his defign, fent in search of him, when her fervant and one of the neighbouring peafants found him dead; and brought his corpfe back with them into the city. Saturday ended the general quarter feffions of the peace for Westminster, at the Guildhall in King street. At this feffion a number of offenders were tried and convicted of frauds and felonies, and punished according to their respective crimes; fix of whom received fentence of transportation for seven years, WEDNESDAY, O&, 17. The republick of Genoa has concluded an alliance with the court of Versailles for ten years, and it is said that, by the fecret articles of this treaty, France has promifed to guaranty to the republick the Uti-poffidetis of the dominions which the poffeffes. The report that a body of Imperial troops had occupied St. Remo, appears to have been void of foundation. THURSDAY, Oct. 18. Thursday, Oct. 15. On Monday last a most inhuman murder was committed at Wraxell, in the county of Dorfet, on James Barret, a lad about fixteen years of age, fon of farmer Barret of the faid place. The whole family were gone abroad. In the mean time, as is fuppofed, a man in the neighbourhood broke into the house, and took away feven guineas and a half, one half crown, and a gold ring (pofie, Love continue). The fon coming home just as the fellow was coming out of the house, he murdered him to prevent his difcovery of him. The head of the lad was almost cut off with a spar hook. A man returned from fea, who lives in the neighbourhood, is committed to gaol, as the fuppofed perpetrator of the bloody act. Yesterday the feffions began at the Old Bailey, when twenty-five prifoners were tried, three of whom were capitally convicted, viz. Thomas Fletcher, for ftealing four guineas, the property of Luke Paine, in his dwelling houfe at Limehoufe Hole; and David Spence and John Carlow, for ftealing 50 yards of woollen cloth, and 40 yards of stuff, called long ells, value 131. in a warehouse at Old-Ford, the property of Meffrs. Crane and fon, fcarlet-dyers. Fourteen were caft for transportation; two of whom are, Andrew and William Rofs, father and fon, to be tranfported for fourteen years, for receiving leather, knowing it to have been stolen. Eight were acquitted. FRIDAY, OA. 19. York, O. 16. On the 6th inftant, a man who had ferved as a foldier during great part of the laft war, came to Newcaftle, the place of his refidence: he had left a wife when he went abroad, who, on his arrival, he found had given her hand.co another; whereupon he immediately demanded his property, or a fufficient compenfation for his lofs. Upon which matters were agreed on by both parties, and he was paid eight guineas for ever after to renounce his right, but on condition alfo that the other husband was never more to cohabit with her, which, if he did, he would likewife refume his claim, and difpoffefs her of all her effects. Yesterday eighteen prifoners were tried at the Old Bailey, one of whom was capitally convicted, viz. John Jones, for forging and publishing an order for the delivery of plate from Goldsmiths-hall, in the name of Lydia Bell, by which means he obtained two filver tankards, and two filver cups, her property. Eight were caft for tranfportation, and nine acquitted. His grace the duke of Devonshire, by a codicil made to his will before his fetting out for the Spa, has left the hon. general Conway a legacy of five thousand pounds. SATURDAY, O&. 20. In confequence of a memorial being, the 9th inft. prefented to his majesty by the right hon. lord Egmont, in the name of the right hon. board of admiralty, setting forth the great inhumanity of discharging the ancient artificers from his majefty's yards; praying at the fame time, that fome provifion might be made for them ; his majefty was moft graciously pleafed in bis goodness to promote fo good a work, by directing that, agreeable to the form propofed by the admiralty, one man out of fifty, who are now borne and have ferved in any of his majefty's yards the term of thirty years, fhould as a reward for their juft fervices, be entitled to a pension of twenty pounds per annum. An order for which purpose was fent on Thursday last to all his majesty's yards. Yesterday the feffions ended at the Old Bailey, when three prifoners were tried, two of whom were caft for transportation, and one acquitted. At this feffions, fifty-one prifoners were tried, three of whom received fentence of death. The fentence of John Jones, for forging the order for the delivery of plate at at Goldsmiths-Hall, is refpited till next feffions. Three to be transported for fourteen years, twenty-two for seven years, and one, viz. James Scofield, branded and imprisoned in Newgate one year, for bigamy; he was convicted for marrying Mifs Sarah Perry, a lady of 3000 1. fortune, and to whose father he was coachman, he having a former wife living. MONDAY, Oct. 22. Corke, O. 18. On an information given to a juftice of peace of the county of Kilkenny laft Saturday fe'nnight, that feveral of the White Boys who were concerned in the late refcue, and in the attack on a party of light horfe, were in his neighbourhood, he requested of the commanding officer at Kilkenny to fend him immediately three companies of troops, in order to take charge of fome prifoners, and carry them to the gaol of Kilkenny. That evening, about fix, the three companies left town, and returned the next evening about the fame hour with fix men and two women, all which were wounded and brought to town on cars and truckles. Two of the above men have fince died of their wounds in gaol. Four more of thofe fellows have been found dead in the deer-park, belong ing to lord Mountmorris, near Kilkenny, of the wounds they received; and it is certain a great many have died in that way. Since the above, upwards of 500 of the White Boys appeared at night about Callen. The gentlemen in that neighbour hood are obliged to have their horses in ftable before night, left they fhould be taken away and harraffed by these banditti. Several nights last week, at least 600 of the White Boys appeared in and about the town of Thurles, in the county of Tipperary, dreffed in their ufual uniform; and without fome steps are fpeedily taken, to prevent thefe commotions, it is feared thefe mifereants will rife in other counties. TUESDAY, O&. 23. The beginning of last week, three Cherokee kings arrived at the Black Bear in Piccadilly, with their attendants, in nine poft-chaifes; they were brought over by captain Timberley, who brought over the former Cherokee kings, and refide at prefent in St. Martin's Street, Leicester Fields. Bristol, O. 20. Last week a fellow was committed to Dorchefter gaol, for the murder of a young man at Maiden-Newton in Dorsetshire. It appears that after robbing the house and murdering the young man, he buried the body under a faggot. pile. After this, being very bloody, he went into a pool not far from the house, with all his clothes on, in order to wash himself; and on his being seen there by a boy, he was apprehended on fufpicion, as no other perfon was feen near the houfe about that time. He confeffed the fact foon after his commitment. He was formerly a foldier, and lived in that neighbourhood. WEDNESDAY, O&. 24. Extract of a letter from Philadelphia, Sept. 6. "Ten deputies from the Delawares, Shawanese, Hurons of Sandusky, and other Indians of the countries between Lake Erie and Ohio, met col. Bradstreet at Prefque lle, on his way to their own country, with the forces under his command, and in the most fubmiffive manner begged for peace; which he granted them on terms to the purport following: "1. That all the prisoners in their hands fhould be delivered to him at Sandusky in 25 days. 2. That they should renounce all claim to the ports and forts we now have in their country; and that we fhall be st liberty to erect as many more as we think necessary to secure our trade; and that they fhall cede to us for ever, as much land round each fort, as a cannon shot can fly over, on which our people may raise provisions. "3. That if any Indian hereafter kill any Englishman, he shall be delivered up by his nation, and tried by the English laws, only to have half the jury Indians. And if any one of the nations renew the war, the rest shall join us to bring them to reafon. 4. That fix of the deputies fhould remain with him as hostages, and the other four with an English officer, and one of our Indians, should proceed immediately to ac quaint those nations with these terms of peace, and forward the collecting of the prifoners, to be ready at the day appointed. "It is faid that the colonel has told them, that if this peace is not confirmed by their chiefs, no other will be granted them ; and that if they continue the war, they fal find their country filled with warriors immediately, who will cut them off from the face of the earth. "It feems the motion of two armies at once towards their country, viz, that under colon:! colonel Bradstreet, from Niagara, and that from this province, under colonel Bouquet, has greatly intimidated these people; who at first haughtily stood out, and refused to meet Sir William Johnson at the congrefs of Niagara," THURSDAY, Oct. 25. York, 08. 22. On Monday the first inft. William Robinson, a poor man, difordered in his mind, went from the workhouse at Marrick, near Richmond, in this county, and on Wednesday following was found in a wood, almoft dead with the lofs of blood, having cut his throat in a terrible manner, afterwards caftrated himself, then cut his arm across in three places, and lastly stabbed himself in the belly below the navel. furgeon was immediately fent for from A Reeth, who fewed up his wounds, and he is now in a fair way of recovery. Laft Sunday morning a journeyman baker of this city (lately married, and who has fince been very low-fpirited) cut his wife's throat in a terrible manner while the was in bed. On her fcreaming out, a neighbour, who lay in a room adjoining, ran in, feized the husband, took the razor from him, and put him into another room, where he took a pane of glafs out of the window, with which he cut his own throat. A furgeon was immediately fent for, who fewed up their wounds, but their recovery is doubtful. The same morning, about five o'clock, as Mr. Witty, a horse-dealer, was returning from Malton to his houfe, about three miles from thence, he had his neck diflocated by his horfe falling with him, and was found dead foon after. SATURDAY, O&. 27. When his royal highnefs the duke of York was at Sudbury fome few days fince, he was informed of a company of players who were there, and exhibited in a barn. His royal highnefs hearing likewife they were poor, graciously condefcended to command a play, at which he was prefent ; and the concourse of neighbouring nobility and gentry, with the country people, was fo great, that the barn was quite full of Spectators, and the players took more money that night, than they had done for feven or eight weeks put together. A farmer's wife, at Black Notley, near Braintree in Effex, who has not been married five years till the latter end of next month, has been brought to-bed five times during that period, and had two children at a birth each time; the lay-in of the last 555 The first two children were born upwards of two in July, and is now with child again. eleven months after marriage, and only the husband and wife together do not athree of the ten are living. The ages of mount to 43 years. royal highness's Herod, and the duke of Yesterday the great match between his Grafton's Antonius, on which it is faid above 100,000l, were depending, was won by the former, after a very hard run heat. The odds were feven to four against Herod, but the knowing-ones were never known to be fo deeply taken in. BIRTH S. Lady Townley of a fon. Lady of Sir Henry St, John, of a son and heir. MARRIAGES. Rev. Capt. Ed Rev. Mr. Lock to Mifs Clack. Mr. The His Grace the duke of Devonshire. lady of Sir William Hanham, baronet. right hon. lady Anne Hatton. The John Lord Trevor, baron of Bronham, F. R. S. His lordship leaving no male iffue, the title defcends to the hon. Robert Hampden, Efq. poftmafter-general. Lady of John Parker, Efq. Henry Godde, Efq. Efq. Rev. Mr. Henry Geers. Dorothy John Gurnell, Efq. Vincent Matthews, for many years, a two-penny lodging in St. Moyce, an old Irishwoman, who had kept, Giles's: 356 Giles's after her death, near 1800 guineas were found in her apartment. Hogarth, Efq. fuddenly, Rev. Mr. JenWilliam kins. Lewis Dejean, Efq. lieutenant-general in his majesty's army, and colonel of the 3d regiment of horse. Rev. Mr. Ellis. John Burrows, Efq. Mr. Caf. Nicolai, one of the pages to the Princess Dowager of Wales. Philip Craig, Efq. David Guthrie. Rev. Mr. Wm. Leeves, Efq. Geo. Barbor, Efq. Ebenezer Muffell, Efq. John Warner-Burnet, Efq. Mr. Samuel Parminter, attorney at law. Jenkin, M. A. Joshua Gunn, Esq. Charles Rev. William Trelawney, Efq. late member of parliament for Lifkard, in Cornwall. Foley. Hon. lady Ramfden. Dr. Geo., Barclay. John Alnut, Esq. Dr. Henry ton, grocer, on Ludgate-hill. Lieut. KeatMr. Roughing. Samuel Sedgewick, Efq. Felix Calvert, Efq. Col. Brown. John Brinkwell, Efq. Rev. Mr. Roe, ordinary of Newgate. Robert Bush, Efq. John Oldnall, Efq. William Honeywood, Barker Peyton, Efq. Efq. Mrs. Dorothy Collier, supposed to be the largest woman in the north of England; he weighed upwards of 30 ftone, and yet was very active. Her coffin meafured in length 2 yards 2 inches, in breadth a yard and four inches, and in depth 2 feet 6 inches. Mr. Nathaniel Lloyd. Capt. Otway. George Johnstoun, Efq. Rev. Mr. James Burnell. Lift of Promotions, Ecclefiaftical Preferments, &c. PROMOTIONS. William Anne Holles Capel, earl of Effex, lord lieutenant and cuftos rotulorum of the county of Hertford. Sir George Macartney, ambailador to the court of Ruffia. Major general Boscawen, a major-general on the Iith establishment. Col. Edward Urmfton, col. of the ft regiment of Guards. John Salter Efq. major of the fame regi ment. Capt. lieut. Edward Craig, captain of a company in the said regiment, George Brown, Efq. blue-mantle pursuivant. Capt. William Thornton capt. lieut. to the ft regiment of foot-guards, with the rank of lieut. col. of foot in the army. Francis Defmarette, Efq. lieut. col. in the aft troop of Horfe guards. Dr. Dawfon, physician to the London Hofpital. Edward Harvey, Efq. col. of the 3d regiment of horfe. Mr. Jofeph Lucas, affay-master of his majesly's Mint. Major Lewis-Charles Montelieu, ad lieut. col. of the ad troop of Horfeguards. Dr. Brown re-elected vice-chancellor of the University of Oxford. Henry 7 British Fisher, Efq. collector of his majesty's re- ECCLESIASTICAL PREFERMENTS. rec. of Winwick, in Lancashire, worth BANKRUPTS. ropemaker and cheese-factor. THE BRITISH MAGAZINE, For NOVEMBER, 1764. tttttttttttttttttttttet tettet Account of the LIFE of Mr. SAMUEL BOYSE. M R. Samuel Boyfe was the son of the reverend Mr. Jofeph Boyfe, a diffenting minifter of great eminence in Dublin, much refpected, not only for learning and abilities, but his extenfive humanity and undiffembled piety. During his minifterial charge at Dublin, he published many fermons, which compofe feveral folio volumes, a few poems, and other tracts; but what chiefly distinguished him as a writer, was the controverfy he carried on with Dr. King, archbishop of Dublin, and author of the Origin of Evil, concerning the office of a fcriptural bishop. This controverted point was managed on both fides with great force of argument, and calmness of temper. The bishop af ferted that the epifcopal right of jurifdiction had its foundation in the New Teftament: Mr. Boyle, confiftent with his principles, denied that any ecclefiaftical fuperiority appearNovember, 1764. ed there, with the greateft candouf and good manners. Samuel was born in 1708, and received the rudiments of his education in a private fchool in Dublin. When he was but eighteen years old, his father, who probably intended him for the ministry, fent him to the university of Glasgow, that he might finish his education there. He had not been a year at the university, till he fell in love with one Mifs Atchenfon, the daughter of a tradefman in that city, and was imprudent enough to interrupt his education, by marrying her, before he had entered into his twentieth year. The natural extravagance of his temper foon expofed him to want, and as he had now the additional charge of a wife; his reduced circumftances obliged him to quit the univerfity, and go over with his wife (who alfo carried a fifter with her) to Dublin; where they relied on the old gentleman for fupport. Young Boyfe was of all men the furtheft removed from a 4 C gentle |