MARRIAGES.

Feb. 24. In Galloway, Hugh Blair, Efq; of Dunrode, to Mifs Peggy Copland, daughter of Alexander Copland of Collifton, Efq; 24. Col. Weft, fecond fon of the Earl Delawar, to Lady Mary Grey, only daughter of the Earl of Stamford.

28. At Wibich, John Cockit, gardener, to Anne Westland. It is remarkable that the bride is only in her thirtieth year, and yet this is her fourth husband.

BIRTH S.

Feb. 14. At London, the wife of George Gillot, a journeyman cooper, of a boy and two girls, all likely to live.

19. At his Lordship's feat of Woolhampton, the Countess of Fingal, of a daughter. 20. At London, Lady Catharine Beauclerk, daughter of the Earl of Befborough, of a daughter.

DEATH S.

Fan. At Rahoon, near Galway, Ireland, Sibilla Larner, a widow, aged ros. She enjoyed uninterrupted health till within a fortnight of her death.

14. At Rome, aged 79, Cardinal Furietti. There are now eleven vacancies in the facred college.

21. At London, found dead in her bed, (as fuppofed), through want of common neceffaries, Mrs Ifina Ruffel, relict of Ruffel, Efq; of Lincoln's Inn. She was daughter of - Crawley, Efq; of the kingdom of Ireland, and grand-daughter to Lord Viscount Fitzwilliams of Merion, being a coufin-german half-removed to the late Lord of that name, and very closely allied in blood to many illuftrious perfonages of this kingdom; but not half fo ennobled by birth as by confpicuous and heroic virtue; the patiently receiving from the greater part of her relations, a denial of the very common fcraps a beggar claims, and is ufually thrown to the dogs. She died neglected, without a fecond fheet, a fecond fhift, a fecond gown or handkerchief, having pledged a handkerchief a few days before for one fhilling, of which fum five halfpence remained. As she had Jived many years in extreme poverty, preferving ftill the gentlewoman, fo fhe died in the 77th year of her age, refpected by God's fpecial friends, the poor, and was buried by them at St Pancras, in a decent manner. Lond. pap.

Feb. 7. At. London, Sir Jacob Gerrard Downing, Bt, member for Dunwich. By this gentleman's death without ifiue-male, it is faid that the estate of Sir George Down ing, who died in 1749 [xi. 302.], of s or 6000l. per ann. devolves to the univerfity of Cambridge, for building and endowing a college, to be called Downing college. - -A

very extraordinary anecdote, concerning origin of the Downing family, is inferted the London Chronicle of Feb. 11. faid have been told by the late Dr King, of Mary hall, Oxford; but this anecdote we ferted much more fully feveral years ago, related by Mr Lockhart, author of the M moirs of Scotland. [xii. 137.]

14. At his house of Tarlogie, Rofsfhi aged 65, David Rofs of Inverchafley, Efq IS At St Andrew's, Mr Richard Di profeffor of civil history in that univerfity. 17. At London, Charles Moore, Earl Charleville in Ireland.

17. At Edinburgh, Mr James Stirli merchant, and treasurer to the charity-wo house in that city.

18. At Edinburgh, Mifs Lockhart Cra furd, eldest daughter of Hew Crawfurd Jordanhill, Efq;

18. At his houfe at Fountainbridge, n Edinburgh, Mr Patrick Anderfon, cor troller of the stamp-duties in Scotland.

19. At Knightsbridge, the lady of Hon. Capt. Forbes, of the ad regiment foot-guards.

22. At Montrofe, aged 84, Alexan Strachan of Tarry, Efq;

1737.

In

22. At his lodgings in the rules of King's-bench, where he had been a prifc fixteen months, after a tedious illness, ingenious John Tull. This gentleman the fon of Jethro Tull, Efq; well known his writings on agriculture. In his your years he travelled in France, Italy, and ther parts abroad; and being a good me nic, and a great genius in fcheming, he the firft who introduced post-chaifes, poft-travelling by them, in England; which he obtained a patent in former war he was an officer in the train artillery, and aid-de-camp to Gen. Ja Campbell, who fell at the battle of For noy, where Mr Tull attended him. Am the laft of his fchemes, was his projec the bringing of fish to the London mar by land-carriage, which he introduced in ly and Auguft 1761, and about which much has been faid and printed; but not ing able to carry the plan into execut through a decline of health and wan ftock, and other mistortunes attending was arrested, and made a prisoner. worthy fuperintendent of that scheme generously allowed him one guinea fer w on which he and his family have fubfi Mr Tull has left a wife, but no iffuc; may truly be faid to have spent a fort and died a martyr to fcheming, as man thers of his turn have done. Lond. pap.

25. At Leith, Elifabeth Greig, a beg aged 109. She retained her fenfes to

laft.

28. At Greenock, William Stuart of F

W

19. At London, George Cooke, Efq; mber for the county of Middlesex.

P. S. March 1. At Smeaton, George Hep. an of Smeaton, Efq;

1. In Greenwich hofpital, David Evans, ged 114. There was found in his chest upwards of 200 1.

6. At London, in his 74th year, Philip Yorke, Earl of Hardwicke;-whofe character and conduct will adorn the most inrething pages in the history of this age and try. After a well-grounded education claffical learning, which he retained and altivated amidst his moft laborious and highemployments, he applied himself to the ady of the law, in the Middle Temple, with uncommon fuccefs; and foon became o eminent in his profeffion, that at the age twenty-nine, on the 23d of March 1719-20, he was promoted to the office of SolicitorGeneral, was honoured with Knighthood in Jane following, and in February 1723-4 was made Attorney-General. Upon the refignation of the Great Seal by Peter Lord King, October 1733, Sir Philip Yorke waved his own pretenfions to it, founded both on acrit and priority of rank, in favour of his friend Charles Talbot, Efq; then SolicitorGeneral, and accepted the place of Lord Chief Juffice of the King's-bench, and was foon after raised to the dignity of a Baron of this kingdom. The reputation with which he filled that feat of judicature, could only be equalled by that with which he afterwards difcharged the office of Lord High Chancellor, when called to it, on the decease of Lord Talbot, in February 1736-7: And it is to fmall evidence of the acknowledged abiEities and integrity with which he prefided in the court of Chancery, that, during the space of wear twenty years in which he fat there, a period longer than that of any of his predefors fince Lord Chancellor Egerton, only three of his decrees were appealed from, and thofe afterwards confirmed by the house of Lords. After he had executed that high tice about feventeen years, he was, in Apri 1754, advanced by his late Majefty, as mark of his royal approbation of his Lordhip's long and eminent fervices, to the rank faa Earl of Great Britain. His refignation of the Great Seal in November 1756, gave a univerfal concern to the nation, however Gvided at that time in other refpects: but he ftill continued to ferve the public in a zore private station, with an unimpaired viour of mind, which he enjoyed even under long and feyere indifpofition till his latest

moments.

His talents as a speaker, in the fenate, as well as on the bench, have left too strong an impreflion to need being dilated upon; and

thofe as a writer were fuch as might be expected from one who had early distinguished himself in that character in the Spectator. His private virtues, amiablenefs of manners, and extent and variety of knowledge, were as much esteemed and admired by those who had the honour and happiness of his acquaintance, as his fuperior abilities were by the nation in general. In his public character, wisdom, experience, probity, temper, candour, and moderation, were fo happily united, that his death in the present situation of affairs is a loss to his country as unfeasonable as it is import ant.

His Lordship married Margaret, one of the daughters of Charles Cocks, of the city of Worcester, Efq; by whom he had five fons and two daughters, viz. 1. Philip, Lord Vis count Royston, who is married to Jemima Campbell, Marchionefs Grey, only daughter of the Earl of Bredalbane [ii. 237,38,91.]; 2. The Hon. Charles Yorke, late AttorneyGeneral [xxv. 584]; 3. The Hon. Sir Joseph Yorke, now ambaffador at the Hague; 4. The Hon. John Yorke, member for Higham Ferrers, in Northamptonshire; 5. The Hon. and Rev. James Yorke. Of his Lordship's two daughters, Lady Elifabeth married George Lord Anfon, and died June 1. 1760; and Lady Margaret married, in 1749, John Heathcote, Efq; fon and heir of Sir Johnt Heathcote, Bt.

He is fucceeded, in title and eftate, by his eldest fon, Lord Viscount Royfton; whofe feat, as member for the county of Cambridge, is thereby vacated. Lond. pap.

PREFERMENT S.
From the London gazette..

The King has been pleased, Feb. 11. to appoint Daniel Bomeester, Con, ful at Carthagena in Spain

21. to appoint John Manners, Efq; com monly called Marquis of Granby, Lord Lieutenant and Cuftos Rotulorum of the county of Dere by, in the room of William Duke of Devon thire.

From other papers, &c.

Charles Kemington, Lieutenant-Colonel, Benjamin Barnard, Major; Jofeph Ferguson, a Captain; and Thomas Gibbons, First Lieutenant, in the 23d regiment of foot, Boscawen's.

Gervis Rivington, Lieutenant-Colonel; and John Fleming, Major, of the 36th regiment of foot, Lord Robert Manners's.

Capt. Charles Egerton, from half-pay, Major of the 4th regiment of foot, Duroure's," in the room of Maj. Thompfon, deceased.

Capt. Arthur Brown, Major of the 28th regiment of foot, Townshend's, in the room of Maj. Ralph Corry, who retires.

Guidon and Major James Dunn, Cornet and Major of the first troop of horse-guards, in the room of Lt-Col. Twifden, preferred.

Capt.

Capt. John Shore, Guidon and Major of the first troop of horse-guards, Delawar's, in the room of Maj. James Dunn.

Benjamin Charles Payne, a Captain in the 28th regiment of foot.

John Rofs, a Captain in the 31ft regiment of foot, Oughton's.

John Hamilton, a Captain in the 33d regiment of foot.

John Brown, a Captain in the Royal American regiment of foot.

John Bofwell, fecond fon of Lord Auchin leck, First Lieutenant in the Scots fufilcers.

John Dabbyn, an Enfign in the 9th regiment. of foot, Whitmore's

Robert Shaw, a Captain in the 43d regiment of foot, Noel Bennet's.

Richard Clive, brother to Lord Clive, a Cornet in the ft regiment of dragoons, Conway's.

The Hon. George Damer, an Enfign in the Coldfiream regiment of foot-guards, in the room of Enf. William Bowyer, preferred.

The Hon. Col. Archibald Montgomery, member for Airshire, Constable and Governor of Dumbarton cafile, (3001. a year), in the room of Lord Cathcart, lately made firft Lord of the Police.

Capt. Roderick Guynne, of the 3d regi ment of foot-guards, Lieutenant-Governor of Fort William in Scotland, in the room of LtGov. Leighton, deceased.

Capt. John Lindfay, of the Tartar, brother of Sir David, of Evelick, created a Knight, for his fervices at the fiege of the Havannah. Archibald Hope, Efq; Secretary to the eftablishment of the Police in Scotland, in the room of Lord Nifbet, refigned.

Mr William Mercer merchant in Edinburgh, Treasurer to the Charity-workhouse of that city, in the room of Mr James Stirling, de

ceafed.

Edward Sneyd, Efq; Gentleman-usher daily waiter to the King.

David Beate, Efq; Master of the Revels in Scotland, in the room of Dugal Campbell, Efq; refigned.

The Hon Alexander Gordon, Advocate,

Stewart-depute of the firewartry of Kirkcudbright, in the room of Mr David Rofs of Inverchalley; Efq; advocate, now one of the principal

clerks of fellion.

:

Mr George Duncan, Comptroller of the stampduties in Scotland, in the room of Mr Patrick Anderfon, deceased; and Mr James Baillie, Deputy-Colle&er, in the room of Mr Duncan. Miles Barne, Member for Dunwich in Suffolk, in the room of Sir Jacob Gerrard Downing, Bt, deceased.

An account of the number of PATIEN received into and difmiffed from INFIRMARY of ABERDEEN.

[An account of the rife and progress of infirmary, and of the number of patients ceived and difmiffed, from its inftitution 1742 to Nov. 1. 1754, was inferted in Magazine for January 1755; amounting 816 patients admitted; of whom 539 cured, 202 difmifled better, though not red, 55 died, and 30 remained in the in mary on the ift of November 1754.

In the first column of the following ta is inferted the year, i. e. from Nov 1. year before, to Nov. 1. of the year inferte in the third, the number relieved, though in the fecond, the number cured that ye fully cured; in the fourth, the number miffed as incurable; in the fifth, the num difmiffed, because their complaints, on tri were found not to agree with the confi regularities; in the fixth, the number ment or air of an hofpital, or because of died; and in the laft, the number remain in the infirmary on the 1ft of November the year inferted.]

Year Adm. Cur. Rel. [In. Dif. Died 1754

1755

1756

1757

30

13

-1758 382 1759

22

405 223

97 9 52

18

18 3

24131

762421

237 87 7 : 50

2615

6 d.

14 s. 6 d. 9s. 6d.

1763

549 340 104/13

66

2159

a d. II s. 6d.

171 58

1764.

1751-3. Of the longitude-bill 113. An abftract of the act 114. Reflections ib. Of the bill to encourage the making of indico in the British plantations 116. An addition made relating to the captors of prizes ib. The alterations made in the indico-duties ib. Reflections 117. Anecdotes of the late King of PRUSSIA 117. A PRAYER of M. de Voltaire 118. Anecdote of BP SANDERSON 118.

On the ufe and preservation of TURNIPS

119

Laxsos's thanking its reprefentatives recommended to imitation 120. This meafure reprehended ib.

ROUSSEAU refign's his burghership of GeBeva 123. Remonftrances of the citizens of Geneva to the council concerning this gentleman 124. The council's anfwer 125. The reply of the citizens' 126.

The hiftory of RENEE CORBEAU 129.
The Scots BANKS defended 135.

A method of lowering the EXCHANGE 136.

Voltaire's fupplement to his Univerfal History 137. Ridley's life of Bp Ridley 142POETRY. The advantages of rhyming 151. To a lady who took a thorn out of the author's finger 154. Hungerford's description of a charmer ib. Ode to Health ib. HISTORY. An account of the late tranfactions at Bengal 132. Military operations there 161. Proceedings in the courts of the proprietors of Eaft India ftock 163. Proceedings preparatory to the election of a King of Poland 155. A machine for difcovering the longitude invented by Schultz 156. The Archduke Jofeph elected King of the Romans 157. Proceedings of the parliaments of France ib. A whale-fishery discovered at Newfoundland 160. A conference with an Indian fachem ib. A proclamation relating to the fettlement of the islands of Grenada, &c. 164.

LISTS, &c. 166, 7, 8. Origin of the establishment of the Chandos profeffor in St Andrew's university 167.

麥味冬味心

A

Petition of Mr John Harrifon, of the Parish of St George the Martyr, was prefented to the Commons March 2.; and Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, by the King's command, recommended it to the confideration of the houfe: whereupon the petiin was brought up, and read. It recited, That by an act of the 12th of Q. Anne, reward of 20,000l. was enacted, for the covery of the longitude at fea; and aledged, that an inftrument which could keep true time at fea, notwithstanding the differences of climates, had been allowed, on all hands, to be the best method of difcovering the longitude for the fe of pavigation; and that the petitioner VOL. XXVI.

had employed himself for thirty-five years in the forming of fuch an inftrument, and had at length fucceeded in bringing it to due perfection, which had proved its fufficiency by a trial made of it in a late voyage to Jamaica, of which he was ready to give full evidence to the house; and that the petitioner would not by any means decline any further trial of the inftrument, before the principles thereof fhould be made public, but that his advanced age, the weaknefs of his fight, and the danger of the voyage to the health and life of his fon, upon whom alone this affair would depend, might risk the lofs of this ufeful difcovery, to the difadvantage of the petitioner, and of the public; and

that

that at a meeting of the commiffioners appointed by act of parliament for the difcovery of the longitude at fea, on the 26th of February laft, it was unanimously agreed to recommend to the petitioner, to make an application to parliament for that purpose; and therefore praying the house, to grant the petitioner fuch a part of the reward, as fhould be thought adequate, on the proof of his cafe; and that the remainder might be fecured to him, when the utility of the inftrument fhould be proved to the fatisfaction of the houfe; and the petitioner would immediately difclofe the manner and principles of framing it, to fuch perfons as the houfe fhould ap point, in fuch manner as that other work. men might be able to execute the fame, fo that it might, in a fhort time, become ferviceable to this kingdom, and to all who use the fea; and that the boufe would have regard to the fecurity of the peti tioner, against any other claim of the faid reward for difcovering the longitude at fea, by means of any inftrument for keep ing time, until the merits of this inftrument, invented by the petitioner, fhould be afcertained to the fatisfaction of the house. This petition was referred to a commit tee; and the report, which was made by Mr Gray on the 12th, having been refer red to a committee of the whole houfe for the 15th, the refolutions of the committee lait mentioned, were reported to the house on the 16th, and agreed to, aiz. 1. That the inftrument invented by Mr John Harrison for keeping true time at fea in various climates, has been found, by trial already made, to be of great uti lity for difcovering the longitude.

2. That it would be of great fervice to the public, if the principles and manner of making the faid inftrument were to be now difclofed and made known, on giving to the faid John Harrison part of the reward ordered to be paid by an act paffed in the 12th of Q. Anne, to the first difcoverer of a proper method for finding the longitude, with fecurity for the refidue on further trial, and confequent approba tion.

This report was referred to the fupplycommittee; where it produced the refolution of March 17. art. 44. [xxv. 492.]': and a bill was ordered in pon these refo⚫ Jutions; which paffed through both hou fes, and received the royal affent on the 3ift. [xxv. 176.]

By this act, after a recital of the acts 17° Ann. 26° Geo. II. & 2° Geo. III.

[xix. 606. xxiv. 474.], it is enacted, 1. That fo foon as Mr Harrison, his executors, or administrators, fhall make a full and clear difcovery of his inftrument or watch for discovery of the longitude, and of the method in which it may be conftructed, to Lord Charles Cavendish, the Earl of Morton, Lord Willoughby of Parham, George Lewis Scott, Efq; F. R. S. Mr James Short, F. R. S. the Rev. Mr John Mitchell Woodwardian profeffor at Cambridge, Mr Alexander Cumming, Mr Mudge of Fleet ftreet, Mr William Frodham, Mr Andrew Dickie, and Mr James Green of Fenchurch street; who, as well as Mr Harrison, are required to publish and make the fame known, fo that other workmen may be enabled to make other fuch inftruments: and fo foon as the perfons above named, or the major part of them, fhall certify, under their hands and feals, to the commiffioners of the navy, that Mr Harrifon hath fully and clearly made the faid difcovery, then, upon producing fuch certificate, the com millioners of the navy are required to make out a bill or bills for 5000 I. payable immediately to the faid John Harrifon, his executors, or adminiftrators, by the treasurer of the navy. 2. That fo foon as it thall appear, by future trials that this in ftrument fhall be a proper method for finding out the longitude within any of the limits prefcribed by the act 120 Ann and the commiffioners of longitude, or the major part of them, fhall certify the fame to the commiflioners of the navy, the lat ter are required to make out a bill or bille for the refpective fum or fums to which Mr Harrifon, his executors, adminiftra tors or affigns, fhall be intitled by that act; to be paid by the treasurer of the na vy; first deducting 1,0l. already recei ved by Mr Harrifon by virtue of the be fore-mentioned acts, and the 50001 granted him by this act. 3. That no o ther perfon fhall be intitled to any of the reward granted by the act 12° Ann. or account of any inftrument for keeping time, till the merits of Mr Harrison's fhall be ascertained; provided the ascertain ment thereof be made within four years after the palling of this act.

Our readers have already feen an account of the proceedings in order to a difcovery of the longitude [xxv. 385.]

Notwithstanding the trials made of Mr Harrison's machine, the commiffion ers of longitude refused to give him a certificate for intitling him to receive the

reward