James Heywood, Efq; of Mariftow, Devon. Col. Bettefworth, Dept Governor of Jersey.

Wm Curzon, Efq; Member for Clithero, Lancashire, of a Consumption at Aix la Chapelle.

14. Hon. and Rev. Dr Finch, at York. 15. Wm Molesworth, Efq; at little Chelsea. Lady Stradling, Relict of Sir Edward Stradling, Bart, and Sifter of late Lord Manfel.

18. Jacob Bancks, Efq; Member for Shaftsbury

23. Sir James Wood (lately) Brigadier General, and Col. of the Royal Regiment of Scots Fufiliers. He ferv'd in Flanders in the Reigns of K. Wm and Q. Anne.

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Capt. Drury,-appointed Capt. of Gre-
nadiers in the firft Reg. of Footguards,
Benjamin Theaker, Elq;-Capt. in Ma-
jor General Kirke's Reg. at Gibraltar.
Capt. Watfon,-Capt. of the Garland
Man of War.

Lieut. Swanfon,-Capt. of the Saltaf
Sloop.

Capt. Lieut. Swan,-Col. of a Compa-
ny in the first Reg. of Footguard, in room
of late Col. Williamfon.

Mr Raftall, Eldelt Sub-brigadier of
the firft Troop of Horfe-guards, in room
of Capt. Prem decd.

Acourt, Efq; Brother to Pierce
Acourt, Member for Heytesbury-Lieut. in
Col. Churchill's Company, in the 2d Re-
giment of Footguards.

George Drummond, Efq;-Commissioner
of Excife for Scotland.

Lieut Gen. Dormer,-Captain and Co-
lonel of the first Troop of Horse-Grena-
tham decd.
dier Guards, in room of Sir Charles Ho

SHERIFFS for the Year 1738.
Cornwall, John Honey, of Trenant, Efq;
Devon, Francis Drew, of Grange, Efq;
Lincolnfh. St John Wells, of Alford, Efa;
Anglefea, Wm Roberts, of Bodear, Efq;
Radnor, Sir Robert Cornwal, Bart.
Members elected.

Cockermouth William Curwen, Efq;
Lewes John Trevor, Efq;
Midhurst Sir John Peachy, Bart.
Newark Lord William Manners.
Stafford John Ld Viscount Chetwynd.
Winchelfea Robert Bristow, Efq; made

alfo Clerk of the Green Cloth, in room
of his Father, deceased.

Yarmouth Hon. Roger Townshend, Esq;

A LIST of Ecclefiaftical PREFERMENTS.

Col. Quincey, Agent for New England, REV Mr Le Moine, Chaplain to the

of an Inoculation.

ALIST of PROMOTIONS for the Year 1738.

EARL of Granard, APPOINTED GO

vernour of New York, in Room of

Col. Cosby, decd.

Col. Horfey,-Governour of South Ca-
rolina in room of Robt Johnson, Efq; decd.
Mr George Woodcraft-Under-Sheriff.
Col. De Veil,-Infpector-General of the
Customs, in room of

Charles Horatio Walpole, Efg-Ufher of
Exchequer.

Omen Brereton, Efq-Paymaster of the
Lotteries, in room of late Tho. Spence, Efq;
Viscount Irwin,-Ld Lieutenant of the

A Riding of Yorkshire, and Town and

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Duke of Portland, PRESENTED (by his Grace) to the Rectory of Everley, Wilts, worth 200l. per Ann.

-to the Rectory of St Mr Aldrich, John's Chapel Clerkenwell.

Mr Kennet, Son to the late Bp of Peterborough, by the prefent Bishop, to the Livings of Penkirk and Glenton, void by the Death of Dr Cumberland.

Mr Luke Hill,—

-to the Rectory of Stratford St Andrew Suffolk.

Mr Tho. Johnson,-to the Vicarage of Bramford Speke, Devon.

Mr Salter Prebendary of Gloucester. Mr Bonny,-Clerk in Orders to St James's Church Westminster.

Mr Williams,-Prebendary of Exeter in room of Mr Welchman decd.