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HE following is fuch a melancholy inftance of the pernicious tendency and dismal effect of fuperftition, that we could not omit it.

Extract of a letter from Tring in Hertfordfhire, April 24.

A perfon who keeps a publick house had given out, that he was bewiched by one Ofborne and his wife, of Long Marston (inoffenfive people, near 70 years of age) and had it cried at feveral market towns, that they were to be tried by ducking on fuch a day; when, about noon, a great concourfe of people, to the number of 5000, appeared in the town. The officers of the parish had privately removed the poor old couple in the dead time of the night into the church, as a place of fafety. The mob demanded these unhappy wretches at the workhouse, but on being acquainted they were not there, they pulled down the pales and walls, broke all the windows, and demolished a part of the house: After fearching the chimnies and ceilings without effect, they feized the governor, hawled him down to the ftream, and declared they would drown him, and fire the whole town, unless they delivered these poor creatures into their hands. The mob ran up and down with ftraw in their hands, and were going to put their threats in exécution, had they not found the two unhappy perfons, who were concealed in the veftry room at the end of the church: They immediately fe zed thefe miferable Creatures, ftripped them ftark naked, tied their thumbs to their toes, dragged them two miles in this shameful manner, and threw them into a muddy ftream. After much ducking and ill ufage, the poor old woman was thrown quite naked on the bank, almost choaked with mud, and expired in a few minutes, being kicked and beat with fticks even after the was dead; and the poor man lies dangerously ill of the bruifes he received. To add to their Barbarity, they put the dead witch (as they called her) in bed with her husband, and tied them together.

We were afterwards informed, from the fame place, that Jofeph Atkinson, Efq; roner for Hertfordshire, with a jury of 12 principal gentlemen of the county, fat on the body of this poor woman, Mary Ofborne, and brought in their verdict wilMay, 1751.

ful murder, against the following perfons, viz. Thomas Mafon, William Myatt, Richard Grice, Richard Wadley, James Proudham, John Sprouting, John May, Adam Curling, and Francis Meadows, befides zo others whofe names are unknown, And that foon after James Ofborne, her hufband, died of the cruel treatment he received at the fame time, as a fuppofed wiZard, by the above barbarcus wretches.

The joint addrefs of both houfes in anfwer to his majefty's meffage concerning a regency, as mentioned in our laft, p. 183, was prefented with the following ceremonies

His majefty being feated in his chair of state under the canopy, in the great ballroom, with his royal highnefs the prince of Wales ftanding on his right hand, and the duke of Cumberland on his left, the lord chancellor and the fpeaker of the house of commons, attended by feveral members of both houfes, prefented it to his majesty, each of them having hold of it. The lord chancellor read it, and when he named the houfe of lords, made a low obeifance, as did the speaker, when the house of commons was named.

FRIDAY, May 3.

Was held the annual feaft of the stewards of the fons of the clergy, at Merchant-Taylors hall, where were prefent the archbishop of Canterbury, feveral bishops, the lord chief juftice Willes, judge Burnet, and other perfons of distinction. The collecti on at the rehearsal of the mufick at St. Paul's the Tuesday before, at the fame church where a fermon was preached on this day, and at the hall after dinner, a mounted in all to 11401. 16 s. a large fum than had been collected for this excellen charity in any preceding year.

SATURDAY, 4.

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benefaction of 50 guineas to that charity,
inclofed in a paper with the following
lines :

'Tis what the happy to th`unhappy owe;
For what man gives, the gods by him
beflow.
Pope.

FRIDAY, 10.

At a general court of the South fea company, it was agreed, that after the expiration of the three years of the prefent directors of that company, the election fhall be made annually, and for 15 directors only. (See p. 185, 187.)

The Society of the Free British Fishery, with their officers, went from Mercers-hall to Leicester-houfe, where his royal highnefs the prince of Wales accepted of being their governor, and they all had the honour of kiffing his royal highness's hand.

The fpeech addreffed to his royal highnefs, on this occafion, was as follows.

May it pleafe your Royal Highness,

The prefident, vice-prefident, council and Society of the Free British Fishery, encouraged by his majesty's royal approba tion, humbly approach your royal highness, to intreat your favourable acceptance of being their governor, an honour conde(cended to by your illuftrious and muchlamented father, whofe princely virtues were eminently confpicuous, by his conftant attention to, and his generous concern for, the welfare of this kingdom, and the profperity of its commerce.

As we confidered the fuccefs of this national undertaking, from which the most lafting advantages are expected, to have depended greatly upon his gracious protection, we cannot but hope for the fame benefits from the influence of your royal highness, the inheritor of all his virtues ; and therefore, Sir, we beseech you to take this fishery under your protection, which will add new vigour to our endeavours, and prove the moft aufpicious omen of its fuccefs.

To which his royal highness returned the following anfwer.

Gentlemen,

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of Suffolk, by perfons armed and disguised▸ who, it was generally fuppofed, had heretofore rode and been converfant with fmuggling armed gangs, which had insulted and infested that county: His majesty was pleased to promife his most gracious pardon to any of the offenders, who fhall, within three months, difcover any two or more of his or their accomplices, fo that they may be apprehended and convicted : And as a further encouragement, if any of the perfons concerned in any or all of the faid facts, or any other person or perfons whatsoever, thall apprehend and take any of the offenders, fuch perfon or perfons fhall receive from the lords commiffioners of his majesty's treasury, a reward of col. for each person so taken, within one month after conviction, over and above any other reward they may be entitled to by law.

TUESDAY, 14.

Thomas Harrison, Efq; was fworn into the office of chamberlain of this city, before the right Hon. the lord mayor and court of aldermen. Immediately after which he entered into his office, by admitting feven perfons into the freedom of this city; and then went by invitation to dine with the lord mayor at Vintners hall. (See a particular account of his election to this important office, p. 221.)

We received the following melancholy account from feveral of the poor British captives lately redeemed from flavery in Barbary, fome of whom came home in the Blandford man of war the 22d of laft March, viz. That they failed, O&. 1745, out of the river Thames, in the Inspector privateer, capt. Veale, of 22 carriage guns, befides fwivels; and in Jan. 4, 1745-6, were wrecked in Tangier-Bay, on the coaft of Barbary, where they loft 96 of the crew, and 86 gettting on shore alive, were immediately feized and stript by the Moors; 79 of them being carried to prison, were chained 20 together, and kept in that miferable condition four days and four nights fucceffively, without any thing either to eat or drink, and lay upon the bare stones; under which diftreffes they were confulting to draw lots for one to be killed to fubfift the reft; but on a remonstrance from the goaler,that they were near expiring, the people of the town fent them eight small sheep, two of which they instantly devoured raw, and from that time they were allowed bread and water. In which condition they remained four months, and were then drove up the country from Tangier to Buf coran, which is 200 English miles, barefooted, like a flock of theep, to the emperor of Morocco, who ordered them the third day to flavery, in building up and pulling

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pulling down large castle walls, where they worked with very heavy tools from fun rifing to fun-fetting, Sundays and all days alike; their allowance, for a great part of their flavery, being but half a blankeen a day, which is but one penny, and at the moft only a whole blankeen. In this condition they remained for upwards of four years, when they were redeemed by William Latton, Efq; his majesty's embassador to Muley Abdallah, emperor of Morocco. And it is very furprizing, that fo many of them furvived thefe great fatigues, (only eight of them dying in the country) as they never had any thing to lie on but the ground and ftones, and nothing to cover them but a ftraw hat on their heads, and a piece of a blanket round their bodies, in the daytime.

We were informed, that when the marquifs of Rockingham came of age, on the 13th inft. a most extraordinary entertainment was provided at Wentworthhouse, in Yorkshire, which confifted, among feveral other things, of the following particulars, viz. 110 dishes of roast beef, 70 pies, 53 difhes of mutton, 48 hamas, 5 dishes of lamb, 70 dishes of veal, 40 dishes of chickens, 104 dishes of fish: And the liquors drank on the occafion, were, 13 hogfheads of ale, 20 hogfheads of strong beer, 8 hogsheads of punch, and 4 hogheads of wine. There ware befides, 8 hogfheads of ftrong beer drank the next day, and 40 load of wheat baked into bread and pies. There were upwards of 10,000 guests in the whole; 3000 of which, or upwards, were entertained within the houfe: And after they had dined, the victuals were carried out into the booths for the populace, who had strong beer and ale as much as they pleased.

WEDNESDAY, 22.

His majefty went to the houfe of peers with the ufual folemnity, and gave the royal affent to the following bills, viz.-A bill for providing for the adminiftration of the government, in cafe it fhould defcend to any of the children of his late royal highness the prince of Wales, under the age of 18 years, and appointing a guardianship for their perfons, (commonly called the regency bill, fee p. 188.)-A bill for regulating of trials by juries.-A bill for reducing the interest upon the capital ftock of the S. S. company, and for providing against frauds in the officers and fervants of that company. -A bill for the relief of the annuitants of the Mercers company.-A bill to indemnify juftices of the peace and conflables in the due execution of their office, and preventing any vexatious and litigious law fuits.

A bill for the more eafy recovery of fmall debts in the city of Lincoln, and the county of that name.-A bill for regulating the commencement of the year, and for correcting the calendar now in ufe. (See p. 116,

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117.)-A bill for paving, enlightening, and
-dorning Golden-fquare.-A bill for the
prefervation of the game in Scotland.-A
bill for enlightening and better watching
the open ftreets in the parish of St. Mat-
thew, Bethnal Green.-A bill for encour-
aging the hempen and linen manufactures
in Scotland.-A bill for the better regulat-
ing the river Avon, running thro' the coun-
ties of Warwick, Worcester, and Glou-
cefter, and fettling the rates of water car-
rage. A bill for amending a bill paffed
laft year, for the more fpeedy and eafy re-
covery of fmall debts in the city and liber-
ty of Westminster.-A bill for the build-
ing a bridge over the river Ribble, near
Prefton in Lancashire.-A bill for rebuild-
ing Iflington church-
-A bill for laying
out, making, and keeping in repair, a
road proper for the paffage of troops and
carriages, from Carhfle to Newcastle upon
Tyne. The Werdover, York, Durham,
Lancaster, Manchefter, &c. road bills;
and to 24 private bills.

The following is an exact lift of the council appainted to affift her royal highness the princess of Wales as regent of the kingdom, in cafe his majefty's demise thould happen before the prince of Wales is 18 years of age, viz. His royal highnefs the duke of Cumberland The archbishop of Canterbury : The lord chancellor : The lord high treafurer of Great Britain, or first lord commiffioner of the treasury: The prefident of the council: The lord privy feal: The lord high-admiral of Great-Britain, or first commiffioner of the Admiralty: The two principal fecretaries of ftate: And the lord chief justice of the King's-bench.

FRIDAY, 24.

The birth day of his royal highness George prince of Wales was celebrated with great rejoicings, when his royal highnefs entered into the 14th year of his age. MONDAY, 27.

The feffions ended at the Old Bailey, when the nine following malefactors teceived fentence of death, viz. Jofeph Peacock, for robbing Mr. John Coulson in the Fleet-market, of a gold watch and his hat. Thomas Quin, Jofeph Dowdell and Thomas Talbot, for robbing George Ruck, near Covent-garden, of a filver watch and 3.1. in money: The two former of these were difcharged out of Newgate last feffons, having been confined there a year, for relcuing a notorious thief out of the Gatehouse and the last received judgment of death about a year ago, which was mitigated to transportation for life. William Hatton, for a burglary. Phillip Gibson, for a freet-robbery. Robert Damfel, for a robbery on the highway, near Hunflow heath. Michael Levi, a Jew, for the deteftable fin of fodomy: And Capt. Henry Byton, for a forgery.

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ALTERATIONS in the Lift of Parliament,
fince thofe in our Mag. for Feb. p. 92.

MARRIAGES, DEATHS, &c.

B chin, &c. David Scott, Efq; in the

URGHS of Aberdeen, Montrofe, Bre

room of Charles Maitland, Efq; deceased.

Worcestershire. John Bulkely Coventry, Efq; in the room of his brother, lord vifc. Deerhurst, now earl of Coventry.

Downton, Wilts. Thomas Duncombe, Efq; in the room of George Proctor, Efq; deceased.

Gatron, Surrey. James Colebrook, jun. Efq; in the room of Paul Humphrey, Efq; deceased.

Saltafh, Cornwall, George Bridges Rodney, Efq; in the room of Thomas Corbett, Efq; fecretary to the admiralty, deceafed.

Hampshire. Alexander Thistlethwayte, Efq; in the room of Francis Whitehead, Efq; deceafed.

Hindon, Wilts. Francis Blake Delavall, Efq; in the room of Valens Comyn, Efq; deceased.

Surrey. Thomas Budgen, Efq; in the room of Charles lord Baltimore, deceased. MARRIAGES and BIRTHS.

April 21.

Rdeacon of Canterbury, to Mifs Jenny Geckie, fifter of the Rev. Dr. Geekie, archdeacon of Gloucester.

John Head, D. D. arch

30. Mr. Richard Sclater, an eminent Druggift in Newgate-ftreet, and deputy of the ward of Farringdon within, to Mifs Penelope Lutley, of Henwich near Worcef

ter.

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John Campbell, Efq; cahier of the the royal bank of Scotland, to Mifs Anne Caroline Campbell, eldest daughter of James Campbell, of Tofts, Efq;

May 2. Richard Sharp, Efq; one of the clerks of the board of green-cloth, to Mifs Braithwaite of St. James's-fquare.

4. Sir Edmund Ifham, Bart. to Mifs Gee, William Northey, of Compton Baffet, in Wilts, Efq; member of parliament for Calce, to Mifs Hopkins, daughter to the Jate Richard Hopkins, Efq;

Rt. Hon. the earl of Coventry, to Mifs Gunnel.

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9. Mr. John Thurman, of the Devizes in Wilts, to Mifs Bundy, daughter of the Jate Rev. Dr. Bundy.

Hon. col. Waldegrave, brother to the earl Waldegrave, to lady Elizabeth Leveson Gower, daughter to the Rt. Hon. the earl Gower.

14. Henry Lloyd, of Barrington in Derbyshire, Efq; to Mifs Cholmondeley, of Brook Street, a 20,000 l. fortune.

22. Edward Aftley, Efq; eldest son of Sir Jacob Atley, of Melton Conable, in Norfolk, Bart, to Mifs Delaval, eldest daughter of Francis Blake Delaval, Efq; a 20,00ol, fortune, ka

May

23. William Gooch, Efq; youngest fon to the bishop of Ely, to Mifs Sawyer, of Carey-street.

May 1. The lady of Sir Charles Miles, Bart. delivered of a fon and heir.

11. The lady of William Bafil, Efq; of a daughter.

DEATHS.

April 23. of the Rt. Hon. the lord
ADY Francis Tracey, lady

vifc. Tracey.

25. Thomas Page, Efq; brother to Sir Gregory Page, Bart. of Blackheath.

27. Rev. Dr. Bateman, archdeacon of Lewes, master of St. John's hofpital, chancellor and one of the canons refidentiary of Litchfield cathedral, and rector of St. Dunstan's in the East, Londor.

Rev. Timothy Thomas, D. D. rector of Prefteigne, in Radnorshire.

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30. Thomas Corbett, Efq; fecretary to the Admiralty, and member of parliament for Saltash, in Cornwall.'

Slofwick Carr, Efq; mayor of the town of Northampton.

May. Capt. Andrew Agnew, eldest fon of Sir Andrew Agnew, Bart.

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2. Hugh Fortefcue, earl Clinton, baron Clinton, and baron Fortefcue, of Caftlehill, in Devon, and knight of the most honourable order of the Bath. He dying a bachelor, his eftate, and the title of baron Clinton, defcends to his half brother, Matthew Fortefcue, Efq; of Cirencester, in Gloucefter fh re, but the title of earl Clinton, granted by patent in 1746, is extinct.

5. Clayton Kenrick, Efq; formerly an eminent merchant on Dow gate-Hill.

6. Mofes Gomes de Meiquita, rabbi of the Portuguefe Jews fynagogue, much esteemed for his learning.

Rev. Dr. Skerritt, vicar of Greenwich, and rector of St. Peter le Poor in Broad-street. 8. John Cheale, Efq; norroy king at

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10. Sir William Heathcote, of Hurley, in Hampshire, Bart. fo created by his prefent majefty in 1733. He is fucceeded by his eldeft fon of the fame name.

13. Hon. George Bridges, Efq; member of parliament for Winchester, in a very advanced age.

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14. Her Grace the dutchefs of Montague, youngest daughter, and one of the coheirs of the great duke of Marlborough.

Richard Chifwell, Efq; an eminent Turkey merchant.

1. Dr. Altree, an eminent phyfician and man-midwife in Norfolk-ftreet, a gentleman of an excellent character.

17. Edward Bufby, Efq; one of the procurators general of the arches court of Can

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Canterbury, marshal of the high court of Admiralty, and late high sheriff for Staffordshire.

20. George Mertins, Efq; fon of the late Sir George Mertins, Knt. lord-mayor of London, and treafurer of Chrift's hofpital.

Ecclefiaftical PREFERMENTS,

Jnity-hall, Cambridge, and lecturer of

OHN Banson, LL. D. fellow of Tri

Huntingdon, prefented by the college to the rectory of Swannington, and to the living of Woodalling, in Norfolk.-John Jortin, M. A. affiftant preacher at Lincoln'sInn, to the living of St. Dunstan's in the Eaft, void by the death of the Rev. Dr. Bateman. Mr. Fulham, one of the canons of Windfor, prefented to the vicarage of Isleworth, in Middlesex. - Mr. Ewer, another of the canons of Windfor, to the living of Weft Illey, in Berks.-Dr. Archer, to the rectory of St. Mary's, in Winchester. Daniel Lipla, LL. D. rector of Lewes, in Suffex, appointed first chaplain to her royal highness the princess dowager of Wales.-Mr. John Spetyne, prefented to the rectory of Virginftow, in Devonshire.-Dr. Newton appointed chaplain to his royal highnefs the prince of Wales. Savage Tindal, D. D. prefented to the vicarage of Barking, in Effex.-Mr. Peter Hynde, to the living of Cadworth, in Hampshire.-Mr. George Price, to the living of St. Mary, in Leicestershire, with the living of Marlyton thereto annexed.Dr. Roger Long, to the rectory of Bradwell, in Effex.-Dr. Herring, a near relation of the archbishop of Canterbury, made dean of St. Afaph, in the room of Dr. Powell, deceased.-Mr. John Newell, prefented to the vicarage of Hennenden, in Kent. Mr. John Samuel Hill, made a prebendary of Ely, in the room of Dr. Ralph Perkins, deceased. Dr. Blacket, made affiftant preacher at Lincoln's-Inn, in the room of Mr. Jortin, who refigned. -Dr. Jorrick, prefented to the rectory of St. Peter le Poor, in Broad-ftreet, in the room of Dr. Skerritt, deceafed. Mr. Hunt, to the living of Ironing, in Suffolk.

Robert Wright, M. A. to the vicarage of Bulmer, in Effex.

PROMOTIONS Civil and Military.

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ECIL Bifhop, Efq; fon of Sir Cecil Bishop, Bart, made page of honour to his royal highnefs the prince of Wales.James Douglas, Efq; made chief clerk of the green cloth to her royal highness the princefs dowager of Wales.-Rt. Hon. the countefs of Middlesex, made miflrefs of the robes to her royal highness.-Jonathan Wells, Efq; made steward of the lordships, manors, &c, belonging to Windfor Caftle,

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and clerk to the constable of the faid castle, &c.-Capt. Johnson made lieut. col. and enfign Davie captain in the fifth company of the first reg. of foot guards. - Courthope Clayton, Efo; made major of the first troop of horfe grenadier guards. Thomas Cleveland, Efq; made fecretary to the admiralty, in the room of Thomas Corbett, Efq; deceased.-Sir William Ruffel, Bart. page to his royal highness the duke of Cumberland, made an enfign in the first reg, of foot guards.-Earl of Coventry, made lord lieut. and cuftos rotulorum of Worcestershire.-Robert Palmer, Efq; made clerk of the naval or navy office of York river in Virginia.-Lord Fitzwilliams, made one of the lords of his majesty's bedchamber.-Hon. mafter Stanhope, and mafter d'Arcy, made pages of honour to the prince of Wales.-Dr. Philip du Vă!, made phyfician in ordinary to the princess of Wales.-John Selwyn, Efq; made. treasurer to the prince.-John Selwyn, jun, and George Auguftine Selwyn, Efqrs, made grooms of the bedchamber to his royal highness.-Thomas Harrifon, Efq; chamberlain of London, made receiver general of the land-tax for London, Westminfter and Middlefex. Earl of Albemarl, made groom of the stole to his majesty, and Francis Seymour Conway, earl of Hertford, a lord of the bedchamber in his room.-Claudius Amyand, Efq; made deputy fecretary of state under the duke of Newcastle.-Francis Aifkill, gent. made his majesty's conful at Malaga.

Perfons declared Bankrupts, fince thofe in cur Mag. for February.

AMES Scholefield, of Southowran,

J Yorkshire, fhalloon-maker. Henry

Burrough, of the parish of St. Auguftine, London, cheesemonger.-Jofeph Twining, of Haverfordweft, linen-draper. - Mary Love, of Beckington, in Somersetshire, widow, and clothier.-John Smith, of Stratford upon Avon, mercer.-Timothy Child, of Twickenham, diftiller.-Thomas Seagood, of Bartholomew-clofe, carpenter.John Lee, of Holbourn, falesman, and dealer. Thomas Rowntree, Rob. Wrangham, and John Wrangham, of New Malton, in Yorkshire, leather-dreffers, dealers, and partners.-James Coombs, of FroomeSelwood, in Somersetshire, clothier.John Dignam, of the Poultry, linen draper.

Cuthbert Ogle, late of Newcastle upon Tyne, merchant.-John Sharman, of Debenham, in Suffolk, cheefe-factor.-Peter Hodgson, of Gracechurch street, woollendraper-John Ravenfcroft, late of London, vintner, and victualler.-John Wood, and Henry Haddon, of St. Botolph's without Aldgate, grocers. PRICES

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