I' For one two big for one too little ; Lift of BIRTHS for the Year 1765. JULY 17.HE wife of the hon. capt. Leefon, of a fon.-of William Kelly of Turrock, co. of Rofcommon, efq; of a fon.-AUG. 3. of Francis Mathew of Thomastown, co. of Tipperary, efq; of a daughter.-14. of the hon. major Caulfieid, of a fon. -15. - of the right hon. lord viscount Stopford, of a fon. Lift of MARRIAGES for the Year 1765. JULY 1. R EV. Mr. Mahon, to the hon. Mifs Catharine Moore, fecond dau. to the right hon. Stephen Moore lord Kilworth.-6. James Stevens, of Burris, Queen's co. efq; to a dau of Nenry L'Eftrange, efq;-Capt. Thomas Browne, eldest son of Edmond Browne of Newgrove, co. of Clare, efq; to a dau. of William Weftby, late of High Park, co. of Wicklow, elq;—Lieut. Wm. Culliford, to Anne, dau. of the rev. Dr. Robinson.-12. Samuel Lucas of the King's co. efq; to the eldest dau, of Humphry Minchin of Bufherftown in faid co. efq;-John Darcy of Corbestown, efq, to a dau. of John Fetherston of Dardiftown.- -Judge Darcy of Grangebeg efq; to the only dau. of Richard Nugent of Robinftown, efq;-27. At Belfast, Robert Batt, efq; to Mifs Hannah Hyde.~ AUG. 7. Veley Colclough, efq; to a dau. of John Grogan, efq; M. P. for Ennifcorthy -15. Arthur French of Trench brook, efq; co. of Rolcommon, to a dau. of Hugh O'Rourke of Crevagh, co. of Sligo, efq:-At Gill-Hall, co. of Down, Sir John Mead, bart. to Mifs Magill. At Bath, John Miller of Ballycasey, co. of Clare, to Mifs Riggs. JULY. MIS Lift of DEATHS for the Year 1765. ISS Henzell, dau. of the rev. Mr. Henzell, minifter of Dunfhaglin.-On his travels at Genoa, Theophilus Bolton, efq;-Lewis Nafh of Corke, efq;-5. Johnfon of Fiemingftown, efq;--Ambrofe Evans efq; one of the aldermen of Kilkenny. At the Temple, Pooley Molineaux Smith, efq; —8. At Galway, capt. Horn, of the 38th foot.-18. The rev. Richard Fowke of Shanrahan, co. of Tipperary, efq;-19. Lady viscountefs dowager Loftus of Ely. -26. Edward Bertles of Ardnegrah, co. of Westmeath, efq;-Rev. John Grace, Minifter of Lead, co. of Antrim.—AUG, 4. At Mount Brown, co. of Mayo, the hon. Mrs. Brown Kelly..-11. In DorEvelyn, fon of the rev. Dr. Evelyn.—14fet-ftreet, John Keating, efq;—Mr. Geo. At Bath, Jacob Bor of Dublin, efq;— At fame place, James Wemys, efq; M. P. for Callen, co. of Kilkenny.-15. Henry D'Efterre of Caftle Henry, co. of Clare, efq;-19. At Lisburn, the rev. Edward Johnfon, A. M. rector of Maghragal. 28. William Marshall of Great BoaterJane, efq;-At Brittas, Queen's co. Edward Dunne, efq; TH Lift of PROMOTIONS, for the Year 1765. JULY. THE right hon. earl of Westmeath app. governor and cuftos rotulorum of the county of Westmeath.-12. The rev. Mr. Morris prefented to the vicarage of Kilberry near Athy, in the gift of the dean of St. Patrick's Dublin, (rev. Henry Mathew, dec.) AUG. The rev. Mr. Hewson, prefented to the rectory of Ventry in the diocese of Ardfert (Mr. Colles, dec.) in the gift of the right hon. lord Brandon.-Right hon. lord vifc. Ranelagh app. conftable of the caftle, town and barony of Athlone, the half barony of Moycarnan, co. of Rofcommon and territory of Brawney, co. of Weftineath, vacant by the death of the late earl of Ranelagh.-The right hon. Charles earl of Drogheda, conitable of the castle and fort of Maryborough, Queen's co.-Edw. Bollingbroke, LL. D. app. vicar-general of the dio. of Armagh. Rev. Henry Reynett, M. A. prefented to the living of Maghregal, dio. of Connor (rev. Edward Johnson, dec.) A Secret is the explanation to the Ænigma. THE GENTLEMAN's and LONDON MAGAZINE, For SEPTEMBER, 1765. To be continued: (Price a BRITISH Six-pence each Month.) CONTAINING, I. A Letter to the Common Council of - 530 III. Dr. Lewis's Directions for making Ink, 531 IV. Directions for making Wood inflamable, 532. How to preserve the Spokes of Wheels, ib.-M. Salberg's Directions to deftroy Infects and Bugs, from the Memoirs of the Academy of Upfal, 532 V. Method to build Chimnies to prevent their Smoaking, 532 VI. Memoirs of the late Dr. James Bradley, Royal Profeffor of Aftronomy at Greenwich, 533 VII. Some Account of Barny Carrol, and William King, lately executed at Tyburn, 538 VIII. A particular and authentic Account of the Efcape of Charles Edward Stuart, commonly called the Young Chevalier, after the Battle of Culloden, 54 IX. The ALPS; a Poem. By GEORGE KEATE, Efq; with Notes, [entire pr. Is. 6d.] 546 X. An Englishman's Letter to Lord B---, 554 XX. The Character of a Happy Life; from the Reliques of ancient English Poetry, ib. XXI. Lift of Speakers in the Political 571 Club, XXII. HISTORICAL CHRONICLE. Determination in the Caufe of the Manilla Ship, 572.-Proceedings at Newfoundland, ib.-Reflections on the State of Affairs with France, ib.-Description of the Medal ftruck for the Election of the Bp. of Ofnaburgh, 573.—Great Fire at Honiton, Death of the Emperor. ib.. Arrival of the Prince and Princefs of Brunfwic, 574.-Report of the Commiffioners of Longitude, XXIII. IRISH AFFAIRS. Arrival of fome Regiments from America, 575.Quantity of Linen thipped from Galway, ib. Benefactions of the late Archbp. of Dublin, ib.-Lord Mayor fworn, -- ib. 576 With a curious Engraved Reprefentation of the fmall INDIAN MARE, efteemed one of the higheft Curiofities. DUBLIN: Printed by JOHN EX SHAW. A Letter to the Common-Council of London, on their late very extraordinary Address to his Majesty. In fervile nations decency may fpring, And teach a rev'rence for the name of King, But manly glowing infolence for me, To mark the brave, and confecrate the free; Such as the fons of Britain boast alone, To fpurn the Prince, and trample on the Throne. ANONYMOUS. [Entire Price Is. 6d.] Gentlemen, T HE great refpect in which, upon many accounts, your body has been held, by the whole kingdom, gives fuch a general weight to your proceedings, that numbers are apt to make your conduct the fole guide of their opinions, and to pin their political faith especially, with the most implicit credulity, on your fleeves. Indeed, upon feveral occafions, you have acted with a degree both of good fenfe and refolution, which highly merited this universal deference from your fellow - fubjects.—But nevertheless, give me leave to fay, that inftances are alfo to be produced, where your zeal has been a little untimely and indifcreet; and in which the private machinations of fome individual, infignificant in every respect but his feat in your assembly, has led you into exceffes which were utterly unjustifiable in gentlemen of fuch general prudence and integrity. Among other inftances of this difagree able nature, your late Addrefs to his Majefty has been publickly cenfured, and, I am afraid, with too much foundation by every difpaffionate man in the kingdom: it has been looked upon as equally unfeafonable and prefuming, and thought to be no less indecent in the manner, than arrogant in the end.-This, gentlemen, you will poffibly confider as very free language-but it is not more free than the language which you have made ufe of to your King. If you take Liberties with your Monarch, it must be fuppofed that other people will take liberties with you. -And if you are really defirous of being treated with politeness and regard, learn yourselves to behave with a neceffary share of respect and humility, where you owe the profoundeft veneration; nor Ay fo directly in the awful face of your Sove reign, at the very moment you solicit for permiffion to kneel and kifs his hand. As I purpose to animadvert a little upon this very extraordinary address of your's, gentlemen, I thall give the Addrefs itfelf at full length, that you may not suppose I design to take an unfair ad ftands in the London Gazette of August the vantage of your words.-Thus, then, it thirty-first. To the KING's most excellent MAJESTY, The humble Addrefs of the Lord-mayor, Aldermen, and Commons of the city of London, in Common-council affembled. Moft gracious Sovereign, Withful fubjects, the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and Commons, of the city of London in Common Council affembled, humbly befeech your Majesty to accept our molt fincere and dutiful congratula tions on the fafe delivery of the Queen, and the aufpicious birth of another prince. your Majefty's ever loyal and The joyful event, of an increase in your Majesty's illustrious family, will always be gratefully confidered by us as a further fubftantial fecurity to the civil and religious liberties of this your Majesty's free and native country. Every addition to your Majefty's domestic happiness fills our hearts with the highest pleasure and fatisfaction; and fully confiding, that your Majefty's royal fentiments ever coincide with the united wishes of your faithful people, we gladly embrace every opportunity of testifying our joy, and laying our congratulations at your Majefty's feet. Permit us therefore, Royal Sir, to affure your Majefty, that your faithful citizens of London, from their zealous attachment to your royal houfe, and the true honour and dignity of your crown,† whenever a happy establishment of public measures fball prefent a favourable occafion, will be ready to exert their utmo abilities in fupport of fuch wife councils as apparently tend to render your Majefly's reign happy and glorious. Signed by order of court, JAMES HODGES. In this unfortunate address, gentlemen, there are two circumftances which strike me pretty ftrongly; the firft is, that you pofitively, tho' indirectly, tell the King, that that unless his affairs are in a flourishing fituation, he is never to expect the fmalleft fupport or affiftance from the city of London: truly, a very polite, humble, and affectionate declaration! One would fuppofe that the more unfettled public meafures were, the more readily you would have thought of exerting yourfelves to render his Majefty's reign both happy and glorious.-The more, I am fure, it would have done credit to your duty as fubjects, and to your generosity as men. — But no this favour was to be deferred till it was not wanted; and his Majefty was to receive the warmest proofs of your attachment, only in proportion as thofe proofs were utterly unneceffary, either to promote his glory or his happiness. countryman faid at feeing the trag. of the Orphan: What a deal of mifchief might have been prevented by a fimple farthing candle.' So fay I, what a deal of abfurdity might be prevented if people poffeffed a tolerable thare of understanding, or turned the little which they do poffefs to any tolerable account. But, gentlemen, as if you had not faid enough in this negative declaration, that unless public meafures were happily establifhed you would not exert yourselves for the interest or glory of your Sovereign: you have thought proper to add, his Majefty's councils must even have an apparent happy tendency, before you can confent to do your duty, as good fubjects to your King, and good citizens to your country. Before you inferted fo unlucky a paffage in your Addrefs, you ought modeftly to have confidered, whether or no you were proper judges of what had an apparent tendency to promote the honour of your Sovereign and the fecurity of the kingdom. The very fame measures might, perhaps, in the opinion of the two houfes of Parliament, have an apparent tendency to the public good, which you, from motives of intereft, or fome peculiar combination of circumstances, might poffibly fuppofe had an apparent tendency to the public prejudice. You will poffibly fay, gentlemen, that the construction here put upon your words is extremely forced and unjuft ;-but fureJy, you who are acquainted with the most fecret fprings of government; and are so very capable of inftructing your fovereign in the most important of his affairs, cannot be at a loss when called upon for the meaning of a small paragraph of your own writing? Let me appeal to your own understandings, and afk you feriously, if faying: Whenever a happy establishment of public measures fhall prefent a fa•vourable occafion, you will be ready to exert your utmost abilities, in support of In fuch a cafe, gentlemen of the comfuch wife councils, as apparently tend mon-council, give me leave to ask; Who' to render his Majefty's Reign happy and is to decide upon the tendency of national 'glorious,' is not a tacit declaration, that measures? The two auguft houses of Parunless this favourable occafion was offer- liament, with all poffible deference to the ed, you would not exert thofe wonderful dignity of your characters, have a right to, abilities of yours', either for the honour at leaft, as great a fhare of credit with the of your Sovereign or the intereft of your King as the corporation of London: and country? Recollect yourselves a little, fuppofe only for argument fake, that he gentlemen.-If you understand the mean- fhould again do as he has once already ing of your mother tongue, you will find done in regard to the Cyder Bill, think it that this delectable fentence, confiderably expedient to pay a little more attention to more than infinuates the implication I the advice of his Parliaments thau to your have given it. If you really own your addreffes; would you, on fuch an occafifelves unacquainted with the import of on, look upon yourselves as difcharged your native language, it was extremely from your obligations as Englishmen; and abfurd to think of writing in it; and the take upon you to fay, that neither your worthy, learned, and elaborate doctor of King nor your country were entitled to laws who formed one of your committee the utmost of your fervices? God forbid! in drawing up the addrefs, was not a lit--Rafhly as you have lately acted, that tle negligent in his duty, if he fuffered it to pals without a proper animadverfion. What a pity is it that the univerfity of Oxford, when the gives degrees, cannot alfo inveft her fortunate favourites with fome finall portion of abilities.-As an honeft would be a degree of temerity ftill more culpable, and might, in all probability, be attended with confequences of a very fatal nature to yourselves.-When I fpeak of your Sovereign, gentlemen, you mult not be furprised, if I alfo occafionally in Titz troduce troduce your country. Their interefts are effentially the fame; and there is no fpeaking of his honour or happiness in a feparate fenfe from the honour and happinefs of the kingdom. You fee, from this single obfervation on the word apparently, gentlemen, how dangerous it is for people to ftep fo far beyond their proper fituations, and how liable men are to err where they aim at inftructing their Prince, and yet ftand in need of fo much inftruction themfelves.-But I do not know how it is, the city of London, like our modern herd of poets, of late appear to think, that any language is good enough for their Sovereign-Our ingenious bards, fo they string together half a dozen complimentary ftanzas on the birth of a prince, never trouble their heads either about the fenfe or the application; any fort of poetry is well enough for Kings, and Queens; and if the delightful compofitions are not favourably received at court, why let the court go without congratulations. In like manner the gentlemen of the common-council, fo they offer an address, give themselves no concern whatfoever about the propriety either of the fentiment or the diction-If it is calculated to please, good; if not, why let it go; they are accustomed to speak their minds to their Sovereign; and he must bear the indelicacy of a paragraph that would be thought highly culpable in an advertisement for the office of Bridgemaster, or the ftill more humble avocation of an Aleconner. But, gentlemen, abstracted from the vifible groffnefs of the paffage under confideration, how was it poffible for the evident unfeasonableness of it to escape your notice? At your own request you were admitted to compliment your Prince on the happy increase of his family, an increase that might be well fuppofed to add as much to the fecurity of his private felicity, as it did to the real fecurity of your public rights and liberties.-How, then, on an event fo joyful both to him and to yourfelves, could you dream of disturbing the mutual fatisfaction, which ought to have fubfifted, with the murmur of diffidence, or the farcafm of infinuated reproach? Was it not, to the last degree, ungenerous and undutiful to go up with an air of tranfport in your countenances to rejoice with your Sovereign, yet carry a fting at the end of your congratulation, which could not but wound his fenfibility in the tendereft part of all, and embitter every fhadow of that pleasure which you affected to give him by your felicitation? -Indeed, gentlemen, you have, upon the prefent occafion, fhewn yourfelves as little converfant with the principles of breeding as the fentiments of duty; and have not more violated that degree of deference which you ought to have preserved for the character of your Sovereign as a Monarch, than trampled on that common politeness and civility which was his indifputable claim at your hands as a man. I know very well that feveral of your members, who, though they really blush at fo en cavilier a mode of proceeding, nevertheless, attempt to palliate the impropriety of inferting fuch a paragraph at the end of a congratulatory addrefs, by faying, that there was a neceffity for feizing that occafion to speak about public affairs; because if it was fuffered to pass without fome mention of national meafures, it might poffibly be a long time before you had another opportunity to deliver your fentiments on the state of the kingdom.-For my own part, gentlemen, I cannot fee how your opinion was at all neceffary on this occafion-and am much inclined to think, it would have been more fenfible, as well as more decent, to have kept your thoughts to yourselves, than to have expreffed them in a manner fo little to the purpose. But even admitting there was a neceflity for your opinion, yet surely, you cannot be in earnest when you fay, that without feizing the occafion which you so unfortunately made ufe of, it might be a long time before you would have another opportunity of difemboguing yourselves on the affairs of the nation-Surely you cannot be ignorant that the fubjects of Great Britain have at all times a speedy accefs to the throne; nor be infenfible that your felves have, upon various exigencies, made ufe of this very accefs to fet forth your grievances, and to folicit for redrefsWhen, in relation to the Cyder Bill, you fo modeftly requested that his Majefty would pay a greater fhare of attention to your remonstrance than to the joint advice of both his houfes of parliament, what opportunity did you then wait for to prefent this obliging petition to your Sovereign?-Did you ftay till the increase of his family fupplied a fair occasion to finuggie |