1777. The MONTHLY CHRONOLOGER. thereon; for utenfils, &c. in hufbandry, fhips and veffels, and reverfions in the public funds; and two and a half per cent. on all other goods and chattles whatever. Every auctioneer within the bills of mortality is to pay 20s. annually for a licenfe, on forfeiture of 100l. thofe without the bills to pay 5%. for their licence, on forfeiture of sol. and the officers of excife are to grant licences to all The owner of perfons applying for them. any eftate or goods purchafing the fame when put up is exempted from the duty. Eftates or chattles fold by order of the Courts of Chancery and Exchequer, fales by the Eaft-India and Hudfon's Bay companies, the commiffioners of the customs, excife, &c. fales by the fheriffs of goods feized, and effects of bankrupts, are exempted from duty, as are all merchandizes imported, if fold for the original importer. WEDNESDAY, 17. Yesterday the committee for the affairs of the Manfion-Houfe fat at Guildhall, when they ordered that the State Coach fhould be repaired and beautified in an elegant manner, to the amount of 450l. There is to be a new roof, new lining, hammer-cloth, and wheels. FRIDAY, 19. On Wednesday the famous cricketmatch, Hampshire against all England, was played out in the Artillery Ground, Moorfields. At the commencement of the match the odds were greatly on the fide of the Hampshire men. They were upwards of 400 notches a-head when Lord Tankerville went in. His lordship continued batting more than an hour, during which interval he got 30 notches, but was at laft caught out. On the determination of the match, the Hampshire men won it by more than 100 Dotches. The fpectators were Many perfons of diftinction were prefent. A tent was erected for Lord Tankerville, in which he dined. WEDNESDAY, 24. Rumerous. A court of aldermen was held yeflerday at Guildhall, at which were prefent the Lord Mayor, Aldermen Alfop, Townsend, Bull, Efdaile, Kennett, Kirkman, Oliver, Plomer, Peckham, Hayley, Newnham, Smith 2nd Clark, and the two Sheriff. Alderman Smith, Ason as the court met, for the ward of Tower, requited the LordMayor and court of Aldermen for leave to reb, n his gown in the following words: My lord and gentlemen, the encreafing engagements in my profeffion prevent me from attending the duties of an alderman with that regularity and diligence which are indi penfabe with the office. On this account I must request the favour of your lordhip, and the Court of Aldermen, to have permiffion to refign my gewn." The Court agreed to accept his refignation, 485 and the Lord Mayor was defired to call a William Nash, Efq; lately elected Sheriff, Yesterday a common hall was held at Guildhall, for the election of Sheriffs for the year enfuing, in the room of William Nath. Efq; who did not appear to give bond to ferve the faid office, and John Curzon, Efq; who was difcharged from the faid office for infufficiency of wealth; when all the Aldermen who had not ferved the office were put in nomination; after which and Philip James Savage, Efq; Cooper, Rowden, Efq; Vintner, were put up, when they having a majority of hands were declared duly elected and this day his macebearer will wait on them, to acquaint them of their being elected, and to receive their anfwers, whether they will take upon them the faid office. The fame day a wardmote was held at Baker's-Hall, in Thames-Street, before the Lord Mayor, for the election of an Alderman of Tower Ward, in the room of Alderman Smi h, who has refigned his gown ; when Evan Pugh, Efq; a Soap boiler, in Bihopate Street, and one of the commoncouncil of that ward, was chofen without oppofition. After the election Mr. Pugh entertained his friends in an elegant manner, at the King's Head Tavern, in Tower Street. 486 The MONTHLY CHRONOLOGER. Efq; of Thorne.-9. James Harris, Efq; his Majefty's minifter plenipotentiary at the Court of Ruffia, to Mifs Amyand, fifter to Sir George Cornwall, Bart.-11. Lord Cadogan, to Mifs Churchill, of GrosvenorStreet.-15. William Young, Efq; eldeft fon of Sir William Young, Bart. to Mifs Lawrence, one of the diughters of Mr. Lawrence of Red-Lion-Square.-19. The Earl of Suffolk, Secretary of State for the Northern Department, to lady Charlotte Finch, filler to the prefent Earl of Aylefford.-22. The Right Honourable lady Lucy Graham, only daughter of their races the Duke and Duchefs of Montrofe, to the Honourable Mr. Bouverie, brother of the Earl of Radnor.-25. Colonel Sandford, to Lady Rachael M'Donnel, fiftler to the Earl of Antrim.-July 9. John Fofter, Efq; eldeft fon of Sir Nicholas Forster, of the kingdom of Ireland, Bart. to Mifs Wynch, daughter of Alexander Wynch, Efq; lately Governor of Madras.-15. Sir Matthew White Ridley, of Old Burlington-Street, to Mifs Colborne, of Pall Mall.-18. The Hon, Mr. Browne, fon of Lord Kinmare, to Mifs Dillon, daughter of Lord Dillon.-19. Sir Thomas Carew, Bart. of Haccomb, in the county of Devon, to Mifs Smalwood, of Kirkofwald, niece to Timothy Fetherstonhaugh,, Efq;.-24. Lord Monfon, to the Honourable Mifs Capel, daughter of the Earl of Effex.-Sept. 7. George Purcell, Efq; of Grosvenor Street, to Mifs Maria Broughton, of North AudleyStreet.-15. Thomas Bontein, Elg; of Jamaica, to Mifs Cudden, daughter of the late Thomas Cudden, Elq; one of the mafters of the High Court of Chancery. DEATHS. Augak mafter general for Scotland. OLONEL James Mafterton, bar 6. 8. The lady of Lord Sondes, at his house in Grofvenar-Square.-14. The Right Honour able the Earl of Inchiquin, K. B. and Lord Lieutenant and Cuftes Rotulorum of the county of Clare.-17. Mifs Maynard, only fifter to the prefent Lord Maynard.-22. Matthew Smith, Efq; brother to General Smith, now in America, one of his Majesty's aidde camps.-24. The lady of Thomas Duncombe, Efq; brother-in law to the Earl of Carlific.-26. Sir Oharies Montague, Knight of the Bath.-July 6 Mr.Abraham Franco,a Jew Merchant, aged 95, fid to have died worth gooooo.-10. Lady Montgomery, wife of Sir William Montgomery, Bart. and mother of lady Townshend.-17. Mafter Richard Aftley, fith Son of Sir Edward Afley, Bart.-23. Advanced in years, her Grace the Duchefs of Queensberry. —Sept. 7. The fecond fon of the Right Honourable Lord Chord.-9. The Lady of Sir William Deffs.-11. The Reverend Mr. Waugh, one of the prebendaries of Carlife. 2. The Reverend James Worley, chaplain in ordi nary to his Majesty.-15. Captain Thomas Forbes, aged 98, formerly a commander in the Royal Navy.-18. Mr. Bowlby, bedy coachman to his Majefty.-18. The Right Honourable the Earl of Harcourt.-20. His Grace the Duke of Norfolk, aged 92. - The 'Honourable Philip-Tifdal, Attorney-General of Ireland. B A NKRUPT S. JOHN White, of Blackmore-Street, Middlefex, H. drapér Jacob Ayton, of Berners-Street, St. Mary le Bonne, carver and gilder. William Dickins, of Market Harborough, in Lei. cestershire, un holder. Wiliam Armitage, of Leeds, in Yorkshire, up holder. Thomas Fowler the younger, of Penkridge, in Peter Robert Luard, late of London, merchant. Saxby Rowledge, of Wellingborough, in Nor- Jofeph Holt of Manchefter, cordwainer. Thomas Morley, late of Church Row, Fenchurch. Thomas Fenton late of Princes Street. London. 1th of Birstall, in Yorkshire, John Priestly the John Thompion, late of Piccadilly, St. James, James Syme, of London, merchant. Francis Williams, of Penryn, in Cornwall, wine. merchant. John Simpion, late of Leeds, in Yorkshire, viðu. aller. William Prefon, of Salisbury Street, Strand, tay. lor James Brown, of Long Ally, Moorfields, London, Grocer. Edward Loach, of Nottingham, hofier. William Kingsbury, of Bedminster, in Somerlet- James Lacy the elder, of Bromsgrove in Worce, ftershire, cloth.er. COUNTRY NEW S. Extract of a Letter from a Gentleman at Al trincham, in Cheshire, September 14. AT 55 minutes was felt here a moft violent fhock of an earthquake. I was at the inftant walk. ing alone in my gaiden, when I heard a rumbling noile from the weft, which continued about five or fix feconds of time (fome of my neighbours fay more) at the end of which the earth was fo much agitated, and in fuch tremor I could fcarce ftand, and ex. pected the whole town would in a moment have been in ruins. Happily no other da mage is done here than the hivering of fome few 1777. The MONTHLY CHRONOLOGER. few chimneys. The whole town and neighbourhood were in the utmoft alarm, and the congregations at Bowden, Lymm, Warrington, and Manchefler, ran out of the churches and meeting-houfes in the greatest confternation. I was never more shocked in my life. All the morning had been extremely calm and ferene, though a few minutes after the earthquake the wind rofe to be pretty brifk, but far from being violent; and, from my own obfervation, I thought it changed from two or three different quarters in the fpace of ten minutes." Leeds, Sept. 16. On Sunday laft, about two minutes before cleven in the forenoon, a flight fhock of an earthquake was felt in this town and neighbourhood. A perfon who was at the parish church when it happened informs us, that he was fenfible of a rocking motion fucceeded by a trembling, which together continued about two feconds, as nearly as he could judge. The large weft window of the church, near which he fat, was shaken during this concufiion, as if a Sudden guft of wind had blown upon it, though the wind being north-eaft at the time, could have had no effect upon it; nor did the fhaking of the window continue after the trembling of the building was fubfided. We learn likewife from perfons who were prefent in the other places of worship, that the feveral congregations were fenfible of it; but the agitation was fo gentle, and of fo fhort a continuance, that few were aware of its real caufe, and confequently no permanent alarm was made by it. We are told that at Gargrave the shock was fo great that many perfons ran out of the church and houfes ; and at Skipton it was fo violent as greatly to alarm most of the town. The weather was ferene the whole day, with a moderate wind from the north-eaft. The above fhock was likewife felt in feveral other places in England. SCOT L N D. E hear from Rotheymurcus, that W there is now living in that parish, one John Williamfon, a cartwright, a native of the parish of Dyke, in Murrayihire, aged 104, who retains his judgment and the full ufe of his fenfes, and works at his bufinefs for his daily bread, even at his uncom HE take of herrings in our bay lately has been uncommonly great, and there is reafon to expect thofe abundant fculls will annually visit us: thule fish, whose voracity like the rest of the fealy tribe, being attracted hither by the fwarms of fry with which the bay is in a manner alive there few 487 years paft, at this feafon; and for this we From the LONDON GAZETTE. Copy of a Letter from Lieutenant-General Y my difpatch of the 11th inftant, com mitted to the care of Captain Gardner, my aid de camp, I had the honour to inform your lordship of the fuccefsful progress which had then been made by the army under my command. Although the continued retreat of the enemy from one poft to another fince that period, has prevented any material action, I think the bare date of a letter from Hudfon's River matter of intelligence not to be deferred: And I take this occafion to give your lordfhip the further fatisfaction of knowing that the march hither, though fcarce a day paffed without firing, was effected without any lofs of the regulars. A few wounds only were received by the Indians and Provincials The loffes of the enemy, including killed and prifoners, in the feveral fkirmishes, amouat to about 300 men. The oil of the march was great, but fupported with the utmost alacrity. The country being a wilderness in almost every part of the paffage, the enemy took the means of cutting large timber trees on both fides the road, fo as to fall acrofs and lengthways, with the branches interwoven. The troops had not only layers of these to remove, in places where it was impoffible to take any other direction, but also they had above forty bridges to conftruct and others to repair, one of which was of log work over a morafs two miles in extent. I was not unapprized that great part of thefe difficulties might have been avoided by falling back from Skeenfborough to Ticonde roga by water, in order to take the more commodious route by Lake George. But befides wishing to prevent the effect which a retro. grade motion often has, to abate the panicle of an enemy, I confidered that the natural confequence would be a refiftance, of delay, at least, at Fort George; where, as the retreat was open, the enemy could wait fecurely the preparation of batteries, or at least a landing in force for the purpose of investment. The 1 488 The MONTHLY CHRONOLOGER. The iffue has juftified my perfeverance. The garrison of Fort George, in manifeft danger of being cut off by the direct movement from Skeensborough to Hudfon's river, took the measure I expected of abandoning the fort, and burning the veffels, thereby leaving the lake entirely free. A detachment of the king's troops from Ticonderoga, which I had ordered to be ready for that event, with a great embarkation of provifion, paffed the lake on the fame day that I took poffeffion of this communication by land: and I have the happiness upon the whole to find, that the neceffaries for continuing the progrefs of the army, are more forward in point of time than they could have been by any other means. The enemy is at prefent in force near Saratogha, where they profefs an intention of ftanding a battle, and they have drawn a fupply of artillery from New England for that purpose. The king's troops are employed in bringing forward from Fort George, provi Sept. fions, batteaux, artillery, and other materials I have the honour to be, &c. B Y the laft accounts from General Burgoyne's army, dated the ad inftant, they were encamped at and near Fort Edward; which place the rebel army, a few days before, abandoned, and were then retiring towards Saratogha. General Arnold has lately joined and now commands the northern army. He brought with him twelve pieces of brafs cannon, with which it is expected he means to make a fland at Sardtogha. Gencral Burgoyne with his army, all well and in great fpirits, purpofed marching on the 5th to attack them. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS OF FAVOURS RECEIVED FROM CORRESPONDEN T S. MR. R. End-y's folitary hu could not surely be d-figned by him for public inspection 3 the best return we can make for the corfiant encouragement be gives to our periodical work, is, to fupprefs this defective production, woub be calis his firft, though Le well knows we bare been obliged to rejeɛt many incorrect verses by the fame pen. The Royal Bankrupt is too indecent for the writer to expect we, fhould give it a place. Nor can the Editor poffibly find fufficient merit in the Irif fong, to entitle it to the notice of readers poffeffed of taste or difcernment. We are much obliged to our conftant friend for his monumental infcription; it is indeed very fingular, but in the Editor's opinion, unintelligil le 10 the genealogical part, and on the whole, 200 uninterefling to deferve a place in a milķetiany calculated to communicate agrecable variety and useful knowledge; neither of which are to be found in the article in question. The further explanation of the Light House at Frejus, and the drawing of an old crippled foldier going a Pilgrimage to Montfenat, by the fame correjtendent, are come to band, and fall be made use of as foon as we are free from our prejent engagements swith refpet to places. The propofal from the author of the anecdotes of Henry IV. will be maturely confidered by the Editor, and an answer all be given by letter in afport time. 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The list of alterations in the House of Commons we wish to defer till November, that it may be complete at the meeting of Parliament. The character of the King and Queen of France, with the elegant drawing of the Dyres, we gratefully acknowledge and in due time they fail do honour to our Magazine. The Favour of another Copy of Heroic Stanzas is regusfied. ERRATA. In the Letter on Ujury in our laft Magazine, p. 401, laft line of the Table, oppofite age 50, col. 4. for 51. 178.73. read 51. 135. 78. and in line 2 of the note* in the fami page, for The Society for the Equitable Affurance, read The Society for Equitable Alu ice. Page 405 in line 11 of the mate, for 41. 195. 78. & read 41 149. 101. £ as in line 14 of the 1 col. page 440, being the additions, &, to she letter, and which is the cafe directly is print with that confidered in the fail noto A HEAD of Mrs. A. 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