sufficiently restrained by the civil power. ConducJ of administration. Causes of dissaiiifaaion. State of the ministry. Parliament meets. Speech from the Throne. Parliament adjourns for the holidays. . [S7 :- 'C H A P. 'IX. Proceedings on American affairs. Resolutions, and an address upon thatfubjecl, contain severe censures upon the conducl of some of the colonies. Agreement for five years with the East-India company. Civil Lift debt. Expul ■stans, and final incapacitation of Mr.Wilkes. Addresses. Petitions [*5Z The CHRONICLE. [65 .Bitths for the year 1769 ['^7 Marriages V1 Principal Promotions L ' 7 * Deaths il7z APPENDIX to the CHRONICLE. The Protest of the House of Lords of Ireland [ 17^ An ExtraiJfrom the Registry of the Prerogative Court of -Canterbury [ 17 8 Genuine Copies of Letters which passed between the Lord Chancellor and the Sheriffs of London and Middlesex, and between the Sheriffs and the Secretary of State, relative to the execution of Doyle and Valline [181 Genuine Letters which passed between the Lord Mayor and the Secretary at War s'37 Copy of a Letter to J. Ellis, Esq. of Grafs-Inn, from Dr. Solander, of the British Museum, now on his Voyage round the World [188 Narrative of Captain Kennedy* s losing his vessel at sea, and his distress after, wards; communicated to his owners L' 9° The humble Address of the Lord Lieutenant and Nobility, High Sheriff, Grand Jury, Gentlemen, and Clergy of the County of Essex [iciz ———.. . . of the High Sheriff, Grand Jury, Gentlemen, and Clergy of the County of Kent C'93 ■of the Chancellor, Masters, and Scholars of the University of Oxford [ibid ■ of the Chancellor, Masters, and. Scholars of the University of Cambridge '[ * 94 • of the Merchants, Traders, 'end other "principal Inhabitants of the City of London; with his Majesty's Answer [195 ■ of the Nobility, Gentlemen, Clergy, and Freeholders of the County of Surry [ 196 Thi humble Petition of the Freeholders of the County of Middlesex [197 Narrative of 'what happened previous to presenting the Petition of toe Cits of London to his Majesty; wish a Cosy of the Petition [ 200 The humble Petition of the Eleclors of the City and Liberty of Westminster [20Z .... of the Freeholders of the County of Surry , . [203 Remonstrance and Petition from the County of Buckingham [204 Genuine Copy of the Yorkshire Petition [205 U 2, Matter
Matters ww pursuing in francs for the Impravtmupl ifffif&wdrt s to6 Propositions circulated through France for improving tk/l freedof Sheet 1[ jbi,^ Jan. 2, 1769, by the President [208 Remonstrance of the Insurgents at Madrid, in the year l j66 [211 <jsi^/ amount of fops and featnm employed between Grtalriritcun ant" hor Colonies on the continent of America, vinth tke exports as ktth Iz 15 Abstract of the charge of his Majesty's civil government for one year {Vl6 Supplies granted by Parliament for the year i J 69 \% 18 Jfeyj slW Means for raising the Supplies' [zzz STATE PAPERS. An Address of both houses of Parliament to the King, on fth. ig, IJ69, •with his Majesty's Answer [tf7 Warrant for the free pardon of Ed-ward M'^uirk sag A proclamation for fuppefstng riots, tumults, andunlawful assemblies '219 His Majesty*! most gracious Speech to both Houses of Parlipwiut, en Tuesday the gtb "day of May, 1769 [ibid jLor4 Viscount Tozvnfoena's Speech It both Houses tjf Parliament at fiuhluf, on Tuesday the ijthday of Qcjther J 769 { 2 JI she humble Address of the Lords Spiritual and Tqmprai lo the i%inv of the House of Commons The Address of the House of Peers in Ireland to the Lord Lieutenant « — of the House of Commans in Ireland [3$$ The Speech of Lord Viscount Tovjnfoend to both Houses of Parliament, at CHARACTERS, Of the Malais ; from the Travels of a Philosopher, by Mr. le Ptivre p. I Of the Cochin-Chinefe; from thej'anie 4 Some account of the origin and founders of the fed} of Anabaptists, and of John Bocold their king; from Dr- Rehertstn's history of the reign of the Emperor Charles V. ' 8 Qf the celebrated Cardinal Ximeties ; from the fame i.t Of the famous Corsairs Horuc Barbaroffa, and his brother Hayradin i from Of the great Admiral and celebrated Patriot, Andrew Doria, from the fame 24 The Life and Cbaraeirr of Francis the First, jkmtuarily compered 'with those of his great rival and antagonist] Charles Y-frun the fame 2 J Short CharaHers, tekw from Grangers Si0g.raphi.e4l Hist, of England, viz. of Mary £>ueeii of France, and Charles Brandon Du.ke if Suffolk, 29.— Sir Thomas Chaltoer, JQ.-r^5/> Philip Sidney, 31 T-r-&r Welter Raleigh, ibid.-r-King Jaws /• IZ.—J'ke Palatine family, %-t,vrHenrietta iclitia., $ueen of England, l6,rrrsbe Shirley Fam%, J7-.—rSir Edtward Coke, J.8-—: Thomas Coxyate, ibid. —William Cavendlfo, Marquis of Hemcaftie, Jf.— Henry Somerset, Earl of IVoreestjer, ibi$.rrrtLtxd L\igl>y, ibid Ed*o. rj Lord Herbert ofCherbury, ^,-r-John Preston, ^tester of Emqnuel College., " Eambridge, 41 or William Oughxred, ibid.--Sir Henry Vane, gimus. 42 : Denzil Holles, afterwards Baron Holles, of Ifield, ibid. Oliver Cromwell, 43.-Lord Hopton, 44.--Mr. Willian Pronunce, 45.-Sir Joha Suckling. 46. -Marquis of Montrose, ibid. --Sir Kenelm Digby, ibid.--Sir George Lisle, 47.-Philemond Holland, M. D. 48 John Greaves, ibid. -Wiliam Lilly, · Student in Afrolagy, 49.- John Heydon, Astrologer, 50.-John Pordage, 51.-Lady Falconberg, 52.-Duchejs of Albemarle, ibid.-Lrd Rufd, : 53.-Earlof Offory, 54.-Hugh Peters, 55:--Thomas Venner, 56.- John the Quaker, 57.-Oliver Cromwell's Parter, ibid.-Dates and Bedlae, 58. Lord Chief Justice Jefferies, 59. Pope, Mr. Fenton, Mr. Congreve, Mr. Rowe, Sir Richard Steele, Sir John 60 Ń ATURAL HISTORY. Observations on the bones, commonly supposed to be Elephants bones, which have been found near the River Ohio in America i An account of rings, consisting of all the prismatic colours, made by electrical explosions on the furfaces of pieces of metal Afort account of the manner of inoculating the Small-pox on the coast of Bar- bary, and ay Bengals in the Eart-Indies ' An account of Inoculation in Arabia Of A fick man surprifingly recava el from a fever Of an extrordinary great head Extract of a Letter from Rome, on the extraordinary heat obferved there this laft Jummer, 1768 porific Eeli from Mr. Bancrofi's Elay on the Natural History of Guiana, ib. of tbe monffrous Snakes of Gujang ; from the fame Of Wood- Ants and Fire-Flies; from the fame An account of an Liahan, that digested ftones; from Grainga's Biographical of a true Lithopagus, am stone-eater, taken from Father Paulian's An extraordinary instance of Old Age ; from Grainger's Biograph. Hift. Account of a Horned Woman ; from the same Some account of the Lemming, wbich infefts Norway, and fome other of the nor- Extraft of two Letters, concerning a natural lee-Houfs, differerad larely in Buy- 96 death vonshires at Egon Ibill, in the country of Stafford" . ■Cutiaut remarks on the different degrees of heat imbibed from the fun's rays, by. cloths of different colours 103 • Of Water, so far as it promotes 'vegetation I «4 USEFUL PROJECTS, &c. Experiments for preserving Acortis for a whole year without planting them, fa as to be in a fate fit for vegetation 108 On the goodeffecls of the £>uajfi Root in some Fevers 110 An Account of some Experiments on the sowing of Wheat 112 An easy method of making a Phosphorus, that will imbibe and emit' Light, like A curious Method of preserving the Bodies of Birds from Putrefagion ; from Method of preserving Snakes ; from the fame: I 'J A Pickle, recommended by Mr. Reynolds,for preventing Smut in Corn ibid. A Letter on the Uses of the Horfe-Chefnut *..-■ .n6 A new and very useful Method of fastening Fruit-Trees to Walls , :IJQ New Experiments on the Preservation of Corn, by M. Du Hamel - , .'.- 'til To take the natural or lively Shape of an Herb ,' ■ -.' 1*3 Receipt for a rich pleasant Wine ■-•■'. ibid. ANTIQUITIES. Antiquities of Rome, containing an Historical Dissertation on the Common Sewers Curious Enquiries into the Modes of Fajhion'and Dress of our Ancestors,- at dif- ferent Periods ; from Grainger's Biographical History of England 135' Of the Origin of Navigation; by the President Gouget 142 Orign os the Custom of saluting those whosneeze *' '." HS Curious Account of the left Decades ofLivy's History 146 Form of the Anathemas denounced against Robbers in the middle Ages 147 Report cf a Journey into the North of Ireland, written to Justice Cary, by Sir Pay and C/otlk-g of the Army in Ireland, in Queen Elizabeth's Reign ; from A Letter from King James the First to Sir John Haringtan, in the original' A specimen of tho mode of Eleclions in the last century - . IJ2 . LITERARY and MISCELLANEOUS ESSAYS. Comparative History of the Italian and French Music' 153 An Account of the Fair of Sinigaglia ;from Grostey's Observations on Italy 167 Mortifying Ceremony to which the Jew's are fubjeSl in Rome - 169 Translation cf a Letter from Aretin to Michael Angela, on painting the last Judgment "1 jo Comparison between the Persians, a Tragedy by Efehylus, and Hamlet 172. An Account of the unfortunate young Lady, celebrated by Mr. Pose; from Ruff bead's Life of that Writer" 176 Plan of an Epic Poem, designed by Mr. Pope ; from the fame 177 A particular account of the execution of Mary £>ueen us Scots; from an old Manuscript communicated by the Hon. Charles Howard, Esq; 184 A Letter from Sir John Harington to Sir Anthony Standen, •written soon after his return from Ireland, tuhere he had accompanied the Earl of Essex 'in his unfortunate expedition 189 A Litter from Sir John Harington to Sir Hugh Port man, Knight 190 An Extract", nuhich may serve to confirm the general Idea given us of Queen Elizabeth's Passion for rich Cloths and Personal Ornaments 191 Uncommon Summons of Lord Fairfax to Prince Rupert, nubile he commanded in Bristol Castle; 'with the Prince's Answer, and his Lordjhip'sReply ibid. Apaper found on the table of M- Roseau, after his departure from the city ofBourgoin 193 The ridiculous misapplication of Sur-names exposed ibid. Character of the Sentimental Journey; from the Biblioth. des Beaux Arts 196 Account of the natural and artificial Curiosities in the Royal Museum at Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark ibid. The extraordinary History of Bianco, a Venetian Lady 199 AccOUnt of an amazing Prodigy, soon after the Massacre at Paris; from the 'History of the Order of the Holy Ghost 202 A Dialogue between a Hermit and a Man of the World, by Voltaire 203 On Forms of Government; a Dialogue, by Voltaire 20 J A Letter to the Printer of the Public Advertiser, April 29, 1761 207 Strange Efficacy of Sea-nuafer, drank according to the Fashion 209 On Modern Music Z11 Transtation of a Letter from Count Lauragais, to a Lady of Quality in England, dated St. Cloud; Oct. 2. Zlz POETRY. The Triumph of the Arts; <written by Dr. Franklin, January 1, on the Institution of the new Royal Academy of Arts, by his Majesty 214 ■ Seng, at the feast of the Royal Academicians, Jan. 2, 1769 215 Hymn to Harmony j 'in the manner of Swift's Love-Song 216 On the Month of May; from Buchanan 217 Sympathetic Love; addressed to the Nightingale, by Shaki'spare 221 A Familiar Epistle to a Friend; <uiitk the Head of Harpocrates {the God of Silence amongst the Egyptians') in a ring 222 Epilogue to the Sifter; written by Dr. Goldsmith 228 Epilogue, spoken by Mr. Havard, on hi* leaving the Stage 229 To a young Lady 230 Epilogue, spoken by Mrs. Clive, on her quitting the Stage y ibid. Ode for his Majesty's Birth-day, June 4, 1769 231 To a young Gentleman, in imitation of the 2zd0de of the $d Book of Casimir' t Lyrics 23 z The Mutability of Human Life, and Adversity, not to)be Ue much deplored 23.3 A Sonnet 234 Sappho, fragment 5. On the Rose 23 j Ode |