PLAISTOW, 1 Poem, continued from p. 491. I Now would fing who spend their fleeting fames. He, parfimonious, spends the rolling year. No dark'ning fmoak pollutes his chimneys fair, To learned D---r next devote a line, To worthy Speerman fure a verfe is due, Thy lofs of Sight propitious heav'n supplies, I now attempt to paint the neighb'ring fields See Caftlemain's delightful fylvan scenes, His verdant alleys and furrounding greens; See Wanftead hid among a tufft of trees, And Woodford's fhady groves that ever please. Here fhady walks the barren waftes adorn, Now fee, where London's lofty towers rife; Now this way looking view her marshy fcene; Here when chill blood glides flowly thro' the veins, They fought to pull the haughty Spaniards down ; No more the muse prefumes, as yet too young, To Sweeter lyres fhe leaves the blooming fong; Reduce thy flight, content with the small praise, That thon here first has wak'd the rural lays. * Greenwich Hofpital. N. B. We fhall take the first Opportunity to oblige Cleophilus, (whose Papers have been miflaid) and our Correfpondents, who may think themfeives neglected. THE Monthly Intelligencer. OCTOBER, 1733. Monday, 1. Homas How, Efq; was fworn Lord Mayor of Dublin for the Year enfuing, in the Room of Humphry French, Efq; A who had the highest Enconiums given him by Chief-Baron Marlay, (See p. 544.) for his fteady Execution of Juftice, the preceding Year. The Guild of Merchants, the Coopers, and feveral o. ther Corporations prefented him with his B Freedom in Gold and Silver Boxes, as a Teftimony of their Gratitude. A certain Author gives him this Character.-He hath been more Virtue, more Activity, more Skill in one Tear's Government of the City, than a hundred Tears can equal, he bath endeavour'd with great Success to bani Frauds, Corruptions, and all other Abufes A Dozen fuch Men in Power would be able to reform a Kingdom. Friday, 5. The D. of Dorfet, Ld Lieut. of Ireland, mer the Parliament, and made the following Speech; To which both Houfes return'd their moft dutiful and loyal Addreffes of Thanks. My Lords and Gentlemen, Τ IT is with the greatest Satisfaction I re c Advantage of the Nation, and to the mu tual Satisfaction of his Majefty, and all his faithful Subjects. The Linnen Manufacture is fo beneficial to this Kingdom, and fo capable of being further extended, that it fhould be your conftant Endeavour to improve and enlarge that most valuable Branch of Trade, which well deferves, and will amply reward, all the Care and Attention you can poffibly bestow upon it. Gentlemen of the House of Commons, I have directed the proper Officers to prepare the feveral Accounts and Eftimates, in order to be laid efore you. And I have nothing from his Majetty to ask, but fuch neceflary Supplies as may fupport the Establishment, and provide for the National Debt, in fuch manner as may be most expedient, and leatt burthenfome to his Subjects. As a frugal Management of the Revenue hath been the principal Object of my Adminiftration, fo it will be my greatest Pleafure, if thofe Publick Services can be effectually provided for,with Honour to his D Majefty, and with Security and Eafe to his People, without raifing new Taxes, or encreafing the National Debt. And this I perfuade myself can only be effected by turn to meet a Parliament, ready on all Occafions to give fresh Proofs of their Zeal and Affection to his Majefty's Perfon and E Government; and have the Commands of a moft gracious Sovereign to give you the strongest Affurances of his tender Regard and Concern for your Happiness. And to recommend to you the Confideration of whatever may beft contribute to the Welfare of this Kingdom. Info happy a Situation I may with Reafon expect, that all your Proceedings will be carried on with Temper and Unanimiry: And that this Seffion will end to the finding out fome Means to prevent the great Diminution of the Revenue, by the fraudulent Importation of Goods. I must therefore recommend to you, the preparing fuch Heads of a Bill, as may be most likely to attain that defirable End. My Lords and Gentlemen, The Treaty of Marriage concluded between the Princess Royal and the Pr. of Orange must be agreeable to all his Majefty's F good Subjects, and particularly to thofe of this Kingdom. The great Share they had in the incftimable Advantages procured to us by the ever-glorious K. William the third, cannot fail of making them parti cipate Cipate largely of the Joy, which is fo univerfal upon this happy Occafion. As the eminent Virtues and Accomplishments of her Royal Highness, could not but make an Alliance with her, earnestly A fought for, fo his Majefty folicitous for the future, as well as prefent Good of his People, could not give a more endearing Proof of his Refolution to perpetuate their Happiness, than by yielding to the Instances of that Houfe, which hath fo glori oufly diftinguished itfelf in the Caufe of B Liberty, and the Proteftant Religion. You are now in Poffeffion of those invaluable Bleffings, under the mild Govern. ment of a molt gracious King, who efteems it his chief Glory to protect us in the full Enjoyment of all our Civil and Religious Rights. An inviolable Attachment to his Royal Perfon and Family, and a firm Union among all Proteftants, who have one common Intereft, and the fame common Enemy, will be the fureft Means (under God) of fecuring thefe Bleffings to our latest Pofterity. Saturday, 6. C D The & following Malafactors were exe. cuted at Tyburn, viz. William Robinson, for a Street Robbery, Richard Lamb for the Murder of his Wife; John Cannon, for ravishing Mary Foffet; Jonas Peirfon, for Horfe-ftealing; Lawrence Grace, John E Smithfon and George Richardfon, for robbing one Gordon in Lincolns-Inn-Fields; and Jofeph Blunt, for the Murder of his Corporal Robert Adair; (see p. 492.) John Bromley, Anne Soames, and Edward Dore, were reprieved. Tuesday, 9. Both Houses of Parliament met and were prorogued to the 15th of November. Friday, 12. Monday, 22. Came on before the Mafter of the Rolls, a Caufe between John Hopkins, Efq, Coufin and Heir at Law of John Hopkins Efq, late of Broad Street, deceased, and his fix Daughters Plaintiffs, (See our Magazine for July 1732. p. 832.) against Sir Richard F Hopkins, John Rudge, Efq, and James Hopkins, Efq; deceafed, and other Defendants, relating to the real and perfonal Eftate of the faid John Hopkins, which amounted to near 300,000l. His Honour was pleafed to Order and Decree, that the whole Real Estate fhould defcend to the Heir at Law, until fome Perfon, now unborn, fhall be born, and attain to the Age of 21 Years, and that he should enjoy the Pofleflion and Profits thereof until that Time to his own Ufe and Benefit. G The Seffions ended at the Old Bailey, when the following Criminals receiv'd Sentence of Death, viz. Francis Cotchet, a Fishmonger, for robbing Mrs Banks and Mrs Clifton, of a Gold Warch, Agate Snutt Box, and fome Silver, by Buckingham Wall, in the Way to Chelsea; John Brown and Margaret Berry, for Coining, John Butler, Jofeph Cox, and John Weedon, for the Highway, Dorothy Carter, for ftealing from John Conniers 3 pieces of Lace; and Thomas Whitby, for a Street Robbery. H Margaret Berry, pleaded her Belly, and was found quick with Child; 6 were burnt in the Hand; 22 caft for Transportation. The Jury intimated to the Court that they believ'd Mr Cotchet, was a Lunatick, and The Princess Royal enter'd the 25th Year of her Age, and was complemented on the fame by a vaft Concourfe of Nobility, The Publishers of Fog's Journal of the 13th and of a Pamphlet there quoted (See p. 529, 530) were taken into Cuftody of a Meilenger, but were admitted jo Bail, hurg Thursday 25. A A Court of Common Council was held at Guildhall, when the Lord Mayor delivered a Paper, containing the Methods ufed (when he and Sir John Williams were Sheriffs) in recovering fuch Effects, within the Liberties of the City as belonged to Col. Chartres, which Proceedings were order'd to be recorded. The Court granted the Petition of Michael Hillerfden, Efq; praying a Remittance of B 200 1. part of the Fine he lately paid to be excufed from ferving the Office of Sheriff; it appearing he had offer'd his Fine before he was elected. The Bufinefs of the Court being over Mr Bofworth, a Common Council Man of the Ward of Farringdon without address'd himself to C the Lord Mayor in the following Terms. My Lord Mayor, WE E fhould be much wanting to ourfelves, fhould we flip this Opportunity of declaring the grateful fenfe we have of your worthy Administration; an Administration which has diffufed a D general and well-grounded Joy throughout the Kingdom: Yet juft and reasonable as that Joy was, it had been turn'd into Mourning, and interpreted as highly Criminal, had not your Lordship exerted yourself in its Defence. I could gladly pursue the Subject, but am fenfible perfonal Praife is ever difagreeable to great and generous Minds; and therefore I shall not give you, my Lord, the pain of hearing, what other Englishmen litten to with pleasure, but now content myfelf with moving that the Thanks of this Court be given your Lordship-which was F agreed to. Whereupon his Lordship thus exprefs'd himself; Gentlemen, Y E Our Thanks are the best and greatest Reward to one entirely devoted to your Service: If I have in any Degree been inftrumental to allert your Liberties, G I fhall always confider it much more as an Inftance of my Felicity than my Merit. Tuesday, 30. His Majefty enter'd the 50th Year of his Age; but was pleafed to defer the Celebration of that Day at Court till her Royal Highness's Nuptials. Wednesday, 31. The King's Barges fell down the River to meet the Prince of Orange. H The Lady of Sir William Humble of Thorp-Underwood, Northamptonfire, Bart, deliver'd of a Son. The Lady of Sir John Shelley, Bart and Sifter of the D. of Newcastle, delivered of a Son and a Daughter. The late Governour Lowther's Lady deliver'd of a Daughter. MARRIAGES. Sands to Daughter of Mr RatIR James Elphington, of Logie, Bar. tray of Craighall. Jacob Wright, of Grofvenor-ftreet, Efq; -to a Daughter of Mr Pearfehouse of New Bond Street. Mr Serjeant Birch,-to Mifs Tafbmaker of Edmonton, with 14,000l. Fortune. James Wanchop, of Edmonton Efq; to a Daughter of Sir John Inglis," of Cramond, Bart. both of Scotland. Philip Palmer, Efq; Brother to Sir Cha. Palmer, Bart.-to Mifs Thompson of Ludgate-Hill. Mr Shelley a Portugal Merchant,-to Mifs Maria Anna L'Eglife, Daughter to a French Wine Merchant, and Sister to his Brother's Wife. The Revd Mr Thomas Robinfon,-to the only Daughter of John Standish, of Broxborn, in Hertfordshire, Efq; Mr John Harvey, Linnen Draper in Cornbill,-to Mits Frohoch, of Ipfwich, with a Fortune of Soool. Henry Middleton, Efq; of Middleton-ball in Carmarthenfive,—to Mrs Eliz. Price, The Hon. and Rev. Francis Hamilton, Son to the E. of Abercon. -to the Srcond Daughter of James Forth, Eig, at Dublin. Wm Robinfen, of Wrexham, Denbigh Efq;--to his firft Coufin, one of the Daughters of the late Robinfon Lytton of Nebworth, Hertfordshire, Elg, Mr Jeremiah Aley, Goldsmith in the Strand,-to Mrs Arabella Fuller. Sept. 27. DEATHS. T Homas Arundel, Efq; at Stoke Park, in Northampton/h, who leaving no Iflue, his Eftate devolves on his Widew, eldest Daughter of Peter Wentworth, Efq; Brother to the E. of Strafford. James Laydeman, Efq; at Edmonton, in the Commiflion of the Peace. 28, Charles Howard, Earl of Suffolk. He married Henrietta, Sifter to John Ld Hobart, Knt of the Bath, by whom he had Ifiue Henry Ld Walden, his Succeffor. 29. The Relict of Sir Peter Eaton. Capt. Eberfon, formerly Commander of the Naffan Man of War. 2. Jn Knight, Efq; at Gosfield-Hall, Effex, Reprefentative for Sudbury, Suffolk. Mr Webb, one of the City Bridge Mafters. Rodney Fane, Efq; Counsellor at Law, and in the Commiffion of the Peace ior Middlefex, reputed worth 25,000/ The Revd Mr Peters, Rector of Barnford, in Durbam. The Revd Mr Abraham Franks, D. D. Rector of Weft Dean, in Wilts. Withers, Efq; at Manedown, Hants. Edw. Reynolds, Esq; of New-bouse Grange, Leicestershire. John Avery, Efq; an Eaft India Merchant. 5. Mr Bennet, so Years Houfe-keeper and Head Door-keeper to the Admiralty Office, reputed worth 25,000 1. Capt. Lancaster, the oldest Officer in Gen. Evan's Reg. of Horse. A B 7. The Revd Mr Hodges, M. A. Minister of Shipton Moyne, near Tedbury, Gloucefterfb. C The Lady Margaret, Spoufe to John Campbel, Efq; and Daughter to the late E. Loudon. 9. Mr Moreland, Head Mafter of St Paul's School, aged 80. 10. Capt. John Vernon, Commander of the Namure, a ad Rate, in the late War. Sir John Stonboufe, Bar. Knight of the Shire for Berks. Alexander Elphington, Efq; at Leith, Son to the Lord Balmerino. Sir Wm Douglas, of Killbead, Bart. Mr Keafon, Master of New Tunbridge Wells, 12. Mr Mufquet, formerly a Portugueze Merchant, at Edmonton. 13. Mr Samuel Gale, Steward of St Thomas's Hofpital, Southwark. The Wife of Henry Villiers, Efq; Gentle man Usher to the Princess Royal, and Governor of Tinmouth Castle. The Wife of Philip Gybbon, Efq; Reprefentative for Rye in Suflex. D E 14. Jacob Martin, Efq; at Petersham, Surry. 15. Geo. Lawrence, Eiq; in Leicester-fields. F Trever, Efq; a near Relation to the late Ld Trevor. 36. The Wife of 17. Capt. Broome, of Westminster, a great Dealer in Pictures. Rev. Mr Fell, Rector of Benfdon, Cornw, 18. Jofeph Skinner, at Mofeley, Kent, Efq; H 21. Sir Wm Drake, Bart of an antient Family in Devonshire. 22. James Cotton, Efq; formerly a Linnen Draper in Freet-freet, reputed worth 12,000/ Robert Laws, Efq; at Sherbourn, Hants. 24. Jofeph Shaw, Efq; at Lambeth, Au thor of a Book entitled, The Practical Justice of the Peace. Ja Medlicott, Efq; formerly Wine Mercht. Mr Holmes, Rent-gatherer and TownSteward to the E. of Burlington. The jun. Dutchefs of Marlborough, Wife of the E. of Godolphin. Leaving no Iffue Male the Title of D.of Marlborough defcends to the E. of Sunderland. By her Death an Estate of 5000l. per Ann. came to the E. of Gedolphin. 24. Francis Molineux, Efq; one of the Verdurers of Sherwood Foreft, eldest Son of Sir Franbis Molineux, Bart of Treverfet, Natingbambire. Sir John Stapylton, of Myton Yorkshire, by a fall from his Horfe. 26. Henry Hare, Efq; Collector of the Cuftoms of King's-Lyn, Norfolk. Nathaniel Manlove, Efq; one of the Governors of Bethlehem, Bridewel, and Chrift Hofpitals. 27. Samuel Reade, Efq; at Hackney, reputed worth 80,00cl. 29. The Rev. Mr Serle, one of the Officiates of St George's Bloomsbury. PROMOTIONS. Peers of Scotland, to fit in the HE D. of Athol, elected one of the Parliament of Great Britain, in the room of the E. of Sutherland deceased. The E. of Pembroke and Montgomery, appointed Ld Lieut. of the County of Wilts. Thomas Rigg, Efq; late Sheriff of Bucks, -one of the Commiffioners of the Revenue in Ireland, in the room of his Father-in-Law, Thomas Medlicott, Efq; Lieut. Carr, Capt. Lieut. in the King's own Royal Reg. of Horfe. Mr Dowdy, Mellenger of the Navy Office,-Inner Door-keeper to the Lords of the Admiralty, in the room of Mr Bennet, decd. And Mr Wyat-Meffenger of the Navy Office. of the Patents, in the room of Jobs Charles Howard, Efq,-Deputy Clerk Tench, Efq; decd. Capt. Driver, Exempt,-Major of the Firft Troop of Guards, in the room of Major Wright. Capt. Herbert,-Exempt in his room; and Capt. Elways,-Sub Brig. in Capt. Herbert's room. Mr Rambouillet,- Gentleman Usher; Mr Poyntz, Nephew to Stephen Poyntz, Efg |