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Thursday, March 22, 1770






SATURDAY's POST.
Arrived the MAILS from Holland and Flanders.

CONSTANTINOPLE, Jan. 20.

THE expedition against the Moldavians, who were ordered to be punished by fire and sword, it is said, has fallen out very unlucky for us, as a great part of our ablest and bravest troops have been killed : at the same time there are 200 Moldavians sent hither as slaves. The Venetian Ambassador is under very great apprehensions here, as his Republic will not declare itself either against the Turks or Russians, and the Grand Signior will not permit it to remain neuter. The Ambassador has sent his only son, who was here, secretly by a ship to Venice.
ANCONA, Feb. 15. The court of Petersburgh remits, from time to time, considerable sums to the merchants at Venice for the service of their fleet, which approaches the Adriatic sea. It no sooner entered Port Mahon, than a number of Greeks offered to conduct it to the Archipelago. What may not Russia promise herself, if it is true that the Morea, formerly the Peloponnesus, (which, after the fall of the Grecians, fell into the hands of the Turks in 1666, and, was plundered by the Venetians, but ever since 1717 has been again under the Turkish power) is now only waiting the arrival of the Russian fleet to throw off the Turkish yoke? We are assured of the same concerning Candia, formerly Crete, which was taken from the Venetians by the Turks in 1725. -The plundering of that island will be so much the easier, as the Russian Count Orlow has sent thither a great quantity of military stores by a Grecian vessel. Albania, where the Montenegrins have been for a year past under arms, seems not to like the Turks better than the rest. Besides this, it is said that the inhabitants of Chemira, Janina, Thessalia, and Livadia, are only waiting for ammunition to put them in action. In a word, it is asserted that all the places islands of the Archipelago, where there are so many Greeks, are ready to lay hold of this favourable opportunity to throw the half-moons from their castles. And what will the Turks do to defend themselves from so many threatening storms ? Will they leave their possessions in Europe to keep them in Asia ? The Greeks, under the Russian command, may make fine soldiers.
BASIL, in Switzerland, Feb. 22. According to the last letters from Geneva, the Natives attempted to force the Council to grant them the right of Burghership; but when they would have made themselves masters of the Town House, the Burghers guard marched against them with their bayonets fixed, but without firing. Nevertheless, in this tumult, three of the Natives lost their lives, and several were taken up. Eight of the ringleaders are banished from the Republic for ever, by which means peace is again restored, and in order to make it durable, the Council has thought proper to grant some privileges to the Natives.
DALMATIA, Feb, 14. The Grand Signior has sent a present to the Kan of Tartary, of 300,000 crowns, in order to induce that Potentate to employ his utmost efforts for reconquering Moldavia and Walachia ; and from all appearances the ensuing campaign will abound In great events.




LONDON, March 16.

Wednesday at noon, in consequence of the letter received from Lord Weymouth, the Mayor, with Aldermen Sir William Stephenson, and Mr. Trecothick, Mr. Townsend and Mr. Sawbridge, Sheriffs; 153 of the Common-Council, and the committee of the Livery, in their proper gowns, attended at the Guild-Hall; from whence, at a quarter before one, they proceeded in their carriages to St. James's, attended by the Common Serjeant, Common Clerk, Remembrancer, two Secondaries, Sword-bearer, Mace-bearer, Water Bailiff, Common Crier, Common Hunt, City Marshals, &c. They arrived at two o'clock, and were introduced to his Majesty, who received them seated on his throne; the Common Serjeant (in the absence of the Recorder) began to read the Remonstrance, but being in too much confusion to proceed, Sir James Hodges, the Common Clerk, read it to his Majesty, very properly and distinctly, and with a suitable and judicious emphasis. To which his Majesty was pleased to read the following answer :
I shall always be ready to receive the requests, and to listen to the complaints of my subjects; but it gives me great concern to find, that any of them should have been so far misled as to offer me an Address and Remonstrance, the contents of which I cannot but consider as disrespectful to me, injurious to my Parliament, and irreconcilable to the principles of the Constitution.
I have ever made the law of the land the rule of my conduct, esteeming it my chief glory to reign over a free people: With this view I have always been careful, as well to execute faithfully the trust reposed in me, as to avoid even the appearance of invading any of those powers which the constitution has placed in other hands. It is only by persevering in such a conduct that I can either discharge my own duty, or secure to my subjects the free enjoyment of those rights which my family were called to defend; and while I act upon these principles, I shall have a right to expect, and I am confident I shall continue to receive, the steady and affectionate support of my people.


The Lord Mayor replied, "That, as chief Magistrate of this city, and also one of their representatives in Parliament, he considered himself as their servant ; and that he had done no more than his duty."
The Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and Common Council had all the honour to kiss his Majesty's hand.
We have authority to assure our readers, that the report of a certain Great Personage turning round to his Courtiers and bursting into a laugh after he spoke his answer to the remonstrance, is entirely without foundation. There was indeed a smile upon most countenances, when the Common Serjeant, after stammering through part of the remonstrance, was obliged to give it up to the Town Clerk to complete the reading of it.
The following Aldermen have published an Advertisement, declaring, That they were not assenting to, nor ever signified their approbation of the Address, Remonstrance, and Petition, viz. Ladbroke, Alsop, Glynn, Harley, Turner, Bankes, Peers, Nash, Halifax, Shakespear, Esdaile, Plumbe, Kennett, Kirkman, Rosseter, and Bird.
On Tuesday each member of the House of Lords received a special summons to attend the King, in order to be present at the receipt of the city Remonstrance. This is the first special summons in the King's reign; but they have been customary in exigencies of state.
It is said the sixteen gentlemen who signed the petition to the Lord Mayor for a Common-hall, will be shortly obliged to attend prayers in St. Stephen's chapel.
On Wednesday when it was debated in the upper room at the Robin Hood, whether the accounts relative to the Civil List should be laid before that H----, which was supported by L--d C-----m, Lord T----e, &c. the D--e of G-----n answered them in a very spirited manner, as he did likewise all those who attacked the measures of the M------y, he being the only speaker on the side of ad-----------n that day. In the course of the debate, L--d C-----m taxed the D--e of G-----n with having turned out L--d C-m--n from the post of Ch---ll-r for speaking in that H---e according to his conscience. This accusation was consider'd as unparliamentary, and much confusion now ensued, when Lord M--chm--t called To order, and made a motion, that what L--d C-----m had declared should be inserted by the Clerk of the H---e in the Journals; which motion L--d C-----m seconded; but L--d M-------d said it would be improper, and apologized for L--d C-----m's expressions, attributing them to the warmth of debate L--d Sh-ft-f---y then made a motion to clear the H---e; after which the question was put, "Whether what L--d C----m had said was well founded and true, or ill founded, or could not be supported?" when it was resolved 83 against 35, that it " was ill founded, and not to be supported."
A pragmatic Nobleman on Wednesday, in the hearing of a Liveryman, sneering asked, Who are these THINGS? " They are (replied the honest citizen) the Livery of the city - and heartily despise the Livery of the court."
On Wednesday, as the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor alighted from his coach at St. James's, and was going into the palace to present the Remonstrance, a man among the crowd cried out, "God bless your Lordship, never fear if you should be sent to the T-----, you will not remain there long, I promise you."
On a late application to Sir Bullface Doublefee, for his advice in a certain much talked of Remonstrance, he was likewise solicited to accept the S-----, which he at first positively refused; but on a second application from the D-kes of B-df-d and G--n, he has at last condescended to accept them, after the present sessions of p-----t is over, on the following conditions- To hold them certain for seven years, and on his removal to enjoy (beside his present sinecure) a pension of �3000. per annum, reversionable to his eldest son.
During the whole time the Lord Mayor and Common Council were at St.James's, Colonel Luttrell was sitting upon the table next the garden, conversing with three courtiers.
The budget was opened on Monday, and one million eight hundred thousand pounds are to be raised by loan and exchequer bills. Five thousand five hundred and fifty pounds are granted for the support of the government of Senegambia for the year 1770; and thirteen thousand pounds for the support of the forts on the Coast of Africa.
The Lord Mayor has ordered precepts to be issued for a Common Hall to receive the report of his Majesty's Answer to the Address, &c;. but these precepts have been since countermanded, till the result of some other proceedings is known in order that the Common Hall may receive a full information at once of every step taken in consequence of their Address, Remonstrance, and Petition.
A motion, we hear, was made on Tuesday night, that the E. of C. be committed to the T-- for several spirited assertions; which motion the Chairman was tender of putting, well knowing the majority would be for the question; and therefore no notice was taken of it ; but about twelve o'clock the same motion was renewed, which was received in the same manner; at last L.C. got up, and desired to know whether he was to be sent to his new lodgings, or might be permitted to retire to his old ones, as it grew late, and he felt the gout coming on him very fast. The party who made the motion, finding no support, withdrew it.




Extract of Letter from New York, Jan. 22.

"We are all in confusion in this city, the soldiers have cut and blown up Liberty-Pole, and have caused much trouble between the inhabitants : On Friday last between Burling Slip and the Fly-market, was an engagement between the inhabitants and the soldiers, where much blood was spilt : One sailor was run through the body, who since died : One man got his skull cut in a most cruel manner. On Saturday the hall bell rang for an alarm, when was another battle between the inhabitants and soldiers; but the soldiers met with the rubbers, the chiefest part being sailors with clubs to revenge the death of their brother, which they did with courage, and made them all run to the barracks. What will be the end of this God knows !"




Letters from Warsaw, which arrived yesterday, make no mention of the Russians having taken Bender, but declare, that all the succours which that Fortress could receive by land, are cut off by the Imperial troops; and that since the taking of Brailow, the Russians have nothing to oppose their carrying their arms to the gates of Constantinople, unless the city of Adrianople should make a vigorous defence, which is by no means to be expected, as the fortifications of that place are in a most ruinous condition.
Letters from Paris assure us, that a noble Lord, who lives not a hundred miles from Hertford, and who was some time past ambassador to a neighbouring power, is comprized in the criminal process upon which the unhappy Captain Gordon was beheaded at Brest, for a conspiracy and plot to burn the navy and arsenal there, and that a prise de corps, or warrant, is actually issued to seize his person the moment he is found in that country. It is very remarkable that a person at this , and the ambassador at the other court, were under a criminal prosecution at the same time.
A private letter from a gentleman at Paris to his friend in London, concludes thus :-" We have had a terrible doings in our finances : The new comptroller is playing the devil.- The credit of France has received such a blow by these manoeuvres, as will not be recovered for many years. You need not be afraid of a rupture with France. She cannot go to War without money; and what foreigner in his senses will lend her any? Who would lay out his money in such precious funds, when he may purchase stock in England, secured by the faith of a British Parliament ?"




Extract of a letter from a Gentleman in London to his friend in Birmingham, March 8, 1770.

"As the House of Commons have refused to let a bill be brought in for the repeal of the American duty on tea, these are to inform you, that the goods conditionally ordered of you, the 3d of January last, must not be sent until we have fresh orders from abroad, and as soon as they are received, you will be advised of them."




It is remarkable, that the case of Mungo Campbell was so very complicated, that six out of the 15 jurors, by who he was tried, were for acquitting him. He was nevertheless, condemned, as it is only necessary in Scotland there should be a majority of the jurymen; whereas in England it is requisite they should be unanimous, to pass a verdict.
A few days ago William Matthas was executed at Lincoln, pursuant to his sentence, for poisoning in June last (by mixing ratsbane with their butter) Frances William, and Elizabeth Cook, and Elizabeth Emerson an infant, all of Normanby, near Spittle in Lincolnshire.




MONDAY's POST.
Arriv'd the MAILS from FRANCE.
VIENNA, Feb. 17.

ACCORDING to the last letters from Constantinople, we learn, that the Porte has given the necessary orders for repairing and augmenting the fortifications of Adrianople; and that 800 workmen have lately set out for that purpose, who are immediately to be followed by a like number.




LONDON, SATURDAY, March 17.

WESTMINSTER, March 16. This day his Majesty came to the House of Peers, attended by the Dukes of Ancaster & Roxborough, and gave the Royal assent to An Act to continue, for a limited time, "an act for allowing free importation of tallow, hogs-lard, and grease."
And to several road and other acts.- Gazette.

In this night's Gazette are also published, the Remonstrance of the City of London, and his Majesty's Answer. - The Remonstrance is the same with that inserted in our last paper; and the Answer in the preceding page is copied from the Gazette.
It is said that the Lord Major, Sheriffs, and Chairman of the Livery, are to appear before two Assemblies.
Yesterday morning betts at the west end of the town were three to two, and six to four, that the city remonstrance will, in the course of the ensuing week, be burnt by the common hangman.
A great cry, for a considerable time, in a certain place, when order was called, was, Sit down ! sit down ! I wont sit down ! I wont sit down ! I wont sit down 'till at last the patriot's brother pulled him down.
A political writer says, that the Remonstrance presented at St.James's in the name of the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and Livery of London, was begot at Hayes, nursed by the rabble, and licked into its present form by the late discarded Lord C.
Some late very bold papers having been lately laid before a great ministerial lawyer for his opinion, they were returned with, answer, that, " -- ---- has read and considered the inclosed papers, and is of opinion, that they are treasonable throughout.' The Minister to whom the papers were returned, shewing them and the opinion with some degree of exultation to a noble D--- in the minority; who replied, "My Lord, I can easily perceive the mistake ----- ------ has made, and so may your Lordship. In his hurry he has added a letter too much; instead of treasonable he certainly meant to say reasonable."
We hear a prosecution was certainly commenced last night against the publisher of the third number of The Whisperer.
Notwithstanding the reception the remonstrance met with at St.James's on Wednesday last, the patriots at St.Stephens did not abate a particle of their zeal on Thursday. Mr. C--v--h, in particular, observed, "That he would be more attentive than ever to the steps of the M-----r, trace him through all his wiles, nor should the power of the T----e screen him from the just resentment of an enraged, i-j-r-d people."
Four expulsions more are confidently talked of.
The late L---d Ch--------'s conduct at a certain board has been much questioned, and some persons have not scrupled to charge him with duplicity on that score. The truth is, that so long ago as July last he informed a late minister, that he was extremely uneasy in his then situation ; he could not think of holding the S---s at the same time that he differed from the Ministry in two very essential points, the e----- -n of M-------x, and the business of the colonies; and he desired that his G--ce would influence the K--- to send for the S---s. The Minister's conduct upon this occasion was extremely intricate; he begged his Lordship to continue in his place a little longer, and he assured him that he would give up his own place on the very day that the C--------r thought proper to resign his. The uneasiness of the Ch-------r was repeatedly mentioned by him to the M------r, but in vain; he still pressed him not to go out of his office. The Ch-----r very candidly told him, that it would look better on the side of the court, to dismiss him before the Parl----t men, for then his voting against the Ministry would seem to arise from disappointment; still he was pressed not to resign : to oblige the Ministry he still kept the S--s, till his Majesty could with convenience dispose of them. --- The rest the public knows.

One day last week, Mr.D--, a Merchant of universal correspondence, in the city of London, received a foreign letter, in which it is asserted, that the Court of Madrid have actually, at this present moment, no less than four thousand Spanish forces in the town of New Orleans : That they have cut off all communication between Pensacola and New Orleans, and that an approaching war seems absolutely unavoidable. -
The above mentioned Merchant, on shewing this letter to a military gentleman, who had been at New Orleans himself, and who knew the garrison duty of that town perfectly well, declares, that the full complement of soldiers requisite for the defence and offence of that garrison is no more than four hundred men, and that all the other troops are supernumerary, and consequently are an inimical, or hostile power, by construction of last treaty of peace. The following anecdote is a fact - A lady of high rank, whose amiable disposition renders her the delight of her family and friends, was going to an assembly, but calling on another lady who was to accompany her, heard by a gentleman present, of a poor meritorious family in great distress; her Grace complained of the head-ach, begged to be excused from accompanying them to the assembly, ordered her chair home, undressed, sought after and relieved the distressed family before she slept, saying to her woman, "how cheaply I purchase my pleasures, it would have cost me much more at the assembly," - How pleasing is it in this degenerate age, to find such goodness and greatness meet !

We hear from Edinburgh, that Mungo Campbell's body was interred in the neighbourhood of that city: The populace hearing of it, dug it up, and committed some insults on it. His Friends then carried it to Leith, but it into a small boat, and sunk it in the Firth of Forth.

Extract of a letter from Portsmouth, March 16.

"Yesterday Arthur Dillion, boatswain's mate of the Dorsetshire, in this harbour, dropped down dead as was walking the deck of the said ship."




THURSDAY's POST.
LONDON, TUESDAY, March 20.

We hear that two City Officers have most solemnly declared, that in case both H-----s should order the City R----nst----e to be burned by the Comman Hangman, and order them, as is usual on such occasions, to carry their order into execution, they will not do it, if the consequence of their refusal should be the sending of them to the T---r.
It is said that John Ketch, Esq.; (in imitation of a late spirited resolution of his superiors) has declared his determination to resign his office, rather than commit to the flames a certain much talked of paper.

At the C----t C-----l held on Sunday, at which several Flag Officers assisted, it is said that the communication that is cut off between Pensacola and New Orleans, by orders from the Spanish Court, was taken into consideration.
To-morrow se'nnight is the day fixed for the electors of Westminster to meet in Westminster-Hall, to consider of an Address, Remonstrance, and Petition to his Majesty for the redress of grievances.
It is said that Earl Percy will be requested to take the chair on the above occasion.
It is said that Lord Chetwynd is given over by his physicians.
The reason the majority give to day for not sending the Lord Mayor to the Tower last night is, they would not disappoint the minority of their dinner next Thursday at the Mansion-house.
The assertion in the papers that the Marquis of Granby voted with the Majority on Thursday last was not true; he not only voted with the Minority, but spoke on that side.- Lond. Evening.

The preparations made at Vienna, for the marriage of the Arch-Duchess Antonietta, with the Dauphin of France, we are told, are the grandest ever known. The illuminations are to be in the highest taste. A room is building 400 feet in length by 48 broad, in which 1500 persons are to be entertained at different intervals, and 3000 tickets are delivered out for a masked ball. On the 15th of the present month the French Ambassador was to make his public entry the 16th to demand her Highness in form for the Dauphin; the 17th a grand entertainment was to be given a the Belvidere; the 18th and 19th other entertainments were to be given by his Excellency the French Ambassador, in Prince Lichtenstein's Gardens; the 20th the marriage ceremony was to be performed, and, on the 20th her Highness was to set out by way of Strasbourg, &c. for Paris, where however the nuptials, it seems, are not to be consummated yet for two or three years to come.

The consideration of circumstances big with ruin to one's country, (says one of this day's political writers) must deeply affect every ingenuous mind. A person must be very inattentive at this critical period, who does not perceive many symptoms alarming to the permanency and stability of the British empire. Most positive assurances are received, that the colonies disclaim all affection and obedience to the mother country. Many unwarrantable proceedings, on the other side the Atlantic, afford ample room to fear that the people there are ready to revolt, if not at present in a state of actual rebellion. The obstinacy and disaffection of our fellow subjects abroad, should prove an effectual motive to enforce peace and harmony at home; to banish all selfish interested views; and to stimulate every local patriot to unite heartily in the common cause : But, alas ! notwithstanding the necessity of such an union, we see nothing but discord & contention rage!"

Extract of a letter from Rome, Feb. 20.

"It is now reported here, that the young Chevalier is preparing to serve on board, the Russian fleet against the Turks. It seems the active spirit of this gallant Prince has not without great difficulty, submitted to the private life, the circumstances of his affairs have of late years obliged him to lead; and he is now determined to indulge his martial inclination, by engaging against the enemies of Christianity, the defeat of whom his great grand-father, the renowned Sobieski, so deservedly obtained the glorious title, of Christian Hero."

We are assured, that the two Kenedys, who were condemned the last sessions, for the murder of Bigby the watchman, have received the King's pardon, on condition of being transported for life.
On Saturday morning last, about eight o'clock, a duel was fought in Hyde-park, between Mr. G. G-rr--k and Mr. B--d-ley, both of Drury-lane playhouse. Mr. G-----k received the other's fire, and instead of returning it, discharged his pistol in the air. -This generous treatment had such an effect on Mr. B---ley, that he discontinued the engagement; and by the interposition of the seconds, the affair was amicably adjusted. The cause of the quarrel, it is said, was owing to a letter written by Mr.B---ley to Mr. D. G----k, wherein the conduct of Mr. G. G----- was too freely commented on, in respect to his interference between the disputes of the other's family; which letter Mr. D. G----k shewed his brother, who, in consequence, reprehended Mr. B---ley so severely, as to bring on a challenge.

Preferred The Rev.Mr. Jones to the vicarage of Offley[?], in Hertfordshire.--- The Rev.Mr. Egerton Leigh, to be prebend in the cathedral of Litchfield. -- The Rev. Thomas Vincent, A.M. to the Archdeaconry of Cardigan.--- The Rev. Everard Buckworth, D.L. to the rectories of Harrington and Washingburgh, in Lincolnshire.
Married. Charles Schutz, Esq; of Golden-square, to Mrs. Bacon, of Welbeck-street.- William Armstrong, Esq. of Arundall-street, in the Strand, to Miss Ann Elizabeth Wilson, daughter of Jonathan Wilson, Esq. ---Mr. Langly, surgeon, in Red-Lion-square, to Miss Jordan, of Bloomsbury-square.--- John Rothwell, Esq.; of Argyle-Buildings, to Miss Elizabeth Franklin, of Panton-street, Leicester-fields.
Died. In London, Sir William Mill, Bart. of Motisfont, Hants. --- Mr. Richard Baldwin, bookseller, in Pater-noster-row. --- At Newport, in the isle of Wight, Mrs. Dikenson, wife of T. Dikenson, Esq; Mayor of that place.-- At Cole in Somersetshire, Mr. William Hunt. --- At Stourton Caundle in Dorsetshire, Samuel Serril, Esq. --- The son of Mr. Salter, surgeon, at Clist-Haydon, in Devonshire, by the accidental discharge of a pistol.- At Selworthy in Somersetshire, Mr. Nath. Brice, eldest son of the Rev.Mr. Brice, of that place.- At Bath, Owen Meyrick, Esq; Member of Parliament for Anglesea, North-Wales.- Mrs. Frances Wyvill, relict of Col. John Wyvill, and mother to Lord Pigot.- At Bristol, Mr. Jocham, one of the Deputy-Customers of that port.- Aged 100 years, Mr. Lagden, a farmer at Saffron Walden in Essex.- Richard Hassell, Esq. at Barnet, in the 70th[?] year of his age. -



From the PUBLIC ADVERTISER, March 19.

I Believe there is no man, however indifferent about the interests of this country, who will not readily confess that the situation, to which we are now reduced, whether it has arisen from the violence of faction, or from an arbitrary system of government, justifies the most melancholy apprehensions, and calls for the exertion of whatever wisdom or vigour is left among us. The K---'s answer to the Remonstrance of the city of London, and the measures since adopted by the Ministry, amount to a plain declaration that the principle, on which Mr. Luttrell was seated in the House of Commons, is to be supported in all its consequences, and carried to its utmost extent. The same spirit, which violated the freedom of election, now invades the declaration and Bill of Rights, and threatens to punish the subject for exercising a privilege, hitherto undisputed, of petitioning the C---n. The grievances of the people are aggravated by insults; their complaints not merely disregarded, but checked by authority; and every one of those acts, against which they remonstrated, confirmed by the -----'s decisive approbation. At such a moment, no honest man will remain silent or inactive. However distinguished by rank or property, in the rights of freedom we are all equal. As we are Englishmen, the least considerable man among us has an interest, equal to the proudest nobleman, in the laws and constitution of his country, and is equally called upon to make a generous contribution in support of them; whether it be the heart to conceive, the understanding to direct, or the hand to execute. It is a common cause, in which we are all interested, in which we should all be engaged. The man who deserts it at this alarming crisis, is an enemy to his country, and, what I think of infinitely less value, a traitor to his S----n. The subject, who is truly loyal to the Chief Magistrate, will neither advise nor submit to arbitrary measures. The city of London have given an example, which, I doubt not, will be followed by the whole kingdom. The noble spirit of the metropolis is the life blood of the state collected at the heart : From that point it circulates, with health and vigour, through every artery of the constitution. The time is come, when the body of the E----sh p----e must assert their own cause. Conscious of their strengths, and animated by a sense of their duty, they will not surrender their birthright to Ministers, Parliaments, or Kings.
The city of London have expressed their sentiments with freedom and firmness; they have spoken truth boldly; and, in whatever light their Remonstrance may be represented by Courtiers, I defy the most subtle lawyer in this county to point out a single instance, in which they have exceeded the truth. Even that assertion, which we are told is most offensive to Parliament, in the theory of the English constitution is strictly true. If any part of the representative body be not chosen by the people, that parts vitiates and corrupts the whole. If there be a defect in the representation of the people, that power, which alone is equal to the making of laws in this country, is not compleat, and the acts of parliament under that circumstance are not the acts of a pure and intire legislature. I speak of the theory of our constitution; and whatever difficulties or inconveniences may attend the practice, I am ready to maintain that as far as the fact deviates from the principle, so far the practice is vicious and corrupt. I have not heard a question raised upon any part of the remonstrance. That the principle, on which the Middlesex election was determined, is more pernicious in its effects than either the levying of ship-money by Charles the First, or the suspending power assumed by his son, will hardly be disputed by any man who understands or wishes well to the English constitution. It is not an act of open violence done by the King, or any direct and palpable breach of the laws attempted by his Minister, that can ever endanger the liberties of his country. Against such a King or Minister the people would immediately take the alarm, and all parties unite to oppose him. The laws must be grossly violated in particular instances, without any direct attack upon the whole system. Facts of that kind stand alone; they are attributed to necessity, not defended upon principle. We can never really be in danger, until the forms of parliament are made use of to destroy the substance of our civil and political liberties;- until parliament itself betray its trust, by contributing to establish new principles of government, and employing the very new weapons, committed to it by the collective body, to stab the constitution.
As for the terms of the remonstrance, I presume it will not be affirmed, by any person less polished than a gentleman usher, that this is a season for compliments. Our gracious ------ indeed is abundantly civil to himself. Instead of an answer to a petition, his ----- very gracefully pronounces his own panegyric; and I confess that, as far as his personal behaviour or the royal purity of his intentions is concerned, the truth of those declarations, which the Minister has drawn up for his master, cannot decently be disputed. In every other respect, I affirm that they are absolutely unsupported, either in argument or fact. I must add too that supposing the speech were otherwise unexceptionable, it is not a direct answer to the petition of the city. His ------ is pleased to say, that he is always ready to receive the requests of his s------s; yet the Sheriffs were twice sent back with an excuse, and it was certainly debated in C-----l, whether or no the magistrates of the city of London should be admitted to an audience. Whether the remonstrance be, or be not injurious to parliament, is the very question between the parliament and the people, and such a question, as cannot be decided by the assertion of a third party, however respectable. That the petitioning for a dissolution of parliament is irreconcilable with the principles of the constitution is a new doctrine. His ---- perhaps has not been informed that the House of Commons themselves have, by a formal resolution, admitted it to be the right of the subject. His ----- proceeds to assure us, that he has made the laws the rule of his conduct.-- Was it in ordering or permitting his Ministers to apprehend Mr. Wilkes by a general warrant ?-- Was it in suffering his Ministers to revive the obsolete maxim of nullum tempus, to rob the Duke of Portland of his property, and thereby give a decisive turn to a county election ?- Was it in erecting a chamber consultation of surgeons with authority to examine into and supersede the legal verdict of a Jury ?-- Or did his ----- consult the laws of this country, when he permitted his S-------y of S---ee to declare that, whenever the civil magistrate is trifled with, a military force must be sent for, without the delay of a moment, and effectually employed? Or was it in the barbarous exactness, with which this illegal, inhuman doctrine was carried into execution ? -- If his ------ had recollected these facts, I think he would never have said, at lest with any reference to the measures of his government, that he had made the laws the rule of his conduct. To talk of preserving the affections or relying on the support of his s-----s while he continues to act upon these principles, is indeed paying a compliment to their loyalty, which I hope they have too much spirit and understanding to deserve.
His -----, we are told, is not only punctual in the performance of his own duty, but careful not to assume any of those powers which the Constitution has placed in other hands. Admitting this last assertion to be strictly true, it is no way to the purpose. The city of London have not desired the ----- to assume a power placed in other hands. If they had, I should hope to see the person, who dared to present such a petition, immediately impeached. They solicit their ----- to exert that constitutional authority which the laws have vested in him for the benefit of his subjects. They call upon him to make use of his lawful prerogative, in a case which our lawyers evidently supposed might happen, since they have provided for it by trusting the S-------n with a discretionary power to dissolve the p-------t. This request will, I am confident, be supported by remonstrances from all parts of the kingdom.� His ------ will find at last that this is the sense of his people, and that it is not his interest to support either M----- or P------ at the hazard of a breach with the collective body of his subjects. -- That he is the K--- of a free people, is indeed his greatest glory. That be may long continue the K--- of a free people is the second with that animates my heart. The first is, That the people may be free .
JUNIUS.





BATH, THURSDAY, March 22.

Arrived here, Lady Eden, Lady Moor, Rev.Dr. Moore and Lady, Capt. Vernon, Mr. and Mrs. Griffeth, Mr. and Mrs Wheatley, Mr. and Mrs. Moore, Mr. Ethrington, Mr. Foely, Mr. Ambler, Mr. Jones, Mr. Tomson, Mr. Maude, Mr. Wood, Mrs. Short, Mrs. Compiere, Mrs. Purnell, Mrs. Bonneton, Mrs. Woodroffe, Mrs. Ingram, Mrs. Lee [?], Mrs. and Miss Light, &c. &c.
For the MASTER of CEREMONIES, at Mr. Gyde's Rooms, on Tuesday the 3d of April, a BALL - Tickets to be had at Capt. WADE's, in Axford's-Buildings; and at the Rooms, Bookseller, and Coffee-Houses, as usual.




The Gentlemen of the Committee of the Pauper Scheme having met on Monday at Mr Gyde's Room agreeable to adjournment, received the following collections from the several Churches; and they return their sincere thanks to the following Gentlemen, for the very great attention and readiness in support of so laudable a Charity; and to Ladies, Gentlemen, and others, for their liberal donations on this occasion.

Churches ---- Preachers ----- Sums received.

Abbey, the Rev. Mr. Stonehouse44211
St.James's, the Rev. Mr. Dart, 1008
St. Michael's, the Rev. Mr. Humphry's, 940
Chapel in the Square, the Rev. Mr. Clark, 30112
Cross-Bath Chapel, the Rev.Mr. Grigg,1110
From the Rev. Dr. Dechaire, by the hands of the Rev. Mr. Penton, a charitable and liberal donation of3000
Bell-Tree House, 9150
The Rev. Mr. Stonehouse, by the hands of Mr. Dodd110
Mr. Hamilton, by Mr. Creaser, 110
Mrs. Smyth, by Mr. Wade,. 110
Mrs. Horseman, by ditto, 106
Mrs. J. Horseman, by ditto, 106
Mr. Jackson, by Mr. Ivers, 110
A Lady, by Mr. Campbell, 106
Mrs. Tipping, by Dr. Rye, 110
Mrs. Musgrave, by ditto 110
The Rev. Mr. Hale, by Mr. Dodd, 110
Mr. Webb, by ditto, 106
144138



N.B. The Treasurer's accounts are making out, and will be published with the names of the Subscriber's as soon as convenient.




Friday last Edward Arkel, for stealing the till out of Mr. Perry's shop, distiller, near St.Michael's church, was committed to Shepton-Mallet bridewell.
And on Monday James Popjoy and Thomas Pillinger, masons, for stealing sheep out of Prior-park, were committed, the former to Taunton gaol, and the latter to Shepton bridewell.

Saturday died Mr. Thomas Telling, glazier, near the Bridge, in this city.
Sunday last died in the 93d year of age, Mrs. Figg, who formerly kept the Lamb Inn, in this city.




BRISTOL, March 21. Came in since our last, The Young Lion, Maine, from London; the Elizabeth, Sinclair, from Rotterdam; the Belle, Gemell, from Glasgow; the Flora, Carter, from Oporto.
Sailed, The Britannia, Bruce, and the Venus, Lewis, for Africa; the Westmoreland, M'Ardle, for Jamaica; the Shannon, Nealson, and the Weston, Allward, both for Newfoundland.
Arriv'd. At Limerick, the Duke of Glocester, Kelly; at Cork, the Juno, Williams; at Jamaica, the Union, Thorpe, the Lucea, Child, the Windsor, Frazer, and at London, the Success, Murry, all from this port; and at Jamaica, the Briton, Purnell, and the Maesgwyn [?], Howe, from Africa.




For the BATH and BRISTOL CHRONICLE.

An ELEGY.

His saltem accumulem donis.
WHEN ripe for death, by nature's stated law,
The hoary head falls mould'ring to the tomb,
No murmurs rise, but with approving awe,
We silent wait the unalterable doom.
But if in youth the unthinking sacrifice
Resigns its blossoms to the fatal blow,
In plaintive strains are heard the brooding sighs
Of sullen grief, and melancholy woe.
Behold, where now in gaiety array'd
The charms of white-rob'd innocence appear;
Now see revers'd, those wither'd charms are laid
To rest for ever on the fable bier.
Thus the gay flow'r, chear'd by the morning's sun,
With orient bloom attracts each gazer's eye;
But soon, e'er yet the setting day is done,
The blossom fades, and all its beauties die.
Could virtue mild, could piety sincere,
From death's untimely stoke their vot'ry save,
Parental fondness ne'er had known a tear,
Nor gentle Celia wept o'er Hardwick's grave.
Pattern of kind beneficence ! to thee
The tears of meek-ey'd poverty' ne'er flow'd
Unheeded; for thy hand benign and free
A liberal meed unceasingly bestow'd.
But now no more with kind endearing art
Shalt thou the anguish of the afflicted charm;
No more with kind benevolence of heart
The rankling troubles of the mind disarm.
If in those regions where a full reward
Of halcyon days for souls like thine attends,
If spirits just departed ought regard
The waiting sighs of their surviving friends;
Perhaps, ev'n now thou view'st with pleasing eye ?
Tho' in the robes of heav'nly bloom adorn'd,
Where sadly clos'd the dear lov'd relicks lie,
"For ever honour'd and for ever mourn'd."




A PARODY.
Addressed to the R-------- Mr. C--------, in a Town of Wilts.*
POOR troublesome p--n thou'dst better desist,
Pray what has she done to be plagu'd so ?
Prithee leave off thy rhyming; or wilt thou be hist?
No gent. to a lady would say "No."
Imperious C-r-e, drop thy Grubstreet pen,
Thy rhyme's unpleasant; - do not write again;
No chords can ever vibrate harsher tones,
They turn the smoothest brow to angry frowns.
Nor ideots not fools your verses can please,
Its better be silent, than in vain try to tease,
No poetical hero in this you appear,
Nor woman nor king, you will please you need fear.
Observator Observatoris.
* See Bath and Bristol Chron. March 1.




BATH, March 19, 1770.

ALL Persons who have any Demand on the Estate and Effects of Mr.CHARLES ROTTON, late of the Parish of St. James, in this City, Attorney at Law deceased, are desired to send an Account thereof to Mrs ANNA ROTTON, of the same Place, his Widow and Administratrix, in order that the same may be satisfied; And all Persons indebted to the said Charles Rotton, are desired to pay the same to the said Mrs. Rotton forthwith.




JOHN GOLDSTONE, Operator for the Teeth, in Green-Street, Bath, SCALES TEETH, and makes an incomparable TINCTURE for the SCURVY in the GUMS; also an excellent POWDER and DENTIFRICE for preserving, fastening, and beautifying the TEETH, at One Shilling each Article.
These Medicines are exceedingly serviceable to the Teeth and Gums, especially to those who are subject to Pains therein. Rub the Teeth with a little of the Dentifrice or Powder, after which wash them clean with Water, then a few Drops of the Tincture applied with a Spunge or soft Brush which he sells for that purpose. They do not in the least hurt the Enamel of the Teeth, but preserve it by cleaning them from that tartarous Substance which is the principal Cause of their decaying; having been used upwards of 2... Years to the greatest Satisfaction of all his Customers.

He also bleeds, and cuts Corns, and Toe Nails that grow into the Flesh.

N.B. All Operations belonging to the Teeth he performs himself, but as to making Artificial Teeth, which he carries on as usual, is performed by Mr. ALLEN, who is Partner with him in the Art of making and fixing Natural Teeth, or Artificial ones, which they make from one to an entire Set, in so neat a Manner as not to be distinguished from Natural Ones.
* At the same place is sold the Essence of Peppermint, so highly esteemed by many able Physicians, which is prepared by John Juniper, with many other Patent Medicines, viz. Daffy's Elixir, Godfrey's Cordial, Hooper's Pills, Anderson's Scots Pills, Issue Plaisters and Pease of all Sorts, &c. &c.




BATH, Jan. 25, 1770.

JOHN GREGG, Dealer in Teas, Coffee, and Chocolate, at the Six Green Canisters, No. 301, Holborne, above the Barrs, London, begs Leave to return his most grateful Acknowledgements to the Nobility and Gentry, and the Inhabitants of this City in particular, for the Favours' already received, and now begs Leave to acquaint them, that he has opened a TEA WAREHOUSE in STALL-STREET, by the Corner of the Passage leading into the King's-Bath, just above the Three Tuns, facing Union-Passage; where he humbly hopes for the Continuance of their future Favours, as he is determined always to keep such Commodities, as will sufficiently recommend themselves without any other Encomium.
He has just laid in a fresh Assortment of all the different Sorts of TEAS, of the rough Flavour, from the East-India Company's Ware-Houses; also, good fresh Roasted COFFEE, from London, every Week, and fine CHOCOLATE made of the best Materials; all which he will sell at the following Reduced Prices, for the Sake of a Quick Return and Ready Money, viz.

s.d.s.d.
Good Bohea, at per lb.30IVery good Singlo Green80
Fine Ditto40IVery fine Ditto,100
Very good Congou60IGood Hyson,110
Good Souchong,76IFine Ditto,120
Very good Ditto,90IGood Chocolate,40
Fresh-Roasted Coffee,43IVery good Ditto,46
Good Green Tea,50IFine Ditto,50
Good Singlo ditto60IFine Coco, 1s. 4d. to18



SAMPLES, not less than a Quarter of a pound, may be had in Stall-Street, as above.

The Public are desired to take Notice, that he will warrant all the above Articles to be good according to their different Prices, altho' they are sold considerably cheaper than they can be had any where else.




TO be LETT, a most Compleat Finished HOUSE, furnished; and the HOUSE adjoining to it, unfurnished; at Mr. AINSLIE'S, Belvidere, Lansdown Road. - Stable and Coach House if wanted.




TO be LETT immediately, or at Lady-Day next, A very Good HOUSE, near St.MICHAEL'S CHURCH, BATH, fit for a Gentleman's Family, having two Parlours, with a Store-Room, two Rooms on the first Floor, very handsome; as also two Rooms on the second Floor, of the same Length, four Garrets, Plenty of soft Water in the Kitchen, with a Servant's Hall, and Vaults, all very convenient; a little Garden belonging thereto. In the Yard there is a Brewing and Washing-House, with a very handsome Prospect over the River to the Fields, and is a very good Situation for a Man of Business, as the Parlour may be converted to a Shop.

For Particulars enquire of Mr. LAJUS, Hair-Dresser, at his Shop in Abbey-Green.
Also to be Lett very cheap, a House in St.James's-street, ready-furnished, by the Week, Quarter, or Year --- Enquire as above.




BATH, March 22, 1770.
ON Monday next will be SOLD by Hand, at the last House in Butler's Buildings.

The HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE of the late Hon. WILLIAM MOLESWORTH, Esq; deceased : And on the Day following will be Sold, the PLATE, CHINA, some LINEN, and BOOKS.- The House to be lett immediately.

A Negro Boy, about 15 Years of Age, to be disposed of.




TO be SOLD, three Messuages or Tenements, separate or together, situate in the lower Road from London, near the Bell at Walcot; two of which are lett at the yearly Rent of �18 each, and the other at �19 clear of all Taxes, except a Ground-Rent of �2. 14s. 2d. on each House.

For particulars enquire of William Phillips, Carpenter, in Harlequin-Row; or of Henry Mullins, Mason, near Walcot-Church, Bath.




TO be SOLD by Auction, on Tuesday the 17th Day of April next, at the House of Stephen Middleton, being the Sign of the Weymouth-Arms, situate at Corsley Heath in the County of Wilts, between the Hours of Three and Seven of the Clock in the Afternoon.

The FREEHOLD ESTATE of Mr. JOHN EYRES, situate in the Parish of CORSLEY aforesaid, in Four Lots, viz.

Lot 1. A good new Stone-built Tenement or Dwelling-House, with the Back-side, Garden, Barn, Stavel-Barn, and Stable, with five Closes of Pasture and Arable Land thereto adjoining and belonging, containing all upwards of Ten Acres; and also two Closes of Arable Land, situate in a Field called Bickenham Field, containing Three Acres all now lett to Sanny Parrot.
Lot 2. One Close of good Water-Meadow, called Gill's, containing six Acres and a half Statute Measure; nine acres of Arable Land in Bicknell Field, in one Piece and two Acres more of Arable Land in the same field in another Piece, now lett to Mr. Ambrose Marvin.
Lot 3. One Close of Arable called Trollop's: (now converted to a Garden) containing three Acres and a half Statute Measure, and in the Occupation of William Singer.
Lot 4. One Close of Water-Meadow, situate at the Bottom of Corsley Heath, containing two Acres, now in the Occupation of Mr. Ebenezer Coombes.--This last Close is subject to a chief Rent of 16s. per Annum to Lord Weymouth.

For particulars and Conditions of Sale, enquire of the Owner Mr. JOHN EYRES, of Chipmanslade ; or Mr. Hughes, in Warminster.




TO be SOLD by Auction on Wednesday the 18th Day of April next, between the Hours of Four and Six O'Clock in the Afternoon, at the Queen's-Head in Cheap-Street, in the City of Bath (if not sold before by private Contract) subject to such Conditions of Sale as will be then produced.

The several MESSUAGES and PREMISES hereafter mentioned, in the following Lots, (that is to say)

Lot 1. A large convenient Messuage, or Lodging-House, situate in Queen-Square, in the said City of Bath, with a Garden, extending backwards into John-Street, held for the Remainder of an absolute Term, about sixty Years whereof are unexpired; subject to a Ground Rent of �6. 8s. per Annum, and now lett ( with Furniture) to Mrs. Ann Roberts, as Tenant at Will, at the yearly Rent of �165.
Lot 2. Another Messuage, or Lodging House, adjoining to the last-mentioned Messuage, held also for the Remainder of an absolute Term, about sixty Years whereof are unexpired, subject to a Ground Rent of �3. 6s. per Annum, and now also lett (with Furniture) to the said Mrs. Roberts, as Tenant at Will, at the yearly Rent of �95.
Lot 3. A Messuage or Tenement, with a Court Yard behind the same, situate in John-Street, in the said City of Bath, held also for the Remainder of another absolute Term, about sixty Years whereof are unexpired, subject to a Ground Rent of �1. per Annum, and lately Jett to Mrs. Hall, Pastry-Cook, by Lease for 21 Years, at the yearly Rent of �42.
Lot 4. A Messuage in King-Street, fronting Queen-Square aforesaid, held for the Remainder of an absolute Term, ninety-four Years whereof are now to come, subject to a Ground Rent of �3. 8s. 2d. a Year, and lately lett, by Leases to the Rev. Mr. Walter Harte, for the Term of 21 Years, if he shall so long live, at the yearly Rent of �44.
Lot 5. A Messuage or Tenement, situate in Beaufort-Square, in the said City of Bath, with a Yard or Garden behind the same, held for the Remainder of a Term of ninety-nine Years, determinable with Three Lives, subject to a Ground Rent of �2. 3s. a Year, lately occupied by Samuel Seymour, Cabinet Maker, at the yearly Rent of �26. but now untenanted.

For further Particulars, apply to Mr. ISAAC DE VIC, Wine-Merchant; or of Mr. WILLIAM EDWARDS, Attorney at Law, both of BATH.




SPRING GARDENS are now opened for the Summer Season, with BREAKFASTING and AFTERNOON TEA as usual.- A large Company are desired to give timely Notice.
MUSIC will attend if required.
Constant Attendance at the Passage-Boat leading from Orange-Grove to the Gardens.
A SUBSCRIPTION is open at the Bar for Ladies and Gentlemen walking in the Gardens, at Half a Crown each for the Season, public Mornings or Evenings excepted.




BATH.
THOMAS GUEST, TAYLOR,
IS REMOVED
From the Abbey-Green to a House in the CHURCH-YARD,
opposite the Pump-Room.

His House in the Abbey-Green, and the House adjoining, having a Communication with each other, and to be lett immediately, either together or separate.-- Enquire at the Premises.




HOT-WELLS, BRISTOL.
LOGGON's New Long-Room, Tavern, and Coffee-House, are opened for the Summer Season,-
Very pleasant Lodging-Rooms, with Beds well aired .
Dinners dressed on the shortest Notice. A good Larder and Man-Cook.-- Neat Wines, Brandy, Rum, &c.
Post--Chaises, Stabling for 100 Horses, with good Stalls, and Coach-Horses.




SALE of SILKS,
In WADE's-PASSAGE.

THE Proprietors beg Leave to inform the Ladies, that they have added to the Remainder of the former Stock, a Genteel Assortment of their NEW SILKS for the SPRING SEASON, which will be Sold on the same Terms as the Sale has been hitherto continued.




TO be LETT, or the Interest of the Lease to be sold, and entered upon at Lady-Day,

A HOUSE in JOHN'S COURT, in the City of Bath, in which Mr. LISTER now resides, who is removing to Queen Square - Particulars, apply to Mr. Lister.




TO be LETT, and entered on immediately, A Neat APARTMENT, furnished or unfurnished, consisting of a Dining-Room, with two or three Bed-Chambers, and a Garret if required.

Enquire of Mr. BERWICK, Hair-Dresser and Perfumer, opposite Gallaway's Buildings, Bath.




TO be SOLD, Two Well-built HOUSES, situated in ALFRED'S BUILDINGS, BATH, near the new Assembly Rooms, and lett to good Tenants.

For further Particulars please to apply to Mr. Thomas Jelly, Builder, in Charles-Street ; or Mr. John Latty, Ironmonger, in the Market-Place-, Bath.




To be SOLD by Auction, by WM. CROSS,
This present Thursday, March 22,

THE genuine Houshold Furniture, China, &c. &c. belonging to Mrs. STEVENSON, (who is going to leave England,) at her House in Milsom-Street, Bath; consisting of very good Four-post Morine and other Beds, the best Goose feather Beds, Mattrasses, Blankets, and Quilts; Crimson half-Silk Damask Festoon Window-Curtains; a double-headed Couch, to form a Bed occasionally, with a Crimson Morine Furniture; a large Quantity of valuable China; Mahogany Tables, Chairs, and Drawers; square and oval Glasses in carved Frames, Dressing ditto, Girandoles, &c. together with very good Kitchen Furniture in Brass, Copper, Pewter, Iron, &c.

The Sale will begin precisely at eleven o'Clock.
Catalogues will be delivered at the Place of Sale, and at CROSS's UPHOLSTERY WAREHOUSE, in Milsom-Street.




TO be LETT, and entered on at Lady-Day next. A DAIRY FARM, belonging to the Right.Hon. the Earl of Radnor, situate in Milborne and Lea, near Malmesbury in the County of Wilts; consisting of a Messuage or Tenement, Barn, Stable, Cow-House, and all other proper Conveniences; with 260 Acres of fine Water Meadow and Pasture Ground, and 12 Acres of exceeding good Arable, all within a Ring Fence, and a fine River running through the Middle of the said Farm.

N.B. Every Encouragement will be given a coming-on Tenant.-- For particulars, apply to Mr. Pinniger, at Chippenham, Wilts.




TO be LETT for one Year, or a longer Term if required, at CORSTON, near Bath, ready furnished, The MANSION-HOUSE, consisting of a large Hall, two Parlours, five principal Bed-Chambers, four Garrets, a large Kitchen, Brew-house, Cellars, & the greatest Conveniences for a Family, together with a large Dove-House, two Stables and a Coach-House, a large walled Garden well planted with Fruit, and Fish-Ponds; also about eleven Acres of choice Meadow or Pasture Ground. To be entered on immediately.-The Tenent to be allowed the Liberty of sporting on the Manor, and fishing in the River and Brooks.

Enquire of Mr. Harrington, at Newton; or at Mrs. Enraght's, in King's-Mead-Street, or the Rev. Mr. Hele's, in Broad-Street, Bath.
The Premises are but about three Miles distant from Bath, on the lower Road to Bristol, and there is a good Turnpike Road to it.




BATH, March 14, 1770.

TO be LETT, at Midsummer next, A very good Shop fit for any genteel Business, together with a Dining-Room. Attic, and Garret, Kitchen, Vaults, and other Conveniences, situate in Queen-Street, leading from Trim-Gate to Queen-Square, now occupied by Mrs. Martha Hall, Pastry-Cook.-- Enquire of Mr. William Tucker, Brewer, in Kingsmead-Square, the Corner House adjoining to Kingsmead-Street.

Also, a Piece of Ground for building, already bounded in and filled up, in Milk-Street, being part of Kingsmeads. Enquire as above.




WILTSHIRE.

AT GREAT CHEVEREL, near the Downs, to be LETT, a House for a moderate Family, late in the Possession of Richard Long, Esq; with a good Kitchen Garden and Orchard planted with Variety of the best Fruit-Trees, Stabling for ten Horses, Coach-House, and other convenient Offices, with Servants Rooms over them, a Pidgeon-House, Granary, and Pasture Ground of about three Acres, (with a Shed in it.) The Command of the Manor with respect to Game belongs to it.
It is near the Church, on an Eminence commanding an extensive Prospect, in a fine Country for hunting and shooting, about 20 Miles from Bath and Salisbury, near Devizes, Market Lavington, and a Turnpike-Road to London.

Apply to William Potter, Carpenter, in the said Village, who will shew the Premises.

Also, at RODE, about eight Miles from Bath, (all Turnpike) to be Lett, a House for a small Family, with a Garden, Orchard, Stabling for three or four Horses, and Room for a Post-Chaise; for several Years in the Possession of the Hon. Mrs. Arundel, and late of Mrs. Pritchard deceased. It is near the Church, and on the Turnpike-Road from Frome to London.
Apply to Jeremiah Curtis, Clerk of the Parish :---- And to Mr. Windsor, at the Angel Inn near the Bridge, Bath, about both Houses; which are not furnished, but have some convenient Goods and Fixtures, and may be entered on immediately.

A Butcher and Baker in each Place.




Silk Manufactory.

PALMER and Co. Weavers, from Bedford-Street, Covent-Garden, beg Leave to inform the LADIES, that they have opened for SALE, at their Warehouse in Union-Passage, Bath, an elegant Assortment of SPRING SILKS, entirely NEW, (from their Looms in Spital-fields) likewise, a Quantity of Rich and Slight SILKS, of last Year's Pattern, which will be sold remarkably low.
They embrace this Opportunity of returning their grateful Thanks for the Encouragement they met with in the Winter Season, and humbly solicit a Continuance of the same, which will be their constant Study to merit by making the best of Goods, and selling them upon the very lowest Terms.

A large Quantity of BLACK SILKS, fabricated upon the Italian Principles and warranted for Wear.




To the LADIES.

JAMES and PETER FERRY, at the Corner of GALLAWAY'S BUILDINGS, BATH, (leaving off Trade) GIVE NOTICE, that the REMAINDER of their STOCK, consisting of several Pieces of rich and elegant WINTER SILKS, with Variety of figured, flowered, striped, and plain LUTESTRINGS for the SUMMER Wear, in the genteelest and most fashionable Taste, continue selling more than a Quarter cheaper them by any Shop in England. Also superfine Crapes and Bombazeens.
The Nobility and Gentry will find the Goodness and Cheapness of the Goods well worth their Notice.

N.B. The HOUSE to be LETT immediately.




CROWN INN, Market-Place, WELLS.

ELIAS HOLE begs Leave to acquaint Gentlemen, Tradesmen, and Others, that he has taken and entered upon the above INN, and that he is determined, by a civil Deportment and easy Charges, to merit the Favours of the Public, which will ever be most gratefully acknowledged By their most humble Servant,
. ELIAS HOLE.




IF the Representative or next of Kin of CHRISTOPHER BREWER, formerly Attorney at Law at Trowbridge it the County of Wilts, (who died some time since at Bradford in the same County, Part of whose Family were for some time resident in the City of Bath,) will apply to SAMUEL KING, of Iron-Acton in the County of Gloucester, Attorney at Law, such Representative or next of Kin will be made acquainted with a Matter that will be beneficial to him or her.




BATH, 1770.
In Order to accommodate the NOBILITY, GENTRY,
and Others, on the lowest Terms,

MR. TYLEE, Organist of this City, hath settled a MUSICAL INSTRUMENT MAKER in a SHOP opposite the Ladies Coffee-Room, near the Pump-Room; and hath procured a Stock of the best Instruments, and a curious Assortment of printed Music, consisting of

Overtures, Concertos, and Quartettos, for Concerts.
Italian Operas, by Picini, Vento, and others, for the Harpsichord and Voice, with or without the Instrumental Parts.
Trios, and Duets for Violins, Flutes, &c. by Stamitz, Abel, Zanetti, and other great Masters.
Solos by Giardini, Noseri, Pugnani, and other Composers.
Harpsichord Concerto's, Lessons, &c. and all the English Operas, (both new and old) that are printed.
Jackson's Canzonets (just published) for two Voices, accompanied with the Harpsichord; his Elegies, Songs, Hymns, &c.
Langdon's new Songs and Sonatas.

All the New Minuets, Dances, &c. that are performed at BATH, and are not yet in Print, and those that are, may be had at this Shop, properly transposed, on the shortest Notice, and adapted to any Instrument.

Likewise the Cotillions, Dances, Minuets, &c. neatly printed on Cards at 2s. 6d. each. Pack.
Variety of Music, for the Piano Forte, Guittar, and Violoncello.
Also PIANO FORTES, HARPSICHORDS, SPINNETS, GUITTARS, FLUTES, VIOLONCELLOS, and FRENCH HORNS, Sold and Lett on Hire.

N.B. As the Person who attends this Shop hath for many Years worked for the Music Shops in Bath, &c. in mending, altering, and repairing Instruments, (as well as teaching the Flute) gives Notice, that he still continues to mend and tune Instruments in the neatest Manner, and will endeavour to merit the Favours of the Public, by a quick Dispatch, and moderate Charge.

MUSIC three times a Week from London.




BATH, Feb.28, 1770.
ALEXANDER JOLLY, Perfumer, at his Shop adjoining to the Pump-Room, most humbly returns his Thanks to the Nobility, Gentry, and Others, who have many Years encouraged him with their Favours, and acquaints them, That he has Opened another SHOP in QUEEN-STREET, near QUEEN-SQUARE, (in Order to relieve the Trouble of sending from the Circus and the upper Part of the Town to his Shop in the Church-Yard.) where may be had, the same Articles as at his other Shop : Likewise, fine Cordials, and the finest Snuffs and Tobaccoes; with every Sort of Confectionary, on the lowest Terms.




KING's-ARMS and POST-HOUSE, MELKSHAM,
March 13, 1770.

THOMAS YOUNG, at the King's Arms Inn and Post-House, at Melksham, begs leave to acquaint his Friends, and the Public in general, that he dissolved Partnership with the Proprietors of the Andover Machine on Saturday the 17th Day of February last.
He has it in his Power to accommodate his Friends with neat Chaises, and as good Horses as any on the Road, and on as easy terms. All Favours will be very gratefully acknowledged.
By the Public's most humble Servant,
THOMAS YOUNG




IF THEODOSIA TROUT, otherwise LANGLEY, Daughter to the late Mr. RICHARD TROUT, Distiller, in Market-Street, St. James's Market, London, will apply to Mr. SMITH, Stationer, in the same Street, or to Mr.JOHN SHERWOOD, of Marlborough Wilts, she will receive a Legacy left her by her said Father. And whoever will give Intelligence of the said Person, shall receive a handsome Reward: Or if any Person knows of her Death, and will bring a Certificate of her Burial properly signed, as usual in those Cases; shall receive the Sum of Five Guineas.




ANGEL INN and TAVERN,
WESTGATE-STREET, BATH.

JOSEPH SMITH, from the BEAR, DEVIZES, begs Leave to inform his Friends and the Public, that he has taken and neatly fitted up the above INN for the Reception of Company; and humbly solicits their Favours and Encouragement, as he will make it his chief Study to render their Accommodations in every Respect agreeable, by the best Treatment and most reasonable Charges.

Neat Wines, Brandy, Rum, &c. Wholesale - Neat Post-Chaises, &c.




TEETH and GUMS.

TRUNEL, SURGEON and DENTIST, from PARIS, having acquired a competent Skill of the Structure of the Human Frame, both from Speculation and long Practice, particularly the Organs and Diseases in the Mouth, Teeth, and Gums, and having discovered and employed certain successful Remedies in those Cases, (as it is indeed the Province of a skilful Surgeon only, to heal and restore the above-mentioned parts, tho' it is often invaded by rash and disqualified Persons) takes the Liberty to inform the Nobility Gentry, and Others, That he fixes NATURAL TEETH, or ARTIFICIAL, from a single one to a whole Set, to appear as well and to be as easy and useful as REAL TEETH, without any Thing being made Use of to fasten them. He likewise cleans Teeth and draws Stumps, in the easiest and best Manner; sell the most approved Preparations for cleaning and preserving the Teeth and Gums; and likewise cure the Scurvy, &c.

* * * Any Person, by sending a Line to his House on the Duke of Kingston's New Walks, Bath, shall be waited on.




BATH FIRE-OFFICE.

NOTICE is hereby given, That the above Office is kept at the House of William Kingston, Stationer, in Trim-street, Bath; where daily Attendance is given for insuring Houses, Goods, and Furniture.
By Order of the Directors,
WILLIAM KINGSTON

N.B. Persons already insured in other Offices, may remove into this Office free of all Expences.
* * * In Case of any Loss by Fire, the Insured in this Office will receive Three per Cent. more than from most other Offices of Insurance.

Ordered by this Office, that in Case any Fire happens, a handsome Gratuity shall be given to the Persons that bring the first Engine, and a further Sum, if it is found necessary, to work it; and a proportionable Reward to every other Engine that shall be assisting; for which they are to apply at the Office at Ten o'Clock the Thursday following.
There will be a General Meeting of the COPARTNERS at the Charity School by the said Office, on Monday the 26th Instant, at Eleven o'Clock in the Forenoon, to choose Six New DIRECTORS, agreeable to the Articles of Copartnership.




JOHN GIBBONS, TEA-MAN and GROCER, in the MARKET-PLACE, BATH, sells the under-mentioned TEAS, &c. at the following Prices, viz.

s.d.s.d.
Good Bohea Tea, at32IGood Green Tea, at 52
Fine ditto - -36IFine ditto - -56
Finest ditto - -40IGood rough Singlo do.60
Good Congou ditto 60IFiner ditto 7s. and80
Fine ditto - -80IFinest ditto100
Good Souchong ditto 80IFine Bloom ditto90
Fine ditto - -90ISuperfine ditto 100
Superfine ditto 100IGood Hyson ditto110
Good Coffee 43IFine ditto - -120
Fine ditto - -56ISuperfine ditto 140
Superfine Turkey ditto60IFinest ditto, equal to any imported160
Good plain Chocolate40IFine Wax Candles 29
Fine ditto - -46IFine Spermaceti ditto18
Best ditto - -50IBowen's Sago Powder (by the King's Patent)20
Churchman's Patent ditto56I
Sir Hans Sloan's Milk do56I



He takes this Opportunity of returning his most grateful Thanks to all those Friends who have been so kind to favour him with their Commands; and begs leave to observe to them, and the Public in general, that as the above TEAS are procured from the prime Lots in the East-India Company's Ware-Houses, they may depend on the Goodness of the several Sorts at the Prices annexed; which are fixed at so very moderate a Profit as will not admit of their being sold but for READY MONEY. -- Those who are so kind to make Trial of these Articles will find them pre... at the Prices to any others advertised, and they may be had in any Quantity as a Sample.

All Sorts of GROCERY, &c. at the lowest Prices.




BATH, Feb.21, 1770.
THOMAS UNDERWOOD, Musical Instrument Maker and Music-Seller, in the Passage leading from the Church-Yard to Cheap-Street (next Door to Mr. TENNENT'S, Bookseller, Binder, and Stationer,) takes this Method to inform the Public, that he has just opened a SHOP in the PUMP-ROOM PASSAGE; and has a large and complete Assortment of Musical Instruments, and Printed Music for every Instrument, at both Shops; which he sells on as reasonable Terms as any Maker or at any Music-Shop in England.

He has had the Experience of thirty Years in this City for his own Proficiency in the Business of Instrument-Maker, &c. and constantly employs the best of Workmen.
N.B. Harpsichords, Spinnets, and all other Musical Instruments, lett out by the Week; likewise Instruments tuned, made, and mended in the neatest Manner.




WHOLESALE and RETALE.
At the CASTLE and BALL, near St.Michael's Church, Bath.

THIS is to acquaint the Ladies in particular, and the Public in general, that Person in the LINEN-DRAPERY, leaving off Business, will dispose of the following Articles greatly under Prime Cost; such as, great Variety of Printed Linens and Cottons, in the newest and most genteel Taste; Muslins, Long Lawns, Handkerchiefs, &c.

The Sale will continue till Saturday next, and no longer. The very lowest Prices are fixed at one Word.
Allowance to Shopkeepers who buy and sell again.




MILK of ROSES

BEING a new-discovered Preparation, which gives Way to no other whatever in private or public Use, as has been already experienced by some of the highest Rank in this Kingdom. There is no Roughness or Redness on the Skin, whether occasioned by Wind, Sun, or Eruptions from Heat, Surfeits, &c. that it does not remove and soften; smooths and whitens the Skin to a more delicate and far greater Degree than can be conceived from so innocent a Preparation; being entirely Vegetables, and equally innocent to Rose Water. The above is not only the most friendly Preserver and Clearer of the Skin to the Fair Sex, but is also of infinite Use to Gentlemen after shaving, especially those whose faces are apt to be rough and sore after that Operation.
The mort singular Effect it has also on Children and young Persons has occasioned of various Efforts to counterfeit it: But as sordid and base Minds are found, who counterfeit the current Coin of Kingdoms, there is no wonder that such should be found to counterfeit private Property; especially Articles much in Esteem with the Public; to prevent which for the future, a full and correct Bill of RICHARD WARREN'S Perfume-Shop, in Coventry-Street, near the Hay-Market, will be given with each Bottle, and in all Places where it is appointed to be sold. Price 3s. 6d.

Sold also by Mr. BULL, Jeweller and Toyman, in Orange Grove, and by no other Person in Bath; by Mr. Brown, Bookseller, in Christmas-Street, Bristol; Mr. Raikes, Printer, in Glocester; and Mr. Collins, in Salisbury.
By the above Mr. BULL are sold all Sorts of the best English and Foreign PERFUMERY GOODS, from Warren as above, as cheap as in London.




BATH, March 20, 1770.
THE Widow of the late Thomas Telling, GLAZIER, of this City, returns her most grateful Thanks for the Favours conferred on her late Husband, and takes this early Opportunity to acquaint her Friends and the Public in general, That the said Business will be continued as usual by Herself and her Son-in-Law, JOHN TELLING; who humbly intreat a Continuance of their Favours, which they will endeavour to deserve, and will be gratefully acknowledged, by their obedient Servants,
BETTY TELLING,
JOHN TELLING.




COUNTY OF SOMERSET
Feb. 17, 1770.

AT a Meeting this Day at the Star and Garter, Pall-Mall, of the Gentlemen of the County of Somerset, in Consequence of Advertisements For that Purpose, Published in the Evening Papers: Mr. Hopkins, a Native of the said County, having given Ground and �300. towards erecting a COUNTY HOSPITAL at Taunton, and a Plan of the intended Building drawn by, Mr. Wood, of Bath, being presented to the Gentlemen the same was considered and approved of; and it appearing that the Cost of the Building and Furnishing will amount to the Sum of �3500. which is proposed to be raised by Subscription, such Persons as are inclined to promote this Charity are earnestly requested to pay their respective Benefactions before the 1st Day of May next, in the Names of Sir Charles Kemeys Tynte, Bart., Richard Hippisley Coxe; and John Hopkins, Esqrs, to Messrs. Hoare and Co. and Messrs. Child and Co. in Fleet-street; Messrs. Martins, Stone, and Co. and Messrs. Halliday, Flight, and Co. in Lombard-street; Messrs. Roffey [?], Neale, and Co. opposite the Bank; Messrs. Crofts, Hart, and Co. in Pall-Mall; and Messrs. Coults and Co. in the Strand, Bankers, in London; or to the Bank of Bath, or either of the Banks at Bristol; Mr. John Norman, at Taunton; the Rev.Mr. Coles, at Bridgewater; Mr. George Warry, at Chard; Mr. Bird, Attorney, at Ilminster; Mr. Jenkins, Attorney, at Wells; Mr. Proctor Thomas, Attorney, at Willington; James Hooper, Esq., at Yeovil; Mr. Richard Jeffer, at Froome; Mr. Messiter, at Wincanton; William Provis, Esq., at Shepton; Mr. Fry, at Axbridge; Mr. Harvey, Attorney, at Wilscombe; Rev.Mr. Herring, at Minehead; Thomas Hutchins Medlicot, Esq. at Milborn-Port; Henry Chichester, Esq, at Ilchester; the Rev. Dr. Waterland, at Wrington; Mr. Martin, at Bruton; Mr. James Donne, at Crewkerne; and Mr. Anderton, at Somerton.




TEAS, WAX CANDLES, British WINES, MADEIRA, FURNITURE, and CHINA.
TO be SOLD by HAND, (exceeding cheap,)

This and the following Days, (from Nine in the Morning 'till Seven in the Evening) at CLARKE's great Auction-Room, at the Iron Gates, near St.Michael's Church, in Walcot-Street, Bath.
Being the genuine EFFECTS of a MERCHANT deceased; also the PICTURES, PRINTS, BOOKS, GROTTO SHELLS, FOSSILS, FURNITURE, FIRE ARMS, PLATE, CHINA, GLASS, APPAREL, LINEN, &c. of a FAMILY retired; and a Variety of VALUABLE EFFECTS, in most Branches of Trade, deposited for Sale; the Whole consisting of Brandies, Rums, Maderia, &c. Wines : Several Chests of Tea and Coffee, at the following Reduced Prices, viz.

s.d.s.d.
Good Bohea at per lb.30IGood Green Tea,50
The best Ditto40IFine Singlo,60
Congou50IVery fine Ditto,80
The best Ditto60IGood Hyson,110
Good Souchong,76IVery fine Ditto,120
The best Ditto90IGood Chocolate,40
Fresh-Roasted Coffee43IThe Best,50



N.B. Mr. CLARKE being satisfied with the small Profits arising from his large Returns, is determined not to raise his Hysons to the Shop Prices of 14, 16, and 18 Shillings per Pound; and though an honest and reputable Dealer, assures the Public he has no Connections whatever with the Family of the GEGG'S, GREGG'S, &c.
Also fine Paintings, India Papering and Matts; likewise an Egyptian Mummy of the remotest Antiquity, (which, by Desire, is to be sold for Dissection, in 20 Shares, one Guinea each,) also Chamber, Parlour, and Kitchen Furnitures; Clocks, Watches, Jewellery, and Cutlery; an Electrical Machine, Air-Pump, Reflecting Telescope, Spinnets, French Horns, &c. Music, a Table Service of Dresden, with China useful and ornamental, India Mangoes, a Quantity of fine Wax Candles, from 2s 6d. to 2s. 8d. per Pound; Linen-Drapery, (superfine Broad-Cloths at 13s. 6d. a Yard) Turkey and Wilton Carpets, Blankets, Rabbit Netting, and other Articles.
Also RAISIN WINES, white and red, dry or sweet, wholsomer, cheaper, and better for mixing with Water than foreign, made in the prime Seasons, from the richest Sun, Smyrna, and Malaga Grapes, consequently is of the Mountain, Lisbon, Port and Pregniac Taste and Flavour, at the following reasonable Prices, viz.

Malaga Mountain, at 3s. per Gallon, or 10d. per QuartRed ditto, 4s. 8d. per Gall. or 15d. per Quart.
Sun Lisbon, 4s. per Gallon, or 13d. per QuartFine old Madeira, 10s. per Gall. or 2s. 6d. per Quart.



The BROKER begs Leave to return his most grateful Acknowledgements to the Nobility, Gentry, and Inhabitants of this City, for the Favours conferred on him here, at London, and elsewhere; therefore most respectfully offers his further Services in buying and selling, by public Sale or private Contract, Ships and Merchandize, Estates, Stocks in Trade, Houshold Furniture, Pictures, and Curiosities; being many Years established a regular Broker and Sworn Appraiser in those Branches, which he executes with Secrecy, Fidelity, and punctuality.
N.B. At his Repositories in Bath, and at No.104, in Cheapside, London, every Article of Merit, if allowed at reasonable prices, will meet with a quick Sale, and be disposed of on Terms exhibited in each Repository.- Or immediate Cash given for most Species of Goods to those who cannot wait the Sale of their Effects by Commission.




King's-Bench-Prison, March 5, 1770.
This Day was published,
In a neat Pocket Volume, Price 3s. sewed.

THE Genuine Memoirs of Miss FAULKNER, otherwise Mrs. DOLLASTON, or Countess of HALLIFAX, in Expectancy. Containing the Amours and Intrigues of several Persons of high Distinction, and remarkable Characters; with some curious political Anecdotes, never before published.
Printed for William Bingley, in the King's-Bench-Prison, and sold at his Shops, No. 31, in Newgate-street, and opposite Durham-yard, in the Strand; and all other Booksellers and Stationers in Great-Britain and Ireland.

Of whom may be had,

1. A Defence of WOMAN, from the Aspersions of rude and unreasonable MEN. Translated from the Spanish by Father FEYJOO. Second Edition. Price 3s.
2. An elegant Edition in Folio, of the ORIGINAL NORTH BRITON, from I. to XLV. inclusive. With an Appendix, complied by W. BINGLEY, containing all the Proceedings against John Wilkes, Esq.; together with a Collection of all the interesting Letters and Papers that have passed between the Gentleman and Persons of the first Distinction, from the Year 1762, to the Time of his Imprisonment. Price 15s. bound in Calf.
3. The CONTINUATION of the above celebrated Work, consisting of upwards of One Hundred Numbers, either bound together, or any single Number to complete Sets, at Two Pence Halfpenny each.
N.B. Any Persons either in Town or Country, desirous of being supplied regularly with these Papers, which are published every Saturday, are desired to apply to the Person who serves this Paper, or to the Publisher in the King's-Bench Prison.

4. The ADULTERER. Price 1s.
5. The NEW CIRCUIT COMPANION, Price 1s.




This Day is published, Price 1s. 6d.

GENUINE Copies of all the Love Letters and Cards which passed between an ILLUSTRIOUS PERSONAGE and a NOBLE LADY, during the Course of a Late Amour.

Published by a PROCTOR of Doctors Commons.

London : printed for L. Browning, at No. 14, in Pater-noster- Row; and sold by the Booksellers in Bath and Bristol; E. Easton, Salisbury; T. Baker, Southampton; and by all other Booksellers and the Newsmen.

This Pamphlet is entered at Stationers-Hall; and whoever prints it, or any Part of it, will be prosecuted as the Law directs.