ТНЕ Monthly Chronologer. HE perfons who fought the duel mentioned in our laft, p. 91, were lord Lempfter and capt. Grey, and according to all accounts, the latter, who was unhappily killed, was the aggre Tor. The coroner's jury brought in their verdict manslaughter, and lord Lempfter furrendering himself, was admitted to bail. Extract of a Letter from Naples. When we thought the eruptions of mount Vefuvius had entirely ceased, the bituminous matter came pouring down again very plentifully; but by means of a deep trench made in the wood of Ottaino, the principal branch of that fiery torrent is turned out of its ufual courfe; without which precaution a great part of the wood might have been destroyed. Since the 15th of last month a great deal of fmoke iffues from the aperture called Atrio del Cavallo, and much the fame quantity from the fummit of the mountain, from whence we prefume there may be a latent communication between them. In the valley of Caftagno the fulphur and bitumen are heaped up to the height of 87 feet. (See Mag. for 1751, p. 569.) At the affizes at Reading, for the county of Berks, which ended Feb. 29, one man for houfe-breaking, and two for a robbery, received fentence of death. The ages of the crowned heads, and other princes of importance in the general fyftem of Europe. Years old. Emperor Years old. 43 K. of Pruffia 40 Empress queen 35 of Ruffia 37 Grand Signior 55 K. of Gr. Britain 68 Elector of Mentz 62 jury brought in their verdict guilty, and the accordingly received fentence of death. (See her trial, p. 127, &c.) At the fame affizes one man was condemned for a robbery on the highway, and another for a burglary and robbery. WEDNESDAY, 4. A remarkable caufe was tried in the court of King's-Bench at Guildhall, before the lord chief juftice Lee, founded upon an information brought against victualler in Shoe-Lane, for felling gold lace of a foreign manufacture, which is contrary to law; when the jury brought the defendant in guilty of the penalty of 100l. with cofts of fuit. The affizes at Aylesbury, for the county of Bucks, proved a maiden one, none being capitally convicted; on which occafion the judges and officers were prefented by the sheriff with white gloves, according to custom. THURSDAY, 5. Was preached at St. Andrew's, Holborn, before the governors of the SmallPox Hofpital, an excellent fermon, by the Right Rev. the lord bishop of Worcefter; at which were present the archbishop of Canterbury, the duke of Marlborough, the earl of Northumberland, lord vifc. Sage, lord Parker, Sir William Beauchamp Proctor, Sir William Calvert, and feveral other governors, and about 3000 ladies. There was a very fine performance of mufick vocal and inftrumental, by above 70 performers. There was collected at the church 2251. 16s. and the collection at the hall after dinner, and the feveral benefactions then given to that charity, with what was received at the church, amounted to 820l. and upwards. FRIDAY, 6. At Hertford affizes, Charles Smith, for the murder of his own fon, Tho. Hurry and Alice Andrews, for the murder of the daughter of the faid Hurry, by beating and other cruel ufage, and one for a robbery on the highway, received sentence of death. The affizes at Worcester, which ended on the fame day, proved a maiden 1752. The MONTHLY CHRONOLOGER. 143 MONDAY, 9. Robert Scott, Efq; late fheriff of London and Middlefex, was unanimously elected alderman of Aldgate ward, in the room of Sir Wm. Smith, Knt. deceased. WEDNESDAY, 11. At Gloucester three men received fentence of death, one for a highway robbery, another for house-breaking, and the other for breaking open a cupboard and stealing out of it 71. 79. At the affizes at Chelmsford for the county of Effex, Mifs Jeffryes and John Swan were tried for the murder of her uncle at Walthamstow, and both found guilty. She is about 25 years of age. (See the trial, which lafted 19 hours, p. 133-137.) The knights companions of the ancient order of the Thistle, held a chapter before the fovereign at St. James's, when the Rt. Hon. the earl of Dumfries was created a knight of that order, in the room of the duke of Buccleugh, deceased. THURSDAY, 12. A chapter of the Hon. order of the Bath was held at St. James's, when the Rt. Hon. the lord Onflow was created a knight of that order, in the room of the earl of Orford, deceased. Henry Simons, the Polish Jew, was tried at Chelmsford on an indictment for an affault on Mr. James Ashley, and putting three ducats into his pocket, with an intent to charge him with a robbery. The jury withdrew about nine at night, and continued out five hours, after which they brought in their virdict guilty of the indictment. (See an account of this trial, p. 137.) At the affizes at Salisbury for the county of Wilts, the three following received fentence of death, viz. James Rofier, for the murder of William Wadham, who with others were guarding the fish-ponds of Edward Popham, Efq; Aaron Robins, for ftealing half a piece of fine broadcloth; and Jofeph Ladds, for breaking open two houfes, and ftealing three filver fpoons, 21 cheefes, and two fides of bacon. nine following malefactors received fentence of death, viz. Samuel Prior, alias Butcher, for breaking open the Cuftomhouse at Colchefter; Samuel Yell, for robbing on the highway; William Medwell, for returning from tranfportation; Jofeph Radcliffe and John Turner, for horfe-ftealing; John Hunt, for a burglary; and James Lucy, William Rand, and Brian Ennis, for fheep-ftealing. SUNDAY, 15. Was a violent storm of wind, by which feveral stacks of chimnies were blown down, and in fome places the roofs beat in, whereby many people were terribly bruifed, and fome loft their lives; great quantities of lead were blown off Chelfea-hofpital, the houfes on London-bridge, &c. the head of Levi and the feet of Abraham in the fine window in Weftminfter-Abbey were blown out, as were the windows in many places; and in St. James's-Park, and the villages about this metropolis, great numbers of trees were demolished. On the river fhips were drove from their moorings, lighters and boats funk, and feveral lives loft. TUESDAY, 17. The periodical paper, called The Rambler, was laid down on this day, after having fubfifted about two years. WEDNESDAY, 18. Was held a general court of the EaftIndia company, when the report relating to the bonds given by the late prefident and council of Fort St. George (pursuant to the direction of the general court of the 26th of June laft) was laid before them; and after fome debates, it was agreed to pay them all off; the whole fum, principal and intereft, amounting to near 140,000!. FRIDAY, 20. A defperate attempt was made by the condemned prifoners in Newgate to break the said goal. As Mr. Sinclair the turn- * key, and two of the runners, were going about 8 in the evening to lock them up in their cells, Broughton and Hayes, two notorious ftreet-robbers, attacked Mr. Sinclair and wounded him with knives, in a dangerous manner; the noife alarming the goal, capt. Chapman, a prifoner upon an extent, and James Payce, under fentence of transportation, haftened to Sinclair's affiftance, and at the outer door to the cells refcued him from his affailants, and immediately capt. Chapman puthed to the door, and had the prudence to bolt the fame, enclofing Payce, two of the runners, and all the prifoners within the cells. By this their efcape was prevented, as they had only the feveral cells at their command. Immediately upon this, 4 144 The MONTHLY CHRONOLOGER. this, Mr. Akerman sent to the Tilt-yard and the Tower for two parties of the foot-guards; as alfo to the fheriffs, who immediately came, and the foldiers took poffeffion of the paffage to the Prefs-yard, while the fheriffs went into Mr. Akerman's houfe; foon after came the lord mayor and Sir William Calvert in a coach, who, without alighting, drove to the duke of Newcastle's, to inform his grace of the affair; they returned in about an hour, and then the lord mayor ordered the keeper, with the captain of the guard, to go into the Prefs yard with a number of foldiers, and afk if they would furrender, which they refufed to do, upon which, the officer entered with his men, and drove the prifoners to the top of the cells, where they were all feized, and heavily iron'd, and five of them, viz. Broughton, Hayes, Agnew, and Fox, and Darby, who was committed for robbing the Western mail, were handcuff'd. Their irons were fawed off with knives. At the Suffolk affizes, at Bury, John Ofborn, jun. for breaking into a warehouse, and stealing 30s. in half-pence, and about 30s. in filver; John Ward, alias Newman, for horfe-ftealing; and Thomas Fridgett, alias White-Eyes, a notorious fmuggler, were capitally convicted : As was John Reynor, at Thetford in Norfolk, for affaulting a woman on the highway, with an intent to rob her. SATURDAY, 21. At twelve this night the affizes ended at Maidstone for the county of Kent, when the 16 following prisoners were. condemned, viz. John Grace, for the murder of his wife a e; William Sawyer, Thomas Deveil, and Abraham Mulliner, for robbing James Haftrick on the highway, near Rochefter, of four guineas, and afterwards murdering him, they imagining he knew them; John Hobbs, for robbing Francis Taylor on Blackheath of a filver watch, &c. Chriftopher Reiley, for robbing Michael Lade, Efq; on the highway, between Broughton and Canterbury, of a hat and a bay gelding; John Keating and James Nefbit, alias Berry, for divers robberies on the highway; John Pelling and Dennis Doyle, for horse-stealing; John Warner, for fheep-stealing; Thomas Sturt, for ftealing in the dwelling-houfe of John Comer, in Woolwich, 12 thirty-fix fhilling pieces, two guineas, and a filver cup; John Hocklish, alias Hogs-Flesh, for burglary; James Hudnell, for privately ftealing from William Penfold, a filver watch, &c. Tho. Bailey, for burglary; and Elizabeth Sparks, for ftripping and robbing Sarah Kidder on the highway, in company with Sarah Me March redith, who was convicted at the laft affizes for the fame fact, and was executed. MONDAY, 23. The 16 following malefactors, condemned the two laft feffions at the OldBailey (fee p. 43, 91.) were this day executed at Tyburn, viz. Michael Maginnis, for the murder of Richard Shear, a car man, at a late execution; Samuel Hill, for the murder of Sarah Crabtree, at Poplar; James Hayes, Richard Broughton, and James Davis, for ftreet robberies John Powney, for ftealing plate and other goods, in a dwelling-houfe; John Andrews, for forgery; Anne Walfum, for the murder of Anne Allard; Mary Killfoy, for robbing fome Dutch failors at her houfe in St. Katherine's ; William Girdler, for a robbery near Knightsbridge; Antony de Rofa, for the murder of Mr. Fargues, near the Barking-Dogs, Hoxton, Jofeph Geraldino, for the murder of a man in Hog-Lane, Soho ; Thomas Huddle, for returning from transportation; Barnard Agnew, Thomas Fox, and Thomas Gale, for publishing a forged promiffory note for 24 guineas.-When they were called down into the Prefs-yard to be halter'd, Broughton and Hayes refufed coming, without having a clean fhirt and stockings to be hanged in: And they, with Agnew, the other rioter on Friday night, were executed in their double irons. No foldiers attended the execution. The fame day a foldier was shot in Hyde-park, for desertion. For the better preventing the horrid crime of murder, it is proposed, that all perfons who shall be found guilty of wilful murder, be executed on the next day following after fentence is paffed, unless the fame fhould happen to be the Lord'sday; and in that cafe on the Monday following. And alfo, that the body of fuch murderer, fo convicted, fhall be immediately conveyed by the proper officers appointed for that purpose to the hall of the furgeons company, or fuch other place as the faid company fhall depute or appoint, there to be diffected and anatomized by the faid furgeons: And that the judge or juftice of affize in any county in Great-Britain, where fuch conviction shall be, award the fentence to be put in execution the next day after fuch conviction (except as is before excepted) and caufe the body of fuch murderer to be by the other officers appointed for that purpofe, given to fuch furgeon as fuch judge or juftice fhall direct for the purpose aforefaid. And that it fhall be in the power of fuch judge or juftice to appoint the body of any fuch criminal to be hung in chains; 1752. The MONTHLY CHRONOLOGER. chains; but that in no cafe whatsoever, the body of any murderer fhall be suffered to be buried, but to be disposed of as aforefaid, to be anatomized or hung in chains. And that after sentence is paffed, fuch offender fhall be fed with bread and water only, and with no other food or liquor whatsoever, (except in cafe of receiving the facrament of the Lord's fupper.) WEDNESDAY, 25. Capt. Lowry was carried from Newgate this morning, at half an hour after nine. When he came to the gate, upon feeing the cart, he changed colour, but as foon as he was fettled in the cart, he recovered. He was dreffed in a morning gown, over which he had a fcarlet cloak: He wore his hat with a brown wig of the Colour of his eye-brows. He did not feem to exceed 30 years of age. His behaviour was compofed, but in the cart he fhewed no outward figns of devotion. When he came to Execution-dock, he was removed from the cart to the fcaffold erected under the gallows, where he put on a white cap; and after he had been a few minutes there, the ordinary waited on him exactly at 11 o'clock, with whom he continued in prayers a quarter of an hour. Soon after the ordinary was gone, the fcaffold on which he stood was Aruck down at one blow, and he continued hanging about 20 minutes, when he was cut down and carried in a boat to the Galleons to behung in chains. In the way, between Newgate and the place of execution, the failors could not help crying out, Where is your royal-oak foremast? (as he called a flick that he used to beat his men with) and that He must no more fbam Abrakam, (a cant fea phrase used when a failor is unwilling to work and pretends fickness) which expreffion the captain uttered when Hoffack was almost expiring under the barbarity of his difcipline. The cart was attended by the sheriffs officers on horfeback, and on one fide of the captain was placed the executioner, and on the other a failor. Before the cart was carried, by an officer, a filver oar, about 20 inches long, and of an antique form. THURSDAY, 26. His majefty went to the house of peers, and gave the royal affent to 95 publick and private bills; and among the reft, to An act for putting an end to doubts and questions relating to the attestation of wills in the American colonies: An act for relief of the annuitants of the mercers company: An act for fecuring the black-lead mines from theft and robbery: An act to open the port of Lancaster for the importation of wool and woollen yarn from Ireland: An act to indemnify persons who have omitted to qualify themselves for employments: An act to obviate doubts in regard to vaffals in Scotland: An aft før 145 relief of the poor of St. Margaret and St. John, Westminster, and the better cleanfing the ftreets: An act to grant to his majefty certain fums out of the finking fund, by Exchequer bills, for the fervice of the year 1752: An act to make valid all contracts and agreements made by the commiffioners of Greenwich hofpital: Small debts bills for Liverpool, Birmingham, St. Alban's and Canterbury: An act for converting feveral annuities, there in mentioned, into one joint ftock, to be charged on the finking fund, and transferred at the South-fea houfe: An act for amending the act for the regulation of the commencement of the year, and correcting the calendar: An act for making compenfation to the late African company : An act for importing gum fenega: An a& for giving proper rewards to coroners : An act for preventing thefts and robberies, for regulating places of publick entertainment, and punishing perfons keeping diforderly houfes : An act to enable his majefty's natural-born fubjects, tho' their parents were aliens, to inherit the ftates of their ancestors: An act for better preventing the horrid crime of murder.After which his majesty made a most gracious fpeech to both houfes, and prorogued the parliament to June 4. His majefty in his fpeech thanks both houfes for the great application and difpatch, with which they had gone thro the publick bufinefs; and for that they had not only fhewn their just fatisfaction in the measures he had purfued in foreign affairs, but had alfo given his majesty their fupport in carrying them on with that zeal and chearfulness, which he had reafon to expect from so dutiful and affec tionate a parliament: Then tells them, the many laws now paffed would, he hoped, attain the good ends intended by them; and nothing that depended on him should be wanting to make them effectual: Particularly thanks the commons for fo readily granting the fupplies, and for their care to fupport the reduction of the national intereft; and concludes thus to both houfes, "Nothing in this world can give me fo much pleasure as to fee you a flourishing and happy people. Exert yourselves in your feveral ftations to do your parts; and you may depend on my unwearied endeavours to fecure this great blessing to ourselves, and tranfmit it to posterity." At the affizes at Exeter, 8 men were capitally convicted; one for murder, one for robbing the Exeter ftage coach, two for the highway, three for houfe-breaking and one for sheep-ftealing. At Hereford two were condemned, one for the highway, and the other for sheep-ftealing. SATURDAY, 28. This morning Swan on a fledge, and Mifs Jeffryes in a cart, were brought from Chelmsford goal, to be executed on a galloss 146 MARRIAGES, DEATHS, &C. lows erected at Walthamstow. In her paffage he had several fainting fits. An incredible number of people were assembled at Walthamstow, many paying exorbitantly for rooms, galleries, &c. who were all difappointed. For the fheriff thinking it dangerous to proceed, amidst fuch a multitude, ordered the cart and fledge to drive to the gibbet erected for Swan on the Foreft, where they were executed about three in the afternoon. At the place of execution Mifs Jeffryes fainted feveral times, and was in a manner infenfible. Her body was carried to an undertaker's to be interred, and Swan's was hung in chains. He confeffed he committed the murder himself by firing a piftol loaded with pieces of bullets. MARRIAGES and BIRTHS. Feb. 24 R the Hon. lady Eliz. Haftings. T. Hon. the lord Rawdon, to 29. Capt. Shipley, of the first reg. of gua ds, to Mifs Molly Arnet, of Oundle in Northamptonfire, a 30,00cl. fortune. March 1. Mr. Robert Church, of Hackney, to Mifs Sowerby, a 12,000l. fortune. 2. William Ambridge, Efq; of StonyStratford, to Mifs Spraggs, only daughter and heiress of the late James Spraggs, Efq; 5. Rt. Hon. the earl of Coventry, to Mifs Maria Gunning, eldest daughter of John Gunning, Efq; fifter to her grace the dutchefs of Hamilton and Brandon, (fee p. 91.) and grandaughter to the late lord vifc. Mayo, of the kingdom of Ireland. 7. Henry Uhthoff, Efq; an eminent Hamburgh merchant, to Mifs Molly Van Neck, fecond daughter of Sir Joshua Van Neck, Bart. 10. Mr. Thomas Lewis, nephew of Thomas Lewis, Efq; member for Radnor, to Mifs Van Court, of Greenwich. Thomas Glegg, Efq; of Carshalton in Surrey, to Mifs Sukey Herbert, of the fame place. 12. Fitz Foy, of Duntifh court in Dorfetfhire, Efq; to Mifs Senex, daughter of Mr. Senex, late of Fleet-ftreet. 11. James Parker, Efq; of Audley-ftrcet, to Mifs Anne Molineux, of Bond-street. Capt. Stephen Howell, of the footguards, to Mifs Peggy Paulin. 16. Capt. Crowden, many years a commander in the African trade, to Mifs Jane S.nithfon, only daughter and heiress of the late Samuel Smithson, Efq; of Rumford in Effex. 17. Rev. Mr. Stotherd Abdy, brother to Sir Anthony Abdy, Bart. of Cobham in Surrey, to Mifs Theodofia Abdy, fifter to Sir John Abdy, Bart. member for Effex. 19. Fane William Sharp, of Lincoln'sInn, Efq, to Mifs Newport. 21. William Archer, Efq; of Hanover 1 March fquare, to lady Maria Fitzwilliams, fifter to earl Fitzwilliams. March 20. Lady Carpenter, delivered of a daughter. 22. The lady of Sir Edward Williams, Bart. of a daughter. Feb. 28. R DEATHS. T. Hon. lady Giffard, fifter to lady Arundel of Wardour. Rt. Hon. the countess of Yarmouth's mother, at Hanover. 29. Jofiah Bullock, Efq; at his feat at Faulkbourn-hall in Effex, in the commiffion of the peace for that county. Mr. Ifaac Whood, an ingenious pourtrait painter. Henry Hoare, jun. Efq; of the (mallpox, at Naples, only fon of Henry Hoare, Efq; Sir Richard Hoare's elder brother. March 1. Edmund Williams, Efq; at Plymouth, who ferved his country faithfully at fea for 45 years, rifing gradual. ly in the royal navy, till he attained to the rank of rear-admiral. Richard Francis Talbot, earl of Tyrconnel, peer of Ireland, major general of the French king's armies, knight of the order of St. Lewis, and minister plenipotentiary of his moft chriftian majesty at the Pruffian court. 6. Sir William Smith, Knt. alderman of Aldgate ward. Tho. Pyrke, Efq; one of the verdurers of the forest of Dean, in Gloucestershire. 10. Rev. Dr. Angier, aged 89, who was rector of the united parishes of St. Mary Woolnoth, and St. Mary Woolchurch, in this city, 64 years. Lady Anne Salter, relict of Sir John Salter, Knt. late alderman of Cornhill ward. 11. Rev. Mr. Harris, curate and lecturer of Weft-Ham, and Bow. 15. Rt. Hon. Thomas Lumley Saunderfon, earl of Scarborough, viscount and baron Lumley of Lumley caftle, lord lieu, tenant and cuftos rotulorum of Northumberland, vice-admiral of the county of Durham, and knight of the Hon. order of the Bath. He is fucceeded by his only furviving fon Richard, now earl of Scarborough. George Damer, Efq; member of parliament for Dorchester. John Horton, at Elmfted, in Kent, aged 100, who, was at the proceffion at the coming in of K. Charles II. 21. Samuel Palmer, Efq; formerly an eminent merchant in Crutched-Friers.. 24. Henry Brooke, L. L. D. regius profeffor of civil law in the university of Oxford. 25. Temple Stanyan, Efq; who refided at Conftantinople, and other places, as a publick minifter. ECCLE |