C ONSTANTINOPLE, Sept. 14. About two in the Afternoon, the Horizon over the City was cover'd with a thick Clond and as dark as at Midnight, in the midft of the Cloud a bright Star appeared, of the A Colour of Blood, and took the Form of a Comet with a long Train. The Star remain'd 35 Minutes in the fame Situation, and about 4 the Darkness difpers'd, and left a ftinking Fog which remain'd till Midnight. The Grand Signior has rejected the Emperor's Mediation, alledging that the Preparations he is making for War, fhew him more an B Enemy than Friend. From Warfaw. Sept. 26. O. S. being his Majefty's Birth Day when he enter'd his 40th Year, He made 8 Knights of a new Order in Honour of St Henry, of which he affum'd the Title of Grand Mafter.-The Badge of this Order is a red Star with 8 Points, in the middle of which there is a Reprefentation of the Emperor Henry with thefe Letters A. III. R. In the middle of the Reverse is this Motto, Pietate & Virtute bellica; and upon each Ray or Point appears the Electoral Sword of Saxony; the Star is ty'd by a Silver String to a Ribbon of Crimson Velvet. C From Naples, That Don Carlos governs with a high Hand to People of all Ranks. The D Nobles are difgufted, and the Soldiery defert on all Opportunities. - -850 private Men, with 2 fubaltern Officers went off at once with their Arms and Ammunition. From the Diet of Ratisbon, That the K. of France has declar'd to the Emperor, that he will not obftru&t his Inclinations with regard to the Revocation of the IVth Article of the E Treaty of Ryfwick; whereupon his Imperial Majefty fignified to the Minister of the Proteftant Powers, that he confented that Claufe fhould be fupprefs'd, and had given Orders that the Grievances relating to Religion should be inftantly redrefs'd.-That the Evangelick Body of the Empire are drawing up a Plan not to moleft the Roman Catholicks, but to F fettle Things on fuch a footing, that each may enjoy their Religion with Freedom for the future; which Settlement was consented to by the K. of France in the 21ft Article of the Treaty of Utrecht, and the Emperor did the fame by an Act delivered to the Diet of the Empire in 1734. From Corsica, That K. Theodore had defeated a Genoefe Party, made several Prifoners, (12 of which were fhot by way of Reprifal) That he had coin'd 4000 Pieces of filver Money produc'd out of the Mines difcover'd in that Ifland. On one side the Immaculate Conception, with thefe Words, Monftra te effe Matrem; on the other the Arms of the Kingdom; on the Exergue, Theodorus Rex Corfica. That his Nephew (the Chevalier de Trevoux an Officer in the French Army) had lately landed there, and brought with him 6 battering Cannon, 4 Field-Pieces, 600 Bombs, with a great Number of Mufquets, Cannon Ball, befides other Ammunition, and 30,000 Loui'd'ors, which had healed all G H 623 Differences betwixt K. Theodore and the Malecontents of Corfica. Mean time the Genoefe have offer'd Propofals to the Rebels, which confift in a general Pardon for fuch of the Chiefs, s. that will return to the Obedience of that Republick, and an Exemption from all Taxes for 10 Years, on Condition they fupply the Government with a Quota of Troops. From Petersburgh, That Count Manich having no Hopes of keeping the Crimea, had actually abandon'd it, he loft in that Expedition 10,000 Ruffians, as it is given out, but perhaps a great many more, fince the Czarina has order'd 60,000 Recruits to be raised forthwith. A great Fire having happen'd there, by which 2000 Warehoufes and DwellingHoufes, with the Poft-Office and Shambles, and feveral Noblemen's Palaces were reduc'à to Ashes; Orders were given for rebuilding the Houfes at a greater Distance, viz. instead of 3 into 2 Streets, and thofe 30 Foot wide. the Roads of Livonia and Finland, having taken Fire thro' the exceffive Heat of the Weather, the Smoke of them cover'd the Country, and reach'd even to Mufcow. From the Hague, That the Spaniards have ftarted new Difficulties as to the succeffion of the Dutchy of Tuscany, and demanded the Reverfion for the Heirs of Don Carlos, on Failure of Male Heirs in Houfe of Lorrain, fo that the Evacuations in Italy and Germany were put off fine Die. From Lisbon, Sept. 3. That Don Emanuel the K. of Portugal's Brother being withdrawn from Court, Couriers were fent to the Frontiers toftop him and a certain Lady, who 'twas fear'd, would draw him into Measures unworthy his high Birth. That 2 Dutch Men of War had brought thither feveral Mcorifb Prifoners whom they took by Stratagem. One Ship hoifted Turkish Colours, and put her Men in Moorish Habits, and came before Fort Mogador, and made a Show of being chas'd by the other, upon which the Governor with a Detachment feized, and then the Dutch landed and ftript came on Board to his Affiftance, and were the Fort of all its Guns, &c. From Hanover, The Province of Zealand refufing to restore to the P. of Orange his Marquifates of Ter-Veer and Flushing, His Britannic Majefty wrote a Letter from Herenhaufen, dated Sept. 4. to the States General, deInfluence, to put the faid Prince in Poffeflion firing them to employ their good Offices and thereof, pursuant to the laft Will of K. Wm. III.-To which they anfwer'd, That as States General, they had no Right to interfere in any particular Province, and as Executors of K. Wm, their Hands were tied up, having fometime ago refolv'd, to leave the laid Provinces to themfelves with regard to the Extradition of the Eftates of his late Majefty. On the 18th Inftant, the Hotel Villeroy at Versailles took Fire, the Key of the Wardrobe could not be found, nor the Door be broke open, fo that the Linnen, Furniture and Tapetry of the Houfe, laid up there, were all confum'd to the Lots of 25,000 Crowns. M A REGISTER of BOOKS publifhed in OCTOBER, 1736. A Second Letter to Dr Stebbing on the Subject of Herefy; in which the whole Controverfy is im partially ftated and re examined by James Fofter. Printed for J. Noon; price 1 s. 2. Advice of a Mother to a Son and Daughter, writ-" ten originally by the Marchionefs de Lambert, and printed at Paris: Tranflated by Mr Tho. Carte: The 2d Edition, printed for E. Owen; pr. 1 s. 3, The Office and Authority of a Juftice of Peace. By Wm Nelfon, Efq; The 11th Edition; printed for R. 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"The Undertaker having more at heart the publishing A Compleat Edition of this valuable Work for the Honour of this Nation, than feeking Employment which he does not want, or than the View of Pront, he having publickly offer'd to reign this Work to his Opponent, is willing to alter the art Propoials to the liking of feveral Subfcribers, who think the Scheme for giving sol. for the Encouragement of Artifts impracticable, notwithstanding the Undertaker has already given away one Sum of sol. and another of $1. according to Pro pafals, and has had the Honour of propofing a Gold Medal of tol. (the Dies for which will coft near 30 l.) and also another Set of Prizes to the amount of above 401. which will most certainly be paid in a fhort Time. Instead therefore of the former difapproved Scheme of 501. he is advised to give ten 51. to fuch Subfcribers as they fhall by Lot fall to. But he is willing to do more, he will be ready to give the whole Profits of the Undertaking to fall by Lot among the first 1000 Subfcribers; which Profits, if Encouragements offer, may produce 50 or 100 Five pounds; or if it be thought proper to make only a few Lots of Five pounds, and divide the rest into Lots of Two and Three pounds, there may be a fortunate Lot to every 5 or 6 Subfcribers. By this Means great part of the Subscribers, befides having a Book the full Value of the purchafe Money will have a Chance to gain the Whole, or double the Sums they disburfe, and the Undertaker, if this Method fucceeds, will be fecured from Lofs, which is chief ly his Aim, he having so and so Inftances to produce, wherein his Publications have been printed upon him, before a Day, a Week, or Month, hath paffed, to his great Lofs and Dilappointment. If any Books remain unfold, at the Conclufion of the Work, they fhall be put to fale by Auction, and the produce applied, with the other profits, to the Benefit of the fortunate Claimants, the Undertaker defiring nothing more than the Charges of Printing, Engraving, and Intereft of Money to be deducted, as far as fhall be thought reafonable by the worthy Society for encouraging Learning. (See Gentleman's Magazine for June, p. 353) The fortunate Claimants to be determined by the Numbers of their Tickets, being drawn against fuch Lots by the Mathematical Engines, for which purpose Tickets, to the Number of 1000, will be delivered to thofe who continue to take the Work in parts as it comes out, or who fhall pay half a Guinea Subfcrip tion Money, and take the fift, and then the fecond Vo leme in the faine Manner. “ Proceedings and United, on the Bill Fefuits a dangerous Society Roceedings and Debates in laft Seffion Great Benefit of Weekly Sermons against Spirituous Liquors 668 ib. 627 Craftsman corrected in his Inftance of the Arguments for a Clause to except Punch (28 firit Tranflation of a Bishop Anfwer thereto Reply That Bill a bold Experiment 669 632-3 635 ib. -Vindication of the Plain Account,&c. ib. Claufe in the Act of Settlement to restrain Avarice defined Why molt incident to Old Age. A. B.'s Verfion of Pfalm 129 examin'd Of Tranflations from the Hebrew The Hebrew Poetry of the Pfalms investiga Tranflation of Pfalm ift and 2d, according to the Original Poetical Lines, by A. B. Differtation on the History of Balaam 646 Reason against the Afs's Speaking A Woman furprizingly burnt at Cefena 648 Remarks on a Pamphlet entitled, The Hard- The Triple-Alliance An Epistle to a Lady On the hate Act against retailing Spirituous Liquors, &c. Epigram on Gin.— The Aniwer. To the Hon. Watkin Williams Wynn, Efq-To Fido, on his Counter- To Richard Savage, Efq, Son to the late Earl Rivers-The Play-thing changed.-The Play-thing altered.-A Song 678 Westminfter-School concluded.-A Song 679 The Choice.-Advice to a young Lady. To the Memory of the late Alderman French of Dublin. To a young Lady of Sixteen, Irish Linnen fold for 40 s. a Yard 681 ib. Job the African offers to allift the English in The Sadlers prefent the Prince of Wales with the Freedom of their Company 682 Mr Osborne's Remarks on Craftsman, Nov.6, ९ THE Gentleman's Magazine: NOVEMBER, 1736. of the prefent Parliament. An Account of the PROCEEDINGS and DEBATES in the late (being the Second) Seffion DEBATE on the Claufe offer'd in favour of PUNCH. PRIL 16. The Houle of Commons refumed A the Confideration of the Report from the Committee on the Bill for preventing the Retail of fpirituous Li quors, and the reft of Amendments made by the Committee to the Bill being read a Second time were with Amendments made to one of them agreed to by the Houfe; after which a Claufe was offer'd for excepting Punch; (See it p. 308 D) and was fupported as follows, ARGUMENT in Favour of PUNCH. C from the Duties directed by this Bill to be paid, levied, and collected.I believe, Sir, no Gentleman in this Houfe is ignorant of the prefent declining State of our Sugar Colonies: Their Circumstances, and the many Diftreffes and Difcourage ments they labour under, have been of late fo fully laid before Parliament, that no Gentleman in the Nation, I believe, is ignorant of their melancholy Situation; and every Man who has a Regard for his fellow Subject, or for the good of his Country, must be fenfibly touched with their just Complaints. Their Rivals in the Sugar Trade enjoy a new, rich, and fertile Soil, which produces plentifully without great Labour or Expence; while they are obliged to toil in Fields worn out by continual Labour, and incapable of SIR, As the Complaint which occafi-producing any Thing without a vaft Ex oned the bringing in of this Bill was chiefly aim'd'against conftant and exceffive Ufe of home made Spirits among People of inferior Rank, which has of late Years fo greatly increased, and as the conftant and exceflive Ufe of fuch Spirits among D fuch fort of People proceeded entirely from the low Price, and from the Liberty I which many Perfons took to retaile them without a Licence, I have always been of Opinion that the Evil complained of might have been cured, without laying on fuch heavy Duries as will amount to a Prohibition of the Retaile, not only of home made Spirits, but of all diftilled fpirituous Liquors; but as this Houfe feems to be of a contrary Opinion, I must fubmit to what has been already agreed to: However, as the Confumption of Rum, especially when made into Punch, has never occafioned the leaft Complaint, and as that Confumption is of very great Confequence to this Nation, I must beg Leave to offer a few Words in favour of that Liquor, and then I fhall take the Liberty to offer a Clause for exempting it E F pence. Their Rivals live almoft quite free from Taxes, and without being at the Expence of making any Presents to their Governors, or even of maintaining and repairing their own Forts and Garri fons; while they are heavily loaded with Taxes upon Exports as well as Imports, and obliged to pay large Sallaries to their Governors, and to maintain and repair their own Fortifications: Their Rivals have a Liberty of exporting their Sugars directly to any Market in Europe, while they remain under a Neceffity of landing every Ounce in Britain, and are thereby obliged to pay double Freight, double Commiffion, and a great many other unneceffary Charges. Thefe Difadvantages have already, I am afraid, made us lofe the Benefit of fupplying any foreign Mar ket with Sugars; and in fuch Circumftances can it be expected, that the Parliament of Great Britain will, without any Neceflity, make a Regulation for taking from our Sugar Colonies the only Market they have left?I mult confefs, Sir, I little expected to have feen, in this Seffion of Parliament, any new Difcour agement |