Hour-hammer, 1 half of a grain. The quarter and half-quarter fnail and can- Steel dial-plate with gold figures, 3 grs. and 1 half. The hour fhail and star, r half and 1 16th of a grain. The fize of the watch is fomething lefs than a filver two-pence: it contains 120 different parts, and all together weighs no more than 5 dwts, 7 grs, and 3 4ths of a grain. There has lately been made, at York, a newly invented feed-plough, firm, but not heavy, going on two wheels, to be drawn by one or two horfes occafronally, which is intended to make three feed-furrows at once, at any distance from each other, and to fow any fort of feed, and cover it at the fame time, with great expedition and exactness. By a general account, published of the Magdalen charity, it appears, that fince the opening of that houfe, Aug. 1o. 1758, to March 22. 1764, 583 women have been admitted: of whom there have been Reconciled to, and received by their friends Placed in fervices in reputable families, and to trades Proved lunatics, and afflicted with incurable fits Died Uneafy under reftraint, and at their own defire discharged Never returned from hofpitals, to which 63 196 2.3 10 53 28 94 116 583 Fifty women who were difcharged the house, are fince well married; and many who were difmiffed from uneasinels under reftraint, by their own defire, and for fmall faults, have, rather than return to their former evil courfe of life, gone into induftrious and honeft employments, and are likely to live with reputation in the world. Between two and three o'clock in the afternoon of Monday June 18. the inhabitants of London were alarmed by fowe of the most dreadful thunder-claps that has been heard in that capital for many years; by which St Bride's steeple, the most elegant of any in London, was greatly damaged; the weft and north-weft fides suffered moft; part of the fpire was much shattered, and one of the ftones started confiderably out of its place; another ftone fell from the bottom of the spire, and broke through the roof of the church into the north gallery; a third was driven from the fteeple, and cast upon the roof of an adjoining houfe; and many fmall pieces were fhivered off, and thrown into the street, but providentially without hart to any body. Part of a column under the fpire was almoft chipp'd away, as was alfo a part of the north-east corner, with one or two of the vales, and one of the iron chain-bars was split afunder; a window in the belfry was much injured, and one of the great bells was almoft filled with rubbish and ftones; the fteeple was cracked in feveral places, and a large heap of rubbish was thrown together in the upper part of it, as if a num ber of mafons had been at work in it for feveral days. Upon the whole, however, it does not appear that this damage was the immediate effect of the lightning, bat happened from a violent concution, in like manner as houfes at a distance are fometimes affected by the blowing up of powder-magazines. What is remarkable, during the violence of this ftorm, fcarce any rain fell, and but little when the thunder abated. Several balls of fire were feen in the streets, which disappeared without damage; but many people were hart by various accidents during the continuance of the form. At Chatham, about the fame time, the form was ftill more dreadful than at London: a ball of fire fhivered the fore and foretop mafts of the Ramilies, beat down two men, killed a dog, and but for the heavy rain that fell there, would have fet the flip on fire. Other damage was done in that neighbourhood, where a farmer's man was killed, and two others much damaged, feveral trees were fplit alunder, and a ball of fire entered Gillingham fort, and broke a large looking glafs, and did other confiderable damage. -This storm did great damage in other distant counties. At Cliff-Pyard in Wiltshire, on the 14th of May, thirty-one ewes, the property of Edward Goddard, Elq; by feeding only one hour upon rank broad clover, burft, and died inftantly. This is inferted by way of caution. In In the beginning of April laft, a ewe, belonging to Mr John Ryder, of East Witton, near Bedale, in the north riding of Yorkshire, brought forth fix lambs at one yeaning, all likely to live. Letters from Marieilles give an accouut of two extraordinary natural productions, aiz.. 1. About the beginning of March laft, a girl was born at Puget, a village in the diocefe of Toulon, whofe face refembles that of a hare, excepting her ears; but the hind part of her head is the fame as that of other children. Her whole bo dy is well thaped; the is fair, and in per fect health. Her baptifin was deferred three days, on account of this unnatural resemblance. Her mother, who is a country-woman, about twenty-five years of age, declares, that she had a strong inclination to eat the raw head of a hare, which her husband brought home in the beginning of her pregnancy; but the could not perfuade herself to make known this unaccountable propenfity. - 2. The wife of a rich merchant, who attended mals every day, conftantly distributed her charity to a poor man at the door, who had loft his right arm. She was foon af. ter brought to bed of a fon who wanted his right hand; and this accident was at tributed to her having been frequently ftruck at the maimed appearance of the poor man. This her fon has lately been married to an amiable lady, who was brought to bed within the year of a daughter, who wanted the fame hand her father wanted. M. Gleditch has lately prefented to the royal academy at Berlin, his obfervations upon the artificial method of increafing the fecundity of falmon and trouts invented by M. Jacobi. This fecret confifts in taking the males and females of each fort, until the one difcharges the milt and the other the roe, both of which are to be mingled together, and thrown into the fih-pond. This operation may be repeated feveral times in a year, and, at each time, may be performed fix days fucceffively on the fame fifl. M. Caftillon has laid before the fame academy an authentic account received from Surinam, of a negro, perfectly white, born of a father and mother of the blackeft hue; as alfo an account of a whole family of negroes, not far from the town of Parimaribo, born with four fingers, without a thumb, and whole teet affume, where the toes ufually begin, the form of a lobster's claw. MARRIAGE S. P. S. July 2. At London, Lord Warkworth, eldest fon of the Earl of Northumber land, to Lady Anne Stuart, third daughter of the Earl of Bute. 9. At Glafgow, Col. William Napier, of Culcroich, to Mifs Jeanie Millikin, daughter to James Millikin of Millikin, Efq; BIRTHS. Middleton, of a daughter. 13. At London, Mary Baxter, a basket woman, of three girls, all likely to do well. 20. At London, the lady of Lord Digby, of a fon. 30. At London, the lady of Lord George Sackville, of a daughter. DEATH S. In January, 1764. At the Cape of Good Hope, on board the Lenox man of war, Capt. Hugh Sempil, brother to Lord Sempil. April 30. At Tomerop, in Fionia, Simon Sack, aged 141. About fix years ago, a Danifh nobleman feeming to doubt of his age, the old man fet out on foot, and walked 200 leagues, from Tomerop into Norway, to obtain an extract from the register of his bap tifm, with which he returned a month after. He was at that time 135 years old. May 24. At Pifa, Count Algarotti, cham. berlain to the King of Pruffia, F. R. S. June 5. At Cor aged 104, Denis Swincy, labourer. 7. At Copenhagen, aged 58, the Princess Sophia Carolina Chriftina, Princefs-dowager of East Friezeland, and youngest sister to the Queen-mother. John Chaplin, Efq; member for Stamford, and brother-in-law to the Earl of Exeter. 14. At his feat of Murthly, Perthshire, Sir John Stewart of Grandtully, Bt. This gentleman was thrice married: first, to Mifs Mackenzie, daughter of Sir James Mackenzie of Royston, one of the Lords of Seflion and Jufticiary; next, to Lady Jane Douglas, fr fter of the Duke of Douglas; and laftly, to [xxiii. 558.], who furvives. He has left ifMifs Nelly Murray, fifter of Lord Elibank fue, by his firft lady, one fon, John, who fucceeds to the title and eftate; and by his fecond lady, another fon, Archibald, who fucceeded to the eftate of Douglas, on the death of the Duke [xxiii. 555. xxv. 11. 75. his uncle; - - and whofe legitimacy is now fubject of very keen litigation before the fu preme courts of both Britain and France [169.] Since Sir John's death, copies of the following declaration have appeared in MS. other refpects much impaired; thefe, with my great age, going seventy-fix, makes it appear incumbent on me to make the following declaration; as afperfions have been thrown out by interested and moft malicious people as to the birth of Lady Jane Douglas her children, in order to rob the furviving child, Archibald, of his birthright, by making his parents, Lady Jane and me, appear infamous, to make them illegitimate. I Sir John Stewart of Grandtully, do folemnly declare, before God, That the forementioned Lady Jane Douglas, my lawful fpoufe, did, in the year 1748, bring to the world two fons, Archibald and Sholto; and I firmly believe the children were mine, as I am fure they were hers. Of the two fons Archibald is only in life now. I make this declaration as tepping into eternity, before the witneffes after mentioned; James Biffet, minifter of the gospel at Caputh; James Hill, minifter at Gourdie; John Steuart of Dalguife, Efq; juftice of peace; Jofeph Anderfon, tenant in Slogenholl.. James Biffet witness. James Hill witness. Jof. Anderfon witness. Jo. Steuart witnefs. Jo. STEWART, 14. At Castle Dunie, Mifs Pennuil Forbes, daughter of Capt. John Forbes of New. 15. At the house of Invergowrie in Angus, Mrs Marion Clayhills, fpoufe of Dr George Murray of Invergowrie. At Edinburgh, Mrs Anne Arfkine, daughter of the deceafed Sir Alexander Arikine of Cambo, Lion King of Arms, and fifter of the prefent Sir William. 16. At Edinburgh, aged about 70, Mr Thomas Frafer, writer in that city, a bachelor. - He has bequeathed certain fums to the Trinity-hofpital, Poor's houfe, Orphanhofpital, and the Infirmary, of Edinburgh; and to the college of that city 800l. Sterling, the intereft to be applied towards the education of two boys of the name of Fraser, to law, phyfic, or divinity, after a competition among four of that name; the worthieft and most promifing genius to be determined by a certificate under the hand of the keeper of the advocates library. 16. At Stanton, near Morpeth, Elifabeth Elfdon, aged 106. She retained her fenfes to the laft. 18. At Earlstown, in Galloway, Capt. Robert Newall. 23. At Norbiton Place, near Kingston, in Surry, Sir John Philipps, Bt, P.C. member for Pembrokeshire. He is fucceeded in title and estate by his eldest fon Richard. 26. At Edinburgh, Mrs Anderfon, widow of Michael Anderfon of Tufhawlaw, Efq; and daughter of the late Sir James Nafmith of Poffo, Bt. 28. At London, aged 107, Mrs Joanną Freeman, a widow gentlewoman of great fortune. A few days before her death, the walked to the White-Conduit-Houfe, and repeated one of Mr Pope's ethic epiftles, without the least mistake or impediment. P. S. July 9. At his feat of Cullen-house, in the 75th year of his age, James Ogilvie, Earl of Findlater and Seafield, Vice-Admiral of Scotland, and one of the trustees for managing the forfeited eftates annexed [xvii. 212. to the crown. His Lordship was twice married; firft, to Lady Hay, daughter of the Earl of Kinnoul; and next, to Lady Sophia Hope, fifter of the Earl of Hopeton, who died in April 1761. His Lordship had issue, by his first lady, James Lord Defkford [xi. 253.], who fucceeds to the title and estate; and two daughters; Lady Margaret, who was married to Sir Ludovick Grant of Grant, and died in February 1757; and Lady Anne, who was married to the Earl of Hopeton, and died in February 1759. Both ladies left iffue, who are heirs-apparent of the elites. At Rofeneath, Lord Campbell, fon of the Marquis of Lorn. PREFERMENTS. June 12. to recommend Dr Robert Lamb, dean of Peterborough, to be Bifuop of Peterborough, in the room of Dr Richard Terrick, tranflated to the fee of London. to appoint Robert Walpole, Efq; one of the Clerks of his Majesty's Privy Council, in the room of Henry Fane, Efq; refigned. 16. to grant unto Sir Edward King of Rockingham, in the county of Rofcommon, Bt, and his heirs-male, the dignity of a Baron of Ireland, by the title of Baron Kingsten; Sir Ralph Gore of Manor Gore, in the county of Donegal, Bt, and his heirs-male, the dignity of a Baron of Ireland, by the title of Baron Gore; and Stephen Moore of Moorepark, in the county of Cork, Efq; and his heirs-male, the dignity of a Baron of Ireland, by the title of Baron Kilworth. The gazette of June 23. contains an account of the inveftiture of his Serene Highnefs the Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, with the enigns of the order of the Garter [231.], by Col. David Græme, [member for Perthfire], and Stephen Martin Leake, Efq; Garter Principal King of Arms, his Majesty's plenipotentiaries fent for that purpofe; which was performed at Strelitz, June 4. his Majesty's birthday, with great pomp. From other papers, &c. Pr. William Henry, the King's brother, Colonel of the Coldstream regiment of foot-guards, in the room of Lord Tyrawley, refigned. Maj. Patrick Warrender, of the ift regi ment ment of horfe, Lieutenant-Colonel of the 11th regiment of dragoons, Earl of Ancram's, in the room of Lt-Col. John Bradford, who retires. Lt-Col. David Wedderburn, of the 68th, Lieutenant-Colonel of the and regiment of foot, in the room of Li-Col. Jofias Martin, who exchanges with Mr Wedderburn. Maj. Thomas Adams, of Col. Coote's regiment, and Maj. John Carnac in the EaftIndia company's fervice, the rank of Brigadiers-General in the East Indies only. Charles Campbell, Achilles Prefton, Richard Smith, Sir Robert Barker, and RandfarHe Knox, the rank of Colonels of fost in the Eaft Indies only. Edward Percival, fon of the Earl of Egmont, a Captain in the ft regiment of dragoch guards, in the room of Capt. Martin Tucker, preferred. Lieut. James Ogilvic, a Captain in the 4th regiment of foot, in the room of Capt. Fletcher, preferred. Capt. Alexander Turnbull, from half-pay, Captain in the 32d regiment, Leighton's, in the room of Capt. Defcury, who retires. Capt. James Johnfon, a Captain in the 72d regiment of foot, who exchanges with Capt. Thomas Smith. Lieut. Philip de la Motte, Captain-Lieute nant in the 3d regiment of dragon-guards, in the room of Capt.-Lieut. Brittan, who retires. Charles Cotterell, a Lieutenant in the ift regiment of foot-guards, in the room of Richard Middleton, preferred. Cornet Francis Rogers, a Lieutenant, in the room of Philip de la Motte, preferred; and Robert Bruce of Kennet, Efq; Advocate, one of the Lords of Seffion, in the room of Lord Preftongrange, deceased. P. S. He took his feat July 4. by the title of Lord Kennet. Lord Pitfour, one of the Lords of Justiciary, in the room of Lord Prestongrange, deceased. James Montgomery, Efq; Advocate, his Majesty's fole Solicitor; which office he formerly held in conjunction with Mr Garden. George Cockburn, Efq; Advocate, Sheriff-depute of the faires of Stirling and Clackmannan, in the room of Mr Bruce, now Lord Kennet. John Erkine of Balgonie, Efq; Advocate, Sheriff-depute of Bamff-fhire, in the room of Mr Cockburn. David Rae, Efq; Advocate, one of the Af fefors of the city of Edinburgh, in the room of Francis Garden, Efq; now Lord Gardenfton. Mr James Ruflel, furgeon in Edinburgh, Profeffor of Natural Philofophy in the university of Edinburgh, in the room of lofophy in that university, in the room of Mr Mr Adam Ferguson, Profeffor of Moral PhiJames Balfour. [232.] The King has been pleafed to give to two of the Earl of Egmont's fons, rever fionary grants of Principal Register of the high Register of the high court of Appeals for all pri court of Admiralty of England, and Principal zes, and the King's high court of Delegates; which grants are to take place on the death of Godfrey Lee Farrant, Efq; Dr Terrick, Bifhop of London, was fworn of the privy council, July 11. Hugh Hughes, a Cornet, in the room of Mr Prices of grain at Haddington, July 6. 1764. Rogers, in the 3d regiment of dragoon-guards, Robert Maclellan, of the 4th, a Lieutenant in the 70th regiment of foot, in the room of Lieut. Webster, who exchanges. The Rev. Mr James MacLagan, Chaplain to the 42d regiment of foot, in the room of Mr Ferguson, who retires. Lord Robert Ker, an Ensign in the ft regiment of foot-guards, in the room of the Hon. Edward Percival, preferred. Hon. Col. Tryan, Governor of North Carolina. James Ferguson, Efq; entered on his trials [232] June 12. the first day of the feflion, and was received, and took his feat, as a Lord of Seffion, by the title of Lord Pitfour, on the 14th. The King's letter of nomination is dated April 30. Alexander Lockhart, Efq; Advocate, unanimously chofen, June 15. Dean of the Faculty of Advocates, in the room of Lord Pitfour. Francis Garden, Efq; advocate, one of the joint folicitors for Scotland, one of the Lords of Seffion, in the room of Lord Woodhall, deceafed P. S. He took his feat July 3. by the title of Lord Gardenflon.` The improvement of hufbandry in all countries is gradual; and, as other feien❤ ces, propagated from the fouth to the north. The English have learned the hufbandry they now follow, from the the French, from the Italians: and it is Flemish; they, from the French; and the fame which the old Romans practifed. The prefent hufbandry in England was. fifty or fixty years ago, little better known there, than here at this day, and at first thought only proper for the more fouthern countries. The foil of the fouthern parts of Scotland is as good as in England, and, if cultivated as theirs would produce whatever their ground yields; and their land, hulbanded as ours is, would give no more than ours does. The good VOL. XXVI. 3 A feafo 1 |