to the Lord Lieutenant, that he will be pleafed to ifue a Proclamation ap. pointing a day of folemn Thanksgiving to Almighty God for his fignal provi dence in the late deftruction of the encny's flect, and the difcomnture of their. intended invafion. MONTHLY DEC. 2, 1756. AFort Auguftus, in his 24th year, Alexander Trapaud,eiq. le tenant-governor of that garrifon. He was the fon of Col. Trapaud, who commanded a regiment of horfe in the reign of Queen Anne. 6 At Totres, Devonshire, Ferdinand De Mierre, eiq late merchant in London. S. At Great Yarmouth, Peter Upchurch, efq formerly of Sudbury in Suffolk, 10. Mr. Sackville Parker, formerly bookfeller at Oxford, in his 89th year, 11. Mr. jot.ph Waring, timber-merchant, at Lambeth. At the Sear, near Bromyard, Herefordshire, Jeremiah Atkins, aged 102 years They then voted their thanks to the troops of the line, the militia, and the yeomanry, for their fpirit, good con duct, and glorious ardour, during the late menaced invafion. OBITUARY. 18. Mr. J. S. Gallatly, Scots Yard, Cannon-freet. Lately, at Mitcham, in Surry, the Rev. Thomas Webb, M.A. Dean of Kilm re. Lately, the Rev. John Hadley Swain, perpetual curate of Leifton, with Sifewell, Suffolk. 19 At Chirk Castle, Denbighshire, Rich. Myddelton, efq muniber for the borough of Denbigh, and colonel of the Militia. William Stephenson, efq. clerk of the peace for the county of Huntingdon. The Rev. Mr. Knowies, aged 73, rector of Tinwell, in Rutland, and vica: of Thorlby, Lincolnshire. Mr William Robertfon, merchant, of Phil 12. At Ponder's End, Thomas Fuller, efq. pot lane. Lauker, of Lombard-street. At Worcester, aged 74, the Rev Richard Mence, vicar of St. Pancras and Aillallows, London Wall. 13. Mr. George Warner, of the Bull's Head, Coventry. 14. Ms. Bray, wife of William Bray, efq. of Great Ruffel-ftreet, Bloon.fbury. Lately, in Charlotte-freet, Portland Place, aged 73, John Wade, cfq. youngest son of the la:c Field Marshal Wade. Francis Newman, efq. of North Cadbury Lately, at Bath the Rev. Rowland Chambre, rector of Thornton, Chieflife, and of Berrington, Salop. 20. Mrs. Annefly, mother of Francis Annefly, efq. member for Reading, aged 87, The Rev. John Leathbridge, of Launcefton, in Cornwall, aged 72. The Rev. Thomas Howes, M. A. rector of Fritton, Suffolk, aged 65 years. Capt Webb, Portland-street, Kingsdown, 15. Mr. William Kilbee, of Sackville- Bristol, aged 73. freet, Dublin, wine- merchant. At Brecon, Thomas Bullock Lloyd, efq. 16 At Ely, John Waddington, eiq. aged 66 years. Mr Henry Green, one of the aldermen of Nottingham. At Barh, the Rev. Mr. B. ffet, rector of Lentworth in Lincolnshire. 17. William Pickett, efq. alderman of Cornhill Ward Bryan Scotney, efq. in Gower street, Eed. ford Square. At Eltham, in his 73d year, Mr Godf-ey Molling, merchant of Dowgare-hill. At Twickenham, the Right Hon. Lord Joho Cavendish, uncle to the Duke of Devonfire. 21. Mrs. Pye wife of Henry James Pye,cfq. Mr Charles Pugh, of Rood-lane, grocer. Jofeph Saunders, efq at Liffon-green, Paddington. William Deane, efq. mayor ele&t for Harwich, At Buggen Hinch, Mrs Beadon, aged 94, mother of the Bishop of Gloucefter. 23. Mr. Thomas Thornhill, in Doctors Commons, formerly a grocer in St. Paul's Churchyard. Charles Adey, efq. Wotton Under-edge. 24. Henry Franks, efq. of Mortlake, Surry, in his 73d year. Mr. Edward Chaplin, of the Hay-market, builder. Richard Morgan, efq. of the Argoed, near At Sapey, near Worcester, Dr. John Sew- Moạmouth. ard, late of St. John's College, Cambridge,. and one of the phyficians of Worcsiter Infirmary. The Rev. Thomas Benfon, tutor and felof Wadham College, Oxford. He At Norwich, aged 91, Mr. Charles Fearman, father of the Common Council. fived the office of Sheriff in 1760. The Rev. John Caftell, M. A. vicar of Brooke and I huston, in Nortoik. 1 Mr. Mr. Thomas Bell, of Rothbury, Northumberland. At Cooperfale, Effex, Jamineau Cheveley, efq. At Edinburgh, John Maclaurin, efq. Lord Dreghorn, one of the Senators of the College of Justice. 25. At Bartlet's Buildings, Benjamin Lynd, M. D. At Seagrove Lodge, Dawlish, near Exeter, the lady of Sir William Wat(on. William Hay, efq. writer of the Signet, at Edinburgh. Lately, at Abingdon, aged 64, Mr. John Bowles, attorney. 26. At Hampton Green, aged 26, Luke 'Gardiner, efq. of the kingdom of Ireland. 27. Benjamin Barlow, efq. at Walton upon Thames. At Worcester, aged 86, Mrs. Wall, widow of Dr. Wall, formerly phyûcian in that cty. At Stratford Green, Mr. James Innes, Weft-India merchant. 29. Charles Mellith, efq one of the commiffioners of the Stamp-office. Richard Wright, eiq. Charles-ftreet, St. James's Square, aged 82. In Dublin, the Rt. Hon. Lord Baron Trimblestown, aged 60. Mr. John Watkis, of Shrewsbury, aged 71. 30. At Northfleet Lodge, William Henry Birch, efq. Major-commandant of the corps of Northfiret Volunteers. Mr. Thomas Seddon, upholder, DoverStreet. In York street, Westminster, Sir Robert Juxon, bart. of Rufford Hall, Lancashire. At Briftol Hotwells, Charles Edwards, elq. 31. In Leicester-fquare, Sir Benjamin Tibbs, knt. late one of the fher.ffs of Lon-don. Mr. John Willoughby, tallow - chandler, of Knight-Rider-street, one of the Common Council for Castle Baynard Ward. In Newgate, Lord William Murray, bro. ther to the Duke of Athol. To this place he was removed three years fince for aiding In an attempt to blow up the walls of the King's Bench prifon Edward Heylyn, efq. at Iflington. Edward Mafon, efq. aged 85, formerly se cretary to the First Duke of Cumberland. Lately, at Belle Vue, near Dublin, Thomas Wander, efq. late fecretary to the commiffioners of the revenue in Ireland. 1797. ft. JAN. James Bradley, efq, fecretary to the India Board office, White ball Mrs. Amey Filmer, fifter of Sir John Filmer, bart. 6. Mr. Robert Golden, jun. architect, of Great Ormond-street. 7. Mr. Edward Kimpton, furgeon, of Southampton Buildings. Thomas Runiball, efq. of Church-freet, Edmonton. 8. At Hammerfinith, the Rev. Morgan Jones, LL. D. At Shrewsbury, aged 87 years, John Pow. ell, cfq. of Wortham, in the County of Salop. 10. William Gillum, efq late of the Eaft India House. Mr. John Lucie Blackman, West-India merchant. The Hon. Mrs. N. Bofcawen, lady of the late Rev. Dr. Nicholas Boscawen. The Rev. Richard Clarke, rector of Bedale, in the North Riding of Yorkshire. 11. The Mott Noble Jemima, Marchioness Grey, and Baronefs Lucas, of Crudwell, relict of Philip the fecond Earl of Hardwicke. Thomas Page, efq. of Ely, in Cambridgehire, in his 65th year. 12. Thomas Porter Bonell, efq, of Duffield Hall, Derbyshire. 13. Mr. Thomas Nah, fugar-refiner, Le man-street. 14. John Stewart Wortley, efq. M. P. for Boffiney, and lieutenant in the Coldstream Guards. Mrs. Burne, wife of Thomas Burne, efq. of Bedford-tquare. Mr. Gerard Portman, of Great St. Thomas Apoftle. Mr. John Page, of Great St. Helen's. 15. At Path, Major General George Bolton Eyres, many years in the Eaft-India Company's fervice. 17. Jofeph Bushnan, efq. comptroller af the city of London. 16 EACH DAY's PRICE OF STOCKS FOR JANUARY 1797. Bank perC3 per Ct.perCt 4perCt 5perCr Leg Dito, S. Sea Old New 3perCt India India India Stock Reduc. Confols Scrip. 1777. Anr. Ann. 1778. Stock. Ann. Ann. 1751. Stock. Scrip. Bonds. Navy. Bills. 554 554 a 57 723 615-16 ~: New Exche. Sunday 1543 a 551 73 824 7 7 1615-16 814 163 168 16 111. 185. N. B. In the 3 per Cent. Confols the higheft and lowest Price of each Day is given; in the other Stocks the higheft Price only. THE For FEBRUARY 1797. [Embellished with, 1. A PORTRAIT of Sir BENJAMIN THOMPSON, Knt. COUNT of RUMFORD, and Knight of the White Eagle and St. Stanislaus. And, 2. Views of Lon CATHCART'S HOUSE, WHITEHALL, and OLD HOUSES behind the CHARTER-HOUSE.] CONTAINING, Remarks refpecting the Prologue to Vortigern, Anecdotes of Mr. George Selwyn and the Marquis Townshend, 87 88 A Curious Letter in the Bodleian Library, ibid. Tides of the Emperor of Ava, and of 91 94 95 97 Alice and Maila ; or, The Injured Afri cans. An Original Tale, 98 Amufing Account of an Elephant Hunt in the East Indies, 99 Anecdotes of the Rev. Dr. Gale. By Jofeph Mofer, Efq. Account of the Works now executing at Fonthill, LONDON REVIEW. Vaillant's New Travels into the Interior Parts of Africa, by the Way of the Cape of Good Hope, in the Years 1783, 1784, and 1785, Lewis's Monk. A Romance, Archdeacon Plymley's Charge given at the Vifitations of the Archdeaconry of Salop, the 21st and 22d Days of June 1796, Clapton's Sermon preached at Knaresborough, October 3, 1796, on Occafion of a Form of Thanksgiving being 102 104 107 Page read for the late abundant Harvest, 115 Stedman's Narrative of a Five Years Expedition against the revolted Ne groes of Suritiam, in Gulaña, on the Wild Coast of South America, from the Year 1772 to 1777 [Continued], 115 With various other Articles, on the Plan of a MONTHLY CATALOGUE. Theatrical Journal, including Fahle and Character of Hoare's Friend in Need," a Mufical EntertainmentPenn's "Battle of Eddington," a Tragedy Addrefs fpoken by Mrs. Yates -Prologue and Epilogue to the new Comedy of "A Cure for the HeartAche"With an Account of a new • Performer, Poetry, including Ode to MeditationVerfes on the New-invented CoffinEpigram-To Laura The Natural Daughter, Journal of the Proceedings of the First Seffion of the Eighteenth Parliament of Great Britain [Continued], 127 State Papers, including Note presented to the American Sec. of State by Citizen Adet-Reply of the Executive Government of America to Citizen Adet's Note-Address of the Prendent of the United States of America➡➡ Refcript published by Order of the King of Pruffia, respecting the Prussian Territories on the Left Bank of the Rhine-Meffage delivered the 10th Jan. from his Excellency the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland to both Houfes of Parliament-Letter of Convocation addreffed to the Plenipotentiaty Envoys of the Affociated States of Northern Germany, by M. Von Dohm, the Pruffian Minifter, 111 115 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS TO CORRESPONDENT9. We have received of late, and particularly this Month, Recommendations of feveral Portraits, many of which we fhould be glad to introduce into our Work; the Writers, however, have, in general, omitted to mention how we are to procure them. The Account of Wasse shall be inferted. 52 10 00 034 716 1132 33 15 1000 029 Middlefex 52 25 0/26 1/18 10/25 2 00 орое о 216 529 10 033 015 029 6 033 616 600 3 00 030 613 900 4 00029 11 13 027 6 Cheshire 47 2).00 833 10 Glouceft. 58 5 00 134 11 Somerset 59 3 00 318 832 6 Monmou. 62 018 328 10 Devon 56 030 1031 6 Cornwall 58 518 0 933 7 Dorfet 55 0,00 027 0.20 037 Hants 54 2 co 024 119 729 4 Oxford 55 400 022 216 725 N. Wales 53 4/44 028 52 600 023 918 627 S. Wales 64 2000 0/30 Wilts Berks Bucks 600 600 • 57 7 00 027 517 WALES. 8115 052 6 6/11 10000 |