638 The MONTHLY CHRONOLOGER. B-NK-TS. JOHN Skyrin, of Whitehaven in Cumberland, merch int. Anthony Fernandez and Joseph da Silva, of SavageSardens, London, merchants and partners. William Pryer, of Edmonton in Middlelex, wheelwright John Green, of Cheifea, brewer. William Barthrop of Ipfwich, linen draper. John Stevens, of St. John, Southwark, fail. maker. Clement Woodham, of Dover, woollen draper. William Adlard. of Red lion court, Fleet freet, London, printer. Henry Sowley. of London, merchant Peter Lewis Soubergue, of Princes-street, Spitalfields, fik broker. Henry Halfey, of Portsmouth. linen draper. Thomas Mecham, of Norton Falgate, linen-draper. Will am Graylon, of Whitehaven in Cumberland, mercer and draper. Robert Ridgeway, of High Holborn, ftationer. John Atkinfoa, of Alderfgate ftreet, London, Henry Phelps, of Fulham, lighterman. David Alvarenga, of Southwark, lapidary and Augustine Palgrave Oldman, of Ingoldefthorpe in Richard Norris, of York, filverfmith and chap man. Ifaac Attwood, late of Wednesbury in Staffordshire, furgeon and apothecary. James Hill, of Sidmouth in Devonshire, tanner. John Robertfon and William Turner, of St. Paul's nere. Samuel Cox, of the Msze in Southwark, grocer. John Weft, of St. Mary la bonne, coachmaker. James Bramble, of Oxford-road, ironmonger. App. John Watfon and Thomas Thorley, of Ralnow in Cheshire. button-merchants and copartners. Richard Edge, of Wednesbury in Staffordshire, gunmaker. Samuel Livefay, of Walfall in Staffordshire, cabi. net-maker. Edmund Smith, of Underwood, in the parish of Rochdale in Lancashire, and John Teasdale, of Manchester, paper merchants and partners. ON Birmingham, Dec, 21. N Saturday laft a man dreffed in black," and pretending to be a clergyman, was apprehended at an inn in Worcester, on fufpicion of being one John Godfrey, a pretended clergyman, charged in juftice Fielding's lift, with a fraud committed at ChiOn his examination he chefter, in Suflex. perfifted in being a clergyman, and faid he had his education at Cambridge: but being questioned by a gentleman prefent, well acquainted with that univerfity, he gave fuch unfatisfactory aniwers as fhewed plainly that he was an impoftor. It appearing that he came from Gloucefter, and refided there for upwards of two months laft paft, a mesfenger was dispatched with notice of his being apprehended; whereupon, on Monday morning, feveral tradeimen of Gloucefter, of whom he had obtained goods under falle pretences, arrived with a warrant for fecuring him; on which he was delivered up, and in the afternoon conducted to Gloucefter, under an escorte of the tradefmen who came to fetch him. He has affumed the feveral names of Kemp, Sykes, and Warburton, and always pafled for a clergyman. About a fortnight ago he advertised under the name of Kemp, B. A. that he had taken a house at Gloucester, to be opened as an academy, and had given orders for the fitting up and furnishing this houfe, but he abfconding on Friday laft, a fufpicion arofe that he was a cheat, and Sir John Fielding's lift was referred to. The day before he left Gloucefter, being under the hands of his barber, and obferving that he had a watch, deûred to have it lent him for that day, as he was going (as he faid) to dine with the dean, pretending at the fame time that his own watch was repairing. He walked from Gloucefter to Tewkesbury, where he fold the barber's watch, and then took a post-chaise to Worcester. Ipfwich, Dec. 25. The following letter has been received by the gentlemen in the malt-trade of this town, from their refpective factors in London: London, Dec. 17. "Sir, The corn-trade of late being in a very material degree different from what it formerly was, both as to the credit which is given the buyers in general, and the very great advance in price; on which account a greater rifque of bad debt arifes, and neceffarily a much larger capital to carry it on is required; 6 1772. The MONTHLY CHRONOLOGER. required; it is therefore found to be expe dient to advance the commiffion on malt to I s. per quarter, to commence on the 1ft day of January next. And further to justify this refolution it is neceffary to mention, that the commiffion of 6d. per quarter was eftablished at a time when malt did not bear much above half the prefent value; and every purchaser, whether distiller or brewer, paid nearly ready money, whereas the credit now given to both is greatly extended; and the late failures muft fufficiently convince every man converfant in bufinefs of the neceflity of our determination, and that it is not in the power of any perfon to pursue with integrity the bufinefs of a mult-factor but upon the new eftablishment. I am, &c." Their printed Answer. Sir, Ipfwich, Dec. 23. "Suppofing your commiffion to be too fmall, yet the contemptible treatment fhewn to me in yours of the 17th inft. determines me totally to reject the contents thereof. I &c.' am, W are AMERICA. Charles-Town, South Carolina, 08. 26. Eare informed by letters from New Orleans, that the French inhabitants withdrawing themfelves from that country as fast as they can: moft of them go to St. Domingo, the French king being at the expence of tranfporting them, with their negroes and effects. From the Bofton (New England) Gazette. Bofton, Nov. 9. On Wednesday last the freeholders and other inhabitants of this town met at Faneuil-hall, to enquire into the grounds of a report that prevails, that falaries are annexed to the officers of the judges of the fuperior court of judicature of this province, whereby they are rendered independent of the grants of the general affembly for their fupport; contrary to accient and invariable usage. And to take fuch measures thereupon, as might be proper on fo alarming an occafion. After the coolest and moft candid debate and deliberation, the town came into a very full vote (there being only one hand held up against it, and that through inattention as the perfon affures us) to prepare a decent and respectful meflage to the governor, for the first purpose aforefaid. And in the afternoon a meffage was prepared and approved; and William Phillips, Efq, the Hon. James Otis, Efq. Mr. Samuel Adams, Dr. Jofeph Warren, Dr. Benjamin Church, Mr. Timothy Newell, and Cof. Thomas Marshall, were appointed to wait on his excellency with the fame. Then the meeting was adjourned until the Friday following. The meffage above-mentioned is as follows: The freekolders and other inhabitants of the town of Bofton legally affembled in 639 Faneuil-Hall, beg leave to acquaint your excellency, that a report has prevailed, which they have reafon to apprehend is well grounded, that ftipends are affixed to the offices of the judges of the fuperior court of judicature, &c. of this province, whereby they are become independent of the grants of the general affembly for their fupport, contrary to antient and invariable usage. commons "This report has fpread an alarm among all confiderate perfons who have heard of it, in town and country; being viewed as tending rapidly to compleat the fyftem of their flavery; which originated in the house of of Great-Britain, affuming a power and authority to give and grant the monies of the colonists without their confent, and against their repeated remonstrances. And, as the judges hold their places during pleafure, this eftablishment appears big with fatal evils, fo obvious that it is needless to trefpafs on your excellency's time in mentioning them. "It is therefore the humble and earnest request of the town, that your excellency would be pleafed to inform them, whether you have received any fuch advice relating to a matter fo deeply interefting to the inhabitants of this province, which gives you affurance that fuch an establishment has been, or if likely to be made." The next day his excellency was pleased to fend the following answer. "Gentlemen, It is by no means proper for me to lay before the inhabitants of any town whatever, in confequence of their votes and proceedings in a town meeting, any part of my correspondence as governor of the province, or to acquaint them whether I have or have not received any advices relating to the public affairs of the government. This reafon alone, if your addrefs to me had been in other refpects unexceptionable, wouldhave been fufficient to restrain me from complying with your defire, I fhall always be ready to gratify the inhabitants of the town of Boston upon every regular application to me on bufinefs of public concernment to the town, as far as I fhall have it in my power confiftent with fidelity to the truft which his majefty has repofed in me. Province House, T. HUTCHINSON." The foregoing anfwer being read, it was moved that a committee be appointed to prepare a petition to the governor, praying that he would be pleafed to order a feffion of the general affembly at the time to which it now ftands prorogued. The petition was accordingly prefented; and the governor gave the committee an an- . fwer in writing, containing feveral reafons why he could not comply with their request. His reply was read at the town meeting on Monday; and the question put, whether the RUSSIA. HEN Mr. Durand, envoy from the WHE court of France, had his first au dience of the empress, he addreffed her imperial majefty in the following manner. "The letters of credence which I have the honour to prefent to your imperial majefty will testify the extreme defire of the king, my mafter, to cultivate the friendship of your majefty. And who would not with to have the friendship of a power that regulates the fate of fo many fates? A fovereign whofe genius and courage make Europe and Afia tremble; a fovereign who teaches kings what will and power united in one perfon may effect, in the execution of great defigns." POLAN D. Warfare, Dec. 8. Several letters from Pruffia fay, that a Pruffian fifcal has been all over the new acquifitions of that court, and has announced to all the fenators of Polish Pruffia, that they are not to go to Warfaw to aflift at the affembly of the fenate, under pain of having their effects and prerogative confifcated. As thefe fenators will be fummoned by the king and the republic to affift at that affembly, one may judge of the embarrafliment they are in about it. Other letters mention, that the inhabitants of Dantzick flatter themselves that certain powers will interpofe their good offices for them, to obtain the freedom of their port on the footing it was before the change in affairs; but in the interim it is certain that the Black Eagles are taken down from Scharpau, a territory under the jurifdiction of Dantzick. Paris, Dec. 12. Letters from Marseilles mention a riot having happened at the playhoufe there, occafioned at firft by the comedians perfifting in reprefenting a piece highly difagreeable to the public. Some grenadiers were called in to quell the riot, but exprefsly directed not to fire, that no accident might happen. However, a perfon in the pit, who, having expected a difturbance, had armed himself with a pistol, as foon as he faw the grenadiers, fhot one of them dead. They were then ordered to fire, by which means feveral perfons were killed and wounded. This affair has thrown the whole towa of Marfeilles into confternation. SPAIN. Malaga, Nov. 10. Don Louis Velafques, Marquis de Valda-Flores, died here fuddenly the 9th inftant. He was well known by feveral learned works, but more fo by the difgrace which he incurred during the troubles at Madrid in 1766. After being confined fome time in the caftle of Alicant, he was fent to Africa, from whence he was released but last year, and permitted by his Catholic majefty to refide at Malaga. HOLLAND. Hague, Nov. 26. The States-Generalhave forbidden all merchants and retailers in the province of Kirk to purchase, or caufe to be purchased, from the 17th instant, any kind of grain, except in open markets properly appointed for that purpose. BARBAR Y, Tunis, Nov. 5. Several veffels, of different nations, have lately arrived in our road, in order to purchase corn; but our govern ment continues in the refolution to forbid the exportation, and has hitherto allowed the French and English merchants to take on board very fmall quantities, and thofe at their hopes of gain. fuch extravagant prices as muft fruftrate all INDE X TO THЕ DEBATES OF A POLITICAL CLUB, TO THE ESSAYS ON VARIOUS SUBJECTS, AND TO THE Domestic and Foreign Occurrences, for the Year 1772. A BSURDITY of fending fupervifors Banks and Solander, particulars relating to Adams, Mr. admitted to the free- kers Adventures of a place-hunter 248 their voyage 291 fome account of them 341 433 290 Beattie, Dr. a definition of his refuted 571 Alardor, Maurice Auguftus, extraordinary 593 164 Bengal, an account of its revenues and mili- 208 Bias, the Prienian, his artifice of London Bob Dactyl, an original character 160 528 283 129 68 Bolland, James, his life 251 Brafidas, his ftratagems in war Britain, Jonathan, (executed at Briftol) his BRITISH THEATRE, ftate of - 235 70 Account of the Grecian Daughter, 105 20 a tragedy 106 Index to the Debates, Essays, &c. pics, and on the Duel, a new comedy, Conference between the Ruffians and the Turks 503 Conftitution of the Eaft-India company ex- amined 220 312 Cornewall, Mr. his fpeech on lord North's 563 343 Burke, Mr. his fpeech on lord North's CAB Orders iffued in their favour by the treasury board 343 Canals, remarks on thofe of Staffordshire 473 without danger 467 104 houfe 101 on the royal marriage bill 102, 152 on the motion to exempt the diffent- 299 on the penal laws 351 on fome indignities received from 197 the upper houfe 354 Cheiter, account of a very terrible accident on the motion to appoint a felect 354 409 on Mr. Sullivan's bill there Chief good further confidered the letter fo figned 405 Chriflmas, its effects on fociety North 577 ----- amufements cefcribed 578 India bill on the second reading of the Eaft- Clerical fubfcription, the utility of, justified chants ib. Clive, lord, his fpeech in the houfe in de- fence of himself Codrus, his ftratagem 612 en the motion for a bill to regulate 203 22 of 142 488 Coffin, one made after the ancient cuftom drefs to one Conduct of the clerical petitioners examined Decrease of the people denied Denmark, articles of intelligence from of the village maid Dialogue |