JOHN Hall, of Abingdon in Berkshire Grocer George Jones, of Barnaby street, Southwark, Linen draper. Peter Pohlmann, ofLeadenhall-ftreet, Watchmaker. Daniel Perreau, of Cockfpur-ftreet, and Martín Jollie, of Fenchurch-freet, Merchants and partners. John Schuldham, of St. Matthew Friday ftret, and Matthias Jacob Berkenhout, of Harwood in Yorshire. Silk Weavers. John Abercromby and Richard Baldwin, of Southwark, Cheesemongers. Abraham Hancock, of Bethnall Green, Dealer. James Lacey, of St. Clement Danes, Hofier. Thomas Curtis, of Long acre, Coach and Coachharness-naker. Samuel Golding, of Blackman-fireet, Tobacconist. Robert Johnson, of Shadwell, Victualler. John Compton, of Ponic, ftationer John Fortaith, of Long-acre, Trunkmaker. Richard Roberts, of Finchley. Salefman. Jan. William Sandwich, of Barnard-Caffle in Durham Merchant. Cecilia Bertrand, of Bristol, Milliner. John Gill, of Thrift-fireet, Soho, Hofier. Thomas Markinfield, of Ripon, Mercer. Francifco Foraffaffy, of Wathing ftreet, Gold and Silver refiner. Alterations in the Lift of Parliament. NSTRUTHE R, &c. Sir John Alexander, bart. in the room of Sir Henry Erskine, deceased. Eaftice. John Buller, Efq; and Lord Palmerston, re-elected on promotion. Edinburgh fhire Sir A. Gilmour rc-elected on promotion. Higham Ferrers. John Yorke, Efq; re-elected on promotion. Monmouth. John Hanbury, Efq; in the room of his father deceased. Newport. Mr. Dummer in the room of his father deceafed. Perth, &c. George Dempster, Efq; re-elected on prometion. Shoreham. Sir Samuel Cornish, in the room of Lord Middleton, deceased. Surry. George Onflow, Efq; re-elected on promotion. Wells. Robert Child, Efq; declared fitting member. Windfor. Admiral Keppel, re-elected on promotion. Worcester. Right hon. William Dowdefwell, re-elected on promotion. FOREIGN AFFAIRS. MSTERDAM, Jan. 2. According to A the public regifter, there have died in this city during the last year 7725 perfons. There have been 1692 marriages in the reformed churches; 759 at the Town hall. 1073 by bands; and 4776 baptifms. Hague, January, 12. The minority of the prince fradtholder expiring on the 8th of March next, when he will have completed his eighteenth year, he will be inftalled the fame day in the offices and dignities of fladtholeer, captain general, and admiral of the united provinces, and will receive the caths from the ftates-general of Holland and Weft-Friefland: Public orders are given to the inhabitants of this place to ilJuminate their houfes on the above-mentioned day from eight in the evening till midnight. Copenhagen, December 31. The king, who has for fome time paft been afflicted with a dropfical diforder, and which had increafed fo much as to make it neceffary to undergo the operation of a poncture, the fame was performed on Saturday morning latt, 1766. FOREIGN AFFAIRS. which relieved his majefty but for a fhort time. He was very reftlefs and feverish on Sunday night, and the fymptoms were fuch as to give but little hopes of his recovery; on which account public prayers have been offered in all the churches in this city, and the city militia have received their ammunition, together with orders to be in readiness in cafe of the melancholy event of his death, to guard the city till the regular troops have fworn fidelity to the fucceffor. The near profpect of lofing in the meridian of life, a lovereign univerfally beloved for his great humanity, creates fuch an affction to the royal family, and the fubjects in general, as may be more easily imagined than expreffed. Copenhagen, January 4. His majefty, who has of late been in fuch a fituation, that the ilue of his disorder it was greatly apprehended would be fatal, has now evident tokens of an alteration for the better. He has fill fome fever, but the thrush is almost gone, and no longer hinders him either from fwallowing or fpeaking diftinctly: His majefty fleeps better, and has lately had a remarkable perfpiration, together with a relaxation of his retention of urine; and the water, which was beginning again to increase in his body, is quite gone off. Hamburgh, December 12. On the 3d. inft. Prince Charles, eldeft fon of the cheval er de St. George, paffed through this place, where he had lain one night, in his way to Poland, where 'tis faid he is going to receive inveftiture of a Vayvode defcended to him from the Sobieski family: He had a small retinue of two gentlemen and three fervants only. Verfailles, December 21. The dauphin died Jeflerday at Fontainbleau, and the king has conferred the title of dauphin on the duke of Berry, his eldeft fon. Paris, Dec. 30. The retreat, procured by Mr. Hume for the Sieur Rouffeau, is in the territory belonging to an English nobleman. All the world are eager to fee this man, who, by his fingularity, has drawn bimfelf into much trouble: He appears abroad but seldom, and dreffes like an Armenian, probably on acount of an infirmity which has remained with him fince the operation he nderwent for a frangury. Paris, January 10. The dowager dauphi reis is, by the king's order to have precedence of the young dauphin, her fon. Paris, January 10. The king's council of fate has iffed an a ret, dated the 29th alt. concerning the liquidation of the Canada bills, which contains three articles, the teBor whereof is as follows: Art. I. The coupons, &c. given hitherto, and which may be delivered hereafter, in payment of the liquidation of the Canada bills, though fixed at four per cent. fhall be nevertheless paid at the rate of four and a 55 half in the month of January of each year, to commence in 1766, and the capitals preferved entire. II. The bearers of the Canada bills shall be obliged to get them liquidated before the ift of March next; if they delay it till after that time, the faid papers, although they may have been declared, shall not, under any pretence, be admitted to liquidation, but will remain null and of no value, without hope of re-establishment. III. His majefty excepts, nevertheless, from the difpofition of the preceding article, fuch of the faid papers as belong to the fubjects of Great Britain; and confidering, that the greatest part of the said papers remain yet in Canada, from whence the proprietors cannot totally withdraw them, and present them for liquidation before the 1st of October next, the delay above-mentioned may be extended, but in favour of the English only, until the faid epocha; after the expiration of which they will likewife forfeit all pretensions on their papers unliquidated. Madrid, Dec. 10. His majefty has just received the news, that the two courier-xebeques, of Oran, reinforced by fome officers and foldiers of Marine and of the regiment of Bruffels under Don Vincent Pignatelli and Don John Quinteno, failed the 13th ult. in queft of an Algerine corfair, of eight guns and feventy-two men, which had carried off a prize belonging to Valencia, and laid her under the cannon of the port of Algiers. The xebeque of Don Pignatelli came up with her in the evening, and, though inferior to the corfair, took her after fome difcharges of cannon, and after having twice repul.ed the Moors in their attempts to board her, and drove twelve of them (who had actually got into the xebeque) into the fea. Of the whole crew of the corfair, there remained alive but thirty-one men, who faved themfelves by fwimming. The mafter of the xebeque, and two of the crew, were killed: three officers, fixteen feamen, and eight foldiers, are wounded, feveral of them dangeroufly. Cadiz, Dec. 3. A Spanish veffel is arrived at Tangier, with two monks, and an officer of the garrifon of Ceuta, who are entrusted with the prefents from his majefty to the king of Morocco. Father Giron, one of the above monks, is charged with the negociation of the peace. They were received by the bafhaw, governor of the place, under a difcharge of cannon. The king of Morocco, in order to shorten their journey, was to come as far as Mequinez to meet them. We had lately from Rome and Florence a long ftory about a vifit paid by one Mr. Bofwell a Scotch gentleman, in October last, to fignor de Paoli, the Cortican chief, and of his being moft kindly received and long entertained. Of this vifit the Italian politicians 56 Monthly Catalogue of Books. cians make ridiculous conjectures; but the Conftantinople, December 2. Orders are given for public prayers to be offered in all the mofques for the happy deliverance of one of the Sultanas, whofe time is nearly expired; and preparations are making for celebrating the event with public rejoicings. P. S. On the 30th ult. died at Rome the chevalier de St. George in the feventy-eighth year of his age. And on the 14th inft. died at Copenhagen Frederic V. king of Denmark and Norway, in the forty-third year of his age. on any BIOGRAPHY. STATE Worthies, pr. 10s. 2 Vols. Robion. LAW. POETICAL. ENTERTAINING. Animadverfions on Phillipps's life of Pole, General Oppofition of the Colonies to the The late occurrences in North-America con- Juftice and Neceffity of Taxing the Colonies, Account of a late Conference, &c. pr. 18. Some Strictures on fome late Occurrences in An Impartial View of English Agriculture, D'avenant's Defcription and Ufe of the Globes, pr. 35. Flexney. Political Epistles, pr. 1s. Nicoll. Defence of Kenrick's review, pr. is. Bladon. We have received the Rev. Mr. B's letter to P. L. but muft beg leave to decline inferting any thing farther in that controverfy, as many of our correspondents have fignified their difapprobation of its engroffing fo much of our magazine. If it is fill to be continued, we think a feparate publication would be neceffary: We feldom can Spare fo much room as as we have already afforded to this difpute. His correfpondence other occafion will be efteemed a favour.---Our Alton correfpondent's emendation of Horace, is not thought important enough. Tell-truth's favour is not agreeable to our plan. Publicus's answer to the vindication of the Quakers is too long, and befides we think enough has been faid, alrealy, on this head. Mr. H―y's directions fall be frilly followed: We did not know the hymn was his. Prolutor's piece on the washing machine is too long for us, and befides enough has been faid, years ago, upon that fubject. If Mr. L. will mend his verses, his question will be inferted. Would it not do better in profe? The bint in relation to the Tontine, fhall be attended to, is our next, when the Lives of the Popes will be entered upon. Mr. Swift's favours and the lines to the author of Malevolus, are received. |