Oh no, they both at once must mount the throne, And subject slaves in double flav'ry groan. 'Twas wife, no doubt yet this too paffed WHAT A THOUGHT. WHAT cares alternate fway the breast, When different objects charm; This moment foothes the mind to rest, The mind creates alarm. Amid the busy scenes of life, New pleasures ever rise; To rack the mind with endless ftrife, We wade with rapture thro' the maze, Its beauty feafts the mind awhile, That in idea moves. Love's dearest joys they never prove, When leaft I feem'd concern'd, I took Say but the fame to me, you'll find Specimen of the Songs in Love in the Eaft. ORMELLINA.-Mrs. Crouch. Ven he fmile, den joy I find, Ven he grieve, I fure mult moan. So de fun, you may perceive him, Make de rice talk grow to high; Who if him benefactor leave him, Mourn him lofs, and droop, aud die. WARNFORD. Kelly. I reprefent immenfity And fometimes there is feen Semblance by men and maids of me, Upon a country green. Though unadorn'd with di'monds bright, I have a charm will please the fight, My myftic power indeed is such, That with few words and gentle touch, Ammon's great fon with matchless skill Let then my vot'ries faithful be A galling chain should prove. ANOTHER. ROM me all power in nice diction flows, Some I reward-I punish many foes. By me the Sovereign wears his kingly crown, By me to ev'ry king 'tis handed down. Great George I govern with unerring fway, My arm upholds him, and my ftrength his ftay. My fight and power extend this valt domain, Though to rule o'er me kings have trove in vain. I'm made by all from peasant to the prince, A very palatable RECEIPT to foften a FEMALE T HEART. 'AKE a youth that's genteel, 'tis no matter And feafon him well with an air and a grace; But enough of affurance fail not to allow ; And fuftian and frolics, and whimsical ways; fine. This medicine warm as the patient can bear, When taken each day, will foften foon the fair. Sometimes a few days efficacious will prove, Sometimes a few weeks ere the flint will re Yet though often fuccessful, 'twill ne'er reach that heart, Which, harden'd by virtue, will baffle all art. HARRIOTT M-. C INVOCATION to PEACE. OME, gentle Peace, when wilt thou deign To be my bofom's guest? Ah! when refume thy tranquil reign, In my perturbed breast ! Oh come, thy healing aid impart, What path fhall I purfue? 'Midft all my hopes and fears; KENSINGTON.SQUARE. By ANTHONY PASQUIN, Efq. S four ftrange nymphs one fummer's morn, The filent Square of Kensington Became the fav'iite theme. 'Twas Truth and Wit, and Spleen and Rage, In fweet Pomona's perfum'd cot, On what 'twas like, and what 'twas not, Seem'd tinctur'd with the four. That bees with toil had mufter'd, In running this rude style on, Thea rofeste Truth, abash'd to find Her fex could be fo cruel, You all are wrong, rejoin'd the maid, 'Tis Cynthia's Magazine. FOREIGN. 23 Τ' FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. France, Feb. 25, 1788. HE Parliament of Paris, as well as feveral of the provincial Parliaments in France, have stepped forth on former occafions with much zeal and activity in defence of their rights and liberties. Their firmnels has been the echo and admiration of all Europe; but on no occafion has it ventured on such a bold address to the Sovereign as lately on the fubject of Lettres de Cacbet. The language of which is throughout nervous and energetic. The memorial is of confiderable length. It declares, that the use of Lettres de Cachet, and every other mandate of the King which tends to deprive a citizen of his liberty, without being tried by a Court of Judicature, is contrary to the laws and conftitution of the kingdom. The conclufion runs thus: "It is now high time that this abuse should have an end: the nation demands its libertiesit has the right to obtain them, and Parliament in this inftance is only the organ of the people at large. We do not folicit the repeal of the orders your Majefty has issued against his Highness the Duke of Orleans and the other two magiftrates; we do not folicit their liberty as being a prince and magiftrates, but rather demand it as being citizens, Frenchmen, and men." The following is the answer of the French King to the above: "I forbad you on a former occafion to follow up your reprefentation on the 9th of January laft, and I now acquaint you, that a refiftance to my command is not the means to obtain the release of the magiftrates whom I have thought fit to punish. "I have nothing further to add to my laft anfwer; I have already told you that the liberty of my fubjects was as dear to me as to themfelves; but I will never permit my Parliament to refit the exercife of a power to which families have often owed the prefervation of their honour, and the State, public tranquillity. "My Parliament ought to fubmit with refpect and in filence to whatever my wifdom judges proper. "I laitly forbid you to renew your deliberations on this fubject.' Hague, March 16. His Britannic Majesty BRITISH has fent a letter to the States General, the con tents of which are fufficient to affure the nation of his Majefty's fentiments towards them; the principal object of the letter is to announce to their High Might ineffes the choice he has made of Sir James Harris for his Ambaffador Extraordinary, as a recompence for his eminent fervices. This letter, which is as follows, is doubly interefting, both as an authentic monument of his Britannic Majefty's regard for the United Provinces, and the leaft fufpected eulogy he could pay to his Minifter, whofe name will always be dear to the wifer part of the inhabitants of this country. "High and Mighty Lords, our good friends, allies and confederates. We are too much interefted in the happy events which have lately happened in your Kepublic, for us not to choose the most agreeable, and, at the fame time, the moft ftriking proofs of our fatisfaction at them. We have, for this purpofe, thought proper to inveft with the character of our Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Sir James Harris, who has refided with you fome years, and whofe eminent fervices you are no strangers to. We therefore perfuade ourselves that our choice of him on this occafion cannot but prove agreeable; he is fo fully inftructed of our fentiments, that he will not fail to reiterate to you, in the moft forcible and folemn manner the affurances of our affection, as well as of our attention to whatever relates to the advantages and prof. perity of your Republic. Our faid Ambassador, agreeable to our inftructions, will continually ufe his conftant endeavours to cement and increafe more and more the close and happy union which fubfifts between us, the continuance of which is effential to the reciprocal interefts of the two nations. "We defire you to put an entire confidence in whatever he shall make known to you from us, and we pray God to preferve you, High and Mighty Lords, our good friends, allies, and confederates, in health, and in his favour. "From our Palace at St. James's, the 25th of February in the year 1788, and the 28th of our reign. INTELLI GENCE. victim, after lying about four hours in extreme agony, expired. LONDON, March 8, 1788. N Monday morning, about feven o'clock, 11] Laft night, Mr. Smith, the comedian, a bricklayer's wife, in Clerk's buildings, had his laft benefit, meaning to retire from the Snow-hill, went out between eight and nine Stage at the end of the present season. The o'clock, to buy fome rolls for breakfaft, and left houfe was uncommonly crowded in every part. three children in bed. In her abfence the eld-The pit was wholly laid into the boxes, and eft, a boy about four years old, got up and running to the fire, the flames caught hold of his fhirt, and burnt him in a manner too fhocking to relate. His cries brought a lodger in the fame house to his affiftance, but unfortunately too late; for on being carried immediately to St. Bartholomew's hofpital, where every poffible remedy was inftantly applied, the unhappy little April, 1788. the theatre was filled with all the rank and fashion of the kingdom, who thus affembled to pay their respects to a performer who has added to confiderable talents on the Stage, gentlemanlike deportment in private life, and who retires with a very handfome fortune, and a character unimpeached. The character which he performed was Macbeth, and which ecuted with E e great 1 great fpirit and with much applaufe. He delivered a poetical addrefs to the audience on the occafion. 12.] The difpofition of property made by the Dowager Lady Townfhend, is as follows: To Lord John Townshend, the eftate at Balis, worth about 750l. per ann. To ditto, in money, `15000l. To each child of the Marquis of Townshend, in equal divifions, 6000l. To Mrs. Wilfon, 200l. per annum. 13. At Winchester affizes, two causes were tried on actions brought by two private foldiers of the Scotch Greys against the Adjutant and one of the trumpeters of that regiment, for having exceeded the orders of that Court Martial, in ficting on them a punishment of 300 lafhes each, inftead of which 325 were by accident given them. His Lordship, after having gone through the evidence, recommended a compromile, which was immediately entered into by the Counsel, and each of the foldiers was allowed 201. and colts. Plymouth, 18. A melancholy accident happened on board the Impregnable, of 90 guns, on board of which Vice Admiral Graves had juft before hoifted his flag: while Captain Begard was in converfation with Mr. Nath, the fit Lieutenant, a man fell from the Main Yard on the Lieutenant's thoulder, and broke his back; in conlequence of which he died in a few hours. The man who fell had a leg broke, and was fo much bruifed, that though fent to the hofpital immediately there is little pro!pect of his recovering. 19.] One of his majesty's meffengers, with interelling difpatches for the Duke of Dorfet at Paris, was last week ftopped near Montreuil, by feveral men in difguile, who examined all his papers. The meffenger returned immediately to London. 20.] Perhaps the following inftance of glut tony has fcarcely been equalled. One Charles Tynte, of Stoke Abbot, in the county of Dorfet, ate a few days fince 133 hens eggs, within an hour, together with a large piece of bacon, and a quantity of bread; and alterwards complained of a want of more eggs, and that he had not made a full fupper. The prefent ftanding army of France is 364,556 troops. Some difagreeable reports are at prefent in circulation respecting the state of affairs between this country and Ruffia. Mr. Thornton, who had contracted to fupply the Empress with fhips for the tranfport fervice, has received orders to fufpend his contract; Ministry wishing to observe a perfect neutrality during the prefent war. An Account of a dreadful Accident which happened lately in the leaver Part of Carnarvonshire in North Wales. About fix months ago the tenant of a confiderable farm in that neighbourhood, called Nigol Plas, died, and left a widow with fix children. One evening, about the beginning of this month, fome ftraw being brought in, ready for heating the oven to bake the next morning, by fome accident, caught fire in the night, which immediately communicated to the flair-cafe, and nearly confumed it, before the family difcovered their danger. The mother being alarmed, endeavoured to roufe her children, but in vain, and it was with difficulty the efcaped, by throwing herself and an infant out of a very high window. A young man forced himself by the greatett ef forts between two iron bars which were nailed before a window-and, after tearing the flesh from 8 his bones, fell down a miferable fpectacle-but, moft fhocking to behold was a fine young woman of 18, endeavouring to force heriell the fame way, fuck fo falt between the bars, that the could neither proceed or return, but in that horrid fituation, was gradually confumed. The eld eft fon, a youth of 15, was fcene to run through the fire to the flames, in the fight of his mother. Four helpless babes were confumed in one bed, and their grandmother, a woman of So, fhared the fame fate. In short, a feen fo fhocking, is not to be defcribed. The poor widow has fcarce fenfe left to feel the recent lofs of her husband, and the more melancholy one of her five children, mother and friends, together with the whole of her property. The feeling heart, it is hoped, will intereft itself in her misfortune, and as much as poffible to alleviate her uncommon catamity. A 1788. BIRTH S. Feb. 18. T Copenhagen, her Royal Highnefs Princess Sophia-Frederica, a Cardinal York has put forth a formal protefta- princefs.-28. Right Hon. Lady Kinnaird, a tion, that he renounces not his pretenfions to fon.-21. Lady of Right Hon. Lord Boston, a his hereditary realms, that the fanctity of his fon.-24. Lady of Right Hon. Lord Louvaine, epifcopai character can be no impediment, in the a fon. fight of God and man, that he therefore thus afferts his right himself, and when he dies, transmits it to the Prince next a kin. All this he fixes as his will, 21.] The late Viscountess Dowager Townfhend left in ready money 8000 new guineas, which were found in her bureau, befides 12,000l. at her bankers. Lord Leicester was once to have shared her fortune with his brother Lord John Townshend; but, for fome family reafons, the altered her will in favour of the latter, and left the former but 500l. L MARRIAGES. Feb. 4. ORD GALWAY, to Lady E Hay, 1788. third daughter of the Countess of Eirol.-6. By fpecial licence, at Lord Macdonald's houfe in George-ftreet, Hanover-fquare, Sir John Sinclair, bart. to the Hon. Mifs Macdo nald's. DEATH S. N the parish of Galfton (Airfhire), Andrew year 1664, in the reign of Charles II. He remembered bered the battle of Airmofs, in the parish of Auchinleck, and of the dragoons fearching his father's house after the battle for Mr. Cargill, and other Whigs. He went about till a day or two before his death, and retained his fenfes to the laft.-Aged 93, Mrs. Hawden, of Yealand, near Lancaster, one of the people called Quakers. She was born, refided her whole life, and died ✔ in the fame house.-Feb. 11. At Peterborough, in her 77th year, Mrs. Jane Forfter, eldest daughter of the late Mr. F. attorney, and fifter to the late Serjeant, and to John F. D. D. many years rector of Elton, co. Huntingdon. Notwithstanding the had the misfortune to be deaf from her cradle, (as was her filter, Mrs. Amey F. who died three years ago,) yet she had learned to read, to write perfectly well, and converfe familiarly with her acquaintance.-At Chelfea, aged 106, Mrs. Mary Warder. She had been married to three husband, the laft of whom was a pensioner in that College. She had been the mother of 21 children, 15 of whom are alive, and all married. The number of her childhen, grand child en, and great-children, amounted to 72.-16. Ms. George-Ano Bellamy, formerly a celebrated actress; a woman who had seen many viciffitudes of fortune, and lately experienced much diftrefs.-29. At Vienna, fuddenly, Gen. Caramelli, vice-prefident of the council of war. His death was occafioned by his furgeon, in bleeding him, having opened a principal artery, inftead of the proper vein.-March 1. At Rome, aged 69, Cardinal Palqual Acquaviva. This is the ninth undifpofed hat.-5. At Jordinfton, goons, and afterwards equerry to the King. By his lady, who furvives him, and whofe maiden name was Kerr, he had a fon, born 1759, fince dead, and two daughters; the elder married May 1, 1783, to Sir Henry Gough, bart. the younger fince to captain Ramiden.-His niece, Mifs Arabella Ray, only daughter of Mr. R. of Bristol, with a confiderable fortune, was very lately married to Mr. Dowal, an eminent hatter, of Briftol.-14. In Ruffel-ftreet, Covent-garden, in his 73d year, Mr. Jofeph Grimaldi, many years ballet-mafter at Drury-lane theatre; deputy manager of the Royal Circus; clown at Sadler's Wells, &c.-15. At Oimaiton, near Der by, Lady Wilmot, wife to Sir Rob. W. bart. and daughter to the late Hon. Admiral Byron.-At her house in Somerfet- ftreet, Portmanfquare, Lady Armytage, relic of the late Sir George Armytage, bart. of Kirklees, in the West Riding of the county of York, and daughter of Godfrey Wentworth, Efq; of Hickleton, near Doncafter, in the faid county.-At Holt Caille, co. Worcester, aged near 100, Anne, Countess Dowager of Coventry. She was daughter of Sir Streynsham Mafter, of Codnor-cattle, knt. 2d wife to Gilbert, 4th Earl of Coventry, greatgrandfather of the prefent Earl; who dying 1719, the remarried, 1752, to Edward Pytis, Elq, of Kyre, co, Worcester, by whom he had four daughters; three are dead, and the youngeft married William Batefon, Eiq; of Bourton on the Hill, co. Gloucefter. 21. PROMOTIONS. IGHT Hon. Sir James Harris, K. B. ap county Perth, in bis 78th year, Admiral John R pointed ambaffador extraordinary and ple Knight. At her house in Dover-street, Weftminster, Lady Harry Beauclerk.-In the Haymarket, Col. Guy Johnfon, his Majefty's fuperintendant of the Indian nations in North America.-8. Aged 75, Benj. Carpenter, Efq; general of his Majefty's forces, colonel of the 4th regiment of dragoons, clerk-marshal of the Mews, and principal equery to the king. His fprits had been, for fome little time past, so exceedingly depreffed, as to induce Dr. Turton (who trequently vifited the general) to order the fervants to watch very narrowly the motions of their mafter. Notwithstanding this precaution, he eluded their vigilance, and, going from his houfe about 5 o'clock in the morning, into Hyde-park, took that opportunity to put a period to his exift. ence in the Serpentine River. He was difcovered by his hat being feen floating on the furface of the waser, which occafioned the river to be dragged, and about five o'clock in the evening the body was found; with feven guineas and a bunch of keys in his pockets. No man had been a greater favourite with, nor enjoyed the fmiles of his fovereign more than Gen. C. By his merit alone he had raised himself from obfcurity to confiderable rank and official dignity. He was fon of Col. C. who was killed at the head of the 3d regiment of guards, at the battle of Fontenoy, May 11, 1745, leaving feven children. The General was appointed exempt and captain of the 20 troop of horie-guards; and in July, 1749, guidon and major; in December 1754, cornet and fi.it miajor, and to take rank as major in the fame troop; iu 1764, colonel of the 12th regiment of dia. nipotentiary to the States General of United Provinces; and William Gomm, Efq; appointed fecretary to the faid embaffy-Right Rev. Dr. John Douglas, bishop of Carlile, appointed dean of the Chapel Royal, Windfor, dean of Wolverhampton, and register of the order of the Garter, vice Right Rev. Dr. John Harley, dec.-Rev. Richard Farmer, D. D. appointed canon [refi dentiary of St. Paul, vice Right Rev. Dr. John Douglas, bishop of Carl fle-Hale Young Wortham, Efq; appointed gentleman ufher daily waiter to his Majesty, vice Sir William Fitzherbert, bart. refigned. Richard Byron, Efq; appointed goom of his Majesty's privy chamber, vice Hale Young Wortham, Elq; promoted.-Rev. Dr. William Morgan, appointed one of the regents or proteflors of philofophy in the Marischal College of the University of Aberdeen, vice Rev. Dr. George Skene, refigned.-Capt. William Wynyard, Capt. Charles Afgill, and the hon. Charles Fitzroy, appointed equerries to his R. H. the Duke of York -Henry Pye Riche, Efq; appointed conful general and agent at Amfterdam.-Edward Stanley, Eiq, appointed conful at Thiefte and Fiume, &c.-Perkins Magra, Efq; appointed conful general of Tunis, vice James Trail, Eq; deceafed.-Henry Charles Selwyn, Elq; appointed lieutenant-governor of Montferrat, in America, vice Benjamin Car penter, Efq; deceated.-Jer. Pemberton, Efq; appointed chief juftice of Nova Scotia, vice Bris an Finucan, Efq; deceased:-Thomas Walpole, Efq; appointed envoy extraordinary to the Elec Ee2 |