Chapter XI: A Table of Contents (3)

2. Capt. _John Turner_, at his Seat at _Tilford_, near _Farnham_, formerly a Wholesale Mercer in _Bucklersbury_.

3. Mr. _Morris_, Coach-maker to his R. Highness the Prince of _Wales_.

Mr. _Oliver Savigny_, Cutler to his Majesty.

Dr. _Morton_, of the College of Physicians.

Mr. _Dobbyns_, Lithotomist and Senior Surgeon of St. _Bartholomew’s_ Hospital.

Mr. _Boheme_ of _Lincolns-Inn-Fields Play-house_.

7. Major _Garth_, of the fourth Troop of Foot Guards.

Lord Visc. _Falkland_, in _France_, buried at the Church of St. _Sulpice_ in _Paris_, and succeeded in Honour and Title by his eldest Son _Lucius Charles Cary_, now first Viscount of _North-Britain_.

8. Mr. _William Taverner_, Proctor, at his House in Doctor’s Commons. _He was Son to Mr. ~Jer. Taverner, Face-painter~, remarkably honest in his Business, and Author of the 5 following Plays_, viz. The faithful Bride of _Canada_; The Maid the Mistress; The Female Advocates, or, the Fanatick Stock-jobbers; The Artful Husband; The Artful Wife.

9. _Robert Jones_, of _Grays-Inn_, Esq;

11. Sir _Thomas Jones_, at his House in _Boswel-Court_, Treasurer and Secretary of the most Honourable Society of the Ancient _Britons_; a Justice of the Peace and Register of Memorials relating to Estates for the County of _Middlesex_.

The Lady of the Hon. Brigadier _Hopkeys_, at _Chelsea_.

---- _Sewel_, Esq; at _Richmond_, first Clerk in the Six Clerks Office.

Mr _Thomas Monins_, a Wine-Cooper at _Dover_. Upon the Death of Sir _Edward Monins_ of _Waldershire_ in _Kent_, Bart. the Title descended to the deceased, but he would not take it upon him, however his eldest Son, ’tis said, will.

Mr _William Wherwood_, Alphabet-keeper, to the Foreign Post-Office.

12. _Robert Bristow_, aged 105, at _Stamford, Lincolnshire_. [He had lost his Hearing, but had his Sight and other Senses to the last.]

_Philip Markham_, Esq; at _Claxbury_ in _Lincolnshire_.

_James_ Earl of _Airley_, a young Nobleman, lately marry’d to a Daughter of the Lord _Dun_, in _Scotland_.

14. Mr. _Hughes_, Wine Merchant, and one of the Common-Council-Men of _Dowgate Ward_.

_Thomas Ereskine_, Esq; Brother to the Earl of _Buchan_, (at _Edinburgh_.)

16. _Edward Fellows_, Esq; formerly Master in Chancery, and Brother to the late Sir _John Fellows_, Brt.

17. _Nathaniel Halhed_, Esq; a Pattern-drawer in _Cornhill_, and Exchange-broker.

_Marmaduke Holton_, of St _Maws_ in _Cornwall_, Esq;

16. _Walker Weldon_, Esq; a _Kentish_ Gentleman, at his House in Bloomsbury-square.

Mr. _John Wilkinson_, a New-England Merchant.

20. Mrs. _Young_, Wife of _Thomas Young_ of _Oxfordshire_, Esq; in Child-bed, being first deliver’d of two Children. She was Daughter of Sir _John D’Oyly_, of _Chislehampton_, Bart.

The Hon. _Stroud Foley_, Esq; youngest Son to the Ld _Foley_, dy’d on the Road from _Bath_.

_Thomas Hollis_, Esq; an Ironmonger in the _Minories_, who had formerly been nominated for Sheriff of this City.

The Wife of _Michael Lister_, Esq; and Sister to the Lady _Willoughby de Broke_, at _Boston_, in _Lincolnshire_.

21. Mr. _John Spicer_, belonging to the _Stamp-Office_.

_Edward Perdue_, Esq; Capt. of a Company of Foot in _Ireland_.

22. The Lady _Catharine Howard_, Widow and Relict of the late Lord _Frederick Howard_, and of Sir _Rich. Kennedy_, of _Mount Kennedy_ in _Ireland_, Bar.----She left Issue only a Daughter by Sir _Richard_, _Elizabeth_, married to Sir _Wm Dudley_, of _Clapton_ in _Northamptonshire_, Bart. to whom and her Issue by Sir _William_, she hath left the bulk of her Estate. By her Death, a Rent-charge of 350 l. _per annum_, falls to _Robert Jones_, Esq; of _Westminster_.

23. Doctor _Stephen Galloway_, a noted Roman Catholick Physician, at his House near _Red-Lion Square_.

Mr. _Trunket_, a Perfumer without _Temple-Bar_, well known at _New-Market_.

_Joseph Aldred_, Esq; at _Chelsea_.

Mr. _Jefferson_, first Clerk of his Majesty’s Board of Works, (at _Kensington_.)

24. Mr. _Timothy Betton_, of _Mile-End_, a Turkey-merchant.

Mr _Lumsdale_, Boatswain of the _Edinburgh_ Man of War.

The Relict of _Dan. Deering_, Esq; at the _Bath_; she was Sister to Sir _Philip Parker Long_, Bart. and to the Lady _Percival_, Wife to the Lord Visc. _Percival_ of _Ireland_.

25. Mr. _Francis Melmouth_, a Jamaica Merchant.

Mr _Oder_, Minister of _Dummer_ in _Hampshire_.

Dr _John Beaumont_, a Roman Catholick Gentleman.

28. _John Jacob_, jun. Esq; Inspector General of the Out-Ports and late one of the Directors of the South-Sea Company, (at _Hackney_.)

Mr _Williams_, a celebrated Tragedian, belonging to the Theatre-Royal in _Drury Lane_.

29. The Rev. Mr _Baron_, Rector of the united Parishes of St Mary Somerset and St Mary Mounthaw _Thames street_.

_Stephen Monomee_, Esq; at his Lodgings at _Chelsea_.

Mr _Berwell_, one of the Common Council Men for _Cripplegate Ward_.

30. _Robert Aldersey_, of _Spurstow_, in the County of _Chester_.

The Rev. Mr _Robert Ham_, about the same time, at _Crediton_, in _Devonshire_.

_Thomas Owen_, of _Condover Castle_, in the County of _Shropshire_.

The Rev. Mr _Bradley_, Rector of _Ribsford_, with the Chapel of _Bewdley_ in _Worcestershire_.

31. _Theophilus Stephens_, Esq; formerly in the Commission of the Peace for the County of _Surry_.

Mr _Benjamin Hucks_, Brother to _William Hucks_, Esq; Member of Parliament.

_MARRIAGES._

_Jan. 2._ Mr _Jordan_, Organ builder, to Mrs _Lucy Gooddiard_ of _Red-Lion Street, Holborn_.

3. The Hon. _George Sommerville_, Esq; to Miss _Hicks_ of _Gloucestershire_.

7. Mr ---- _Clark_, an eminent Distiller in _Holborn_, to Miss _Banister_ of _Great Russel street_.

_Charles Pyott_, Esq; to the Daughter and Coheiress of Sir _Rich. Sandys_, Bar.

8. Mr. _Weston_, Son of the Ld. Bishop of _Exon_, to Miss _Patrick_, Grand-Daughter to the late Bishop of _Ely_.

Mr. _Richard Acland_, a _Portugal_ Merchant, to a Daughter of _Peter Burrel_, Esq; Representative for the Borough _Haslemere_.

21. Mr. _Venables_, a _Hampshire_ Gentleman, to the Relict of Sir _Edward Gould_.

Edward Warren, _Esq;_ high Sheriff of _Cheshire_, to the Lady _Betty Cholmondeley_.

_PROMOTIONS_ Civil and Military.

Mr. _Green_ proceeded sen. Surgeon of St. _Bartholomew_’s hospital in the room of Mr. _Dobbyn_’s deceas’d.

Major _Cholmondeley_, 2d son of E. _Cholmondeley_, made dep. gov. of _Chester Castle_, in the room Brig. _Newton_, deceas’d.

Sir _Rob. Raymond_ Ld. chief justice of the _King’s’ bench_ created a peer of the realm, by the name stile and title of Ld. _Raymond_, Baron of _Abbots Langley_ in the County of _Hertford_.

Mr. _Thomas Granger_, Attorney of _Lions Inn_, made solicitor of the Wine Licence Office.

Mrs. _Leben_, Dresser to the two young Princesses, appointed their Governess.

Mr. _Allan Lavalade_, appointed Alphabet-keeper, at the Foreign _Post-Office_.

_Robert Wright_, Esq; is appointed Chief Justice in South Carolina.

--_James Abercromby_, Esq; Attorney-General.

--_Thomas Lowndes_, Esq; and his Assigns, Provost-marshal, Clerk of the Peace, and Clerk of the Crown.

--_Edward Bertie_, and _John Hamerton_, Esq; Register and Secretary of the said Province.

_Will. Smith_, Esq; appointed Chief Justice of _North Carolina_.

--_John Montgomery_, Esq; Attorney General.

--_Nathanael Rice_, Esq; Secretary and Clerk of the Crown.

--_Daniel Germain_, Esq; Provost Marshal and Commissary.

The D. of _Argyle_, appointed Governour of _Portsmouth_.

_Tho. Sackville_, Esq; made a Cornet in the D. of _Bolton_’s blue Guards.

Mr. _Nourse_, chosen Assistant to his Majesty’s Wine-cellar.

_William Churchill_, Esq; is made Woodreeve to his Father-in-law, the A. B. of _Canterbury_.

_Abraham Stanyan_, and _Robert Jackson_, Esq; made Commissioners for executing the office of keeper of the privy Seal.

_Edw. Williams_, Esq; made Groom of his Majesty’s removing Wardrobe.

Mr. _Richard Chestyn_, Proctor in _Doctor’s Commons_, Dean Register of _Writtle_, &c. made deputy Register of _Surry_, in the room of Mr. _Chapman_ deceas’d.

_Thomas Adams_, Esq; made a Lieutenant Col. in _Murray’s Foot_.

Mr. _George Lloyd_, made a Cornet in Col. _Hawley_’s Dragoons.

_Peter Burjand_, Esq; made a Capt. in _Bisset_’s Foot.

Mr. _Hugh Whitford_, an Ensign in _Catheart_’s Foot.

_Stephen Downes_, Esq; appointed to register Deeds, _&c._ in the County of _Middlesex_.

_Archibald Carmichael_, Esq; Page of Honour to the King, appointed Cornet of Horse in the D. of _Bolton_’s Regiment, in the room of _Robert Coke_, Esq; who resign’d.

_Thomas Spicer_, Esq; made Cornet of Horse Dragoons, under Major General _Honeywood_.

Mr. _Tho. Bliss_, made one of the Clerks to his Majesty’s Board of works, in the room of Mr. _Jefferson_, deceas’d. (see deaths.)

Sir _Harry Vernon_, of _Farnham_ in _Surry_, chosen representative in Parliament, for the Borough of _Chipping-wicomb_ in the County of _Bucks_, the room of _Wm Lee_, Esq; now one of the Justices of the Court of King’s Bench.

Mr. _Sharp_, appointed one of the Clerks of the Council in the room of _Edward Southwel_, Esq; deceas’d.

The Hon. _Morgan Vane_, Esq; second Son to the Rt. Hon. the Lord _Barnard_, appointed Clerk of the privy Council Extraordinary.

_Maurice Morgan_, Esq; re-elected for the _Borough_ of _Yarmouth_ in the County of _Southampton_, his former Election becoming void by his accepting the place of deputy Governor of the _Isle of Wight_.

_Ecclesiastical Preferments conferred on the following ~Reverend~ Gentlemen._

The Rev. Dr. _Siddal_, Dean of _Canterbury_, appointed Bp. of St. _David’s_, in the room of Dr. _Smallbroke_, translated to the See of _Coventry_ and _Litchfield_; the former to hold his Deanery, and the latter the Living at _Withington_ _in commendam_.

Mr. _Hayter_, Chaplain to the Arch-bishop of _York_, made Sub-dean in that Cathedral.

Mr. _Bundy_, Chaplain in ordinary to his Majesty, presented to the Living of _Chipping-Barnet_ in _Hertfordshire_, in the room of Mr. _Day_, who resigned.

Mr. _Craner_, chosen Lecturer of St. _Mildred’s Bread-street_.

Mr. _Wright_, presented to the _sine cure_ at _Hackney_.

_Edward Kynaston_, L. L. D. Fellow of All-Soul’s College in _Oxford_ made Commissary to the Dean and Chapter of St. _Paul’s_ in the room of Dr. _Harwood_, deceas’d.

Mr. _Davis_, presented to the Rectory of _Wyke Regis_ in _Dorsetshire_, worth 200 _l._ _per Annum_.

Mr. _Henry Bland_, Son to the Dean of _Durham_, promoted to a Prebendary in the Church of _Lincoln_, by the Bishop of _Lincoln_.

Mr. _Allet_, presented to the Rectory of _Much-Eystone_, in the County of _Essex_ and Diocese of _London_.

Mr. _Thomas Eyre_, made Chancellor of the Diocese of _Bath_ and _Wells_, in the Room of Mr. _Pope_ deceas’d.

Mr. _Smith_, presented to the Rectory of _Sapcote_, in the County of _Leicester_ and Diocese of _Lincoln_.

Mr. _Thoresbury_, chosen Lecturer of St. _Margaret Lothbury_.

BANKRUPTS declared.

_Simon Money_, of _Norwich_, Haberdash.

_Henry Gooch_, ditto, Haberdasher.

_George Pell_, of _Barnaby-street_, Wool-jobber, and Merchant.

_John Corderoy_, of _Reading_, _Berks_, Inn-holder and Chapman.

_John Edwards_, of _Leominster_, _Herefordshire_, Sadler and Maltster.

_John Price_ of _Lad-lane_, _Lond._, Haberd.

_James Lorimer_, of _Hethersett_, _Norfolk_, Chapman.

_Wm Allen_ of _King’s Lynn_, _Norf._, Merch.

_Tho. Immines_, _London_, Silk-weaver.

_Wm. Hart_, _Clothfair_, Woollen-draper.

_Joseph Ridgway_, _Chester_, Glover.

_James Smallwood_, _London_, Hosier.

_Crossfeild King_, St. _Giles’s_, _Middlesex_, Coach-maker.

_Wm Pinkard_, _Southwark_, Victualler.

_Mary Mason_, _Beccles_, _Suffolk_, Milliner.

_Wm Callow_, _Spalding_, _Lincolnshire_, Draper and Mercer.

_An Exact List of the Sheriffs appointed for the ensuing Year._

_Berks_, William Hawkins, _Esq;_

_Bedford_, Will. Lamb _Esq;_

_Bucks_, Bernard Turner, _Esq;_

_Cornwall_, Nicholas Donnethorn of St. _Agnes_, _Esq;_

_Cumberland_, Sir Rich. Musgrave, _Bar._;

_Chester_, Edward Warren of _Poynton_, _Esq;_

_Cantab._ and _Hunt._ Jasper Lister, of _Somersham_, _Esq;_

_Devon_, Roger Melhuish, _Esq;_

_Dorset_, Charles Brune, _Esq;_

_Derby_, Edward Munday, of _Allastree_, _Esq;_

_Essex_, Will. Peck of _Little Samford_, _Esq;_

_Gloucester_, Samuel Mee, _Esq;_

_Hertford_, Richard Chase, _Esq;_

_Hereford_, John Capell, _Esq;_

_Kent_, Jam. Brooks of _Lewisham_, _Esq;_

_Lancaster_, Capt. William Leigh of _Westhoughton_, _Esq;_

_Leicester_, Richard Green, _Esq;_

_Lincoln_, Thomas Pane, _Esq;_

_Monmouth_, Henry Nash, _Esq;_

_Northumberland_, Tho. Watson, _jun._ _Esq;_

_Northampton_, John Rose of _Cotterstoke_, _Esq;_

_Norfolk_, Thomas Cooper of _North-Walsham_, _Esq;_

_Nottingham_, John Nevill, _Esq;_

_Oxon_, Thomas Greenwood, _Esq;_

_Rutland_, George Marston, _Esq;_

_Salop_, Gray James Grove, _Esq;_

_Somerset_, Will. Francis of _Comb Flory_, _Esq;_

_Stafford_, William Robins, _Esq;_

_Suffolk_, Nathaniel Acton, _Esq;_

_Southampton_, Charles Cole, _Esq;_

_Surry_, Percival Lewis, _Esq;_

_Sussex_, John Board of _Paxhill_, _Esq;_

_Warwick_, Richard Symonds, of _Woolbey_, _Esq;_

_Worcester_, Richard Bourn, _Esq;_

_Wilts_, Hen. Skelling of _Draycot_, _Esq;_

_York_, Bilby Thompson, _Esq;_

_South Wales._

_Brecon_, Rees Price of _Cwm Clyd_, _Esq;_

_Cardigan_, John Lloyd, _Esq;_

_Carmarthen_, Tho. Gwynn of _Gwempa_, _Esq;_

_Glamorgan_, John Carne of _Nash_, _Esq;_

_Pembroke_, John Laugharn of _Lanrythen_, _Esq;_

_Radnor_, Step. Harris of _Bestbroke_, _Esq;_

_North Wales._

_Anglesey_, Henry Powell, _Llangesuy_, _Esq;_

_Carnarvon_, Wm Butler of _Lyscan_, _Esq;_

_Denbigh_, Tho. Salisbury, _Esq;_

_Flint_, Tho. Wynne of _Maes y Coed_, _Esq;_

_Merioneth_, Will. Price, _Esq;_

_Montgomery_, Valentine Hughs of _Park_, _Esq;_

The Circuits for the _Lent Assizes_.

_Norfolk Circuit._

Ld Chief Justice _Raymond_, Mr Justice _Page_.

_Bucks_, Monday, March 1, at _Aylesbury_.
At _Bedford_, Thursday 4.
At _Huntingdon_, Saturday 6.
At _Cambridge_, Monday 8.
_Norfolk_, Thursday 11, at _Thetford_.
_Suffolk_, Monday 25, at _Bury St Edm._

_Home Circuit._

Ld Ch. Justice _Eyre_, Mr Justice _Probyn_.

At _Hertford_, Monday March 8.
_Essex_, Wednesday 10, at _Chelmsford_.
_Kent_, Tuesday 16, at _Rochester_.
_Sussex_, Monday 22, at _East Grinsted_.
_Surry_, March 25, at _Kingston_.

_Western Circuit._

Ld Chief Baron _Reynolds_, Mr Justice _Denton_.

_Southampton_, Tuesday March 2, at _Winchester_.
_Wilts_, Friday 5, at _Sarum_.
_Dorset_, Wednesday 10, at _Dorchester_.
_Somerset_, Saturday 13, at _Taunton_.
_Cornwall_, 20, at _Launceston_.
_Devon_, Thursday 25, at _Exeter_.

_Northern Circuit._

Mr Baron _Carter_, Mr Baron _Comynt_.

_York_, Monday, March 8.
_Lancaster_, Saturday, March 20.

_Midland Circuit._

Mr. Justice _Price_, Mr. Baron _Thomson_.

At _Northampton_, Tuesday March 9.
_Rutland_, Friday 13, at _Oakham_.
At _Lincoln_, Monday 15.
At _Nottingham_, Saturday 20.
At _Derby_, Tuesday 23.
At _Leicester_, Saturday 27.
At _Coventry_, Tuesday 30.
At _Warwick_, the same Day.

_Oxford Circuit._

Mr. Justice _Fortescue Aland_, Mr. Justice _Lee_.

_Berks_, Monday March 1, at _Reading_.
At _Oxford_, Wednesday 3.
At _Gloucester_, Saturday 6.
At _Monmouth_, Thursday 11.
At _Hereford_, Saturday 13.
At _Shrewsbury_, Thursday 18.
At _Stafford_, Tuesday 23.
At _Worcester_, Saturday 27.

Remarkable _ADVERTISEMENTS_.

In the _Gazette_, _Jan. 30._ ’tis advertis’d, that in _July 1729_, at _Bentworth_ in the County of _Southampton_, a barn was set on fire, and the corn and grain therein, the Stables and out houses adjoining were entirely burnt. Several messuages in the said parish have since been confirmed in the same manner, and _Bentworth_, it self threatned to be laid in ashes; his Majesty’s pardon is promised to any one that would discover his Accomplice.

In the _Gazette_ of the same date, ’tis advertis’d, that the widows of such half-pay Officers as serv’d, and to whom they were marry’d in the year 1716, may receive their proportions of the sum of 1500 _l._ granted the last Sessions of Parliament for that purpose.

_London Evening Post_, _Jan. 28th._ ’tis advertis’d from _Whitehaven_, that a vessel sailed for _London_, laden with the late Mr. _Wood_’s ore, coals, cinders, and lime-stone, to be carried to _Chelsea_, to give a Specimen that iron is to be made from the ore and pit-coal. A reason is demanded why _Chelsea_, that produces neither, is a better place to make iron, than the neighbourhood of _Whitehaven_, where there is plenty of both, unless there was design of imposing upon the World?

Any poor person may be cured of the _Ague_ gratis, by a dose only, which may be contained in a gill-glass, and never known to fail. To be had of Mr. _Sam. Tripland_, at the _Coach-maker’s Arms_ in _Great-windmill-street_, over-against the _Hay-market_.

Letters patent were granted to Mr. _G. Kettle_ of _Southwark_, for making and dying of hats and ruffs of different colours, except black.

_Prices of ~GOODS~, &c._

The Course of EXCHANGE.

Amsterdam 34 11
Ditto at Sight 04 8
Rotterdam 35
Antwerp 35 7
Hamburgh 33 7
Paris at Sight 32
Bordeaux ditto 31 ½
Cadiz 42
Madrid 42
Bilboa 41 ⅝
Leghorn 50 ½
Genoua 54 ¾
Venice 48 ½
Lisbon 5s. 5d. ⅜
Porto 5s. 5d.
Dublin 11 ⅞

STOCKS.

South Sea 103 ⅝
Annuities 106 ½
Bank 144 ½
Bank Cir. 5 l. 15 s.
India 189
3 per Cent. 95
Mil. Bank 109
Afric. 49
York Building 24 ¾
Royal Exch. Ass. 93 ¼
London dit. 12 ¼
Equivalent 105
Eng. Copper 3 l.
Welsh dit. 2 l. 18 s.
India Bond 5 l. 12 s.
S. S. dit. 5 l. 1 s.

South Sea Stock sells as above, for the opening, with the Dividend of 2 per Cent. due at Christmas, will be paid _Feb._ 12.

Prices of Goods at _Bear-key_.

_per_ Quarter.
_s._ _s._ _d._

Wheat 26 } { 28 0
Rye 16 } { 20 0
Barley 20 } { 22 6
Oats 12 } { 15 0
Horse beans 22 } { 26 0
Hog pease 12 } to { 16 0
Boiling pease 16 } { 18 0
Pale Malt 24 } { 28 0
Brown Malt 21 } { 26 0
Tares 20 } { 23 0

Prices of Goods in _Hampshire_, &c.

_s._ _d._ _q._
Wheat best 3 9
Barley 2 1
Oats 1 6
Beef per Pound 0 3
Mutton 0 3 ½

Prices of Goods, _&c._ in _London_.

_s._ _s._
Coals, per Chaldron 27 to 28
Hops 1729, per hundred 20 to 30
Ditto 1730 35 to 75

Rape Seed _per_ Last 11 _l._ to 11 _l._ 10 _s._

Lead _per_ Fodder, _i. e._ 19 _C._ ½ on Board, 16 _l._ 10 _s._

Tin in Blocks, 4 _l._

Ditto in Bars, 4 _l._ 2 _s._ exclusive of 3 _s._ _per C._ Duty.

Cochineal, 18 _s._ 3 _d._

Indico, _French_, 2 _s._ to 2 _s._ 6 _d._

Ditto _Guetimalo_, 3 _s._ to 3 _s._ 3 _d._

Ditto _Lature_, 4 _s._

Copper _English_, the best 5 _l._ 14 _s._ _per C._

Ditto Ordinary, 4 _l._ 14 _s._ _per C._

Ditto _Barbary_, 3 _l._ to 4 _l._

Iron of _Bilboa_, 15 _l._ 10 _s._ _per Ton._

Ditto of _Sweden_, 16 _l._ 10 _s._ _per Ton._

Tallow, 40 _s._ _per C._ or 5 _d._ ½ _per L._

Country Tallow, 1 _l._ 18 _s._

Raisins of the Sun, 25 _s._ _per C._

Ditto _Malaga_ frails new, 15 _s._

Ditto _Smyrna_ new, none

Ditto _Alicant_, none

Ditto _Lipra_ new, 18 _s._ 6 _d._

Ditto _Belvedera_, 19 _s._

Currants, old 33 _s._

Ditto new, 36 _s._

Prunes _French_, 18 _s._

Figs, 18 _s._

Sugar powder best, 59 _s._ _per C._

Ditto second sort

Loaf Sugar double refin’d, 9 _d._ ¼ _per L._

Ditto single, 60 _s._ to 70 _s._ _per C._

Cinamon, 7 _s._ 9 _d._ _per L._

Cloves, 9 _s._ 1 _d._ _per L._

Mace, 17 _s._ _per L._

Nutmegs, 8 _s._ 7 _d._ _per L._

Sugar Candy white, 12 _d._ to 17 _d._

Ditto brown, 6 _d._ ½ _per L._

Pepper for Home Cons. 15 _d._

Ditto for Exportation, 11 _d._

Tea Bohea fine, 12 _s._ to 14 _s._ _per L._

Ditto ordinary, 10 _s._ _per L._

Ditto Congo, 12 _s._ to 16 _s._ _per L._

Ditto Pekoe, 18 _s._ _per L._

Ditto Green fine, 12 _s._ to 15 _s._ _per L._

Ditto Imperial, 14 _s._ _per L._

Ditto Hyson, 35 _s._

Colchester Bays, six Seals, red List 13 _d._ per Ell, 9 _s._ _per_ Piece.

Gold in Coin, 3 _l._ 18 _s._ 2 _d._ _per Oz._

Gold in Bars, 3 _l._ 18 _s._ 1 _d._ _per Oz._

Pillar pieces of Eight 5 _s._ 5 _d._ ½

Mexico, 5 _s._ 5 _d._

Silver in Bars Standard, 5 _s._ 5 _d._

_Wine, Brandy and Rum._

Oporto red, _per Ton_ 68 _l._ to 72 _l._

Ditto White, 56 _l._ a 60 _l._

Lisbon red none

Ditto white, 54 _l._ a 56 _l._

Sherry, 28 _l._ a 30 _l._

Canary new, 28 _l._

Ditto old, 32 _l._

Florence, none

French red, 36 _l._ a 50 _l._

Ditto white, 20 _l._

Mountain Malaga old, 24 _l._

Ditto new, 23 _l._

Brandy French, _per Gal._ 6 _s._ 3 _d._ a 6 _s._ 6 _d._

Rum Jamaica, 7 _s._ a 7 _s._ 4 _d._

Ditto Leeward-Islands, 6 _s._ 6 _d._ a 7 _s._

Abstract of the _London_ WEEKLY BILL from _Tuesday, August 3._ to _Tuesday August 31._

Christned { Males 844 } 1602
{ Females 758 }

Buried { Males 990 } 1969
{ Females 997 }

Of which dy’d of Consump. 570, Fevers 249, Small pox 96.

Died under 2 Years old, 709
Between 2 and 5 706
Between 5 and 10 48
Between 10 and 20 63
Between 20 and 30 158
Between 30 and 40 225
Between 40 and 50 168
Between 50 and 60 164
Between 60 and 70 165
Between 70 and 80 84
Between 80 and 90 66
Between 90 and 100 12
Between 100 and 103 1

_Foreign Affairs._

We think it a proper introduction to the history of the year newly begun, to give our readers a transient view of the situation of Affairs at the conclusion of the last; and as we find this ready done to our hands in the _Post-Boy_, _Dec. 31._ we shall make no apology for epitomizing his essay upon that Subject.

The Clouds in which the fate of _Europe_ was obscur’d at the close of the Year 1729, are not yet dissipated, notwithstanding the efforts of politicians, the number of Negotiations, and the union of four of the most formidable powers in _Europe_, by the Treaty of _Seville_.

The allies of _Seville_ now see in what advantageous situation the treaty of _Utrecht_ has put the Emperor in _Italy_. We find, that the Empire, which in the reign of _Leopold_, could not send 20,000 men to the _Rhine_ or _Flanders_, without subsidies from _England_ or _Holland_, can send 20,000 men to _Italy_, and maintain them there without assistance, its revenue amounting to no less than 15 millions of _Florins_ a year. She now employs her Powers to baffle the projects of those who rais’d her to this grandeur: Projects whose only drift is the Execution of a treaty, wherein the Imperial court is one of the principal parties contracting, which treaty was made with two views. The first was an addition to the power of the Emperor in _Italy_, by bringing under her obedience the two _Sicilies_. The second chear’d up _Spain_ for the losses she had sustain’d, particularly in the fine branches lopt from that crown, by securing to one of her _Infantes_ the uncertain hope of two successions.

The catholick King and his allies do not undertake or ask anything that the Imperial court has just reason to complain of.

The reasons alledg’d by the Imperialists for their complaints are, that an alteration had been made in one single article of the quadruple alliance, which set forth the _manner_ of securing to the _Infante_ of _Spain_ the eventual succession which had been promis’d him. But,

1. This alteration is of no great importance, because the 6000 _neutral_ troops which by the treaty of _London_ were to be garrison’d in _Tuscany_ and _Parma_, by the treaty of _Seville_ are only turn’d into _Spaniards_, which are in some sort made neutral by being discharg’d from the oath to their sovereign, and made to take an oath to the Great Duke, and Duke of _Parma_.

2. This alteration does not prejudice to the Emperor, or threaten him with any hereafter, because his strict and religious observation of treaties will not suffer him to oppose the _Infante_’s promis’d succession; nor will the _bona fide_ of the king of _Spain_ let him employ his 6000 _Spaniards_ on any design but what is stipulated by the treaty of _Seville_.

3. This alteration was not made without substantial reasons. The Imperialists always opposed the motion for putting _Spaniards_ in garrison in the towns of _Tuscany_ and _Parma_; and were averse even to the admission of neutral troops; upon which the allies passed the 4th article of the treaty of _Seville_.

This article was the subject of the late Negotiations. The resolution of the Imperial court to admit of no deviation from the treaty of Quadruple alliance; and that of the court of _Spain_ never to consent to any alteration in the treaty of _Seville_, occasion’d the preparations for war all the last summer, but ended in preparations offensive and defensive, and were kept from breaking into action by the thread of negotiation; and the opening of this scene is reserved for the year we are now entering upon; _but hitherto Things remain in the same situation_, Jan. 30.

_Constantinople._ Since the great revolution made here by the Janizaries in cutting to pieces the late Vizier, _Capigi Aga_, Capt. _Bashaw_, and _Mufti_, &c., and afterwards deposing Sultan _Achmet_, and raising the new Sultan (whose father was depos’d in 1703) to the throne; there has been no settled government. For upon divers pretences these tumultuous rebels were frequently up in arms, demanding several new regulations; particularly the promoting of their favourites, and the removal or death of those who were obnoxious to ’em. All which was comply’d with in order to appease them: But this procedure not satisfying them, and they still continuing mutinous, the Grand Segnior under pretence of holding a general council, got the chief of ’em into his palace, cut ’em all off with their servants; and about 7000 of their followers were strangled, to the great joy of this city; these rebellious people grew so insolent, as to tax families what sums they pleas’d, and even to plunder in the street: But now every thing is reduc’d to the old _Ottoman_ rules of government.

_Moscow, Jan. 8._ Advices from Derbent say, that the princes of Georgia passed that place, in their way home much pleased with the honours they have received from this court, and that one of them, who lives near mount Arrarat, had promis’d to send the Empress a relique of _Noah’s Ark_.

_Venice._ ’Tis currently reported that this republick will equip a squadron of twenty Ships of war, to put to sea early next spring, to watch the motions of the Turks.

_Vienna, Jan. 20._ Our hopes of an accommodation with _Spain_ encrease daily.

_Paris._ New proposals of accommodation are negotiating with _Spain_ and the Emperor; and ’tis thought with a fair prospect of success.

_Swisserland, Bern._ Provision is making in all the protestant cantons for the reception of a great number of Waldenses, who are depriv’d of their liberties and drove from their habitations, by their sovereign the duke of _Savoy_.

_Vienna._ There are privately handed about here copies of the _Ultimatum_ (or last proposals) of the allies of _Seville_, as transmitted hither from _Paris_; the substance of which is as follows.

1. _They would stipulate by a secret article not to oppose the settlement of Succession which the ~Emperor~ might make for his Territories in ~Italy~, and which should be freely accepted by the States thereof; and they would engage to guaranty that Settlement._

2. _They would stipulate by a secret article, that they would not oppose the advantages of Succession, which the ~Emperor~, with the consent of the different States of ~Italy~, might procure in favour of the archdutchess his daughter; and contribute to maintain what he shall so establish for his daughters, or for any one he shall pitch upon, with regard to his Territories in ~Italy~; and even to guaranty what may be established by the ~Emperor~ in consequence of that Settlement._

_Seville, Jan. 16._ Couriers are continually arriving upon the heels of one another, which occasion frequent councils.

_Hague._ About the latter end of this month their High Mightinesses wrote a letter to the United Provinces, for the celebration of the 28th of _Feb._ as a day of solemn thanksgiving, fasting and prayer, which imports in substance, _That altho’ it has pleas’d God, in his infinite patience and clemency, that we have enjoy’d peace last year, this peace was nevertheless attended with so much uneasiness and difficulty, in relation to the small success of the negotiations set on foot for terminating amicably the differences in ~Europe~, and establishing a general tranquillity, that we are still in a very uncertain and difficult scituation, and have great reason to fear that a war may at last happen, wherein this State may be engag’d, contrary to its inclination: That our apprehension in this respect increases so much the more when we consider, that notwithstanding all the blessings which it hath pleased God to shower down upon our dear Country, the sins and iniquities thereof, far from diminishing, increase daily, to such a degree, that last year horrible, abominable sins appear’d, almost unknown before in this Country; and that we ought to fear, that the patience of the Lord, justly provok’d, ceasing, his Judgments may at last fall upon our dear Country, unless we endeavour to prevent them, by an unfeigned repentance and conversion._

FAIRS

_From the beginning of ~February~ to the 12th of ~March~._

1 Bromley, Lancashire
2 Ashburn, Derbyshire
Armington, Devonshire
Beconsfield, Bucks
Bromley, Kent
Bromley, Staffordshire
Biggleswade, Bedfordshire
Bugworth, Cheshire
Bridgnorth, Shropshire
Cray, Kent
Devizes, Wiltshire
Dorchester
Eastlow, Cornwall
Evesham, Worcestershire
Godalming, Surry
Farringdon, Berkshire
Hambleton, Hampshire
Hindon, Wilts
Lyston Devonshire
Leominster, Herefordshire
Lyme, Dorsetshire
Lynn, Norfolk
Maidstone, Kent
Malton, Yorkshire
Reading, Berkshire
Saltash, Cornwall
3 Axbridge, Somersetshire
Boxgrove
Blaise, Cornwall
Frampton on Severn
6 Stafford
8 Treganon, Cardiganshire
9 Llandaff, Glamorganshire
14 Ashbrittle, Somersetshire
Feversham, Kent
Olney, Bucks
Plympton, Devonshire
22 Bath, Somersetshire
Chipping-norton, Oxfordshire
23 Baldock, Hertfordshire
24 Bourn, Lincolnshire
Blandford, Dorsetshire
Corsham, Wilts
Brome, Somersetshire
Higham ferries, Northamptonsh.
Henley on Thames
East Isley, Berkshire
Tewksbury, Gloucestershire
Uppingham, Rutlandshire
24 Walden, Essex
26 Stamford, Lincolnshire
28 Chesterfield, Derbyshire

_Movable ~Fairs~ for the Month of ~February~, and beginning of ~March~, reduced to this Year._

Northalerton, Yorkshire, every _Wednesday_ from _Christmas_ till _June_.

Hinckley, Leicestershire, three _Mondays_ after _Twelfth-day_.

Newcastle under Line, _March_ 1st, as _Shrove-monday_.

Berkhamstead, Hertfordshire, _ditto_.

Abingdon, Berkshire }
Condon, Gloucestersh. }
Chichester, Sussex }
Dunstable, Bedfordsh. } On _March_
Eaton, Buckinghamsh. } the 3d, being
Exeter, Devonshire } _Ash-Wednesd._
Falkingham, Linc. } this Year.
Litchfield, Staff. }
Royston, Cambridgsh. }
Tamworth, Staff. }
Tunbridge, Kent }

Banbury, Oxf. _March 4._ as first _Thursday_ in _Lent_.

Abingdon, Berks }
Chertsey, Surry } _March_ 8 as first
Chichester, Sussex } _Monday_ in _Lent_.
Winchester, Hants. }

Bedford, _March_ the 9th.

Wickwar, Gloucestershire last _Monday_ in _February_.

Welchpool, Montgomeryshire, _March_ the 8th.

FAIRS the beginning of _March_.

1 Culliford, Devonshire
Langueville, Glamorgansh.
Madrim
2 Langadock, Carmarthenshire
3 Sevenoke, Kent
5 Penzance, Cornwall
6 Harif
7 Worksop, Nottinghamshire
8 Treganon, Cardiganshire
10 Downes, Devonshire
12 Wrexham, Denbighshire
Woburn, Bedfordshire

_Observations in GARDENING for the Month of ~February~._

This is a month of great work for the gardener.

In the kitchen-garden renew the heat of your hot-beds with fresh dung, and continue to sow cucumbers and melons as in the former month.

Make a large hot-bed for forward rhadishes and spring carrots; they may be sown together, because the rhadishes be drawn in _March_, whereby they will make room for the carrots. The bed must be cover’d with earth 7 or 8 inches thick, and defended with mats, supported with hoops.

Make a hot-bed for _Battersey_ kidney-beans, and all sorts of annuals, except _African_ and _French_ marigold, which may be deferr’d 10 or 20 days. About the middle of the month, upon a declining hot-bed sow colly-flower seeds; also in the natural ground pease, beans, parsley, spinach, carrots, parsnips, turnips, onions, leeks, _Dutch_ brown lettuce, and asparagus-seeds.

Sow skerrits in light rich ground, where they may have moisture.

Plant garlick, shalots, and rockambole, for increase, in light ground.

Transplant young cabbage-plants for a crop.

Make plantations of straw-berries, rasberries, goose-berries, currants, and roses.

Elm-setts should now be gather’d from the roots of large trees, and planted in nursery-beds, and young plantations should be now provided with all sorts of forest-trees and shrubs, which are propagated from slips or layers.

Set acorns of the _Ilex_, cork-tree, _English_ oak, chestnuts, and walnuts.

Sow the sameria of the elm, and bay berries, all which come up the first year.

Lay branches of several trees to take root. This is the best time to raise any thing that will grow of slips.

Prune fruit-trees and vines; for now is your season to bind, plash, nail, and dress, without danger of frosts. This is to be understood of the most tender and delicate wall-fruits not finish’d before: do this before the buds and bearers grow turgid; and yet in the nectarine and like delicate mural fruit, the later the better, notwithstanding what has been, and still is the contrary custom.

The latter end of this month is most proper to graft pears and plums of all sorts; and some likewise graft apples and cherries in the cleft, tho’ others defer apples longer. The cyons cut off from the trees last month, are now to be used, without having any regard to the notion of the age of the moon.

Now, as well as in _October_, may be planted the espaliers of pears, plums, or apples, so useful as well as profitable in a garden; for being planted a convenient distance from a fruit wall, they are an admirable defence against blighting winds, and produce noble fruit.

Rub moss from trees after a shower of rain; scrape and cleanse them from cankers, _&c._ Cut and lay quick-sets, and trim up palasade hedges.

Earth up the roots of uncover’d fruit-trees, and drain superfluous moisture from roots of trees. Lay bird-lime for the bird called the tit, or tit-mouse, which is a destructive enemy to dwarf pears and plums in this and the preceding month, by destroying the buds.

The beginning of this month you may sow auricula seeds in cases fill’d with light earth, and the seeds of the polyanthois in some shady border.

Transplant all sorts of flowering shrubs, which bear the weather; as roses, jessamine, hony-suckle, laburnum, lelac, syringa, spipeas, altheas, _&c._ You may make layers of roses, pomegranates, phillyrea, laurus-tinus, and other shrubs.

Cut the _Spanish_ jessamine within 4 inches of the stem, giving them fresh earth, likewise give fresh earth to your carnations planted out in _Autumn_. Towards the latter end sow lark-spurs, hollyhocks, _Canterbury_ bells, primrose-tree, sweet-williams, annual stocks, candy-tufts, pinks, _&c._

Make plantations of the lilly of the valley on the side of some shady bank. Sow orange and lemon kernels in pots; set the pots in hot-beds; the kernels are to be used as soon as taken out of the fruit. Shift such myrtles as require large pots, at the same time shaving off the outside fibres of their root, and if there be occasion, prune their heads pretty close. Turn and skreen Mould for the use of next month, and continue to roll gravel-walks after rain and frost.

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