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The MONTHLY CHRONOLOGER.

bia, Rotbefay & Edenburgi, marchionis Infula de Ely, comicis Ciftriae, Carrick

Eltbam, vicecomitis Launceston, baronis Renfrew & Snaudon, domini Infularum,. Senefeballi Scotia, nobiliffimi ordinis perifcelidis equitis, & à fan&tioribus conciliis majeftati regia, academic Dublinienfis cancellarii; filii primogeniti celfiffimi potentiffimi&xcellentiffimi monarchæ Georgii Secundi, Dei Gratia Magne Britannia, Frarcia&Hiberniæ regis, fidei defenforis. Obiit viceffims die Martii anno MDCCL. Etatis fuae XLV.

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To the Commons.

Gentlemen,

I return you thanks for this proof of your duty to his majefty; and am much obliged to you, for the concern and regard you exprefs on this melancholy occafion.

Thomas Lediard, Efq; attended by a conftable and a party of guards, went this night to the Long-room in James-street, Westminster, where there was a marquerade, in order to fupprefs the notorious practice of gaming, for which fuch affemblies are calculated. The whole was conducted without oppofition or mischief. Seventeen were committed to the gatehouse, fome were difcharged, and others gave fufficient bail, never to play at any unlawful game, or refort to any gaming-house. Numbers efcaped over the Park-wall, and other places, notwithstanding the vigilance of the magiftrate and his affiftants. The gaming tables were broke to pieces.

THURSDAY, 18.

The poft-boy, with the mail from Cirencefter, was attacked, this morning, between Wickham and Uxbridge, by a single

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highwayman, and robbed of 26 bags of letters.

The facred oratorio, called Meffiah, was performed in the chapel of the Foundling Hofpital, under the direction of George Frederick Handel, Efq; who played a voluntary upon the organ in the faid per formance. There was a great appearance of perfons of diftinction, and the amount of the tickets delivered out was upwards of 6 cl.

The queftion mentioned under the 4th day was determined at the South Sea houfe by ballot, when the numbers were, for the. question 287, against the question 284.

St. James's, April zo. His majesty has been pleafed to order letters patent to pafs under the great feal of Great Britain, for creating his royal highness George William Frederick (prince of Great-Bris tain, electoral prince of Brunswick-Lunenburgh, duke of Edinburgh, marquis of the ifle of Ely, earl of Eltham, viscount of Launceston, baron of Snaudon, and knight of the most noble order of the gar ter,) prince of Wales and earl of Chefter.

The bill for naturalizing foreign proteftants was put off for two months. (See p. 101.)

MONDAY, 22.

The feffions ended at the Old Bailey, when the three following perfons received fentence of death, viz. Gerard Bunn, for robbing Frederick Benfon, a foreigner, of a coat, waistcoat, knife and handkerchief, in his own dwelling-houfe: William Gibbs, for ftealing 23 guineas out of the dwelling houfe of John Duncombe: And Edward Ward, for breaking the dwellinghoufe of Miles Childery, of Hackney, and ftealing nine pewter dishes and a hit. Forty were fentenced to be transported for feven years.

The patent for creating his royal highnefs prince George, prince of Wales and earl of Chefter, paffed the great feal this evening; which the lord chancellor prefented him with the next morning.

TUESDAY, 23.

Juftice Lediard, upon an information given him, went, this night, to fupprefs a most notorious affembly of gamesters in a court near Bow-reet, attended by fome conftables and a party of the guards; but the doors were refufed to be opened, whereupon the juftice ordered them to be forced, which was accordingly done, and the tables broke to pieces, and the owners But the committed to the Gatehouse. gamefters made their efcapes, whilft the doors were breaking open.

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MARRIAGES,

of Devonshire, prefident; the marquis of Hartington, the lord bishops of Worcester and St. David's, Sir Peter Warren, and many other perfons of diftinction. A benefaction was given by the prefident of sool. and zool. by John Gore, Efq; one of the vice presidents, a moiety of which was towards the building, and the other for the general ufe of the faid hospital.

A report, that George Heathcote, Efq; who fometime fince refigned his gown as alderman, intended to be one of the candidates for the office of chamberlain of this city, occafioned the following addrefs in the publick papers.

To the worthy Citizens and Livermen of the
Honourable City of London.

Gentlemen,

Bath, April 21, 1751. AM extremely forry that I find it ne

Iceffary to trouble you with a publick

declaration, that the report of my intention to ftand for the office of chamberlain is without foundation.

If by engaging again in publick life, I could have the leaft hopes of serving you, I could make a willing facrifice of my private inclinations to retirement, to the duty I owe to you and my country; but as the office of chamberlain calls not upon, me in this respect, I request the many worthy fellow citizens, who have intended me this profitable honour, to receive my declining it, as a proof of the fincerity and truth of my former profeffions, and that I have been perfectly difinterested in all my endeavours to ferve them and my country. I take this opportunity to exprefs my grateful fentiments of this fresh inftance of regard to me, and to affure you that I am, Gentlemen,

Your most faithful,

and humble fervant,
George Heathcote.

FRIDAY, 26.

His majefty fent a meffage to both houses of parliament fignifying his royal inclination, that in cafe of a minority, her royal highness the princess of Wales be appointed fole regent, affifted by a council, till the young prince fhall obtain the age of 18. Both houfes jointly addreffed his majesty to thank him for this most gracious meffage ; and his majesty return'd the following anfwer.

My Lords and Gentlemen,

I return you my hearty thanks for this very dutiful and affectionate addrefs. The zeal you exprefs for me, and my family, and the fenfe you fhew of my concern for the intereft of my people, is very agreeable to me.

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T. Hon. the earl of Powis, to Mifs Barbara Herbert,

daughter to the Hon. Edward Herbert, Elqi deceased, only brother to the late marquis of Powis.

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Palmer, Efq; to Mifs Hall, eldeft daughter of the late Dr. Hall, phyfician to the Charter-house.

April 11. James Norman, Efq; an eminent Norway merchant, to Mifs Wroughton, of Woodford,

Theophilus Sedgley, of Bond-street, Efq; to Mifs Bridget Stone, a 10,cool. fortune.

Mr. Peter Snee, an eminent linen-draper in Castle-freet, Leicester-fields, to Mifs Snee of Hackney, a 25,000l. fortune.

14. Mr. Theophilus Buckworth, of Spalding in Lincolnshire, to Mifs Elizabeth Clay, of Bourn in that county, a 10,000l. fortune.

16. Count Stephanus Laurentius de Niaille, one of the states general, lord of` Eltin, &c. to Mifs Anna Maria Louifa Henley, daughter of Henry Holt Henley, Efq;

DEATHS.

March 23. vifc. Netterville, of the

HE Rt, Hon. Nicholas lord

kingdom of Ireland.

25. Dr. William Fullwood, an eminent physician at Huntingdon.

Rev. Mr. Wetenhall Wilkes, rector of South Somercotes, in Lincolnshire, and author of feveral ingenious and instructive pieces.

28. Mr. Thomas Coram, in the 84th year of his age, who, by his fole application, obtained the royal charter for the Foundling-hofpital, and the bounty on naval ftores imported from the British plantations; he was alfo eminently concerned in fetting on foot the colonies of Georgia and Nova Scotia ; and indeed spent a great part of his life in ferving the publick, with uncommon zeal and fpirit, and with total difregard to his private interest. On the Wednesday following (April 3.) his corpfe was interred, pursuant to his defire, in the vault under the chapel of the Foundling-hofpital. His body was brought in a hearfe from his lodgings near Leicesterfquare, attending by one mourning coach, in which were his relations. The corpfe was met at the gate of the Foundling-hofpital by the governors, and the children

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1751. DEATHS, PROMOTIONS, BANKRUPTS. &c.

of both fexes, who walked two and two
before the coffin, which was immediately
preceded by a perfon carrying the charter
on a crimson velvet cushion. The pall was
Supported by Sir Jofeph Hankey, knt. Pe-
ter Burrel, Jofeph Fawthorp, John Milner,
Paul Joddrell, Samuel Clarke, Stephen Beck-
ingham, and Samplon Gideon, Efqrs. and
followed by a great number of gentlemen,
walking two and two, Taylor White, Efq;
treasurer of the hofpital, attending as chief
mourner, As foon as the corpfe entered.
the chapel, (the galleries of which were
filled with gentlemen and ladies) fome of
the gentlemen of the choir of St. Paul's,
who attended, began to fing the burial
fervice, which was compofed by Dr. Boyce,
who played the fame on a small organ
fet on one fide of the chapel; and when
the minifter had read all the fervice but

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Mr. Thomas Peftill, jeweller, and deputy of Coleman-ftreet ward.

22. The most noble Francis Scott, duke of Buccleugh, earl of Dalkeith, and baron of Whitchester and Elkdale in Scotland, earl of Doncaster, and baron Scott of Tindal in England, and knight of the order of the thiftle. He is fucceeded by his grandfon, Henry earl of Dalkeith, now duke of Buccleugh. His late grace was grandfon to James duke of Monmouth, eldest fon of K. Charles II.

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23. Rt. Hon. the lord Baltimore, lord proprietor of Maryland, and one of the knights of the fhire for the county of Surrey. He is fucceeded by his only fon Frederick, aged 19, now lord Baltimore. 27. Valens Comyn, Efq; member of parliament for Hindon, in Wiltshire.

Ecclefiaftical PREFERMENTS,

AVID Horne, M. A. chofen morn

the laft collect, an anthem, compofed Ding preacher of New-ftreet chapel in

by Dr. Boyce, was fung by Mr. Beard,
Mr. Mence and Mr. Savage, and the
chorus parts by the other gentlemen of
Westminster and St. Paul's.

30. Francis Whitehead, Efq; knight of
the fhire for Hampshire.

31. Rt. Hon. Robert Walpole, earl of Orford, viscount Walpole, auditor of the Exchequer, lord lieutenant and custos rotulorum of Devonshire, ranger and keeper of Richmond park, and mafter of the harriers and fox hounds. He was the eldest fon of the late famous Sir Robert Walpole, earl of Orford, was created baron Walpole in 1723, and fucceeded his father in dignity and eftate, March 18, 1745-6. He has left iffue one fon, George lord vifc. Walpole, now earl of Orford, born, April

2, 1730.

April 3. Lady dowager Donerayle, relia the late vifc. Donerayle, in Ireland.

5. George Proctor, of Berkshire, Efq; member for Downton in Wiltshire.

Dr. James Somercombe, an eminent phyfician at Exeter.

9. William Price, Efq; poffeffed of a great estate in the tin-works in Cornwall. 10. The lady Mackenzie, lady of the lord Fortrofe.

11. Richard Haddock, Efq; late comp-
troller of his majesty's navy.

Dr. Hughes, an eminent phyfician at
Oxford.

12. Charles Lancelot Lake, Efq; one
of the governors of Harrow fchool, and
poffeffed of a confiderable estate there-
abouts, and in Buckinghamshire.

16. Mrs. Elizabeth Bull, of Red-Lionftreet, Clerkenwell, aged 88.

17. Rt. Hon. the earl of Shelburne, of the kingdom of Ireland, in a very advanced age, and immensely rich.

18. Paul Humphrey, Efq; member of parliament for Gatton, in Surrey,

Bloomsbury.-John Taylor, L. L. D. prefented to the rectory of Lawford, in Effex. -Mr. Arthur White, to the living of Welham Bay, in Kent.-Mr. Thomas Brydges, to the rectory of Rodney, alias Stoke Gifford, in Somerfetfhire.-Mr. Hooper, chofen lecturer of the united parifhes of St. Bennet, Gracechurch-street, and St. Leonard, Eaftcheap.-Mr. James Banks, prefented to the living of East Baddon, Norfolk.-Rev. Dr. Hales, made clerk of the closet to the princess of Wales. PROMOTIONS Civil and Military.

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T. Hon. the earl of Lincoln, made auditor of the Exchequer, in the room of the late earl of Orford.-Her royal highnefs the princefs Amelia, made ranger of Richmond park, in the room of the faid late earl. His grace the duke of Bedford, made lord lieutenant and cuftos rotulorum of the county of Devon.-Dr. Lee, made treasurer of the houthold to her royal highness the princefs of Wales.-James Creffet, Efq; made fecretary to her royal highness, in the room of Thomas Potter, Efq; who refign'd.-James Shaw, Esq; made deputy ranger of Richmond park, under her royal highness the princess Amelia.-Lord North and Guildford, made one of the lords of his majesty's bedchamber, in the room of the earl of Harcourt, who was made governor to the young prince of Wales. Earl of Waldegrave, made warden of the Stannaries in Cornwall, in the room of Thomas Pitt, Efq;-Thomas Bootie, Efq; made chancellor, Hon. Henry Bathuft Efq; attorney general, Paul Joddrell, Efq; folicitor general, and Charles Montagu, Efq; auditor general to the prince of Wales.-Charles earl of Egremont, made lord lieut. and cuftos rotulorum of Northumberland.

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LOTTERY TICKETS, 1751, 111. 85. 11, 8s. 6d. 111. 99. 111. 98, 6d. 111, 108, 6d. 11. 118. 111. 10s. 6d.

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FOREIGN AFFAIRS, 1751.

HE election of a king of the Romans is now the most important affair upon the carpet in Europe. This election is igorously pushed by the court at Hanover, and oppofed as vigorously, tho' not directly, by the court of Pruffia. Upon this head his Pruffian majesty has wrote à long letter to the elector of Mentz, the substance of which is as follows:

"His majefty joins with his electoral highness in thinking, that it is a matter of the utmost importance; that it fuppofes a preffing neceffity; that the good of the empire ought to be the defign of it; and that it ought to be managed with the greateft circumfpection, and in the manner most conformable to the laws and conftitutions of the empire. But he fays, that before the electoral college could proceed to an election, there was a preliminary question to be determined, viz. Whether it be proper to proceed to the election of a king of the Romans. As to which difficulties would arife, as well in regard to the perfons who would pretend a right to be admitted to the deliberations, as about the manner of those deliberations, and the motives requifite to authorise the election, and establish the neceffity of it. He then fhews, that the golden bull affords no authority for deciding this question; but on the contrary feems to declare, that no fuch question can ever arife, because it regulates thofe elections only that are to be made upon a vacancy of the Imperial throne; and during fuch a vacancy provides for the government of the empire, by establishing perpetual vicars. The peace of Weftphalia, he fays, is the firft law of the empire that mentions fuch an election as now intended, and fays, de electione Romanorum regum ex communi ftatuum confenfu agatur et fatuatur, which in his opinion feems to give an indifputable right to all the ftates of the empire to concur in the decifion of the preliminary queftion, and to judge of the cafe of neceffity, as also of the motives that ought to warrant this election; and to deprive them of this right might make them implore the affiftance of those foreign powers who have guarantied the peace of Weftphalia. As to the motives for fuch an election, he fays, the Imperial capitulations mention only three. r. If any emperor fhould be long abfent. 2. If grown incapable. 3. If any other care of neceffity fhould occur. The last of these can now, he fays, be the only motive; and this neceffity fhould be grounded on a fituation of affairs out of the ordinary course of things; which even the advocates for this election do not pretend at present. Then he fhews the danger of chufing a minor, and fettling a guardianship, which the vicars would confider

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as a depriving them of their right to govern during an interregnum. And, laftly, he confiders the advantages the empire enjoys by the free election of an emperor, and concludes that no motives fór an election can now be fuggefted, but what will be equally ftrong during the life of every future em peror; that no election can be free whilst the emperor is alive, and the imperial au thority and influence in full vigour ; confequently, the election of an emperor would at laft become an empty formality, and Germany, under the name of an elective government, would become an hereditary empire."

His Pruffian majesty has wrote letters to the fame effect to fome of the other elec. tors of the empire; and tho' the French court have declared, that they will no way intermeddle in this election of a king of the Romans, unlefs called upon as guaranties of the treaty of Weftphalia, yet one may eafily fee what is meant by this exception; and either prevailed on by that court, or by the reafons offered by the court of Berlin, the elector of Cologne has already renounced his engagements with the maritime powers, and declared by his minifters at Ratisbon, that he adheres to the fentiments of the king of Pruffia and elector Palatine, in regard to this election. On the other hand, we are told from Drefden, that a treaty of fubfidy is on the carpet between that court and the court of London; whereby his Britannick majefty is to be furnished, in cafe of need, with a body of Saxon troops, &c.

The last letters from Petersburgh advise, that three young ladies, daughters of a ge neral officer, had been brought thither from Revel under a guard, they having declared to a perfon in a high office there, that they had matters of the greatest importance to reveal; and that having been examined in the prefence of her Russian majesty, an officer of rank had been put under arrest. From the fame place we hear, that fome hordes of Tartars have lately made an irruption into the Ruffian territories, and committed great depredations, but had retired upon the approach of the troops; and that a courier has been dispatched to Conftantinople to demand fatisfaction for this Outrage.

On the 6th inft. N. S. Frederick, king of Sweden, and landgrave of Heffe-Caffel, died at Stockholm, foon after which the prince fucceffor, Adolphus Frederick, was proclaimed king, and has fince wrote a let ter with his own hand to the empress of Ruffia, affuring her of his intention to preferve the present form of government in Sweden. (See p. 175, 176.)

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