50 POETICAL ESSAYS in JANUARY, 1768. IND Aufter with diffolving breeze, K From Afric's warmer regions come! And back to Zembla's icy feas O drive thy tuffian brother home.— Their waters through the thirty mead; Tho' Fæon's fons in angry firain Thy moisture-dropping wings accufe, In ambush 'midft thy balmy dews; O! then attend thy fuppliant's pray'r! RUSTICUS. PROLOGUE to FALSE DELICACY. I'M M vex'd-quite vex'd-and you'll be vex'd You'll foon expect this houfe to have a steeple! New purs'd his belly, and his lips thus biting Jan. But happy change!-in these more moral days, Thus did he prance and fwell.-The man may prate, And feed these whimfies in his addle pate, A virgin, and fo chafte!-O Lud, O Lud!- Among the Turks indeed, he'd run no dan ger, [ger. They facred hold, a madman, and a ftran EPILOGUE, Spoken by Mrs. DANCER, Written by DAVID GARRICK, Efq; WHE HEN with the comic mufe a bard To charm the eyes, at Almack's and Soho, - no. Among the fair of fashion, common breeding, Are moft, like Winworth, fimple in your As the Tweed flows, the bonny Scot proceeds, 1768. Story of the New Comedy. Not fancy me?-pooh that's all game and More quick than one, and much less bold than Well is my painting like?or do you doubt it? The Story of the new COMEDY called ORD Winworth, a nobleman of unexceptionable character, having addrefled Lady Betty, Lambton, is, notwithstanding he is very agreeable to her, rejected, because the thinks a fecond marriage highly indeli cate. Despairing of Lady Betty his lordship determines to offer his hand to Mifs Marchment, a young lady of great merit, who having loft her parents, and her hopes of a fortune with them, while a child, had been fupported by the generofity of Mr. Cecil and Lady Betty. To Mils Marchmont his lord hip was inclined to hope he was not unacceptable, from her having interested herself in his favour with Lady Betty, whofe influence with Miss Marchmont he alío intends to requett. Sir Harry Newburg attends Col. Rivers to follicit his confent to his marriage with his daughter, by whom his addrefs was favoured unknown to the Colonel, who having pro mifed Milfs Rivers to Mr. Sidn y (who by the way is much more attached to Mifs March mont) is not to be prevailed on to break his word by Sir Harry's more splendid offer; he declares his esteem for Sir Harry as a valuable acquaintance but that he is not at liberty to receive him for a fon in law. Lady Betty aquaints Mrs. Harley with her regret for having repulfed Lord Winworth, who, the tells her, has fent to beg half an bour's private conversation with her, on bu fines of importance, which her Ladyfhip hopes is to renew his addreffes. Mrs. Harley propofes to remove every difficulty by her hinting to his Lordship that Lady Betty is dilpo'ed to liften to him with lavour. This expedient her ladyship rejects as indelicate, and conjures Mis. Harley to keep her partiality for my lord a profound fecret. Sir Harry acquaints Mr. Cecil with his intention of carrying off Mifs Rivers, as the Colonel opposes their union: Cecil, after 51 fome hefitation, approves his propofal, and promises his affiftance. Sir Harry leaving him, Cecil, who is a middle-aged man, and affects a fingular plainness of dress, declares himself in love with Mifs Marchmont, and refolves, that her rejection may not render him ridiculous, to found her, by propofing a friend of his own age, &c. for her husband. Lord Winworth attends Lady Betty, and intreats her to influence Mifs Marchmont in his favour. The manner of his introducing his request having the appearance of renewing his folicitation to herfelf, the gives an almoft implicit confent before the difcovers 'tis Mifs Marchmont to whom he now means to offer himfeit. Mrs. Harley, on my lady's retiring, being made acquainted with his lordship's tention, proposes to fet all to rights, by let ting Mils Marchmont know the true ftate of Lady Betty's heart. This expedient is 1ejected by the latter, as being allo to a great degree indelicate. Ce Sir Harry croffes the ftage with Mifs Rivers and her they followed by Colonel Rivers, who, alarmed at their being thus together in a retired part of the garden, lif tens and overbears Sir Harry intreat Mifs Rivers to go off with him; which, after fome reluctance, she confents to, and they appoint a place of meeting in the evening. The Colonel on their going off appears, and expreffes much displeasure and concern. cil appears with Mifs Marchmont and folicits for a friend of his own age, &c. Mifs Marchmont expreffes her concern that the cannot liften to any addrefs, her fears that the will loofe the friendship both of Mr. Cecil and Lady Betty, who has propofed Lord Winworth to her, and owns a prepoffeffion in favour of Mr. Sidney. Cecil receives her confidence with pleasure, declares he is not in the least displeased at her rejecting his friend, and that he will exert himself to procure her wishes. Lady Betty appears on Cecil's going off, and urges Lord Winworth's fuit to Mifs Marchmont; though the is rejoiced at Mifs Marchmont's rejecting him, her partiality for my Lord occafions her to exprefs herself with warmth in his favour as an unexceptionable fuitor: This induces Mifs Marchmont to think he is more interested in his favour than Lady Betty will allow, and the determines to facrifice herself to what the concludes is the earnest with of her friend. Lady Betty informs Mrs. Harley with much pleafure that Mifs Marchmont is averle to Lod Winworth's addreffes; Mifs Marchmont enters, and declares her determination to facrifice her wishes to her ladvíhip. After taking much pains to convince Mits Marchmont the is not fo earnest as the imagines, Lady Betty is reduced to the nefficety of facrificing her darling delicacy, and acquaints Mifs Marchmont with her real wishes; which as the is about to do h's lordship enters. Lady Betty not having yet opened her real G 2 fentiments 32 The MONTHLY CHRONOLOGER. fentiments to Mifs Marchmont, is thrown into the greateft diftrefs by her accepting, tho' with vifible reluctance, his lordship's hand. Mifs Rivers coming with her maid to the appointed rendezvous, inftead of her lover is met by her father: A moft pathetic fcene enfues: After expoftulating with her in the most affectionate manner, he tells her he will not offer to detain her: He even puts into her hands an obligation to pay her a noble fortune, but forbids her ever after appearing in his fight. On the Colonel's retiring, Sir Har Newburgh appears, and tells the lady that every thing is ready. She declares the will not forfake her father; the maid advises Sir Harry to force her away; on his preparing to do fo, fhe breaks from him, and feeing Mr. Cecil, entreats his protection, and that he will not fuffer Sir Harry to follow her. Ac cordingly on his attempting to do fo, Cecil opposes him; they draw, but, after a few paffes, Sir Harry is convinced of the shameful part he is acting, puts up his fword, and is reconciled to his friend. Sidney having heard of Mifs Rivers's attachment to Sir Harry, attends the Colonel, and declines the propofed match, very much to the difpleasure of the Colonel. Cecil and Jan Mrs. Harley having acquainted each other with the real fentiments of the lovers, they contrive to remove the difficulties a ridiculous attention to an imaginary propriety had occafioned. Lord Winworth receives a message from Mr. Harley in Lady Betty's name, defiring to fee him, as does Lady Betty one to the fame purpofe from his lordship. On their meeting Lady Betty is led to think Mrs. Har ley has given up her fecret, and declares fince the hath thus betrayed her, the will no longer conceal her partiality for his lordship. My Lord, furprized at so unexpected a declaration, laments earneftly that his engagements with Mifs Marchmont prevents his happiness. Cecil and Mrs. Harley now appear, and after humourously ridiculing their romantic delicacy, which had occafioned fo much confufion, introduce the other characters who have been fet to rights by them within. My Lord, freed from his engagements with Mifs Marchmont, and accepted by Lady Betty, joins the. hands of the former with her favoured Mr. Sidney; the Colonel accepts Sir Harry for his fon-in-law, and Cecil declares it a happinefs to people of fuch refined fentiments, that they have friends about them of plain underftanding and common fenfe. N THE MONTHLY CHRONOLOGER. FRIDAY, Jan. 1. TUESDAY, 12. Lord Chamberlain's Office, His majefty hath been moft graciously pleased to order, that the court mournings fhall not, for the future, continue longer than one half of the time which hath been usually observed. HERTFORD. FRIDAY, 15. The following gentlemen were appointed theriffs, for 1768. Berkf. Wm Price, Efq; Bedf. John Cater, Efq; Buck. Wm Creffwell Wentworth, Efq; Cumb. Sir Gilfred Lawion, bart. Chefh. Henry Hervey Afton, Efq; Camb' and Hunt' Edw. Leeds, Eq; Corn. Fraunceis Kirkham, Efq; Devon. W. libert, Efq; Dorf. Ja. Gol1op, Efq; Derb. Sam. Crompton, Efq; Effex. Rich. Lomas Clay, Efq; Glouc. John Guife, Efq; Hertf. Lionel Lyde, Efq; Hertf. Richard Gorges, Efq; Kent. Rich. Hulfe, Efq; Leiceft. Edw. Dawfon, Efq; Linc. fofeph Walls, Efq; Monm. Richard Lucas, Efq; Northumb. Bryan Butrell, Efq; Northamp. Tho. Powys, Efq; Norf. Wm Woodley, Efq; Notting. John Bell, Efq; Oxf. Stuckey Bayntun, Efq; Ruti. Heary Shield, Elg; 5 Shroph. Edward Botterell, Efq; Som. John SOUTH-WALES. Brecon. Thomas Harris, Efq; Carmarth. Edw. Patry, Efq; Card. Daniel Lloyd, Efqz Glam. Tho. Bennett, Eq; Pemb. John Griffiths, Efq; Radn. John Trumper, Efq; NORTH-WALE S. Angl. Wm Hughes, Eq; Carn. Robert Howel Vaughan, Efq; Denb. Edw. Lloyd, Efq; Flint. Edw. Lloyd, Efq; Merion. Robert Godolphin Owen, Efq; Montg. ThomasThomas, Efq; Ended the drawing of the lottery, when No. 22347, as laft drawn ticket, become entitled to roool. MONDAY, 18. Daniel Afgood, was executed at Tyburn, for murder. Ended the feffions at the Old Balley, when Wm Cayley, for stealing an heifer, Patrick Swiney, Timothy Crawley and Wm Hamil. ton, for highway robberies, Thomas Mitchener and Charles Davis, for burglary, received fentence of death, as Daniel Afgood a bargeman 1768. -The MONTHLY CHRONOLOGER. bargeman hadbefore, for the murder of Wm. Ridley, a watchman. Eighteen were fentenced to transportation for feven years, two were branded, two ordered to be publickly, and eight privately whipped. TUESDAY, 19. 53 Extract of a Letter from a Master of a Vessel, dated Kingfale in Ireland, 19 December, to bis Sifter at Mitchell in Cornwall. "The day I left you at Mitchell arrived at Padftow before high water, failed for Cork An houfe was confumed by fire near Weft- at three o'clock the fame afternoon, and the minster Abbey. THURSDAY, 21. John Kirkman, Efq; was elected alderman of Cheap ward, in the room of Sir Samuel Fludyer, deceased. SATURDAY, 23. The judges further heard the cafe of Mr. Gibfon, lately convicted of forgery, on a fpecial verdict, and pronounced him guilty. - (See eur vol. for 1766, p. 132.) 1 The froft (See our laft vol p. 683.) continued with great feverity, till the 11th of the prefent month, and added extremely to the diftreffes of the poor; but they received great alleviation from the mane benevolence of many noble perfons, gentlemen, merchants, capital tradefmen, corporations and parishes. Many perfons were frozen to death in town and country; the Thames was frozen in, and much damage happened to the shipping and fmall craft. Several perfons loft their lives in fkaiting and sliding, as ufual, and many of the idle gun men, or poppers, about the fields, through carelessnets, or want of skill in their diverfion, were killed by their own pieces. Accidents of various kinds have deprived feveral perfons of their lives, many murders -have been committed, fhipwrecks at fea and on the coafts have been frequent, and robbers of all species very industrious, during the -courfe of this month. Days appointed for holding the feffions of the peace, Oyer and Terminer, and gaol delivery of Newgate, in the year 1768. Quarter feffion, at Hicks's Hall, Monday, Jan. 11, Thursday 14, Old Bailey. General Seffion, at Hicks's Hall, Monday Feb. 22, Wednesday, 24, Old Bailey, Quarter feffion, at Hicks's Hall, Tuesday, April 12; Wednesday 13, Old Bailey. General Seffion, at Hicks's Hall, Tuesday, May 17, Wednesday 18, Old Bailey. Quarter feffion, at Hicks's Hall, Monday, July 4, Wednesday 6. O.d Bailey. General feflion, at Hicks's Hall, Monday, Sept. 5, Wednesday 7, Old Bailey. Quarter feffion, at Hicks's Hall, Monday, Oct. 17, Wednesday 19, Old Bailey. General feffion, at Hicks's Hall, Monday Dec. 5, Wednesday 7, Old Bailey. Days appointed for holding the general quar ter feffions of the peace for the city and liberty of Westminster, in the year 1768. Thursday, the 7th day of January. Thorfday, the 7th day of April, Wednesday, the 29th day of June, Friday, the 7th day of October, next day at four in the afternoon made the Head of Kingfale about three leagues from Cork Harbour; when the violence of the weather and the want of day-light obliged us to make for the most convenient place, which happened to be at the Old Head in Bullen Bay, where not being acquainted, had nothing to do but pray to God to be our director to bring us in fafe with our veffel and lives. Thus far I got fafe to anchor at three quarters paft four, being almost dark: At one o'clock next morning I went ahore to get affittance, in cafe occafion fhould require it: but had not been there above half an hour, when, on my return for the boat, I found ber cut to pieces and carried away by the country people. From this I began to fear what I had to expect; however, as the veffel was fafe and found, under no apparent danger of being loft, I could fcarce believe that any attempt would be made to rip her up; but from that time till daylight I perceived a vast concourfe of people gathering together, and talking in their own language, which we could not in the leaft understand but giving a large guefs haftened on board, where we stayed until day-light, at which time the tide leaving us, and notwithstanding the vellel quite found, having received no damage from the fea, the mob fell imme diately on her with axes, pikes, iron crows, and chiffels, and ripped her to piecesin less than four hours. Indeed they had the good man ners to let us thare with them for about an hour, during which time we faved the maft, bowsprit, boom, gaff, mainsail, jibb, and rudder, with fome running tigging of small confequence. They then grew impatient at our having any fhare, with them, and gave me and my men notice to keep our distance; which refufing to do, had from one of them a new ground axe thrown at me, which happily milled me. This was follow ed by fhowers of tone at me and my men, which obliged us immediately to quit the place, and feek for fhelter here, our lives bc*ing threatened if we are caught near the veffet. At this place I applied to Juftice Bulling, and Mr. Dennis, a notary public; but all the fatisfaction I can get, is they affure me, as many as they can detect, they will cer tainly punish to the utmoft rigour of the law. This is the melancholy situation I am jn, the which, I fear, will infallibly break my heart, before I have any poffibility of feeing my native country again. WILLIAM MARTYN," 54 MARRIAGES and BIRTHS. Galway, Jan. 7. A very uncommon inAtance of the feverity of the froft, was obferved in this neighbourhood about two nights ago. On a small lough near Ballyquirk in Eyréconnaught, above 100 couple of duck and mallard, and other water fowls, were frozën to death, where they were observed yesterday morning, fixed to the ice, but none of the country people would then venture out for them. Dublin, Dec. 15. About one o'clock in the morning, a fire broke out at Brockly park, in the Queen's county, the feat of Lord Viscount Jocelyn (who happened to be in town with his family) which entirely confumed the fame, with part of a new house adjoining; very little of the furniture was faved, but no life was loft. Dr. King, late archbishop of Dublin, hav ing invited feveral perfons of diftinction to dine with him, had amongst a great variety of dishes a fine leg of mutton, and caper fauce; but the doctor, who was not fond of butter, and remarkable for preferring a trencher to a plate, had fome of the above-mentioned pickles referved dry for his ufe; which, as he was mincing, he called aloud to the company to oblerve him:-"I here prefent you, my lords and gentlemen (faid he) with a fight that may henceforward ferve you to talk of as something curious, viz. That you faw an archbishop of Dublin, at fourfcore and feven years of age, Cut capers upon a trencher." The following is a prefcription of Dr. Tay lor for colds and coughs.-Take one pint of hyfop water, mix it with one quarter of a pound of the beft clarified honey, fhake it well together, and take the quantity of a teacup night and morning; the patient will, in a few times taking, receive great benefit. MARRIAGES and BIRTHS. Jan. 4. Car OLONEL Thomas Shirley, was married to mifs Anna-Maria Weftern-7. Alexander Wedderburn, Efq; to Mifs Dawfon-Samuel Jerman, Efq; to Mifs Allen-14. Hon. and rev. Richard Byron, to Mifs Mary Farmer. Lately. Rt. hon. Lord Blayney, to Mifs Tipping, a 20000 l. fortune-Sir Edmund Willon, bart. to Mifs Arabella Wilkinfon- Jan. of Pomfret, of a fon and hair-Lady Lindley, of a daughter-Dutchefs of Leinfter, of fon-Mrs. Amherst, of a daughter-Lady Hope, of a daughter-Lady Greville Mountague, of a daughter. DEATHS, Jan. 1. Moffice Sir William Rowley, R. Potts, fecretary to the poft. knt. of the Bath, admiral and commander in chief of the fleet-Ephraim Underwood, of Whitchurch, Shropshire, Efq;-Capt. Tho mas Saumarez, of the navy-11. Dr. Barnard, bishop of Derry, in Ireland-Richard JackfönEfq; deputy governor of the South-fea coma pany-18. Henry Lewis, Efq; of the custome houfe-Sir Samuel Fludyer," bart. alderman of Cheap ward, and member for Chippenham-20. Sir Walter Wagstaffe- Bagot, bart. member for the univerfity of Oxford, fucs ceeded by his eldeft fon, now Sir William Bagot, bart.-Edward Coldham, Eq; an emi nent diftiller, who had fined for sheriff. Lately. William Jones, Efq; comptroller of the customs in Scotland-Andrew Richardfon, of Fisher-ftreet, Eq;-Michael Bafnet, of Wimbledon, Efq;-Lord Mount-Florence, of Ireland-Lady Stewarta Shirley-Mr. Pierce, an eminent furgeon, at Bath-Tho mas Gyles, of Wantage, Berks, Efq;-Wil liam Simplon, of Stainford, in Yorkshire, Efq;-Mrs. Dormer, wife of the hon. James Dormer-Sir Hungerford Hofkyns, bart, fucceeded by his eldest fon, now Sir Chandos Hofkyns, bart.-Rev. Dr. Jenner, prefident of Magdalen college, Oxford-Martin Bellinger, Efq; a merchant-Mr. Huddle, in the commiffion of the peace for Middlesex→ Mrs. Richardfon, daughter of the late eminent painter- John Hobbs, Eq; page to the late king, who was the first perfon that faw him expiring-Mrs. Worley, fifter of Lord Grantham-Mr. Paul Stevens, bookfeller-Sir Henry Frankland, bart fucceeded by the admiral-Edward Pearson, Efq; fecretary to several bishops-Benjamin Hill, of Northampton, Efq;--Mr. Chappelow, fifty years Arabic profeffor at Cambridge-Lieut. Governor Scott, of Dominica-The relict of Paul Joddrel, Efq;-Hon. Jofeph Herbert, prefident of Antigua. ECCLESIASTICAL PREFERMENTS, Capt. Browne, to the Hon. Mifs Allen-R fented to the rectory of St. Laurence, in Walter Hawkefworth, Efq; to Mifs Farrer. Dec. 30. Viscountess Townshend was de- Winchefter-Mr.Thomas, Edwards to the liv livered a fon-Lady Molyneux, of Dublin, ing of Trodefley, Salop - Mr. George Tymms, of a fonto the rectory of Harpoole, in Northampton Jan. 5, Viscountess Ranelagh, of a fon-6. Lady of the hon. Mr. Byng, of a fon-12. Countess of Shannon of a daughter-20. Countess of Elgin of a fon Lately. Lady of the late Sir Ellis Cunliffe hire PROMOTIONS Civil and Military. of a daughter-Lady Stapleton of a daughter WA Lady Dyke, of a daughter-Mrs. Woodley, of South-Audley street, of a fon-Countefs AR Office, Jan. 6. The duke of Gloucester, is appointed a major general, and colonel of the third regiment of foot guards.-Major general Murray, colonel of |