heats and animofities amongst yourselves; and to cultivate that fpirit of harmony which becomes thofe, who have but one common object in their view; and which may be most likely to give authority and efficacy to the refult of your deliberations. Such a conduct on your part will, above all things, contribute to maintain, in their proper luftre, the strength, the reputation, and the profperity of this country; to ftrengthen the attachment of my fubjects to that excellent conftitution of government, from which they derive fuch diftinguished advantages; and to caufe the firm reliance and confidence, which I have in the wifdom of my Parliament, as well as in their zeal for the true intereft of my people, to be juftified and approved both at home and abroad. The following is his Majefty's moft gracious Answer to the Addrefs from the Right Hon. the House of Peers. My Lords, 'I thank you for this affectionate and loyal addrefs, Your refolution to enter immediately into the confideration of fuch meafures as may beft fecure us against the fpreading of the diftemper among the horned cattle, affords me great fatisfaction. I have strong reliance on your determination to give me every affiftance in your power to fupport my government in America. Your affurances of duty and loyalty to wards me, and your refolution to cultivate harmony among yourselves, give me very fincere pleasure.' The following is his Majesty's most gracious Anfwer to the Addrefs of the Honour able House of Commons: 'Gentlemen, I return you my fincere thanks for your loyal and dutiful addrefs, I fee with great pleafare the continuance of that zeal and public fpirit, which I have always experienced from my faithful Commons, in the assurances you give me of paying an early attention to the important objects recommended to your confideration. My interefts and those of my people muft ever be the fame; and, in purfuing fuch meafures as are moft conducive to their real happiness, you will give to me the trueft and most acceptable teftimony of your attachment to my perfon and government. In a certain political club on Tuesday night, a motion was made for an amendment to the Afs, by adding, That they would also in due time take into confideration the complaints and grievances of the people;' which produced much oppofition from Sir FN, L-d B- -n, and L-d N. -h; this metion being fupported by C-1 B-e, Mr. Bke, and Mr. G GId Bin examining the remarks that had been made upon that part of the -h, relative to the colonies, obferved, that Ld Bt's appointment for the gowernment of Virginia was fo far from being -lle, e was difagreeable to the inhabitants of that colony, that he was highly careffed there by the people of every rank.' C-1 B. very fevere upon the prefent as well as the preceding (—h. Mr. B▬▬▬▬▬▬ke was diffufive and uncommonly elegant; and in one part of his harangué, took off Sir F N -n in his manner and mode of expreffion, as he did likewife L-d.NAt length the queftion being put, it paffed in the negative, and the A- -is was agreed to without the propofed amendment. January 11. The following is a true Copy of the Briftol Petition, which was prefented to his Majefty, at St. James's, by the undernamed Gentlemen, viz, Sir William Codrington, Bart. Richard Hippifley Cox, Efq; Mr. Henry Cruger, and Mr. Samuel Span. To the KING's Moft Excellent Majefty. The humble Petition of the Citizens of Briftol in Guildhall affembled, July 25, 1769. Moft Gracious Sovereign, WE your Majefty's moit dutiful and loyal fubjects the citizens of Bristol, having ever been diftinguished for our affectionate and zealous attachment to the illuftrious Houfe of Brunswick, and feeling the highest regard for the person of our beloved Sovereign, beg leave, with all humility which becomes us as British fubjects, and with all the confidence which integrity and a love of liberty inspire, to lay before your Majesty fome of thofe grievances and oppreffions which your people have fuf. fered from the defpotic measures of those who have been intrusted with the Administration of your Majesty's Government. It is with inexpreffible grief we find ourfelves under the difagreeable neceflity of interrupting your Majefty's repofe, by imploring your royal attention to our many grievances; but the duty we owe your Majefly--ourfelves-and our posterity-conftrains us to it. We have long beheld, with the deepest concern, a fet of Minifters obnoxious to the people, and who have given the strongest proofs of their holding principles incompati ble with freedom; attempting to deftroy that Conftitution which seated your Majefty's ancestors, of immortal memory, on the throne of thefe kingdoms, and endeavouring to fubvert thofe facred laws which our renowned forefathers eftablished at the expence of their blood, and left us as our nobleft inheritance. Thefe men, in direct oppofition to every duty they owe their God, their King, and their fellow-fubjects, unawed by the just refentment of an injured people, have mo wantonly fported with our invaluable right of trial by jury. They have punished a fubject without trial, and confined him in prifon until he shall an fwer interrogatories tending to accufe himfelf. They have wantonly fpilled the blood of your Majefty's faithful and innocent fubjects, by the unconflitutional introduction of a miJitary force, whereby the civil magiftracy hath "been brought in difrepute. They have prostituted your Majefty's name and authority to fanctify these barbarous acts. They have fcreened murderers from the juft punishment due to their crimes, a Paymafter from rendering an account of millions of the public money, alienated the affections of our American brethren, ruined our manufactures by invidiously impofing and establishing the most impolitic and unconftitutional taxations and regulations in your Majesty's colonies, permitted men to enjoy places of honour and truft, who are difqualified by the known laws of the land.-And not content with these daring violations of the rights of the people, they have at length wrested from us, in the most arbitrary manner, the facred right of election, and have thereby overturned the very foundation of British liberty. Royal Sir, Thefe are grievances with which your faithful people are oppreffed, and with which our minds have been long agitated. We fought Parliamentary redrefs, but the bafe and unworthy conduct of your Majesty's Minifters, who have exerted their utmost efforts to conceal the fears and apprehenfions of your people, have blafted our pleafing expectations. We have now no other refource, under God, but in your Majefty; therefore with the utmost affection and humility, we throw our felves at your royal feet, befecching your Majefty to take this our humble petition into your royal confideration, and to grant us redrefs of thofe intolerable grievances, by bringing to a strict account those evil Counfellors and fervants who have endeavoured to deceive their royal mafter, abused the public truft, violated the freedom of our Conftitution, and pursued those destructive measures which tend only to alienate the affections of your Majefty's faithful people. By fuch gracious conduct, your Majesty will eftablish your empire in the hearts of all your fubjects, and restore to a distracted peo ple that peace and unanimity, which is as ef fential to your Majefty's happiness, as it is to the happinefs of your loyal fubjects, Befides the above, petitions have been alfo prefented to his Majefly, from York, Devonhire, Derbyshire, Gl ucestershire, Wiltshire, Herefordshire, the county of Cornwall, Somerfetfhire, Liverpool, and Morpeth. Monday morning a little after fix o'clock, a terrible fire broke out in the back shop of Mef Johnfon and Payne, bookfellers, in Paternoster-raw, which fpread with the greatest rapidity, and foon confumed that bufe, Mr. Upton's, broker, which was for merly the Castle tavern; Mr. Cock's, printer, in Paternoster-row; Mrs. Bateman's; and greatly damaged feveral others; it burnt fo extremely furious, that it feemed to threaten the whole neighbourhood. January 22. From the LONDON GAZETTE. At the Court at the Queen's House, the 17th of January, 1770, prefent, The KING's Moft Excellent MAJESTY in Council. His Majefty in Council was this day pleafed to deliver the Great Seal to the Right Hon. Charles Yorke, Efq; who was thereupon, by his Majefty's command, fworn of his Majefty's most honourable Privy-council, and likewife Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain, and accordingly took his place at the Board. St. James'e, January 18. The King has been pleafed to grant unto the Right Hon Charles Yorke, Efq; Lord High Chancello of Great Britain, and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, the dignity of a Baron of Great Britain, by the name, ftile, and title of Lord Morden, Baron of Morden, in the county of Cambridge. The following account is faid to be authen tic Lord Morden, the late Lord Chancello (fince Lord Cambden's removal was deter mined on) received hourly invitations from the Miniftry to accept the feals; which h not only declined, but affured feveral Mem bers in the oppofition (particularly Lord Rock ingham) that he never would, or could, o terms which he could not but look on as de rogatory to his particular fentiments, as wel as the intereft of his country. On Wednesda morning laft he received a particular meffage immediately from his My, defirin his attendance at the Queen's palace, an there was fo warmly follicited by him in pe: fon, that unable to withstand fuch repeated re quifitions, he affented. On his way home h called at Lord Rockingham's, when meetin feveral Members in the oppofition, he tol them what had happened, at which they on and all upbraided him, in fuch poignan terms, with his infidelity, that he was inftanti taken ill; from whence he was immediatel removed to his own houfe, where he conti nued fo till Saturday evening, when he dies The Duke of Grafton being informed of thi circumftance, about eight o'clock the fam evening, he, with Lord Weymouth, and fe veral others at the head of Administration immediately waited on his M. when it was there refolved, that the fea thould not be perfonally difpofed of till and the ensuing term, January 23. Yefterday the Hon. Houfe of Commons proceeded to the choice of a Speaker in the room of Sir John Cuft, Bart. who has refigned; when Sir Fletcher Norton and Thomas Townfend, Efq; were propofed, and Sir Fletcher Norton was made choice of on a divifion, 237 against 121; majority 116. Westminster, Jan. 22. field, who had by virtue of a commiffion under the great feal, been appointed to fupply the place of Lord Chancellor or Lord Keeper in the Houfe of Peers, took his place this day accordingly. The Lord Mans His Majefty, having conftituted Sir Sidney Stafford Smythe, Knight, one of the Barons of his Majefty's Court of Exchequer, the Hon. Henry Bathurst, Efq; one of the Juftices of his Majesty's Court of Common-pleas, and Sir Richard Afton, Knight, one of the Juf tices of his Majefty's Court of King's-bench, Lords Com:nifioners for the cuftody of the great feal, was this day pleafed in Council to deliver to them the great feal of Great-Britain; and, the faid Lords Commiffioners did thereupon take the oath of allegiance and fupremacy, and alfo the oaths as Lord Commiffioners for the cuftody of the great feal. We hear from Carmarthen, that on Monday the 8th inftant, William Williams, of the town of Llandovery, mercer, together with twelve other perfons, disguised in waggoners frocks, and armed with piftols, fwords, cutlaffes, and cafed tucks, came to the dwelling houfe of William Powell, of Glanareth, in the county of Carmarthen, Efq; and knocked at the back door ;- upon its being opened, William Williams and two of the villians rushed into the parlour (whilst others food centry at the kitchen door with drawn fword and piftols) where Mr. Powell was fitting with three of his neighbours, and immediately ftabbed him in nine different parts of his body till his bowels came out, cut off his nofe, and almoft one of his hands; the people who were with him were fo frightened, that they made no resistance, but immediately run out; the affaffins then retreated without attempting to hurt any other perfon. The following day feveral perfons followed their footsteps in the fnow, and took particular notice of the impreffon and fize of their shoes, the villians avoided all houses and paths, and went over bogs, and moraffes and mountains for about four computed miles, till they came by the houfe of one Charles David Morgan; but, being tracked no farther, he was taken up and brought before the coroner, where he gave a fair account of himself; but one of his fhoes being taken off, and agreeing in fize with one of the impreflions taken notice of in the fnow, he was committed on fufpicion, and foon after confeffed the fact, and fix of the accomplices; whereupon Sir William Manfell, Bart. Edward Mainwaring Howorth, Efq; and fome other Gentlemen, much to their honour and credit, immediately armed, and went with their fervants in pur- David Morgan's houfe, and continued there January 26. It having been reprefented to the King, that there are, at this time, several deferters from the different corps in his Majesty's land fervice; that, by an offer of his Majefty's gracious pardon, they might be induced to return to their duty; and that such an inftance of his royal clemency might have a due influence upon their future behaviour; his Majefty has been graciously pleased to grant his free pardon to all deferters from his land forces, under particular limitations and conditions. January 27. Dublin, Jan. 16. Yefterday being quarter day of the guild of merchants, Dublin, the following refolutions were agreed to: Refolved unanimously, That it is not only the undoubted right, but highly becoming and of public utility for all Members of a freeState, and more especially bodies corporate, to attend to and occafionally declare their fenfe of public measures. Refolved unanimoufly, That it is the duty of constituents to inftruct their Representa tives in every matter of national concern. Refolved, That the late fudden prorogation of the Pa liament of this kingdom was un-. timely, inasmuch as it has impeded the progrefs of many new, and prevented the revival of many old laws, for the benefit, advantage, and better fecurity of the internal police, commerce, trade, and manufactures of this kingdom. Refolved, That this corporation de inftruct their H MARRIAGES. WON. and Rev. Mr. Henry Beauclerk, to Mifs Drummond, daughter of John Drummond, Efq; banker at Charing-crofs. James Hubbard, Efq; of Harley-street, to Mifs Mary Ince, of King-ftreet, Bloomsbury. John Bolton, Efq; of Gainsborough, Lincofnfhire, to Mifs Alicia Manning, of Harley-street. Dr. Goodenough, physician at Oxford, to Mifs Addington, eldest daughter of Dr. Addington, of Clifford-ftreet. John Harcup, Efq; of Carrinton-ftreet, to Mifs Harriot Wilkinson, of Old Burlington. street. John Richard Comyns, Efq; of Hylands, Effex, to Mifs Brackenbury, of Spilfbury, Lincolnshire. Rev. Mr. William Whalley, mafter of the Free Grammar-fchool, at Kingston, to Mifs Price, of Weobley, Herefordshire. Charles Wood, Efq; of Bowling-hall, near Bradford, Yorkshire, to Mifs Caroline Barker, of Otley. William Green, Efq; of Upper BrookAtreet, to Mifs Harriet Broomfield, of Welbeck street. R DEATH S. IGHT Hon. the Countess of Buckinghamshire. Right Hon. Lady Jean Ramfay, Edinburgh. Thomas Jarveys, Efq; of St. Edmund's Bury, Suffolk. Jofeph Trueman, Efq; at Mitcham, Surry. Mifs Stapylton, only furviving child of the late Sir Miles Stapylton, Bart. Thomas Lorg, Efq; of Rippon, Yorkshire, Right Hon. Nath. Booth, Lord Delamer, and Bart. Robert Tompkins, Efq; in Piccadilly. William Thomp'on, Efq; at Coggeshall, Effex. William Rope, Efq; at Mile-end, William Phipps, Efq; at Leigh, near Weftbury, Wilts. Rev. Mr. Herbert Beaver, one of the minor canons of Wells. 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