Walton-brige bill paffed, June 1747. Wapping, Nightingale-lane, a fire there destroyed 150 houfes, Dec. 4, 1716. dock, a fire there deftroyed twenty houses, Sept. 28, 1735.

War between the Venetians and Turks, Dec. 7, 1714.

declared by the English against Spain Dec. 16, 1718.

declared by the French against Spain, Dec. 22, 1718.

declared by the French, the Imperialifts, and Sardinia, Oct. 1733. between the Ruffians and Turks, 1736.

between the Imperialists and Turks, July 2, 1737

England and Spain, Oct. 19, 1739. Sweden and Ruffia, July 24, 1741. Hungary and Bavaria, Aug. 1741. England and France, March 31, 1744Ward John, of Hackney, expelled the House of Commons for forgery, May 16, 1726.

· Dr. returned to England, and performed many cures, Nov. 9, 1734. Wareham in Dorfetshire, damaged by fire, May 12, 1742.

Water fold in the Weft Indies for a fhilling a pail full, 1731.

Waverly, in Surrey, a man's heart 700 years old, found there preferved in fpirits, Jan. 1730-1. Wellingborough in Northamptonshire almost destroyed by a fire, July 28, 1738. West Indies remarkably diftrefled for water,

1731.

Westminster-bridge bill oppofed by the Londoners, April 4, 1736.

the act paffed for building, May 20, 1736.

began, Sept. 13, 1738.

firft ftone laid, Jan. 29, 1738-9.
the center arch finished, March 3,

1741-2.

The last arch finished, Aug. 1746. the pier funk, and part was taken down, Sept. 1, 1747.

Whale fhery revived by the South-Sea company, July, 1724, and Nov. 1732. Whalebone imported from New England, July, 1730.

Wharton duke, an exile in Spain, 1726. declared a traitor, April 3, 1729. died in a convent, May 31, 1731. Whidah in Guinea fubdued, Sept. 1731. White rofe, feveral people knocked down and maimed by the foldiers for wearing them, June 10, 1716.

Whitefield began preaching in the fields,

1735
Whitehall preachers chosen from the two
universities, April 5, 1724.

gateway pulled down, 1746.
Wycherly the poet, died, Jan. 1, 1715-6.
Widdrington lord, taken prifoner at Preston,
Nov. 13, 1715.

difcharged, July 24, 1717.

Wigtoun earl of, committed to Edinburgh
caftle, Aug. 24, 1715.

Wild Jonathan, the thief-taker hanged,
June 15, 1725.

William, prince, born, April 15, 1721.

created duke of Cumberland, July 15,
1726.

had 6000l. per annum fettled on him,
Oct. 18, 1731.

- embarked at Spithead on board the
victory, July 4, but fo frightened with
a hard gale of wind, that he landed the
17th at Torbay, and returned to Lon-
don, July 21, 1740.

was introduced to the House of Lords,
April 15, 1742.

was introduced to the privy council,
May 17, 1742.

wounded at the battle of Dettingen,
June 19, 1743.

prefented with the freedom of London,
August 6, 1745.

took the command of the army in
Scotland, Jan. 25, 1745-6.

elected chancellor of the university of
St. Andrews in Scotland, March 1746.
defeated the rebels at the battle of
Culloden, April 16, 1746.

had 25,000l. per annum, additional
revenue, fettled on him by Parliament,
June 4, 1746.

arrived in London, which occafioned
great rejoicing, July 25, 1746.

William fort, in Scotland, befieged by the
rebels, March, 1745-6.

fiege raifed, April 3, 1746.
Willingham boy lived, 1744-5.
Windham, Sir William, 1000l. offered to

apprehend him, Sept. 26, 1715.
taken into cuftody, Oct. 3, 1715.

Window-tax bill paffed, Feb. 5, 1746-7.
Winter very fevere, 1715.

again, which began Dec. 25, 1739.
again, 1742.

in Ruffia, Dec. 1747,

Winton earl of, taken prifoner at Prefton,
Nov. 13, 1715.

tried and condemned, March 19,
1715-6.

efcaped out of the Tower, August 4,
1716.
Witchcraft act repealed, Mar. 24, 1735-6.
Wolfey, Sir William, drowned in his coach,
in paffing a current of water, July 4,
1728.

Wood's halfpence, fent to Ireland and the
plantations, 1722.

currency abridged, Sept. 1725.
Woodward Dr. erected a profefforship of
natural philofophy, at Cambridge,
April, 1728.

Woolton fined and imprifoned for blafphe-
my, Nov. 28, 1729.

Woolwich church began to be rebuilt, 1732.
academy finished, Nov. 1, 1741.
Worcester college, Oxford, incorporated,
Feb. 7, 1743-4.

Worfely, governor of Barbadoes, charged
with extortions, April 1731.

Wren, Sir Christopher, removed from being
clerk of his Majesty's works, Aug. 31,
1761.

died, aged ninety-one, Feb. 25,
1722-3.

Y.

York, the inhabitants of, entered into an
affociation, and fubfcribed 40,000l. to
fupprefs the rebellion, Sept. 24, 1745.
Ypres taken by the French, June 13, 1744.
Z.

Zealand overflown, and 1300 inhabitants
drowned, Dec. 1717.

refused to admit the prince of Orange
to the poffeflion of feveral lordships,
O&. 1732.

III.

ftyptic, June 1751.

Agriculture, focieties for the encourage-

ment of, were first erected in France,
April, 1761.

Ajax Eaft Indiaman, worth 200,000l. ta-
ken by the French, March 21, 1761.
Alderfgate was fold for 911. April 19,
1761.

Aldgate was fold for 1771 10s. July 30,
1760.

Algerine ambaffador arrived with fome very
curious animals, Nov. 11, 1749.

the Dey affaffinated by a foldier, Dec.
II, 1754.

Algiers infefted with the plague, Dec.
1755.

blockaded by the Spaniards, Aug. 11,
1760.

Ally Cawn raised to the dignity of Nabob,
by col. Clive, June 23, 1765.

- depofed by M. Vanfittart, Nov. 14,
1760.
Almeyda in Portugal, taken by the Spa-
niards, Aug. 25, 1762.

Alum ore, difcovered in Donnegal county,
Ireland, Oct. 22, 1757.

Amerfbury in Wiltshire, had thirty-two
houfes burnt, damage 10,000l. June
3, 1751.

Amethyfts of a fuperior nature, found at
Kerry in Ireland, 1755.

Angria's forces deftroyed on the coaft of Ma-

labar, and his family taken prifoners,
by admiral Watfon, Feb. 13, 1755.
Anfon, lord, prefented the account of his
voyage round the world to the Royal
Society, June 30, 1748.
Antigallican prize, the Duc de Penthieve,
detained at Cadiz, April 2, 1757.
Antiquities were discovered at Cadiz, Oct.
1750.

in the canton of Bern, in Switzer-
land, Sept. 27, 1751.

at Bath, under the Abbey-houfe, Aug.
18, 1755.

at Colunna, near Rome, June 20,
1758.

in the county of Louth in Ireland,
Aug. 4, 1759.

in Cornwall, March 30, 1761.
Arcot, on the coast of Coromandel, in the
Eaft Indies, taken by the English,

Feb. 10, 1759.

Aubern in Wilts had feventy-two dwelling
houfes deftroyed by a fire, damage
20,000l. Sept. 12, 1760.

B. Bal-

B.

Balbec, almoft totally obliterated by an
earthquake, Dec. 5, 1759.
Bank and South-Sea governors, agreed to
the reduction of intereft, and fubfcrib-
ed forty millions, Feb. 1749-50.
Bank, lent government 1,400,000l. at 31,
per cent. Jan. 2, 1751-2.

iflued notes of ten and fifteen pounds
value, March 31, 1759.
Barbadoes, damaged by a form, Aug.
23, 1758.

Barkway, in Hertfordshire, greatly damag-
ed by a fire, Aug. 18, 1748.
Barnwell, near Cambridge, had great da

mage done by a fire, Dec. 16, 1757.
Bartholomew fair, a booth fell down there,
which killed and hurt feveral perfons,
Aug. 23, 1749.

reftrained, 1750.
Baffe Terre, the capital of Guadaloupe, ta-
ken by the English, Jan. 23, 1758.
Batavia, nearly destroyed by the natives,
March 1752.

Bath, difcoveries of Roman baths under the
Abbey houfe, Aug. 18, 1755.

a fire in the South Parade, did 5000l.
damage, June 24, 1756.

waggon burnt on Salisbury Plain, with
its whole lading, May 20, 1758.
Battle near Fort du Quefne in North Ame
rica, when general Braddock was de-
feated, July 9, 1755..

at Lake George, when col. Johnson
defeated general Dieskau, and took him
prifoner, Sept. 7, 1755.

at Lowofitz, where the king of Pruf-
fia defeated count Brown, December 1,
1756.

at Plaffie in the Eat-Indies, when
colonel Clive defeated the Nabob, Feb.
5, 1757.

at Fort William Henry near Lake
George, when the French and Indians
were defeated, March 9 and 10, 1756.

at Reichenberg, where the Auftrians
were defeated by the prince of Bevern,
April 21, 1757.

at Auwall near Prague, where the
king of Pruffia defeated count Brown,
May 6, 1757.

at Kolin, where the king of Pruffia
was defeated by count Daun, June 18,
1757.

at Haftenbeck, when the duke of
Cumberland was defeated by the French
general d'Etrees, July 25, 1757.

Battle, at Natkiften, where the Ruffians
beat the Auftrians, Aug. 30, 1757

of Rofbach, when the king of Pruffia
defeated the army of the empire, Nov.
5, 1757-

near Breslau, when count Daun de-
deated the prince of Bevern, Nov. 22,
1757

at Liffa, when the king of Pruffia de-
feated count Daun, Dec. 5, 1757.

at Crevelt, when the king of Pruffia
defeated the French, June 23, 1758.
at Sanderfhaufen, where the French
defeated the Heffians, July 25, 1758.
at Meere, where the French were de.
feated by the Heffians and Pruffians,
Aug. 5, 1758.

at Zorndorff, where the Pruffians de-
feated the Ruffians, who loft 15,000
men in the field, Aug. 25, 1758.

at Lanwerhagen, where the Pruffians
were defeated by the Auftrians, O&.
10, 1758.

at Bergen, where the Pruffians were
defeated by the French, April 13, 1759.
at Zull'chan, where the Ruffians de-
feated the Pruffians, July 13, 1759.

at Minden, where the French were
defeated by the Allies, Aug. 1, 1759.
- at Cunnerfdorf, when the Pruffians
were defeated by the Ruffians, Aug.

12, 1759.

at Wandewah, the French were de
feated, Oct. 26, 1759.

at Wandewath in the Eaft-Indies,
when colonel Coote defeated general
Lally, Jan. 22, 1759.

at Corfdorf, when the Pruffians were
defeated by the Auftrians, Feb. 20,
1759:

at Nichtwitz, near Torgau, where
the Pruffians were defeated, June 2,
1760.

at Landshut, where the Pruffians were
defeated, June 23, 1760.

at Torgau, when the Pruffians, de-
feated the Auftrians, Nov. 3, 1760.
between the king of Pruffia and mar-
fhal Daun, when the latter was de-
feated, Nov. 3, 1760.

-in Weftphalia, when the Pruffian army
defeated the French king in perion,
June 16, 1761.

between the Auftrians and Ruffians,
when the former, which confifted of
12,000 men, were defeated in Silefia,
July 16. 1761.

before Colberg, when the Ruffians
were defeated, Sept. 16, 1761.

Battle,

Battle, at the river Douro, when the Portuguefe defeated the Spaniards, May 25, 1762.

at Grabenitein, when the French were defeated by the English, June 24, 1762.

Beer at paffed, Jan. 22, 1761. Bellinghant, in Northumberland, had 25 Joules celtroyed by a fire, Aug. 25,

1350.

Belleifle, was taken from the French, June 7, 1761.

evacuated by the English troops, Feb. 23, 1761-2. Bengeworth, near Evesham, had 12 houses burnt, Aug. 3, 1759.

Bentheim, was taken by the Pruffians, Aug. 22, 1760.

Berghen, in Norway, had 1660 families burnt out of their dwellings, Aug. 25, 1756.

Berlin, furrendered to the Auftrians, Oct. 9, 1760.

Bertin East-Indiaman taken by the French, April 2, 1751.

Bible, permitted by the Pope to be tranf

lated into any language, Feb. 28,

759 Billing, Great, in Northamptonshire, had its fteeple deftroyed by lightning, April 11, 1759.

Bingham's, Sir John, caftle in Ireland, de

ftroyed by fire, damage 50,000l. Nov.
11, 1755.

Bishopfgate was fold, and ordered to be pul-
ed down, Dec. 10, 1760.
Blackfriars bridge propofed to Parliament,
Jan. 13, 1755.

bill paffed, May 27, 1756.

began the foundation, June 7, 1760. firft ftone laid, Oct. 31, 1760. Blakeney, general, his ftatue fet up in Dublin, March 17, 1759. Blandford man of war, taken by the French before war was declared, Sept. 29, 1755

Blandy, Mifs, poifoned her father, Aug. 15, 1751.

- executed at Oxford, April 6, 1752. Borge, in Sweden, reduced to ruins by a fire, June 11, 1760.

Bofcawen, admiral, took the Alcide and

Lys French men of war off Newfoundland, June 10, 1755.

took fourteen fail of victuallers off Belleifle, July 14, 1756.

Bofton, in New-England, forbid all communication with Leuifburgh, June 10,

3755

Bofton in New-England, greatly damaged by a ftorm, Aug. 23, 1758.

had 400 dwelling-houfes destroyed by a fire, damage roc,000l. March 20, 1760. Bottle conjuror, at the Haymarket, impofed on the credulous, March 4, 1748-9. Bottle, capable of holding two hogsheads, blown at Leith in Scotland, Jan. 11, 1750-1. Bourdenaye, the French commander in chief of the East-India fhips, feized at Plymouth, Jan. 7, 1747-8.

Boy, a remarkable gigantic one in Ireland, July, 1752.

Braganza in Portugal, taken by the Spaniards, May 15, 1762.

Brazils, the Princefs of, married, June 6, 1760.

Breslau, taken by the Auftrians, Nov. 22,

1757.

retaken by the king of Pruffia, Dec. 21, 1757.

Bridgetown, Barbadoes, had 160 houses deftroyed by a fire, Feb. 8, 1756.

again, when 120 were deftroyed, Feb. 14, 1758.

Bright, Mr. of Malden, died, who weighed forty-two tone and a half, Nov.