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on the 21st of May 1702, and in 1712, conftituted conftable of the Tower of London, and lord-lieutenant of the Tower hamlets.

Jane died unmarried: Lady Anne was married on the 16th of October 1729, to Sir John Rushout of Northwick, bart. and has iffue a fon and two daughters. Lady Penelope, and lady Margaret, are both unmarried.

On the acceffion of king George I. he was continued in the fame pofts; but in 1717, refigned his office as conftable of the Tower, and lord- His lordship was married on the lieutenant of the hamlets. In the 2d of July 1726, to his second lady, year 1686, his lordship married Elizabeth, daughter of Sir James Jane, youngest daughter of Sir Rufhout of Northwick, in the counStephen Fox, knt. and by his lady, ty of Worcester, bart. and relict of who died on the 10th of July 1721, Sir George Thorold, bart. by whom he had iffue four fons and fix he had no iffue; and dying on the daughters. 15th of April 1727, was buried with 1. James lord Compton, earl of his ancestors at Compton, in WarNorthampton. wickfire.

2. George Compton, now earl of Northampton.

He was fucceeded by his eldeft fon James, who in the 9th year of

3. Stephen Compton, who died queen Anne, was elected one of the young.

4. Charles Compton.

The latter was conftituted conful at Lisbon, and conful-general in the dominions of Portugal, on the 20th of May 1727; and on the 16th of January 1741, was appointed his majefty's envoy-extraordinary at the court of Portugal. On the 14th of August 1727, he married Mary, only daughter of Sir Berkley Lucy, bart. by whom he hath iffue two fons, Charles and Spencer, and four daughters; Mary, firft married to captain Haddock, and fecondly to captain Scot, both in the fea-fervice; Jane, married Feb. 2, 1753, to George Bridges Rodney, Efq; Catharine and Elizabeth unmarried.

Of the daughters, lady Elizabeth died unmarried in 1742; lady Mary was married in April1709, to Wm. Gore of Tring, in Hertfordshire, Efq; member of parliament for the borough of St. Albans, and died at Tring, in August 1737. Lady 3

knights for Worcestershire, and having diftinguished himself in the houfe of Commons, was called up by writ to the House of Peers, on the decease of his father. On the 3d of March, 1716, he married Elizabeth, fifter and heir of the right hon. Robert Shirley, lord vifcount Tamworth, grandfon and heir apparent to the right honourable Robert Shirley earl Ferrers. By her he had iffue one fon and three daughters; viz. James, born July 6, 1723, and died Nov. 28, 1739: lady Jane, and lady Anne, who both died unmarried; and lady Charlotte, married to the hon. George Townfhend, eldeft fon and heir of Charles lord viscount Townfhend. His lordship died in Nov. 1745, leaving no male-iffue, whereby his honours and part of his eftate devolved on his brother George, now earl of Northampton.

His lordship was elected member of parliament for the borough of Tamworth in 1727, and again in

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1734, but made his election for the borough of Northampton. the 2d of Feb. 1742, he was appointed a lord of the treafury, and on the 18th re-elected for the borough of Northampton. He was continued member for the fame place, till called up by writ to the House of Peers on the death of his brother. He married, on the 13th of Sept. 1759, the lady Anne Somerfet, daughter of Charles, late duke of Beaufort, by whom he hath ifue a daughter, born June 26, 1760.

Arms.] Sable, a lion paffant guardant, or, between three helmets argent.

Motto.] Je ne cherche que ung. I feek one thing only. Chief Seats. At Cafle-Ahby in Northamptonshire; at ComptonVinyates, in the county of Warwick; and Mount-fireet, London.

Heads of the MILITIA Bill which lately received the Royal Affent, (2 George III. c. 35.)

THE fum of 20,000l. being granted to his majefty, upon account, towards defraying the charge of pay and cloathing for the unembodied militia, for one year, from the 25th day of March 1762; in order that the charge of pay and cloathing for fuch militia may be duly and properly defrayed and fatisfied.

Where the militia is or fhall be raised, but not embodied, the receiver-general of the county fhall iffue four months pay in advance, according to the eftablishment of pay here fet down; that is to fay, for the pay of four calendar months in advance, at the rate of 6s. a day for each adjutant; 1s. each ferjeant, with the addition of 2s. 6d. a week for each ferjeant-major; 6d. a day for each drummer, with the addition of 64. a-day for each drum

major; five-pence a month for each private man and drummer, for defraying contingent expences; and alfo half a year's falary to the regiment and battalion clerks; at the rate of 50l. a-year, and allowances to the clerks of the general and fubdivifion meetings, at the rate of 51. 5s. for each general meeting; and 30s. for each fubdivifion meeting; and pay for cloathing of the militia after the rate of 31. 10s. for each ferjeant, 21. for each drummer, with the addition of 20s. for each serjeantmajor, and each drum-major; and where the militia hath not already been cloathed, or not been cloathed within three years, 30s. for each private man.

The above fums shall not be paid, if pay has not before been iffued, till the lord-lieutenant or deputies fhall have certified to the treasury Bbz

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and receivers-general the inrolment of three fifths of the men and officers.

The money fhall be iffued by the receiver-general to the clerk of the regiment or battalion (except the allowances to the clerks of meetings) upon producing the warrant of his appointment; and for independent companies, to the refpective captains, or to their order; a fecond payment fall also be made within three months after the firft; and a third within three months after the fecond. Receipts of the perfons to whom the money fhall be paid, hall discharge the receivers general. The regiment and battalion clerks fhall pay in advance one month's pay to the adjutant, and two months pay to each captain, for the ferjeants, ferjeant-major, drummers, and drum-major and contingent expences of his company. Captains fhall diftribute the pay accordingly; and account for the fame yearly to the clerk, or, if an independent company, to the receiver-general, and pay back the furplus monies in his hands, except the contingent expences, which fhall be accounted for, and applied to the general ufe of the regiment, &c. Captains of independent companies fhall diftribute the pay to their men, and apply the money allowed for contingent expences.

The clerk fhall retain money in his hands for his own falary; and fhall discharge the cloathing-bills.

When the lord-lieutenant and deputies fhall have fixed the days of exercise, they fhall certify the fame to the receiver-general, specifying the number of men, and days they fhall be abfent from home. The receiver-general hall iffue

thereupon pay for the men to the regimental clerk, &c. who shall pay over the fame to the respective captains.

Captains fhall make field returns to the commanding-officer; and keep account of every day's exercise, to be examined and compared with the return.

Captains fhall make up their account of all monies received, by way of debtor and creditor, to be figned by them, and counter-figned by the commanding officer, and delivered with the balance, to the clerk, or receiver-general: which accounts fhall be allowed to be fufficient vouchers at the receipt of the Exchequer.

During the time the troops are embodied, and called out into actual fervice, and receive pay as the king's other forces, all pay from the receivers general fhall ceafe.

The clerk of the general meetings fhall be paid his allowance, upon producing an order from the lord-lieutenant or three deputies; and the clerks of the fubdivifion meetings upon producing a like order from one deputy lieut. which orders fhall difcharge receivers-ge. neral.

Regimental and battalion clerks fhall give fecurity for paying and accounting for the monies received by them; the bonds fhall be lodged with the receivers-general, and put in fuit by them on non-performance of the condition; and they shall be intitled thereupon to full costs and charges, and 51. per cent. of the money recovered; the refidue to be accounted for to the auditor.

The regimental and battalion clerks, and captains of independent companies, fhall deliver in accounts

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of their receipts and disbursements, and pay over the balance to the receivers-general; who fhall tranf mit the accounts into the auditor's office. Penalties, &c. fhall be re

coverable in any court of record. No fee fhall be payable for any warrant or fum of money iffued in purfuance of this act,

Copy of a Letter written by a noble Duke to the Vice-Chancellor of Cambridge.

Rev. Sir, C-t, April 6, 1763. I Received here, yesterday the favour of your letter of the 4th, tranfmitting to me the Addrefs, which the University have, thought proper to make to his majefty, on occafion of the peace.

"I am extremely forry, that any thing fhould prevent my attending the University with their addrefs to the king. Nobody can be more ready, and defirous, to fhew his duty and loyalty, to his majefty, upon all occafions, than myself; or, as far as in me lies, to promote and encourage, in the University, thofe principles of steadiness and affection to the Profeftant fucceffion, happily eftablished in his majesty, and his royal family, which now, for many years, I have had the pleasure to see fo uniformly purfued, and fo warmly exerted there.

"I apprehend, from several expreffions in the addrefs, which I own I cannot approve, and which I fhould have objected to, if I had been previously confulted, that my attendance, upon this occafion, will not be confiftent with the part, which I, and other lords, thought ourfelves obliged to take, when the

confideration of the preliminaries was before the parliament. I there'fore hope, that it will not be thought want of duty to the king, or of refpect to the University, (in neither of which will I ever be guilty of the leaft failure) if I defire you, Sir, (as has been very frequently done in our late chancellor's time) to acquaint the fecretary of ftate, that the Univerfity had agreed upon an addrefs to his majefty; and that you defire to know from his lordship, when you, and the University, may attend his majefty with it. This, I believe, has been the method most frequently followed by the University of Oxford, and in feveral inftances, as I mentioned before, in the duke of Somerfet's time.

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A Short,

A Short Account of the prefent King of Spain, from Letters concerning the Spanish Nation, by the Rev. Mr. Clark, who was Chaplain to the Earl of Briftol, when Ambassador to Spain, in 1760, and 1761.

DON Carlos III. the prefent king of Spain, was born in Madrid the 20th of January 1716. He was proclaimed king of Naples and Sicily in 1734 and on the 11th of September 1759, was proclaimed king of Spain, in Madrid, having landed at Barcelona the 10th of Auguft preceding; at which time the Spaniards had fo few failors, that they had great difficulty in manning the fleet which brought him from Italy. The kings of Spain are never crowned; instead of it they make a public entry into Madrid with great pomp and magnificence: and the prefent monarch made his public entry the 13th of July 1760, in a coach of maffy filver, drawn by eight fine Neapolitan horfes.

Though his Catholic majefty is now in his forty-fixth year, yet hooting is fill his ruling paffion; and he is fo eager at his diverfion, that when the days are fhort, he often shoots by torch-light. During three days that he staid at Toledo, he killed fix Mountain-cats; which expedition cost him 1000l. a cat: he is the greatest Nimrod of his time; he facrifices every thing to this favourite pleafure; and was difgufted at his public entry, because it hindered him of four days sport.

The king is in his perfon tall, round-shouldered, big-boned, of a dark complexion, fmall-eyed, and bas a very large prominent Roman

nofe. His dress is as plain as poffible, too homely for a prince. He commonly wears a plain cloth-frock, a leather-waistcoat,leather-breeches, boots always made in London, a large pair of tanned gloves, and ufually carries a gun upon his fhoulder, attended by fervants, carrying guns, powder, fhot, water, wine, victuals, cloaths, &c. and frequently dead game, fuch as wolves, hares, rooks, gulls, &c.

He rifes at feven in the morning, opens his own fhutters, writes what letters and difpatches he has to do, and then fets out, let it rain or shine, for the chace or rather fhooting; for he never hunts as we do in England. His faite on thefe occafions commonly confifts of the Infant Don Lewis; the great officer in waiting, ufually the duke de Lozada; the body guards, and three or four coaches and fix, with which there is always a furgeon, in cafe of any accident.

. His majefty returns from this diverfion before noon, and dines regularly at eleven, and always in public, attended by the foreign minifters, and other people of diftinction about the court. He ufually eats of fix things, drinks three times, and is not long at table. After dinner he fets out to fhoot again, and feldom returns till dark. he hears his own minifters of state for an hour; after which he fits with the queen-mother in her apart, ment, and goes to bed between

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