his proteft, as I mentioned before, that the S.S. company fhall immediately pay him 68,000l. being a debt due to him from the company, on one head of accounts; though at the fame time, on other heads of accounts, his Majefty is indebted to the company a million over and above, as appears on your table, for which they are to stay his time. Now these two fums make 128,000l. that I think England is to pay our merchants inftead of Spain, (if ever paid) so there remains but 27,000 1. for Spain to pay, of which 27,000 1. fhe has taken care to be excufed from paying one farthing, as appears by the ftipulations by way of draw-back, inferted in the fourth article of the convention, and the second separate article. For by thofe articles, Spain is to deduct out of the money fhe is to pay, whatever she may have already given in fatisfaction for any of our fhips that have been taken. And England is alfo to allow Spain the value of the St. Therefa, a fhip of theirs that had been feized in the port of Dublin in the year 1735. Alfo this is to be fettled by our Plenipotentiaries, and I think we shall come off well, if on the balance of accounts, instead of receiving the 27,000l. we than't be obliged to pay an overplus to Spain. Here ends, Sir, a fhort narrative of the ample fatisfaction England is to receive from Spain for the 340,000 1. due to her merchants. A moft glorious convention I must own, and fuch a mafter-piece in politicks, that I dare fay none of the Machiavilians of the age, but our own at the head of affairs, could have thought of! But yet, after all this, we fhall be told, I dare fay, that this thorough diflike to the convention, and flame the nation is in, is raised only by a parcel of merchants, and difcontented people, who only want to turn out the minifters. No, Sir, this is not the cafe; for it is not the minifters, but their measures, that has kindled this flame: facts will always fpeak for themselves, and merchants will always know their own in tereft. But when the continued depredations on our merchants, the repeated infults on the honour of the nation, the cruelties and barbarities exercised on our failors, our countrymen thrown into dungeons, and chained like flaves; I fay, when this is confidered, and no more profpect of redrefs from this convention, than a piece of wafte paper, no wonder, that the heart of every Englishman fhould be inflamed. I beg pardon, Sir, for having taken up fo much of your time, but fhall be against this addrefs to his Majefty, becaufe I look on this convention as difadvantageous to the merchants, dishonourable to the King, and ignominious to the nation.. EDINBURGH, June 1739. T HE High Court of Jufticiary, in the trial of James Ratcliff, who was indicted for housebreaking, and found guilty, have fentenc'd him to be hanged in the Grafsmarket on the first day of Auguft next. P. S. July 6. The court of Seffion, in a complaint by George and Margaret Cochrans, against John Bar Mafon, and William Spence late Deputy Townclerk of Rutherglen, find it proven, That the minutes of the Magiftrates of Rutherglen upon a criminal complaint at the inftance of the Procurator Fifcal, againft the faid John Bar, in the year 1730, were falfified, by counterfeiting the name of David Pinkerton then Baillie there, and part of the firname of Andrew Leitch then Provost there, to defend the faid John Bar in another criminal profecution before the Sheriff-court of Lanerkshire, anno1738; and that the minute was made ufe of before the Sheriff-court in judgment, and fworn to by the faid William as a true and authentick minute; and that the faid John Bar and William Spence are guilty art and part of these facts; and that, in order to prevent a legal trial into the faid forgery, &c. the faid John Bar and William Spence, in December Sf 2 laft, laft, endeavour'd to feduce James Ha- to his Majefty's plantations in Ame milton Writer in Hamilton, to deliver up to them the said falfified minute, and other writings, then made part of the record of the faid court of Lanerk; and that, not fucceeding in that wicked at tempt, they did violently feize and take the faid minute from James Hamilton, and burnt the fame; as alfo, that John Barr and William Spence have been guilty of grofs falfhood and prevarication, in prefence of the Lords, by obftinately denying all the above facts; And therefore they find the faid John Bar and William Spence liable, conjunctly and feverally, to the complainers, in damages and expences, which the Lords modify to the fum of 80 1. Sterl. and decern therefore. And further they ordain the said John Bar and William Spence to be carried to the tolbooth of Edinburgh, to remain there to the fixth day of October next, and thereafter till the faid fum is paid, in cafe it be not paid against that time. And ordain the Magiftrates of Edin burgh, fo foon thereafter as it fhall be proved to them that the faid fum is paid, to difmifs the faid John Bar and William Spence out of prifon. And further, the Lords do banish the faid John Bar and William Spence out of Scotland, from and after the space of ten days from the day they fhall be difmiffed out of prifon, during all the days of their life; and do order them, to depart out of Scotland, on or before as aforefaid, never again to return into it; and, in cafe of their return, they order and require all officers of the law within whofe jurifdiction they fhall be found, to apprehend and incarcerate them, or either of them, in the prifon of the county where they fhall be fo apprehended; and ordain fuch Sheriff, and those interjacent, to transmit them, or either of them, to the tolbooth of Edinburgh; from thence to be carried, on the first market-day thereafter, and to be whipt through the town by the hands of the common hangman, and then to be returned to rica. And the Lords ordain and im power the Magiftrates of Edinburgh to deliver them over to any ship-mafter, &c. finding 100 L. Sterl. fecurity for each of them, to land them as aforefaid: And, in case of their return a gain, ordain them to be imprisoned in the tolbooth of Edinburgh during life. And further, the Lords do declare the faid John Bar and William Spence in famous in all time coming, incapable of bearing any publick truft, or of be ing witnesses in any cause or action, or paffing upon any affize. And ordain the fentence to be recorded for the ter ror of others in time coming. July 9. The Magiftrates of this city have regulated the affize of bread. The fix-penny loaf of the finest kind, 4 Ib. 3 oz. 8 dr. of the wheaten, 6 lb, 5 oz. 4 dr. of the houfhold, 8 lb. 7 oz. averdupoife weight, and fo in propor tion for greater or leffer loaves. The bread to be marked thus: 1. The initial letters of the baker's name, 2. an F, W, or H, afcertaining the quality, and 3. the N° I, II, &c. afcertaining the price of the bread. A riot happen'd, July 1ft. at Linlith gow, as General Barrel's regiment was marching through that place. One of the corporals got drunk, and wounded feveral perfons. He was committed to jail; but in the night-time fome of the foldiers fet fire to the prifon-door, and cat the iron hafp that bolted it, by which he made his elcape. The Royal Burrows have made a reprefentation of the matter to Brigadier Guift, who promifes to ufe his utmost endeavours to dif cover the criminals, and deliver them up to juftice. One of the perfons, 'tis thought, is mortally wounded, and two of the foldiers have deferted. The regiments of Col. Defcurry, Col. Guife, and Col. Charles Howard, are landed in the Weft from Ireland. the laid prison, to remain there till an opportunity offer of tranfporting them this N LONDON, June 1739. the arrival of fome difpatches from Madrid, the beginning of month, with an account that the сод conferences in purfuance of the con- parts.-Anactagainft deceitful gaming. vention were likely to be unfuccessful; -An act to prevent frauds in gold and and because the Spaniards had eluded filver wares. An act prohibiting the the payment of the L. 95,000 ftipu- importation of books reprinted abroad. lated for the merchants, the govern- To the curriers and fhoe-makers Lill ment feem'd determin'd to do the na-An act to regulate the price and af tion juftice by force. Accordingly 14 fize of bread. An act for providing men of war and 3 bomb-veffels were a reward (5000l.) for Joanna Stephens, put in commiffion, for the speedy man- for the difcovery of her medicine for ning of which there was a vigorous diffolving the ftone.-To Westminsterprefs, and an embargo laid on all vef- bridge bill.-To Bath-hofpital bill, &c. fels in the kingdom; a proclamation was publish'd promifing fix months pay certain to those who should voluntarily enter themselves aboard, and another recalling our feamen from foreign fervice; new levies alfo were begun for the land-forces, and several regiments ordered hither from Ireland; the S. S. Company were advised by a Secretary of State how to act in the prefent conjuncture, and the merchants fent to their correfpondents in Spain on the fame head. In fhort, a war was gene, rally thought unavoidable, but we hear yet of no hoftilities; and the ftocks, which were fallen very low, are again upon the rife. The King went to the houfe of Peers; and the Commons being fent for up, and attending, his Majefty gave the royal affent to, An act for granting to his Majefty the fum of 500,000 1. out of the finking fund, for the service of the year 1739, and for enabling his Majefty to raise the further fum of 500,000 1. out of the growing produce of the faid fund; and for further ap=propriating the fupplies granted in this feffion of parliament; and for giving time for the payment of duties omitted to be paid for the indentures and contracts of clerks and apprentices. An aft to enable his Majefty to fettle an annuity of 15,000 1. on the Duke of Cumberland, and the heirs of his bo dy; and alfo one other annuity of 24,000 1. on the four Princeffes. An act for taking off the duties upon wool len and bay yarn imported from Ireland to England, and to prevent the exportation of wool. An act for granting liberty to carry fugars from any of his Majesty's plantations directly to foreign The Speaker of the house of Commons made the following speech to the King, upon prefenting the bills for the royal affent, viz. "Your faithful Commons have paffed the bill to enablė your Majesty to take fuch measures as the neceffity of affairs may require. The repeated infults your fubjects have fo long born from the Spaniards, loudly call for fatisfaction; and are now grown to fuch a pitch, that it is become the unanimous fentiment of your people, that words will no longer prevail no! fome other expedient must be found out. And fhould your Majefty be oblig'd to take fuch measures, God grant your Majefty's arms that fuccefs which the juftice of your caufe deferves." No less than 700,000 yards of linen were imported in one week this month from Ireland. Great quantities of flores are shipt off for Gibraltar, Portinahon, Jamaica, and Georgia. Capt. Bofcawen is failed in the Shore ham for the Mediterranean and the Weft Indies, with orders to the several British Governors in thofe feas. And the Tartar man of war has received orders to be in readiness to fail at a moment's warning, to carry frefli inftructions to the Governors in America. Orders are sent by his Majefty to the Commiffioners of the Customs, not to enter any goods for Spain. The Lord-Mayor hath granted 400 warrants for impreffing feamen within the bounds of the city. All the officers of the garrisons, both at home and abroad, are ordered to their respective pofts. The The foot-guards are ordered to hold themselves in readiness to appear at the rendezvous of alarm at an hour's warning. A court of lieutenancy lately held at Guildhall, have refolv'd to oblige all houfe-keepers to keep a good musket, a cartouch-box, and a broad cutting fword, MARITIME AFFAIRS. The Drake floop has carried into Jamaica a French floop which was condemned, and a tartane with Spaniards, who were fentenced as pyrates, and hanged in chains. The Margaret, Capt. Mitchel, bound from Sta. Cruz in Barbary with Moors and Moorish effects to Algiers, is taken by a Spanish cruizer, and carried into Ivica. The Fanny, Capt. Mohun, bound from Liverpool to Barbadoes, was loft near that ifland. The John and Sarah, Capt. Williams, bound from London for the Baltick, was loft on the coast of Jutland. A boat overfet near Fraferfburgh, going to the wreck of the Felton, be: longing to Ipfwich, lately loft on that coaft, and fix people were drowned. PREFERMENTS CIVIL. The Lord Vifcount Shannon, and the Marquis of Montandre, Field Marthals. General Evans, and General Wade,Generals of the horse. The Major-Generals are promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Generals, the Brigadeers to be Major-Generals, and most of the old Colonels are made Brigadeers. The Lieutenant-Generals Whetham, Sabine and Wills, are made Generals of the foot. William Ducket, Efq;- Colonel of the regiment late Col. Lanoe's. Brigadeer Elliot,- Lieutenant-Colonel of the fecond troop of horse grenadier guards. Capt. Brereton, Brigadeer, in the room of Lt. Col. Elliot. Major Haley,-Lieutenant-Colonel of Lord James Cavendish's regiment of foot. Col. Jeffers,-Governor of Cork. George-William Harvey, fon to John Lord Harvey, Enfign in the Duke of Marlborough's regiment of foot. William Cuningham, Efq;- Cornet of the royal regiment of horse in Ireland. William Bower, Efq;-Lieutenant in the royal regiment of English fufileers. Mr. Congreve,-Cornet of Col. Legonier's regiment of horse. NAVAL. Sir Tancred Robertson, Bart. late Lord Mayor of York,-Rear-Admiral of the Blue. Commander of the Mr. Whitney and Mr, Falkland,→ MAR The Earl of Uxbridge, to Mrs. Baget. DEATHS. Robert Letice Hooper, Efq; Lord Chief Connor. Mrs. Helen Gibson, Spouse to John In St. Margaret's work-house, Weft- Died within the walls of the city of E- Betwixt 2 & 2 5 5 & 10 10 & 20 4 4 Fever Old age 20 & 30 9 Small-pox 30 & 40 50 & 60 4 Palfy 60 & 70 6 Dropfy 70 & 180 & 90 2 Hamas Kouli Kan is thought to be aiming at the conqueft of Indoftan; for, after the victories he gained over the Turks, and making peace with them, he returned to Ifpahan, the capital of Perfia, where, after a fhort stay to fettle the kingdom to his mind, he fet out with a very numerous army for Candahar, a frontier by thefe people was thought impregtown belonging to the Mogul, which that plundered Ifpahan about twelve nable, ('tis the place where Merriweys, years ago, carried the riches of Perfia) but the Schach Nadir took it at one affault, razed all the fortifications, and forts, and calls it Nadirabad. He has built a new wall round it, and ftrong fince taken Cabull, another very strong place,and the only one that can hinderhis march to Delhi, where the Mogul keeps caftle of Cabull; but we expect to hear his court. He has not yet taken the the news of its furrender daily, for he is making preparations for the march of his army to the province of Multan, which is the road to Delhi. Notwith ftanding thefe great fucceffes, the Mogul does not feem inclinable to meet nerals with an army to oppofe him, him himself, nor fend any of his Ge-, though he certainly can raife a multitude of people, Moors and Tartars only, befides the forces of the Gentoo Rajahs, who are tributary to him, and four or five of them capable of fending him 200,000 men each. But fuch is the cafe, the kingdom for feveral years 14 past has been in a distracted state, oc3 cafioned first by the Omrahs jealoufies of each other's greatnefs, which led them to indulge the Mogul with wo9 men, and every thing that tended to i luxury, to give them an opportunity the better to pursue their feparate inte5 refts; which management of the courtiers 5 4 I |