Very active during the affair, and carried him before the Lord-mayor, who committed him to Newgate. The fame night a large bonfire was made juft without Temple-bar, when a large Jack-boat ftuffed with ftraw was burnt amidst the acclamation of a large body of fpectators. The fame day a perfon of diftinction was found guilty of wilful and corrupt perjury, on a trial at the King's Bench bar, Weft. minster-hall, and fentence is to be given the first day of next term. This night fome perfons found means to get into the earl of Harrington's houfe, in the stable-yard, St. James's; and notwithstanding all the family were in town, ftole out of the fame, jewels and other things to a great value, which they carried off undiscovered. * Newcastle. Thursday morning early it began to rain here, with the wind at S. E. which continued that day with the wind very high, and vee ing between E. and N. E. At night it blew in a most tempeftuous manner, when great damage was done to feveral houfes by the fall of the chimnies, &c. and by the prodigious (weil of the river, which was at least three feet higher than ever known; the shops, cellars, and warehouses, in the Clofe, Sandhill, Keyfide, and Gateshead, were many of them fo filled with water, that the damage is computed at upwards of 4000l. The water, about two o'clock yesterday morning, was full three feet deep in the streets, between the walls and the houfes on the key; a quantity of timber floated half way up the Broad-chair, and a floop lying oppofite the Cuftom-house was drove upon the key, where he was left by the fall of the water; but in the afternoon was fafely launched, as were alfo feveral keels and boats. Many hips were much damaged, and feveral houfes laid under water. A Letter from Margate, dated Dec. 3. runs thus: Yesterday we had a very hard gale of wine at N. and by W. which made a very high tide, and the greatest fea that has been known in the memory of man. The fea had a free pallage over our new pier head, made several breaches quite thro' the fame, and beat down the greatest part, together with the light that was lately built up, which served as a guide for veffels coming here in the night. The Gun-battery is thrown down, and the canpon are tumbled into the fea. Our jetties fuffered, several breaches being made, that there is no paffage for carriages. Some shops and warehouses were thrown into the fea, three of which were my next door neighbours. Several of us removed our goods, expecting to be all down the next tide, which inevitably would have been, if the wind and fea had kept up; and more would have fhared the fame fate, but, as it pleafed God, the wind and fea abated before high water. A great deal of the craft fuffered, being dafhed to pieces. A great deal of damage has been done by the storm in feveral parts of England, &c. MONDAY, Dec. 5. Yesterday a warrant was fent from the Secretary of State's office to the Lordmayor, for diligent fearch to be made after fuch perfons as were concerned in the riot laft Saturday at the Royal Exchange, on burning the North Briton, that they may be taken into cuftody, and dealt with according to law. This day the right hon. lord Biron kiffed his majesty's hand, on being appointed mafer of the Stag-hounds of the foreft of Sherwood. The Rev. Dr. Tarrant, re&tor of St. George, Bloomsbury, and vicar of Staines, is prefented to the deanery of Carlisle, in the room of Dr. Bolton, deceased. A few days ago was married at Kenfington church, colonel Munfter, of the 60th regiment of foot, to Mifs Pratt, daughter of the late lord chief juftice Pratt, and fifter to the prefent lord chief juice Pratt. By the Lisbon mad a letter was received from Mr. Tidmas, fecretary to the expedition under capt. Macnamara, of the Lord Clive privateer, dated Rio de Janeira, May 26, 1763, advifing, that after the unfor. tunate blowing up of that fhip, Captain Roberts, in the Ambufcade, fteered for the river of Plate. "In the attack of Nova Colonia (fays Mr. Tidmas) the Ambuscade had 13 men killed, and 12 more dangeroufly wounded, most of them with the lofs of limbs, and the greatest part fince dead; 13 others wounded, incapable of duty, and many more flightly hurt. Our mainmaft fhot through in three different places, and quite unferviceable. The foremast shot through about a third maft down; both topmafts wounded, as well as all our booms and boats; and was obliged to cut away one beat aftern, being hot through and and funk; at the fame time we cut our cable to get clear of the Lord Clive's ftern when he was burning. Most of our lower fhrouds, stays, lifts, braces, and sheets, are hot through; in fhort, fcarce any of the rigging has efcaped. We have also two quarter-deck guns difabled, and three carriages, befides 12 pound carriages. During the engagement we fired upwards of 600 fhot, and 28 barrels of powder. "We made hist to ftop our leaks in the river of Plate, fo as to proceed to this place, where we arrived the 2d of March, and have now had a thorough repair by the Portuguese. We received the news fome time past, by private letters, of a general peace, but as the particulars are not come from the court of Portugal, the war ftill continues here between them and the Spaniards; and they have follicited capt. Roberts to convoy fome of their vellels and troops to the island of St. Catherine, which he has confented to, and agiced to stay there one month, if occafion; and then he proposes to return here, and fo proceed to Lisbon, where we hope to arrive on or about November." TUESDAY, Dec. 6. This day, one of the most interesting points of civil liberty was determined in a caufe in Westminster-hall, before the truly patriotic and right hon. lord chief juftice Pratt, and a special jury of gentlemen of the county of Middlefex, wherein John Wilkes, efq; was plaintiff, and Robert Wood, efq; member of parliament for Brackley, and late under-fecretary of state, was defendant, (for feizing Mr. Wilkes's papers, as fuppofed author of the North Briton. No. 45) when, after a hearing of fifteen hevis, and many learned arguments on both fides, and a most masterly, pathe tic, and eloquent charge, given by his lordhip, and the jury withdrawing for half an hour, a verdict was given for the plaintiff, with ONE THOUSAND POUNDS damages, with full costs of fuit. The council for the plaintiff were Mr. Serjeant Glynn, Mr. Recorder of London, Mr. Stow, Mr. Dunning, Mr Wallace, and Mr. Gardiner; and for the defendant, Sir Fletcher Norton, his majesty's foilicifor-general, Mr. Serjeant Nares, Mr. Serjeant Davy, and Mr. Yates. The attorneys were, for the plain ff, Mr. James Philipps, of Cecil-freet; and for the desendant, Philip Carte et Webb, efq; follici tor for the crown, and Mr. Secondary Barnes. By this important deciúon, every Eng. lifhman has the fatisfaction of feeing, that his houfe is his caftle, and is not liable to be fearched, nor his papers pried into by the malignant curiofity of king's metengers, and an utter end is put to this unconftitutional practice; and it may be truly faid, that no question was ever agitated in a court of judicature of mort interefting confequences to fociety. The caule against Philip Carteret Webb, efq; was put off, at the request of his council, till next term. St. James's, Dec. 6. The most Chriftian king having, upon his ambatlador the count de Guerchy's arrival here, sent to the chevalier d'Eon de Beaumont, who had the character of minister-plenipoten tiary at this court, his revocation from hence, with a letter addreffed to his Bri tannick majesty; and having been informed, that M. d'Eon perfilled in refufing to pay obedience to his orders, and to prefent the king his master's letter; his faid moft Chriftian majefty wrote a fecond letter to the king, and commanded his ambafador to prefent the fame immedi ately; which having been accordingly done, his majesty has been pleased to declare, that the faid M. d'Eon has no lon ger any character here, and has forbid him the court. Gazette. Letters from Falmouth mention, that in the late ftorm the Hanover packet homeward bound from Lisbon, with about so or 60,000l. on board, was loft off that port, and out of the crew only three men were faved. A few days ago, one Chudiey came into the White Horfe in Stourbridge, Holloway, and fetting himfelf down in a chair, faid he was a dead man, and died immediately. THURSDAY, Dec. 8. They write from Dublin, that on Thurfday the 24th of November, a motion was made in the houfe of commons there, and the queftion being put, that an humble addrefs be prefented to his majefty, met humbly to befeech his majefty that he wil be graciously pleafed to recal the penfion of one thousand pounds a year granted to George Charles, efq; on the 15th day ef laft July, for the term of thirty-one years, in truft for the Sardinian minister, as a re ward ward for negociating the late treaty of peace with France and Spain. It paffed in the Negative. The hon. houfe of commons of Ireland have granted the following fums, vis. For carrying on the inland navigation from Dublin through the Bog of Allen to the Shannon, 60,000ll. For carrying on a whale fishery on the north-west coast of this kingdom, 1000l. To Henry Cottingham and James King, to reimburse their loffes occafioned by the tumultuous proeeedings of the late mobs, 800 l. To the Dublin Society 2000l. and Scool. feveral other fums for carrying on inland navigation. SATURDAY, Dec..to. And This day came on at Guildhall, before the right hon. lord chief juice Pratt, and a special jury of merchants, the important caufe, wherein Mr. Dryden Leach (the mafter printer, who was arrested as the fuppofed printer of the celebrated North Briton, No. 45) was plaintiff, and three of the king's metfengers, defendants; when, after a hearing of feven hours, a verdict was given for the plaintiff in Four HUNDRED POUNDS damages, with full cofts of fuit. The council and attorneys on each fide were the fame in this caufe as in that between Meffieurs Wood and Wilkes... In. mediately after the verdict was pro nounced, the gentlemen concerned for the plaintiff's declared, "That as they had the happiness of feeing vindicated, afferted, and maintained, all the great and conftitutional points of liberty, whic'r had been fo folemnly debated and determined, they were willing to accept nominal damages (which carry cofts of fuit) in the next five caufes." A propofition fo ge nerous and highly meritorious from CoxQUERORS, was readily acquiefcad in by the council for the crown, commended by the court, and applauded by the whole audience. : this matter may be canvaffed, and the determination is final; and here I cannot help obferving, the happiness of our conftitution in admitting thefe appeals, in confequence of which material points are determined on the most mature confideration, and with the greatest folemnity. To this admirable delay of the law (for in this cafe the law's delay may be filed admirable) I believe it is chiefly oving that we poffefs the best digefted and most excellent body of laws which any nation on the face of the globe, whether ancient or modern, could ever boaft of. If thefe higher jurifdictions should declare my opinion errone us, I fall fubmit as will become me, and kifs the rod; but, I must say, I fhall always confider it as a rod of iron for the chattifement of the people of Great Britain." MONDAY, Dec. 12. The lady of the rig t hon, the earl of Egmont was fafely delivered of a daughter, Mr. Alderman Blunt, one of the sheriffs of London, received a letter from the fpeaker of the hon houfe of commons, containing the unanimous thanks of that houfe for conducting himself (jointly with Mr. Alderman Harley, the other he riff) with proper fpirit and vigour on Saturday fennight, in the execution of the order of the houfes of parliament for burns ing the North-Briton, No. 45 Mr. Harley, the other sheriff, is a member of the houfe of commons, and in that cafe, unlofs the gentleman for whom this honour is intended be at a distance, it is ufual for the spraker to thank him viva vere in the houfe. Reading, Dec. 10. We hear from Crondall, that, on Sunday evening last, fome perfons being intent on killing a deer in Sir Harry St. John's park, in, that neighbou.hood, one of them going round the thicket to drive the deer, his companion, miftaking him for the deer, hot him in the bead; he day on the ground. fome time, till being discovered by his groans, was put into a cart to be carried home, but foon after expired. . ار WEDNESDAY, Dec. 14. 1 Advice is received from Vienna, that on the 27th of November, Mary Elizabeth of Bourbon, princess of Parma, infanta of Spain, confort of the archduke : Jofeph, died, aged 21 years, 10 months, and 26 days. In the month of October 1769, the was married to the archduke, to whom she has left only one princefs, born the 20th of March, 1762. The election for the county of Effex, between John Luther, efq; and John Conyers, efq; came on this day; when the former was chosen on by a majority of 209. The lady of John Luther, efq; was brought to bed of a daughter, at his house in Chefter freet, Grofvenor fquare, the day that Mr. Luther gained his election at Chelmsford. THURSDAY, Dec. 15. A caufe was tried in the court of Common pleas, at Guildhall, before Mr. Juftice Gould, on the ftatute of Bribery and Corruption, at a late election for a borough in Exlex, when the jury gave a verdict of 500 1. against the defendant, who was one et the candidates. Jofeph Yates, efq; is appointed one of the judges of the court of King's Bench, in the room of Sir Michael Fofter, deceafed. Sir Fletcher Norton is appointed his majefty's attorney-general in the room of the hon. Mr. Yorke. William de Grey, efq; is appointed follicitor-general, in the room of Sir Fletcher Norton. And Counsellor Blackifton is appointed follicitor-general to the queen, in the room of Mr. de Grey. His majefty has been pleased to confer the honour of knighthood on JosephYates, efq; the new justice of the King's Bench. Thursday laft Philip Allen, efq; nephew to Ralph Allen, efq; of Prior-Park, was married to Mifs Carteret, of Kensington, with 10,000 l. fortune. MONDAY, Dec. 19. His majefty, attended by his grace the duke of Rutland, master of the horfe, and ford Robert Bertie, went in the usual ftete to the house of peers, and gave the royal affent to the land-tax and malt bills. The bill to repair roads from Shillingford, in the county of Oxford to Reading in Berks, and for building a bridge over the river Thames at or near Shilling ford Ferry. And to four naturalization bills of Parliament. Both houfes are adjourned to Monday the 16th of January. The earl of Suffolk kiffed his majesty's hand, on being appointed deputy ́earl marfhal of England, in the room of the earl of Effingham. On Monday night Mr. Alexander Dun was committed to the King's-bench pri fon, for want of fufficient fureties. On his coming in, he behaved in the most extraordinary manner, abused all the people who spoke to him, took down the names of divers perfons who were in the taphoufe, who, he faid, he would profecute, as he was powerfully protected, fung leveral improper fongs, got upon a little horie that was there and rode about, and in thot behaved fo frantickly, that either little doubt is to be made of his real infanity of mind, or that he acted the mad part extremely well. ...WEDNESDAY, Dec. 21: The counters of Abingdon was taken so suddenly ill whilst fhe was at the Spanish ambaffador's at Powis house, in Great Ormond-fireet, that though ber house was fo near as Queen-square, the could not be removed. His excellency, in this eme gency, very humanely ordered a bed to be prepared for her ladyfhip, but the did not long furvive the attack. A few days ago, as the Rev, Mr Jacob, minifter of Margate, in the Isle of Thanet, was writing a letter, he wat feized with a fit of apoplexy, and expired in a few days. SATURDAY, Dec, 24 This day died, at her house in New Norfolk ftreet, the right hon. lady Beli Delaval; by whofe death a confiderable jointure devolves to his grace the duke of Bolton. TUESDAY, Dec. 27 Dublin, Dec. 17. Thursday evening the Right Hon. lord viscount Boyle, eldest fon of the earl of Shannon, and knight of the fhire for the county of Corke, was married to Mifs Ponsonby, daughter of the right hon. John Ponsonby, fpeaker of the House of Commons. The marriage ceremony was performed by the lord Primate, THURSDAY, Dec. 29. Yesterday Sir Jeffery Ambert arrived at his house in Pall Mall trom New-York, but last from Falmouth; and afterwards waited on the earl of Hallifax, fecretary of state. A general bill of all the Chrißenings and Burials within the Bills of Mortality from Dec. 14, 1762, to Dec. 13, 1703. Males chriftened 7761 7372 85433 13147 12996 26143 Decreafed in the Burials this year 193 A. ABORIGINES ceremony in admit- ting a member of the 317 461 230 of a child who took no fufte- of --- 9 90 656 389 Algiers, account of life of B. Bags and Queues, on the origin of 5 |