492 Remarkable Behaviour of a Criminal. bours? Let every Englishman perufe the facts abovementioned, and let them glory in that liberty which places them above the fear of feeing thofe horrors revived which blackened the reigns of our Queen Mary, and Charles the IXth. of France. What is now become of that change which Monf. D'Alembert (one of their bett writers) speaks of in his late performance called-Sur la deftruction des jefuits there he says, page 106, fpeaking of the clergy-Grace a l'Esprit pbilofophique qui eclaire Aujourd' bui quelques-uns de fes Membres, et qui leur fait regarder avec Rafon le Fanatifme et ignorance comme les deux veritables Fleaux de chriftianifme. [Thanks to that philofophick fpirit which illumines at prefent fome of its members, and which makes them justly look upon fanaticism and ignorance as the two real fcourges of Christendom.] Leaving this all-ufficient nation ftill to pride themselves as the most civilized, elegant, polifhed, and philofophical people in Europe, I fhall proceed to the history of the unfortunate injured youth, Mr. Le Februre de la Marre. This young man, about the age of twenty, and of a good family, by keeping bad company, was become a great rake, and guilty of Several flagrant irregularities: Among which his want of decency to the hoft, and when in liquor, going into the market place with his companions, and ftriking the image of Chrift in an infulting manner-for this he certainly should have been punished, and made an example of; but when a punishment exceeds all proportion to the crime, and the fentence comes from the most refpectable body of the nation, not from a provincial parliament, we then begin to fhudder, and from theace form our ideas, and with great juft.ce, of the state of that kingdom. Le Februre de Marre was condemned for the crime abovementioned, (the mere effect of youthful fpirits inflamed by wine, and bad example) to have his head cut off, and his body thrown into the fire, with Voltaire's Dictionnaire Philofophique, which he confeffed was a favourite book with him. He heard his femtence read to him (according to custom) with great tranquility, and when it was finished he laughed: The confeffor applyed to him with great fervency; but he would not talk with the priest of any thing but trifling matters, and of thefe with pleasantry: They both dined together. LaMarre eat very heartily, and after he had done he asked the confeffor, "If it was permitted him to drink coffee?" The priest made no bie&ion to it. You are in the right, replied the young man with great gaiety, it will not, I believe, difturb my digeftion. When they came to take him to the place of execution, he ftill appeared with the fame tranquility; but upon mounting the fcaffold, there was an alteration in his face, at which the priest cayed out, ན་ you have, then, fome fear of death" "Not at all: But I beheld, with some Sept. indignation, many of my enemies got together here, to feat themselves upon my exec. tion."-There they are! (pointing to them), "Good God! It is poflibie, that the hatred of man should go to luch extremeties?" The priest taking the advantage of this reflec tion, to speak to him of the tremendous moment, when he was to pafs from life to death, and of the consequences, My reverend ur, (fays the young man,) fhali, in a very little time, know more of the matter than yourself. What is that piece of paste board floating at the end of that cord?"—That is your unhappy accomplice, who is hanged in effigy. This occafioned De La Maite to laugh again but afterwards looking a little feriously, he faid, "That his companion was a mean fellow to run away, and that if he regarded his honour, he should have been hang d with him." As he flood upon the fcattold he faw feven men will dreffed: Who are they? He was told, they were feven executioners "That is very ridiculous-What, feven hangmen for me, only for me! He fmiled, aud beckoned one of them to come to him. "Pray who are you, Sir?" “[ have the honour to be the executioner at Paris." "What is it you who beheaded Mr. Lally?" "I had that honour, fir"—" i will tell. you what friend, it has no done you much honour, for you did it clumfily.” It is true, With all there was a fault, but it was not mine, MARRIAGES and BIRTHS. * He Aug. 31. WILLIAM Fgan, Efq; was Paul. September 5. Sir Charles Uther, bast. to Mifs Lucy Windham-1. John Wynne, Etq; to lady Catherine Percival, eldest daughter of the earl of Egmont-Thomas Hutchins, Medlicutt, Efq; member for Milbourn Port, to Mis Cole - 19. Sir Walter Blount, bart. to the hon. Mifs Atton, daugh ter of the late Lord Forfar. Lately. Robert Hampden Pye, Efq; to Mrs. Campbell-Jofeph Atwood, Eig; to Mis Sally 1766. ECCLESIASTICAL PRFERMENTS. ally Hammond-Bolton Mainwaring, E'q; Mifs Dorothy Blundell-R chard Webb, q; to Mils Holden-John Breden, Eiq; to MYS. Newton-Henry Pye, Ffq; to Mifs Hooke-Edward Kynafton, Efq; to Mifs Haynes-Willam Drummond, Elq; to Mis Labat-Thomas Bowton, Efq; to Mis. Turin, a 10,0col. fortune-James Frampton, diq; to Mrs. Charlton Wollafton-Captain Hanbury Humphreys, to Mrs. PhillipsRight hon. earl of Darnley, to Mifs Stoyte e-Henry Halton, Efq; to Mifs PreftonCaptain Chambers, to Mifs Broadley. Sept. 1. Lady of Mr. Beckford, was delired of a fon-8. Mrs. Sleigh, of Stockton, of a daughter-18. Mrs. Plumptree, of Jernyn fireet, of a fon. Lately. Mrs. Mafferman, of York, of a on and heir-Mrs. Horton, of Howroyde, Yorkshire, of a fon and heir-Lady Baird, of a daughter-Mr. Farrel, of Duke freet, t. James's, of a fon-Mrs. Greme, of the Heath, of a daughter, and Mrs. Serjeantion, of Royds Hall, of a fon and heir, both in Yorkshire iept. 3. DEATHS. brooke, in Northamptonshire, IR John Langham, of Cottefart. fucceeded by his nephew, now Sir ames Langham, bart.-5. Rev. Mr. Benamin Treacher, a worthy Baptift minifer→ ). Archibald Bower, Eq; author of the ives of the Popes-Tho. Abbot, of Redon-iquare, Elq;-7. W lliam Osbaitefton, iq; member for Scarborough-Tho. Tyndal, sq; king's proctor, and F. R. S.-9. Roger Thornton, Efq; aged ninety, heriff of Sury, in 1726-10. Dr. George Macaulay, nyfician and treasurer to the British lyingn-holpital-12.George Chafin, Efq, formerly member for Devonshire 13. Benjamin Heath, Etq; L.L. D. town-clerk of Exeter14. Sherman Godfrey, Eq; an eminent malt diftiler-Archibald Millar, Efq; late commander of his majefty's fhip the LynnArthur Simmonds, of Grofvenor freet, Efq:-Jeremian Dallingworth, of Mile End, iq,-13. Hon. Lieut. Gen. Noel, col. of the forty-third regiment of foot, brother of the earl of Gainsborough-John Cathcart, of Perth, in Scotland, Eq;-20. Mr. Jos feph Hazard, fenior, an eminent flock broker-Mrs. Bacon, mother of the member for Norwich-22 Rev. Dr. Brown, vicar of Newcastle, well known in the learned world -Luke Farnaby, of Chelsea, Eiq;-Mr. Thomas Worlidge, the celebrated painterCapt. Thomas Saumarez, who went the voyage round the world with the late Lord An1on 23. John Underwood, of Hamplead, Efq;-Lady Tyrrel, relict of Sir John Tyrrel, of Heron, in Effex, bart. Lately. Rev. Jonathan Mayhew, D. D. of Botion in New England, well known by his excellent writings-Ifaac Norris, Efq; twenty years fpeaker of the general aflem 493 bly, in Pensilvania-Tho. Savage, Efq; formerly, an Eaft-India captain-Rev. Mr. James How, chaplain to the garrifons of Gravefend and Tilbury fort, &c. Hon. John Dunnet, Efq, fecretary of Eaft-Florida Philip Kannitz, of Hackney, Efq; Robert Beaumont, Efq; a filk merchantRev. Samuel Finley, D. D. president of New Jersey college-Major Sowle, brother-injaw of Lord Holmes - Mrs. Eleanor Price, of Marybone, aged 108-On July 7, Mrs. Sith, wife of Richard Smith, of Illington, £ii ECCLESIASTICAL PREFERMENTS. ST. James's, Sept. 16. Dr. Lowth, bishop of St. David's is tranflated to the fee of Oxfo, in the room of Dr. john Hume, tranflated to the fee of Salisbury. From the reft of the Papers. A difenfation paffed the feals to enable the Rev. Stephen Waller, to hold the rectoris of Rawleigh and Epping, in Effex. Rev. Dr Walton, to hold the rector of Micklehm, in Surry, and vicarage of Odiam, Hants-Mr. Hatherley, to hold the vicarage of Colyto and rectory of Wordingson, in Devonshire - Mr. Burleigh, to nets, the rectories of Brown Candover, and Chilton Candover, Hants. Rev. Mr. George Snow, is prefented to the rectory of Hela.fby, in Efex-Mr. Pote, to the rectories of St. Martin's Lothbury, and Milton, Kent-Mr. Myres, to the rectory of All Saints Wainfleet, in LincolnshireMr. Claggen to the vicarage of Walgrave, Cornwall--Mr. Beet, to the vicarage of Nafeby, in Northamptonshire-Mr. Robinson, to the vicarage of Ludby in Shrophire-Mr. Leheup, to the rectory of Hedet, SuffolkMr. Purkis, to the rectory of Carlby, Lincolnshire-Mr. Maffie, to a med ety of the rectory of Lymme, in Cheshire--Mr. William Ellis, to the rectory of Barnardifton, Suffolk-Mr. Nichols, is elected lecturer of St. Michael's, Woodfreet-Mr. White is prefented to the rectory of Weathersfield, Effex-Mr. Dove, to the vicarage of Kentsford, Suffolk. T. PROMOTIONS Civil and Military. St. James's, Aug: 30. Right hon. James Stuart Mackenzie, is appointed keeper of the privy feal of Scotland, in the room of the earl of Breadalbin. St. James's, Sept. 6. The king has been pleafed to grant. unto the right hon. John vifcount Ligonier of the kingdom of Ireland, and lord Ligonier baron of Ripley in the County of Surry in the kingdom of Great Britain, and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, the dignity of an earl of the kingdom of Great Britain, by the name, file, and title of Earl Ligonier. George 494 FOREIGN AFFAIRS. George Thomas, of Yapton Place, in Suffex, Eiq; governor of the Leeward Islands, is created a baronet. St. James's, Sept. 10. Sir John Eardley Wilmot, lord chief juftice of the Common Pleas, Sir Charles Saunders, and Haac Barre, Efq; were fworn of the privy council. St. James's, Sept. 16. The king has been pleafed to conftitute and appoint Sir Charles Saunders, knt, of the Bath, Auguftus Keppel, and Charles Townshend, Efqrs. Sir William Meredith, bart. John Buller, Efq; the right hon. Henry vifcount Palmerston of the kingdom of Ireland, and Sir George Yonge, bart. to be commiffioners for executing the office of lord high admiral of Great Britain and Ireland, and the domi nions, islands, and territories thereunto re fpectively belonging. St. James's, Sept. 20. Hans Slcane, Efq; is appointed fecretary to the extraordinary embaffy to Ruffia. From the rest of the Papers. Anthony Fofter, Efq; is appointed chief baron of the Exchequer in Ireland, in the room of Edw. Willes, Efq;-Philip Crefpigny, Efq; king's proctor, in the room of the late Mr. Tyndal. BILLS of Mortality from June 3, to Sept. fell down; but his royal highne's being im mediately pulled back by fome of his attendants, who faw his danger, happily escaped unhurt. Paris, Auguft 22. A few days fince, i gentleman in a handfome coach flopped at a fountain in the fuburb of St. Germain, and alighting from his carriage, afked of the water carriers if they had one among them of fuch a name. The perfon called appearing and answering to the feveral questions put to him, refpecting his birth and family, the ftranger, after listening to him with emotion, embraced him, called him brother, and made him get into his coach, where he put into his hands notes to the amount of upwards of a thousand crowns a year. This worthy gentleman was born at Arcueil. near Paris. One of his relations had taken him from his father's at three years of age, and carried him to the Eaft-Indies, where he made a confiderable fortune. His first care, immediately on his return, was to find out what was become of his family, and learning that he had only one brother left, who was a water-carrier, he made all poffible researches for him, which obliged him, as he thought it a matter of too much importance to be tranfacted by any body but himself to vifit the gates and med of the fountains in this city. Paris, Sept. 5. Mr. de Vaubery, who lately arrived from the Eaft Indies, fays, that when he left Pondicherry all the streets were cleared of the rubbish; that upwards of 400 houfes were already rebuilt, and that about 3000e of the old inhabitants were returned to fettle there. He likewite fays, that a very able engineer has offered to reflore the city to the condition it was in heretofore, for 4000000 of livres. Lisbon, August 5. The preamble to the king's edict lately publifhed for putting a ftop to the obtaining of eftates in prejudice to the legal heirs, is as follows: "We don Jo feph, by the grace of God, king of Portugal and the Algarves, &c. to all those to whom this edit thall appertain, greeting. We make known, that we have been informed by our great council, of the irregularities and abufes committed in our ftates by a number of perfons, who introduce themselves into families, and ufe all artifices to engage the fick to make their wills; by which means mot of the teftators, being advanced in age, et exhausted by illness, or more properly speaking, overcome by the perfuafions of thes cratty deceivers, who act under the cloak of religion and paternal love, are prevailed on to make wills, which deprive the legal heirt of their patrimony, and reduce both fathers and children to fuch indigence, that, feeing their inheritance pafs into the hands of firan gers, they are led to all the diforders faggefted by despair. A circumstance ftill mor to be lamented is, that among these birds of P 1766. FOREIGN prey are found ecclefiaftics, who, abufing the privileges and difcipline of the church, haften to affift at the execution of teftaments with more ardour, than zeal for the falvation of fouls, infomuch that the greater part of thefe teftamentary difpofals, obtained by hypocrify, are repugnant not only to the church and the ecclefiaftical rules and inftitutions, but to the ordinances of feveral emperors, and eventhe fentiments of the fathers of thechurch. Nevertheless, thefe fcandalous abuses, in violation of the laws and ordinances of princes, are become but too common in the catholic ftates of Europe, and principally in our kingdom, although Philip the IVth, at the requeft of his people, took all poffible care to extirpate the abufe by the execution of a decree, in which one of the chief articles forbad any religious order to obtain the infertion of their names in wills, as heirs or legatees, or to accept any letacy in favour of their communities; which prohibition was confirmed the 2d of May 1647, in prefence of King John, our great-grand father. Wherefore by the advice of our council, and others of our miniftry, as well for the love of religion, as the good of our fubjects, whether ecclefiatical or civil, we ordain as follows, &c. &c. Naples, August 22. The government, informed that the grain harveft has totally failed in almost all the provinces of the kingdom, has juft probibited the exportation of corn, meal, or paste, under pain of death. Florence, August 2. The grand duke, ever attentive to the commerce of his ftates has juft iffued an edit, by which his royal highness exempts from all duties, for one year, fuch woollen fluffs, died or undyed, as have been fabricated in the grand duchy, and fhall be exported from thence by the way of Leghorn. Parma, Aug. 27. As a means of preventing the dearneis of corn, which the failure of the harvest for two years pau has threatened us with, the duke our fovereign has caufed a fund to be raised of 800000 livres, to purchafe this article in foreign countries. Vienna, August 16. A few days ago a French courier paffed through this city, in his way from Conftantinople. The letters which he has brought far from confirming the retreat of Prince Heraclius, fay, that the fhocks of the earth, and the progrefs of that prince, caufe an extraordinary confternation as Conftantinople. Prince Heraclius had very newly beat a large army of the Turks in Natolia, and the porte, alarmed at thefe fucceffive difafters, was drawing together troops and military ftores from all parts, in order to fend them off thither by land and by fea. Conftantinople, Auguft 16. On the 5th inftant about noon, we had a very great frock of the earth, which proved the moft violent of any that has happened fince that on the 22d of May. It laffed about forty feconds an threw down three pretty hans, the gate o Andriano, and fome other buildings. The quarter of St. Matthias n-ar the feven towers foffered greatly; about hirty perfons were killed, and upwards of a hundred much hurt. Warfaw, August 17. The comm ffioners of the treafury of the crown have lately iffued a new ordinance, enjo ning the inhabitants of this city, under heavy penalties, to accept allforts of money, of which the currency has been permitted. Warfaw, August 13. Mr. Rofkowsky, keeper of the archives of the grand duchy of 'Lithuania, having propagated feveral falfe reports greatly to the displeasure of the court, and among the rest, that a plan would be laid before the next diet for abolishing all fervitude in Poland: The king took cognizance of his behaviour, and he has been" condemned to pay a large fine, and to fuffer four weeks imprisonment. Warfaw, Sept. 1. Advices from feveral parts of the kingdom announce the happy iffue of the dietines *. Petersburgh, August 22. The English merchants, who refice here, have fent a deputation to Aftracan, to eftablish factories in the ports of the Cafpian fea. Stockholm, Auguft 15. The heat of the weather has been exceffive all over this kingdom for two months paft, during which time there has fcarcely been any rain; nevertheless, the crops upon the land are very promifing. On the other hand, there has been a mortality among the cattle, and fome fmall woods have taken fire, owing to the great drought. Stockholm, Sept. 6. We have advice from Umea in the Laponia, by liters of the fixth of Auguft, that there had not fallen a drop of rain in that country fince the 10th of June, so that all the grafs, &c. was entirely burnt up. Stockholm, Sept, 2. The count de Horn fet out yesterday for Copenhagen, with the character of ambaffador extraordinary from their majefties. He is to accompany hither the prince's Sophia-Magdelaine of Denmark, and is charged with prefents for her from her intended fpoufe, to the amount of upwards of 30000 ducats. Six gentlemen were of the embaliy Copenhagen, Auguft. 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