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An ACCOUNT of the Produre of the SINKING FUND in the Year 1747, and to the Payment of what Debts was contracted before December 25, 1716, the fai, fori Les been

applied.

Dr.

The Exchequer to cash
on the finking fund
on December 31, 1746
To the produce of the
finking fund, between
December 31, 1745,
and December
1746, viz.

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By money iffued between Dec. 31, 1746, and
Dec. 31. 1747.

164761 5 In full of 1,000,000%.
for fervice of the year 1745
In full of 1,000,000l. for
fervice of the year 1747
To pay the ann. at 3 per c
600,000l. granted
1736, for one year, at
Chrifimas 1747.

on

To pay the annuities at 3
per cent. un 300,000l.
granted anno 1738, for
one year, que at Michael-
mas 1747

1229343 2 1To the ufher of the receipt
of Exchequer for necef-
faries delivered for the
fervice of faid annuities
To pay annuities at 3
per cent. on 800,000l.

£1394104 7 1 granted 1742, for 1 year,

que at Christmas 1747·
To pay intereft on loans
charged on the duties
on falt for 12 months in-
tereft, due at Mic. 1747
To make good the defici-
ency of annuities granted
1720, on the plate-act
at Lady-day 1747
To make good the deficien-
cy of the lottery ann.
1731, at Chrifimas 1747
To the bank of England,
to make good the pre-
miums for circulating
Exch. bills charged on
duties on fweets, granted
1737, to July 24, 1747
To make good the deficiency
of the additional duties on
all wines imported fince
Lady-day 1745, at Mid-
fummer 1747
To the Bank of England to
make good the deficiency
of the duties on licences
for retailing fpirit. liq.
at Lady-day 1747

To make good deficiency
of the duties on glafs,

&c.
fince Lady-day 1746,
at Midfummer 1747

£. s. d. 359310 9 9

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Jan. 11. Above 900 failors, belonging to the Bedford, Sterling-Caftle, and Chatham men of war, went to St. James's, and delivered feveral petitions to his Majesty, in behalf of themselves and their brother feamen, on account of prize money; which were gracioufly received by his Majefty; on which the failors gave three cheers, and were ordered to come again the next Monday. The guards were ordered out of the Palace-yard to make room for the feamen, at which his Majefty expreffed great fatisfaction.

Jan. 12. This night Æneas Macdonald, late the Pretender's banker, and under fentence of death, was brought from the New-goal to the Cockpit, where he was feveral hours before his grace the duke of Newcastle, duke of Dorfet, earl of Chefterfield, duke of Montague, and feveral other lords of his Majesty's most honourable privy council.

Jan. 14. The honourable Henry Bathurft, efq. fon to lord Bathurst, made attorney-general to the Prince of Wales; and Francis Jodrell, efq. folicitor-general in his room.

William Crouch and Richard Lee, efqrs. made clerks of the Navy-office of South Potomach river in Virginia.

The honourable Henry Legge, efq. appointed ambaffador extraordinary to the court of Berlin.

Robert Dundafs, efq. one of the lords of feffion in Scotland, appointed lord prefident of that court, in the room of Duncan Forbes, efq. deceased.

Jan. 21. This morning, at ten o'clock, the fhips crews of the Bedford, SterlingCaftle, and Chatham men of war, met on Great Tower-bill, from whence they marched along the high streets of the city to St. James's palace, with mufic and colours, to return his Majefty their humble thanks for the favours he had beftowed on the officers and feamen of the above-mentioned fhips.

Jan. 26. His Majefty's pardon paffed the great feal unto John Mackenzie, commonly called lord Mac Leod, eldest son of the late earl of Cromartie, of all treafons and mifprifion of treafons, by him committed on or before December 24, 1747.

The orders relating to the distempered cattle were directed to continue in force for the space of one calendar month longer, from February 1.

Jan. 28. Was a general meeting of the fubfcribers to the late Guildhall fubfcripVOL. III.

tion, for the relief, fupport, and encouragement of the foldiers employed in fuppreffing the late rebellion, when they agreed to the recommendations of their committee, to difpofe of all the remaining balance of the subfcription, by allowing 1000l. to St. Bartholomew's hofpital, roool. to St. Thomas's hofpital, 1000l. to the hospital at Bath, and 300l. to be equally divided between the infirmaries of London, Weftminfter, and Hyde-Park-Corner.

Feb. 3. M. Bourdenaye, the French admiral waited on his grace the duke of Newcaftle, and was in converfation with him fome time.

A petition figned by a great number of inhabitants of the city and liberty of Weftminfter, was prefented to the honourable House of Commons, against the bill for naturalizing foreign Preteftants.

This night, about eleven o'clock, Thomas Burdus, efq. attended by Mr. Welsh, the high conftable, and the conftables of Holbourn divifion, and the liberty of the duchy of Lancaster, with a military aid, visited the new gaming-houfe, late the Fountain tavern in the Strand, where the said juftice. ordered into cuftody upwards of forty common gamefters, whom he committed to New-prifon and other gaols.

Feb. 6., The right honourable the earl of Chefterfield refigned into the King's hands the feals of office of one of his Majesty's principal fecretaries of ftate.

Feb. 2. The right honourable the earl of Traquair, who had been a confiderable time confined in the Tower, was admitted to bail.

Feb. 10. The fheriffs of London and Middlefex prefented a petition to the honourable Houfe of Commons, in relation to fome duties on coals now near expiring, which were appropriated for the use of the orphans, &c. of that city.

Feb. 15. A great number of failors waited on his Majefty to return him thanks for the order of council, for the fpeedy condemnation of the prizes taken from the Genoefe; which prizes amounted to upwards of 200,000l.

Feb. 17. Was obferved the general faft appointed by his Majefty, on account of the

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money by annuities and a lottery, to be charged on the faid fubfidy: and an act to revive and make perpetual two acts of parliament, to prevent frivolous and vexatious arrefts.

His grace John duke of Bedford, was appointed one of his Majefty's principal fecretaries of ftate.

The earl of Sandwich, lord Vere Beauclerk, lord Anfon, viscount Barrington, lord Duncannon, Welbore Ellis, and John Stanbope, efqrs. lords commiffioners of the admiralty.

Roger Townshend, efq. made receivergeneral of the cuftoins.

John Eckerfall, efq. made regifter-general of all trading fhips belonging to Great

Britain.

Jeremiah Dyfon, efq. made under-clerk of the parliaments, to attend upon the Houfe of Commons, in the room of

Nicholas Hardinge, efq. who refigned. Dr. Thomas Gooch, lord bishop of Norwich, tranflated to the fee of Ely, vacant by the death of Dr, Butts.

Feb. 20. The honourable Mr. Bentinck, brother to count Bentinck, and one of the deputy ftates of Holland, arrived here from that country, on affairs of great importance,

A proclamation was published, ftrictly forbidding all commerce, of what nature foever, with the fubjects of the French king; and to direct all officers of the revenue, and others, in the fervice of the public, to affift in the execution thereof to the utmoft of their power.

Feb. 24. This morning his Royal Highnefs the Duke of Cumberland, accompanied by feveral officers of diftin&tion, fet out from his apartments at St. James's for Harwich, in order to embark for Flanders, and take on him the command of the

army.

Feb. 25. Sir John Ligonier and lord Cathcart, fet out for Harwich, in order to embark for Flanders.

The Magnanimous, a French man of war, was taken by the Nottingham and Portland, two of admiral Hawke's fquadron.

His Royal Highnefs the Duke of Cumberland arrived at the Hague on Saturday, Feb. 27. He was thirty-feven hours going to Holland before he landed, and was in great danger by the large quantities of ice which interrupted his paffage.

Accounts were received, in a letter from captain Pocock, the commanding officer of his Majefty's fhips at Barbadoes and

the Leeward Islands, dated Jan. 12, that his Majefty's fhips in thofe parts had taken about thirty fail of the convoy that failed from France with the French men of war which Sir Edward Hawke fell in with; and that about ten more of that convoy had also been taken by the privateers of the faid iflands that a French privateer had been taken by his Majefty's fhip the Ludlow Caftle, and that five French privateers had alfo been taken by his Majefty's ship the Centaur.

March 8. Abftract of the refolution of the court of feffion, concerning the values of the heretable jurifdictions in Scotland.

For fixteen heretable fheriffships

Four fheriffships redeemable, ftated at the redemption money, and for the duke of Argyle's office of heretable juftice general

Two fheriffships for life, Perth and Air

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part

6,834 10 8,551 o

All the regalities fuf-
tained
Baillies of regality
Royal Stewarties,
of fhires
Royal bailliaries
Conftabularies
Clerkships

Total

3,500 O 2,442 IO 164,232 16

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An order of council was published, directing that all the rules and regulations relating to the distempered cattle, fhould remain in full force for the space of ten days longer, to commence from the 14th inftant, The two preceding orders were, the first for a month, and the other for fourteen days.

March 11. His Majefty received the compliments of the nobility and gentry on account of the fafe delivery of her Royal Highness the Princefs of Orange of a Prince; when their Royal Highnefles the Prince and Princess of Wales likewife paid their compliments on the fame occafion. His Majefty ordered one hundred guineas to the meffenger who brought the news.

A perpetuity paffed the great feal about this time, granted to the mafters and fellows of Gonvil and Caius college, Cambridge, and their fucceffors, to hold in mortmain for ever any lands, tenements, &c.

not

exceeding

exceeding the yearly value of 500l. more than what they are now poffeffed of.

Sir John Douglas was bailed out of the Tower, his fureties being bound in 2000l. each, and himself in 4000/.

March 16. The convocation met at the Chapter-house in St. Paul's Church-yard, and went in proceffion to the Cathedral. After which, the lower house chofe Dr. Lynch, dean of Canterbury, their prolo

cutor.

March 25. His Majefty went to the House of Peers and gave the royal affent to

The land-tax bill, of four fhillings in the pound.

The mutiny and desertion bill.

A bill to prohibit affurance on fhips belonging to France, and on merchandizes or effects laden thereon, during the present

war.

A bill to indemnify perfons who have omitted to qualify themselves for offices according to law, and for allowing farther time for that purpose:

And to feveral road and private bills.

About one o'clock in the morning, a fire broke out at Mr. Eldridge's a perriwigmaker in Exchange-alley, Cornbill, which proved one of the most terrible, before it was extinguished, that had happened fince the fire of London in 1666. The flames in a few minutes fpread themselves three different ways, and before noon confumed, according to the best computation that could be made, very ncar one hundred houses, about twenty of which fronted Cornbill, and the reft were in Birchin-lane, Exchangealley, George-yard, and all the avenues thereabouts, notwithstanding all poffible means were used to stop them; there being upwards of fifty engines, which were well manned by the populace, and in general pretty well fupplied with water; but the wind being fouth fouth weft, all the bankers houfes in Lombard-fireet, and their effects, were preferved. No public office was burnt, except the London Afurance, who had time to fave all their effects, and fuffered only in the lofs of their houfe. By the great care of the right honourable the Lord Mayor, and feveral other magiftrates, who were prefent, by the diligence and dexterity of the firemen and officers, and by the affiftance of the guards from St. James's and the Tower, the greateft part of the goods and valuable effects of the fufferers were faved.

Garrawey's, the Jerufalem and Jonathan's coffee-houfes, the Swan tavern,

Mr. Young's a woollen-draper, with the rest of the houfes in Change-alley, were destroy ed, except Baker's and Sam's coffee-houses, which were greatly damaged. The flames extended themselves into Cornhill, and burnt down the houses of Mr. Aftley, Mr. Meadows, Mr. Straban, Mr. Walthoe, and Mr. Brotherten, bookfellers; Mr. Dep. Cleve, a pewterer; Mr. Warner, a statio ner; Tom's and the Rainbow coffee-houfes, the Fleece and Three-tuns taverns, a milli ner's next the Three-tuns, and a cabinet maker's the corner of Birchin-lane; Mr. Legg's, a woollen-draper, the other corner, a fhoe-maker's, with another woollen-draper's adjoining; the London Affurance of fice, the widow Harrifon's, Mr. Vaughan's, a haberdasher, Mrs. Sarrazin's, the corner of Michael's-alley; in the faid alley, Mr. Knight's fhoe-ware-houfe, the Cock and Lion, a public-house, the house of Mr. Guyther, a perriwig-maker, Mr. Oldis, a fadler; the Jamaica coffee-house was but little damaged, as was likewife St. Michael's church: the houses in Cafile-cou -court and White-lion-court, Birchin-lane, were all confumed; the back part of the George and Vulture tavern, Helford's coffee-house, and the houfe of Mr. Willmore, a hofier, in George-Yard, were confumed, and great damages done to other houses in the faid yard; the Penfylvania, Carolina and Georgia coffee-houfe, the Marine coffee-houfe, the Sword-blade and Cole's coffee-houses, the houfe of Mr. Shaw, a fhoe-maker, Mr. Wilson, a ftationer, and all the others in Birchin-lane, excepting eight towards Lombard-freet, were likewife confumed.

Mr. Eldridge, his wife and two daughters, and a journeyman perished in the flames; the two apprentices and the fervant-maid only escaping, Mr. Cooke, a merchant, that lodged in the house, jumped out of a two pair of ftairs window, broke his back, and died foon after.

Several perfons were detected in felonioufly carrying off goods in the general confufion, and committed to the Compter. The goods of the fufferers were most of them fecured in the Royal-exchange.

A foldier on guard at the fire ftabbed a man who refufed to affift in carrying water to the engines, in fo dangerous a manner that his life was defpaired of the foldier was committed to the Compter.

It was obferved, that the fire communicated itself chiefly by the tops of the houses, over the party walls; which it is prefumed, fhewed the neceffity of building those B 2 walls

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