Foreign and Domeftic Intelligence.". ford Arms inn, in Warwick-lane, 20 years The fhop of a jeweller near Aldgate, was Came on to be tried, before a special jury at Guildhall, London, a caufe wherein an innkeeper in London was plaintiff, and John Spinnage, Efq; one of his majefty's juftices of the peace for Middlefex, defendant. The action was brought to recover fatisfaction in damages from the defendant, for having, as a juftice of the peace, convicted the plaintiff in the penalty of five pounds, on acCount of having his chriftian and furname, and place of abode, indented on a tin plate, and fo affixed to his cart when travelling on a turnpike road, but had not his name, &c. painted thereon, as the act of parliament exprefsly directs, and in confequence of fuch conviction, iffuing a warrant of diftrefs, by virtue of which the plaintiff's goods were feized and fold to pay the faid penalty. After a full hearing, and many learned arguments urged by the counsel on both fides, the court and jury were unanimously of opinion that the plaintiff had not complied with the act of parliament; and accordingly the jury found a verdict for the defendant, with treble cofts of fuit. By this verdict the propriety and neceffity of having the names, &c. painted on carriages travelling on turnpike roads is now fully established; and perfons not fo conforming are certainly liable as the penalty of five pounds. 237 Thursday, Dec. 14, The lord mayor fent two hundred pounds to the bank of Meffrs. Lee and Ayton, in Lombard-ftreet, towards the relief of the unfortunate fufferers by the late dreadful fire in the town of St. John, in the island of Antigua.. When the right hon. the earl of Northington was informed that a contagious diftemper raged very much in the neighbourhood of his feat, at the Grange, in Hampfhire, he gave immediate notice to the farmers and graziers that he would take care they should be paid for all the diftempered cattle, provided they were immediately killed and buried: In the mean time, that nobleman wrote to the privy council on the fubject; and, we are affured, that his majefty has been graciously pleafed to declare, that all the faid expences fhall be defrayed out of his privy purse, until such time as the parliament meets to take the said calamity under their confideration. In confequence of his majesty's gracious declaration we are informed, that upwards of 500 beafts have been already deftroyed, in the circumference of about ten miles, within which space, our account fays, this alarming diftemper is at prefent confined. Friday, Dec. 15, At a common-council, Mr. Deputy Townsend, of Bifhopfgate ward, Mr. John Safory, of Coleman-ftreet ward, Mr. William Kirkman, of Cordwainers ward, Mr. Jeremiah Murrell, of Cripplegate ward, Mr. John Greenwood, of Dowgate ward, Mr. Charles Clavey, of Farringdon Within ward, and Mr. Samuel Freeman, of Lime-ftreet ward, were elected governors of the London Workhouse, to fill up the vacancies of the said ward by deaths. A queftion was moved, and unanimously carried, that the thanks of this court be given to the right hon. Samuel Turner, Efq; late lord mayor of this city, for his due and exemplary discharge of that high and important office, having been daily attentive to the impartial adminiftration of juftice, always zealous for the true dignity of the city, and on every occafion having exerted himself in a ftrenuous fupport of its laws and liberties, and it was ordered to be fairly tranfcribed and figned by the town clerk, and delivered to his late lordship. On the report of the committee of city lands for widening the paffage on Snow-hill, it appearing that part of the ground belonging to the ironmongers company would be wanting for the faid purpofe, and that on application to that company to purchase the fame, they had generously given it to the public, the thanks of the court was given and ordered to be tranfmitted to the company on that occafion.. A memorial of the governors of the London workhouse, for raifing a further fum towards the fupport thereof, was referred to the confideration of a committee. It was expected that James Roffiter, Efq; alderman elect for the ward of Broad-street, would have been fworn in, but it could not legally be done, because the law directs that there fhould be feven clear days from the election to the fwearing in, and yesterday was but the feventh day, There were fixteen aldermen prefent, feveral of whom requested his lordship to fummon a court for next Tuesday, that the alderman of Broadfreet ward might be then fworn in to qualify him for holding his own wardmote on St. Thomas's day, to which his lordship replied, that he would confider of it. It was ordered that the fum of 500l. be given by this court towards the relief of the fufferers by the late dreadful fire at St. John's, in the island of Antigua, and that it be paid by the chamberlain into the hands of Mr. Alderman Turner. Morris, the peruke-maker, was convicted at Hicks's-hall of breeding a riot, throwing ftones, &c. into the houfe of Lewis Chauvette, Efq; and destroying his houfhold goods, after the execution of the cutters; when he was fentenced to fuffer three years imprifonment in Newgate. One Ferreter, a weaver, in Spitalfields, was sentenced to fuffer one year's imprifonment in Newgate, for fhooting a woman through the hand with a piftol, for refufing to deliver up her husband, in order that he might be placed on a jack-afs for a mifdemeanour, according to a fcandalous custom practifed among the weavers. Cornelius Mahoney was fentenced to fuffer five years imprisonment, and to give fecurity at the expiration of that term to keep the peace. Saturday, Dec. 16, The fecond day's hearing before the honourable the barons of the court of Exchequer, the great tythe cause, wherein the vicar of Awre, in the county of Gloucestershire, was plaintiff; and Mr. Matthew A'Deane, of the fame parish, defendant, was finally determined. The principal points in iffue were certain modules fet up against tythes in kind, viz. one penny a cow in lieu of milk, and three-pence and two-pence a pipe for cyder in lieu of the tythe of fruit. The defendant being unable to fupport these pretended moduffes in queftion, a decree was made in favour of the vicar, establishing his right to the tythes in kind, and the court granted him costs. Monday, Dec. 18, In confequence of a printed hand-bill, difperfed on Saturday in Spitalfields, to defire a meeting of the jour neymen weavers, in Moorfields, as this morning, being fent to one of his majesty's principal fecretaries of ftate, letters were immediately written to the acting magiftrates in the different divifions, to apprize them of the fame, that every branch of the civil power might be exerted, to prevent, as far as poffible, fuch tumultuous affemblies. Information having been received, that a great number of Spitalfields weavers were to be affembled in Moorfields yesterday morning, in order to go to kis majesty at the queen's palace, to petition for a respite of the three cutters, now under fentence of death, the right hon. the lord mayor and Mr. Sheriff Sawbridge attended at the faid place; as did feveral juftices of the peace; Mr. Herford, the high conftable; a great number of inferior conftables, likewife fet out from Hicks's-hall, and a party of the guards, who arrived in Moorfields a little after eight, where they all remained till one o'clock at noon, when they departed, every thing being quiet. The weavers finding their defign difcovered, went to a field in Kingfland-road, whither Mr. fheriff Sawbridge followed them, and defired them to difperfe, telling them that their best method would be to appoint a committee of eight, which number would be fufficient to deliver their petition; they feemed at first to dislike his proposal, but however they foon after dif perfed. When the guards were drawn up in Moorfields, the lord mayor fent his compliments to the commanding officer, and acquainted. him, that he would not give him the trouble to bring his men into the liberties of the city, as he hoped to preferve the peace with, the civil power. The fame day Sir John Fielding, and fome other magistrates, with a number of conftables, attended near the queen's palace, on an information that a large body of weavers were coming there with a petition to his majesty, as abovementioned, when about 40 of the weavers appeared, but foon after difperfed. A few of the weavers, in number about one hundred, went to the queen's palace, with a written paper in the form of a petition, praying that mercy might be extended to the unhappy convicts of their body, now under fentence of death. They behaved. with great decency, and after having given their petition to one of the pages, in order to be delivered to the perfon to whom it was addreffed, they went back to their respective homes. Tuesdays 2 Foreign and Domeftic The lord chancellor has appointed Wed- Wednesday, Dec. 20, William Horsford, for cutting and deftroying a filk loom in the houfe of Mr. Poor, Weaver, of Shoreditch; John Carmichael, for breaking into the houfe of Mr. Cromwell, weaver, in Moorfields, and ftealing a quantity of filk; William Eaftman, for cutting and deftroying a filk loom in the houfe of Mr. Clark, in Artillery-lane; and Jofeph Brown, for a burglary in the houfe of Mr. Wingford, in Argyle-street, were executed at Tyburn. They acknowledged the juftice of their fentence, except Horsford, who declared his innocency to the laft. The two theriffs, Meff. Townsend and Sawbridge, with their deputies, attended on horfeback; a great number of conftables were likewife prefent, and the whole was conducted very peaceably. Brown for housebreaking expreffed great fatisfaction that he did not mortally wound Mr. Gascoigne, the perfon who took him, and with whom he fought, and cut in feveral places with a large knife, before the watchmen could fecure him. Thursday, Dec. 21, A mafter weaver was invited by one of the new common council. men of Bishopfgate ward, to partake of the entertainment at the White Hart, in Bifhopfgate-street; after he had been there fome time, he was fingled out for being one of the profecutors of fome of the cutters lately executed; whereupon he was defired to leave the room, but not complying, feveral of the company called out, turn him out or throw him out of the window; but on their advancing towards him, he pulled out a piftol, and faid, "Gentlemen, whoever comes near me fhall have the contents of this; and if that will not do, I have another in my pocket.' Upon which he was fecured and taken to the compter, and yefterday carried before Sir Robert Ladbroke at Guildhall; when it appearing on the examination that his life had been feveral times reatened, Sir Robert was of opinion that Intelligence. he had an undoubted right to carry fire arms about him to defend himself; whereupon he was honourably difmiffed, and his piftola were ordered to be restored to him. Friday, Dec. 22, The petition from the borough of Southwark was prefented to hi majefty at St. James's, by Sir Jofeph Maw bey, bart. one of the representatives of the faid borough in parliament, attended by Samuel Bennet Smith, Thomas Watson, John Faffet, John Cooke, Richard Carpenter Smith, and Thomas Lowdell, Efqrs. Saturday, Dec. 23, An establishment for his royal highnefs the prince of Wales, will take place in the course of the enfuing fel fions. Monday, Dec. 25, Mr. Trufs, jun, of Margate, coming through Sturry river, attemped to water his horfe, but being too near the edge of the pool, he flipped in, and fwam to the middle, when Mr. Trufs turned him in order to fwim out, but fell off; Mr. Armstrong jumped in and swam to him, on which Mr. Trufs caught hold of the lappet of his waistcoat and legs, and fo entangled them that he could not fwim; they both ftruggled for fome time, but at laft funk. Mr. Kingsford, jun. at the mill, feeing them fink, fetched a grapple, threw it in, and drew Mr. Armstrong out; he had been under water above two minutes, but on rolling him well, and getting a large quantity of the water out of his body, he was put into a warm bed and came to himfelf. Mr. Trufs could not be found for near an hour, and, when he was, too late to be recovered. Tuesday, Dec. 26, Committed to Maidftone goal, by John Ruffel, Efq; of Greenwich, on the oath of one Turk, a post boy, of Westminster, the bodies of John Trott and John Dixon, both of Woolwich, the latter a fhipwright's apprentice in the dockyard there, as alfo John Elliot, (commonly called Hearty) a butcher's journeyman, formerly living with Mr. Waller, of Greenwich, by his own confeffion, as being concerned with the faid Trott and Dixon, in having stopped a poft chaife near Shooter'shill, on Thurfday evening about fix o'clock the 7th inft, and robbing a lady therein of a purfe and fome money, part of which was a Spanish dollar. The parties confeffed feveral robberies about that place, particularly three, to wit, from one gentleman about a fortnight ago, they took one gold watch, which is now with the magiftrate; alfo at other times, two gentlemen, from one of whom they took a filver watch, and from the other a filver green shagreen watch; they alfo confeffed robbing feveral henhoufes in and about Lewisham, Greenwich, and and Dartford in Kent, of fowls, geefe, ducks, turkies and game cocks. The above difcovery was chiefly owing to the firmness of a young girl, who was taken on Monday night out of a barn near Shooter's-hill. Wednesday, Dec. 27, The following circumftance, which may be depended on, happened in the family of a noble lord, not far from Grosvenor-fquare. His lordship invited fome company to dinner, and particularly defired of his lady that he would, on that day, keep herself difengaged to prefide at the table. When the time arrived, and his lordship returned from riding, he faw the carriage at the door, and on enquiring the reafon, was told that her ladyship was going out in it. He immediately went up into her dreffing room, and found her most elegantly dreffed in all her jewels, demanded the caufe of her perverfenefs, and infifted on her staying at home, which fhe abfolutely refufing to comply with, he told her he would give orders to all the fervants never to admit her ladyfhip again into his house if the perfifted in her defign: notwithstand ing which he was determined on having her will, and about three in the morning returned, but was refused admittance. Since which, an affair of gallantry, which will be productive of a feparation, has confirmed his Jordfhip in his refolutions of that day. His lordship having reason for fome time paft to fufpect too great an intimacy between his lady and a certain perfonage, gave it out that he was going on a vifit for a few days to a friend's houfe in the country. His lady, however, fearing it might be only a decoy, fent a faithful fervant of her's in difguife after him, to find out whether the journey was real or pretended. His lordship being informed by one of his own fervants of this circumftance, immediately profecuted his journey with feeming spirit, till the fpy was fully fatisfied, and returned: which his lordfhip no fooner perceived, than he took a different route, and drove poft to London. When he arrived, he asked for his lady, but being informed the was abroad, he went up ftairs, loaded his piftols, called upon a particular friend of his, and drove to a certain milaner's, where he fufpected fhe was. On his appearance there, every thing feemed to be in great confufion, but his lordship, after ftationing his friend at the ftreet door, very coolly walked up ftairs, and forcing open the front room on the firft landing, difcowered his lady in bed with her gallant.-- The lovers on their firft furprise attempted to feparate, but his lordship, with great compofure, begged they might be quiet, for that he would no further disturb them for the prefent, than just call up his friend to be a witnefs of the affair, which he accordingly did, and retired. Soon after the lady attempted to return home, but was denied admiffion; fhe then attempted to go to her mother's, but was likewife prevented. In fuch a dilemma fhe had no other alternative, but a dependance on her lover, who has taken her down, we hear, to a certain Lodge not an hundred miles from the capital. His lordship, it is faid, did at firft intend to proceed in the courfe of law for a divorce; but confidering that this would be attended with delay, he has altered his refolution, and intends prefenting a memorial at once to a great perfonage; who, as head of the church, can, grant officially, without going through the tedious process of the ecclefiaftical courts. BANKRUPTS. William Simon Collop, of Stapleford Abbot, in Effex, dealer. Richard Cordeux, of Fleetstreet, London, haberdasher of hats. Henry Whiting, of Harwich, in Effex, mariner. William Smart, of Wapping-wall, St. Paul, Shadwell, linen-draper. Nicholas Ruffel, of Hafting, in Suffex, fadler and collarmaker. George Morris, of Birmingham, in Warwickshire, victualler. John Daulon, otherwife Doulan, of Neath, in Glamorganfhire, linen-draper. Thomas York, of Leicester, dyer. James Angier and Henry Gunton, of Norwich, worsted-weavers, merchants, and partners. George Evans, of Oxford, hat-maker. James Rifoliere, of Gun-ftreet, Spitalfields, weaver. Fleming, of Liverpool, merchant. Thomas Hornfhaw, of Shug-lane, in St. James's, Westminster, linen-draper. Samuel James, of Bristol, carpenter. Samuel Toton, of Chancery-lane, coffee-man. John Hazard, late of Clement's inn, and now of Iflington, woollen-draper. John Young, formerly of Love-lane, Rotherhith, but late of St. Euftatia, in North America, mariner. William Phillips, of Chrift-church, in Surry, hatter. James Poole, of Norwich, winemerchant. Thomas Gafkell, of Uxbridge, in Middlefex, linen-draper and mercer. John Burgh, of Broad-street, Carnaby-market, mercer. John Ingham, of Throgmorton-ftreet, London, warehouseman. John Keeley, of Southwark, hop-merchant. George Rushton, of Burgate-ftreet in Canterbury, pot-feller. Alexander Jamison, of Pall-mall-court, Pall-mall, Middlefex, merchant. Richard Strode, of Bath, carpenter and victualler. Daniel Bentley, of Norwich, worsted-weaver. Samuel Martin, af Norwich, woolcomber, SUPPLEMENT To the THIRD VOLUME of The Oxford Magazine. Extract from genuine Copies of Letters, which paffed between the Lord Chan cellor and the Sheriff's of London and Middlefex, and between the Sheriffs and Secretary of State, relative to the Execution of Doyle and Valline. N On Saturday the 21st day of Otober, 1769, the Recorder of London paffed fentence at the Old-Bailey on feveral capital convicts (amongst whom were John Doyle and John Valline) in the following words: "You, the feveral prifoners at the bar, fhall be taken hence to the place from "whence you came, and from thence to "the ufual place of execution; where << you are to be feverally hanged by the neck till you are dead, and may God "Almighty be merciful to your fouls." On Thursday the 9th of November the Sheriffs received the following copy of a warrant from the Recorder for the execution of John Doyle and John Valline: London and 2 To the Sheriffs of the city Middlefex. of London, and to the Sheriff of the county of Middlefex, and to the Keeper of his Majefty's gaol of Newgate. HEREAS at the feffion of gaol W delivery of Newgate for the city of London and county of Middlefex, bolden at Juftice-Hall in the Old-Bailey, on Wednesday the 18th day of October laft, John Doyle and John Valline received fentence of death for their offence in the indictment against them mentioned: And whereas it hath been duly fignified to me that it is his Majefty's pleasure that the faid fentence be executed in the most convenient place near Bethnal Green Church, in the county of Middlefex. Now it is hereby ordered, that the execution of the faid fentence be made and done upon them the faid John Doyle and John Valline, on Wednesday the 15th day of this inftant VOL. III. mouth of November, at the most convenient place near Bethnal-Green Church, in the faid county of Middlesex. Given under my hand and feal this 9th day of November, 1969. JAMES EYRE, Recorder. The Sheriffs were much startled at this variation from the fentence which Mr. Recorder had pronounced in court: they therefore laid their doubts before counsel; and, in confequence of that opinion, which the reader will find hereafter, wrote the following letter to Lord Weymouth, one of his Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State: My Lord, THE HE inclofed will inform your Lordfhip of the difficulty we are under refpecting the execution of Doyle and Valline, two convicts under fentence of death in Newgate. We propose to wait on his Majefty to-morrow morning to deliver a like paper into his own hands, of which we think it proper previously to tranfmit you this copy, that his Majefty may be apprized of it. We are, my Lord, your Lordship's most obedient fervants, London, JAMES TOWNSEND. Nov. 13, 1769. JOHN SAWBRIDGE. (Inclofed Copy.) To the King's most excellent Majesty. Moft gracious Sovereign, TH HE Recorder of London having fignified to us, the Sheriffs of the county of Middlefex, that it is your Majefty's pleasure that the two convicts, John Doyle and John Valline, now under fentence of death in Newgate, who at the laft feflions of gaol delivery, holden for the city of London and county of Middle Hh fex, |