TUESDAY, June 26. Yesterday came on at Guildhall the elec tion of city officers for the year enfuing, when John Lloyd and Charles Eaftwick, Efqrs., citizens and diftillers, were elected heriffs; Mr. John Shewell, diftiller, and Mr. John Clark, ftationer, were elected bridge masters; Mefīrs. Ifaac Perry, turner, Robert Rutty, joiner John Pace, innholder, and William Faulkner, cutler, were elected aleconners; and Thomas Smith, Edward Ingram, Boyce Free, and Biafs Croibey, Efqrs. were elected auditors of the city and bridge-houfe accounts.

.. There have been 28001, paid into the chamber of London, by the fines of the feven gentlemen whom (with the two that are now elected) the prefent lord mayor nomipated to the office of theriff of this city and County of Middlefex.

Yesterday evening the fourteen journeymen printers, who fome time fince obtained a verdict against the king's meffengers, for falfe imprisonment, received their money of Meffrs. Carrington and Blackmore, two of the faid meffengers, in manner following; thirteen of them who had 2001. costs, and

damages, received 1201. each, and one of them, who had 3001. decreed him, received 1701, and to pay their attorney.

Mary Baxter, a basket-woman in ClareMarket, whofe husband is a foldier, of three girls, who, with their mother, a:e all likely to live. The fame woman was delivered of two children about 12 months ago.

Lift of MARRIAGES.

RI.hard Philips, Efq; fon of Sir John Phi

lips, Bart. to mifs Philips, a relation of that gentleman.

Mr. Samuel Bewley, of Newcastle, merchant, to mifs Dodson, of Coundon, with a fortune of 8000 1.

lation of Sir Ralph Milbanke, Bart.

Robert Martin, Efq; an alderman of Worcester, and one of his majesty's justices of the peace, to mifs Penrice, of that city.

The right hon. lord Garles, fon of the earl of Galloway, to mifs Dashwood, daughter of Sir James Dashwood, Bart.

Sir James Lake, of Edmonton, to mifs Crowther, of Bow.

The rev. Mr. Hutton of Beethom, to miss Fox, of Liverpoole.

Mr. Abraham Levefque, filk-weaver, of Thomas ftreet, near Bethnal Green, aged 66, to a lady of 21,

The hon. major Rochfort, fecond son to the earl of Belvedere, to mifs Mervyn, with a fortune of 20001, per ann.

The hon. mifs Mary Walpole, daughter to the right hon. Horatio, late lord Walpole, to Maurice Suckling, Efq;

Mr. John Taylor, of Puriweli Hall in Yorkshire, to mifs Hainsworth, eideft daughter of Mr. Timothy Hainsworth, an eminent woolftapler and fhalloon-maker at Halifax.

Lift of DEATHS.

Mrs. Frances Wilkinfon, a maiden lady. Mr. Chriftopher Watford, an eminent filk dyer, in White-Row, Spitalfields.

The lady of Sir Richard Hilton, Bart. of Hilton-Hall, in the county of York. Captain William Cooke, late in the India fervice.

Mrs. Momperfon, wife of colonel John Mompetfon, and daughter of the late admiral Williams.

Lady Smith, wife of Sir Edward Smith, Bart. Mr. Shepherd, clerk of Newgate-market for 30 years past.

Mr. John Smart, one of the proctors of the Arches court of Canterbury.

Harry Norris, Efq; vice-admiral of his majesty's fleet.

Felix Feat, Efq; brewer, in the City

James Tilfon, Esq; his majesty's conful at Cadiz.

The right hon. Sir John Philips, Bart. lord heutenant and cuftos rotulorum of the county of Pembroke, member for the faid county, and one of his majesty's most hon. privy council.

Mr. Abraham Carter, mafter of the Blue Ponts, in Ruffel-street, Covent Garden.

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Afhfulness, or the imbecillity with which the prefence of a numerous affembly freezes the faculties, and the inability to exert the natural powers, or display the acquifitions of learning in the prefence of thofe whofe character produces any uncommon defire of their approbation, is particularly in cident to the ftudious part of mankind; to thofe whom their education neceffarily fecludes in their ear. lier years from mingled converfe; who, at their difmiffion from schools and academies, are plunged at once into the tumult of the world, and, coming forth from the gloom of folitude, are overpowered by the blaze of public life.

It is perhaps kindly provided by nature, that as the feathers and ftrength of a bird grow together, and her wings are not completed till fhe is able to fly; fo fome proportion fhould be preferved between July 1764.

our judgment and our courage; that the precipitation of inexperience fhould be restrained by fhame, and that we fhould remain hackled by timidity, till we have learned how to fpeak and act with propriety.

I believe few men can review the days of their youth, without recollecting many temptations, which their fhame, rather than their virtue, enabled them to refift; and many opinions, which, however hattily conceived and negligently examined, however erroneous in their principles and dangerous in their confequences, they have a thoufand times panted to advance at the hazard of contempt and hatred; but found themfelves irrefiftibly depreffed, amidst their eagerness for conteft and confidence of victory, by a fudden languor or anxiety, which feized upon them at the moment of utterance, and fill gathered new ftrength from their endeavours to refift it.

It generally happens, that affor

late into a public ftation, though with all the abilities requifite to the difcharge of his duty, may find himfelf for fome time impeded by a timidity which he himself knows to be vicious, and firuggle long against dejection and reluctance, before he obtains the full command of his

Bathfulness, however it may incommode for a moment, fcarcely ever produces any evils of long continuance. It may flofh the cheek, flutter in the heart, deject the eyes, and enchain the tongue; but its mifchiefs foon pafs off without remembrance. It may for a time exclude pleasure, but it feldom opens any avenue to forrow or remorfe. It is obferved fomewhere, that few have repented of having forborn to speak.

To excite competition and enflame malevolence, is the unhappy privilege of courage made arrogant by consciousness of ftrength. No man finds in himself any inclination to attack or oppofe him who confefies his fuperiority by blushing in his prefence. Thofe qualities which are exerted with apparent fearfulnefs, find applaufes in every voice, and fupport from every hand. Diffidence may check refolution and obftruct performance; but it compenfates the embarralliment which it produces by more important advantages; it conciliates the proud, and foftens the fevere; it averts envy from excellence, and cenfure from mifcarriage.

It may indeed fometimes happen, that knowledge and virtue may remain too long congealed by this frigorific power; as the principles of vegetation are fometimes obftru&ted by lingering frolts. He that enters

fifinefs of eafe to the dignity of

merit.

For this disease of the mind, I know not whether any remedies of much efficacy can be found. To advise any man unaccustomed to the eyes of the multitude, to mount a tribunal without perturbation; to tell him whofe life has paffed in the fhades of contemplation, that he must not be difconcerted or perplexed in receiving and returning the compliments of a splendid assembly, is to advise an inhabitant of Brafil or Sumatra not to shiver at an English winter; or him who has always lived upon a plain, to look down from a precipice without emotion. It is to fuppofe custom inftantaneously controulable by reafon, and to endeavour to communicate by precept that which only time and habit can beftow.

He that hopes from philofophy and refolution alone to fortify himfelf against that awe which all must, at their first appearance on the stage of life, feel from the fpectators, will, at the hour of need, be mocked by his refolution; and I doubt whether the prefervatives which Plato relates Alcibiades to have received from Socrates, when he was about to fpeak in public, proved fufficient to fecure him from the powerful fafcination..

Yet, as the effects of time may by art and induftry be accelerated or retarded, it may not be improper to confider what motives to confi

dence and refolution can be oppofed to this troublefome inftinet, when it exceeds its just proportion, and, inftead of repreffing petulance and temerity, filences eloquence, and debilitates force; fince though it' cannot be hoped that all anxiety fhould be immediately diffipated, it may be at least somewhat abated; and the paffions will neceffarily operate with lefs violence, when reafon rifes against them, than while the either lumbers in neutrality, or, mistaking her intereft, lends them her affistance.

No caufe more frequently produces bashfulness, than too high an opinion of our own importance. He that imagines an affembly filled with ideas of his genius, languishing with expectation, and hushed with attention, easily terrifies himself with the dread of disappointing fuch boundlefs hopes, and strains his imagination in pursuit of fomething worthy of their notice; fomething which may vindicate the veracity of fame, and how that his reputation was not gained by chance. He confiders that what he shall fay or do will never be forgotten; that renown or infamy are fufpended upon every fyllable, and that nothing ought to fall from him which will not bear the teft of time. Under fuch folici

tude, who can wonder that the mind is overwhelmed; and, by ftruggling with attempts above her ftrength, quickly finks into languifhment and defpondency?

It often happens, that the most neceffary medicines are unpleafing to the tafte. Thofe who are thus oppreffed by their own reputation, will perhaps not be much comforted by hearing that their cares are unneceffary. But the truth is, that no man is much regarded by the rest of the world, except where the interest of others is involved in his fortune. The common employments or pleafures of life, love or oppofition, lofs or gain, keep almost every mind in perpetual agitation. If any man would confider how little he dwells upon the condition of others, he would learn how little the attention of others is attracted by himself. When we fee multitudes paffing before us, of whom perhaps not one appears to deserve our notice or excite our fympathy, we fhould remember, that we likewife are loft in the fame throng; that the eye which happens to glance upon us is turned in a moment upon another; and that the utmoft which we can reafonably hope or fear, is to fill a vacant hour with prattle, and be forgotten,

GENTLEMEN,

Gloucefter, July 6, 1764.

IN N one of the vales of Gloucesterfhire, retired in eafe and affluence, lived Eumelos, happy in the poffeffion of a fortune which equalled his ambition, and bleffed with a partner who deserved his fincereft love.

Two children only were remain ing of a more numerous offspring, a fon and daughter, the former of whom was bred at the university of Oxford.

Amongst the intimate acquaintance which he contracted during his refidence at college, Lucius was one, a young gentleman of near the fame age with himself.

It was almoft his conftant custom to take with him fome acquaintance during the vacation to his father's houfe. Lucius once accompanied him, and was received with the fincereft welcome by the parents of his friend.

He had not long been there be fore the lovely fifter attracted his attention and addreffes. She was not infenfible to his entreaties, and admitted a pallion to her breaft fhe had never known 'till then. During his visit there appeared the utmoit happiness in the family, and at their departure the greatest regret.

About this time Eumelos was ap, plied to by a gentleman in the neighbourhood concerning the marriage of his daughter, whofe charms

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had made a fenfible impreffion on his heart. He was in every respect fuch a man as Eumelos could not difapprove of for a fon-in-law, and was therefore informed by this best of fathers, that if his daughter's confent could be obtained, his own approbation might be depended on.

Eumelos now asked his daughter whether her inclinations were engaged, and told her at the fame time the reasons he had for enquiring. She heard him with an emotion and anxiety which alarmed the tender father. He entreated her by every argument he could think of to tell him if her affections were engaged. If they are, my dear, faid he, no perfuafions of mine shall be made to obtain thy confent in this prefent affair.

But every endeavour was vain to difcover the cause of her uneasiness, and their attention was foon after drawn from the confideration of her marriage to that of her health, Grief preyed on her damask cheek, and all that tenderness could fuggeft was infufficient to preferve her life.. After her death the following letter was found directed to her parents.

My ever honoured beft of parents,

Before you receive this letter your unhappy daughter will, I hope, have changed the most painful fituation for happiness. The father of mercies will, I hope, have pardoned