was paid into his hands, by virtue of three warrants figned but the fame day; which were pawned with the bank-officer, in order to raife that fum, before they had paffed through the ufual forins of the Exchequer; and till money came into that ofce, on account of the civil lift, to redeem them.

And, laftly, we find, that whereas the whole amount of the expences, incurred under the head of fecret fervices, &c. from the year 1707, to the year 1717, was no more than the fum of 279,444/. 15. 7 d. the ten years in question under his adminiftration, under the faid head, was fwelled to 1,447,7361. 6s. 3d.

April 5. The Houfe of Lords presented an addrefs to his Majefty:

To return him the thanks of the House for the great care and concern which he was pleafed to exprefs, in this critical and dangerous conjuncture, for the prefervation of the house of Austria, and for restoring the balance of power in Europe, wherein the honour, trade and safety of these kingdoms are fo nearly interefted: to declare their firm refolution to perfevere in those principles of duty, fidelity and affection to his Majefty, and in that zeal for the common cause which that Houfe hath fo unfeignedly profeffed. And to give his Majefty the strongeft affurances, that they will vigorously and chearfully fupport his Majefty in concerting fuch meafures, and forming such alliances with other powers, as may be most effectual for attaining thofe great and defirable ends expreffed in his moft gracious mellage.

His Majefty in his anfwer, thanked the Houfe for this dutiful and affectionate addrefs, and expreffed the greatest fatisfaction in their seasonable zeal for the fupport of the house of Auftria, and of the balance of power in Europe.

The Houfe of Lords adjourned to the 27th, and the House of Commons to the 26th, on account of the Eafter holidays, but the committee of fecrecy continued fitting.

The fum of 500,000l. was granted by parliament for the affiftance of the queen of Hungary.

April 15. His Majefty came to the Houfe of Peers, and gave the royal affent to an act for the land-tax.

A motion for the repeal of the feptennial act was rejected by the House of Com

mons.

His Royal Highness the Duke of CumYOL. II.

berland, who came of age the 15th, was introduced into the Houfe of Peers be tween the dukes of Dorfet, Grafton, An cafter, and the deputy earl marfhal, and having taken the oaths at the table, was placed in the chair on the left fide of the throne.

April 17. This month the Czarina published a manifefto, for encouraging the ftates of Finland to throw off their fubjection to the crown of Sweden, promifling to affift them with her forces, and reprefenting that Finland, having by these means eftablished a form of government of its own, would ferve as a barrier between Ruffia and Sweden. The king of Sweden fenfible of the pernicious tendency of fuch a propofal, published an answer, perfuading the Finlanders to continue in their allegiance, and inveighing against the injustice of the Ruffian emprefs.

His Majefty, the Prince of Wales, and the Duke of Cumberland, reviewed on Blackbeath the regiments that were to compofe the firft embarkation, who went on board the fame day at Woolwich and Deptford.

The queen of Hungary's forces were com→ puted to be 193,527 men, viz.

In Moravia, 38,305; Bavaria, 22,798; Bohemia, 16,107; The Netherlands, 26,935; Italy, 35,990; Hungarians, 53,392.

On the approach of the Auftrian army under prince Charles of Lorrain, the Pruffans abandoned Olmutz the 11th past, and left behind them several pieces of cannon, and a large quantity of provifions. On the other hand the caftle of Glatz in Bohemia, built on almoft an inacceffible rock, furrendered to the Pruffians; the garrifon of 432 men being starved out, but allowed all the honours of war, and were conducted to the Auftrian camp. His Pruffian Majefty received in Bobemia a reinforcement of 23,000 men, under the command of the prince Regnant of Anbalt Deffau.

On the duke of Modena's refufing to declare for or against the queen of Hungary, in twenty-four hours, the Auftrians invefted Mirandola, and the forces of the king of Sardinia threatened Modena with a bombardment. The duke of Montemar advanced into the Bolognefe with 20,000 men, to wait the arrival of the Sicilian auxiliaries,

May 1. His Majefty, his Royal Highnefs the Duke of Cumberland, and their Royal Highneffes the Princeffes Amelia, Caroline

Na

Caroline, and Louifa, went from St. James's to Kenfington to refide there.

By letters from rear-admiral Leftock, dated on this day, on board the Neptune, off Antibes, there came advice, that vice-admiral Haddock having, upon account of his indifpofition, been obliged to charge him the faid Mr. Leftock with the command of his Majesty's Mediterranean fquadron, he had fet fail therewith from Port-Mabon the 12th of April, in order to the execution of his Majesty's instructions, which he had received from Mr. Haddock, having first appointed cruizers in proper ftations, for procuring intelligence and annoying the enemy, and that they had already had the good fortune to take and deftroy feveral veffels, laden with provifions for the use of the Spanish forces, and prepared with proper accommodation for transporting their horfe to Italy.

May 6. The general affembly of the church of Scotland met at Edinburgh, the earl of Leven being his Majefty's commiffioner.

The forces on the British establishment to go abroad, were 16,334 men.

The House of Commons granted 20,000!. towards finishing Westminster-bridge.

May 17. His Majefty, attended by his Royal Highness the duke of Cumberland, and several perfons of quality went to Kewgreen, and reviewed feveral regiments there, who marched directly to Deptford to go on board the tranfports.

The fame day his Royal Highness the Duke was, by his Majesty's command, introduced into the privy council by the right hon. the earl of Harrington, Lord Prefident, where his Royal Highness took his place at the upper-end of the board, on his Majefty's left hand.

May 25. The bill for indemnifying those who shall make difcoveries, &c. mifcarried in the House of Peers by a majority of 52. As did the infolvent bill in the House of Commons, by a majority of 8.

The following gentlemen were chofen, by ballot, in the House of Commons, as feven commiffioners for ftating the debts of the nation, viz. Charles Hamilton, efq. Edward Hooper, efq. Sir George Myddleton, bart. George Grenville, efq. James Weft, efq. Sir Richard Corbet, bart. and John Bance, efq.

May 27. A motion in the House of Commons, that the House of Lords not concurring in the bill of indemnity, &c.

is an obftruction to justice, paffed in th negative, 245 to 193.

The following places fuffered lately by fire, viz. April 22. The town of Ship wash, in Devonshire. 30. At Kintbury, in Berkshire, nine hoyfes burnt; and several at Bradford, in Wiltshire. May 4. The town of Omagh, in Ireland. 5. At Gilling bam, in Dorfetfhire, fix houses. 6. At Stony-Stratford, 150 houses; alfo several at Knapton, in Warwickshire; and Wardington, in Oxfordshire. 11. In Long lane, London, two houfes. 12. At Wareham, in

Dorfetfhire, nine houfes. 13. At Brightwell, in Berkshire, twelve houses, and as many barns and ftables.

David Mallet, efq. appointed under fecretary to the Prince of Wales.

John Bofworth, esq. chamberlain of London made receiver-general of the land-tax for that city and Middlefex.

June 3. Both Houses of Parliament ad journed to the 10th instant.

June 4. After a long trial in the court of King's-bench, the jury found a gentleman guilty of the penalty of 2 500l. for winning 500k from another gentleman at ha zard feven years before.

June 9. A court martial was held by admiral Cavendish on board the St. George at Spitbead, to enquire into the conduct of Sir Yelverton Peyton of the Hector, and of capt. Fanshaw of the Phenix, while they were stationed at Virginia and South Caro lina; and the court adjudged the former to be difmiffed from ferving as a captain in his Majefty's royal navy, and the latter to be mulcted fix months pay, for the use of the chest at Chatham.

June 16. His Majefty went to the Houfe of Peers, and gave the royal affent to the following bills, viz.

An act for granting 800,000l. on an. nuities.

An act to indemnify perfons who have omitted to qualify themselves for offices, allowing further time for that purpose.

An act for excluding certain officers from being members of the Houfe of Commons. An act for preventing frauds in gold and filver lace.

An act for impowering juftices to commit offenders to the house correction.

An act for erecting hofpitals and workhoufes in Colebefter.

An act for fecuring to John Byrom, M. A. the fole right of publishing a treatise on short hand invented by him.

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An act for repairing the roads of Ledbury, Portfmouth, Cirencester, and New-market: And twenty-two private bills.

June 23. The following gentlemen drank to by the Lord Mayor, paid their fines of 400l. and twenty marks into the chamber of London, to excufe the ferving the office of theriff, viz. Thomas Longman, efq. ftationer, Richard Symonds, efq. fishmonger, John Blofs. efq. haberdasher, Charles Polbill, efq. merchant-taylor, and Sir Philip Hall, knight, diftiller; Delilers Carbonel, efq. fwore himself not worth 15,000l.

June 24.

Charles Eggleton and Stamp Brookfbank, efqrs. were chofen sheriffs of London and Middlefex.

A proclamation was iffued for taking off the prohibition of Spanish wool and barilla, occafioned by a petition of feveral clothiers to the House of Commons, which was followed by an addrefs of that House to his Majefty.

June 26. Died Sir Robert Godfcball, knight, lord-mayor.

June 28. George Heathcote, efq. and Robert Wefly, efq. were returned by the common-hall, and the court of aldermen chofe the former to be lord mayor for the remaining part of the year. He was returned by the court of aldermen in the year 1740, but generously declined the honour in favour of Sir Robert Godfcball, and was at laft excufed by the common council.

In levelling a place called the Mount, without Micklegate-bar, at York, a great quantity of human bones were dug up, which had been laid in two parallel ramparts, from within two foot of the furface to about twenty deep, one Roman coin was difcovered, which was of the middle brafs of the emperor Nerva. Caput Imperatoris Corona radiata, IMP. NERVA CAES. AVG. P. M. TR. P. COS. III. P. P. Riverf. Figura, dextra Temanem, finiftra, Cornucopias tenens. Infcriptio, FORTUNA AVGVST S. C. Nerva came to the empire A. U. C. 850, or the 96th year of Chrift. There were found alfo, two portable lamps of red clay, one of them having the figure of a man with the head of a fwine, falchion in one hand, and a round ball in the other. The head of a dart, about nine inches long, of iron; a Roman fibula, or buckler; two pieces of metal, one enamelled; an urn of blue clay, with burnt bones in it; two cannon bullets and a cross-bar fhot, with fome musket-balls.

Letters from Hamburgh import, that the

court of Denmark had received 200,000 crowns, the first half yearly payment of the French fubfidy, which was to continue five years.

From Conftantinople; that Mebomet Ba-` ba, the grand vizir, was depofed, and Ali Pacha Kekim Oglou, was appointed in his room, whofe difpofition towards the Chrif tian powers was not reckoned fo favourable as that of his predeceffor.

The duke of Modena not finding himself in any likelihood of receiving relief from his new friends the Spaniards, retired out of his dominions to Venice upon the 28th paft, and next day both the city and citadel of Modena furrendered to the king of Sardinia and count Trawn, the queen of Hungary's general.

Thomas Blackmore, efq. appointed receiver-general of the land-tax for Effex, in the room of Jobn Bodicoat, efq. who refigned.

Gage, efq. fon to lord Gage, equery to the Prince, in the room of Mr. Hammond, deceased.

Richard Brodrib, efq. receiver-general of the land-tax for Worcestershire.

Dr. Edward Wilmot, phyfician to the

houfhold.

Dr. Benjamin Hoadley, phyfician in ordinary to his Majefty, in the room of Dr. Teffier, deceased.

John Turner, efq. and Mr. Thirkle of Ipfrich, receivers of the taxes for Suffolk.

Appleyard, efq. receiver-general of

the land-tax for part of Yorkshire.

James Ward, efq. receiver-general of the land-tax for part of Lincolnshire, in the room of Carr Brackenbury, efq. deceafed.

Lord Harry Pawlet, late a commiffioner of the Admiralty, and member for Hants, deputy lieutenant of the Tower, in the room of Sir Charles Wills, deceased.

Mr. Samuel Seddon, treafurer to the new bridge, in the room of Nathaniel Blackerby, efq. deceased, 2001. per annum.

General Wade and Thomas Clutterbuck, efq. privy-counsellors.

Thomas Lafcelles, efq, chief engineer cf Great Britain, in the room of general Armfrong, deceased.

The earl of Hyndford created a knight of the Thiftle.

Thomas Robinfon, efq. minifter-plénipotentiary to the queen of Hungary, a knight of the Bath.

General George Wade, lieutenant-general of the ordnance, in the room of Sir Charles Wills. Dr.

Dr. Willes, dean of Lincoln, bishop of St. David's, in the room of Dr. Clagget.

Dr. Clagget, bishop of Exeter, in the room of Dr. Wefton, deceased,

The preliminary articles of peace were fettled between their Hungarian and Polish Majesties; whereby the queen of Hungary ceded to the king of Poland fome diftricts in Bobemia, and the King guaranteed to the Queen the rest of Bohemia, and all her other dominions; promised to accede to the treaty of Breflau within a certain term, and engaged to affift her with 22,000 men when required. The Saxon troops had retired from Bobemia the 28th.

By an exprefs from general Oglethorpe we had advice, that on Monday the 5th inftant, a Spanish fleet of thirty-two fail, confifting of three fhips of twenty guns, two large fnows, three fchooners, four floops, the reft half galleys, after having hovered about the bar for seven days, and having then a ftrong easterly wind, came into Jekyl found, and that having ftood the fire of 150 fhots from the eighteen pounders at St. Simon's fort, and from the fhips and veffels that lay under that fort, they paffed through the found without once attempting to board any of our veffels, but firing very fmartly, proceeded up the river out of the reach of the guns, a little below Gafecigne's, where they landed their forces, to the number of near 3000 men, at the fame time hoifting a red flag at the mizen-top-maft-head of one of the largest fhips: whereupon the general having done all he could to annoy the enemy as they landed, and having nailed up the guns, burst the bombs, the cohorns, &c. and was at laft obliged to retire with his troops from the camp at St. Simon's to Frederica, feven miles up the river.

July 8. At a general court of the Bank of England it was agreed (in order to raise money for the payment of 1,600,000l. to be advanced by them to the public) to increase their prefent capital, by taking in a fubfcription for 840,0041. 55. 4d. ftock, at 140l. per cent, to be paid at fix monthly payments; the four firft of 257. each, and the two aft of 20l. each; the first payment to be made on the 20th of this month. The fubfcribers to be intitled to the dividend, which became due at Michaelmas. £: s. d.

The prefent capital of the

Bank amounts to The new fubfcription

8,959,995 14 8 840,004 5 4

9,800,000 0 O

A fubfcription for 840,0041. 53. 4d. at 140l. per cent, will raise 1,176,0057. 19s. 5d.

July 10. By letters from vice-admiral Matthews, dated June 14, in Villa Franca harbour, and brought by captain Callis, commander of the Duke firefhip, there was advice, that captain Norris, upon his cruife between Cape Rous and Villa Franca, having had notice of five Spanish gallies being failed from St. Margaretta to St. Tropez, he immediately followed them thither with his Majesty's fhips under his command, in order to detain them there, till he should receive orders from the Admiral concerning them but that the faid Spanish gallies having began to fire upon the King's fhips, and thereby broken the rules which are ufually obferved in a neutral port, captain Norris immediately gave orders to the Duke firefhip to fet fire to them, which being accordingly executed by the faid capt. Callis, they were all immediately destroyed.

July 12. One hundred and fifty thoufand pounds sterling, in foreign gold, was delivered out of the Bank, to be fent abroad, for the fervice of her Hungarian Majefty.

We took on Eafter-Sunday, a-breaft of Toulon, seven fail; and fince that time, twenty-four French, Spanish and Dutch, fome of them of great value; one Dutchman mounting twenty-fix guns, had three chefts of money, and other valuable goods, and a Frenchman was laden with cloathe for Don Philip; the reft with military ftores for the Spanish camp.

July 15. His Majefty went to the Houfe of Peers, and gave the royal affent to the following bills, viz.

An act for laying a duty on foreign cam. bricks, and allowing a bounty on British and Irish linen exported.

An act relating to the importation of rum from the British sugar plantations.

An act to prevent the counterfeiting the current coin of this kingdom.

An act to prevent woollen cloth being ftolen from the rack or tenters.

An act for the more effectual preventing the ftealing fheep and other cattle.

An act for farther regulating the plantation trade, and for merchants importing prize-goods from America.

An act for the encouragement of making fail-cloth in Great Britain.

An act for preventing the keeping large quantities of gun-powder in or near the cities of London and Westminster.

An act to prevent the marriage of luna

ticks.

The

The Weftminfier-bridge act.

An act for the punishment of perfons defroying turnpikes, locks, or other works erected by authority of Parliament; And to four private bills.

His Majefty afterwards made the following speech:

"My Lords and Gentlemen,

"This feffion of Parliament has been drawn out into fo unusual a length, and the feafon of the year is fo far advanced, that I am perfuaded you are all very desirous of a recefs.

"I acquainted you at the beginning of the feffion, with my endeavours to bring about an accommodation between those princes, whofe union was most necessary in this critical conjuncture. The treaty lately concluded between the queen of Hungary and the king of Pruffia, under my mediation, and fo highly to the honour of Great Britain muft undoubtedly produce the best confequences to the common cause.

"The fucceffes which have attended the Auftrian arms in Germany; the conjunction of the king of Sardinia's forces with those of the queen of Hungary in Italy; the prefent favourable difpofition of the States General, and of other great powers, are, under God, chiefly owing to the generous affiftance, afforded by this nation, to its ancient and natural allies.

"These happy events cannot fail to give encouragement to our friends, and to cftablish the reputation of our strength, and our just influence abroad.

"If, for the further support and defence of the queen of Hungary, and to restore and fecure the balance of power, so particularly recommended to me by my Parliament, it should become neceflary for me to contract new engagements, or to enter into further meafures, I rely upon your zeal and perfeverance in fo just a caufe, to enable me to make them good.

"In the midst of these extenfive tranfactions, I have been, and fhall continue to be, attentive to the profecution of the war against Spain with the utmost vigour, which is of the greatest importance to the trade and navigation of my fubjects; the encoument and protection whereof shall be one of my principal cares.

Gentlemen of the Houfe of Commons, "The zeal, unanimity, and dispatch, with which you have given fuch large fupplies for the fervice of the current year demand my particular thanks, and are fresh proofs of your duty to me, and of your con

cern for the true intereft of your country. The fuccefs with which thefe fupplies have been raised, muft convince all the world of the established credit of this nation.

"My Lords and Gentlemen,

"I have the jufteft confidence in the affections of my people, which I shall not fail to cultivate, by a conftant care of their rights and liberties, and by promoting their profperity and happiness. Let it be your endeavour, in your refpective counties, to make thefe my good intentions rightly understood; to calm and heal all animofities and divifions; to fupport my authority and government; and to preferve the peace and good order of the kingdom."

Then the Lord Chancellor prorogued the Parliament to Thursday, Sept. 16, next.

July 30. Stamp Brookfbank, efq. having refufed ferving the office of theriff, Robert Evans, efq. citizen and plumber, was on the 8th inftant chofen by the liverymen in his room. The next day he paid his fine, and on the 20th John Coggs, efq. citizen and goldsmith (who had been nominated by the Lord Mayor, but by miftake was filed ftationer) was elected, but he refusing to ferve the office, Henry Neale, efq. citizen and cooper, was chofen at a court of huf tings the 19th, and paid his fine this day.

July 31. A confiderable number of fhips were taken from the Spaniards during this month, and their privateers (or rather the French) took above twenty prizes even on our coafts; no less than fix one day off Yarmouth befides two Turkey fhips.

Preparations were making for his Majefty's going over fea, in order to have an interview with the king of Pruffia.

By letters of the 19th and 24th of May, brought by the Vefuvius firefhip, captain Thomfon, from Jamaica, there was advice of the return of his Majesty's land and fea forces from Porto Bello to that ifland, excepting fome few of the tranfports which were not yet arrived; and by the fame letters there was an account, that commodore Anfon, after having plundered Payra, upon the coaft of Peru, and Realojo on that of Mexico, taken many prizes, and got a booty of near two millions of pieces of eight, was fuppofed to be gone to Acapulco; and that five Sparifh fhips, which were fent in purfuit of them, were returned to Panama.

A fire broke out in the house of a Jerv at Smyrna, which not only burnt it to the ground, but several of the edifices adjacent, The flames at laft took hold of the Turkish tfibunal, fo that in a short time the whole

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