1776. The MONTHLY CHRONOLOGER: returned them his fincere thanks for the ho- The aldermen, fheriff's, &c. then returned A motion was also made in the court of aldermen for new fecurity; the member who made the motion contended that the fecurity was given by too few people, and faid it would be better to have it given by many in fmaller fut, Prefent, the Lord Mayor, and aldermen Kennett, Alfop, Thomas, Rawlinfon, Clarke, Peckham, Smith, Wilkes, Lewes, Bull, Wooldridge, Plomer, Hayley, Newnham and Lee. It is faid that an application will be made to the court of King's Bench, in order to fet afide the above election. After Mr. Hopkins was fworn in, there were two proceffions from Guildhall to the London tavern. 'First an afs decorated with ribbons, &c. with a droil fellow riding upon it, and fome other of the like ftamp following him, with light blue cockades. Then a numerous company of Mr. Hopkins's friends with purple cockades, headed by feveral aldermen, &c. with mufic playing and colours flying, on one of which was infcribed, "A reward for honefty." 389 upon the information of Adjutant Richard fon, for treasonable practices. At four o'clock the jury withdrew for fome time, when they returned into court with a verdict for the plaintiff with 1000l. damages, fubjet to the opinion of the court of common pleas upon the point of law. TUESDAY, JULY 2. On Friday came on at Doctors Commons, before Sir George Hay, Knight, Judge of the Arches Court of Canterbury, the admiffion of a libel, wherein a young lady (daughter of a late noble lord) acting by two of her guardians, against a gentleman(likewife one of her guardians) has com menced a fuit of nullity of marriage. It ap pears by the libel, that the gentleman seduced the young lady from an eminent boarding-fchool at Chelsea, took her to Holland, and had a marriage celebrated with her there; after which he went to Denmark, and fo lemnized a fecond marriage, by virtue of the King of Denmark's licence, faid to be clan deftinely obtained. The guardians are endeavouring to fet both marriages afide, on the grounds of their having been folemni zed contrary to the refpective laws of Hola land and Denmark, befides which the lady, even at the time of the fecond pretended marriage, was not above 14 years of age. The Judge, after hearing four eminent civilians, declined hearing any more counfer till next term, as it is a matter of the firft confequence to both parties, and requires the moft minute confideration to decide upon. If both marriages are fet afide, the lady, on her attainment of 21 years, comes to the poffeffion of a large independent fortune, and an eventual reverfion, fuppofed to exceed 100,ocol. Dr. Wynne and another advocate, two of the lady's counfel, have not as yet pleaded. THURSDAY, 4. Yesterday came on before Dr. Betterworth, Chancellor of the Diocefe of London, at Doctors Commons, a motion at the inftance of a noble lord, against his lady, lately a. Duchefs (he having had previous notice. thereof agreeable to the order of court) for her to fhew caufe why a decree should not be iffued against her ladyship, to fet afide the fentence of jacitation formerly obtained by her. No appearance being given by ber, or by any proctor for her, the Judge afterhearing Dr. Harris, as counfel, and Major and Slade as proctors for his lordship, ordered: fuch decree to pafs under feal, and to be? executed on one of the pillars of the Royal Exchange, after the manner of citing Peers and Peerelles refident out of the kingdom,. which is returnable the first feffion of next. term. At the court of a'dermen held on Tuefday at Guildhall, the folowing members," befides the Lord Mayor, attended, viz. Alfap, Bull, Kennet, Lewes, Plomer, Tho mas 390 The MONTHLY CHRONOLOGER. mas, Rawlinson, Peckham, Lee, Smith, Wooldridge, and the two Sheriffs. The court was called principally to receive the anfwers of the new elected fheriffs. Mr. Wooldridge fignified his intention to ferve the office; but Mr. Kirkman fent a letter to the court, wherein he pleaded the privilege of exemption, as a captain in the Warwickshire militia. The ground on which the alderman refts his claim, is by a claufe in the militia Act of the fecond year of the prefent king, Cap. 20, whereby it is enacted, "that no perfon during the time he shall be acting as an officer in the militia fhall be compellable to ferve the office of sheriff. This plea came wholly unexpected, and threw the court into fome furprize, and brought on a general conversation; the common ferjeant was called upon, in the abfence of the Recorder, to give his opinion; he however was unwilling to decide upon the question, without the affiftance of the learned ferjeant. The court therefore referred the matter for their confideration, and adjourned a reply to the alderman's letter until this day, when thofe two law officers are to give their opinion upon the above clause, The petition of William Payne, John God frey, John Barton, and several others, praying the reward advertised by a former court, for their trouble in apprehending feveral of those perfons concerned in the dan gerous infurrection of the Jews fome time ago in Moorfields, was read, and the parties beard; the court ordered a guinea to be paid to each. Mr. Hopkins was not worn into the office of Chamberlain, the previous time limited not having expired; therefore it happened that Mr. Wooldridge did not enter into bond, because the Chamberlain not being yet compleatly in his office, the new-elected fheriff could not regularly become bound to him in his official capacity. FRIDAY, 5: This morning about fix o'clock, a melancholy accident happened on board his Majefty's fhip Marlborough, Capt. Hood (which hip came into harbour yesterday to dock) by the explosion of fome gunpowder in the fore part of the fhip, which tore and much damaged her infide works, and ripped up part of her decks; twelve feamen, three women, and three children were killed, and upwards of 50 wounded, which laft were just now fent to the hofpital. Various are the accounts refpe&ting this accident; but the prevailing opinion is, that fome barrels of gunpowder had been fecreted after the fhip's powder had been put into the gunhoy, which happily was just put from alungfide when it happened. WEDNESDAY, 10. On Saturday last in the court of Common Pleas, before lord chief justice De Grey and a fpecial jury, was heard a caufe, wherein an engraver and printfeller was the plaintiff, July and an officer in the army defendant. The caufe of action was feducing the plaintiff's daughter, aged 17, from the plaintiff, and detaining her under the promife of marriage. The Jury brought in a verdict for the plaintiff with 800l. damages. THURSDAY, 18. The Admiralty have received orders from Government (pursuant to the Act paffed the laft feffions of Parliament, for altering the punishment of felons from tranfportation to hard labour on the Thames) to make a new kind of hulk, which cannot be called properly a fhip or tender, neither is it fo flat or open as a lighter, but a veffel built on a new construction, the plan of which has been approved of by his Majefty in council, and the lords of the Admiralty. Several, by that plan, are building at Woolwich, and in about two months, as foon as the proper rotation of the different governors of thofe convicts who are to work on the river, and the orders by the A&t at the TrinityHoufe, are fulfilled, will be put in execution. WEDNESDAY, 24. Yesterday at a court of common council, held at Guildhall, a motion was made, that a piece of plate fhould be prefented to Sir Watkin Lewes, for his endeavours to fups port the rights and liberties of the freemen of Worcester in the late election for repres fentatives for that city. There were two di vifions, but a small majority carried it against the motion. THURSDAY, 25. Extract of a Letter from Capt. Richards, of the Lifeon Packet, arrived at Falmouth, frem Lifbon, to the Poft-Maflers-General, dated Falmouth, July 20. MY LORDS, "On Saturday, June 15, I received two mails from Mr. Bell for the Duke of York. packet, and failed for Lisbon in company with the Anna Terefa, and Eagle packets, Tuesday, June 25, arrived at Lifbon, with the Eagle packet in company, and off the bar faw a fleet of French men of war, confifting of fix fail of the line, two frigates, two floops, a brig, and two cutters; the 29th arrived fix fail of Spanish men of war in the Tagus. On Monday, the 8th of July afterwards we failed in company with the Spanish fleet, which confifted of three fail of the line, one frigate, and two floops; in the evening faw four fail more of Spanish fhips of war going in, three fail of the line, and one frigate; the French fleet failed to the northward. "On the 4th of July his Moft Faithful Majefty of Portugal iffued a decree, probibiting all fhips and veffels belonging to British America entering any of the ports of. the dominions of Portugal, and in cafe they fhould arrive, prohibiting any of his subjects from giving them any fuccour, but immediately 1776. The MONTHLY CHRONOLOGER. immediately turning them out of the ports; and for thote in the ports, immediately after eight days from the above date; and in cafe of disobedience, all fuch fhips or vefels are to be confifcated to the ufe and benefit of the public works; and in cafe of departure a frict charge is given to the outward confulada to search them, that they do not carry with them any implements of war. I am, my lords, your lordships obedient humble fervant, JOHN RICHARDS." There were nine American veffels in the different ports of Portugal when the abovementioned order was iffued. B From the LONDON GAZETTE. Y a letter received from Vice Admiral Lord Howe, dated the 23d of June laft, it appears that his lordship arrived on that day off the port of Halifax in the Eagle; and having learnt that the fleet and army under the conduct of Vice Admiral Lord Shuldham had left that port on the 10th of June, his lordship intended to proceed immediately to join him. Whiteball, July 27. A letter was this day received from Gen. Carleton, dated Montreal, June 20, in which we are informed, that the rebels, confifting of upwards of 2000 men, attacked the regular troops at Three Rivers, but were repulfed, and retreated with great precipitation. The lofs of the rebels in killed and wounded is not known; but about 200 furrendered or were taken prisoners, while the lofs of the regulars is faid to be twelve or thirteen foldiers only. T PROMOTIONS. St. James's, June 8. HE King has been pleafed to appoint his Grace George Duke of Montague to be Governor; Richard, Lord Bishop of Litchfield and Coventry, Preceptor; Lieutenant Colonel George Hotham, fub governor; and the Rev. William Arnold, B. D. fub-preceptor, to their Royal Highneffes George Auguftus Frederick, Prince of Wales, and to Prince Frederick, Bishop of Ofnaburg. The King has been pleafed to grant the dignity of an Earl of Great Britain unto the Right. Hon. Thomas Bruce Lord Bruce, by the name, ftile, and title of Earl of Ailesbury, in the county of Buckingham. The King has been pleafed to grant the dignity of an Earl of Great Britain unto the Right Hon. Thomas Lord Hyde, by the name, tile and title of Earl of Clarendon. The King has been pleased to grant the dignity of a Vifcount of Great Britain unto the Right Hon. Robert Lord Trevor, by the name, ftile, and title of Viscount Hamp den, of Great and Little Hampden, in the county of Buckingham. St. James's, July 2. The King has been pleafed to order letters patent to be paffed under the Great Seal of Ireland, containing his Majesty's grants of the following digni ties, viz.-The dignity of an Earl of the kingdom of Ireland, to them and their heirs. male, unto-Wilmot lord Viscount Lifburne of the faid kingdom, by the title of Earl of Lifburne in the county of Antrim-Edward Lord Viscount Ligonier, by the title, of Earl Ligonier of Clonmell, in the county of Tipperary-Lord Viscount Clanwilliam, by the title of Earl of Clanwilliam, in the County of Corke-Robert Lord Viscount Clare, by the title of Earl of Nugent, with Efq; of Watton under Barnwood, in the remainder to George Nugent Grenville, county of Buckingham-William Lord Glandore, in the county of Corke-The Viscount Crosbie, by the title of Earl of dignity of a Vifcount of the kingdom of Ireland, to them and their heirs male, unto-The Right Hon. Thomas George Baron Scuthwell, by the title of Viscount Southwell, of Caffle Mattress, in the county of Limerick-The Right Hon. Thomas Baron Knapton, by the title of Viscount de Vefci, of Abbeyleix, in the Queen's loughby, Baron Mount Florence, by the title county-The Right Hon. William Wilof Viscount Enniskillen, in the county of Fermanagh.-The Right Hon. Francis Baron Orwell, by the title of Viscount Orwell--The Right Hon. John Baron Bal tinglafs, by the title of Viscount Aldborough, of the palatine of Upper Ormond--The Right Hon. William Henry Baron Clermont, by the title of Viscount Clermont, of Clermont, in the county of Louth, with remainder of Viscount and Baron unto the Right Hon. James Fortefcue, of Ra-venfdale-Park, in the county of Louth, brother to the faid lord Clermont--The Hon. William Henry Baron Dawson, by the title of Viscount Carlow, in the county of Carlow The dignity of Baron of the kingdom of Ireland, to them and their heirs male, unto- -The Right Hon. Sir Thomas Maude, Bart. by the title of Baron de Montalt of Raywarden, in the County of Tipperary.The Right Hon. Sir George Macartney, by the title of Baron Macartney of Liffanoure, in the county of Antrim--The Right Hon. Sir Archibald Achefon, Bart. by the title of Baron Gosford, of Market-Hill, in the county of Armagh - The Right Hon. Ralph Howard, by the title of Baron Clonmore of Clonmore Caftle in the county of Carlow-Sir Richard Philipps, Bart. by the title of Baron Milford-Sir Thomas Wynn, Bart. by the title of Baron Newborough of Newborough-Sir Charles Bingham, 392 The MONTHLY CHRONOLOGER. Bingham, by the title of Baron Lucan of Caftlebar in the county of Mayo. Sir Alexander Macdonald, by the name of Baron Macdoald of Slate in the county of Antrim, Sir Wil liam Mayne, Bart. by the title of Baron Newhaven of Carrick Mayne in the County of Dublin---James Ager, Efq; by the title of Baron of Clifden in the county of Kilkenny: -William Edwardes; Efq; by the title of Baron Kenfington--William Henry Lyttle ton, Efq; by the title of Baron Weftcote of Balamare in the county of Longford---Robert Henley Ongley. Efq; by the title of Baron Ongley of Old Warden in Ireland-Molyneux Shuldham, Efq; Vice Admiral of the blue fquadron of his Majefty's fleet, by the title of Baron Shuldham---John Bourke, Efq; of Palmerstown in the county of Kildare, by the title of Baron Naas of Naas in the faid county---Sentleger Sentleger, Efq; by the title of Baron Doneraile, of Doneraile, in the county of Corke--- Clotworthy Upton, Efq; by the title of Baron July Efq; of Littleton, to Mifs Williams, daughter of Sir Edward Williams, Bart. of Langoid Castle, South Wales---18. Lord May nard, of Hertford-Street, to Mrs. Norton, of Oxford-Street---20. Mifs Vernon, daughter of Richard Vernon, Eíq; of Park-Place, to the Right Hon. the Earl of Warwick--July 4. Robert Travis, Efq; brother-in-law to the Duchefs of Argyle, to Mifs Frances Compton---ao. The Rev. Mr. Comyn, Vicar of Tottenham, to Mifs Harriot Charlotte Stables, of St. James's-Street---Sir William Gordon, Knight of the Bath, and Minifter plenipotentiary at the court of Bruffels, to lady Mary Phillips, of Gerrington Park, in the county of Leicester, widow-- 25. Thomas Eyres, Efq; of Haffop, in the county of Derby, to the Hon. lady May Belafyfe, fifter to Lord Fauconberg. DEATHS. Templetown, in the county of Ahtin June THE Right Hon, Sarah Viscoun Hugh Maffey, Eq; by the title of Baron St. James's, July 6. The King has been pleafed to confer the honour of the moft honourable order of the Bath, on Guy Carleton, Efq; Captain General and Governor in chief of his Majefty's province of Quebec, General and Commander in chief of all his Majefty's forces in the faid province, and on the frontiers of the provinces border Ing thereupon. The King has been pleafed to grant the dignity of a Baronet of Great Britain, unto John Hamilton, of Marlborough-Houfe, Portin. in the County of Southampton, Efq; captain of his Majesty's Ship Hector; and he had yesterday the honour to kifs his Majefty's band on the occafion. A 1. tefs Falkland---5 At her house at Tooting, in Surry, the Right Hon. the Counters Dowager of Suffolk---George Edward Pauncefort, eldest fon of George Pauncefort, Efq; of Ampthill in Bedfordshire. At Mount Merrion, in Ireland, the Right Hon. Richard Lord Viscount Fitzwilliam ---10. At her apartments in KensingtonPalace, lady Charlotte Burgoyne, lady of Gen. Burgoyne---10. In the 75th year of. his age, Dr. William Battie-17. In the 64th year of his age, the Right Hon. Samuel Lord Matham, Baron of Oates, in the county of Effex-Lately in the town of Saintes, a goldfmith, a native of Gemofac in Saintonge, aged 140. He enjoyed, through the whole courfe of fo long a life, the most perfect ftate of health; he took a wife at 79, by whom he had three children, all now alive. A few years before his death he fuffered a little weakness of fight, the only complaint he ever knew-21. Mrs. Frances Erskine, daughter of the late John Erskine, Earl of Mar, by his fecond wife, daughter of Evelyn Pierpoint, first Duke of Kingfton---24. The Hon. William Byron, only fon of Lord Byron, and member for Morpeth, in Northumberland---At Westport, in the county of Mayo, in Ireland, aged eighteen---the Hon. Mary Brown, fecond daughter to Lord Viscount Westport.-- To our CORRESPONDENTS. 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