Foreign and Domestic Intelligence. SATURDAY, JUNE 1. A Amfterdam, May 28, BOUT two o'clock this day the following account was received from the Hague: Yefterday at a general review feveral loaded arms were discharged from the Swifs corps. The great favourite, the Duke of Wolfenbuttle, received a fhot through the heel of his fhoe. A captain of the guards is dangerously wounded, and many perfons on the field were hurt. His Highnefs the Prince of Orange got off in a precipitate manner. We are waiting for more particulars, before we shall be able to judge about the caufe of this mifchief. Monday, June 3. Though we have lately fuffered the French Ainbaffador and his attendants to vifit our dock-yards, a correfpondent obferves, that in March 1770, when an English Eaft-Indiaman, having loft her mafts off Ufhant, fteered into the road of Breft to refit, the intendant of the marine fent a meffage, charging the crew not to come on fhore; the officers indeed were permitted, but fo cautious were the French, that they conducted them by the back wall of the Fortress to Louverois, a town about twelve miles off, where they continued for five weeks, under the ftricteft infpection: In the mean time the fhip was fupplied, and being fit for fea, the officers were brought to town, to a coffee-houfe near the Elplanade, where the Swifs regiment was excicifed for their entertainment; after this they were conducted on board their fhip, but not till it was dark, and a fair win fpringing up, they set fail the next morning. It is faid the ceremony of installation at Windfor will be performed immediately after the arrival of the Prince of Mecklenburgh, who is to be invefted with the order of the garter, and is expected in London about Auguft. The following fingular circumftance happened lately at a church in the city: -A couple being there to be married, when the clergyman came to thefe words in the ceremony, "With my body I thee worship," the man ftopped fhort, and begged an explanation of that fentence: Such a question being rather unexpected, the pricft was at a lots to reply; but he bethought himself it was near the hour of twelve, an i told the enquirer he had not time to explain it: "Then (re plied the intended bridegroom) I shall call when you are more at leifure, as I do not chufe to take a folemn vow to perform any thing which I do not underitand." Betts were laid on Saturday at a house in Pall-mall, that preis warrants would be iffued before the expiration of a fortnight. Laft Saturday a certain baronet was cited into the bishop of London's court, to answer to a complaint. by his lady, of his having committed adultery with divers women, and of other ill treatment. Thefe proceedings are commenced with a view to obtain a divorce. Wednesday, June 5. This being the anniversary of his Majefty's birth-day, who entered into the 34th year of his age, the morning was ushered in by ringing of bells; and at one o'clock the Park and Tower guns were fired, and his Majefty received the compliments of the nobility and foreign ministers at St. James's on the occation. Sunday and yesterday great numbers of the nobility, &c. arrived in town from their refpective country feats, in order to be prefent at the celebration of his Majesty's birth-day, at St. James's. at Yesterday the prefident, and the rest of the Royal Academicians, met Somerfet-houfe, to celebrate his Majetty's birth-day. The tranfparent paintings which were exhibited last year at the Royal Academy in Pall-mall, were removed to Somerfet-houfe, and placed on a fcaffolding built for that purpose, over the great gateway leading into the palace; and caufed a magnificent ap pearance, to the great pleafure of a vast concourfe of fpectators. Between eleven and twelve the right hand fide of the painting at the Royal Academy took fire, which however, did not confume the whole, but only that partition in which it began. The poftmatter at Bath, fince a late determination in favour of Mr. Stock of Gloucefter, difcontinued to charge an halfpenny a letter for the delivery of letters in that city, by which he is fuppofed to have cleared at least 500l. per 228 Foreign and Domeftic Intelligence, Yesterday died at his houfe at Bromley, by Bow, Richard Cooper, Efq. Birmingham, June 1. There is lately finished, by a lady of this town, a portrait of his Majefty, in needle-work,allow. ed by the connoiffeurs to be the greatest curiofity ever feen of the kind, being the clofeft likeness of his Majefty, and fo highly finished, that it has all the foftnefs and effect of painting. Friday, June 7. Yesterday morning at half an hour paft four o'clock, when her Majefty was taken in labour, notice was immediately fent to her Royal Highnefs the Princefs Dowager of Wales, the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Secretaries of State, and the ladies of the bedchamber; and a little before fix o'clock her Majefty was fafely delivered of a prince. An exprefs is arrived from the Princefs of Bruniwick, to fignify that her ferene highness will not be able to vifit England this fummer, as her highnefs is far advanced in her pregnancy, and has been fo much indifpofed that it is deemed by her phyficians improper for her to take fuch a journey. The beginning of last month there arrived at the court of Madrid no fewer than ten expreffes, from Verfailles in one day. The king was fent for from his palace about 20 miles from Madrid, and the grand council continued fitting all day. The next morning a report was current through Madrid, that his Catholic Majelty gave orders for fifteen thousand infantry, and four thousand horse, to prepare themselves for fetting out for France with the utmost expedition, to prevent a revolution in that kingdom. We fince hear, that the faid troops are now getting ready for the above purpole. The following are the queries ftated in the cafe laid before the council by the city committee, with the council's anfwers thereto : Quere 1. Can the Lord Mayor for the time being, of his own authority, legally call a Common-hall, for any other purpose than that of elections; or, if fuch Common-hall can be regularly called, by whom elfe, or by what other authority fhould it be done? whether by the cours of Lord Mayor and Aldermen, and that of Common-council jointly, or by any or either, and which of them, or how otherwife? and particularly was the Lord Mayor justified, and fufficiently warranted in calling the two lait extraordinary Cominon-halls? The firft being done in confequence of the court of Common-council (of which the Aldermen are a part) having joined with a committee of the livery, in an application to him for that purpose, and the lecond being the natural confequence of, or a continuance of the former. Anfwer. We apprehend, that the head officer of every corporation may convene the body, or any clafs of it, whenever he pleafes: We are of opinion, therefore, that the Lord Mayor for the time being may, of his own authority, legally call a Common-hall; and we fee no legal objection to his calling the two laft. Quere 2. If the Lord Mayor, court of Aldermen, and court of Commoncouncil, jointly, or either of them feparately, can legally cali fuch Commonhall, are not the maiter and wardens of the feveral livery companies bound and obliged to obey the Mayor's precept, and to caufe their liveries to be feverally fummoned agreeable thereto? And if the mafter and wardens are bound to fummon their livery, agreeable to fuch precept, are not the three companies of Goldimiths, Weavers, and Grocers, aggregately and corporately, or are the maiters and wardens only, to whom alone thefe precepts are always directed, or that they together, with fuch of the courts of affiftants as were prefent at, and agreed to their respective orders and refolutions, jointly or individually, or any ways and how punishable for fuch their mifconduct and refufal? and if punishable, whether by the Lord Mayor only, or by the court of Common-council, feparately, or by the common or livery-hall, in comnion-hall affembled, or how otherwife? Anfwer. We conceive it to be the duty of the proper officers of the feveral companies, to whom precepts for fummoning their respective liveries have been ufually directed, to execute thofe precepts, and that a wilful refufal on their parts is an offence punishable by disfranchifement. If it be thought proper to profecute with that view in the prefent cale, we think it most advifeable to proceed in the ufual way, by information, to be filed by the common Serjeant in the Mayor's court, which the common Serjeant may file, ex officio, if he pleases, or at the inftance of either of the bodies mentioned in the quere. ALEX. WEDDERBURNE, J. DUNNING, T. NUGENT. On Foreign and Domestic Intelligence. On Wednesday night a young woman about nineteen was found murdered in the fields between Kentish Town and Pancrafs; he had two very large bruifes on her head, and one of her eyes was beat out. Yesterday the judges met in Lord Mansfield's chamber, and chofe their circuits for the fummer affizes as follows: Home circuit. Lord Mansfield and Mr. Baron Smythe. Norfolk circuit. Lord Chief Juftice de Laft Wednesday was married at Portf mouth the celebrated Capt. Ayscough, to Mifs Kniblo of that place; an agree. able young lady, of a genteel fortune. Laft Sunday died at his house at Kidderminster, in Worcestershire, John Price, Efq. formerly high fheriff of that County, Vienna, May 16. A report is circu lated, that by the mediation of this court and that of Berlin, there will foon be a fufpenfion of arms, and that preliminary articles of peace are already agreed on between the Porte and Ruffia. Naples, May 11. Laft Sunday the anniversary of the transformation of the blood of St. Januarius, the protector of this city, was celebrated. The ftatue of the Saint, and this phial, which contains his blood, were carried in proceffion to the fee of Porta-nova, which was magnificently prepared for this ceremony; and there the people faw with great fatisfacon the miracle of the liquefaction of the blood; a miracle which has been regularly repeated during the eight days of rhe feast. Saturday, June 8. Yesterday, at two o'clock, died, at Bushey-park, George Montagu Dunk, Earl of Halifax, Vif count Sunbury, Secretary of State for the Northern department, Ranger and Warden of Salcey foreft. and Bushey park, Lord lieutenant and Cultos Rotuforum of Northamptonshire, a Governor of the Charter-houfe, and ranked as a Lieutenant-general in the army. Tuesday, June 11. The Earl of Halifax dying without iffue male, his title becomes extinct, and his eftate defcends to his nephew Mr. Montague, member for Higham Ferrers, 220 Yefterday morning, about ten o'clock, died, at his houfe in Tenterden-street, Hanover-square, of a mortification, which he had long borne with the moft patient refignation, the Hon. and Rev. Dr. Trevor, Lord Bishop of Durham, brother to the Right Hon. Lord Trevor. His Lordship was confecrated, Bishop of St. David's in the year 1744, and from thence tranflated to the fee of Durham, O& 24, 1752. Wednesday, June 12. Last Saturday a fine fturgeon, caught by fome fishermen in the Thames, was brought to the Lord Mayor, who fent it as a present to his Majesty. Laft night, about ten o'clock, a gentleman and his wife were stopped in their chaife near Peckham Gap, by a fingle footpad, who robbed them of their watches, three guineas, and fome filver. The fellow behaved with great civility, and bid them, if they were attacked again before they got to town, to give the word Chelsea Penfioner. Soon after two footpads topped them near the turnpike, and, on receiving the pais word, fuffered them to proceed without further molestation. On Sunday Mr. Wilkes received the facrament from the hands of the Rev. Mr. Williamson, at St. Dunstan's church, Fleet-ftreet. This day the Lord Mayor, attended by Alderman Stephenfon, Nath, Plumb, Kennett, Hallifax, and Roffiter, and fifty-feven of the Common-cour cil, in their carriages, waited on his Majesty with a congratulatory address on he Queen's fafe delivery, and were gracioully received. The Recorder did not attend. This morning, was tried before Lord Mansfield and a special jury, in the court of King's-bench, a cauf, wherein Lord March was plaintiff, and Mr. Pigot defendant. The action was brought to recover the fum of 500 guineas, for a wager which Lord March had laid with Mr. Pigot. The wager was, that if Sir William Codrington died first, Lord March was to pay M. Pigot 1600 guineas; and, if old Mr. P got died first, Mr. Pigot was to pay Lord March 500 guineas. Mr. Pigot happened to die fuddenly with the gout in his head on the moining previous to the laying of the wager: Mr. Pigot thought that from this circumitance it was no bet; Lord Ollory and feveral other noblemen were examined. Lord March fat on the bench with Lord Mansfield. The defendant's Foreign and Domeffie Intelligence. 230 fendant's council faid that if you make a bet for two horfes to run, and one of them thould die before it can be run, there can be no bet; and he hoped that the jury would find a verdict for the defendant. After a fhort charge given the by judge, the jury brought in a verdict for by the plaintiff of 500 guineas, and full cofts of fuit. Friday, June 14. On Tuesday night eight ruffians broke into the houfe of Mrs. Hutchins, farmer, in the King'sroad, Chelfea; the family confifted of herfelf, three children, the eldest not three years of age, two men fervants, and two maids; as foon as the villains had entered the houfe, they went to the bedfide of Mrs. Hutchins, clapped a pistol to each fide of her head, and demanded her keys, which being obtained, two remained as a guard, and the reft went to other parts of the houfe, when they tied the two maids neck and heels together; one of the men fervants hearing a noife, came on the staircase, at whom they fired, but miffed him, and he made his elcape through a trap-door; the other man they found in his bed, and on his afking what they wanted, one of them fired, and thot him in the head. They opened the bureau, from whence they took up. wards of 801. in cafh, befides potes; ftripping it likewife of plate to a confi derable value, and the other rooms of linen, &c. with which they got off. The wounded man now lies at the point of death. La Sunday as Captain Croker was returning to Town, he was ftopped in a feld near Pancras, by two fellows, one of whom feized him by the collar, and demanded his money: on the Captain's Hepping back, he by that means made the fellow let go his hold, when the other cried out, D-n you, why don't you fire?" which they both did, and miffed the Captain, who then drew his fword, and ran one of the fellows thro' the body, on which the other ran away. The flow who was wounded, was carried St. Bartholomew's hospital; and on Tuesday morning he was feen by the Captai, and fworn to. He lays the nane of his accomplice is Murphy. An expreis is arrived of the death of the Prince of Saxe Gotha. The King of Denmark has regulated all the courts of Juftice in his dominions on the fame plan as that adopted by his Pruilian Majetty. It is the general opinion, that the Right Hon. Brafs Crofby, Elq; will be re-elected to ferve the office of Lord Mayor for the year enfuing. Versailles, June 5. The king and royal family have figned the contract of marriage between Count Moneftroi d'Albony and Mademoiselle Mallard. Happy Britain, whofe fons and daughters need not the confent of any royal tyrant! Monday, June 14. There are now two vacant blue ribbons, the one by the death of the Duke of Saxe-gotha, and the other by that of the Earl of Halifax, both of which will be filled up betore the 25th of next month, being the day fixed for the installation. Yesterday the report was made to his Majefty of the capital convicts under fentence of death in Newgate, when the fix following were ordered to be executed on Wednesday next vix. Robert Connor, for robbing Mrs. Elizabeth Chancellor, in her houfe in Duke-street, of a fum of money; he alfo carried off a quantity of lace, valued at upwards of 2000l. Edward Vaughan, for counterfeiting the current coin of this kingdom, called fillings; he will be drawn to the place of execution on a hurdle or fledge. John Suttle and William Jackson, (who was evidence against Richardfon and Conway, for the murder of Meff. Venables and Rogers) for burglary in the houfe of Peter Renvoize, at Bethnalgreen, and stealing some plate. Robert King, for burglariously breaking open the house of Roger Mofer, near Alderf gate-bars, and itealing near 401. John Hatton, for a burglary, in the house of Jofeph Sureties, and ftealing fome plate, &c. The five following are refpited during his Majefty's pleafure, viz. Thomas Price, concerned in breaking into the house of Mifs Moore; John Macdonald for ftealing near zool. in the houfe of Mr. Hughes in White-chapel; William Kenny for ftealing two 201. bank notes; Charles Callagan for a highway robbery; and Charies Baker for ftealing a quantity of wrought filks. Yesterday a lady, near fixty years of age, in the neighbourhood of Portmanfquare, was ferved with a procefs for erim. con. with a military gentleman about thirty; it is remarkable, that the officer has a wife, an agreeable young lady, and two children. Laft Monday night Governor P›wnall's houfe, in Albemarle-itreet, was attempted to be broke open. The thieves, by means of pocket rope ladders, had got over the wall before they were dif covered; Foreign and Domeftic Intelligences covered; but fome fecret-fprings which His Majefty having been pleafed to deliver the cuftody of the Privy Seal to his Grace Auguftus Henry Duke of Grafton, the oath of keeper of the Privy Seal was this day adminiftered to him, and his Grace took his place at the board accordingly. His Grace the Duke of Grafton accepted the Privy Seal, at the express requet of a great perfonage. 231 Vaughan, for coining, who was drawn upon a ledge; William Jackfon and John Suttle, for a bulglary in the houfe of Peter Renvoize, Efq. at Bethnalgreen; John Hetton, for breaking open the house of Mr. Jofeph Sureties, and ftealing a watch; Robert King, for breaking open the houfe of Mr. Roger Mofer, near Alderfgate-bars; and Robert Connor, for affaulting and robbing Mrs. Elizabeth Chancellor in her dwetling-houfe, in Duke-ftreet, Westminster, of a fum of money, &c.---Jackion, at the place of execution, confeffed that he was the perfon who fhot Meffrs. Venables and Rogers. During the time of the execution, the fcaffold erected there gave way, when a gentleman, of Wardour-ftreet, Soho, broke his leg in fuch a manner, that it is thought it must be taken off Twelve or fourteen other people were terribly bruifed. } Yefterday was argued at Doctors Commons, before Dr. Bettefworth, Chancellor of the Diocese of London, the matter brought by Mrs. S. against Colonel S. her husband, for infufficiency; and after the point had been argued for feveral hours by the advocates on both fides, the judge was pleafed to pronounce, on the report of the furgeons, that the Colonel was a fufficient man. Laft Friday, at the Horfe Infirmary, Knightbridge, an experiment was made of the efficacy of a powder for stopping the effufion of blood. The trial was made on a horfe, by cutting a large piece out of the thick part of the hind leg, and applying the powder; but the horie died in ten minutes. The operation was performed by Mr. Hunter, in the prefence of above an hundred of the faculty. Friday, June 21. Yesterday there was held at St. James's a chapter of the most noble Order of the Garter, when his Royal Highness the Bishop of Ofnaburgh, his Majesty's fecond Son, was invefted with the enfigns of that Order with the ufual ceremonies. There were prefent his Royal Highness the Duke of Gloucefter, the Dukes of Northumber land, Newcastle and Montagu, the Marquis of Rockingham, and the Earl of Hertford, all of the Order. The Duke of Grafton attended, but not hav ing been inftalled, could not be admit-many, and in the afternoon he waited on ted; the Lords North, Pembroke, and feveral of the nobility were prefent. Yesterday the Right Rev. Dr. Egerton, Bishop of Litchfield and Coventry, kiffed his Majefty's hand, on being tranflated to the fee of Durham, in the room of the late Dr. Trevor... We are informed that an auguft lady, who has always difcovered the utmost regard to this nation, is now endeavouring to prevail upon her royal confort, to fet apart three days every week, for receiving petitions from perfons of all ranks, who delire admittance to his prefeuce. The pattern is fet by the Emperor of Germany, and adopted by the King of Sweden, which latt is a fecond coufin to our auguft Monarch, Yesterday the following malefactors were executed at Tyburn, viz. Edward. Lat night died at his apartments in Hatton-garden, aged 103, Jonathan Merriweather, Efq. late of Long Milford in the County of Suffolk. Tuesday, June 25. Early on Saturday morning his Serene Highnets Prince Charles Lewis Frederick of Mecklenburgh Strelitz, fecond brother to her Majefty, arrived in Town from Ger their Majefties at the Queen's Palace. On Friday night fome villains got into the garden of her Royal Highnets the Princels Dowager of Wales, at Kew, and destroyed all the greenhouse plants, which were deemed a very curious collection. Some Account of the Proceedings at Yefterday being Midfummer-day, according to annual cultom, a Cominonhall was aflembled for the election of Sheriffs, Chamberlain, Bridgematters, City-Auditors, Ale-conners, and other City-officers.----Guildhall was perhaps never more crowded with Liverymen.--At one o'clock the Lord Mayor and the. Court of Aldermen, attended by the City-officers, mounted the huitings; the Cominon, |