1766. 437 Bloomsbury, Efq;-16. Sir George Amyand, bart. member for Barnftaple-24. Owen Evans, of Pennot, Breconshire, Efq;-Francis Whitbread, Efq; an eminent Timber-mer-,' chant-Arthur Danby, of Farneley, Efq; and. Thomas Morley, of Brayton, Efq; in York fhire. Marriages and Births; Deaths. Kingston, Jamaica, June 14 Wednesday about midnight, was felt in this town, a moft tremendous fhock of an earthquake, which lafted better than a minute and a half, and threw the inhabitants into the greatest confternation, the houfes fhaking in fo terrible a manner, that their deftruction was each moment expected; but (thanks to the almighty) no particular damage has enfued. We hear from Port Royal, that the fhock was.. fo very violent there, that the inhabitants were up the whole night, and under the utmoft dread of a like catastrophe to that which befel their unhappy town, on the 7th of June, 1692, when two thirds of it were fwallowed up, and a great number of lives a loft. We have much the fame accounts from Spanish-town and Liguanea.. A MARRIAGES and BIRTHS. UGUST 14. Robert Cooper, Efqi was married to Mifs Reed-17. Capt. Chetwode, to Mifs Bate-Rev. Mr. Hagar, to Mifs Margaret Pigot.-25. Mr. Wardel, to Mifs Atkins, a 10,000l fortune-John Ward, Efq; to Mifs Fielding-Sir Alexander' Purvis, bart. to Mifs Le Blanc-27. Honourable James Hope, to Lady Betty Carnegie.. Lately. Lionel Darell, Efq; to Mifs Tullie-Jofeph Rowland, Efq; to Mifs Sally Red-1 man- Moreing, Efq; to Mifs LeggMr. Jofeph Partridge, to Mifs Sally Neeves -Mr. Lider, to Mifs Thorn-T. Snow, Efq; to Mifs Paul-John Ward, Efq; to Mifs Ma ria Fielding-Sir Thomas Broughton, bart to Mifs Wicker-Sir Capel Molyneux, to Mils Adlercron, only daughter of the late general Col. Montrefor, to Mifs Henrietta Fielding, daughter of the late Henry Fielding, Efq;.; Auguft 10. The countess of Cork, was delivered of a daughter-17. The countess of Macclesfield, of a fon. Lately. On July 27, the countess of Darlington, of a fon-Lady of Sir Brook Bridges, bart. of a fon and heir-Lady Downe, of a daughter-Mrs. White, of Richmond of..a fon-Mis. Wade of Burton in Westmoreland, of three boys, and a girl. Lately. Francis Sedgwicke, fen, Efq; an eminent merchant-James Pike, Efq;., a captain in the navy-Mrs. Belford, wife of the general-Charles Barnes, of Mortlake,' Efq;-John Callard, Efq; in the commiffion of the peace for Dorfetfhire-Jonathan, Harris, of Chelmsford, Efq;-Mr. Beckman, an eminent fugar refiner-William Dorring-' ton, Efq; a Weft India merchant-Lady Southwell, of Ireland-Walter Orrwell, Efq; a Weft India merchant-Mrs. Sharpe, wife of the member for Callington-Robert' Denton, Efq; à barrister at law-Thomas' Marrior, of Cheltenham, in Gloucestershire,' Efq;-Charles Palmer, of Bloomsbury, Efq; -Pierce Wynne, of Kanychinn, in Denbighshire, Efq;-Humphry Meredith, of Pengwarn, in Carnarvonshire, Efq;-Hon Mifs Bulkeley, only fifter of the viscountJohn Fawler, Efq; a fenior capt. in the ra vy Henry Groves, of Winchefter, Efq; John Jenkinfon, of Pall Mall, Efq-Lady Dowager Molesworth-Mifs Molefworth,' youngest daughter of the hon. Walter Molefworth-Hon. Mr. Ponfonby, fon of the fpeaker of the Irish houfe of CommonsRoger Hubbard, Efq; aged 94, an officer under the great duke of Marlborough-Redmond Sibthorpe of Clapham, Efq; who had eaten no butcher's meat, and drank only water, for thirty-five years-Rev. Dr. Irwin, a diffenting divine, at South Lam beth, aged eighty-four-Sir James Macdonald of the Ifes, bart. at Rome, aged twen→ · ty-four-Thomas Sambaron Palmer, Bfq; in the commiffion of the peace for Somersetfhire-Hugh Crawford, of Redbraes, in North Britain, Efq; Wm. Gordon, Efq; a member of the aflembly in Jamaica-William 'Altham, Eq; at Bengal Mr. Dobson, farmer, at Hat field, in Surry, aged 109; ninety-one fons, daughters, and grand-children, attended his funeral-John Carre, of Cavers, North Britain, Efq; Capt. Thomas Winslowe, of Tipperary, Ireland; aged 146; he came a lieut. col. into Ireland, with Oliver Crom well-Sir Robert Jenkinson, bart.-Mrs. Grey, of Tothill Fields, aged 104-In St. Martin's workhoufe, Mrs. Adams, aged 104 -Jane Mexley of Iflington, aged 100-John Haynes, of Witney, in Oxfordshire, fhoemaker, aged 120-Mary Cantleof, Freshford, Somersetshire aged 104; he had ten children at her death, and the eldest is more than fo -Peter Franklin Efq; deputy postmaster of Philadelphia, ECCLESIASTICAL 438 ECCLESIASTICAL PRFERMENTS. ECCLESIASTICAL PREFERMENTI. From the LONDON GAZETTE. T. James's, Aug. 2. Dr. John Hume, Sbishop of Oxford, is tranflated to the fee of Salisbury, in the room of Dr. John Thomas, deceased. From the rest of the Papers. Rev. Dr. Scrope, was prefented, to the rec tory of Alton Forald, Bucks-Mr. Wythers, to the vicarage of Greetham, Rutland hireRichard White, M. A. to the vicarage of Swineflead, Northamptonshire-Mr. Owen, to the vicarage of Caernarvon-Mr. Bull, to the rectory of Sarenfield, Herefordshire-Mr. Parfons, to the living of Yeovil, Somersetfhire-Mr. Cantrell, to the living of St. Michael's, Stamford-Dr. Grant, to the living of Kempfton, Bedfordshire-Mr. Touchit, to the vicarage of Torpington, Cambridgefaire-Mr. Richard Proffer, to the vicarage of Hartley, Wilts-Mr. Story, to the rectory of Thwaite, in Norfolk-Mr. Hurft, was elected warden of Brown'shofpital, Stamford-Mr. Clark, lecturer of St. Mary Abchurch-Mr. Aldrich, chofen affifiant prea cher at Lincoln's-inn. A difpenfation paffed the feals to enable the rev. John Copley, M. A. to hold the rectory of Sillington, and vicarage of Tortington, Suffex-Dr. Tatton, to hold the rectory of Rutherfield, Suffer, and vicarage of Peckham, Kent. PROMOTIONS Civil and Military. ST From the LONDON GAZETTE. T. James's, July 21. Jofeph Andrews, of Shaw, Berkas, Efq; is created a ba ronet, with remainder to James Pettit Andrews, Efq; his brother, &c. Whitehall, July 29. James Brufby, Efq; is appointed conful at Madrid-James Macpherion, Efq; regifter of West Florida and Alexander Duncan, Efq; clerk of the crown -William Lucas, Efq; attorney general of the Granadoes, &e &c, and John Macfarṛan, Efq; follicitor general. St. James's, July 30. The king has been pleafed to grant unto the right honourable William Pitt and his heirs male, the digni ties of a viscount and an earl of Great Bri tain, by the name, file, and title of vif count Pitt of Burton Pynfent in the county of Somerset, and earl of Chatham in Kent→→→→ To grant the office of lord prefident of the Council, to the earl of Northington-To deliver the great Teal to Lord Camden, as lord Auguft Thomas Townshend, George Onflow, and Pryfe Campbell, Efqr. are appointed his majefty's commiffionere for executing the office of treafuter of his majesty exchequer→→ the right bonourable Charles Townfhend chancellor, and under treafuter of his majeffy's Exchequer. St. James's, Aug. 12. Right honourable Hans Stanley, is appointed ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary to Rumia, Whitehall, Auguft 13. Lord William Campbell, is appointed governor of Nova Scotia John Wentworth, Efq; governor of New Hampshire. St. James's, Auguft 13. The marquit of Granby is appointed commander in chief of the land forces in Great Britain. Whitehall, Auguft 16. The king har been pleafed to conflitute and appoint Samuel Mead, Edward Hooper, Henry, Pelham, John Frederic, Henry Bankes, Efqrs. Sir William Mulgrave, Bart. Jofeph Pennington, Corbyn Morris, and James Jeffreys, Efqrs. to be commillioners for levying and collecting his majefty's duties and cuftoms in that part of Great Britain called England, the dominion of Wales, and town of Berwick upon Tweed -the right honourable Wills earl of Hillsbo rough of the kingdom of Ireland, Soame Jenyns, Edward Eliot, George Rice, John Roberts, Jeremiah Dyfon, and William Fitzherbert, Elqrs. and the right honourable Henry Viscount Palmerton, of the kingdom of Ireland, to be his majesty's commif fioners for trade and plantations. Whitehall, Auguft 19. Lord North and George Cooke, Efq; are appointed joint receiver and paymaster of the forces. From the ref of the Papers, Martin Howard, Efq; is appointed chief juftice of North Carolina George Hardinge, Efq, fecretary to the commiffions of the peace The Earl of Berkeley, was chosen high Steward of Gloucester Col. Weit is appointed aid de camp to the king-James Wright, Biq; ambalador to Vienna, and knighted John Maine, Efq major of the 14th reg. of dragoons, Mr. Vailency, direc tor of Engineers, and Mr. Jarratt, engineer in ordinary, all in Ireland.-William Burle ton, Efq; is elected recorder of Leicester, and the Rev. Mr. Wheeler, profeffor of poetry at Oxford. BNTS. high chancellor of Great Britain-to deliver JOHN Ortoll, of Princes-Areet, vidualier. the cuftody of the privy feat to the earl of Chatham to appoint the earl of Shelburne one of the principal fecretaries of State. St. James's, Aug. 2. The duke of Grafton, the right honourable Charles Townshend, James Wakinfon of Leeds, merchant. 1766. FOREIGN AFFAIRS. Woodroff Drinkwater, of Chichester, merchant. Daniel Bain and William Felton, of the Strand, John Henderfon and William Ebell, of Birchinlane, merchants and brokers. Afhton Blackburne, of Manchester manufacturer of Checks. John Lovat, of York, pedlar. Aaron Gooldon, jun. of Bridgnorth, Grocer, Charles Leach, of Norwich, linen-draper, hawker and pedlar. Thomas Tillinghaft, fen. of Stepney. Jofeph Levy, of Briftol, merchant. Ifaac Jofeph, of Charles-Areet, Westminster, Alver- FOREIGN AFFAIRS. There are arrived in Pthe port of Toulon, four faips of the ARIS, July 18. line, each of fixty-four guns, befides a frigate, two bomb veffels, and feveral transports. There are also arrived at Rochfort three ships of war of fixty guns each, and four frigates, all built at Genoa, where they are fill employed in constructing divers other hips, as well for the fervice of this crown as for that of Madrid. Paris, July 19. The late affembly of the clergy, among their latter refolutions, agreed, in confequence of a representation which had been made of the fufferings of the family of Calas, that a penfion should be granted to Lewis Calas, befides a prefent of an hundred kouis d'ors. They alfo refolved to give the fum of two hundred thousand livres towards the redemption of captives in Morocco. Paris, Auguâ 13. By an arret of the council of ftate, dated Auguft 1, 1766, the king bas directed, that the Canada bills, which are English property, fhall be admitted to be eleared in the manner directed by the arret of council of the 15th of December 1764 ; the forms prefcribed by the convention of the 29th of March lat, and fome articles annexed to the prefent arret of council, being previously complied with. Madrid, July 15. The remains of the fately deceafed queen-dowager are to be depofited in the collegiate church of St. lidephonie, by the fide of the king her confort, who founded the church. The mourning is to continue fix months, reckoning from the day of her death. Aranjuez, June 30. Don Francis de Sallefar a Corvetto, a native of Murcia, where his father was regidor, was last Friday publickly degraded at Madrid from the rank of mobility, had his tongue and his right hand cut off, and was afterwards hanged. His crime was aslaffinating fome perfons, and ha 439 ving formed the horrid defign of laying his facriligious hands upon the king and the royal family, Rome, July 5. The young chevalier has retired from this city to Albano, a feat of his late father's, after feveral indignities offered Lim by this court. We are told he lives in great privacy there, which is imagined to be owing to the lowness of his finances; for it is believed he has a spirit to do otherwife if he could. Civita Vecchia, July 14. The pope's dominions experience a greater fearcity of corn this year than the two preceding ones; to remedy which, it is agreed to employ part of the treasure amaffed by Sixtus Quintus, to buy up large quantities of corn, for which feveral commiffions are already fent to Dantzick and England. The prior of the Irish Dominicans, and the rectors of the three colleges of English, Irish, and Scotch jefuits, established at Rome, have been banished; the first to this city, and the others to different colleges out of the capital, for paying honours appropriated to royalty, to prince Edward Stuart. Rome, July 23. A confiftory was held the day before yesterday, when the archbishop of Chalcedonia in partibus (major damo of the apoftolical palace) and the archbishop of Athens in partibus (mafter of the chamber) were created cardinals. Conftantinople, July 1. On Thursday the 26th paft, John Murray, Efq; his Britannic majefty's ambaffador to the Porte, went in great ftate, accompanied by most of the gentlemen of the factory, and the Drugomen, and had an audience of the grand vizier, who received him with all poffible marks of esteem and friendship. And this day he went in the fame state to, and had an audience of, the grand fignior, who was feated on a mɔgnificent throne, attended by the grand vizir and his high treasurer: the grand fignior res ce ved him with politeness, and expreffed great refpect for his Britannic majefty; and was pleafed to fay, that he would always protect the confuls, merchants, drugomen, and all the fubjects of the king of Great Britain, in their privileges in this empire. The damage, which this city and the pubJick works have fuftained from the earthquake, is computed at near a million and a half fterling. Vienna, Auguft.6. Letters just arrived from Conftantinople, dated the 15th ult. import, that that unhappy city had fuftained, the evening before, a fresh shock of an earthquake, pretty confiderable, preceded by a fubterraneous bellowing noife; and that among other damages occafioned by this calamity, a funmer-houfe of the grand fignior's, placed at the extremity of the marine arfenal, had been thrown down. Berlin, Ang. 7. Mot of the proprietors of the new Pruffian Eat India company are Ham. Monthly Catalogue of Books. 410 Hamburghers, and the thips will take their departure from Hamburgh for China, and return to Hamburgh again to unload. Each hip of this company, it is faid, is to pay, on its return from China, 5000 rixdollars to the king. Two only are to go the first year, but they are to fail together. Copenhagen, July 21. The king has iffued an edict permitting the wear of all forts of gold and filver-laced cloaths, provided the lace is of the manufacture of this kingdom. 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