The drawing to be finished before the first day of next May, of which notice will be given in this paper. -Rivington's New York Gazetteer, Thursday, March

17, 1774.

New York, March 31. Many persons having been misled by an opinion, that the Church proposed to be erected, by means of a lottery, at Brooklyn upon Long Island is to be under the Ministry of the Rev. Mr. BERNARD PAGE. The Public is hereby assured to the contrary, and that it will be a truly Orthodox Church, strictly conformable to the doctrine and discipline of the constitutional Church of England, as by law established, and under the patronage of the Rev. the Rector and the Vestry of Trinity Church in this City-Rivington's New York Gazetteer, Thursday, March 31, 1774.

To his EXCELLENCY WILLIAM TRYON, Esq; Captain General and Governor in chief, in and over the province of New York, and the territories depending thereon in America.

May it please your Excellency,

THE Rector and Inhabitants of the City of New

York, in communion of the Church of England, as by law established, beg leave to address your Excellency upon your departure from your government, and express the deep and sincere concern we feel on the

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occasion.

When we reflect upon your upright and disinterested administration-your laudable zeal for, and strict fidelity to, our most gracious Sovereign--and the tender regard you have shewn for the people committed to your care, we cannot but lament the loss this province must necessarily sustain by your absence, which can only be alleviated by the pleasing prospect you permit us to entertain, of your speedy return.

Be assured, Sir, that your obliging and polite deportment your readiness of access your humane and tender disposition-your unbounded charity and beneficence to the poor and distressed, and your exemplary and constant attendance upon the public service of Almighty God, and the ordinances of religion, must endear your Excellency to every good man, and transmit your memory, with the highest applause to the latest posterity.

You carry home with you, Sir, what to a generous mind is of more value than either riches or titles, the hearts and affections of a grateful people, happy under your government, and cordially attached to your

person.

We most sincerely wish your Excellency, your amiable lady and family, a safe and agreeable passage to your native country; and that your Excellency's health, much impaired in the service of your royal master, and in promoting the felicity of his American subjects, may be perfectly restored-that you may from the best of Princes, meet with the applause and honours that are due to distinguished merit-and that after a long life, attended with every temporal blessing, you may enjoy in a state of future glory, the reward of your eminent virtues.

SAMUEL AUCHMUTY, New York, March 28, 1774.

'GENTLEMEN,

His EXCELLENCY'S ANSWER.

Rector.

CCEPT my most sincere and hearty thanks for this respectful and cordial address.

As the invariable object of my attention in the discharge of the duty of my station, has ever been to promote the general happiness and prosperity of the inhabitants of this colony, it must necessarily afford me the highest satisfaction to find my endeavours to that end, so kindly acknowledged, and so warmly ap plauded, by a body so numerous and truly respectable

as the Rector and inhabitants of this city in communion with the Church of England.

The unshaken loyalty and attachment of our church to our most gracious Sovereign, has ever been conspicuous, and your willing obedience to the laws, cheerful acquiescence to,-and hearty concurrence in, every measure for the ease and honour of my administration, have ever prevented my readiest wish and give you the strongest claim to the countenance and protection of government.

The influence of such religious principles as distinguish and adorn the established church, must ever be productive of the highest advantages to the community -accept, therefore, Gentlemen, my most sincere wishes that the Church of England as by law established may continue permanent and flourishing to the end of

time.

I esteem the approbation of my Sovereign and the affections of a free and happy people the most desiraable fame, and the best reward I can reap for my loss of health, and my anxious solicitude for the honour of the crown, and welfare of his Majesty's American subjects committed to my care.

Receive, Gentlemen, the tribute of a grateful heart for all your friendly regards to me, and for your affectionate expressions of concern at my approaching absence, for your solicitude for the recovery of my health, and anxious desires for a safe and agreeable passage to myself and family; and permit me to assure you, that you have my fervent and devout wishes for your temporal and eternal felicity.

WM. TRYON.

New York, 28th March, 1774. -Rivington's New York Gazetteer, Thursday, March 31, 1774.

New York, April 21. On Tuesday Morning last departed this life in the 74th year of her age, Mrs. ANNE CHAMBERS, the widow of the Hon. JOHN CHAM

BERS, Esq; deceased, late one of the Judges and a Member of his Majesty's Council for this province.

It is remarkable that this Lady, through the course of a tedious illness, never lost that easy cheerfulness and even temper, by which she had been always distinguished. She perceived the approach of death with unconcern, and with a firmness of mind not very common on such occasions, left the world without anxiety or regret. She possessed the spirit of goodness without much regarding its form; and being a Christian upon principles of reason and good sense, lived and died in a manner that did honour to human nature, and reflected credit on the religion she professed.

On Saturday evening her remains were interred in the vault of the Cortlandt family, on the estate of Col. Cortlandt, at the Yonkers.

We hear the late Mrs. CHAMBERS has left five hundred pounds to the Charity School for the benefit of the poor girls, as the late JOHN CHAMBERS, Esq; had at his death nobly bequeathed the sum of one thousand pounds for the benefit of the boys.-Rivington's New York Gazetteer, Thursday, April 21, 1774.

New-York, May 16. On Wednesday, the CONVENTION of the EPISCOPAL CLERGY of this Province and New Jersey, [will be held in this City,] Divine Service in TRINITY CHURCH at 11 o'clock.-The New York Gazette; and the Weekly Mercury, Monday, May 16,

1774.

New York, May 19. On Tuesday last the Annual Commencement of KING'S College was held in Trinity Church. The Celebrity was honoured by the presence of his Excellency GENERAL HALDIMAND, the principal officers of the army, the Clergy, and a very brilliant assembly.

And on Wednesday was held the Annual Convention of the Clergy; before whom an excellent Sermon was preached by the Rev. William Cutton.-

Rivington's New York Gazetteer, Thursday May 19,

1774.

New York, June 6. Last Week was paid into the Hands of the Church Wardens of Trinity Church, by the Executors of the last Will and Testament of Mrs. ANNE CHAMBERS, a Legacy of £.500, the Interest thereof, by her will, is annually to be distributed as a Premium for Encouragement to the most deserving Girls belonging to the Charity School under the Care of the Rector and Vestry of Trinity Church which laudable Example it is to be hoped will be followed by others. -The New York Gazette; and the Weekly Mercury, Monday June 6. 1774.

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New York, June 16. This morning was married, at her father's house in Wall Street, by the Rev. Mr. Charles Inglis, THOMAS MONCRIEFFE, Esq; ( jor of Brigade upon the American Establishment) to the very amiable Miss HELENA BARCLAY, fifth daughter of Mr. ANDREW BARCLAY, an eminent Merchant of this City.-Immediately after the ceremony they sat out for their country retirement, on Long Island. -Rivington's New York Gazetteer, Thursday, June 16, 1774.

TO BE SOLD At public Vendue, and entered upon the first of May next;

A HOUSE standing on Church Ground, that is two stories high, and a Kitchen, and a cellar under the house; there is 18 years to come from next Spring, and an opportunity of renewing the lease when that is expired; it is very convenient for a Butcher or Carman. -Any person inclining to purchase the same before the 25th of August, may apply to George Cook, Saddler and Cap Maker in Broadway, or it will be sold at that time. The sale will begin at 10 o'clock in DivisionStreet, at the said house.-Rivington's New York Gazetteer, Thursday, July 14. 1774.