1 From other Papers. Mr. George Masterman, prefented by Henry Mafterman, Efq; of the crown office, to the rectory of Monewdon, in Suffolk.-Mr.Francis Wilde, by the lord chancellor, to the vicarage of Ryton, in Shropfhire. Mr. Marlow, appointed curate of St. Matthew's, Bethnal-green.-Tho. Lampry, M. A. prefented by the lord chancellor, to the rectory of Stone, in Kent. Tho. Pearfon, B. D. by the mafter and fellows of Corpus-Chrifti college in Cambridge, to the vicarage of Grancefter, and to the rectory of Little Wilbraham, in that county.-Mr. Murray, chaplain to the English factory at Hamburgh, to the rectory of Falkingham in Lincolnfhire.-Edm. Bettefworth, M. A. byHarwood of Littleton, Efq; to the rectory of Shepperton, in Middlefex.-John Rogers, M. A. by the lord chancellor, to the vicarage of St. Peter's, in Carmarthenfhire. Mr. Plumptree, by ditto, to the united livings of St. Mary Woolnoth and St. Mary Woolchurch, in Lombard-street. -Mr. Jeffryes, chofen lecturer of Bow at Stratford, and of Weft-Ham in Effex.Tho. Hurst, M. A. prefented by the duke of Rutland, to the rectory of Roppesley, in Lincolnshire, WHIT PROMOTIONS Civil and Military. From the LONDON GAZETTE. HITEHALL, March 3. The king has appointed the Rt. Hon. James lord Tyrawly to be his majesty's minister plenipotentiary to his most faithful majefty the king of Portugal. Whitehall, March 7. The king has been pleafed to appoint Tho. Hopfon, Efq; to be col. of the reg. of foot, late under the command of Edward Cornwallis, Efq; John Parfons, Efq; to be col. of the reg. of invalids, late under the command of Thomas Wardour, Efq; deceased. Geo. Bentinck, Efq; commonly called lord Geo. Bentinck, and Robert Bertie, Efq; commonly called lord Robert Bertie, to be his majesty's aids de camp, and to command and take rank as colonels of foot. Robert Dingley, Efq; to be capt. of that company whereof John Parfons, Efq; was late captain, in the fecond reg. of foot guards, commonly called the Coldstream, 147 commanded by the Right. Hon. William Anne earl of Albemarle, lieut. gen. of his majesty's forces. Whitehall, March 10. The king has nominated and appointed Geo. Crowle, Efq; to be his majefty's conful general at Lisbon. Edw. Hay, Efq; to be his majesty's conful at Cadiz and Port St. Mary. Tho. Winterbottom, Efq; the prefent lord mayor, appointed by his majesty one of the commiffioners for victualling the royal navy; and Richard Hall, Efq; one of the commiffioners in quality of a principal officer of his majesty's navy. Whitehall, March 17. The king has been pleased to appoint Geo. Boscawen, Efq; to be col. of the reg. of foot, late under the command of col. Peregrine Thomas Hopfon. Peregrine Thomas Hopfon, Efq; to be general and commander of all and fingular his majefty's forces employed, or to be employed in his majefty's province of Nova Scotia, or Acadie, in North America, in the room of col. Cornwallis. Brigadier gen. Richbell, to be col. of the reg. of foot, late under the command of lieut. gen. Wynyard, deceased. John Aldercron, Efq; to be col. of the reg. of foot, late under the command of brigadier general Richbell. Whitehall, March 21. The king has been pleased to conftitute and appoint Philip Honeywood, Efq; to be one of his majesty's aid de camps. Wm. Keppell, Efq; to be a capt. in the firft reg. of foot guards, commanded by his royal highness William duke of Cumberland, capt. gen. of his majesty's forces. Wm. Forster, Efq; to be major to the royal reg. of foot, commanded by James St. Clair, Efq; lieut. gen. of his majesty's forces. John Robinfon, Efq; to be a capt. in the Coldstream reg. of foot-guards, commanded by the Rt. Hon. Wm. Anne earl of Albemarle, lieut. gen. of his majesty's forces. Wm. Napier, Efq; to be a capt. in the king's own royal reg. of Welch fuzileers, commanded by John Hufke, Efq; lieut. gen. of his majesty's forces. Wm. Gordon, Efq; to be a capt. in the reg. of foot commanded by col. Alexander Duroure. From other Papers. 106 105 104 143 186 187 116 106 105 104 PRICES of STOCKS in MARCH, BILL of MORTALITY, &c. BANK INDIA South Sea South Seal South Sea B. Annu. B. Annu.13 p. Cent.(S. S. An.Ind. Bonds B.Cir. p. Wind at Weather STOCK.STOCK. STOC x. Annu. old Ann. new 1746. 1747-8-9 B. Annu. Sunday 2 144 186116106 1ft f. 105 1fts. 104 1fts. 205} 1ftf. 102 3 144 143 186116 London. BILL of Mortality from Feb. 25. to March 24. Males 601 Femal. 5813 1182 Males 9121812 Femal. 900 1751. Deal. præm. l. s. d. S. W. fair Chrift. Buried of W. by S. cloudy 143 144 186 185 106 105 104 116 106 105 186 106 105 ΙΟΙ 51. 135 2 15 N. N. E. froft fair Died under 2 Years old 665 101 101 ΙΟΙ 51. 145 2 17 6 N. E. 104 105 4 101 101 51. 145 2 17 6 104 105 101 10 144 286 116 1 106 105 104 105 ΙΟΙ ΤΟΥ 101 51. 145 2 17 6 W. S. W. 51. 145 2 17 6 S. W. 116 106 105 104 104 105 101 51. 155 a 17 6 W. by S. 12 186 116 106 105 104 105 1 101 101 51. 145 2 17 6W. N. W. 13 186 116 106 105 104. -105. ΠΟΙ 101 14 144 / 105 104 105 ΙΟΙ 101 51. 145 2 17 51. 155 2 17 6 186 1164 1063 105 104 104 105 101 ΠΟΙ 37 144 187 106 104 105 104 195 ΠΟΙ ΟΙ 18 144 187 116 106 105 104 105 IOI 101 19 116 105 104 102 20 145 187 105 104 IC2 102 51. W. N. W. 21 145 1874 105 104 102 102 22 Sunday of N. by W. fair clou. N. N. W. ftormy 151. 1652 17 cloudy N. N. W. wind rain 6N. W. hard] windy W. S. W. very win. 6S. W. freth hail wind of S. S. W. clou. fair O W. by N. fair rain cold clou. fair 69 96 89 35 1812 cold Buried 23 187 186 116 105 104 102 102 51. 195 3 24 145 186 116 105 104 102 102 51. 18s 3 25 145 186 116 105 104 102 102 51. 195 3 26 1864 105 104 102 102 186 117 1223" 27 28 29 Sunday 30 3r Price of corn Bear-Key. Wheat 338 to 34s qu Bafingftoke. Iol. 1os load 20s to oo qr 16s to oo od 24s to 27 od Reading. 111. 07s load 175 to 22 qr 155 to 18 225 to 25 Farnham. Iol. Ios load 19s to 21 qr 148 to 19s 23s to 263 Henley. rol. gs load 19s to 21 qr 148 to 18 225 to 26 102 51. 185 3 51. 18s 3 102 51. 185 3 N. W. windy 1812 o W. by N. N.W.bN. N. E. variable Weekly March 3 fnow cold rain 433 ΤΟ 441 17 477 N. N. E. fnow rain)] 24 456 The LONDON MAGAZINE: TDavies Or, GENTLEMAN's Monthly Intelligencer. For APRIL 1752. To be Continued. (Price Six Pence each Month.) Containing, (Greater Variety, and more in Quantity, than any Monthly Book of the fame Price.) I. A most furprifing Anecdote from Vol taire, of the Man with the Iron Mask. II. Abstract of Mifs Blandy's Account of the Affair between her and Mr. Cranstoun. III. Abstract of the Poors Bill. IV. A SPEECH on the Subject of the Army. V. A Summary of the most important Affairs in the laft Seffion of Parliament. VI: Account of the Act for the better preventing the horrid Crime of Murder. VII. Abstract of Lord Bolingbroke's seventh and eighth Letters. VIII. The JOURNAL of a Learned and Political CLUB, &c. continued: Containing the SPEECHES of T. Sempronius Gracchus, and Julius Florus, on the Bavarian Subfidy Treaty. IX. A State of the National Debt, &c. XIII. Obfervations on Prerogative, Power, and Liberty. XIV. A Censure on the fashionable Vice of Routs. XV. Account of the A&t for the better preventing Robberies, &c. XVI. Mifs Blandy's Behaviour at her Execution. XVII. Character of Lewis XIV. > XIX. The Virtues of diftilled Vinegar. XXIII. Prices of Stocks for each Day. With a new and accurate MAP of NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, and a fine HEAD of the Right Hon. ARTHUR ONSLOW, Efq; SPEAKER of the House of COMMONS, Beautifully engraved. MULTUM IN PARVO. LONDON: Printed for R. BALDWIN, jun. at the Rofe in Pater-Nofter-Row: Of whom may be had, compleat Sets from the Beginning to this Time, neatly Bound, or Stitch'd, or any fingle Month to complete Sets. CONTENT S. MOST furprising anecdote from A Voltaire, of the man with the iron mask On St. George's day 151 ibid. A ftate of the national debt, with the annual intereft paid for the fame. 152 Abstract of the poors bill, brought in, but not paffed, in the laft feffion 153 Obfervations on grammar, particularly as relating to the Latin tongue 154 A defcription of Northamptonshire 155, 156 Peterborough defcribed 155 E. Northampton and the other boroughs 156 The other market-towns ibid. An encomium on the prefent fpeaker of the house of commons ibid. F The JOURNAL of a Learned and Political CLUB, &c. continued 157-168 SPEECH of T. Sempronius Gracchus against the fubfidy treaty with the elector of Bavaria ibid. 160 Lords juftices appointed 189 ibid. 157 How far this nation fhould engage in a war, and no farther Different views of France and us in giving fubfidies 158 That the treaty is more likely to defeat than to forward the election of a king of the Romans 159 No great dependence on the houfe of Bavaria Our fluctuating politicks with regard to the house of Auftria 161, 162 SPEECH of Julius Florus in favour of the treaty 163 ibid. F. The caufes of war The Dutch and the Empire our most natural allies 164 Purport of the golden bull with regard to a king of the Romans 166 A cenfure on the fashionable vice of routs 168 Obfervations on prerogative, power and liberty ibid. B. 169 ibid. F. An account of the 7th and 8th letters of lord Bolingbroke Character of Lewis XIV. Of the Pyrenean treaty, the treaties of Aix-la-Chapelle and Nimeghen, the treaty of Ryfwick, and the two partition treaties 179 Anecdotes relating to the treaty of Utrecht 171, 172 A Summary of the most important affairs in the last feffion of parliament 173 Affair relating to Mr. Murray ibid. B. On Mifs Charlot Clayton's birth-day, King fets out for Hanover Linguard convicted of perjury at Cole man's trial on ibid. Further account of Mifs Blandy's executiibid. Bank and Eaft-India directors chofen 190 Thomas Afhley tried, and convicted of perjury ibid. ibid. Anniversary meeting of the fons of the clergy ibid. Seffions at the Old Bailey We have received some mathematical quefiions, feveral pieces of poetry, &c. from our corrEfpondents, which we were obliged to polipone. į ΤΑ AR THE LONDON MAGAZIN E. APRIL, 1752. Mr. VOLTAIRE, in bis late Piece, intitled, Le Siecle de Louis XIV. bas given as the following Anecdote. S OME months after the death of this minister (cardinalMazarine, 1661) an event happened of a most extraordinary nature, and what is no lefs furprifing, unknown to any of our hiftorians. A gentleman unknown was in the most fecret manner carried prifoner to the caftle in the island St. Margaret upon the coaft of Provence. His ftature was above was. A famous furgeon, fays our This unknown gentleman, he adds, C the common, and of a noble and beauti- B E Mr. Voltaire does not fo much as make a conjecture who this perfon was, neither fhall we; but whoever he was, it feems probable, that he was kept incog. from the day of his birth to the day of : his death. |